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Re: [PATCH] kill superflous buffer locking

To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kill superflous buffer locking
From: Lachlan McIlroy <lachlan@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:30:18 +1100
Cc: xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx, xfs-dev <xfs-dev@xxxxxxx>
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Christoph,

We've fixed the source of the assertion (that was the bugs in
xfs_buf_associate_memory()) so I'm pushing your buffer lock
removal patch back in again.

While looking through it I found a couple of issues:

- It called unlock_page() before calls to PagePrivate() and
  PageUptodate().  I think the page needs to be locked during
  these calls so I moved the unlock_page() further down.

- Unlocking the pages as we go can cause a double unlock in the
  error handling for a NULL page in the XBF_READ_AHEAD case so I
  removed the unlocking code for that case.

Would you mind checking these changes?

Lachlan

Lachlan McIlroy wrote:
Christoph,

We've had to reverse this change because it's caused a regression.
We haven't been able to identify why we see the following assertion
trigger with these changes but the assertion goes away without the
changes.  Until we figure out why we'll have to leave the buffer
locking in.

<5>XFS mounting filesystem hdb2
<5>Starting XFS recovery on filesystem: hdb2 (logdev: internal)
<4>XFS: xlog_recover_process_data: bad clientid
<4>Assertion failed: 0, file: fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c, line: 2912
<0>------------[ cut here ]------------
<2>kernel BUG at fs/xfs/support/debug.c:81!
<0>invalid opcode: 0000 [#1]
<0>SMP
<4>Modules linked in:
<0>CPU: 2
<0>EIP: 0060:[<c028a125>] Not tainted VLI
<0>EFLAGS: 00010286 (2.6.23-kali-26_xfs-debug #1)
<0>EIP is at assfail+0x1e/0x22
<0>eax: 00000043 ebx: f3002a50 ecx: 00000001 edx: 00000086
<0>esi: f56e2300 edi: f8fa5c28 ebp: efa67ae4 esp: efa67ad4
<0>ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0033 ss: 0068
<0>Process mount (pid: 15191, ti=efa66000 task=f7b43570 task.ti=efa66000)
<0>Stack: c05c8bda c05c6762 c05c4750 00000b60 efa67b1c c0269a35 00000004 c05c5903
<0> f3a14000 efa67ba8 f7e458c0 f8fa5c34 efa67bb8 f8fa6a38 0000000d 00001e00
<0> f8fa4000 00000000 efa67bf4 c026a566 f8fa4000 00000001 00000651 00000000
<0>Call Trace:
<0> [<c0105eb6>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x1a/0x2f
<0> [<c0105f66>] show_stack_log_lvl+0x9b/0xa3
<0> [<c0106127>] show_registers+0x1b9/0x28b
<0> [<c0106312>] die+0x119/0x27b
<0> [<c04d5748>] do_trap+0x8a/0xa3
<0> [<c0106733>] do_invalid_op+0x88/0x92
<0> [<c04d551a>] error_code+0x72/0x78
<0> [<c0269a35>] xlog_recover_process_data+0x6a/0x1ff
<0> [<c026a566>] xlog_do_recovery_pass+0x810/0x9f3
<0> [<c026a7ab>] xlog_do_log_recovery+0x62/0xe2
<0> [<c026a848>] xlog_do_recover+0x1d/0x187
<0> [<c026bd17>] xlog_recover+0x88/0x95
<0> [<c0264d9d>] xfs_log_mount+0x100/0x144
<0> [<c026ea6f>] xfs_mountfs+0x278/0x639
<0> [<c0277917>] xfs_mount+0x25c/0x2f7
<0> [<c0289952>] xfs_fs_fill_super+0xab/0x1fd
<0> [<c0164677>] get_sb_bdev+0xd6/0x114
<0> [<c0288c38>] xfs_fs_get_sb+0x21/0x27
<0> [<c0164181>] vfs_kern_mount+0x41/0x7a
<0> [<c0164209>] do_kern_mount+0x37/0xbd
<0> [<c0175abe>] do_mount+0x566/0x5c0
<0> [<c0175b87>] sys_mount+0x6f/0xa9
<0> [<c0104e7e>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85
<0> =======================
<0>Code: 04 24 10 00 00 00 e8 2a e7 03 00 c9 c3 55 89 e5 83 ec 10 89 4c 24 0c 89 54 24 08 89 44 24 04 c7 04 24 da 8b 5c c0 e8 07 bf e9 ff <0f> 0b eb fe 55 83 e0 07 89 e5 57 bf 07 00 00 00 56 89 d6 53 89
<0>EIP: [<c028a125>] assfail+0x1e/0x22 SS:ESP 0068:efa67ad4


Lachlan

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
There is no need to lock any page in xfs_buf.c because we operate
on our own address_space and all locking is covered by the buffer
semaphore.  If we ever switch back to main blockdeive address_space
as suggested e.g. for fsblock with a similar scheme the locking will
have to be totally revised anyway because the current scheme is
neither correct nor coherent with itself.


Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

Index: linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-xfs.orig/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c 2007-09-23 13:28:00.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c 2007-09-23 14:13:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
congestion_wait(WRITE, HZ/50);
goto retry;
}
+ unlock_page(page);
XFS_STATS_INC(xb_page_found);
@@ -405,10 +406,7 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
ASSERT(!PagePrivate(page));
if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
page_count--;
- if (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
- if (flags & XBF_READ)
- bp->b_locked = 1;
- } else if (!PagePrivate(page)) {
+ if (blocksize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE && !PagePrivate(page)) {
if (test_page_region(page, offset, nbytes))
page_count++;
}
@@ -418,11 +416,6 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
offset = 0;
}
- if (!bp->b_locked) {
- for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
- unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
- }
-
if (page_count == bp->b_page_count)
bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
@@ -747,7 +740,6 @@ xfs_buf_associate_memory(
bp->b_page_count = ++i;
ptr += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
}
- bp->b_locked = 0;
bp->b_count_desired = bp->b_buffer_length = len;
bp->b_flags |= XBF_MAPPED;
@@ -1093,25 +1085,13 @@ xfs_buf_iostart(
return status;
}
-STATIC_INLINE int
-_xfs_buf_iolocked(
- xfs_buf_t *bp)
-{
- ASSERT(bp->b_flags & (XBF_READ | XBF_WRITE));
- if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ)
- return bp->b_locked;
- return 0;
-}
-
STATIC_INLINE void
_xfs_buf_ioend(
xfs_buf_t *bp,
int schedule)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1) {
- bp->b_locked = 0;
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1)
xfs_buf_ioend(bp, schedule);
- }
}
STATIC int
@@ -1146,10 +1126,6 @@ xfs_buf_bio_end_io(
if (--bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec)
prefetchw(&bvec->bv_page->flags);
-
- if (_xfs_buf_iolocked(bp)) {
- unlock_page(page);
- }
} while (bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec);
_xfs_buf_ioend(bp, 1);
@@ -1161,13 +1137,12 @@ STATIC void
_xfs_buf_ioapply(
xfs_buf_t *bp)
{
- int i, rw, map_i, total_nr_pages, nr_pages;
+ int rw, map_i, total_nr_pages, nr_pages;
struct bio *bio;
int offset = bp->b_offset;
int size = bp->b_count_desired;
sector_t sector = bp->b_bn;
unsigned int blocksize = bp->b_target->bt_bsize;
- int locking = _xfs_buf_iolocked(bp);
total_nr_pages = bp->b_page_count;
map_i = 0;
@@ -1190,7 +1165,7 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
* filesystem block size is not smaller than the page size.
*/
if ((bp->b_buffer_length < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) &&
- (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ) && locking &&
+ (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ) &&
(blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)) {
bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, 1);
@@ -1207,24 +1182,6 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
goto submit_io;
}
- /* Lock down the pages which we need to for the request */
- if (locking && (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) && (bp->b_locked == 0)) {
- for (i = 0; size; i++) {
- int nbytes = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset;
- struct page *page = bp->b_pages[i];
-
- if (nbytes > size)
- nbytes = size;
-
- lock_page(page);
-
- size -= nbytes;
- offset = 0;
- }
- offset = bp->b_offset;
- size = bp->b_count_desired;
- }
-
next_chunk:
atomic_inc(&bp->b_io_remaining);
nr_pages = BIO_MAX_SECTORS >> (PAGE_SHIFT - BBSHIFT);
Index: linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-xfs.orig/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h 2007-09-05 11:17:42.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h 2007-09-23 14:04:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf {
void *b_fspriv2;
void *b_fspriv3;
unsigned short b_error; /* error code on I/O */
- unsigned short b_locked; /* page array is locked */
unsigned int b_page_count; /* size of page array */
unsigned int b_offset; /* page offset in first page */
struct page **b_pages; /* array of page pointers */
Index: linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/xfsidbg.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfsidbg.c 2007-09-23 13:33:07.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6-xfs/fs/xfs/xfsidbg.c 2007-09-23 14:04:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -2110,9 +2110,9 @@ print_xfs_buf(
(unsigned long long) bp->b_file_offset,
(unsigned long long) bp->b_buffer_length,
bp->b_addr);
- kdb_printf(" b_bn 0x%llx b_count_desired 0x%lx b_locked %d\n",
+ kdb_printf(" b_bn 0x%llx b_count_desired 0x%lxn",
(unsigned long long)bp->b_bn,
- (unsigned long) bp->b_count_desired, (int)bp->b_locked);
+ (unsigned long) bp->b_count_desired);
kdb_printf(" b_queuetime %ld (now=%ld/age=%ld) b_io_remaining %d\n",
bp->b_queuetime, jiffies, bp->b_queuetime + age,
bp->b_io_remaining.counter);







--- fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c_1.249    2007-11-27 15:28:34.000000000 +1100
+++ fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c  2007-11-28 13:02:38.000000000 +1100
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
                if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
                        if (flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) {
                                bp->b_page_count = i;
-                               for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-                                       unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
                                return -ENOMEM;
                        }
 
