Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] ext4: Fix possible deadlock with local interrupts disabled and page-draining IPI

[Hillf Danton]

> @@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *bio)
>  			if (bio->bi_error)
>  				buffer_io_error(bh);
>  		} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
> -		bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
>  		local_irq_restore(flags);

What if it takes 100ms to unlock after IRQ restored?

> +		bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
>  		if (!under_io) {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_ENCRYPTION
>  			if (ctx)
> --
> 2.5.0

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