As described in the comment above arc_reclaim_thread() it's critical
that the reclaim thread be careful about blocking. Just like it must
never wait on a hash lock, it must never wait on a task which can in
turn wait on the CV in arc_get_data_buf(). This will deadlock, see
issue #3822 for full backtraces showing the problem.
To resolve this issue arc_kmem_reap_now() has been updated to use the
asynchronous arc prune function. This means that arc_prune_async()
may now be called while there are still outstanding arc_prune_tasks.
However, this isn't a problem because arc_prune_async() already
keeps a reference count preventing multiple outstanding tasks per
registered consumer. Functionally, this behavior is the same as
the counterpart illumos function dnlc_reduce_cache().
Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Tim Chase <tim@chase2k.com>
Issue #3808
Issue #3834
Issue #3822
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