Re: [PATCH block#for-2.6.31] block: fix a possible oops onelv_abort_queue()

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Tue Jun 02 2009 - 02:43:21 EST


On Tue, Jun 02 2009, Kiyoshi Ueda wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> I found one more mis-conversion to the 'request is always dequeued
> when completing' model in elv_abort_queue() during code inspection.
> Although I haven't hit any problem caused by this mis-conversion yet
> and just done compile/boot test, please apply if you have no problem.
>
>
> Request must be dequeued when it completes.
> However, elv_abort_queue() completes requests without dequeueing.
> This will cause oops in the __blk_end_request_all().
> This patch fixes the oops.

Thanks, applied!

> Signed-off-by: Kiyoshi Ueda <k-ueda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> block/elevator.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> Index: linux-2.6-block/block/elevator.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-block.orig/block/elevator.c
> +++ linux-2.6-block/block/elevator.c
> @@ -813,6 +813,11 @@ void elv_abort_queue(struct request_queu
> rq = list_entry_rq(q->queue_head.next);
> rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_QUIET;
> trace_block_rq_abort(q, rq);
> + /*
> + * Mark this request as started so we don't trigger
> + * any debug logic in the end I/O path.
> + */
> + blk_start_request(rq);
> __blk_end_request_all(rq, -EIO);
> }
> }

--
Jens Axboe

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