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From: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
To: Gui Jianfeng <guijianfeng@cn.fujitsu.com>
Cc: nauman@google.com, dpshah@google.com, lizf@cn.fujitsu.com,
	mikew@google.com, fchecconi@gmail.com, paolo.valente@unimore.it,
	jens.axboe@oracle.com, ryov@valinux.co.jp,
	fernando@intellilink.co.jp, s-uchida@ap.jp.nec.com,
	taka@valinux.co.jp, arozansk@redhat.com, jmoyer@redhat.com,
	oz-kernel@redhat.com, dhaval@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
	balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	containers@lists.linux-foundation.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	menage@google.com, peterz@infradead.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] IO Controller
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:09:58 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090413130958.GB18007@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49DF1256.7080403@cn.fujitsu.com>

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 05:33:10PM +0800, Gui Jianfeng wrote:
> Vivek Goyal wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Here is another posting for IO controller patches. Last time I had posted
> > RFC patches for an IO controller which did bio control per cgroup.
> 
>   Hi Vivek,
> 
>   I got the following OOPS when testing, can't reproduce again :(
> 

Hi Gui,

Thanks for the report. Will look into it and see if I can reproduce it.

Thanks
Vivek

> kernel BUG at block/elevator-fq.c:1396!
> invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP
> last sysfs file: /sys/block/hdb/queue/scheduler
> Modules linked in: ipv6 cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq dm_mirror dm_multipath sbd
> Pid: 5032, comm: rmdir Not tainted (2.6.29-rc7-vivek #17) Veriton M460
> EIP: 0060:[<c04ec7de>] EFLAGS: 00010082 CPU: 0
> EIP is at iocg_destroy+0xdc/0x14e
> EAX: 00000000 EBX: f62278b4 ECX: f6207800 EDX: f6227904
> ESI: f6227800 EDI: f62278a0 EBP: 00000003 ESP: c8790f00
>  DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0033 SS: 0068
> Process rmdir (pid: 5032, ti=c8790000 task=f6636960 task.ti=c8790000)
> Stack:
>  f53cc5c0 f62b7258 f10991c8 00000282 f6227800 c0733fa0 ec1c5140 edfc6d34
>  c8790000 c04463ce f6a4c84c edfc6d34 0804c840 c048883c f6a4c84c f6a4c84c
>  c04888d6 f6a4c84c 00000000 c04897de f6a4c84c c048504c f115f4c0 ebc37954
> Call Trace:
>  [<c04463ce>] cgroup_diput+0x41/0x8c
>  [<c048883c>] dentry_iput+0x45/0x5e
>  [<c04888d6>] d_kill+0x19/0x32
>  [<c04897de>] dput+0xd8/0xdf
>  [<c048504c>] do_rmdir+0x8f/0xb6
>  [<c06330fc>] do_page_fault+0x2a2/0x579
>  [<c0402fc1>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x21
>  [<c0630000>] schedule+0x641/0x830
> Code: 08 00 74 04 0f 0b eb fe 83 7f 04 00 74 04 0f 0b eb fe 45 83 c3 1c 83 fd 0
> EIP: [<c04ec7de>] iocg_destroy+0xdc/0x14e SS:ESP 0068:c8790f00
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> Gui Jianfeng

