diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h b/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h index 2326da422183..927153b25af9 100644 --- a/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h +++ b/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #ifdef __cplusplus diff --git a/module/zfs/zpl_super.c b/module/zfs/zpl_super.c index fc10271b787f..5c426b0a9fb2 100644 --- a/module/zfs/zpl_super.c +++ b/module/zfs/zpl_super.c @@ -271,8 +271,17 @@ zpl_mount_impl(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags, zfs_mnt_t *zm) if (err) return (ERR_PTR(-err)); + /* + * The dsl pool lock must be released prior to calling sget(). + * It is possible sget() may block on the lock in grab_super() + * while deactivate_super() holds that same lock and waits for + * a txg sync. If the dsl_pool lock is held over over sget() + * this can prevent the pool sync and cause a deadlock. + */ + dsl_pool_rele(dmu_objset_pool(os), FTAG); s = zpl_sget(fs_type, zpl_test_super, set_anon_super, flags, os); - dmu_objset_rele(os, FTAG); + dsl_dataset_rele(dmu_objset_ds(os), FTAG); + if (IS_ERR(s)) return (ERR_CAST(s));