[PATCH] nfsd: decrease sc_count directly if fail to queue dl_recall
From: Li Lingfeng
Date: Wed Apr 09 2025 - 21:38:02 EST
A deadlock warning occurred when invoking nfs4_put_stid following a failed
dl_recall queue operation:
T1 T2
nfs4_laundromat
nfs4_get_client_reaplist
nfs4_anylock_blockers
__break_lease
spin_lock // ctx->flc_lock
spin_lock // clp->cl_lock
nfs4_lockowner_has_blockers
locks_owner_has_blockers
spin_lock // flctx->flc_lock
nfsd_break_deleg_cb
nfsd_break_one_deleg
nfs4_put_stid
refcount_dec_and_lock
spin_lock // clp->cl_lock
When a file is opened, an nfs4_delegation is allocated with sc_count
initialized to 1, and the file_lease holds a reference to the delegation.
The file_lease is then associated with the file through kernel_setlease.
The disassociation is performed in nfsd4_delegreturn via the following
call chain:
nfsd4_delegreturn --> destroy_delegation --> destroy_unhashed_deleg -->
nfs4_unlock_deleg_lease --> kernel_setlease --> generic_delete_lease
The corresponding sc_count reference will be released after this
disassociation.
Since nfsd_break_one_deleg executes while holding the flc_lock, the
disassociation process becomes blocked when attempting to acquire flc_lock
in generic_delete_lease. This means:
1) sc_count in nfsd_break_one_deleg will not be decremented to 0;
2) The nfs4_put_stid called by nfsd_break_one_deleg will not attempt to
acquire cl_lock;
3) Consequently, no deadlock condition is created.
Given that sc_count in nfsd_break_one_deleg remains non-zero, we can
safely perform refcount_dec on sc_count directly. This approach
effectively avoids triggering deadlock warnings.
Fixes: 230ca758453c ("nfsd: put dl_stid if fail to queue dl_recall")
Signed-off-by: Li Lingfeng <lilingfeng3@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 2041268b398a..59a693f22452 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5430,7 +5430,7 @@ static void nfsd_break_one_deleg(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
queued = nfsd4_run_cb(&dp->dl_recall);
WARN_ON_ONCE(!queued);
if (!queued)
- nfs4_put_stid(&dp->dl_stid);
+ refcount_dec(&dp->dl_stid.sc_count);
}
/* Called from break_lease() with flc_lock held. */
--
2.31.1