[Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH v2] ocfs2/dlm: fix race between convert and recovery

[Joseph Qi]

Hi Junxiao,

On 2015/9/22 8:55, Junxiao Bi wrote:
> On 09/21/2015 05:23 PM, Joseph Qi wrote:
>> Hi Junxiao,
>> This solution may have problem in the following scenario:
>> Consider dlm_send_remote_convert_request has taken too much time, and
>> dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list runs first and new master will see
>> this node is currently in convert list after recovery.
>> Then dlm_send_remote_convert_request returns other than DLM_NORMAL and
>> it will revert it to grant list, then retry convert. This will makes
>> this node and master inconsistent.
>> I will try to find another solution to resolve the race issue.
> 
> If master is down, no need retry convert. May check the return value of
> dlm_send_remote_convert_request(), if DLM_RECOVERING, don't retry,
> otherwise retry?

I want to keep the original logic. And for fixing the race case I
described, how about the following idea?

Check the status DLM_NORMAL. If res->state is currently
DLM_LOCK_RES_RECOVERING (set in dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list, means
still in recovery) or res master changed (means new master has finished
the recovery), reset the status to DLM_RECOVERING, just like the check
at the beginning of dlmconvert_remote. Then it is now in grant list and
outer will retry.

> 
> Thanks,
> Junxiao.
> 
>>
>> On 2015/9/20 15:20, Junxiao Bi wrote:
>>> Reviewed-by: Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi at oracle.com>
>>>
>>>>> 在 2015年9月18日，下午7:25，Joseph Qi <joseph.qi at huawei.com> 写道：
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a race window between dlmconvert_remote and
>>>>> dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list, which will cause a lock with
>>>>> OCFS2_LOCK_BUSY in grant list, thus system hangs.
>>>>>
>>>>> dlmconvert_remote
>>>>> {	
>>>>>        spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
>>>>>        list_move_tail(&lock->list, &res->converting);
>>>>>        lock->convert_pending = 1;
>>>>>        spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
>>>>>
>>>>>        status = dlm_send_remote_convert_request();
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> race window, master has queued ast and return DLM_NORMAL,
>>>>>               and then down before sending ast.
>>>>>               this node detects master down and calls
>>>>>               dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list, which will revert the
>>>>>               lock to grant list.
>>>>>               Then OCFS2_LOCK_BUSY won't be cleared as new master won't
>>>>>               send ast any more because it thinks already be authorized.
>>>>>
>>>>>        spin_lock(&res->spinlock);
>>>>>        lock->convert_pending = 0;
>>>>>        if (status != DLM_NORMAL)
>>>>>                dlm_revert_pending_convert(res, lock);
>>>>>        spin_unlock(&res->spinlock);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> In this case, just leave it in convert list and new master will take care
>>>>> of it after recovery.  And if convert request returns other than
>>>>> DLM_NORMAL, convert thread will do the revert itself. So remove the
>>>>> revert logic in dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list.
>>>>>
>>>>> changelog since v1:
>>>>> Clean up convert_pending since it is now useless.
>>
>>
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