[PATCH] fix do_sync_(read|write) to properly handle aio retries When do_sync_(read|write) encounters an aio method that makes use of the retry mechanism, they fail to correctly retry the operation. This fixes that by adding the appropriate sleeping mechanism. -ben Signed-off-by: Benjamin LaHaise diff -purN v2.6.12-rc6/fs/read_write.c uml-rc6/fs/read_write.c --- v2.6.12-rc6/fs/read_write.c 2005-06-13 02:08:02.000000000 -0400 +++ uml-rc6/fs/read_write.c 2005-06-13 14:04:13.272313776 -0400 @@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ Einval: return -EINVAL; } +static void wait_on_retry_sync_kiocb(struct kiocb *iocb) +{ + set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); + if (!kiocbIsKicked(iocb)) + schedule(); + else + kiocbClearKicked(iocb); + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); +} + ssize_t do_sync_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos) { struct kiocb kiocb; @@ -210,7 +220,10 @@ ssize_t do_sync_read(struct file *filp, init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp); kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos; - ret = filp->f_op->aio_read(&kiocb, buf, len, kiocb.ki_pos); + while (-EIOCBRETRY == + (ret = filp->f_op->aio_read(&kiocb, buf, len, kiocb.ki_pos))) + wait_on_retry_sync_kiocb(&kiocb); + if (-EIOCBQUEUED == ret) ret = wait_on_sync_kiocb(&kiocb); *ppos = kiocb.ki_pos; @@ -258,7 +271,10 @@ ssize_t do_sync_write(struct file *filp, init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp); kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos; - ret = filp->f_op->aio_write(&kiocb, buf, len, kiocb.ki_pos); + while (-EIOCBRETRY == + (ret = filp->f_op->aio_write(&kiocb, buf, len, kiocb.ki_pos))) + wait_on_retry_sync_kiocb(&kiocb); + if (-EIOCBQUEUED == ret) ret = wait_on_sync_kiocb(&kiocb); *ppos = kiocb.ki_pos;