Re: [PATCH v1] blk-mq: add one blk_mq_req_flags_t type to support mq ctx fallback

[Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 10:05:34AM +0300, Sagi Grimberg wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> On 21/10/2024 4:39, Ming Lei wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 10:40:41PM +0800, zhuxiaohui wrote:
> > > From: Zhu Xiaohui <zhuxiaohui.400@bytedance.com>
> > > 
> > > It is observed that nvme connect to a nvme over fabric target will
> > > always fail when 'nohz_full' is set.
> > > 
> > > In commit a46c27026da1 ("blk-mq: don't schedule block kworker on
> > > isolated CPUs"), it clears hctx->cpumask for all isolate CPUs,
> > > and when nvme connect to a remote target, it may fails on this stack:
> > > 
> > >          blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx+1
> > >          __nvme_submit_sync_cmd+106
> > >          nvmf_connect_io_queue+181
> > >          nvme_tcp_start_queue+293
> > >          nvme_tcp_setup_ctrl+948
> > >          nvme_tcp_create_ctrl+735
> > >          nvmf_dev_write+532
> > >          vfs_write+237
> > >          ksys_write+107
> > >          do_syscall_64+128
> > >          entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+118
> > > 
> > > due to that the given blk_mq_hw_ctx->cpumask is cleared with no available
> > > blk_mq_ctx on the hw queue.
> > > 
> > > This patch introduce a new blk_mq_req_flags_t flag 'BLK_MQ_REQ_ARB_MQ'
> > > as well as a nvme_submit_flags_t 'NVME_SUBMIT_ARB_MQ' which are used to
> > > indicate that block layer can fallback to a  blk_mq_ctx whose cpu
> > > is not isolated.
> > blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx()
> > 	...
> > 	cpu = cpumask_first_and(data.hctx->cpumask, cpu_online_mask);
> > 	...
> > 
> > It can happen in case of non-cpu-isolation too, such as when this hctx hasn't
> > online CPUs, both are same actually from this viewpoint.
> > 
> > It is one long-time problem for nvme fc.
> 
> For what nvmf is using blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx() is not important. It just
> needs a tag from that hctx. the request execution is running where
> blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx() is running.

I am afraid that just one tag from the specified hw queue isn't enough.

The connection request needs to be issued to the hw queue & completed.
Without any online CPU for this hw queue, the request can't be completed
in case of managed-irq.


thanks,
Ming