linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Implement generic freeze feature

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Message-ID: <20080701080844.GA16691@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:08:44 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Takashi Sato <t-sato@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk,
	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	"xfs@....sgi.com" <xfs@....sgi.com>,
	"dm-devel@...hat.com" <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	axboe@...nel.dk, mtk.manpages@...glemail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Implement generic freeze feature

>  {
>  	struct super_block *sb;
>  
> +	if (test_and_set_bit(BD_FREEZE_OP, &bdev->bd_state))
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
> +
> +	sb = get_super(bdev);
> +
> +	/* If super_block has been already frozen, return. */
> +	if (sb && sb->s_frozen != SB_UNFROZEN) {
> +		drop_super(sb);
> +		clear_bit(BD_FREEZE_OP, &bdev->bd_state);
> +		return sb;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (sb)
> +		drop_super(sb);
> +
>  	down(&bdev->bd_mount_sem);
>  	sb = get_super(bdev);
>  	if (sb && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
> @@ -219,6 +234,8 @@ struct super_block *freeze_bdev(struct b
>  	}
>  
>  	sync_blockdev(bdev);
> +	clear_bit(BD_FREEZE_OP, &bdev->bd_state);
> +

Please only clear BD_FREEZE_OP in thaw_bdev, that way you can also get
rid of the frozen check above, and the double-get_super.  Also
bd_mount_sem could be removed that way by checking for BD_FREEZE_OP
in the unmount path.

>  /*
> + * ioctl_freeze - Freeze the filesystem.
> + *
> + * @filp:	target file
> + *
> + * Call freeze_bdev() to freeze the filesystem.
> + */

This is not a kerneldoc comment.  But I think it can be simply removed
anyway, as it's a quite trivial function with static scope.

> +/*
> + * ioctl_thaw - Thaw the filesystem.
> + *
> + * @filp:	target file
> + *
> + * Call thaw_bdev() to thaw the filesystem.
> + */

Same here.

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