Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: remove race condition in releasing cblocks

[Chao Yu]

On 2020/5/8 14:58, Daeho Jeong wrote:
> I moved checking i_compr_blocks phrase after calling inode_lock()
> already, because we should check this after writing pages.
> 
> So, if it fails to check i_compr_blocks, we need to call inode_unlock().
> 
> Am I missing something?

After applying this patch, I get this:

	ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
	if (ret)
		return ret;

	if (!F2FS_I(inode)->i_compr_blocks)
		goto out;

	f2fs_balance_fs(F2FS_I_SB(inode), true);

	inode_lock(inode);

> 
> 2020ë 5ì 8ì (ê) ìí 3:50, Chao Yu <yuchao0@xxxxxxxxxx>ëì ìì:
>>
>> On 2020/5/8 12:25, Daeho Jeong wrote:
>>> From: Daeho Jeong <daehojeong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Now, if writing pages and releasing compress blocks occur
>>> simultaneously, and releasing cblocks is executed more than one time
>>> to a file, then total block count of filesystem and block count of the
>>> file could be incorrect and damaged.
>>>
>>> We have to execute releasing compress blocks only one time for a file
>>> without being interfered by writepages path.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Daeho Jeong <daehojeong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  fs/f2fs/file.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
>>> index 4aab4b42d8ba..a92bc51b9b28 100644
>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
>>> @@ -3488,6 +3488,7 @@ static int f2fs_release_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
>>>       pgoff_t page_idx = 0, last_idx;
>>>       unsigned int released_blocks = 0;
>>>       int ret;
>>> +     int writecount;
>>>
>>>       if (!f2fs_sb_has_compression(F2FS_I_SB(inode)))
>>>               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>>
>> Before inode_lock(), there is one case we may jump to out label, in
>> this case, we may unlock inode incorrectly.
>>
>>         if (!F2FS_I(inode)->i_compr_blocks)
>>                 goto out;
>>
>>> -
>>> -     inode_unlock(inode);
>>>  out:
>>> +     inode_unlock(inode);
>>> +
>>>       mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
>>
>> Thanks,
> .
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