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-04-13 13:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 190+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-03-12  1:56 [RFC] IO Controller Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56 ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56 ` [PATCH 02/10] Common flat fair queuing code in elevaotor layer Vivek Goyal
2009-03-19  6:27   ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-27  8:30   ` [PATCH] IO Controller: Don't store the pid in single queue circumstances Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]     ` <49CC8EBA.9040804-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-27 13:52       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-27 13:52     ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]   ` <1236823015-4183-3-git-send-email-vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-19  6:27     ` [PATCH 02/10] Common flat fair queuing code in elevaotor layer Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-27  8:30     ` [PATCH] IO Controller: Don't store the pid in single queue circumstances Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-02  4:06     ` [PATCH 02/10] Common flat fair queuing code in elevaotor layer Divyesh Shah
2009-04-02  4:06   ` Divyesh Shah
2009-04-02 13:52     ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]     ` <af41c7c40904012106h41d3cb50i2eeab2a02277a4c9-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-02 13:52       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56 ` [PATCH 03/10] Modify cfq to make use of flat elevator fair queuing Vivek Goyal
     [not found] ` <1236823015-4183-1-git-send-email-vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 01/10] Documentation Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 10:00     ` Dhaval Giani
     [not found]       ` <20090312100054.GA8024-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 14:04         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 14:04       ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]         ` <20090312140450.GE10919-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 14:48           ` Fabio Checconi
2009-03-12 14:48             ` Fabio Checconi
     [not found]             ` <20090312144842.GS12361-f9ZlEuEWxVeACYmtYXMKmw@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 15:03               ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 15:03             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-18  7:23           ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-18  7:23         ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]           ` <49C0A171.8060009-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-18 21:55             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-18 21:55               ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-19  3:38               ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]               ` <20090318215529.GA3338-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-19  3:38                 ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-24  5:32                 ` Nauman Rafique
2009-03-24  5:32               ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]                 ` <e98e18940903232232i432f62c5r9dfd74268e1b2684-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 12:58                   ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 12:58                     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 18:14                     ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]                       ` <e98e18940903241114u1e03ae7dhf654d7d8d0fc0302-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 18:29                         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 18:29                           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 18:41                           ` Fabio Checconi
     [not found]                             ` <20090324184101.GO18554-f9ZlEuEWxVeACYmtYXMKmw@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 18:35                               ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 18:35                                 ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-24 18:49                                 ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]                                 ` <20090324183532.GG21389-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 18:49                                   ` Nauman Rafique
2009-03-24 19:04                                   ` Fabio Checconi
2009-03-24 19:04                                 ` Fabio Checconi
     [not found]                           ` <20090324182906.GF21389-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 18:41                             ` Fabio Checconi
     [not found]                     ` <20090324125842.GA21389-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-24 18:14                       ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]     ` <1236823015-4183-2-git-send-email-vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12  7:11       ` Andrew Morton
2009-03-12  7:11         ` Andrew Morton
2009-03-12 10:07         ` Ryo Tsuruta
2009-03-12 18:01         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-16  8:40           ` Ryo Tsuruta
2009-03-16 13:39             ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]             ` <20090316.174043.193698189.ryov-jCdQPDEk3idL9jVzuh4AOg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-16 13:39               ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]           ` <20090312180126.GI10919-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-16  8:40             ` Ryo Tsuruta
2009-04-05 15:15             ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-05 15:15           ` Andrea Righi
     [not found]             ` <49D8CB17.7040501-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-06  6:50               ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-07  6:40               ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-07  6:40                 ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-08 20:37                 ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-16 18:37                   ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-16 18:37                     ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]                     ` <20090416183753.GE8896-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-17  5:35                       ` Dhaval Giani
2009-04-17  9:37                       ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-17  5:35                     ` Dhaval Giani
     [not found]                       ` <20090417053517.GC26437-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-17 13:49                         ` IO Controller discussion (Was: Re: [PATCH 01/10] Documentation) Vivek Goyal
2009-04-17 13:49                           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-17  9:37                     ` [PATCH 01/10] Documentation Andrea Righi
2009-04-17 14:13                       ` IO controller discussion (Was: Re: [PATCH 01/10] Documentation) Vivek Goyal
2009-04-17 14:13                       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-17 18:09                         ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-18  8:13                           ` Andrea Righi
     [not found]                           ` <e98e18940904171109r17ccb054kb7879f8d02ac26b5-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-18  8:13                             ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-19 12:59                             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19 12:59                               ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19 13:08                             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19 13:08                           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-17 22:38                         ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-19 13:21                           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19 13:21                             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-18 13:19                         ` Balbir Singh
2009-04-19 13:45                           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19 15:53                             ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-21  1:16                               ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2009-04-21  1:16                               ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
     [not found]                             ` <20090419134508.GG8493-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-19 15:53                               ` Andrea Righi
