NFS: Fix a race when doing NFS write coalescing
authorTrond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:29:52 +0000 (19:29 -0400)
committerTrond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
Tue, 1 May 2007 05:17:06 +0000 (22:17 -0700)
Currently we do write coalescing in a very inefficient manner: one pass in
generic_writepages() in order to lock the pages for writing, then one pass
in nfs_flush_mapping() and/or nfs_sync_mapping_wait() in order to gather
the locked pages for coalescing into RPC requests of size "wsize".

In fact, it turns out there is actually a deadlock possible here since we
only start I/O on the second pass. If the user signals the process while
we're in nfs_sync_mapping_wait(), for instance, then we may exit before
starting I/O on all the requests that have been queued up.

Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com>
fs/nfs/pagelist.c
fs/nfs/write.c
include/linux/nfs_page.h
include/linux/writeback.h

index 094537ddd344cf296368fb5b689d16a18c96b1f4..ea1a85df9ab158f7ad97fe09a4763990147c2334 100644 (file)
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/nfs_page.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_mount.h>
-#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 #define NFS_PARANOIA 1
 
@@ -353,25 +352,6 @@ int nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
        return 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * nfs_pageio_add_list - Split coalesced requests out from a list.
- * @desc: destination io descriptor
- * @head: source list
- *
- * Moves a maximum of 'nmax' elements from one list to another.
- * The elements are checked to ensure that they form a contiguous set
- * of pages, and that the RPC credentials are the same.
- */
-void nfs_pageio_add_list(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
-                        struct list_head *head)
-{
-       while (!list_empty(head)) {
-               struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
-               if (!nfs_pageio_add_request(desc, req))
-                       break;
-       }
-}
-
 /**
  * nfs_pageio_complete - Complete I/O on an nfs_pageio_descriptor
  * @desc: pointer to io descriptor
@@ -382,78 +362,6 @@ void nfs_pageio_complete(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc)
 }
 
 #define NFS_SCAN_MAXENTRIES 16
-/**
- * nfs_scan_dirty - Scan the radix tree for dirty requests
- * @mapping: pointer to address space
- * @wbc: writeback_control structure
- * @dst: Destination list
- *
- * Moves elements from one of the inode request lists.
- * If the number of requests is set to 0, the entire address_space
- * starting at index idx_start, is scanned.
- * The requests are *not* checked to ensure that they form a contiguous set.
- * You must be holding the inode's req_lock when calling this function
- */
-long nfs_scan_dirty(struct address_space *mapping,
-                       struct writeback_control *wbc,
-                       struct list_head *dst)
-{
-       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(mapping->host);
-       struct nfs_page *pgvec[NFS_SCAN_MAXENTRIES];
-       struct nfs_page *req;
-       pgoff_t idx_start, idx_end;
-       long res = 0;
-       int found, i;
-
-       if (nfsi->ndirty == 0)
-               return 0;
-       if (wbc->range_cyclic) {
-               idx_start = 0;
-               idx_end = ULONG_MAX;
-       } else if (wbc->range_end == 0) {
-               idx_start = wbc->range_start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-               idx_end = ULONG_MAX;
-       } else {
-               idx_start = wbc->range_start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-               idx_end = wbc->range_end >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-       }
-
-       for (;;) {
-               unsigned int toscan = NFS_SCAN_MAXENTRIES;
-
-               found = radix_tree_gang_lookup_tag(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree,
-                               (void **)&pgvec[0], idx_start, toscan,
-                               NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY);
-
-               /* Did we make progress? */
-               if (found <= 0)
-                       break;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < found; i++) {
-                       req = pgvec[i];
-                       if (!wbc->range_cyclic && req->wb_index > idx_end)
-                               goto out;
-
-                       /* Try to lock request and mark it for writeback */
-                       if (!nfs_set_page_writeback_locked(req))
-                               goto next;
-                       radix_tree_tag_clear(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree,
-                                       req->wb_index, NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY);
-                       nfsi->ndirty--;
-                       nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-                       nfs_list_add_request(req, dst);
-                       res++;
-                       if (res == LONG_MAX)
-                               goto out;
-next:
-                       idx_start = req->wb_index + 1;
-               }
-       }
-out:
-       WARN_ON ((nfsi->ndirty == 0) != list_empty(&nfsi->dirty));
-       return res;
-}
-
 /**
  * nfs_scan_list - Scan a list for matching requests
  * @nfsi: NFS inode
index b6749967eead5f77ac74e53cd887a273033b5eab..6ce2d94e7b3f39f7c30d9dbdfca7c69e261a177e 100644 (file)
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 static struct nfs_page * nfs_update_request(struct nfs_open_context*,
                                            struct page *,
                                            unsigned int, unsigned int);
-static long nfs_flush_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc, int how);
+static void nfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
+                                 struct inode *inode, int ioflags);
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops;
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops;
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ static int nfs_writepage_setup(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct page *page,
 static int wb_priority(struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
        if (wbc->for_reclaim)
-               return FLUSH_HIGHPRI;
+               return FLUSH_HIGHPRI | FLUSH_STABLE;
        if (wbc->for_kupdate)
                return FLUSH_LOWPRI;
        return 0;
@@ -251,7 +252,8 @@ static void nfs_end_page_writeback(struct page *page)
  * was not tagged.
  * May also return an error if the user signalled nfs_wait_on_request().
  */
-static int nfs_page_mark_flush(struct page *page)
+static int nfs_page_async_flush(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+                               struct page *page)
 {
        struct nfs_page *req;
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(page->mapping->host);
@@ -273,6 +275,8 @@ static int nfs_page_mark_flush(struct page *page)
                 *       request as dirty (in which case we don't care).
                 */
                spin_unlock(req_lock);
+               /* Prevent deadlock! */
+               nfs_pageio_complete(pgio);
                ret = nfs_wait_on_request(req);
                nfs_release_request(req);
                if (ret != 0)
@@ -283,21 +287,18 @@ static int nfs_page_mark_flush(struct page *page)
                /* This request is marked for commit */
                spin_unlock(req_lock);
                nfs_unlock_request(req);
+               nfs_pageio_complete(pgio);
                return 1;
        }
-       if (nfs_set_page_writeback(page) == 0) {
-               nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-               /* add the request to the inode's dirty list. */
-               radix_tree_tag_set(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree,
-                               req->wb_index, NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY);
-               nfs_list_add_request(req, &nfsi->dirty);
-               nfsi->ndirty++;
-               spin_unlock(req_lock);
-               __mark_inode_dirty(page->mapping->host, I_DIRTY_PAGES);
-       } else
+       if (nfs_set_page_writeback(page) != 0) {
                spin_unlock(req_lock);
+               BUG();
+       }
+       radix_tree_tag_set(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree, req->wb_index,
+                       NFS_PAGE_TAG_WRITEBACK);
        ret = test_bit(PG_NEED_FLUSH, &req->wb_flags);
-       nfs_unlock_request(req);
+       spin_unlock(req_lock);
+       nfs_pageio_add_request(pgio, req);
        return ret;
 }
 
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ static int nfs_page_mark_flush(struct page *page)
  */
 static int nfs_writepage_locked(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
+       struct nfs_pageio_descriptor mypgio, *pgio;
        struct nfs_open_context *ctx;
        struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
        unsigned offset;
@@ -314,7 +316,14 @@ static int nfs_writepage_locked(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc
        nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGE);
        nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_WRITEPAGES, 1);
 
-       err = nfs_page_mark_flush(page);
+       if (wbc->for_writepages)
+               pgio = wbc->fs_private;
+       else {
+               nfs_pageio_init_write(&mypgio, inode, wb_priority(wbc));
+               pgio = &mypgio;
+       }
+
+       err = nfs_page_async_flush(pgio, page);
        if (err <= 0)
                goto out;
        err = 0;
@@ -331,12 +340,12 @@ static int nfs_writepage_locked(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc
        put_nfs_open_context(ctx);
        if (err != 0)
                goto out;
-       err = nfs_page_mark_flush(page);
+       err = nfs_page_async_flush(pgio, page);
        if (err > 0)
                err = 0;
 out:
        if (!wbc->for_writepages)
-               nfs_flush_mapping(page->mapping, wbc, FLUSH_STABLE|wb_priority(wbc));
+               nfs_pageio_complete(pgio);
        return err;
 }
 
@@ -352,20 +361,20 @@ int nfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 int nfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
        struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+       struct nfs_pageio_descriptor pgio;
        int err;
 
        nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGES);
 
+       nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, inode, wb_priority(wbc));
+       wbc->fs_private = &pgio;
        err = generic_writepages(mapping, wbc);
+       nfs_pageio_complete(&pgio);
        if (err)
                return err;
-       err = nfs_flush_mapping(mapping, wbc, wb_priority(wbc));
-       if (err < 0)
-               goto out;
-       nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_WRITEPAGES, err);
-       err = 0;
-out:
-       return err;
+       if (pgio.pg_error)
+               return pgio.pg_error;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -536,18 +545,6 @@ static int nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_st
        return res;
 }
 
-static void nfs_cancel_dirty_list(struct list_head *head)
-{
-       struct nfs_page *req;
-       while(!list_empty(head)) {
-               req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
-               nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-               nfs_end_page_writeback(req->wb_page);
-               nfs_inode_remove_request(req);
-               nfs_clear_page_writeback(req);
-       }
-}
-
 static void nfs_cancel_commit_list(struct list_head *head)
 {
        struct nfs_page *req;
@@ -936,33 +933,15 @@ static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, size_t cou
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static int nfs_flush_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int npages, int how)
+static void nfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+                                 struct inode *inode, int ioflags)
 {
-       struct nfs_pageio_descriptor desc;
-       int wpages = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wpages;
        int wsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize;
 
-       /* For single writes, FLUSH_STABLE is more efficient */
-       if (npages <= wpages && npages == NFS_I(inode)->npages
-                       && nfs_list_entry(head->next)->wb_bytes <= wsize)
-               how |= FLUSH_STABLE;
-
        if (wsize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
-               nfs_pageio_init(&desc, inode, nfs_flush_multi, wsize, how);
+               nfs_pageio_init(pgio, inode, nfs_flush_multi, wsize, ioflags);
        else
-               nfs_pageio_init(&desc, inode, nfs_flush_one, wsize, how);
-       nfs_pageio_add_list(&desc, head);
-       nfs_pageio_complete(&desc);
-       if (desc.pg_error == 0)
-               return 0;
-       while (!list_empty(head)) {
-               struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
-               nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-               nfs_redirty_request(req);
-               nfs_end_page_writeback(req->wb_page);
-               nfs_clear_page_writeback(req);
-       }
-       return desc.pg_error;
+               nfs_pageio_init(pgio, inode, nfs_flush_one, wsize, ioflags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1286,31 +1265,7 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops = {
        .rpc_call_done = nfs_commit_done,
        .rpc_release = nfs_commit_release,
 };
-#else
-static inline int nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-static long nfs_flush_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc, int how)
-{
-       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(mapping->host);
-       LIST_HEAD(head);
-       long res;
-
-       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       res = nfs_scan_dirty(mapping, wbc, &head);
-       spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       if (res) {
-               int error = nfs_flush_list(mapping->host, &head, res, how);
-               if (error < 0)
-                       return error;
-       }
-       return res;
-}
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
 int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
@@ -1327,6 +1282,11 @@ int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
        }
        return res;
 }
+#else
+static inline int nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 long nfs_sync_mapping_wait(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc, int how)
@@ -1360,19 +1320,6 @@ long nfs_sync_mapping_wait(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_contr
                ret = nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(inode, idx_start, npages);
                if (ret != 0)
                        continue;
-               pages = nfs_scan_dirty(mapping, wbc, &head);
-               if (pages != 0) {
-                       spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-                       if (how & FLUSH_INVALIDATE) {
-                               nfs_cancel_dirty_list(&head);
-                               ret = pages;
-                       } else
-                               ret = nfs_flush_list(inode, &head, pages, how);
-                       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-                       continue;
-               }
-               if (wbc->pages_skipped != 0)
-                       continue;
                if (nocommit)
                        break;
                pages = nfs_scan_commit(inode, &head, idx_start, npages);
@@ -1412,7 +1359,7 @@ int nfs_wb_all(struct inode *inode)
        };
        int ret;
 
-       ret = generic_writepages(mapping, &wbc);
+       ret = nfs_writepages(mapping, &wbc);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        ret = nfs_sync_mapping_wait(mapping, &wbc, 0);
@@ -1435,11 +1382,9 @@ int nfs_sync_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t range_start, lo
        };
        int ret;
 
-       if (!(how & FLUSH_NOWRITEPAGE)) {
-               ret = generic_writepages(mapping, &wbc);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto out;
-       }
+       ret = nfs_writepages(mapping, &wbc);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out;
        ret = nfs_sync_mapping_wait(mapping, &wbc, how);
        if (ret >= 0)
                return 0;
@@ -1462,7 +1407,7 @@ int nfs_wb_page_priority(struct inode *inode, struct page *page, int how)
        int ret;
 
        BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
-       if (!(how & FLUSH_NOWRITEPAGE) && clear_page_dirty_for_io(page)) {
+       if (clear_page_dirty_for_io(page)) {
                ret = nfs_writepage_locked(page, &wbc);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto out;
index b8b7bca3bac89209635ce32d501fc4e428d91b08..e556e57ef7ad80a35077df58394ea89cc0d4490b 100644 (file)
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 /*
  * Valid flags for the radix tree
  */
-#define NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY     0
-#define NFS_PAGE_TAG_WRITEBACK 1
+#define NFS_PAGE_TAG_WRITEBACK 0
 
 /*
  * Valid flags for a dirty buffer
@@ -72,9 +71,6 @@ extern        void nfs_clear_request(struct nfs_page *req);
 extern void nfs_release_request(struct nfs_page *req);
 
 
-extern long nfs_scan_dirty(struct address_space *mapping,
-                               struct writeback_control *wbc,
-                               struct list_head *dst);
 extern int nfs_scan_list(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, struct list_head *head, struct list_head *dst,
                          unsigned long idx_start, unsigned int npages);
 extern void nfs_pageio_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
@@ -84,8 +80,6 @@ extern        void nfs_pageio_init(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
                             int how);
 extern int nfs_pageio_add_request(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *,
                                   struct nfs_page *);
-extern void nfs_pageio_add_list(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *,
-                                struct list_head *);
 extern void nfs_pageio_complete(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc);
 extern  int nfs_wait_on_request(struct nfs_page *);
 extern void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req);
index 0c78f7f4a976489064d2508d6e56ae610bf84311..daa6c125f66e937e26884aeaeabab2b4525f72c0 100644 (file)
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct writeback_control {
        unsigned for_reclaim:1;         /* Invoked from the page allocator */
        unsigned for_writepages:1;      /* This is a writepages() call */
        unsigned range_cyclic:1;        /* range_start is cyclic */
+
+       void *fs_private;               /* For use by ->writepages() */
 };
 
 /*