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From: Sahitya Tummala <stummala@codeaurora.org>
To: Chao Yu <yuchao0@huawei.com>
Cc: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>,
	linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] f2fs: Fix deadlock in shutdown ioctl
Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:02:02 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180516073202.GB6293@codeaurora.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <67bd2926-6851-0544-c24a-85dfa72aa70f@huawei.com>

On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 02:48:42PM +0800, Chao Yu wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks, I thought about it too but then I checked that XFS shutdown ioctl is
> > not taking any lock for this ioctl. Hence, I followed the same in F2FS.
> > Do you know why XFS is not taking any lock? 
> 
> I don't know. :(

No problem :)

> 
> > Is it really needed in shutdown ioctl?
> 
> IMO, yes, we should keep freeze and remount be aware of the shutdown operation.

Thanks for your inputs. I will send the updated patch set.

--
Sent by a consultant of the Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of the Code Aurora Forum.

      reply	other threads:[~2018-05-16  7:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-05-10 13:20 [PATCH] f2fs: Fix deadlock in shutdown ioctl Sahitya Tummala
2018-05-14  3:39 ` Chao Yu
2018-05-15  7:57   ` Sahitya Tummala
2018-05-16  6:48     ` Chao Yu
2018-05-16  7:32       ` Sahitya Tummala [this message]

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