From c83f6bf98dc1f1a194118b3830706cebbebda8c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vivek Goyal Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:24:18 +0200 Subject: block: add partition resize function to blkpg ioctl Add a new operation code (BLKPG_RESIZE_PARTITION) to the BLKPG ioctl that allows altering the size of an existing partition, even if it is currently in use. This patch converts hd_struct->nr_sects into sequence counter because One might extend a partition while IO is happening to it and update of nr_sects can be non-atomic on 32bit machines with 64bit sector_t. This can lead to issues like reading inconsistent size of a partition. Sequence counter have been used so that readers don't have to take bdev mutex lock as we call sector_in_part() very frequently. Now all the access to hd_struct->nr_sects should happen using sequence counter read/update helper functions part_nr_sects_read/part_nr_sects_write. There is one exception though, set_capacity()/get_capacity(). I think theoritically race should exist there too but this patch does not modify set_capacity()/get_capacity() due to sheer number of call sites and I am afraid that change might break something. I have left that as a TODO item. We can handle it later if need be. This patch does not introduce any new races as such w.r.t set_capacity()/get_capacity(). v2: Add CONFIG_LBDAF test to UP preempt case as suggested by Phillip. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Phillip Susi Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- include/linux/genhd.h | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux/genhd.h') diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h index 017a7fb5a1fc..b88723b81b3d 100644 --- a/include/linux/genhd.h +++ b/include/linux/genhd.h @@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ struct partition_meta_info { struct hd_struct { sector_t start_sect; + /* + * nr_sects is protected by sequence counter. One might extend a + * partition while IO is happening to it and update of nr_sects + * can be non-atomic on 32bit machines with 64bit sector_t. + */ sector_t nr_sects; + seqcount_t nr_sects_seq; sector_t alignment_offset; unsigned int discard_alignment; struct device __dev; @@ -648,6 +654,57 @@ static inline void hd_struct_put(struct hd_struct *part) __delete_partition(part); } +/* + * Any access of part->nr_sects which is not protected by partition + * bd_mutex or gendisk bdev bd_mutex, should be done using this + * accessor function. + * + * Code written along the lines of i_size_read() and i_size_write(). + * CONFIG_PREEMPT case optimizes the case of UP kernel with preemption + * on. + */ +static inline sector_t part_nr_sects_read(struct hd_struct *part) +{ +#if BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_LBDAF) && defined(CONFIG_SMP) + sector_t nr_sects; + unsigned seq; + do { + seq = read_seqcount_begin(&part->nr_sects_seq); + nr_sects = part->nr_sects; + } while (read_seqcount_retry(&part->nr_sects_seq, seq)); + return nr_sects; +#elif BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_LBDAF) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) + sector_t nr_sects; + + preempt_disable(); + nr_sects = part->nr_sects; + preempt_enable(); + return nr_sects; +#else + return part->nr_sects; +#endif +} + +/* + * Should be called with mutex lock held (typically bd_mutex) of partition + * to provide mutual exlusion among writers otherwise seqcount might be + * left in wrong state leaving the readers spinning infinitely. + */ +static inline void part_nr_sects_write(struct hd_struct *part, sector_t size) +{ +#if BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_LBDAF) && defined(CONFIG_SMP) + write_seqcount_begin(&part->nr_sects_seq); + part->nr_sects = size; + write_seqcount_end(&part->nr_sects_seq); +#elif BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_LBDAF) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) + preempt_disable(); + part->nr_sects = size; + preempt_enable(); +#else + part->nr_sects = size; +#endif +} + #else /* CONFIG_BLOCK */ static inline void printk_all_partitions(void) { } -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b