>> fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c | 13 +++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff -puN
>> fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c~jffs2-avoid-soft-lockup-in-jffs2_reserve_space_gc
>> fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
>> --- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c~jffs2-avoid-soft-lockup-in-jffs2_reserve_space_gc
>> +++ a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
>> @@ -211,20 +211,25 @@ out:
>> int jffs2_reserve_space_gc(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, uint32_t minsize,
>> uint32_t *len, uint32_t sumsize)
>> {
>> - int ret = -EAGAIN;
>> + int ret;
>> minsize = PAD(minsize);
>>
>> jffs2_dbg(1, "%s(): Requested 0x%x bytes\n", __func__, minsize);
>>
>> - spin_lock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
>> - while(ret == -EAGAIN) {
>> + while (true) {
>> + spin_lock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
>> ret = jffs2_do_reserve_space(c, minsize, len, sumsize);
>> if (ret) {
>> jffs2_dbg(1, "%s(): looping, ret is %d\n",
>> __func__, ret);
>> }
>> + spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
>> +
>> + if (ret == -EAGAIN)
>> + cond_resched();
>
> Just curious: would this be a place to use cond_resched_lock(), and keep
> the lock outside the loop?
>
Yeah, cond_resched_lock() can be used too, but doesn't make much difference.
This patch adds 5 LOC, and using cond_resched_lock() will also add 5 LOC.
As you've already merged it, I think it isn't worth borthing to make this
change.
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
index 0331072..36e9538 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ int jffs2_reserve_space_gc(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
uint32_t mi
nsize,
jffs2_dbg(1, "%s(): looping, ret is %d\n",
__func__, ret);
}
+
+ if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+ cond_resched_lock(&c->erease_completion_lock);
+ else
+ break;
}
spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
>> + else
>> + break;
>> }
>> - spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
>> if (!ret)
>> ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, c->nextblock, 1);
>>
>
> Anyway, pushed to l2-mtd.git.
>
Thanks!
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