linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] quota: fix race condition between dqput() and dquot_mark_dquot

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Message-ID: <20230703170116.xikrectpzdc5dmux@quack3>
Date:   Mon, 3 Jul 2023 19:01:16 +0200
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Baokun Li <libaokun1@...wei.com>
Cc:     jack@...e.cz, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        yi.zhang@...wei.com, yangerkun@...wei.com, chengzhihao1@...wei.com,
        yukuai3@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] quota: fix race condition between dqput() and
 dquot_mark_dquot_dirty()

Hello!

On Fri 30-06-23 19:08:17, Baokun Li wrote:
> Hello Honza,
> 
> This is a solution that uses dquot_srcu to avoid race condition between
> dqput() and dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(). I performed a 12+h fault injection
> stress test (6 VMs, 4 test threads per VM) and have not found any problems.
> And I tested the performance based on the next branch (5c875096d590), this
> patch set didn't degrade performance, but rather had a ~5% improvement.
> 
> V1->V2:
> 	Modify the solution to use dquot_srcu.
> V2->V3:
> 	Merge some patches, optimize descriptions.
> 	Simplify solutions, and fix some spelling errors.
> 

Thanks! I've added the patches to my tree.

								Honza

> Baokun Li (5):
>   quota: factor out dquot_write_dquot()
>   quota: rename dquot_active() to inode_quota_active()
>   quota: add new helper dquot_active()
>   quota: fix dqput() to follow the guarantees dquot_srcu should provide
>   quota: simplify drop_dquot_ref()
> 
>  fs/quota/dquot.c | 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 125 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.31.1
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR