1. Userspace sends the command "losetup -d" which uses the open() call
to open the device
2. Kernel receives the ioctl command "LOOP_CLR_FD" which calls the
function loop_clr_fd()
3. If LOOP_CLR_FD is the first command received at the time, then the
AUTOCLEAR flag is not set and deletion of the
loop device proceeds ahead and scans the partitions (drop/add
partitions)
if (disk_openers(lo->lo_disk) > 1) {
lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
loop_global_unlock(lo, true);
return 0;
}
4. Before scanning partitions, it will check to see if any partition of
the loop device is currently opened
5. If any partition is opened, then it will return EBUSY:
if (disk->open_partitions)
return -EBUSY;
6. So, after receiving the "LOOP_CLR_FD" command and just before the above
check for open_partitions, if any other command
(like blkid) opens any partition of the loop device, then the partition
scan will not proceed and EBUSY is returned as shown in above code
7. But in "__loop_clr_fd()", this EBUSY error is not propagated
8. We have noticed that this is causing the partitions of the loop to
remain stale even after the loop device is detached resulting in the
IO errors on the partitions
Fix:
Defer the detach of loop device to release function, which is called
when the last close happens, by setting the lo_flags to LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR
at the time of detach i.e in loop_clr_fd() function.
Test case involves the following two scripts:
script1.sh:
while [ 1 ];
do
losetup -P -f /home/opt/looptest/test10.img
blkid /dev/loop0p1
done
script2.sh:
while [ 1 ];
do
losetup -d /dev/loop0
done
Without fix, the following IO errors have been observed:
kernel: __loop_clr_fd: partition scan of loop0 failed (rc=-16)
kernel: I/O error, dev loop0, sector 20971392 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700
phys_seg 1 prio class 0
kernel: I/O error, dev loop0, sector 108868 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0
phys_seg 1 prio class 0
kernel: Buffer I/O error on dev loop0p1, logical block 27201, async page
read
Signed-off-by: Gulam Mohamed <[email protected]>
---
v4<-v3:
1. Defer the loop detach to last close of loop device
2. Removed the use of lo_open due to following reasons:
Setting the lo_state to Lo_rundown in loop_clr_fd() may not help in
stopping the incoming open(), when the loop is being detached, as the
open() could invoke the lo_open() before the lo_state is set to Lo_rundown
and increment the disk_openers refcnt later.
As the actual cleanup is deferred to last close, in release, there is no
chance for the open() to kick in to take the reference. Because both open()
and release() are protected by open_mutex and hence they cannot run in
parallel.
So, lo_open() and setting lo_state to Lo_rundown is not needed. Removing
the loop state Lo_rundown as its not used anymore.
drivers/block/loop.c | 44 ++++++++------------------------------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 28a95fd366fe..4936cadc1a63 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
enum {
Lo_unbound,
Lo_bound,
- Lo_rundown,
Lo_deleting,
};
@@ -1131,7 +1130,7 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, blk_mode_t mode,
return error;
}
-static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
+static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo)
{
struct file *filp;
gfp_t gfp = lo->old_gfp_mask;
@@ -1139,14 +1138,6 @@ static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, &lo->lo_queue->queue_flags))
blk_queue_write_cache(lo->lo_queue, false, false);
- /*
- * Freeze the request queue when unbinding on a live file descriptor and
- * thus an open device. When called from ->release we are guaranteed
- * that there is no I/O in progress already.
- */
- if (!release)
- blk_mq_freeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
-
spin_lock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
filp = lo->lo_backing_file;
lo->lo_backing_file = NULL;
@@ -1164,8 +1155,6 @@ static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
mapping_set_gfp_mask(filp->f_mapping, gfp);
/* This is safe: open() is still holding a reference. */
module_put(THIS_MODULE);
- if (!release)
- blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
disk_force_media_change(lo->lo_disk);
@@ -1180,11 +1169,7 @@ static void __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
* must be at least one and it can only become zero when the
* current holder is released.
