linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: evict inode cache for frozen fs

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Date:   Wed,  9 Mar 2022 13:48:33 -0800
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 1/2] f2fs: evict inode cache for frozen fs

Let's purge inode cache in order to avoid the below deadlock.

[freeze test]                         shrinkder
freeze_super
 - pwercpu_down_write(SB_FREEZE_FS)
                                       - super_cache_scan
                                         - down_read(&sb->s_umount)
                                           - prune_icache_sb
                                            - dispose_list
                                             - evict
                                              - f2fs_evict_inode
thaw_super
 - down_write(&sb->s_umount);
                                              - __percpu_down_read(SB_FREEZE_FS)

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/debug.c | 1 +
 fs/f2fs/f2fs.h  | 1 +
 fs/f2fs/inode.c | 6 ++++--
 fs/f2fs/super.c | 4 ++++
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/debug.c b/fs/f2fs/debug.c
index 9a13902c7702..cba5eab24595 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/debug.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/debug.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ static char *s_flag[] = {
 	[SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH]	= " quota_skip_flush",
 	[SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR]	= " quota_need_repair",
 	[SBI_IS_RESIZEFS]	= " resizefs",
+	[SBI_IS_FREEZING]	= " freezefs",
 };
 
 static int stat_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 68d791ec8b27..da729f53daa8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ enum {
 	SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH,			/* skip flushing quota in current CP */
 	SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR,			/* quota file may be corrupted */
 	SBI_IS_RESIZEFS,			/* resizefs is in process */
+	SBI_IS_FREEZING,			/* freezefs is in process */
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inode.c b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
index ab8e0c06c78c..71f232dcf3c2 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/inode.c
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ void f2fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	f2fs_remove_ino_entry(sbi, inode->i_ino, UPDATE_INO);
 	f2fs_remove_ino_entry(sbi, inode->i_ino, FLUSH_INO);
 
-	sb_start_intwrite(inode->i_sb);
+	if (!is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_IS_FREEZING))
+		sb_start_intwrite(inode->i_sb);
 	set_inode_flag(inode, FI_NO_ALLOC);
 	i_size_write(inode, 0);
 retry:
@@ -809,7 +810,8 @@ void f2fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		if (dquot_initialize_needed(inode))
 			set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR);
 	}
-	sb_end_intwrite(inode->i_sb);
+	if (!is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_IS_FREEZING))
+		sb_end_intwrite(inode->i_sb);
 no_delete:
 	dquot_drop(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 8e3840973077..4b570b5c2674 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1663,11 +1663,15 @@ static int f2fs_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 	/* ensure no checkpoint required */
 	if (!llist_empty(&F2FS_SB(sb)->cprc_info.issue_list))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* to avoid deadlock on f2fs_evict_inode->SB_FREEZE_FS */
+	set_sbi_flag(F2FS_SB(sb), SBI_IS_FREEZING);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int f2fs_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	clear_sbi_flag(F2FS_SB(sb), SBI_IS_FREEZING);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
2.35.1.616.g0bdcbb4464-goog