Still seeing hangs in xlog_grant_log_space

[Chris J Arges]

Peter Watkins-3 wrote:
> 
> Does your kernel have the effect of
> 
> 0bf6a5bd4b55b466964ead6fa566d8f346a828ee xfs: convert the xfsaild
> thread to a workqueue
> 

This patch is present in the Ubuntu Precise 3.2 kernel, and I have been able
to reproduce the failure with this patch applied.


Peter Watkins-3 wrote:
> 
> c7eead1e118fb7e34ee8f5063c3c090c054c3820 xfs: revert to using a
> kthread for AIL pushing
> 

I see this patch is 0030807c66f058230bcb20d2573bcaf28852e804 upstream, and
this patch is also present in the 3.2 Precise kernel that was tested and
exhibited the failure.


Peter Watkins-3 wrote:
> 
> In particular, is this code in xfs_trans_ail_push:
> 
>        smp_wmb();
>        xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(ailp, &ailp->xa_target, &threshold_lsn);
>        smp_wmb();
> 

In fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c:xfs_ail_push():

        /*
         * Ensure that the new target is noticed in push code before it
clears
         * the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT.
         */
        smp_wmb();
        xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(ailp, &ailp->xa_target, &threshold_lsn);
        smp_wmb();


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