Re: [PATCH v4 12/14] blk-mq: remove set of bd->last when get driver tag for next request fails

Kemeng Shi
2023-01-28T02:03:54Z

on 1/19/2023 9:45 AM, Kemeng Shi wrote:
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> on 1/19/2023 1:42 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 05:37:24PM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
>>> Commit 113285b473824 ("blk-mq: ensure that bd->last is always set
>>> correctly") will set last if we failed to get driver tag for next
>>> request to avoid flush miss as we break the list walk and will not
>>> send the last request in the list which will be sent with last set
>>> normally.
>>> This code seems stale now becase the flush introduced is always
>>> redundant as:
>>> For case tag is really out, we will send a extra flush if we find
>>> list is not empty after list walk.
>>> For case some tag is freed before retry in blk_mq_prep_dispatch_rq for
>>> next, then we can get a tag for next request in retry and flush notified
>>> already is not necessary.
>>
>> I think Ming will know this code better than me, but aren't we
>> losing the blk_mq_get_driver_tag call entirely here now. Where
>> is getting the driver tag covered now?
>>
> We will get driver tag in blk_mq_prep_dispatch_rq at beginning of dispatch
> loop, so it's fine to remove blk_mq_get_driver_tag here. Thanks.
>

Hi Ming and everyone familiar with code invovled, could you help with
reviewing this patch and patch "[PATCH v4 04/14] blk-mq: Fix potential
io hung for shared sbitmap per tagset" in the same patchset.
Thanks.

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Best wishes
Kemeng Shi