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Date:	Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:16:02 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Ted Tso <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] jbd2: Fix oops in jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head()

On Mon 13-06-11 16:09:27, Jan Kara wrote:
> jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head() can oops when trying to access
> journal_head returned by bh2jh(). This is caused for example by the
> following race:
> 	TASK1					TASK2
>   jbd2_journal_commit_transaction()
>     ...
>     processing t_forget list
>       __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(jh);
>       if (!jh->b_transaction) {
>         jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> 					jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers()
> 					  jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh)
> 					  jbd_lock_bh_state(bh)
> 					  __journal_try_to_free_buffer()
> 					  jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh)
>         jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> 
> jbd2_journal_put_journal_head() in TASK2 sees that b_jcount == 0 and buffer
> is not part of any transaction and thus frees journal_head before TASK1 gets
> to doing so. Note that even buffer_head can be released by
> try_to_free_buffers() after jbd2_journal_put_journal_head() which adds even
> larger opportunity for oops (but I didn't see this happen in reality).
> 
> Fix the problem by making transactions hold their own journal_head reference
> (in b_jcount). That way we don't have to remove journal_head explicitely via
> jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head() and instead just remove journal_head when
> b_jcount drops to zero. The result of this is that
> [__]jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(), [__]jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(), and
> __jdb2_journal_remove_checkpoint() can free journal_head which needs
> modification of a few callers. Also we have to be careful because once
> journal_head is removed, buffer_head might be freed as well. So we have to get
> our own buffer_head reference where it matters.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
  Ted, have you picked up updated version of this patch?

								Honza
> ---
>  fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c  |   25 +++++++------
>  fs/jbd2/commit.c      |   33 ++++++++++-------
>  fs/jbd2/journal.c     |   91 +++++++++++++++---------------------------------
>  fs/jbd2/transaction.c |   67 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  include/linux/jbd2.h  |    2 -
>  5 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 121 deletions(-)
> 
>  I've fixed up two comments in the patch. Otherwise the patch is unchanged.
> 
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
> index 3436d53..b14a53d 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
> @@ -97,10 +97,14 @@ static int __try_to_free_cp_buf(struct journal_head *jh)
>  
>  	if (jh->b_jlist == BJ_None && !buffer_locked(bh) &&
>  	    !buffer_dirty(bh) && !buffer_write_io_error(bh)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Get our reference so that bh cannot be freed before
> +		 * we unlock it
> +		 */
> +		get_bh(bh);
>  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "remove from checkpoint list");
>  		ret = __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh) + 1;
>  		jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> -		jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
>  		BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "release");
>  		__brelse(bh);
>  	} else {
> @@ -223,8 +227,8 @@ restart:
>  			spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  			goto restart;
>  		}
> +		get_bh(bh);
>  		if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
> -			atomic_inc(&bh->b_count);
>  			spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
>  			wait_on_buffer(bh);
> @@ -243,7 +247,6 @@ restart:
>  		 */
>  		released = __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh);
>  		jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> -		jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
>  		__brelse(bh);
>  	}
>  
> @@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ static int __process_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh,
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
> -		atomic_inc(&bh->b_count);
> +		get_bh(bh);
>  		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  		jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
>  		wait_on_buffer(bh);
> @@ -316,12 +319,12 @@ static int __process_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh,
>  		ret = 1;
>  		if (unlikely(buffer_write_io_error(bh)))
>  			ret = -EIO;
> +		get_bh(bh);
>  		J_ASSERT_JH(jh, !buffer_jbddirty(bh));
>  		BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "remove from checkpoint");
>  		__jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh);
>  		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  		jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> -		jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
>  		__brelse(bh);
>  	} else {
>  		/*
> @@ -663,8 +666,8 @@ out:
>   * checkpoint lists.
>   *
>   * The function returns 1 if it frees the transaction, 0 otherwise.
> + * The function can free jh and bh.
>   *
> - * This function is called with the journal locked.
>   * This function is called with j_list_lock held.
