Re: [PATCH v2] f2fs: don't set RO when shutting down f2fs

From: Jaegeuk Kim
Date: Tue Apr 09 2024 - 12:20:26 EST


Shutdown does not check the error of thaw_super due to readonly, which
causes a deadlock like below.

f2fs_ioc_shutdown(F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC) issue_discard_thread
- bdev_freeze
- freeze_super
- f2fs_stop_checkpoint()
- f2fs_handle_critical_error - sb_start_write
- set RO - waiting
- bdev_thaw
- thaw_super_locked
- return -EINVAL, if sb_rdonly()
- f2fs_stop_discard_thread
-> wait for kthread_stop(discard_thread);

Reported-by: "Light Hsieh (謝明燈)" <Light.Hsieh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

Change log from v1:
- use better variable
- fix typo

fs/f2fs/super.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 8ac4734c2df6..df32573d1f62 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -4159,9 +4159,15 @@ void f2fs_handle_critical_error(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned char reason,
if (shutdown)
set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_SHUTDOWN);

- /* continue filesystem operators if errors=continue */
- if (continue_fs || f2fs_readonly(sb))
+ /*
+ * Continue filesystem operators if errors=continue. Should not set
+ * RO by shutdown, since RO bypasses thaw_super which can hang the
+ * system.
+ */
+ if (continue_fs || f2fs_readonly(sb) || shutdown) {
+ f2fs_warn(sbi, "Stopped filesystem due to reason: %d", reason);
return;
+ }

f2fs_warn(sbi, "Remounting filesystem read-only");
/*
--
2.44.0.478.gd926399ef9-goog