linux-kernel - Re: Loopback device hung [was Re: xfs deadlock on 3.9-rc5 running xfstests case #78]

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Date:	Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:41:17 -0400
From:	Phillip Susi <psusi@...ntu.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
CC:	CAI Qian <caiqian@...hat.com>, Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	xfs@....sgi.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Loopback device hung [was Re: xfs deadlock on 3.9-rc5 running
 xfstests case #78]

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On 4/3/2013 7:41 AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Thanks for testing! I don't particularly like this stuff in
>> loop, though. It's quite nasty and depends on other behaviour. It
>> would be prettier if we just had rescan_partitions() do the right
>> thing, and only drop partitions and not rescan if NO_PART_SCAN is
>> set.
>> 
>> Ala the below, dropping the loop change and implementing that
>> change in the core code. Phillip, can you check whether this does
>> the right thing for your bug too?
> 
> Phillip? I'm going to revert the loop change asap, so if you want
> this fixed for 3.10, it's about that time to test it out.

I have not tested it yet, but I am pretty sure it won't work.  It
looks like the patch changes the BLKRRPART path to go ahead and remove
existing partitions when GENHD_FL_NO_PARTSCAN is set.  loop doesn't
issue the BLKRRPART ioctl when !LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN so this won't help.
 I think loop needs to set GENHD_FL_NO_PARTSCAN and then issue the
ioctl regardless of the LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN flag to get the partitions
to be removed.  I will try to test tonight.


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