linux-kernel - Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: fix missing unlock(sbi->gc

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Date:   Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:33:36 +0800
From:   Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>
To:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
CC:     <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: fix missing unlock(sbi->gc_mutex)

On 2018/12/18 10:15, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> This fixes missing unlock call.
> 
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
> ---
>  fs/f2fs/super.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> index b79677639108..2689a2cb56cc 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> @@ -1462,6 +1462,9 @@ static int f2fs_disable_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>  
>  	while (!f2fs_time_over(sbi, DISABLE_TIME)) {
>  		err = f2fs_gc(sbi, true, false, NULL_SEGNO);
> +
> +		/* f2fs_gc guarantees unlock gc_mutex */

How about:

	while () {
		mutex_lock(&sbi->gc_mutex);
		err = f2fs_gc();
		if (err) {
			handle error cases..
		}
	}

Thanks,

> +		mutex_lock(&sbi->gc_mutex);
>  		if (err == -ENODATA)
>  			break;
>  		if (err && err != -EAGAIN) {
>