Re: [PATCH] ksmbd: use F_SETLK to force vfs_file_lock() to return asynchronously

[Vasily Averin]

On 22.12.2021 09:51, Vasily Averin wrote:
> On 22.12.2021 08:25, Namjae Jeon wrote:
>> 2021-12-22 13:32 GMT+09:00, Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> On 22.12.2021 05:50, Namjae Jeon wrote:
>>>> 2021-12-21 22:08 GMT+09:00, Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> On 21.12.2021 15:02, Namjae Jeon wrote:
>>>>>> 2021-12-19 18:34 GMT+09:00, Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>> To avoid possible deadlock ksmbd should process locks asynchronously.
>>>>>>> Callers expecting vfs_file_locks() to return asynchronously should
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>> use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW.
>>>>>> Should I check this patch instead of
>>>>>> [PATCH] ksmbd: force "fail immediately" flag on fs with its own ->lock
>>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>> no, these patches are independent and both ones are required.
>>>>> current patch fixes incorrect kernel thread behaviour:
>>>>> kernel threads should not use F_SETLKW for locking requests.
>>>> How does this patch work? posix_lock_file in vfs_lock_file() does not use
>>>> cmd.
>>>> And your patch still leaves FL_SLEEP.
>>>
>>> "use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW" was copy-pasted from requirement described in
>>> comment above vfs_lock_file().
>>>
>>> posix_lock_file() is not used in all ->lock() functions, and use F_SETLKW
>>> forces some of affected filesystem use blocking locks:
>> What I'm saying is that when we apply "ksmbd: force "fail immediately"
>> flag on fs with its own ->lock ", this patch is meaningless. How is
>> ->lock() with F_SETLKW called?
> 
> I got your point finally,
> yes, you are right, now this cannot happen.
> However I'm going to fix all affected filesystems and then revert
> "ksmbd: force "fail immediately" flag on fs with its own ->lock"
> When this happen and ksmbd will still use IS_SETLKW it will trigger the problems described below.

I've created
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215383