linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V5 for-6.11/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach and loop open

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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:09:26 +0000
From: Gulam Mohamed <gulam.mohamed@...cle.com>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
CC: "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "yukuai1@...weicloud.com" <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>,
        "axboe@...nel.dk"
	<axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V5 for-6.11/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach
 and loop open

Hi Christoph,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2024 10:15 AM
> To: Gulam Mohamed <gulam.mohamed@...cle.com>
> Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> yukuai1@...weicloud.com; hch@....de; axboe@...nel.dk
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 for-6.11/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach
> and loop open
> 
> Umm, so this is back to not just doing autoclear all the time?
> 
> What I suggested was to go to my RFC patch that still does the unconditional
> autclear, but which sets rundown when there was just a single opener.

Actually we thought that there could be a race between openers due to which disk_openers could be more than 1 and due to which the Lo_rundown cannot be set. Hence LTP test could fail. But if I understand correctly, I think the LTP test is meant to run separately without any other processes opening the loop device. I will send the next version with the change which sets rundown when there is just a single opener.