[PATCH] ext4: fast commit: avoid fs_reclaim inversion in perform_commit

From: Li Chen

Date: Tue Dec 23 2025 - 08:13:58 EST


lockdep reports a possible deadlock due to lock order inversion:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(&sbi->s_fc_lock);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(&sbi->s_fc_lock);

ext4_fc_perform_commit() holds s_fc_lock while writing the fast commit
log. Allocations here can enter reclaim and take fs_reclaim, inverting
with ext4_fc_del() which runs under fs_reclaim during inode eviction.
Wrap Step 6 in memalloc_nofs_save()/restore() so reclaim is skipped
while s_fc_lock is held.

Fixes: 6593714d67ba ("ext4: hold s_fc_lock while during fast commit")
Signed-off-by: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
---
fs/ext4/fast_commit.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c b/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
index 3bcdd4619de1..b0c458082997 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ static int ext4_fc_perform_commit(journal_t *journal)
struct ext4_fc_head head;
struct inode *inode;
struct blk_plug plug;
+ unsigned int nofs;
int ret = 0;
u32 crc = 0;

@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ static int ext4_fc_perform_commit(journal_t *journal)
blkdev_issue_flush(journal->j_fs_dev);

blk_start_plug(&plug);
+ nofs = memalloc_nofs_save();
/* Step 6: Write fast commit blocks to disk. */
if (sbi->s_fc_bytes == 0) {
/*
@@ -1158,6 +1160,7 @@ static int ext4_fc_perform_commit(journal_t *journal)

out:
mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_fc_lock);
+ memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs);
blk_finish_plug(&plug);
return ret;
}
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