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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/jbd2/commit.c | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/jbd2.h | 2 |
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c index 3fccde7ba00..7e958c86242 100644 --- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c +++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c @@ -602,15 +602,15 @@ int __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(struct journal_head *jh) /* * There is one special case to worry about: if we have just pulled the - * buffer off a committing transaction's forget list, then even if the - * checkpoint list is empty, the transaction obviously cannot be - * dropped! + * buffer off a running or committing transaction's checkpoing list, + * then even if the checkpoint list is empty, the transaction obviously + * cannot be dropped! * - * The locking here around j_committing_transaction is a bit sleazy. + * The locking here around t_state is a bit sleazy. * See the comment at the end of jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(). */ - if (transaction == journal->j_committing_transaction) { - JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "belongs to committing transaction"); + if (transaction->t_state != T_FINISHED) { + JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "belongs to running/committing transaction"); goto out; } diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c index 6986f334c64..39b5cee3dd8 100644 --- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c +++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c @@ -867,10 +867,10 @@ restart_loop: } spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock); /* - * This is a bit sleazy. We borrow j_list_lock to protect - * journal->j_committing_transaction in __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint. - * Really, __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint should be using j_state_lock but - * it's a bit hassle to hold that across __jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint + * This is a bit sleazy. We use j_list_lock to protect transition + * of a transaction into T_FINISHED state and calling + * __jbd2_journal_drop_transaction(). Otherwise we could race with + * other checkpointing code processing the transaction... */ spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock); spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock); diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h index d5f7cff4cb2..d861ffd4982 100644 --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h @@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ struct transaction_s /* * Transaction's current state * [no locking - only kjournald2 alters this] + * [j_list_lock] guards transition of a transaction into T_FINISHED + * state and subsequent call of __jbd2_journal_drop_transaction() * FIXME: needs barriers * KLUDGE: [use j_state_lock] */ |