Merge git://oss.sgi.com:8090/oss/git/rc-fixes

* git://oss.sgi.com:8090/oss/git/rc-fixes:
  Fix a direct I/O locking issue revealed by the new mutex code.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 848044af7e16..27f3e787faca 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -1155,15 +1155,16 @@ direct_io_worker(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
  * For writes, i_mutex is not held on entry; it is never taken.
  *
  * DIO_LOCKING (simple locking for regular files)
- * For writes we are called under i_mutex and return with i_mutex held, even though
- * it is internally dropped.
+ * For writes we are called under i_mutex and return with i_mutex held, even
+ * though it is internally dropped.
  * For reads, i_mutex is not held on entry, but it is taken and dropped before
  * returning.
  *
  * DIO_OWN_LOCKING (filesystem provides synchronisation and handling of
  *      uninitialised data, allowing parallel direct readers and writers)
  * For writes we are called without i_mutex, return without it, never touch it.
- * For reads, i_mutex is held on entry and will be released before returning.
+ * For reads we are called under i_mutex and return with i_mutex held, even
+ * though it may be internally dropped.
  *
  * Additional i_alloc_sem locking requirements described inline below.
  */
@@ -1182,7 +1183,8 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
         ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
         loff_t end = offset;
         struct dio *dio;
-        int reader_with_isem = (rw == READ && dio_lock_type == DIO_OWN_LOCKING);
+        int release_i_mutex = 0;
+        int acquire_i_mutex = 0;
 
         if (rw & WRITE)
                 current->flags |= PF_SYNCWRITE;
@@ -1225,7 +1227,6 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
          *      writers need to grab i_alloc_sem only (i_mutex is already held)
          * For regular files using DIO_OWN_LOCKING,
          *      neither readers nor writers take any locks here
-         *      (i_mutex is already held and release for writers here)
          */
         dio->lock_type = dio_lock_type;
         if (dio_lock_type != DIO_NO_LOCKING) {
@@ -1236,7 +1237,7 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
                         mapping = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping;
                         if (dio_lock_type != DIO_OWN_LOCKING) {
                                 mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-                                reader_with_isem = 1;
+                                release_i_mutex = 1;
                         }
 
                         retval = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, offset,
@@ -1248,7 +1249,7 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 
                         if (dio_lock_type == DIO_OWN_LOCKING) {
                                 mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-                                reader_with_isem = 0;
+                                acquire_i_mutex = 1;
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -1269,11 +1270,13 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
                                 nr_segs, blkbits, get_blocks, end_io, dio);
 
         if (rw == READ && dio_lock_type == DIO_LOCKING)
-                reader_with_isem = 0;
+                release_i_mutex = 0;
 
 out:
-        if (reader_with_isem)
+        if (release_i_mutex)
                 mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+        else if (acquire_i_mutex)
+                mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
         if (rw & WRITE)
                 current->flags &= ~PF_SYNCWRITE;
         return retval;