Re: [PATCH] fs/gfs2:lock a spinlock always before returning from do_xmote()

[Andreas Gruenbacher]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 5:30 AM Wu Bo <wubo40@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The call stack is as follows:
> finish_xmote()
>         ...
>         spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
>         ...
>         --> do_xmote()
>             spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
>             ...
>             return;
>         ...
>         spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
>
> do_xmote function needs to be locked before returning,
> Otherwise, there will be a double release lock in finish_xmote() function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wu Bo <wubo40@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/gfs2/glock.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
> index 29f9b66..7129d10 100644
> --- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
> +++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
> @@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ static void do_xmote(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct gfs2_holder *gh, unsigned int
>                                 fs_err(sdp, "Error %d syncing glock \n", ret);
>                                 gfs2_dump_glock(NULL, gl, true);
>                         }
> +                       spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
>                         return;
>                 }
>         }
> --
> 1.8.3.1

this patch looks correct. We've independently discovered this bug as
well in the meantime, and we'll send the fix upstream.

Thanks,
Andreas