From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] super: let super_lock() take flags
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:41:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261023-work-super-lock_helpers-v1-2-d0fcb3f2f275@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261023-work-super-lock_helpers-v1-0-d0fcb3f2f275@kernel.org>
We have super_lock() returning a bool, super_lock_killable() returning
an int and both forwarding to super_lock_common() which takes two bools.
On top of that super_lock_shared() and super_lock_excl() return true on
success while super_lock_killable() returns 0 on success. So whether
"if (super_lock*(sb))" means we got the lock depends on which one is
called. And the next patch wants super_lock() to optionally wait for a
superblock that's being shut down.
So instead of growing yet another variant, add SUPER_LOCK_EXCL and
SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE and pass them all the way down. __super_lock() and
super_unlock() take the flags instead of a bool, which also gets rid of
__super_lock_killable(). super_lock() takes the flags and returns 0,
-ENOENT or the error from the wait. Then remove super_lock_killable(),
super_lock_common(), super_lock_shared() and super_lock_excl() and
convert everyone to super_lock().
No functional changes.
Suggested-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
fs/super.c | 163 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------
1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 16b9d7ac381c..0185c1f16ba3 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -55,24 +55,31 @@ static char *sb_writers_name[SB_FREEZE_LEVELS] = {
"sb_internal",
};
-static inline void __super_lock(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
+enum super_lock_flags_t {
+ SUPER_LOCK_EXCL = (1U << 0),
+ SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE = (1U << 1),
+};
+
+static inline int __super_lock(struct super_block *sb,
+ enum super_lock_flags_t flags)
{
- if (excl)
+ if (flags & SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE) {
+ if (flags & SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)
+ return down_write_killable(&sb->s_umount);
+ return down_read_killable(&sb->s_umount);
+ }
+
+ if (flags & SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)
down_write(&sb->s_umount);
else
down_read(&sb->s_umount);
+ return 0;
}
-static inline int __super_lock_killable(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
-{
- if (excl)
- return down_write_killable(&sb->s_umount);
- return down_read_killable(&sb->s_umount);
-}
-
-static inline void super_unlock(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
+static inline void super_unlock(struct super_block *sb,
+ enum super_lock_flags_t flags)
{
- if (excl)
+ if (flags & SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)
up_write(&sb->s_umount);
else
up_read(&sb->s_umount);
@@ -80,17 +87,17 @@ static inline void super_unlock(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
static inline void __super_lock_excl(struct super_block *sb)
{
- __super_lock(sb, true);
+ __super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL);
}
static inline void super_unlock_excl(struct super_block *sb)
{
- super_unlock(sb, true);
+ super_unlock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL);
}
static inline void super_unlock_shared(struct super_block *sb)
{
- super_unlock(sb, false);
+ super_unlock(sb, 0);
}
static bool super_flags(const struct super_block *sb, unsigned int flags)
@@ -113,13 +120,38 @@ static int super_wait(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int sb_flags,
state);
}
-/*
- * Returns 0 with s_umount held, -ENOENT if the superblock is going away, or,
- * if @killable, the error from a wait which was cut short.
+/**
+ * super_lock - wait for superblock to become ready and lock it
+ * @sb: superblock to wait for
+ * @flags: SUPER_LOCK_* flags
+ *
+ * If the superblock has neither passed through vfs_get_tree() or
+ * generic_shutdown_super() yet wait for it to happen. Either superblock
+ * creation will succeed and SB_BORN is set by vfs_get_tree() or we're
+ * woken and we'll see SB_DYING.
+ *
+ * A superblock which is being shut down is not waited for, see
+ * super_wait_shutdown() and super_wait_shutdown_killable() for that.
+ *
+ * With SUPER_LOCK_EXCL s_umount is taken for writing, otherwise for reading.
+ * With SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE both the wait and taking s_umount can be cut short
+ * by a fatal signal. That is only for callers which give up altogether when
+ * they are killed.
+ *
+ * The caller must have acquired a temporary reference on @sb->s_passive.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if SB_BORN was set and with s_umount held. Without s_umount held,
+ * -ENOENT if the superblock is being shut down or SB_DYING was set,
+ * -EINTR or -ERESTARTSYS if the task was killed.
