bdrv_unref() is called by a lot of places that need to hold the graph
lock (it naturally happens in the context of operations that change the
graph). However, bdrv_unref() takes the graph writer lock internally, so
it can't actually be called while already holding a graph lock without
causing a deadlock.
bdrv_unref() also can't just become GRAPH_WRLOCK because it drains the
node before closing it, and draining requires that the graph is
unlocked.
The solution is to defer deleting the node until we don't hold the lock
any more and draining is possible again.
Note that keeping images open for longer than necessary can create
problems, too: You can't open an image again before it is really closed
(if image locking didn't prevent it, it would cause corruption).
Reopening an image immediately happens at least during bdrv_open() and
bdrv_co_create().
In order to solve this problem, make sure to run the deferred unref in
bdrv_graph_wrunlock(), i.e. the first possible place where we can drain
again. This is also why bdrv_schedule_unref() is marked GRAPH_WRLOCK.
The output of iotest 051 is updated because the additional polling
changes the order of HMP output, resulting in a new "(qemu)" prompt in
the test output that was previously on a separate line and filtered out.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20230911094620.45040-6-kwolf@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
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