     [not found]                           ` <661de9470904180619k34e7998ch755a2ad3bed9ce5e-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-19 13:45                             ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-19  4:35                         ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]                         ` <20090417141358.GD29086-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-17 18:09                           ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-17 22:38                           ` Andrea Righi
2009-04-18 13:19                           ` Balbir Singh
2009-04-19  4:35                           ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]                 ` <20090407064046.GB20498-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-08 20:37                   ` [PATCH 01/10] Documentation Andrea Righi
2009-04-06  6:50             ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]         ` <20090312001146.74591b9d.akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 10:07           ` Ryo Tsuruta
2009-03-12 18:01           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  7:45       ` Yang Hongyang
2009-03-12  7:45         ` Yang Hongyang
2009-03-12 13:51         ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]         ` <49B8BDB3.40808-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 13:51           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 10:00       ` Dhaval Giani
2009-03-12 10:24       ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-03-12 10:24         ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-03-12 14:09         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 14:09         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-06 14:35       ` Balbir Singh
2009-04-06 14:35         ` Balbir Singh
     [not found]         ` <20090406143556.GK7082-SINUvgVNF2CyUtPGxGje5AC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-06 22:00           ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-06 22:00             ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-07  5:59           ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-13 13:40           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-07  5:59         ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-13 13:40         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-05-01 22:04           ` IKEDA, Munehiro
     [not found]             ` <49FB71F7.90309-MDRzhb/z0dd8UrSeD/g0lQ@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-01 22:45               ` IO Controller per cgroup request descriptors (Re: [PATCH 01/10] Documentation) Vivek Goyal
2009-05-01 22:45                 ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]                 ` <20090501224506.GC6130-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-01 23:39                   ` Nauman Rafique
2009-05-01 23:39                 ` Nauman Rafique
2009-05-04 17:18                   ` IKEDA, Munehiro
     [not found]                   ` <e98e18940905011639o63c048f1n79c7e7648441a06d-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-04 17:18                     ` IKEDA, Munehiro
     [not found]           ` <20090413134017.GC18007-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-01 22:04             ` [PATCH 01/10] Documentation IKEDA, Munehiro
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 02/10] Common flat fair queuing code in elevaotor layer Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 03/10] Modify cfq to make use of flat elevator fair queuing Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 04/10] Common hierarchical fair queuing code in elevaotor layer Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 05/10] cfq changes to use " Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-16  5:25     ` [PATCH] IO-Controller: Fix kernel panic after moving a task Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]       ` <49E6C14F.3090009-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-16 19:15         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-16 19:15           ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]     ` <1236823015-4183-6-git-send-email-vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-16  5:25       ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 06/10] Separate out queue and data Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 07/10] Prepare elevator layer for single queue schedulers Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 08/10] noop changes for hierarchical fair queuing Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 09/10] deadline " Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56   ` [PATCH 10/10] anticipatory " Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  1:56     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-27  6:58     ` [PATCH] IO Controller: No need to stop idling in as Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-27 14:05       ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]         ` <20090327140530.GE30476-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-30  1:09           ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-30  1:09         ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]       ` <49CC791A.10008-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-27 14:05         ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]     ` <1236823015-4183-11-git-send-email-vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-27  6:58       ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-03-12  3:27   ` [RFC] IO Controller Takuya Yoshikawa
2009-04-02  6:39   ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-10  9:33   ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-05-01  1:25   ` Divyesh Shah
2009-03-12  1:56 ` [PATCH 07/10] Prepare elevator layer for single queue schedulers Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12  3:27 ` [RFC] IO Controller Takuya Yoshikawa
2009-03-12  6:40   ` anqin
2009-03-12  6:55     ` Li Zefan
2009-03-12  7:11       ` anqin
     [not found]         ` <d95d44a20903120011m4a7281enf17b31b9aaf7c937-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12 14:57           ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 14:57             ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]       ` <49B8B1FB.1040506-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12  7:11         ` anqin
     [not found]     ` <d95d44a20903112340s3c77807dt465e68901747ad89-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12  6:55       ` Li Zefan
2009-03-12 13:46       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 13:46         ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]   ` <49B8810B.7030603-gVGce1chcLdL9jVzuh4AOg@public.gmane.org>
2009-03-12  6:40     ` anqin
2009-03-12 13:43     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-03-12 13:43       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-02  6:39 ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]   ` <49D45DAC.2060508-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-02 14:00     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-02 14:00       ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]       ` <20090402140037.GC12851-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-07  1:40         ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-07  1:40       ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]         ` <49DAAF25.8010702-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-07  6:40           ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-07  6:40             ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-10  9:33 ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-10 17:49   ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]   ` <49DF1256.7080403-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-10 17:49     ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-13 13:09     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-13 13:09   ` Vivek Goyal [this message]
2009-04-22  3:04     ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-04-22  3:10       ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]       ` <49EE895A.1060101-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-22  3:10         ` Nauman Rafique
2009-04-22 13:23         ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-22 13:23       ` Vivek Goyal
2009-04-30 19:38         ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]           ` <49F9FE3C.3070000-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-05  3:18             ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-05-05  3:18           ` Gui Jianfeng
     [not found]         ` <20090422132307.GA23098-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-30 19:38           ` Nauman Rafique
     [not found]     ` <20090413130958.GB18007-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-04-22  3:04       ` Gui Jianfeng
2009-05-01  1:25 ` Divyesh Shah
     [not found]   ` <49FA4F91.204-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-01  2:45     ` Vivek Goyal
2009-05-01  2:45   ` Vivek Goyal
     [not found]     ` <20090501024527.GA3730-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2009-05-01  3:00       ` Divyesh Shah
2009-05-01  3:00     ` Divyesh Shah

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