block: avoid incorrect bdi_unregiter call in blk_cleanup_queue
PATCH 1/1 block: avoid incorrect bdi_unregiter call in blk_cleanup_queue
blk_cleanup_queue() should call bdi_unregister() only if WB_registered is set to bdi->wb.state. Because, blk_cleanup_queue() may be called before bdi_register() is called, for example, error path.
--- block/blk-core.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
block/blk-core.c +2 -1
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q) q->queue_lock = &q->__queue_lock;spin_unlock_irq (lock); -bdi_unregister (&q->backing_dev_info); +if (test_bit (WB_registered, &q->backing_dev_info.wb.state)) +bdi_unregister (&q->backing_dev_info);/* @q is and will stay empty, shutdown and put */ blk_put_queue (q);
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Jens Axboe
maintainerQuoted 3 lines · Masayoshi Mizuma
blk_cleanup_queue()should callbdi_unregister()only ifWB_registeredis set tobdi->wb.state. Because,blk_cleanup_queue()may be called beforebdi_register()is called, for example, error path.
Should this logic be in bdi_unregister() instead?
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Jens Axboe
Hi Jens,
Quoted 6 lines · On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 08:04:33 -0700 Jens Axboe wrote:
Quoted 3 lines · Masayoshi Mizuma
blk_cleanup_queue()should callbdi_unregister()only ifWB_registeredis set tobdi->wb.state. Because,blk_cleanup_queue()may be called beforebdi_register()is called, for example, error path.Should this logic be in
bdi_unregister()instead?
Thank you for pointed it out! I think your suggestion is better. I will rewrite the patch.
- Masayoshi Mizuma