Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: pblk: remove debug from pblk_[down/up]_page

From: Javier Gonzalez
Date: Tue Sep 04 2018 - 13:12:57 EST


> On 4 Sep 2018, at 02.49, Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 09/03/2018 11:12 AM, Javier Gonzalez wrote:
>>> On 31 Aug 2018, at 16.22, Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 08/31/2018 02:11 PM, Javier Gonzalez wrote:
>>>>> On 29 Aug 2018, at 16.08, Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Remove the debug only iteration within __pblk_down_page, which
>>>>> then allows us to reduce the number of arguments down to pblk and
>>>>> the parallel unit from the functions that calls it. Simplifying the
>>>>> callers logic considerably.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, rename the functions pblk_[down/up]_page to pblk_[down/up]_pu,
>>>>> to communicate that it takes a lock on the parallel unit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c | 34 +++++++++-------------------------
>>>>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c | 2 +-
>>>>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c | 6 +++---
>>>>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c | 6 +++---
>>>>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h | 6 +++---
>>>>> 5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
>>>>> index bb1a7cc24cbb..08df6bcd2f81 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
>>>>> @@ -1861,8 +1861,7 @@ void pblk_gen_run_ws(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, void *priv,
>>>>> queue_work(wq, &line_ws->ws);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -static void __pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list,
>>>>> - int nr_ppas, int pos)
>>>>> +static void __pblk_down_pu(struct pblk *pblk, int pos)
>>>>> {
>>>>> struct pblk_lun *rlun = &pblk->luns[pos];
>>>>> int ret;
>>>>> @@ -1871,13 +1870,6 @@ static void __pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list,
>>>>> * Only send one inflight I/O per LUN. Since we map at a page
>>>>> * granurality, all ppas in the I/O will map to the same LUN
>>>>> */
>>>>> -#ifdef CONFIG_NVM_PBLK_DEBUG
>>>>> - int i;
>>>>> -
>>>>> - for (i = 1; i < nr_ppas; i++)
>>>>> - WARN_ON(ppa_list[0].a.lun != ppa_list[i].a.lun ||
>>>>> - ppa_list[0].a.ch != ppa_list[i].a.ch);
>>>>> -#endif
>>>>>
>>>>> ret = down_timeout(&rlun->wr_sem, msecs_to_jiffies(30000));
>>>>> if (ret == -ETIME || ret == -EINTR)
>>>>> @@ -1885,21 +1877,21 @@ static void __pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list,
>>>>> -ret);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -void pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas)
>>>>> +void pblk_down_pu(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa)
>>>>> {
>>>>> struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
>>>>> struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
>>>>> - int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>> + int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa);
>>>>>
>>>>> - __pblk_down_page(pblk, ppa_list, nr_ppas, pos);
>>>>> + __pblk_down_pu(pblk, pos);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas,
>>>>> +void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa,
>>>>> unsigned long *lun_bitmap)
>>>>> {
>>>>> struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
>>>>> struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
>>>>> - int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>> + int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa);
>>>>>
>>>>> /* If the LUN has been locked for this same request, do no attempt to
>>>>> * lock it again
>>>>> @@ -1907,23 +1899,15 @@ void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas,
>>>>> if (test_and_set_bit(pos, lun_bitmap))
>>>>> return;
>>>>>
>>>>> - __pblk_down_page(pblk, ppa_list, nr_ppas, pos);
>>>>> + __pblk_down_pu(pblk, pos);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -void pblk_up_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas)
>>>>> +void pblk_up_pu(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa)
>>>>> {
>>>>> struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
>>>>> struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
>>>>> struct pblk_lun *rlun;
>>>>> - int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>> -
>>>>> -#ifdef CONFIG_NVM_PBLK_DEBUG
>>>>> - int i;
>>>>> -
>>>>> - for (i = 1; i < nr_ppas; i++)
>>>>> - WARN_ON(ppa_list[0].a.lun != ppa_list[i].a.lun ||
>>>>> - ppa_list[0].a.ch != ppa_list[i].a.ch);
>>>>> -#endif
>>>>> + int pos = pblk_ppa_to_pos(geo, ppa);
>>>>>
>>>>> rlun = &pblk->luns[pos];
>>>>> up(&rlun->wr_sem);
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
>>>>> index dc0efb852475..ff677ca6e4e1 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
>>>>> @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int pblk_map_page_data(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned int sentry,
>>>>> }
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> - pblk_down_rq(pblk, ppa_list, nr_secs, lun_bitmap);
