From: Alexander Ivanov <alexander.ivanov@virtuozzo.com>
To: andrey.zhadchenko@virtuozzo.com
Cc: devel@openvz.org
Subject: [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 05/10] dm-qcow2: flush lower metadata before clearing its dirty bit on merge failure
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:06:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261028150645.3222391-6-alexander.ivanov@virtuozzo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261028150645.3222391-1-alexander.ivanov@virtuozzo.com>
When qcow2_merge_common() fails, qcow2_merge_backward_work() clears the
dirty bit of the lower image right away. qcow2_service_iter() waits only
for the service qios, so delayed md writeback of the lower image may
still be pending. With kernel_sets_dirty_bit, a crash at that point
leaves the lower image marked clean on disk with L2 tables and refblocks
that lag behind the merged data.
A failed md writeback of the lower image is also missed:
md_writeback_error is set only by qcow2_flush_deferred_activity(), so
the next resume is not refused.
Flush the deferred activity of the lower image before writing its
header, as qcow2_merge_backward_complete() does.
https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-148171
Feature: dm-qcow2: block device over QCOW2 files driver
Signed-off-by: Alexander Ivanov <alexander.ivanov@virtuozzo.com>
---
drivers/md/dm-qcow2-cmd.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-qcow2-cmd.c b/drivers/md/dm-qcow2-cmd.c
index 2865940cff30..28c2166fd47a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-qcow2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-qcow2-cmd.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ void qcow2_merge_backward_work(struct work_struct *work)
ret = qcow2_merge_common(tgt, qcow2);
if (ret) {
set_backward_merge_in_process(tgt, qcow2, false);
+ qcow2_flush_deferred_activity(tgt, lower);
ret2 = qcow2_set_image_file_features(lower, false);
if (ret2 < 0)
QC_ERR(tgt->ti, "Can't unuse lower (%d)", ret2);
--
2.53.0
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Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-28 15:06 [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 00/10] dm-qcow2: truncate unused tail of image on suspend Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 01/10] dm-qcow2: add qcow2_md_page_read_sync() helper Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:12 ` no-reply
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 02/10] dm-qcow2: drop duplicate prefix from QC_ERR/QC_INFO messages Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:10 ` no-reply
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 03/10] dm-qcow2: extend the file for a new refblock in allocate_cluster() Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:11 ` no-reply
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 04/10] dm-qcow2: complete wbd before ending the data qio Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:14 ` no-reply
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` Alexander Ivanov [this message]
2026-10-28 15:14 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 05/10] dm-qcow2: flush lower metadata before clearing its dirty bit on merge failure no-reply
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 06/10] dm-qcow2: keep the dirty bit of an image that needs check Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:16 ` no-reply
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 07/10] dm-qcow2: fix md page cleanup on failed reftable relocation Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:16 ` no-reply
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 08/10] dm-qcow2: flag the image for check if reftable relocation fails late Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:17 ` no-reply
2026-10-29 7:18 ` Alexander Ivanov
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 09/10] dm-qcow2: flag the image for check after a reverted L1/L2 writeback Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:19 ` no-reply
2026-10-29 7:27 ` Alexander Ivanov
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-28 15:06 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 10/10] dm-qcow2: truncate unused tail of image on suspend Alexander Ivanov
2026-10-28 15:21 ` no-reply
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-29 10:55 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v9 00/10] " Andrey Zhadchenko
2026-11-03 17:50 ` Konstantin Khorenko
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