Re: [RFC PATCH] blk-mq: fixup RESTART when queue becomes idle

[Mike Snitzer]

On Fri, Jan 19 2018 at 11:41am -0500,
Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 1/19/18 9:37 AM, Ming Lei wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 09:27:46AM -0700, Jens Axboe wrote:
> >> On 1/19/18 9:26 AM, Ming Lei wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 09:19:24AM -0700, Jens Axboe wrote:
> >>
> >> There are no pending requests for this case, nothing to restart the
> >> queue. When you fail that blk_get_request(), you are idle, nothing
> >> is pending.
> > 
> > I think we needn't worry about that, once a device is attached to
> > dm-rq, it can't be mounted any more, and usually user don't use the device
> > directly and by dm-mpath at the same time.
> 
> Even if it doesn't happen for a normal dm setup, it is a case that
> needs to be handled. The request allocation is just one example of
> a wider scope resource that can be unavailable. If the driver returns
> NO_DEV_RESOURCE (or whatever name), it will be a possibility that
> the device itself is currently idle.

How would a driver's resources be exhausted yet the device is idle (so
as not to be able to benefit from RESTART)?