[PATCH BUGFIX 2/3] null_blk: guarantee device restart in all irq modes

From: Paolo Valente
Date: Mon Nov 02 2015 - 09:52:37 EST


From: Arianna Avanzini <avanzini@xxxxxxxxxx>

In single-queue (block layer) mode,the function null_rq_prep_fn stops
the device if alloc_cmd fails. Then, once stopped, the device must be
restarted on the next command completion, so that the request(s) for
which alloc_cmd failed can be requeued. Otherwise the device hangs.

Unfortunately, device restart is currently performed only for delayed
completions, i.e., in irqmode==2. This fact causes hangs, for the
above reasons, with the other irqmodes in combination with single-queue
block layer.

This commits addresses this issue by making sure that, if stopped, the
device is properly restarted for all irqmodes on completions.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arianna AVanzini <avanzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/block/null_blk.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk.c b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
index 7db5a77..caaff67 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static struct nullb_cmd *alloc_cmd(struct nullb_queue *nq, int can_wait)

static void end_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd)
{
+ struct request_queue *q = NULL;
+
switch (queue_mode) {
case NULL_Q_MQ:
blk_mq_end_request(cmd->rq, 0);
@@ -220,27 +222,28 @@ static void end_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd)
break;
case NULL_Q_BIO:
bio_endio(cmd->bio);
- break;
+ goto free_cmd;
}

- free_cmd(cmd);
-}
-
-static enum hrtimer_restart null_cmd_timer_expired(struct hrtimer *timer)
-{
- struct nullb_cmd *cmd = container_of(timer, struct nullb_cmd, timer);
- struct request_queue *q = NULL;
-
if (cmd->rq)
q = cmd->rq->q;

- if (q && !q->mq_ops && blk_queue_stopped(q)) {
- spin_lock(q->queue_lock);
+ /* Restart queue if needed, as we are freeing a tag */
+ if (q && blk_queue_stopped(q)) {
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
if (blk_queue_stopped(q))
blk_start_queue(q);
- spin_unlock(q->queue_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
}
- end_cmd(cmd);
+free_cmd:
+ free_cmd(cmd);
+}
+
+static enum hrtimer_restart null_cmd_timer_expired(struct hrtimer *timer)
+{
+ end_cmd(container_of(timer, struct nullb_cmd, timer));

return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
}
--
1.9.1

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