2 files changed, 27 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index e4f9c1b0836c..3e898a48122d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ restart:
                                         XFS_LOOKUP_BATCH,
                                         XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
                         if (!nr_found) {
+                                done = 1;
                                 rcu_read_unlock();
                                 break;
                         }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index acdb92f14d51..5fc2380092c8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -346,20 +346,23 @@ xfs_ail_delete(
  */
 STATIC void
 xfs_ail_worker(
-        struct work_struct *work)
+        struct work_struct      *work)
 {
-        struct xfs_ail  *ailp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+        struct xfs_ail          *ailp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
                                         struct xfs_ail, xa_work);
-        long            tout;
-        xfs_lsn_t       target =  ailp->xa_target;
-        xfs_lsn_t       lsn;
-        xfs_log_item_t  *lip;
-        int             flush_log, count, stuck;
-        xfs_mount_t     *mp = ailp->xa_mount;
+        xfs_mount_t             *mp = ailp->xa_mount;
         struct xfs_ail_cursor   *cur = &ailp->xa_cursors;
-        int             push_xfsbufd = 0;
+        xfs_log_item_t          *lip;
+        xfs_lsn_t               lsn;
+        xfs_lsn_t               target;
+        long                    tout = 10;
+        int                     flush_log = 0;
+        int                     stuck = 0;
+        int                     count = 0;
+        int                     push_xfsbufd = 0;
 
         spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+        target = ailp->xa_target;
         xfs_trans_ail_cursor_init(ailp, cur);
         lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, cur, ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn);
         if (!lip || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp)) {
@@ -368,8 +371,7 @@ xfs_ail_worker(
                  */
                 xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(ailp, cur);
                 spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
-                ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
-                return;
+                goto out_done;
         }
 
         XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail);
@@ -386,8 +388,7 @@ xfs_ail_worker(
          * lots of contention on the AIL lists.
          */
         lsn = lip->li_lsn;
-        flush_log = stuck = count = 0;
-        while ((XFS_LSN_CMP(lip->li_lsn, target) < 0)) {
+        while ((XFS_LSN_CMP(lip->li_lsn, target) <= 0)) {
                 int     lock_result;
                 /*
                  * If we can lock the item without sleeping, unlock the AIL
@@ -480,21 +481,25 @@ xfs_ail_worker(
         }
 
         /* assume we have more work to do in a short while */
-        tout = 10;
+out_done:
         if (!count) {
                 /* We're past our target or empty, so idle */
                 ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
 
                 /*
-                 * Check for an updated push target before clearing the
-                 * XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT. If the target changed, we've got more
-                 * work to do. Wait a bit longer before starting that work.
+                 * We clear the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT first before checking
+                 * whether the target has changed. If the target has changed,
+                 * this pushes the requeue race directly onto the result of the
+                 * atomic test/set bit, so we are guaranteed that either the
+                 * the pusher that changed the target or ourselves will requeue
+                 * the work (but not both).
                  */
+                clear_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags);
                 smp_rmb();
-                if (ailp->xa_target == target) {
-                        clear_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags);
+                if (XFS_LSN_CMP(ailp->xa_target, target) == 0 ||
+                    test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
                         return;
-                }
+
                 tout = 50;
         } else if (XFS_LSN_CMP(lsn, target) >= 0) {
                 /*
@@ -553,7 +558,7 @@ xfs_ail_push(
          * the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT.
          */
         smp_wmb();
-        ailp->xa_target = threshold_lsn;
+        xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(ailp, &ailp->xa_target, &threshold_lsn);
         if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
                 queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work, 0);
 }