>   * This function is called with jbd_lock_bh_state(jh2bh(jh))
>   */
> @@ -684,13 +687,14 @@ int __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(struct journal_head *jh)
>  	}
>  	journal = transaction->t_journal;
>  
> +	JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "removing from transaction");
>  	__buffer_unlink(jh);
>  	jh->b_cp_transaction = NULL;
> +	jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh);
>  
>  	if (transaction->t_checkpoint_list != NULL ||
>  	    transaction->t_checkpoint_io_list != NULL)
>  		goto out;
> -	JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "transaction has no more buffers");
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * There is one special case to worry about: if we have just pulled the
> @@ -701,10 +705,8 @@ int __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(struct journal_head *jh)
>  	 * The locking here around t_state is a bit sleazy.
>  	 * See the comment at the end of jbd2_journal_commit_transaction().
>  	 */
> -	if (transaction->t_state != T_FINISHED) {
> -		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "belongs to running/committing transaction");
> +	if (transaction->t_state != T_FINISHED)
>  		goto out;
> -	}
>  
>  	/* OK, that was the last buffer for the transaction: we can now
>  	   safely remove this transaction from the log */
> @@ -723,7 +725,6 @@ int __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(struct journal_head *jh)
>  	wake_up(&journal->j_wait_logspace);
>  	ret = 1;
>  out:
> -	JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "exit");
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -742,6 +743,8 @@ void __jbd2_journal_insert_checkpoint(struct journal_head *jh,
>  	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, buffer_dirty(jh2bh(jh)) || buffer_jbddirty(jh2bh(jh)));
>  	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_cp_transaction == NULL);
>  
> +	/* Get reference for checkpointing transaction */
> +	jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(jh2bh(jh));
>  	jh->b_cp_transaction = transaction;
>  
>  	if (!transaction->t_checkpoint_list) {
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> index 6dd6515..4b2f482 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> @@ -856,10 +856,16 @@ restart_loop:
>  	while (commit_transaction->t_forget) {
>  		transaction_t *cp_transaction;
>  		struct buffer_head *bh;
> +		int try_to_free = 0;
>  
>  		jh = commit_transaction->t_forget;
>  		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  		bh = jh2bh(jh);
> +		/*
> +		 * Get a reference so that bh cannot be freed before we are
> +		 * done with it.
> +		 */
> +		get_bh(bh);
>  		jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
>  		J_ASSERT_JH(jh,	jh->b_transaction == commit_transaction);
>  
> @@ -922,28 +928,27 @@ restart_loop:
>  			__jbd2_journal_insert_checkpoint(jh, commit_transaction);
>  			if (is_journal_aborted(journal))
>  				clear_buffer_jbddirty(bh);
> -			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "refile for checkpoint writeback");
> -			__jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(jh);
> -			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
>  		} else {
>  			J_ASSERT_BH(bh, !buffer_dirty(bh));
> -			/* The buffer on BJ_Forget list and not jbddirty means
> +			/*
> +			 * The buffer on BJ_Forget list and not jbddirty means
>  			 * it has been freed by this transaction and hence it
>  			 * could not have been reallocated until this
>  			 * transaction has committed. *BUT* it could be
>  			 * reallocated once we have written all the data to
>  			 * disk and before we process the buffer on BJ_Forget
> -			 * list. */
> -			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "refile or unfile freed buffer");
> -			__jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(jh);
> -			if (!jh->b_transaction) {
> -				jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> -				 /* needs a brelse */
> -				jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -				release_buffer_page(bh);
> -			} else
> -				jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> +			 * list.
> +			 */
> +			if (!jh->b_next_transaction)
> +				try_to_free = 1;
>  		}
> +		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "refile or unfile buffer");
> +		__jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(jh);
> +		jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> +		if (try_to_free)
> +			release_buffer_page(bh);	/* Drops bh reference */
> +		else
> +			__brelse(bh);
>  		cond_resched_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  	}
>  	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> index 728f7d3..3fd6fec 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> @@ -2079,10 +2079,9 @@ static void journal_free_journal_head(struct journal_head *jh)
>   * When a buffer has its BH_JBD bit set it is immune from being released by
>   * core kernel code, mainly via ->b_count.
