linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] dm: Export function dm_suspend

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:30:45 -0400
From:	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] dm: Export function dm_suspend_md()

On Fri, Jul 17 2015 at 11:22am -0400,
Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 17 2015 at 10:22am -0400,
> Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Friday 17 July 2015 10:04:39 Mike Snitzer wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 21 2015 at  7:20am -0400,
> > > Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > This patch exports function dm_suspend_md() which suspend mapped device so other
> > > > kernel drivers can use it and could suspend mapped device when needed.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/md/dm.c |    6 ++++++
> > > >  drivers/md/dm.h |    5 +++++
> > > >  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
> > > > index 2caf492..03298ff 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/md/dm.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
> > > > @@ -3343,6 +3343,12 @@ out:
> > > >  	return r;
> > > >  }
> > > >  
> > > > +int dm_suspend_md(struct mapped_device *md)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	return dm_suspend(md, DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG);
> > > > +}
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_suspend_md);
> > > > +
> > > >  /*
> > > >   * Internal suspend/resume works like userspace-driven suspend. It waits
> > > >   * until all bios finish and prevents issuing new bios to the target drivers.
> > > 
> > > To do this properly you should be introducing a variant of
> > > dm_internal_suspend.  We currently have two variants:
> > > dm_internal_suspend_fast
> > > dm_internal_suspend_noflush
> > > 
> > > The reason to use a dm_internal_suspend variant is this suspend was
> > > _not_ initiated by an upper level ioctl (from userspace).  It was
> > > done internally from within the target.
> > > 
> > > You're explicitly using DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG above.. meaning you're
> > > interested in flushing all pending IO (in the FS layered on dm-crupt, if
> > > one exists).
> > > 
> > > But see the comment in __dm_internal_suspend() about TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE.
> > > If you're OK with the dm-crypt initiated suspend being
> > > TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE then you could just introduce:
> > > 
> > > void dm_internal_suspend_uninterruptible_flush(struct mapped_device *md)
> > > {
> > >         mutex_lock(&md->suspend_lock);
> > >         __dm_internal_suspend(md, DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG);
> > >         mutex_unlock(&md->suspend_lock);
> > > }
> > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_internal_suspend_uninterruptible_flush);
> > > 
> > > Otherwise, there is much more extensive DM core changes needed to
> > > __dm_internal_suspend() and .presuspend to properly support
> > > TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.
> > 
> > Hi! I will look at dm_internal_suspend. Anyway use case for suspend is
> > from dm-crypt to do both operations: suspend + key wipe. It means that
> > without entering key again from userspace, resume is not possible. So my
> > question is: It is possible to do internal suspend and then using resume
> > from userspace via ioctl?
> 
> Good question: no, userspace resume would block waiting for internal
> resume.
> 
> Soooo... I'll have to look at your patch 3 to understand why dm-crypt is
> needing to initiate the suspend internally but then userspace is
> initiating the resume... this imbalance is concerning.

Why not introduce a new message that allows you to wipe the key after
suspend?  Both initiated from userspace.
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