@@ -418,24 +416,17 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
                ASSERT(!PagePrivate(page));
                if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
                        page_count--;
-                       if (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
-                               if (flags & XBF_READ)
-                                       bp->b_locked = 1;
-                       } else if (!PagePrivate(page)) {
+                       if (blocksize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE && !PagePrivate(page)) {
                                if (test_page_region(page, offset, nbytes))
                                        page_count++;
                        }
                }
 
+               unlock_page(page);
                bp->b_pages[i] = page;
                offset = 0;
        }
 
-       if (!bp->b_locked) {
-               for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-                       unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
-       }
-
        if (page_count == bp->b_page_count)
                bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
 
@@ -752,7 +743,6 @@ xfs_buf_associate_memory(
                bp->b_pages[i] = mem_to_page((void *)pageaddr);
                pageaddr += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
        }
-       bp->b_locked = 0;
 
        bp->b_count_desired = len;
        bp->b_buffer_length = buflen;
@@ -1099,25 +1089,13 @@ xfs_buf_iostart(
        return status;
 }
 
-STATIC_INLINE int
-_xfs_buf_iolocked(
-       xfs_buf_t               *bp)
-{
-       ASSERT(bp->b_flags & (XBF_READ | XBF_WRITE));
-       if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ)
-               return bp->b_locked;
-       return 0;
-}
-
 STATIC_INLINE void
 _xfs_buf_ioend(
        xfs_buf_t               *bp,
        int                     schedule)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1) {
-               bp->b_locked = 0;
+       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1)
                xfs_buf_ioend(bp, schedule);
-       }
 }
 
 STATIC int
@@ -1152,10 +1130,6 @@ xfs_buf_bio_end_io(
 
                if (--bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec)
                        prefetchw(&bvec->bv_page->flags);
-
-               if (_xfs_buf_iolocked(bp)) {
-                       unlock_page(page);
-               }
        } while (bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec);
 
        _xfs_buf_ioend(bp, 1);
@@ -1167,13 +1141,12 @@ STATIC void
 _xfs_buf_ioapply(
        xfs_buf_t               *bp)
 {
-       int                     i, rw, map_i, total_nr_pages, nr_pages;
+       int                     rw, map_i, total_nr_pages, nr_pages;
        struct bio              *bio;
        int                     offset = bp->b_offset;
        int                     size = bp->b_count_desired;
        sector_t                sector = bp->b_bn;
        unsigned int            blocksize = bp->b_target->bt_bsize;
-       int                     locking = _xfs_buf_iolocked(bp);
 
        total_nr_pages = bp->b_page_count;
        map_i = 0;
@@ -1196,7 +1169,7 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
         * filesystem block size is not smaller than the page size.
         */
        if ((bp->b_buffer_length < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) &&
-           (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ) && locking &&
+           (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ) &&
            (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)) {
                bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, 1);
 
@@ -1213,24 +1186,6 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
                goto submit_io;
        }
 
-       /* Lock down the pages which we need to for the request */
-       if (locking && (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) && (bp->b_locked == 0)) {
-               for (i = 0; size; i++) {
-                       int             nbytes = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset;
-                       struct page     *page = bp->b_pages[i];
-
-                       if (nbytes > size)
-                               nbytes = size;
-
-                       lock_page(page);
-
-                       size -= nbytes;
-                       offset = 0;
-               }
-               offset = bp->b_offset;
-               size = bp->b_count_desired;
-       }
-
 next_chunk:
        atomic_inc(&bp->b_io_remaining);
        nr_pages = BIO_MAX_SECTORS >> (PAGE_SHIFT - BBSHIFT);
--- fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h_1.122    2007-11-27 15:28:36.000000000 +1100
+++ fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h  2007-11-27 15:21:51.000000000 +1100
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_buf {
        void                    *b_fspriv2;
        void                    *b_fspriv3;
        unsigned short          b_error;        /* error code on I/O */
-       unsigned short          b_locked;       /* page array is locked */
        unsigned int            b_page_count;   /* size of page array */
        unsigned int            b_offset;       /* page offset in first page */
        struct page             **b_pages;      /* array of page pointers */
--- fs/xfs/xfsidbg.c_1.340      2007-11-27 15:28:37.000000000 +1100
+++ fs/xfs/xfsidbg.c    2007-11-27 15:28:33.000000000 +1100
@@ -2007,9 +2007,9 @@ print_xfs_buf(
                   (unsigned long long) bp->b_file_offset,
                   (unsigned long long) bp->b_buffer_length,
                   bp->b_addr);
-       kdb_printf("  b_bn 0x%llx b_count_desired 0x%lx b_locked %d\n",
+       kdb_printf("  b_bn 0x%llx b_count_desired 0x%lx\n",
                   (unsigned long long)bp->b_bn,
-                  (unsigned long) bp->b_count_desired, (int)bp->b_locked);
+                  (unsigned long) bp->b_count_desired);
        kdb_printf("  b_queuetime %ld (now=%ld/age=%ld) b_io_remaining %d\n",
                   bp->b_queuetime, jiffies, bp->b_queuetime + age,
                   bp->b_io_remaining.counter);
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