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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 3c6d3113a25..616fedff011 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static void dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dentry)
static void __dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dentry)
{
list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
+ dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST;
dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused--;
dentry_stat.nr_unused--;
}
@@ -806,6 +807,7 @@ relock:
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
} else {
list_move_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &tmp);
+ dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST;
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
if (!--count)
break;
@@ -1097,14 +1099,19 @@ resume:
/*
* move only zero ref count dentries to the dispose list.
+ *
+ * Those which are presently on the shrink list, being processed
+ * by shrink_dentry_list(), shouldn't be moved. Otherwise the
+ * loop in shrink_dcache_parent() might not make any progress
+ * and loop forever.
*/
- if (!dentry->d_count) {
+ if (dentry->d_count) {
+ dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+ } else if (!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST)) {
dentry_lru_move_list(dentry, dispose);
+ dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_SHRINK_LIST;
found++;
- } else {
- dentry_lru_del(dentry);
}
-
/*
* We can return to the caller if we have found some (this
* ensures forward progress). We'll be coming back to find