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GFS2: Re-add a call to log_flush_wait when flushing the journal

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PATCH 1/1 GFS2: Re-add a call to log_flush_wait when flushing the journal

Hi,

Upstream commit 34cc178 changed a line of code from calling function log_flush_commit to calling log_write_header. This had the effect of eliminating a call to function log_flush_wait. That causes the journal to skip over log headers, which results in multiple wrap points, which itself leads to infinite loops in journal replay, both in the kernel code and fsck.gfs2 code. This patch re-adds that call.

Regards,

Bob Peterson
Red Hat File Systems

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fs/gfs2/log.c +1 -0
index edbd461..4a14d50 100644
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_head != sdp->sd_log_flush_head) {
+		log_flush_wait(sdp);
 		log_write_header(sdp, 0);
 	} else if (sdp->sd_log_tail != current_tail(sdp) && !sdp->sd_log_idle){
 		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free); /* Adjust for unreserved buffer */
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PATCH 1/1 GFS2: Re-add a call to log_flush_wait when flushing the journal

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Quoted 9 lines · Bob Peterson

Hi,

Upstream commit 34cc178 changed a line of code from calling function log_flush_commit to calling log_write_header. This had the effect of eliminating a call to function log_flush_wait. That causes the journal to skip over log headers, which results in multiple wrap points, which itself leads to infinite loops in journal replay, both in the kernel code and fsck.gfs2 code. This patch re-adds that call.

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Regards,

Bob Peterson
Red Hat File Systems

Well spotted! Looks good. I've added this to the -nmw tree as well. Thanks,

Steve.

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fs/gfs2/log.c +1 -0
index edbd461..4a14d50 100644
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_head != sdp->sd_log_flush_head) {
+		log_flush_wait(sdp);
 		log_write_header(sdp, 0);
 	} else if (sdp->sd_log_tail != current_tail(sdp) && !sdp->sd_log_idle){
 		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free); /* Adjust for unreserved buffer */