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Commitdf2cb6daa4("block: Avoid deadlocks with bio allocation by stacking drivers") created a workqueue for every bio set and code in bio_alloc_bioset() that tries to resolve some low-memory deadlocks by redirecting bios queued on current->bio_list to the workqueue if the system is low on memory. However other deadlocks (see below **) may happen, without any low memory condition, because generic_make_request is queuing bios to current->bio_list (rather than submitting them). ** the related dm-snapshot deadlock is detailed here: https://www.redhat.com/archives/dm-devel/2016-July/msg00065.html Fix this deadlock by redirecting any bios on current->bio_list to the bio_set's rescue workqueue on every schedule() call. Consequently, when the process blocks on a mutex, the bios queued on current->bio_list are dispatched to independent workqueus and they can complete without waiting for the mutex to be available. The structure blk_plug contains an entry cb_list and this list can contain arbitrary callback functions that are called when the process blocks. To implement this fix DM (ab)uses the onstack plug's cb_list interface to get its flush_current_bio_list() called at schedule() time. This fixes the snapshot deadlock - if the map method blocks, flush_current_bio_list() will be called and it redirects bios waiting on current->bio_list to appropriate workqueues. Fixes: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267650 Depends-on:df2cb6daa4("block: Avoid deadlocks with bio allocation by stacking drivers") Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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