*/
-static int super_lock_common(struct super_block *sb, bool excl, bool killable)
+static __must_check int super_lock(struct super_block *sb,
+ enum super_lock_flags_t flags)
{
- int ret = 0;
+ unsigned int state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (flags & SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE)
+ state = TASK_KILLABLE;
lockdep_assert_not_held(&sb->s_umount);
@@ -133,8 +165,7 @@ static int super_lock_common(struct super_block *sb, bool excl, bool killable)
return -ENOENT;
/* wait until the superblock is ready or dying */
- ret = super_wait(sb, SB_BORN | SB_DYING,
- killable ? TASK_KILLABLE : TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+ ret = super_wait(sb, SB_BORN | SB_DYING, state);
if (ret)
return ret;
@@ -142,10 +173,7 @@ static int super_lock_common(struct super_block *sb, bool excl, bool killable)
if (super_flags(sb, SB_DYING))
return -ENOENT;
- if (killable)
- ret = __super_lock_killable(sb, excl);
- else
- __super_lock(sb, excl);
+ ret = __super_lock(sb, flags);
if (ret)
return ret;
@@ -155,7 +183,7 @@ static int super_lock_common(struct super_block *sb, bool excl, bool killable)
* grab a reference to this. Tell them so.
*/
if (sb->s_flags & SB_DYING) {
- super_unlock(sb, excl);
+ super_unlock(sb, flags);
return -ENOENT;
}
@@ -163,49 +191,6 @@ static int super_lock_common(struct super_block *sb, bool excl, bool killable)
return 0;
}
-/**
- * super_lock - wait for superblock to become ready and lock it
- * @sb: superblock to wait for
- * @excl: whether exclusive access is required
- *
- * If the superblock has neither passed through vfs_get_tree() or
- * generic_shutdown_super() yet wait for it to happen. Either superblock
- * creation will succeed and SB_BORN is set by vfs_get_tree() or we're
- * woken and we'll see SB_DYING.
- *
- * A superblock which is being shut down is not waited for, see
- * super_wait_shutdown() and super_wait_shutdown_killable() for that.
- *
- * The caller must have acquired a temporary reference on @sb->s_passive.
- *
- * Return: The function returns true if SB_BORN was set and with
- * s_umount held. The function returns false if the superblock
- * is being shut down or SB_DYING was set and without s_umount
- * held.
- */
-static __must_check bool super_lock(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
-{
- return !super_lock_common(sb, excl, false);
-}
-
-/**
- * super_lock_killable - killable super_lock()
- * @sb: superblock to wait for
- * @excl: whether exclusive access is required
- *
- * Only for callers which give up altogether when they are killed.
- *
- * The caller must have acquired a temporary reference on @sb->s_passive.
- *
- * Return: 0 if SB_BORN was set and with s_umount held. Without s_umount held,
- * -ENOENT if the superblock is being shut down or SB_DYING was set,
- * -EINTR or -ERESTARTSYS if the task was killed.
- */
-static __must_check int super_lock_killable(struct super_block *sb, bool excl)
-{
- return super_lock_common(sb, excl, true);
-}
-
/**
* super_wait_shutdown_killable - wait for a superblock being shut down
* @sb: superblock super_lock() failed on
@@ -240,18 +225,6 @@ static void super_wait_shutdown(struct super_block *sb)
super_wait(sb, SB_DYING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
}
-/* wait and try to acquire read-side of @sb->s_umount */
-static inline bool super_lock_shared(struct super_block *sb)
-{
- return super_lock(sb, false);
-}
-
-/* wait and try to acquire write-side of @sb->s_umount */
-static inline bool super_lock_excl(struct super_block *sb)
-{
- return super_lock(sb, true);
-}
-
/* wake waiters */
#define SUPER_WAKE_FLAGS (SB_BORN | SB_DYING | SB_DEAD)
static void super_wake(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int flag)
@@ -726,7 +699,7 @@ static int grab_super(struct super_block *sb)
refcount_inc(&sb->s_passive);
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
- ret = super_lock_killable(sb, true);
+ ret = super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL | SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE);
if (!ret) {
if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&sb->s_active)) {
put_super(sb);
@@ -1078,7 +1051,7 @@ static int __iterate_supers(void (*f)(struct super_block *, void *), void *arg,
if (flags & SUPER_ITER_UNLOCKED) {
