Re: [PATCH RFC fs/namespace] Make kern_unmount() use synchronize_rcu_expedited()

From: Chris Mason
Date: Wed Apr 27 2022 - 08:20:13 EST



> On Apr 26, 2022, at 7:11 PM, Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 12:58:34AM +0200, Christoph Bartoschek wrote:
>>> 3. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220218183114.2867528-1-riel@xxxxxxxxxxx/
>>> Refined queue_rcu_work() approach.
>>>
>>> #1 should work, but the resulting IPIs are not going to make the real-time
>>> guys happy. #2 and #3 have been subject to reasonably heavy testing
>>> and did fix a very similar issue to the one that you are reporting,
>>> but last I knew there were doubts about the concurrency consequences.
>>>
>>> Could you please give at least #3 a shot and see if it helps you?
>>
>> I have tried #3 and it works well with my testcases as far as I can see it.
>
> Thank you for giving it a try!
>
> Al, are further adjustments needed to make this patch cover all the
> corner cases?


Did we end up addressing all of Al’s comments here?

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YhCFKyVMtOSyBDJh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

-chris