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dm snapshot: only take lock for statustype info not table
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Take snapshot lock only for STATUSTYPE_INFO, not STATUSTYPE_TABLE.

Commit 4c6fff4
(dm-snapshot-lock-snapshot-while-supplying-status.patch)
introduced this use of the lock, but userspace applications using
libdevmapper have been found to request STATUSTYPE_TABLE while the device
is suspended and the lock is already held, leading to deadlock.  Since
the lock is not necessary in this case, don't try to take it.

Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
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Mikulas Patocka authored and Alasdair G Kergon committed Dec 10, 2009
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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions drivers/md/dm-snap.c
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Expand Up @@ -1152,10 +1152,11 @@ static int snapshot_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
unsigned sz = 0;
struct dm_snapshot *snap = ti->private;

down_write(&snap->lock);

switch (type) {
case STATUSTYPE_INFO:

down_write(&snap->lock);

if (!snap->valid)
DMEMIT("Invalid");
else {
Expand All @@ -1171,6 +1172,9 @@ static int snapshot_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
else
DMEMIT("Unknown");
}

up_write(&snap->lock);

break;

case STATUSTYPE_TABLE:
Expand All @@ -1185,8 +1189,6 @@ static int snapshot_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
break;
}

up_write(&snap->lock);

return 0;
}

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