snapshots/devmapper: suspend a device to avoid data corruption

Kazuyoshi Kato · Kazuyoshi Kato · commit 81acbcfa2512 · 2020-07-09T11:33:26.000-07:00
According to https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/c309b6f24222246c18a8b65d3950e6e755440865/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.rst#internal-snapshots; > If the origin device that you wish to snapshot is active, you > must suspend it before creating the snapshot to avoid corruption. Signed-off-by: Kazuyoshi Kato <katokazu@amazon.com>
diff --git a/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go b/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go
@@ -304,6 +304,20 @@ func (p *PoolDevice) CreateSnapshotDevice(ctx context.Context, deviceName string
 		return metaErr
 	}
 
+	if p.IsLoaded(deviceName) {
+		log.G(ctx).Debugf("suspending %q", deviceName)
+		suspendErr := p.SuspendDevice(ctx, deviceName)
+		if suspendErr != nil {
+			return suspendErr
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			err := p.ResumeDevice(ctx, deviceName)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("failed to resume %q", baseInfo.Name)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Create thin device snapshot
 	devErr = p.createSnapshot(ctx, baseInfo, snapInfo)
 	if devErr != nil {