>   *
> - * A journal_head may be detached from its buffer_head when the journal_head's
> - * b_transaction, b_cp_transaction and b_next_transaction pointers are NULL.
> - * Various places in JBD call jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head() to indicate that the
> - * journal_head can be dropped if needed.
> + * A journal_head is detached from its buffer_head when the journal_head's
> + * b_jcount reaches zero. Running transaction (b_transaction) and checkpoint
> + * transaction (b_cp_transaction) hold their references to b_jcount.
>   *
>   * Various places in the kernel want to attach a journal_head to a buffer_head
>   * _before_ attaching the journal_head to a transaction.  To protect the
> @@ -2095,17 +2094,16 @@ static void journal_free_journal_head(struct journal_head *jh)
>   *	(Attach a journal_head if needed.  Increments b_jcount)
>   *	struct journal_head *jh = jbd2_journal_add_journal_head(bh);
>   *	...
> + *      (Get another reference for transaction)
> + *	jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh);
>   *	jh->b_transaction = xxx;
> + *	(Put original reference)
>   *	jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh);
> - *
> - * Now, the journal_head's b_jcount is zero, but it is safe from being released
> - * because it has a non-zero b_transaction.
>   */
>  
>  /*
>   * Give a buffer_head a journal_head.
>   *
> - * Doesn't need the journal lock.
>   * May sleep.
>   */
>  struct journal_head *jbd2_journal_add_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh)
> @@ -2169,61 +2167,29 @@ static void __journal_remove_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh)
>  	struct journal_head *jh = bh2jh(bh);
>  
>  	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_jcount >= 0);
> -
> -	get_bh(bh);
> -	if (jh->b_jcount == 0) {
> -		if (jh->b_transaction == NULL &&
> -				jh->b_next_transaction == NULL &&
> -				jh->b_cp_transaction == NULL) {
> -			J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_jlist == BJ_None);
> -			J_ASSERT_BH(bh, buffer_jbd(bh));
> -			J_ASSERT_BH(bh, jh2bh(jh) == bh);
> -			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "remove journal_head");
> -			if (jh->b_frozen_data) {
> -				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: freeing "
> -						"b_frozen_data\n",
> -						__func__);
> -				jbd2_free(jh->b_frozen_data, bh->b_size);
> -			}
> -			if (jh->b_committed_data) {
> -				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: freeing "
> -						"b_committed_data\n",
> -						__func__);
> -				jbd2_free(jh->b_committed_data, bh->b_size);
> -			}
> -			bh->b_private = NULL;
> -			jh->b_bh = NULL;	/* debug, really */
> -			clear_buffer_jbd(bh);
> -			__brelse(bh);
> -			journal_free_journal_head(jh);
> -		} else {
> -			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "journal_head was locked");
> -		}
> +	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_transaction == NULL);
> +	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_next_transaction == NULL);
> +	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_cp_transaction == NULL);
> +	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_jlist == BJ_None);
> +	J_ASSERT_BH(bh, buffer_jbd(bh));
> +	J_ASSERT_BH(bh, jh2bh(jh) == bh);
> +	BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "remove journal_head");
> +	if (jh->b_frozen_data) {
> +		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: freeing b_frozen_data\n", __func__);
> +		jbd2_free(jh->b_frozen_data, bh->b_size);
>  	}
> +	if (jh->b_committed_data) {
> +		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: freeing b_committed_data\n", __func__);
> +		jbd2_free(jh->b_committed_data, bh->b_size);
> +	}
> +	bh->b_private = NULL;
> +	jh->b_bh = NULL;	/* debug, really */
> +	clear_buffer_jbd(bh);
> +	journal_free_journal_head(jh);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> - * jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(): if the buffer isn't attached to a transaction
> - * and has a zero b_jcount then remove and release its journal_head.   If we did
> - * see that the buffer is not used by any transaction we also "logically"
> - * decrement ->b_count.
