dm writecache: fix data corruption when reloading the target
The dm-writecache reads metadata in the target constructor. However, when we reload the target, there could be another active instance running on the same device. This is the sequence of operations when doing a reload: 1. construct new target 2. suspend old target 3. resume new target 4. destroy old target Metadata that were written by the old target between steps 1 and 2 would not be visible by the new target. Fix the data corruption by loading the metadata in the resume handler. Also, validate block_size is at least as large as both the devices' logical block size and only read 1 block from the metadata during target constructor -- no need to read entirety of metadata now that it is done during resume. Fixes: 48debafe ("dm: add writecache target") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.18+ Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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