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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 v2 3/3] dm-qcow2: fix SEEK_HOLE/SEEK_DATA using an image freed by a merge
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 09:15:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <010701a1a0b12b55-1c01e7bf-e869-4495-ac7c-a9d0a13ee962-000000@eu-central-1.amazonses.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261103090813.166986-4-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.
>
> Fixes: 412d5a4f7bf1 ("dm/dm-qcow2: add llseek_hole")
> https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-153050
> Feature: dm-qcow2: block device over QCOW2 files driver
> 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: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-03 9:08 [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v2 0/3] dm-qcow2: fix merges not stopping the users of the images they change Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-03 9:08 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v2 1/3] dm-qcow2: fix a failed refcount table relocation leaking md pages Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-03 9:13 ` no-reply
2026-11-03 9:27 ` Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-04 16:59 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-11-03 9:08 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v2 2/3] dm-qcow2: fix backward merge of an inner image racing its reads Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-03 9:13 ` no-reply
2026-11-04 16:59 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-11-03 9:08 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v2 3/3] dm-qcow2: fix SEEK_HOLE/SEEK_DATA using an image freed by a merge Denis V. Lunev
2026-11-03 9:15 ` no-reply [this message]
2026-11-04 16:59 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-11-04 13:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v2 0/3] dm-qcow2: fix merges not stopping the users of the images they change Andrey Zhadchenko
2026-11-04 16:59 ` Konstantin Khorenko
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