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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:44:18 +0400
From:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tytso@....edu, jack@...e.cz, lczerner@...hat.com,
	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] ext4: endless truncate due to nonlocked dio readers V2

If we have enough aggressive DIO readers, truncate and other dio
waiters will wait forever inside inode_dio_wait(). It is reasonable
to disable nonlock DIO read optimization during truncate.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
---
 fs/ext4/inode.c |    8 ++++++--
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 32e9701..d3f86e7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4330,9 +4330,13 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		if (attr->ia_size != inode->i_size) {
 			truncate_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
-			/* Inode size will be reduced, wait for dio in flight */
-			if (orphan)
+			/* Inode size will be reduced, wait for dio in flight.
+			 * Temproraly disable unlocked DIO to prevent livelock */
+			if (orphan) {
+				ext4_inode_block_unlocked_dio(inode);
 				inode_dio_wait(inode);
+				ext4_inode_resume_unlocked_dio(inode);
+			}
 		}
 		ext4_truncate(inode);
 	}
-- 
1.7.7.6

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