linux-kernel - Re: WARNING: at block/genhd.c:1556 disk_clear

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Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 2011 06:04:23 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: WARNING: at block/genhd.c:1556 disk_clear_events+0xdc/0xf0()

I think disk_block_events was a bit too agressive with optimization.
Can you please test the following patch and see whether the problem
goes away?

Thanks.

diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index c91a2da..ae4079a 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1418,18 +1418,15 @@ static void __disk_block_events(struct gendisk *disk, bool sync)
 {
 	struct disk_events *ev = disk->ev;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool cancel;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ev->lock, flags);
-	cancel = !ev->block++;
+	ev->block++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ev->lock, flags);
 
-	if (cancel) {
-		if (sync)
-			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&disk->ev->dwork);
-		else
-			cancel_delayed_work(&disk->ev->dwork);
-	}
+	if (sync)
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&disk->ev->dwork);
+	else
+		cancel_delayed_work(&disk->ev->dwork);
 }
 
 static void __disk_unblock_events(struct gendisk *disk, bool check_now)
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