1 files changed, 36 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 773f4e2d3c1b..8e93a6ac9bb6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -770,6 +770,40 @@ static int drbd_may_do_local_read(struct drbd_conf *mdev, sector_t sector, int s
         return 0 == drbd_bm_count_bits(mdev, sbnr, ebnr);
 }
 
+static void maybe_pull_ahead(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
+{
+        int congested = 0;
+
+        /* If I don't even have good local storage, we can not reasonably try
+         * to pull ahead of the peer. We also need the local reference to make
+         * sure mdev->act_log is there.
+         * Note: caller has to make sure that net_conf is there.
+         */
+        if (!get_ldev_if_state(mdev, D_UP_TO_DATE))
+                return;
+
+        if (mdev->net_conf->cong_fill &&
+            atomic_read(&mdev->ap_in_flight) >= mdev->net_conf->cong_fill) {
+                dev_info(DEV, "Congestion-fill threshold reached\n");
+                congested = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (mdev->act_log->used >= mdev->net_conf->cong_extents) {
+                dev_info(DEV, "Congestion-extents threshold reached\n");
+                congested = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (congested) {
+                queue_barrier(mdev); /* last barrier, after mirrored writes */
+
+                if (mdev->net_conf->on_congestion == OC_PULL_AHEAD)
+                        _drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, conn, C_AHEAD), 0, NULL);
+                else  /*mdev->net_conf->on_congestion == OC_DISCONNECT */
+                        _drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, conn, C_DISCONNECTING), 0, NULL);
+        }
+        put_ldev(mdev);
+}
+
 static int drbd_make_request_common(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct bio *bio, unsigned long start_time)
 {
         const int rw = bio_rw(bio);
@@ -977,29 +1011,8 @@ allocate_barrier:
                 _req_mod(req, queue_for_send_oos);
 
         if (remote &&
-            mdev->net_conf->on_congestion != OC_BLOCK && mdev->agreed_pro_version >= 96) {
-                int congested = 0;
-
-                if (mdev->net_conf->cong_fill &&
-                    atomic_read(&mdev->ap_in_flight) >= mdev->net_conf->cong_fill) {
-                        dev_info(DEV, "Congestion-fill threshold reached\n");
-                        congested = 1;
-                }
-
-                if (mdev->act_log->used >= mdev->net_conf->cong_extents) {
-                        dev_info(DEV, "Congestion-extents threshold reached\n");
-                        congested = 1;
-                }
-
-                if (congested) {
-                        queue_barrier(mdev); /* last barrier, after mirrored writes */
-
-                        if (mdev->net_conf->on_congestion == OC_PULL_AHEAD)
-                                _drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, conn, C_AHEAD), 0, NULL);
-                        else  /*mdev->net_conf->on_congestion == OC_DISCONNECT */
-                                _drbd_set_state(_NS(mdev, conn, C_DISCONNECTING), 0, NULL);
-                }
-        }
+            mdev->net_conf->on_congestion != OC_BLOCK && mdev->agreed_pro_version >= 96)
+                maybe_pull_ahead(mdev);
 
         spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
         kfree(b); /* if someone else has beaten us to it... */