Re: [PATCH 2/2] blk-mq: Fix request handover from timeout path to normal execution

[Bart Van Assche]

On 04/02/18 12:01, Tejun Heo wrote:
> +	 * As nothing prevents from completion happening while
> +	 * ->aborted_gstate is set, this may lead to ignored completions
> +	 * and further spurious timeouts.
> +	 */
> +	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_MQ_TIMEOUT_RESET)
> +		blk_mq_rq_update_aborted_gstate(rq, 0);

Hello Tejun,

Since this patch fixes one race but introduces another race, is this 
patch really an improvement?

Thanks,

Bart.