Re: [PATCH 1/1] jbd2: fix incorrect unlock on j_list_lock

From: Taesoo Kim
Date: Thu Mar 19 2015 - 08:02:59 EST


On 03/19/15 at 10:48am, LukÃÅ Czerner wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2015, Taesoo Kim wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:39:31 -0400
> > From: Taesoo Kim <taesoo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: LukÃÅ Czerner <lczerner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Taesoo Kim <tsgatesv@xxxxxxxxx>, tytso@xxxxxxx,
> > linux-ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> > changwoo@xxxxxxxxxx, sanidhya@xxxxxxxxxx, blee@xxxxxxxxxx,
> > csong84@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] jbd2: fix incorrect unlock on j_list_lock
> >
> > > The patch looks good, thanks.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > > Reviewed-by: Lukas Czerner <lczerner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Btw, were you able to reproduce the problem, or have you seen the
> > > problem in the wild ? Or did you just spot it in the code ?
> >
> > We are developing a static checker to spot inconsistent programming
> > patterns; our first goal is to scan over existing filesystems and
> > figure out how they are implemented differently (or similarly). We
> > will report bugs in sequence as soon as our team confirm (just start
> > sending patches to other fs).
>
> And this was found but it ?

Our current prototype.

> But anyway it sounds really interesting, do you have any more
> information you can share about the project ? Project website,
> description, or source code would be great :)

We need 1-2 months to wrap up. I would say, right after the deadline,
we plan to make the code/result publicly available :)

Taesoo

> Thanks!
> -Lukas
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Taesoo
> >
> > > Thanks!
> > > -Lukas
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Taesoo Kim <tsgatesv@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > fs/jbd2/transaction.c | 3 ++-
> > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > > > index 5f09370..edb7f59 100644
> > > > --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > > > +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > > > @@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
> > > > JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "file as BJ_Reserved");
> > > > spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > > > __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Reserved);
> > > > + spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > > > } else if (jh->b_transaction == journal->j_committing_transaction) {
> > > > /* first access by this transaction */
> > > > jh->b_modified = 0;
> > > > @@ -1098,8 +1099,8 @@ int jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
> > > > JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "set next transaction");
> > > > spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > > > jh->b_next_transaction = transaction;
> > > > + spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > > > }
> > > > - spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > > > jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> > > >
> > > > /*
> > > > --
> > > > 2.3.3
> > > >
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