[PATCH v3 3/3] md-cluster: revert local resize and propagate cluster errors

From: ghuicao

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 04:45:51 EST


From: Cao Guanghui <caoguanghui@xxxxxxxxxx>

In md.c:update_size(), the local array is resized via pers->resize()
before calling the cluster update_size() callback. If the cluster
operation fails, the local node has the new size while the rest of
the cluster does not, causing a split-brain state.

Propagate the cluster update_size() return value and revert the local
resize on failure. Also check the return value in the reshape
completion path (md_reap_sync_thread) and log a warning on failure.

Fixes: 818da59f97d6 ("md-cluster: add the support for resize")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Cao Guanghui <caoguanghui@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/md.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -8022,9 +8022,11 @@ static int update_size(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t num_sectors)
}
rv = mddev->pers->resize(mddev, num_sectors);
if (!rv) {
- if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
- mddev->cluster_ops->update_size(mddev, old_dev_sectors);
- else if (!mddev_is_dm(mddev))
+ if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+ rv = mddev->cluster_ops->update_size(mddev, old_dev_sectors);
+ if (rv)
+ mddev->pers->resize(mddev, old_dev_sectors);
+ } else if (!mddev_is_dm(mddev))
set_capacity_and_notify(mddev->gendisk,
mddev->array_sectors);
}
@@ -10615,8 +10617,12 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
*/
if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && is_reshaped &&
mddev->pers->finish_reshape &&
- !test_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags))
- mddev->cluster_ops->update_size(mddev, old_dev_sectors);
+ !test_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags)) {
+ int ret = mddev->cluster_ops->update_size(mddev, old_dev_sectors);
+
+ if (ret)
+ pr_warn("md: cluster update_size failed after reshape: %d\n", ret);
+ }
/* flag recovery needed just to double check */
set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
--
2.34.1