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In all but one case the spa_namespace_lock is taken before the bdev->bd_mutex lock. But Linux __blkdev_get() function calls fops->open() with the bdev->bd_mutex lock held and we must somehow still safely acquire the spa_namespace_lock. To avoid a potential lock inversion deadlock we preemptively try to take the spa_namespace_lock(). Normally it will not be contended and this is safe because spa_open_common() handles the case where the caller already holds the spa_namespace_lock. When it is contended we risk a lock inversion if we were to block waiting for the lock. Luckily, the __blkdev_get() function allows us to return -ERESTARTSYS which will result in bdev->bd_mutex being dropped, reacquired, and fops->open() being called again. This process can be repeated safely until both locks are acquired. Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov> Signed-off-by: Jorgen Lundman <lundman@lundman.net> Closes #612
Native ZFS for Linux! ZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solaris. It has been successfully ported to FreeBSD and now there is a functional Linux ZFS kernel port too. The port currently includes a fully functional and stable SPA, DMU, and ZVOL with a ZFS Posix Layer (ZPL) on the way!
$ ./configure
$ make pkg
To copy the kernel code inside your kernel source tree for builtin compilation:
$ ./configure --enable-linux-builtin --with-linux=/usr/src/linux-...
$ ./copy-builtin /usr/src/linux-...
Full documentation for building, configuring, and using ZFS can be found at: http://zfsonlinux.org