linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 6/9] cachefiles: cancel all requests for the object that is being dropped

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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:21:39 +0800
From: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: libaokun@...weicloud.com, netfs@...ts.linux.dev, dhowells@...hat.com,
 jlayton@...nel.org
Cc: jefflexu@...ux.alibaba.com, zhujia.zj@...edance.com,
 linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, brauner@...nel.org,
 linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 yangerkun@...wei.com, houtao1@...wei.com, yukuai3@...wei.com,
 wozizhi@...wei.com, Baokun Li <libaokun1@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/9] cachefiles: cancel all requests for the object
 that is being dropped



On 2024/6/28 14:29, libaokun@...weicloud.com wrote:
> From: Baokun Li <libaokun1@...wei.com>
> 
> Because after an object is dropped, requests for that object are useless,
> cancel them to avoid causing other problems.
> 
> This prepares for the later addition of cancel_work_sync(). After the
> reopen requests is generated, cancel it to avoid cancel_work_sync()
> blocking by waiting for daemon to complete the reopen requests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baokun Li <libaokun1@...wei.com>
> Acked-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...ux.alibaba.com>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang