Re: [PATCH 2/7] blk-mq: count changed hctx as active in blk_mq_get_tag

[Jan Kara]

On Fri 10-02-23 04:11:11, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> Commit d263ed9926823 ("blk-mq: count the hctx as active before allocating
> tag") active hctx before blk_mq_get_tag to avoid petential starvation.
> However, the hctx to alloc tag may change in blk_mq_get_tag if
> BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT is not set, then there are two problems:
> 1. The hctx without real allocation is marked active.
> 2. The starvation problem mentioned in Commit d263ed9926823 ("blk-mq:
> count the hctx as active before allocating tag") still exists on the
> changed hctx as it maybe not marked active before tag allocation.
> 
> For problem 1, the hctx which is marked active probably gets IO
> soon or will be marked inactive after lazy detection of tag idle.
> Mark changed hctx active to fix problem 2.
> 
> Fixes: d263ed992682 ("blk-mq: count the hctx as active before allocating tag")
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Yeah, makes sense to me. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

								Honza

> ---
>  block/blk-mq-tag.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/block/blk-mq-tag.c b/block/blk-mq-tag.c
> index 1d3135acfc98..e566fd96dc26 100644
> --- a/block/blk-mq-tag.c
> +++ b/block/blk-mq-tag.c
> @@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ unsigned int blk_mq_get_tag(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
>  		data->ctx = blk_mq_get_ctx(data->q);
>  		data->hctx = blk_mq_map_queue(data->q, data->cmd_flags,
>  						data->ctx);
> +		if (!(data->rq_flags & RQF_ELV))
> +			blk_mq_tag_busy(data->hctx);
> +
>  		tags = blk_mq_tags_from_data(data);
>  		if (data->flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED)
>  			bt = &tags->breserved_tags;
> -- 
> 2.30.0
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR