[PATCH BUGFIX] block, bfq: fix bug related to the burst_size counter
From: Paolo Valente
Date: Mon Oct 09 2017 - 07:11:42 EST
Hi Jens,
unfortunately, the patch "block, bfq: decrease burst size when queues
in burst exit", queued for 4.15 [1] introduces a bug, described in
detail in the commit message of this patch. If triggered, this bug may
cause loss of control on I/O-request service order.
Please queue this fix right after the patch introducing the bug.
Thanks,
Paolo
[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/9/21/144
Paolo Valente (1):
block, bfq: fix unbalanced decrements of burst size
block/bfq-iosched.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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