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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c index 70f42ea86dfb..a280e126491f 100644 --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c @@ -263,6 +263,28 @@ xfs_trans_alloc( } /* + * Create an empty transaction with no reservation. This is a defensive + * mechanism for routines that query metadata without actually modifying + * them -- if the metadata being queried is somehow cross-linked (think a + * btree block pointer that points higher in the tree), we risk deadlock. + * However, blocks grabbed as part of a transaction can be re-grabbed. + * The verifiers will notice the corrupt block and the operation will fail + * back to userspace without deadlocking. + * + * Note the zero-length reservation; this transaction MUST be cancelled + * without any dirty data. + */ +int +xfs_trans_alloc_empty( + struct xfs_mount *mp, + struct xfs_trans **tpp) +{ + struct xfs_trans_res resv = {0}; + + return xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &resv, 0, 0, XFS_TRANS_NO_WRITECOUNT, tpp); +} + +/* * Record the indicated change to the given field for application * to the file system's superblock when the transaction commits. * For now, just store the change in the transaction structure. |