linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/5] Btrfs: drop unnecessary device lock

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Date:	Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:08:47 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	BTRFS <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Btrfs: drop unnecessary device lock

Drop device_list_mutex for the reader side  on clone_fs_devices and
btrfs_rm_device pathes since the fs_info->volume_mutex can ensure the device
list is not updated

btrfs_close_extra_devices is the initialized path, we can not add or remove
device at this time, so we can simply drop the mutex safely, like other
initialized function does(add_missing_dev, __find_device, __btrfs_open_devices
...).

Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
---
 fs/btrfs/volumes.c |   13 ++++++-------
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index d20351f..f43b946 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static struct btrfs_fs_devices *clone_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *orig)
 	fs_devices->latest_trans = orig->latest_trans;
 	memcpy(fs_devices->fsid, orig->fsid, sizeof(fs_devices->fsid));
 
-	mutex_lock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
+	/* We have held the volume lock, it is safe to get the devices. */
 	list_for_each_entry(orig_dev, &orig->devices, dev_list) {
 		device = kzalloc(sizeof(*device), GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!device)
@@ -463,10 +463,8 @@ static struct btrfs_fs_devices *clone_fs_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *orig)
 		device->fs_devices = fs_devices;
 		fs_devices->num_devices++;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
 	return fs_devices;
 error:
-	mutex_unlock(&orig->device_list_mutex);
 	free_fs_devices(fs_devices);
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
@@ -477,7 +475,7 @@ int btrfs_close_extra_devices(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
 
 	mutex_lock(&uuid_mutex);
 again:
-	mutex_lock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
+	/* This is the initialized path, it is safe to release the devices. */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(device, next, &fs_devices->devices, dev_list) {
 		if (device->in_fs_metadata)
 			continue;
@@ -497,7 +495,6 @@ again:
 		kfree(device->name);
 		kfree(device);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
 
 	if (fs_devices->seed) {
 		fs_devices = fs_devices->seed;
@@ -1276,14 +1273,16 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 
 		device = NULL;
 		devices = &root->fs_info->fs_devices->devices;
-		mutex_lock(&root->fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
+		/*
+		 * It is safe to read the devices since the volume_mutex
+		 * is held.
+		 */
 		list_for_each_entry(tmp, devices, dev_list) {
 			if (tmp->in_fs_metadata && !tmp->bdev) {
 				device = tmp;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
 		bdev = NULL;
 		bh = NULL;
 		disk_super = NULL;
-- 
1.7.4.4

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