Re: /dev/loop0 over lvm... leading to d-state :-(

[Jens Axboe]

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On Thu, Apr 05 2001, Jens Axboe wrote:
> To the LVM folks: you can't use b_dev or b_blocknr inside your
> make_request_fn, it destroys stacking drivers such as loop. And
> is just plain wrong in the general case too.

Irks, another one. lvm_make_request_fn also needs to call b_end_io
if a map fails. Updated patch attached, I'll collate further
patches if I find more :-)

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--- /opt/kernel/linux-2.4.3/drivers/md/lvm.c	Mon Jan 29 01:11:20 2001
+++ drivers/md/lvm.c	Thu Apr  5 16:48:52 2001
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
  *                 procfs is always supported now. (JT)
  *    12/01/2001 - avoided flushing logical volume in case of shrinking
  *                 because of unecessary overhead in case of heavy updates
+ *    05/04/2001 - lvm_map bugs: don't use b_blocknr/b_dev in lvm_map, it
+ *		   destroys stacking devices. call b_end_io on failed maps.
+ *		   (Jens Axboe)
  *
  */
 
@@ -1480,14 +1483,14 @@
  */
 static int lvm_map(struct buffer_head *bh, int rw)
 {
-	int minor = MINOR(bh->b_dev);
+	int minor = MINOR(bh->b_rdev);
 	int ret = 0;
 	ulong index;
 	ulong pe_start;
 	ulong size = bh->b_size >> 9;
-	ulong rsector_tmp = bh->b_blocknr * size;
+	ulong rsector_tmp = bh->b_rsector;
 	ulong rsector_sav;
-	kdev_t rdev_tmp = bh->b_dev;
+	kdev_t rdev_tmp = bh->b_rdev;
 	kdev_t rdev_sav;
 	vg_t *vg_this = vg[VG_BLK(minor)];
 	lv_t *lv = vg_this->lv[LV_BLK(minor)];
@@ -1676,8 +1679,12 @@
  */
 static int lvm_make_request_fn(request_queue_t *q,
 			       int rw,
-			       struct buffer_head *bh) {
-	return (lvm_map(bh, rw) < 0) ? 0 : 1;
+			       struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	int ret = lvm_map(bh, rw);
+	if (ret)
+		bh->b_end_io(bh, test_bit(BH_Uptodate, &bh->b_state));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 

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