*/
- if (!release)
- mutex_lock(&lo->lo_disk->open_mutex);
err = bdev_disk_changed(lo->lo_disk, false);
- if (!release)
- mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_disk->open_mutex);
if (err)
pr_warn("%s: partition scan of loop%d failed (rc=%d)\n",
__func__, lo->lo_number, err);
@@ -1232,25 +1217,8 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo)
loop_global_unlock(lo, true);
return -ENXIO;
}
- /*
- * If we've explicitly asked to tear down the loop device,
- * and it has an elevated reference count, set it for auto-teardown when
- * the last reference goes away. This stops $!~#$@ udev from
- * preventing teardown because it decided that it needs to run blkid on
- * the loopback device whenever they appear. xfstests is notorious for
- * failing tests because blkid via udev races with a losetup
- * <dev>/do something like mkfs/losetup -d <dev> causing the losetup -d
- * command to fail with EBUSY.
- */
- if (disk_openers(lo->lo_disk) > 1) {
- lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
- loop_global_unlock(lo, true);
- return 0;
- }
- lo->lo_state = Lo_rundown;
+ lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
loop_global_unlock(lo, true);
-
- __loop_clr_fd(lo, false);
return 0;
}
@@ -1724,15 +1692,19 @@ static void lo_release(struct gendisk *disk)
if (disk_openers(disk) > 0)
return;
+ /*
+ * Clear the backing device information if this is the last close of
+ * a device that's been marked for auto clear, or on which LOOP_CLR_FD
+ * has been called.
+ */
mutex_lock(&lo->lo_mutex);
if (lo->lo_state == Lo_bound && (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR)) {
- lo->lo_state = Lo_rundown;
mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_mutex);
/*
* In autoclear mode, stop the loop thread
* and remove configuration after last close.
*/
- __loop_clr_fd(lo, true);
+ __loop_clr_fd(lo);
return;
}
mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_mutex);
--
2.43.0
Looks good:
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
On 6/7/24 12:06, Gulam Mohamed wrote:
> 1. Userspace sends the command "losetup -d" which uses the open() call
> to open the device
> 2. Kernel receives the ioctl command "LOOP_CLR_FD" which calls the
> function loop_clr_fd()
> 3. If LOOP_CLR_FD is the first command received at the time, then the
> AUTOCLEAR flag is not set and deletion of the
> loop device proceeds ahead and scans the partitions (drop/add
> partitions)
>
> if (disk_openers(lo->lo_disk) > 1) {
> lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
> loop_global_unlock(lo, true);
> return 0;
> }
>
> 4. Before scanning partitions, it will check to see if any partition of
> the loop device is currently opened
> 5. If any partition is opened, then it will return EBUSY:
>
> if (disk->open_partitions)
> return -EBUSY;
> 6. So, after receiving the "LOOP_CLR_FD" command and just before the above
> check for open_partitions, if any other command
> (like blkid) opens any partition of the loop device, then the partition
> scan will not proceed and EBUSY is returned as shown in above code
> 7. But in "__loop_clr_fd()", this EBUSY error is not propagated
> 8. We have noticed that this is causing the partitions of the loop to
> remain stale even after the loop device is detached resulting in the
> IO errors on the partitions
> Fix:
> Defer the detach of loop device to release function, which is called
> when the last close happens, by setting the lo_flags to LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR
> at the time of detach i.e in loop_clr_fd() function.
>
> Test case involves the following two scripts:
>
> script1.sh:
>
> while [ 1 ];
> do
> losetup -P -f /home/opt/looptest/test10.img
> blkid /dev/loop0p1
> done
>
> script2.sh:
>
> while [ 1 ];
> do
> losetup -d /dev/loop0
> done
>
> Without fix, the following IO errors have been observed:
>
> kernel: __loop_clr_fd: partition scan of loop0 failed (rc=-16)
> kernel: I/O error, dev loop0, sector 20971392 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700
> phys_seg 1 prio class 0
> kernel: I/O error, dev loop0, sector 108868 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0
> phys_seg 1 prio class 0
> kernel: Buffer I/O error on dev loop0p1, logical block 27201, async page
> read
>
> Signed-off-by: Gulam Mohamed <[email protected]>
> ---
>
Looks good.
Reviewed-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <[email protected]>
-ck
I did run blktests realted to this patch [1] without this patch I can
following messages :-
[ 320.404176] __loop_clr_fd: partition scan of loop0 failed (rc=-16)
[ 322.908994] __loop_clr_fd: partition scan of loop0 failed (rc=-16)
with this patch applied, these messages are gone when ran same test
posted in [1] ..
