[PATCH 12/28] FS-Cache: Use radix tree preload correctly in trackingof pages to be stored

From: David Howells
Date: Thu Nov 19 2009 - 12:21:57 EST

__fscache_write_page() attempts to load the radix tree preallocation pool for
the CPU it is on before calling radix_tree_insert(), as the insertion must be
done inside a pair of spinlocks.

Use of the preallocation pool, however, is contingent on the radix tree being
initialised without __GFP_WAIT specified. __fscache_acquire_cookie() was
passing GFP_NOFS to INIT_RADIX_TREE() - but that includes __GFP_WAIT.

The solution is to AND out __GFP_WAIT.

Additionally, the banner comment to radix_tree_preload() is altered to make
note of this prerequisite. Possibly there should be a WARN_ON() too.

Without this fix, I have seen the following recursive deadlock caused by
radix_tree_insert() attempting to allocate memory inside the spinlocked
region, which resulted in FS-Cache being called back into to release memory -
which required the spinlock already held.

=============================================
[ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
2.6.32-rc6-cachefs #24
---------------------------------------------
nfsiod/7916 is trying to acquire lock:
(&cookie->lock){+.+.-.}, at: [<ffffffffa0076872>] __fscache_uncache_page+0xdb/0x160 [fscache]

but task is already holding lock:
(&cookie->lock){+.+.-.}, at: [<ffffffffa0076acc>] __fscache_write_page+0x15c/0x3f3 [fscache]

other info that might help us debug this:
5 locks held by nfsiod/7916:
#0: (nfsiod){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81048290>] worker_thread+0x19a/0x2e2
#1: (&task->u.tk_work#2){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff81048290>] worker_thread+0x19a/0x2e2
#2: (&cookie->lock){+.+.-.}, at: [<ffffffffa0076acc>] __fscache_write_page+0x15c/0x3f3 [fscache]
#3: (&object->lock#2){+.+.-.}, at: [<ffffffffa0076b07>] __fscache_write_page+0x197/0x3f3 [fscache]
#4: (&cookie->stores_lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffffa0076b0f>] __fscache_write_page+0x19f/0x3f3 [fscache]

stack backtrace:
Pid: 7916, comm: nfsiod Not tainted 2.6.32-rc6-cachefs #24
Call Trace:
[<ffffffff8105ac7f>] __lock_acquire+0x1649/0x16e3
[<ffffffff81059ded>] ? __lock_acquire+0x7b7/0x16e3
[<ffffffff8100e27d>] ? dump_trace+0x248/0x257
[<ffffffff8105ad70>] lock_acquire+0x57/0x6d
[<ffffffffa0076872>] ? __fscache_uncache_page+0xdb/0x160 [fscache]
[<ffffffff8135467c>] _spin_lock+0x2c/0x3b
[<ffffffffa0076872>] ? __fscache_uncache_page+0xdb/0x160 [fscache]
[<ffffffffa0076872>] __fscache_uncache_page+0xdb/0x160 [fscache]
[<ffffffffa0077eb7>] ? __fscache_check_page_write+0x0/0x71 [fscache]
[<ffffffffa00b4755>] nfs_fscache_release_page+0x86/0xc4 [nfs]
[<ffffffffa00907f0>] nfs_release_page+0x3c/0x41 [nfs]
[<ffffffff81087ffb>] try_to_release_page+0x32/0x3b
[<ffffffff81092c2b>] shrink_page_list+0x316/0x4ac
[<ffffffff81058a9b>] ? mark_held_locks+0x52/0x70
[<ffffffff8135451b>] ? _spin_unlock_irq+0x2b/0x31
[<ffffffff81093153>] shrink_inactive_list+0x392/0x67c
[<ffffffff81058a9b>] ? mark_held_locks+0x52/0x70
[<ffffffff810934ca>] shrink_list+0x8d/0x8f
[<ffffffff81093744>] shrink_zone+0x278/0x33c
[<ffffffff81052c70>] ? ktime_get_ts+0xad/0xba
[<ffffffff8109453b>] try_to_free_pages+0x22e/0x392
[<ffffffff8109184c>] ? isolate_pages_global+0x0/0x212
[<ffffffff8108e16b>] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x3dc/0x5cf
[<ffffffff810ae24a>] cache_alloc_refill+0x34d/0x6c1
[<ffffffff811bcf74>] ? radix_tree_node_alloc+0x52/0x5c
[<ffffffff810ae929>] kmem_cache_alloc+0xb2/0x118
[<ffffffff811bcf74>] radix_tree_node_alloc+0x52/0x5c
[<ffffffff811bcfd5>] radix_tree_insert+0x57/0x19c
[<ffffffffa0076b53>] __fscache_write_page+0x1e3/0x3f3 [fscache]
[<ffffffffa00b4248>] __nfs_readpage_to_fscache+0x58/0x11e [nfs]
[<ffffffffa009bb77>] nfs_readpage_release+0x34/0x9b [nfs]
[<ffffffffa009c0d9>] nfs_readpage_release_full+0x32/0x4b [nfs]
[<ffffffffa0006cff>] rpc_release_calldata+0x12/0x14 [sunrpc]
[<ffffffffa0006e2d>] rpc_free_task+0x59/0x61 [sunrpc]
[<ffffffffa0006f03>] rpc_async_release+0x10/0x12 [sunrpc]
[<ffffffff810482e5>] worker_thread+0x1ef/0x2e2
[<ffffffff81048290>] ? worker_thread+0x19a/0x2e2
[<ffffffff81352433>] ? thread_return+0x3e/0x101
[<ffffffffa0006ef3>] ? rpc_async_release+0x0/0x12 [sunrpc]
[<ffffffff8104bff5>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x34
[<ffffffff81058d25>] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0xd/0xf
[<ffffffff810480f6>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x2e2
[<ffffffff8104bd21>] kthread+0x7a/0x82
[<ffffffff8100beda>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
[<ffffffff8100b87c>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30
[<ffffffff8104c2b9>] ? add_wait_queue+0x15/0x44
[<ffffffff8104bca7>] ? kthread+0x0/0x82
[<ffffffff8100bed0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20


Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/fscache/cookie.c | 4 +++-
lib/radix-tree.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index b1870a6..e6854f5 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ struct fscache_cookie *__fscache_acquire_cookie(
cookie->netfs_data = netfs_data;
cookie->flags = 0;

- INIT_RADIX_TREE(&cookie->stores, GFP_NOFS);
+ /* radix tree insertion won't use the preallocation pool unless it's
+ * told it may not wait */
+ INIT_RADIX_TREE(&cookie->stores, GFP_NOFS & ~__GFP_WAIT);

switch (cookie->def->type) {
case FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_INDEX:
diff --git a/lib/radix-tree.c b/lib/radix-tree.c
index 23abbd9..ae61068 100644
--- a/lib/radix-tree.c
+++ b/lib/radix-tree.c
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ radix_tree_node_free(struct radix_tree_node *node)
* ensure that the addition of a single element in the tree cannot fail. On
* success, return zero, with preemption disabled. On error, return -ENOMEM
* with preemption not disabled.
+ *
+ * To make use of this facility, the radix tree must be initialised without
+ * __GFP_WAIT being passed to INIT_RADIX_TREE().
*/
int radix_tree_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask)
{

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