To write data, the writer first acquires the i_mutex, then try getting
caps. The writer may sleep while holding the i_mutex. If the MDS revokes
Fb cap in this case, vmtruncate work can't do its job because i_mutex
is locked. We should wake up the writer and let it truncate the pages.
Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Sage Weil <sage@inktank.com>
struct inode *inode = &ci->vfs_inode;
dout("vmtruncate_work %p\n", inode);
- mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+ if (!mutex_trylock(&inode->i_mutex)) {
+ /*
+ * the i_mutex can be hold by a writer who is waiting for
+ * caps. wake up waiters, they will do pending vmtruncate.
+ */
+ wake_up_all(&ci->i_cap_wq);
+ mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+ }
__ceph_do_pending_vmtruncate(inode);
mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
iput(inode);