linux-kernel - [PATCH] f2fs: avoid fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE] lock in f2fs

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Message-Id: <20180725032228.63492-1-jaegeuk@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:22:28 +0900
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] f2fs: avoid fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE] lock in f2fs_gc

The f2fs_gc() called by f2fs_balance_fs() requires to be called outside of
fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE], since f2fs_gc() can try to grab it in a loop.

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/file.c    | 2 ++
 fs/f2fs/segment.c | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 84293423f830..3a5c35fa0603 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -1754,6 +1754,8 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_commit_atomic_write(struct file *filp)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	f2fs_balance_fs(F2FS_I_SB(inode), true);
+
 	inode_lock(inode);
 
 	down_write(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index d28fa03a115f..17354089b4ab 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ int f2fs_commit_inmem_pages(struct inode *inode)
 	struct f2fs_inode_info *fi = F2FS_I(inode);
 	int err;
 
-	f2fs_balance_fs(sbi, true);
 	f2fs_lock_op(sbi);
 
 	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_ATOMIC_COMMIT);
-- 
2.17.0.441.gb46fe60e1d-goog