@@ -3631,13 +3631,19 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
if (IS_SYNC(inode))
ext4_handle_sync(handle);
- /* Now release the pages again to reduce race window */
+ inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = ext4_current_time(inode);
+ ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
+ ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+
+ /*
+ * Now release the pages again to reduce race window. This has to happen
+ * outside of a transaction to avoid lock inversion on i_mmap_mutex
+ * when DAX is enabled.
+ */
if (last_block_offset > first_block_offset)
truncate_pagecache_range(inode, first_block_offset,
last_block_offset);
-
- inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = ext4_current_time(inode);
- ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
+ goto out_dio;
out_stop:
ext4_journal_stop(handle);
out_dio:
When DAX is enabled, it uses i_mmap_mutex as a protection against truncate during page fault. This inevitably forces i_mmap_mutex to rank outside of a transaction start and thus we have to avoid calling pagecache purging operations when transaction is started. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> --- fs/ext4/inode.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)