linux-stable.git/drivers/md/md.c, branch v3.4

MD: Add del_timer_sync to mddev_suspend (fix nasty panic)

2012-05-17T00:38:24+00:00

Use del_timer_sync to remove timer before mddev_suspend finishes.

We don't want a timer going off after an mddev_suspend is called.  This is
especially true with device-mapper, since it can call the destructor function
immediately following a suspend.  This results in the removal (kfree) of the
structures upon which the timer depends - resulting in a very ugly panic.
Therefore, we add a del_timer_sync to mddev_suspend to prevent this.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: fix possible corruption of array metadata on shutdown.

2012-04-24T00:23:16+00:00

commit c744a65c1e2d59acc54333ce8
  md: don't set md arrays to readonly on shutdown.

removed the possibility of a 'BUG' when data is written to an array
that has just been switched to read-only, but also introduced the
possibility that the array metadata could be corrupted.

If, when md_notify_reboot gets the mddev lock, the array is
in a state where it is assembled but hasn't been started (as can
happen if the personality module is not available, or in other unusual
situations), then incorrect metadata will be written out making it
impossible to re-assemble the array.

So only call __md_stop_writes() if the array has actually been
activated.

This patch is needed for any stable kernel which has had the above
commit applied.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Christoph Nelles 
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: don't call ->add_disk unless there is good reason.

2012-04-24T00:23:14+00:00

Commit 7bfec5f35c68121e7b18

   md/raid5: If there is a spare and a want_replacement device, start replacement.

cause md_check_recovery to call ->add_disk much more often.
Instead of only when the array is degraded, it is now called whenever
md_check_recovery finds anything useful to do, which includes
updating the metadata for clean<->dirty transition.
This causes unnecessary work, and causes info messages from ->add_disk
to be reported much too often.

So refine md_check_recovery to only do any actual recovery checking
(including ->add_disk) if MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED is set.

This fix is suitable for 3.3.y:

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Jan Ceuleers 
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: Add judgement bb->unacked_exist in function md_ack_all_badblocks().

2012-03-19T01:46:42+00:00

If there are no unacked bad blocks, then there is no point searching
for them to acknowledge them.


Signed-off-by: majianpeng 
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: fix clearing of the 'changed' flags for the bad blocks list.

2012-03-19T01:46:41+00:00

In super_1_sync (the first hunk) we need to clear 'changed' before
checking read_seqretry(), otherwise we might race with other code
adding a bad block and so won't retry later.

In md_update_sb (the second hunk), in the case where there is no
metadata (neither persistent nor external), we treat any bad blocks as
an error.  However we need to clear the 'changed' flag before calling
md_ack_all_badblocks, else it won't do anything.

This patch is suitable for -stable release 3.0 and later.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md/bitmap: move printing of bitmap status to bitmap.c

2012-03-19T01:46:40+00:00

The part of /proc/mdstat which describes the bitmap should really
be generated by code in bitmap.c.  So move it there.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md/raid10: handle merge_bvec_fn in member devices.

2012-03-19T01:46:39+00:00

Currently we don't honour merge_bvec_fn in member devices so if there
is one, we force all requests to be single-page at most.
This is not ideal.

So enhance the raid10 merge_bvec_fn to check that function in children
as well.

This introduces a small problem.  There is no locking around calls
the ->merge_bvec_fn and subsequent calls to ->make_request.  So a
device added between these could end up getting a request which
violates its merge_bvec_fn.

Currently the best we can do is synchronize_sched().  This will work
providing no preemption happens.  If there is preemption, we just
have to hope that new devices are largely consistent with old devices.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: tidy up rdev_for_each usage.

2012-03-19T01:46:39+00:00

md.h has an 'rdev_for_each()' macro for iterating the rdevs in an
mddev.  However it uses the 'safe' version of list_for_each_entry,
and so requires the extra variable, but doesn't include 'safe' in the
name, which is useful documentation.

Consequently some places use this safe version without needing it, and
many use an explicity list_for_each entry.

So:
 - rename rdev_for_each to rdev_for_each_safe
 - create a new rdev_for_each which uses the plain
   list_for_each_entry,
 - use the 'safe' version only where needed, and convert all other
   list_for_each_entry calls to use rdev_for_each.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

md: don't set md arrays to readonly on shutdown.

2012-03-19T01:46:37+00:00

It seems that with recent kernel, writeback can still be happening
while shutdown is happening, and consequently data can be written
after the md reboot notifier switches all arrays to read-only.
This causes a BUG.

So don't switch them to read-only - just mark them clean and
set 'safemode' to '2' which mean that immediately after any
write the array will be switch back to 'clean'.

This could result in the shutdown happening when array is marked
dirty, thus forcing a resync on reboot.  However if you reboot
without performing a "sync" first, you get to keep both halves.

This is suitable for any stable kernel (though there might be some
conflicts with obvious fixes in earlier kernels).

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown

Merge tag 'md-3.3-fixes' of git://neil.brown.name/md

2012-02-09T03:06:30+00:00

Some simple md-related fixes.

1/ two small fixes to ensure we handle an interrupted resync properly.
2/ avoid loading the bitmap multiple times in dm-raid

* tag 'md-3.3-fixes' of git://neil.brown.name/md:
  md: two small fixes to handling interrupt resync.
  Prevent DM RAID from loading bitmap twice.