Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: fix livelock in syncing dirty inodes
From: patchwork-bot+f2fs
Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 13:26:36 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to jaegeuk/f2fs.git (dev)
by Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2026 12:06:36 -0700 you wrote:
> From: Daeho Jeong <daehojeong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> During checkpoint, f2fs_sync_dirty_inodes() and f2fs_sync_inode_meta()
> iterate over dirty inodes in their respective lists. If igrab() fails on
> an inode (e.g. because it is in the freeing state), the loop continues
> without moving the current inode to the tail of the list. As a result,
> subsequent iterations pick the same inode repeatedly, preventing other
> ready dirty inodes in the list from making forward progress and leading
> to a livelock.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [f2fs-dev,v2] f2fs: fix livelock in syncing dirty inodes
https://git.kernel.org/jaegeuk/f2fs/c/e398da0b9131
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