[RFC PATCH 1/2] block: allow initialization of previously allocated request_queue

From: Mike Snitzer
Date: Mon May 10 2010 - 19:22:24 EST


blk_init_queue() allocates the request_queue structure and then
initializes it as needed (request_fn, elevator, etc).

Split initialization out to blk_init_allocated_queue_node.
Introduce blk_init_allocated_queue wrapper function to model existing
blk_init_queue and blk_init_queue_node interfaces.

Export elv_register_queue to allow a newly added elevator to be
registered with sysfs. Export elv_unregister_queue for symmetry.

These changes allow DM to initialize a device's request_queue with more
precision. In particular, DM no longer unconditionally initializes a
full request_queue (elevator et al). It only does so for a
request-based DM device.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/blk-core.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
block/elevator.c | 2 ++
include/linux/blkdev.h | 5 +++++
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 9fe174d..bfd420c 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -567,7 +567,23 @@ struct request_queue *
blk_init_queue_node(request_fn_proc *rfn, spinlock_t *lock, int node_id)
{
struct request_queue *q = blk_alloc_queue_node(GFP_KERNEL, node_id);
+
+ return blk_init_allocated_queue_node(q, rfn, lock, node_id);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_queue_node);

+struct request_queue *
+blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
+ spinlock_t *lock)
+{
+ return blk_init_allocated_queue_node(q, rfn, lock, -1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_allocated_queue);
+
+struct request_queue *
+blk_init_allocated_queue_node(struct request_queue *q, request_fn_proc *rfn,
+ spinlock_t *lock, int node_id)
+{
if (!q)
return NULL;

@@ -601,7 +617,7 @@ blk_init_queue_node(request_fn_proc *rfn, spinlock_t *lock, int node_id)
blk_put_queue(q);
return NULL;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_queue_node);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_init_allocated_queue_node);

int blk_get_queue(struct request_queue *q)
{
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 76e3702..6ec9137 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ int elv_register_queue(struct request_queue *q)
}
return error;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elv_register_queue);

static void __elv_unregister_queue(struct elevator_queue *e)
{
@@ -933,6 +934,7 @@ void elv_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
if (q)
__elv_unregister_queue(q->elevator);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elv_unregister_queue);

void elv_register(struct elevator_type *e)
{
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 6690e8b..89ce7a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -917,7 +917,12 @@ extern void blk_abort_queue(struct request_queue *);
*/
extern struct request_queue *blk_init_queue_node(request_fn_proc *rfn,
spinlock_t *lock, int node_id);
+extern struct request_queue *blk_init_allocated_queue_node(struct request_queue *,
+ request_fn_proc *,
+ spinlock_t *, int node_id);
extern struct request_queue *blk_init_queue(request_fn_proc *, spinlock_t *);
+extern struct request_queue *blk_init_allocated_queue(struct request_queue *,
+ request_fn_proc *, spinlock_t *);
extern void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *);
extern void blk_queue_make_request(struct request_queue *, make_request_fn *);
extern void blk_queue_bounce_limit(struct request_queue *, u64);
--
1.6.6.1

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