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Since commit 64bc06bb32ee ("gfs2: iomap buffered write support"), gfs2 is doing
buffered writes by starting a transaction in iomap_begin, writing a range of
pages, and ending that transaction in iomap_end. This approach suffers from
two problems:
(1) Any allocations necessary for the write are done in iomap_begin, so when
the data aren't journaled, there is no need for keeping the transaction open
until iomap_end.
(2) Transactions keep the gfs2 log flush lock held. When
iomap_file_buffered_write calls balance_dirty_pages, this can end up calling
gfs2_write_inode, which will try to flush the log. This requires taking the
log flush lock which is already held, resulting in a deadlock.
Fix both of these issues by not keeping transactions open from iomap_begin to
iomap_end. Instead, start a small transaction in page_prepare and end it in
page_done when necessary.
Reported-by: Edwin Török <edvin.torok@citrix.com>
Fixes: 64bc06bb32ee ("gfs2: iomap buffered write support")
Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Bob Peterson <rpeterso@redhat.com>
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