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To: "Denis V. Lunev" <den@openvz.org>, andrey.zhadchenko@virtuozzo.com
Cc: devel@openvz.org
Subject: Re: [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 3/5] dm-qcow2: fix SEEK_HOLE/SEEK_DATA using an image freed by a merge
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 18:54:30 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <010701a1a7e9a73d-8f7ee719-e6ee-42fb-bdda-ffc7245e7079-000000@eu-central-1.amazonses.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261104180105.1807820-4-den@openvz.org>
> From: Denis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>
>
> qcow2_llseek_hole() starts at tgt->top and follows qcow2->lower, parsing
> the metadata of each image, with nothing keeping the images alive. dm
> core holds only the table SRCU around the call, which does not keep a
> target message out. merge_backward complete unlinks the merged image,
> waits in qcow2_inflight_ref_switch() for the qios holding refs and
> destroys the image, so a seek already walking it goes on with a freed
> struct qcow2, its md pages and its file. A SEEK_DATA scan of a large
> sparse image keeps the walk running long enough to hit it.
>
> Hold a per-target rw_semaphore for read over the walk, and for write
> while merge_backward complete unlinks and destroys the image. An
> inflight ref held over the walk would also do, but every inflight ref
> switch would then wait for the whole scan, including the one starting a
> backward merge with the top image paused, which stalls guest I/O for as
> long as the scan runs.
>
> merge_backward complete now waits for a running seek while it holds
> ctl_mutex, so target messages and the presuspend of the device queue
> behind it until the scan ends.
>
> Fixes: 412d5a4f7bf1 ("dm/dm-qcow2: add llseek_hole")
> https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-153050
> Feature: dm-qcow2: block device over QCOW2 files driver
> Reviewed-by: Andrey Zhadchenko <andrey.zhadchenko@virtuozzo.com>
> Reviewed-by: Konstantin Khorenko <khorenko@virtuozzo.com>
> Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-04 18:01 [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 0/5] dm-qcow2: fix merges not stopping the users of the images they change Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:01 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 1/5] dm-qcow2: fix a failed refcount table relocation leaking md pages Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:52 ` no-reply
2026-11-04 18:01 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 2/5] dm-qcow2: fix backward merge of an inner image racing its reads Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:52 ` no-reply
2026-11-04 18:01 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 3/5] dm-qcow2: fix SEEK_HOLE/SEEK_DATA using an image freed by a merge Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:54 ` no-reply [this message]
2026-11-04 18:01 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 4/5] dm-qcow2: fix SEEK_HOLE/SEEK_DATA hanging after a failed metadata read Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:55 ` no-reply
2026-11-04 18:01 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 5/5] dm-qcow2: fix a refcount table relocation failing on a valid image Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 18:55 ` no-reply
2026-11-04 18:30 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 0/5] dm-qcow2: fix merges not stopping the users of the images they change Konstantin Khorenko
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