[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/all/ymanwmgtn76jg56vmjbg5vxcegfng2ewccgntmtzskwl6qx42d@g3iyvqldgais/T/
Hello,
kernel test robot noticed "ltp.ioctl09.fail" on:
commit: 02ab74c165fb204557fe6cde80eda0633fbc4412 ("[PATCH V4 for-6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach and loop open")
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Gulam-Mohamed/loop-Fix-a-race-between-loop-detach-and-loop-open/20240608-031123
base: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux-block.git for-next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
patch subject: [PATCH V4 for-6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach and loop open
in testcase: ltp
version: ltp-x86_64-14c1f76-1_20240608
with following parameters:
disk: 1HDD
fs: ext4
test: syscalls-03/ioctl09
compiler: gcc-13
test machine: 4 threads 1 sockets Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz (Ivy Bridge) with 8G memory
(please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/[email protected]
Running tests.......
<<<test_start>>>
tag=ioctl09 stime=1717978971
cmdline="ioctl09"
contacts=""
analysis=exit
<<<test_output>>>
tst_test.c:1734: TINFO: LTP version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
tst_test.c:1618: TINFO: Timeout per run is 0h 02m 30s
tst_device.c:96: TINFO: Found free device 0 '/dev/loop0'
ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p1 succeeds
ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p1 succeeds
ioctl09.c:51: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p2 fails
ioctl09.c:59: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p2 fails
ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p1 succeeds
ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p1 succeeds
ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p2 succeeds
ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p2 succeeds
tst_device.c:263: TWARN: ioctl(/dev/loop0, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0) no ENXIO for too long
Summary:
passed 8
failed 0
broken 0
skipped 0
warnings 1
incrementing stop
<<<execution_status>>>
initiation_status="ok"
duration=3 termination_type=exited termination_id=4 corefile=no
cutime=3 cstime=42
<<<test_end>>>
INFO: ltp-pan reported some tests FAIL
LTP Version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
###############################################################
Done executing testcases.
LTP Version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
###############################################################
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On Fri, Jun 07, 2024 at 07:06:07PM +0000, Gulam Mohamed wrote:
> Setting the lo_state to Lo_rundown in loop_clr_fd() may not help in
> stopping the incoming open(), when the loop is being detached, as the
> open() could invoke the lo_open() before the lo_state is set to Lo_rundown
> and increment the disk_openers refcnt later.
> As the actual cleanup is deferred to last close, in release, there is no
> chance for the open() to kick in to take the reference. Because both open()
> and release() are protected by open_mutex and hence they cannot run in
> parallel.
> So, lo_open() and setting lo_state to Lo_rundown is not needed. Removing
> the loop state Lo_rundown as its not used anymore.
Looks like LTP still expects Lo_rundown to be set.
Hi,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 8:28 PM
> To: Gulam Mohamed <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 for-6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach
> and loop open
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> kernel test robot noticed "ltp.ioctl09.fail" on:
>
> commit: 02ab74c165fb204557fe6cde80eda0633fbc4412 ("[PATCH V4 for-
> 6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach and loop open")
> url: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/intel-lab-
> lkp/linux/commits/Gulam-Mohamed/loop-Fix-a-race-between-loop-detach-
> and-loop-open/20240608-
> 031123__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!Niww5tWxpW_rqqBaG_-
> w8CbDvJjcC6AwSb4gYZL3tS7fUrBcYesefSCbVL8GrWLJ0R8W_jyMsgUDi0HVVA
> _7Fk4$
> base:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/axboe
> /linux-block.git__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!Niww5tWxpW_rqqBaG_-
> w8CbDvJjcC6AwSb4gYZL3tS7fUrBcYesefSCbVL8GrWLJ0R8W_jyMsgUDi0HVSM
> 8EomQ$ for-next patch link:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240607190607.177
> 05-1-
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> BaG_-
> w8CbDvJjcC6AwSb4gYZL3tS7fUrBcYesefSCbVL8GrWLJ0R8W_jyMsgUDi0HVEcY
> Yz3s$
> patch subject: [PATCH V4 for-6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach
> and loop open
>
> in testcase: ltp
> version: ltp-x86_64-14c1f76-1_20240608
> with following parameters:
>
> disk: 1HDD
> fs: ext4
> test: syscalls-03/ioctl09
>
>
>
> compiler: gcc-13
> test machine: 4 threads 1 sockets Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz
> (Ivy Bridge) with 8G memory
>
> (please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)
>
>
>
>
> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email protected]>
> | Closes:
> | https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/20240611213
> | 0.a572f72-
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> | -
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> 6MVc$
>
>
> Running tests.......
> <<<test_start>>>
> tag=ioctl09 stime=1717978971
> cmdline="ioctl09"
> contacts=""
> analysis=exit
> <<<test_output>>>
> tst_test.c:1734: TINFO: LTP version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
> tst_test.c:1618: TINFO: Timeout per run is 0h 02m 30s
> tst_device.c:96: TINFO: Found free device 0 '/dev/loop0'
> ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p1 succeeds
> ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p1 succeeds
> ioctl09.c:51: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p2 fails
> ioctl09.c:59: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p2 fails
> ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p1 succeeds
> ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p1 succeeds
> ioctl09.c:48: TPASS: access /sys/block/loop0/loop0p2 succeeds
> ioctl09.c:56: TPASS: access /dev/loop0p2 succeeds
> tst_device.c:263: TWARN: ioctl(/dev/loop0, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0) no ENXIO for
> too long
>
> Summary:
> passed 8
> failed 0
> broken 0
> skipped 0
> warnings 1
> incrementing stop
> <<<execution_status>>>
> initiation_status="ok"
> duration=3 termination_type=exited termination_id=4 corefile=no
> cutime=3 cstime=42
> <<<test_end>>>
> INFO: ltp-pan reported some tests FAIL
> LTP Version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
>
>
> ###############################################################
>
> Done executing testcases.
> LTP Version: 20240524-32-ge2c52c5bb
>
> ###############################################################
>
>
>
>
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I looked at the LTP test case failure and also the function tst_detach_device_by_fd() which failed. Our kernel patch will defer all the attempts to detach a loop device to the last close, to fix an issue.
The tst_detach_device_by_fd() in LTP test case will open the loop device and repeatedly checks for error code ENXIO. As the new approach, as I mentioned above, will defer the detach to last close and the last close happens *only* when the LTP test function tst_detach_device_by_fd() returns, the test will obviously fail. So, Can you please modify the LTP test case to accommodate the new behaviour of kernel code for loop detach?
Please let us know your comments.
Regards,
Gulam Mohamed.
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 09:10:37PM +0000, Gulam Mohamed wrote:
> I looked at the LTP test case failure and also the function tst_detach_device_by_fd() which failed. Our kernel patch will defer all the attempts to detach a loop device to the last close, to fix an issue.
> The tst_detach_device_by_fd() in LTP test case will open the loop device and repeatedly checks for error code ENXIO. As the new approach, as I mentioned above, will defer the detach to last close and the last close happens *only* when the LTP test function tst_detach_device_by_fd() returns, the test will obviously fail. So, Can you please modify the LTP test case to accommodate the new behaviour of kernel code for loop detach?
> Please let us know your comments.
I still think simply setting the rundown state is the better approach..
Hi Christoph,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 11:16 AM
> To: Gulam Mohamed <[email protected]>
> Cc: kernel test robot <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; linux-
> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
> [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 for-6.10/block] loop: Fix a race between loop detach
> and loop open
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 09:10:37PM +0000, Gulam Mohamed wrote:
> > I looked at the LTP test case failure and also the function
> tst_detach_device_by_fd() which failed. Our kernel patch will defer all the
> attempts to detach a loop device to the last close, to fix an issue.
> > The tst_detach_device_by_fd() in LTP test case will open the loop device
> and repeatedly checks for error code ENXIO. As the new approach, as I
> mentioned above, will defer the detach to last close and the last close
> happens *only* when the LTP test function tst_detach_device_by_fd()
> returns, the test will obviously fail. So, Can you please modify the LTP test case
> to accommodate the new behaviour of kernel code for loop detach?
> > Please let us know your comments.
>
> I still think simply setting the rundown state is the better approach..
Thanks for the review Christoph. I am sending the V5 as you suggested.
Regards,
Gulam Mohamed.