2 files changed, 25 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index c57f97f..d7824ec 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -844,16 +844,35 @@ struct rpc_task *rpc_new_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *setup_data)
 	return task;
 }
 
+/*
+ * rpc_free_task - release rpc task and perform cleanups
+ *
+ * Note that we free up the rpc_task _after_ rpc_release_calldata()
+ * in order to work around a workqueue dependency issue.
+ *
+ * Tejun Heo states:
+ * "Workqueue currently considers two work items to be the same if they're
+ * on the same address and won't execute them concurrently - ie. it
+ * makes a work item which is queued again while being executed wait
+ * for the previous execution to complete.
+ *
+ * If a work function frees the work item, and then waits for an event
+ * which should be performed by another work item and *that* work item
+ * recycles the freed work item, it can create a false dependency loop.
+ * There really is no reliable way to detect this short of verifying
+ * every memory free."
+ *
+ */
 static void rpc_free_task(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	const struct rpc_call_ops *tk_ops = task->tk_ops;
-	void *calldata = task->tk_calldata;
+	unsigned short tk_flags = task->tk_flags;
+
+	rpc_release_calldata(task->tk_ops, task->tk_calldata);
 
-	if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC) {
+	if (tk_flags & RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC) {
 		dprintk("RPC: %5u freeing task\n", task->tk_pid);
 		mempool_free(task, rpc_task_mempool);
 	}
-	rpc_release_calldata(tk_ops, calldata);
 }
 
 static void rpc_async_release(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index 05dbccf..e47876c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ static void svc_age_temp_xprts(unsigned long closure)
 	struct svc_serv *serv = (struct svc_serv *)closure;
 	struct svc_xprt *xprt;
 	struct list_head *le, *next;
-	LIST_HEAD(to_be_aged);
 
 	dprintk("svc_age_temp_xprts\n");
 
@@ -845,25 +844,15 @@ static void svc_age_temp_xprts(unsigned long closure)
 		if (atomic_read(&xprt->xpt_ref.refcount) > 1 ||
 		    test_bit(XPT_BUSY, &xprt->xpt_flags))
 			continue;
-		svc_xprt_get(xprt);
-		list_move(le, &to_be_aged);
+		list_del_init(le);
 		set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->xpt_flags);
 		set_bit(XPT_DETACHED, &xprt->xpt_flags);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
-
-	while (!list_empty(&to_be_aged)) {
-		le = to_be_aged.next;
-		/* fiddling the xpt_list node is safe 'cos we're XPT_DETACHED */
-		list_del_init(le);
-		xprt = list_entry(le, struct svc_xprt, xpt_list);
-
 		dprintk("queuing xprt %p for closing\n", xprt);
 
 		/* a thread will dequeue and close it soon */
 		svc_xprt_enqueue(xprt);
-		svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 
 	mod_timer(&serv->sv_temptimer, jiffies + svc_conn_age_period * HZ);
 }