linux-kernel - Re: [6.5-rc5 regression] core dump hangs (was Re: [Bug report] fstests generic/051 (on xfs) hang on latest linux v6.5-rc5+)

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Date:   Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:45:05 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...nel.org>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Zorro Lang <zlang@...hat.com>, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [6.5-rc5 regression] core dump hangs (was Re: [Bug report]
 fstests generic/051 (on xfs) hang on latest linux v6.5-rc5+)

On 6/12/23 10:42?AM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 9:38?AM Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> wrote:
>>
>> Quick peek would suggest that it's because io-wq clears PF_IO_WORKER on
>> exit, and now we fail the check in coredump_task_exit() that was added.
> 
> Oh, that makes sense.
> 
> Well, it makes sense for the bug, but that whole
> 
>         preempt_disable();
>         current->flags &= ~PF_IO_WORKER;
>         preempt_enable();
> 
> thin in io_worker_exit() does *not* make sense to me.
> 
> Does removing those three lines make things "JustWork(tm)"?

You snipped the suspicion in my reply on why that exists, to avoid
io_wq_worker_sleeping() triggering. But arguably this should be covered
by the RUNNING flag. I'll poke at it shortly, and yeah then we should
just remove the PF_IO_WORKER clearing.

Or maybe I'm just smoking crack and it's no longer needed at all. Will
test and send a patch.

-- 
Jens Axboe