>>>>> + pblk_down_rq(pblk, ppa_list[0], lun_bitmap);
>>>>> return 0;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
>>>>> index eea901d7cebc..df624d504d24 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
>>>>> @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void pblk_end_io_recov(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
>>>>> struct pblk_pad_rq *pad_rq = rqd->private;
>>>>> struct pblk *pblk = pad_rq->pblk;
>>>>>
>>>>> - pblk_up_page(pblk, ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_up_pu(pblk, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>>
>>>>> pblk_free_rqd(pblk, rqd, PBLK_WRITE_INT);
>>>>>
>>>>> @@ -339,12 +339,12 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> kref_get(&pad_rq->ref);
>>>>> - pblk_down_page(pblk, rqd->ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_down_pu(pblk, rqd->ppa_list[0]);
>>>>>
>>>>> ret = pblk_submit_io(pblk, rqd);
>>>>> if (ret) {
>>>>> pblk_err(pblk, "I/O submission failed: %d\n", ret);
>>>>> - pblk_up_page(pblk, rqd->ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_up_pu(pblk, rqd->ppa_list[0]);
>>>>> goto fail_free_bio;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
>>>>> index cd579b440b56..55d198edd70a 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
>>>>> @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void pblk_end_io_write_meta(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
>>>>> struct ppa_addr *ppa_list = nvm_rq_to_ppa_list(rqd);
>>>>> int sync;
>>>>>
>>>>> - pblk_up_page(pblk, ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_up_pu(pblk, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>>
>>>>> if (rqd->error) {
>>>>> pblk_log_write_err(pblk, rqd);
>>>>> @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ int pblk_submit_meta_io(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *meta_line)
>>>>> list_del(&meta_line->list);
>>>>> spin_unlock(&l_mg->close_lock);
>>>>>
>>>>> - pblk_down_page(pblk, ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_down_pu(pblk, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>>
>>>>> ret = pblk_submit_io(pblk, rqd);
>>>>> if (ret) {
>>>>> @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int pblk_submit_meta_io(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *meta_line)
>>>>> return NVM_IO_OK;
>>>>>
>>>>> fail_rollback:
>>>>> - pblk_up_page(pblk, ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
>>>>> + pblk_up_pu(pblk, ppa_list[0]);
>>>>> spin_lock(&l_mg->close_lock);
>>>>> pblk_dealloc_page(pblk, meta_line, rq_ppas);
>>>>> list_add(&meta_line->list, &meta_line->list);
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
>>>>> index 2f61f4428fcb..390855375b1e 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
>>>>> @@ -823,10 +823,10 @@ u64 pblk_alloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs);
>>>>> u64 __pblk_alloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs);
>>>>> int pblk_calc_secs(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned long secs_avail,
>>>>> unsigned long secs_to_flush);
>>>>> -void pblk_up_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas);
>>>>> -void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas,
>>>>> +void pblk_up_pu(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa);
>>>>> +void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa,
>>>>> unsigned long *lun_bitmap);
>>>>> -void pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas);
>>>>> +void pblk_down_pu(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa);
>>>>> void pblk_up_rq(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned long *lun_bitmap);
>>>>> int pblk_bio_add_pages(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio, gfp_t flags,
>>>>> int nr_pages);
>>>>> --
>>>>> 2.11.0
>>>> The patch looks good to me. The renaming to PU though is confusing. The
>>>> underlying reason to take the semaphore is to avoid write pointer
>>>> violations. At the moment, we only have an open line in pblk, which
>>>> makes that the semaphore effectively protects a PU, but when we have
>>>> several open lines this is no longer true.
>>>
>>> I don't understand this, how will it change when multiple lines are active?
>>>
>>> My guess is that one has to keep track of the number of outstanding
>>> I/Os for each PU.
>> The confusion comes from the current semaphore having 2 purposes: (i)
>> guaranteeing the write pointer at a chunk level, and (ii) being the
>> mechanism used by the scheduler to minimize internal write collisions.
>> When we have several open lines this semaphore will still be used for
>> (i), however, we will need a separate mechanism for (ii).
>>> Regarding naming, pblk_[down/up]_line doesn't quite cut it, and _page
>>> doesn't mean anything to me. Can we find a better name?
>> Give the above, what do you say pblk_[down/up]_chunk?
>
> Ok, works for me. I'll update the patch and push. If getting to
> multiple chunks per PU, then this can be flushed out to remove the
> rest of the confusion.
>
> Thanks.

Great. Thanks!

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