> - *
> - * We in fact take an additional increment on ->b_count as a convenience,
> - * because the caller usually wants to do additional things with the bh
> - * after calling here.
> - * The caller of jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head() *must* run __brelse(bh) at some
> - * time.  Once the caller has run __brelse(), the buffer is eligible for
> - * reaping by try_to_free_buffers().
> - */
> -void jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh)
> -{
> -	jbd_lock_bh_journal_head(bh);
> -	__journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -	jbd_unlock_bh_journal_head(bh);
> -}
> -
> -/*
> - * Drop a reference on the passed journal_head.  If it fell to zero then try to
> + * Drop a reference on the passed journal_head.  If it fell to zero then
>   * release the journal_head from the buffer_head.
>   */
>  void jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(struct journal_head *jh)
> @@ -2233,11 +2199,12 @@ void jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(struct journal_head *jh)
>  	jbd_lock_bh_journal_head(bh);
>  	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_jcount > 0);
>  	--jh->b_jcount;
> -	if (!jh->b_jcount && !jh->b_transaction) {
> +	if (!jh->b_jcount) {
>  		__journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> +		jbd_unlock_bh_journal_head(bh);
>  		__brelse(bh);
> -	}
> -	jbd_unlock_bh_journal_head(bh);
> +	} else
> +		jbd_unlock_bh_journal_head(bh);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> index 49646cc..5a3176d 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  
>  static void __jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh);
> +static void __jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh);
>  
>  /*
>   * jbd2_get_transaction: obtain a new transaction_t object.
> @@ -764,7 +765,6 @@ repeat:
>  	if (!jh->b_transaction) {
>  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "no transaction");
>  		J_ASSERT_JH(jh, !jh->b_next_transaction);
> -		jh->b_transaction = transaction;
>  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "file as BJ_Reserved");
>  		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  		__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Reserved);
> @@ -896,8 +896,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
>  		 * committed and so it's safe to clear the dirty bit.
>  		 */
>  		clear_buffer_dirty(jh2bh(jh));
> -		jh->b_transaction = transaction;
> -
>  		/* first access by this transaction */
>  		jh->b_modified = 0;
>  
> @@ -1232,8 +1230,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_forget (handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
>  			__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Forget);
>  		} else {
>  			__jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
> -			jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -			__brelse(bh);
>  			if (!buffer_jbd(bh)) {
>  				spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  				jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> @@ -1555,19 +1551,32 @@ void __jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
>  		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);	/* Expose it to the VM */
>  }
>  
> -void __jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
> +/*
> + * Remove buffer from all transactions.
> + *
> + * Called with bh_state lock and j_list_lock
> + *
> + * jh and bh may be already freed when this function returns.
> + */
> +static void __jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
>  {
>  	__jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
>  	jh->b_transaction = NULL;
> +	jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh);
>  }
>  
>  void jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh)
>  {
> -	jbd_lock_bh_state(jh2bh(jh));
> +	struct buffer_head *bh = jh2bh(jh);
> +
> +	/* Get reference so that buffer cannot be freed before we unlock it */
> +	get_bh(bh);
> +	jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
>  	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  	__jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
>  	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> -	jbd_unlock_bh_state(jh2bh(jh));
> +	jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> +	__brelse(bh);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -1594,8 +1603,6 @@ __journal_try_to_free_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct buffer_head *bh)
>  		if (jh->b_jlist == BJ_None) {
>  			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "remove from checkpoint list");
>  			__jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh);
> -			jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -			__brelse(bh);
>  		}
>  	}
>  	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> @@ -1658,7 +1665,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers(journal_t *journal,
>  		/*
>  		 * We take our own ref against the journal_head here to avoid
>  		 * having to add tons of locking around each instance of
> -		 * jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head() and
>  		 * jbd2_journal_put_journal_head().
>  		 */
>  		jh = jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh);
> @@ -1696,10 +1702,9 @@ static int __dispose_buffer(struct journal_head *jh, transaction_t *transaction)
>  	int may_free = 1;
>  	struct buffer_head *bh = jh2bh(jh);
>  
> -	__jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
> -
>  	if (jh->b_cp_transaction) {
>  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "on running+cp transaction");
> +		__jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
>  		/*
>  		 * We don't want to write the buffer anymore, clear the
>  		 * bit so that we don't confuse checks in
> @@ -1710,8 +1715,7 @@ static int __dispose_buffer(struct journal_head *jh, transaction_t *transaction)
>  		may_free = 0;
>  	} else {
>  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "on running transaction");
> -		jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -		__brelse(bh);
> +		__jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
>  	}
>  	return may_free;
>  }
> @@ -1989,6 +1993,8 @@ void __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(struct journal_head *jh,
>  
>  	if (jh->b_transaction)
>  		__jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
> +	else
> +		jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(bh);
>  	jh->b_transaction = transaction;
>  
>  	switch (jlist) {
> @@ -2040,9 +2046,10 @@ void jbd2_journal_file_buffer(struct journal_head *jh,
>   * already started to be used by a subsequent transaction, refile the
>   * buffer on that transaction's metadata list.
>   *
> - * Called under journal->j_list_lock
> - *
> + * Called under j_list_lock
>   * Called under jbd_lock_bh_state(jh2bh(jh))
> + *
> + * jh and bh may be already free when this function returns
>   */
>  void __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
>  {
> @@ -2066,6 +2073,11 @@ void __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
>  
>  	was_dirty = test_clear_buffer_jbddirty(bh);
>  	__jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
> +	/*
> +	 * We set b_transaction here because b_next_transaction will inherit
> +	 * our jh reference and thus __jbd2_journal_file_buffer() must not
> +	 * take a new one.
> +	 */
>  	jh->b_transaction = jh->b_next_transaction;
>  	jh->b_next_transaction = NULL;
>  	if (buffer_freed(bh))
> @@ -2082,30 +2094,21 @@ void __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
>  }
>  
>  /*
> - * For the unlocked version of this call, also make sure that any
> - * hanging journal_head is cleaned up if necessary.
> - *
> - * __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer is usually called as part of a single locked
> - * operation on a buffer_head, in which the caller is probably going to
> - * be hooking the journal_head onto other lists.  In that case it is up
> - * to the caller to remove the journal_head if necessary.  For the
> - * unlocked jbd2_journal_refile_buffer call, the caller isn't going to be
> - * doing anything else to the buffer so we need to do the cleanup
> - * ourselves to avoid a jh leak.
> - *
> - * *** The journal_head may be freed by this call! ***
> + * __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer() with necessary locking added. We take our
> + * bh reference so that we can safely unlock bh.
> + *
> + * The jh and bh may be freed by this call.
>   */
>  void jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh)
>  {
>  	struct buffer_head *bh = jh2bh(jh);
>  
> +	/* Get reference so that buffer cannot be freed before we unlock it */
> +	get_bh(bh);
>  	jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
>  	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> -
>  	__jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(jh);
>  	jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> -	jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
> -
>  	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
>  	__brelse(bh);
>  }
> diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> index 309cc49..54eb7f9 100644
> --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
> +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> @@ -1027,7 +1027,6 @@ struct journal_s
>  
>  /* Filing buffers */
>  extern void jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(journal_t *, struct journal_head *);
> -extern void __jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer(struct journal_head *);
>  extern void __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(struct journal_head *);
>  extern void jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(journal_t *, struct journal_head *);
>  extern void __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(struct journal_head *, transaction_t *, int);
> @@ -1168,7 +1167,6 @@ extern void	   jbd2_journal_release_jbd_inode(journal_t *journal, struct jbd2_in
>   */
>  struct journal_head *jbd2_journal_add_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh);
>  struct journal_head *jbd2_journal_grab_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh);
> -void jbd2_journal_remove_journal_head(struct buffer_head *bh);
>  void jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(struct journal_head *jh);
>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 
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