From eedffa28c9b00ca2dcb4d541b5a530f4c917052d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Layton Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 14:35:03 -0400 Subject: loop: clear wb_err in bd_inode when detaching backing file When a loop block device encounters a writeback error, that error will get propagated to the bd_inode's wb_err field. If we then detach the backing file from it, attach another and fsync it, we'll get back the writeback error that we had from the previous backing file. This is a bit of a grey area as POSIX doesn't cover loop devices, but it is somewhat counterintuitive. If we detach a backing file from the loopdev while there are still unreported errors, take it as a sign that we're no longer interested in the previous file, and clear out the wb_err in the loop blockdev. Reported-and-Tested-by: Theodore Y. Ts'o Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- drivers/block/loop.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'drivers/block') diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c index 5d4e31655d96..55cf554bc914 100644 --- a/drivers/block/loop.c +++ b/drivers/block/loop.c @@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo) if (bdev) { bdput(bdev); invalidate_bdev(bdev); + bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping->wb_err = 0; } set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, 0); loop_sysfs_exit(lo); -- cgit