linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 0/4] zram: fix two races and one zram leak

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Date:   Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:40:05 -0700
From:   Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 0/4] zram: fix two races and one zram leak

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 09:55:44AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Fixes three issues reported by Luis Chamberlain with one simpler approach:
> 
> - race between between zram_reset_device() and disksize_store() (1/4)
> 
> - zram leak during unloading module, which is one race between resetting
> and removing device (2/4)
> 
> - race between zram_remove and disksize_store (3/4)
> 
> Also replace replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev since no one opens
> it.(4/4)
> 
> V2:
> 	- take another approach to avoid failing of zram_remove()
> 	- add patch to address race between zram_reset_device() and
> 	  disksize_store()
> 

Thanks for breaking the problems down, Ming.

To me, the whole patchset looks good to me since each patch solves
the problem step by step and finally fix.

Luis, do you have any concern of this patchset to solve the cpuhp
problem? (Sorry in advance if I miss some concerns if you raised
in different thread. I'm totally lost).

> 
> Ming Lei (4):
>   zram: fix race between zram_reset_device() and disksize_store()
>   zram: don't fail to remove zram during unloading module
>   zram: avoid race between zram_remove and disksize_store
>   zram: replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev
> 
>  drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.31.1
>