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-rw-r--r--module/zfs/zvol.c28
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/module/zfs/zvol.c b/module/zfs/zvol.c
index 7a448f194..d4d533f02 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zvol.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zvol.c
@@ -891,11 +891,39 @@ zvol_first_open(zvol_state_t *zv)
{
objset_t *os;
uint64_t volsize;
+ int locked = 0;
int error;
uint64_t ro;
+ /*
+ * In all other cases the spa_namespace_lock is taken before the
+ * bdev->bd_mutex lock. But in this case the Linux __blkdev_get()
+ * function calls fops->open() with the bdev->bd_mutex lock held.
+ *
+ * To avoid a potential lock inversion deadlock we preemptively
+ * try to take the spa_namespace_lock(). Normally it will not
+ * be contended and this is safe because spa_open_common() handles
+ * the case where the caller already holds the spa_namespace_lock.
+ *
+ * When it is contended we risk a lock inversion if we were to
+ * block waiting for the lock. Luckily, the __blkdev_get()
+ * function allows us to return -ERESTARTSYS which will result in
+ * bdev->bd_mutex being dropped, reacquired, and fops->open() being
+ * called again. This process can be repeated safely until both
+ * locks are acquired.
+ */
+ if (!mutex_owned(&spa_namespace_lock)) {
+ locked = mutex_tryenter(&spa_namespace_lock);
+ if (!locked)
+ return (-ERESTARTSYS);
+ }
+
/* lie and say we're read-only */
error = dmu_objset_own(zv->zv_name, DMU_OST_ZVOL, 1, zvol_tag, &os);
+
+ if (locked)
+ mutex_exit(&spa_namespace_lock);
+
if (error)
return (-error);