Hi @mathew-hodson, This fix is needed in the Linux kernel package for Xenial as well (it duplicates the zfs-linux/dkms source).
Shouldn't the 'linux' source package still be tracked? Thanks, Mauricio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to zfs-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1839521 Title: Xenial: ZFS deadlock in shrinker path with xattrs Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in zfs-linux source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] * Xenial's ZFS can deadlock in the memory shrinker path after removing files with extended attributes (xattr). * Extended attributes are enabled by default, but are _not_ used by default, which reduces the likelyhood. * It's very difficult/rare to reproduce this problem, due to file/xattr/remove/shrinker/lru order/timing circumstances required. (weeks for a reporter user) but a synthetic test-case has been found for tests. [Test Case] * A synthetic reproducer is available for this LP, with a few steps to touch/setfattr/rm/drop_caches plus a kernel module to massage the disposal list. (comment #8) * In the original ZFS module: the xattr dir inode is not purged immediately on file removal, but possibly purged _two_ shrinker invocations later. This allows for other thread started before file remove to call zfs_zget() on the xattr child inode and iput() it, so it makes to the same disposal list as the xattr dir inode. (comment #3) * In the modified ZFS module: the xattr dir inode is purged immediately on file removal not possibly later on shrinker invocation, so the problem window above doesn't exist anymore. (comment #12) [Regression Potential] * Low. The patches are confined to extended attributes in ZFS, specifically node removal/purge, and another change how an xattr child inode tracks its xattr dir (parent) inode, so that it can be purged immediately on removal. * The ZFS test-suite has been run on original/modified zfs-dkms package/kernel modules, with no regressions. (comment #11) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1839521/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
