1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index d119c0388af1..2f82fabd7011 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -4028,6 +4028,7 @@ static noinline int find_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
         int loop = 0;
         bool found_uncached_bg = false;
         bool failed_cluster_refill = false;
+        bool failed_alloc = false;
 
         WARN_ON(num_bytes < root->sectorsize);
         btrfs_set_key_type(ins, BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY);
@@ -4232,14 +4233,23 @@ refill_cluster:
 
                 offset = btrfs_find_space_for_alloc(block_group, search_start,
                                                     num_bytes, empty_size);
-                if (!offset && (cached || (!cached &&
-                                           loop == LOOP_CACHING_NOWAIT))) {
-                        goto loop;
-                } else if (!offset && (!cached &&
-                                       loop > LOOP_CACHING_NOWAIT)) {
+                /*
+                 * If we didn't find a chunk, and we haven't failed on this
+                 * block group before, and this block group is in the middle of
+                 * caching and we are ok with waiting, then go ahead and wait
+                 * for progress to be made, and set failed_alloc to true.
+                 *
+                 * If failed_alloc is true then we've already waited on this
+                 * block group once and should move on to the next block group.
+                 */
+                if (!offset && !failed_alloc && !cached &&
+                    loop > LOOP_CACHING_NOWAIT) {
                         wait_block_group_cache_progress(block_group,
-                                        num_bytes + empty_size);
+                                                num_bytes + empty_size);
+                        failed_alloc = true;
                         goto have_block_group;
+                } else if (!offset) {
+                        goto loop;
                 }
 checks:
                 search_start = stripe_align(root, offset);
@@ -4287,6 +4297,7 @@ checks:
                 break;
 loop:
                 failed_cluster_refill = false;
+                failed_alloc = false;
                 btrfs_put_block_group(block_group);
         }
         up_read(&space_info->groups_sem);