From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: io-uring@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] io_uring/cancel: drop sqd->lock while SQPOLL waits
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:46:56 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261028164732.1264069-9-axboe@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261028164732.1264069-1-axboe@kernel.dk>
From: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>
An exiting SQPOLL thread calls io_uring_cancel_generic() with sqd->lock
held, and keeps it across cond_resched() and the sleep until nothing is
in flight anymore. A zero-copy send notification can't be canceled and
stays pending as long as the peer doesn't read, so the lock is held for
as long as a user cares to. io_ring_exit_work() needs it to park the
thread, and so do IORING_REGISTER_IOWQ_AFF and IOWQ_MAX_WORKERS. With
64 such rings sharing the thread, every iou_exit slot sleeps on the lock
and no ring gets freed for anyone.
Drop the lock around cond_resched() and the sleep, like the main loop of
the thread does. Each walk of ctx_list is still under one hold, and
nothing is kept across the unlock. The thread drops its io-wq, frees its
tctx and clears sqd->thread under one hold after the loop, so whoever
holds the lock and finds sqd->thread set can still use them.
Fixes: 63809137ebb5 ("io_uring: flush notifiers after sendzc")
Signed-off-by: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>
[axboe: adapted to the schedule_timeout() based loop]
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
---
io_uring/cancel.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/io_uring/cancel.c b/io_uring/cancel.c
index 6f7a6cf356c2..79b5c133319b 100644
--- a/io_uring/cancel.c
+++ b/io_uring/cancel.c
@@ -703,7 +703,16 @@ __cold void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
}
if (loop) {
+ /*
+ * A request that runs in io-wq and doesn't end makes
+ * each round come here. Don't hold sqd->lock for that
+ * long either.
+ */
+ if (sqd)
+ mutex_unlock(&sqd->lock);
cond_resched();
+ if (sqd)
+ mutex_lock(&sqd->lock);
continue;
}
@@ -741,7 +750,18 @@ __cold void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
if (state & TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE)
timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+ /*
+ * A zero-copy notification can't be canceled, and a
+ * peer that doesn't read keeps it pending. Don't hold
+ * sqd->lock while waiting for it, or whoever wants the
+ * lock sleeps as long. No ring is used across this,
+ * the next round walks ->ctx_list anew.
+ */
+ if (sqd)
+ mutex_unlock(&sqd->lock);
schedule_timeout(timeout);
+ if (sqd)
+ mutex_lock(&sqd->lock);
}
end_wait:
finish_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait);
--
2.56.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-28 16:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-28 16:46 [PATCHSET 0/10] Various io_uring fixes Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 01/10] io_uring/io-wq: no new workers once the exit has begun Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 02/10] io_uring/rsrc: charge buffer arrays and nodes to memcg Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 03/10] io_uring: charge tctx nodes and personalities Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 04/10] io_uring: free XArray nodes left by a failed store Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 05/10] io_uring/bpf-ops: clear bpf_ctx while submitting SQEs Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 06/10] io_uring: free the task context after a grace period Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 07/10] io_uring/sqpoll: don't wait for the thread to exit Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 09/10] io_uring/io-wq: save worker type before dropping its reference Jens Axboe
2026-10-28 16:46 ` [PATCH 10/10] io_uring: defer foreign io-wq enqueues to task_work Jens Axboe
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