Re: 2.6.0-test2-mm5

From: Nick Piggin (piggin@cyberone.com.au)
Date: Thu Aug 07 2003 - 03:43:01 EST


Nick Piggin wrote:

> Andrew and or Martin, please test attached patch.
> Thanks.
>

Well, one of the WARN conditions I put in there is clearly
redundant...


--- linux-2.6/drivers/block/as-iosched.c.orig 2003-08-07 18:33:06.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/block/as-iosched.c 2003-08-07 18:41:50.000000000 +1000
@@ -1198,8 +1198,10 @@ static int as_dispatch_request(struct as
                          */
                         goto dispatch_writes;
 
- if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_ASYNC)
+ if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_ASYNC) {
+ WARN_ON(ad->new_batch);
                          ad->changed_batch = 1;
+ }
                 ad->batch_data_dir = REQ_SYNC;
                 arq = list_entry_fifo(ad->fifo_list[ad->batch_data_dir].next);
                 ad->last_check_fifo[ad->batch_data_dir] = jiffies;
@@ -1214,8 +1216,16 @@ static int as_dispatch_request(struct as
 dispatch_writes:
                 BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY(&ad->sort_list[REQ_ASYNC]));
 
- if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC)
+ if (ad->batch_data_dir == REQ_SYNC) {
                          ad->changed_batch = 1;
+
+ /*
+ * new_batch might be 1 when the queue runs out of
+ * reads. A subsequent submission of a write might
+ * cause a change of batch before the read is finished.
+ */
+ ad->new_batch = 0;
+ }
                 ad->batch_data_dir = REQ_ASYNC;
                 ad->current_write_count = ad->write_batch_count;
                 ad->write_batch_idled = 0;

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