f(sb, arg);
- } else if (super_lock_shared(sb)) {
+ } else if (!super_lock(sb, 0)) {
f(sb, arg);
super_unlock_shared(sb);
} else if (flags & SUPER_ITER_WAIT_SHUTDOWN) {
@@ -1155,8 +1128,6 @@ void iterate_supers_type(struct file_system_type *type,
spin_lock(&sb_lock);
hlist_for_each_entry(sb, &type->fs_supers, s_instances) {
- bool locked;
-
if (super_flags(sb, SB_DYING))
continue;
@@ -1165,8 +1136,7 @@ void iterate_supers_type(struct file_system_type *type,
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
- locked = super_lock_shared(sb);
- if (locked) {
+ if (!super_lock(sb, 0)) {
f(sb, arg);
super_unlock_shared(sb);
}
@@ -1191,7 +1161,8 @@ struct super_block *user_get_super(dev_t dev, bool excl)
for_each_dev_super_killable(sb, &cursor) {
int ret;
- ret = super_lock_killable(sb, excl);
+ ret = super_lock(sb, (excl ? SUPER_LOCK_EXCL : 0) |
+ SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE);
if (ret == -ENOENT)
continue;
super_dev_walk_end(&cursor);
@@ -1314,7 +1285,7 @@ static void do_emergency_remount_callback(struct super_block *sb, void *unused)
{
struct fs_context *fc = NULL;
- if (!super_lock_excl(sb)) {
+ if (super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)) {
/* the unmount writes the filesystem out, wait for that */
super_wait_shutdown(sb);
return;
@@ -1362,7 +1333,7 @@ static inline bool get_active_super(struct super_block *sb)
{
bool active = false;
- if (super_lock_excl(sb)) {
+ if (!super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)) {
active = atomic_inc_not_zero(&sb->s_active);
super_unlock_excl(sb);
}
@@ -1379,7 +1350,7 @@ static void do_thaw_all_callback(struct super_block *sb, void *unused)
while (sb->s_bdev && !bdev_thaw(sb->s_bdev))
pr_warn("Emergency Thaw on %pg\n", sb->s_bdev);
- if (super_lock_excl(sb))
+ if (!super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL))
thaw_super_locked(sb, FREEZE_HOLDER_USERSPACE, NULL);
deactivate_super(sb);
}
@@ -1668,7 +1639,7 @@ static int fs_super_thaw(struct super_block *sb)
}
/* The caller holds an active reference. */
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!super_lock_excl(sb)))
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)))
return 0;
/* FITHAW or an emergency thaw may have dropped the freeze already. */
@@ -1689,7 +1660,7 @@ static void fs_bdev_mark_dead(struct block_device *bdev, bool surprise)
mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock);
for_each_dev_super(sb, &cursor) {
- if (!super_lock_shared(sb)) {
+ if (super_lock(sb, 0)) {
/* don't take the device away from under an unmount */
if (!surprise)
super_wait_shutdown(sb);
@@ -1720,7 +1691,7 @@ static void fs_bdev_sync(struct block_device *bdev)
for_each_dev_super_killable(sb, &cursor) {
int ret;
- ret = super_lock_killable(sb, false);
+ ret = super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_KILLABLE);
if (!ret) {
if (sb->s_root && (sb->s_flags & SB_ACTIVE))
sync_filesystem(sb);
@@ -2517,7 +2488,7 @@ int freeze_super(struct super_block *sb, enum freeze_holder who, const void *fre
{
int ret;
- if (!super_lock_excl(sb)) {
+ if (super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)) {
WARN_ONCE(1, "Dying superblock while freezing!");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -2684,7 +2655,7 @@ static int thaw_super_locked(struct super_block *sb, enum freeze_holder who,
int thaw_super(struct super_block *sb, enum freeze_holder who,
const void *freeze_owner)
{
- if (!super_lock_excl(sb)) {
+ if (super_lock(sb, SUPER_LOCK_EXCL)) {
WARN_ONCE(1, "Dying superblock while thawing!");
return -EINVAL;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-23 9:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-23 9:41 [PATCH 0/5] super: rework super_lock() Christian Brauner
2026-10-23 9:41 ` [PATCH 1/5] super: add super_wait() Christian Brauner
2026-10-23 9:41 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-10-23 9:41 ` [PATCH 3/5] super: let super_lock() wait for a superblock being shut down Christian Brauner
2026-10-23 9:41 ` [PATCH 4/5] super: make sync(2)'s wait for s_umount killable Christian Brauner
2026-10-23 9:41 ` [PATCH 5/5] super: add a guard for super_lock() Christian Brauner
2026-10-23 13:54 ` [PATCH 0/5] super: rework super_lock() Josef Bacik
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