From: "John Stoffel" <john@stoffel.org> To: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> Cc: John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org>, axboe@kernel.dk, agk@redhat.com, snitzer@redhat.com, dm-devel@redhat.com, song@kernel.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] block: introduce submit_bio_noacct_add_head Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:06:25 -0500 [thread overview] Message-ID: <24556.45969.276771.345181@quad.stoffel.home> (raw) In-Reply-To: <abac671f-91f2-ca4e-7f77-8bb5da85a4cc@synology.com> >>>>> "Danny" == Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> writes: Danny> Hi, John, Danny> Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Danny> John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> writes: >>>>>>> "dannyshih" == dannyshih <dannyshih@synology.com> writes: dannyshih> From: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> dannyshih> Porvide a way for stacking block device to re-submit the bio dannyshih> which sholud be handled firstly. >> >> You're spelling needs to be fixed in these messages. Danny> Sorry for so many spelling errors. Danny> The message should be Danny> "Provide a way for stacking block device to re-submit Danny> the bio which should be handled first." Danny> I will fix it. Great, though my second question is *why* it needs to be handled first? What is the difference between stacked and un-stacked devices and how could it be done in a way that doesn't require a seperate function like this? dannyshih> Signed-off-by: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> dannyshih> Reviewed-by: Allen Peng <allenpeng@synology.com> dannyshih> Reviewed-by: Alex Wu <alexwu@synology.com> dannyshih> --- dannyshih> block/blk-core.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- dannyshih> include/linux/blkdev.h | 1 + dannyshih> 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) >> dannyshih> diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> index 96e5fcd..693dc83 100644 dannyshih> --- a/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> +++ b/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> @@ -1031,16 +1031,7 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> return ret; dannyshih> } >> dannyshih> -/** dannyshih> - * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> - * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> - * dannyshih> - * This is a version of submit_bio() that shall only be used for I/O that is dannyshih> - * resubmitted to lower level drivers by stacking block drivers. All file dannyshih> - * systems and other upper level users of the block layer should use dannyshih> - * submit_bio() instead. dannyshih> - */ dannyshih> -blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +static blk_qc_t do_submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio, bool add_head) dannyshih> { dannyshih> if (!submit_bio_checks(bio)) dannyshih> return BLK_QC_T_NONE; dannyshih> @@ -1052,7 +1043,10 @@ blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> * it is active, and then process them after it returned. dannyshih> */ dannyshih> if (current->bio_list) { dannyshih> - bio_list_add(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> + if (add_head) dannyshih> + bio_list_add_head(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> + else dannyshih> + bio_list_add(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> return BLK_QC_T_NONE; dannyshih> } >> dannyshih> @@ -1060,9 +1054,37 @@ blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> return __submit_bio_noacct_mq(bio); dannyshih> return __submit_bio_noacct(bio); dannyshih> } dannyshih> + dannyshih> +/** dannyshih> + * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> + * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> + * dannyshih> + * This is a version of submit_bio() that shall only be used for I/O that is dannyshih> + * resubmitted to lower level drivers by stacking block drivers. All file dannyshih> + * systems and other upper level users of the block layer should use dannyshih> + * submit_bio() instead. dannyshih> + */ dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +{ dannyshih> + return do_submit_bio_noacct(bio, false); dannyshih> +} dannyshih> EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio_noacct); >> >> So why is it named "submit_bio_noacct" when it's supposed to be only >> used by layers submitting to lower level drivers. How can this be >> figured out by drivers automatically, so the writed doesn't have to >> know about this? Danny> There is no logical change while using submit_bio_noacct() after my Danny> patch. So I didn't change Danny> the name and the documentation of submit_bio_noacct(). >> dannyshih> /** dannyshih> + * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio, which needs to be handle firstly, dannyshih> + * to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> + * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> + * dannyshih> + * alternative submit_bio_noacct() which add bio to the head of dannyshih> + * current->bio_list. dannyshih> + */ >> >> Firstly isn't proper english. Maybe something like: >> >> submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio which needs to be handled first >> because <reasons> to the block device layer for I/O >> >> But the name still sucks, and the *reason* the bio needs to be handled >> differently isn't well explained. Danny> Sorry for the grammar mistake. And I wrote the wrong function name here. Danny> It should be replaced by submit_bio_noacct_add_head. Danny> About the function name, the name of submit_bio_noacct_add_head() Danny> is trying to let drivers know that this is just an alternative version of Danny> submit_bio_noacct(). The only difference is that this function adds bio to Danny> the head of current->bio_list, and submit_bio_noacct() adds it to the tail. Danny> About the documentation, what if I change it like: Danny> "submit_bio_noacct_add_head - re-submit a bio which needs to Danny> be handled first to the block device layer for I/O, because it has Danny> sequential relevance with the bio handling in current ->submit_bio. Danny> Alternative submit_bio_noacct() adds bio to the head of current-> bio_list. To keep bio sequence, this function is used Danny> when a block device splits bio and re-submits the remainder back Danny> to itself. This makes sure that the re-submitted bio will be handle Danny> just after the split part of the original bio." Danny> Thanks for your suggestion. dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct_add_head(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +{ dannyshih> + return do_submit_bio_noacct(bio, true); dannyshih> +} dannyshih> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio_noacct_add_head); dannyshih> + dannyshih> +/** dannyshih> * submit_bio - submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> * @bio: The &struct bio which describes the I/O dannyshih> * dannyshih> diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> index 070de09..b0080d0 100644 dannyshih> --- a/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> +++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> @@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ static inline void rq_flush_dcache_pages(struct request *rq) dannyshih> extern int blk_register_queue(struct gendisk *disk); dannyshih> extern void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk); dannyshih> blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio); dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct_add_head(struct bio *bio); dannyshih> extern void blk_rq_init(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq); dannyshih> extern void blk_put_request(struct request *); dannyshih> extern struct request *blk_get_request(struct request_queue *, unsigned int op, dannyshih> -- dannyshih> 2.7.4 Danny> Best Regards, Danny> Danny Shih
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From: "John Stoffel" <john@stoffel.org> To: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> Cc: axboe@kernel.dk, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, snitzer@redhat.com, John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org>, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, song@kernel.org, dm-devel@redhat.com, agk@redhat.com Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 1/4] block: introduce submit_bio_noacct_add_head Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:06:25 -0500 [thread overview] Message-ID: <24556.45969.276771.345181@quad.stoffel.home> (raw) In-Reply-To: <abac671f-91f2-ca4e-7f77-8bb5da85a4cc@synology.com> >>>>> "Danny" == Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> writes: Danny> Hi, John, Danny> Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Danny> John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> writes: >>>>>>> "dannyshih" == dannyshih <dannyshih@synology.com> writes: dannyshih> From: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> dannyshih> Porvide a way for stacking block device to re-submit the bio dannyshih> which sholud be handled firstly. >> >> You're spelling needs to be fixed in these messages. Danny> Sorry for so many spelling errors. Danny> The message should be Danny> "Provide a way for stacking block device to re-submit Danny> the bio which should be handled first." Danny> I will fix it. Great, though my second question is *why* it needs to be handled first? What is the difference between stacked and un-stacked devices and how could it be done in a way that doesn't require a seperate function like this? dannyshih> Signed-off-by: Danny Shih <dannyshih@synology.com> dannyshih> Reviewed-by: Allen Peng <allenpeng@synology.com> dannyshih> Reviewed-by: Alex Wu <alexwu@synology.com> dannyshih> --- dannyshih> block/blk-core.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- dannyshih> include/linux/blkdev.h | 1 + dannyshih> 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) >> dannyshih> diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> index 96e5fcd..693dc83 100644 dannyshih> --- a/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> +++ b/block/blk-core.c dannyshih> @@ -1031,16 +1031,7 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> return ret; dannyshih> } >> dannyshih> -/** dannyshih> - * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> - * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> - * dannyshih> - * This is a version of submit_bio() that shall only be used for I/O that is dannyshih> - * resubmitted to lower level drivers by stacking block drivers. All file dannyshih> - * systems and other upper level users of the block layer should use dannyshih> - * submit_bio() instead. dannyshih> - */ dannyshih> -blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +static blk_qc_t do_submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio, bool add_head) dannyshih> { dannyshih> if (!submit_bio_checks(bio)) dannyshih> return BLK_QC_T_NONE; dannyshih> @@ -1052,7 +1043,10 @@ blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> * it is active, and then process them after it returned. dannyshih> */ dannyshih> if (current->bio_list) { dannyshih> - bio_list_add(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> + if (add_head) dannyshih> + bio_list_add_head(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> + else dannyshih> + bio_list_add(¤t->bio_list[0], bio); dannyshih> return BLK_QC_T_NONE; dannyshih> } >> dannyshih> @@ -1060,9 +1054,37 @@ blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> return __submit_bio_noacct_mq(bio); dannyshih> return __submit_bio_noacct(bio); dannyshih> } dannyshih> + dannyshih> +/** dannyshih> + * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> + * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> + * dannyshih> + * This is a version of submit_bio() that shall only be used for I/O that is dannyshih> + * resubmitted to lower level drivers by stacking block drivers. All file dannyshih> + * systems and other upper level users of the block layer should use dannyshih> + * submit_bio() instead. dannyshih> + */ dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +{ dannyshih> + return do_submit_bio_noacct(bio, false); dannyshih> +} dannyshih> EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio_noacct); >> >> So why is it named "submit_bio_noacct" when it's supposed to be only >> used by layers submitting to lower level drivers. How can this be >> figured out by drivers automatically, so the writed doesn't have to >> know about this? Danny> There is no logical change while using submit_bio_noacct() after my Danny> patch. So I didn't change Danny> the name and the documentation of submit_bio_noacct(). >> dannyshih> /** dannyshih> + * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio, which needs to be handle firstly, dannyshih> + * to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> + * @bio: The bio describing the location in memory and on the device. dannyshih> + * dannyshih> + * alternative submit_bio_noacct() which add bio to the head of dannyshih> + * current->bio_list. dannyshih> + */ >> >> Firstly isn't proper english. Maybe something like: >> >> submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio which needs to be handled first >> because <reasons> to the block device layer for I/O >> >> But the name still sucks, and the *reason* the bio needs to be handled >> differently isn't well explained. Danny> Sorry for the grammar mistake. And I wrote the wrong function name here. Danny> It should be replaced by submit_bio_noacct_add_head. Danny> About the function name, the name of submit_bio_noacct_add_head() Danny> is trying to let drivers know that this is just an alternative version of Danny> submit_bio_noacct(). The only difference is that this function adds bio to Danny> the head of current->bio_list, and submit_bio_noacct() adds it to the tail. Danny> About the documentation, what if I change it like: Danny> "submit_bio_noacct_add_head - re-submit a bio which needs to Danny> be handled first to the block device layer for I/O, because it has Danny> sequential relevance with the bio handling in current ->submit_bio. Danny> Alternative submit_bio_noacct() adds bio to the head of current-> bio_list. To keep bio sequence, this function is used Danny> when a block device splits bio and re-submits the remainder back Danny> to itself. This makes sure that the re-submitted bio will be handle Danny> just after the split part of the original bio." Danny> Thanks for your suggestion. dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct_add_head(struct bio *bio) dannyshih> +{ dannyshih> + return do_submit_bio_noacct(bio, true); dannyshih> +} dannyshih> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(submit_bio_noacct_add_head); dannyshih> + dannyshih> +/** dannyshih> * submit_bio - submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O dannyshih> * @bio: The &struct bio which describes the I/O dannyshih> * dannyshih> diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> index 070de09..b0080d0 100644 dannyshih> --- a/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> +++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h dannyshih> @@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ static inline void rq_flush_dcache_pages(struct request *rq) dannyshih> extern int blk_register_queue(struct gendisk *disk); dannyshih> extern void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk); dannyshih> blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio); dannyshih> +blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct_add_head(struct bio *bio); dannyshih> extern void blk_rq_init(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq); dannyshih> extern void blk_put_request(struct request *); dannyshih> extern struct request *blk_get_request(struct request_queue *, unsigned int op, dannyshih> -- dannyshih> 2.7.4 Danny> Best Regards, Danny> Danny Shih -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-30 17:07 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2020-12-29 9:18 [PATCH 0/4] Fix order when split bio and send remaining back to itself dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [dm-devel] " dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [PATCH 1/4] block: introduce submit_bio_noacct_add_head dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [dm-devel] " dannyshih 2020-12-30 0:00 ` John Stoffel 2020-12-30 0:00 ` [dm-devel] " John Stoffel 2020-12-30 9:51 ` Danny Shih 2020-12-30 9:51 ` [dm-devel] " Danny Shih 2020-12-30 17:06 ` John Stoffel [this message] 2020-12-30 17:06 ` John Stoffel 2020-12-30 17:53 ` antlists 2020-12-30 17:53 ` [dm-devel] " antlists 2020-12-30 11:35 ` antlists 2020-12-30 11:35 ` [dm-devel] " antlists 2020-12-30 16:53 ` John Stoffel 2020-12-30 16:53 ` [dm-devel] " John Stoffel 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [PATCH 2/4] block: use submit_bio_noacct_add_head for split bio sending back dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [dm-devel] " dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [PATCH 3/4] dm: " dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [dm-devel] " dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [PATCH 4/4] md: " dannyshih 2020-12-29 9:18 ` [dm-devel] " dannyshih 2020-12-30 23:34 ` [PATCH 0/4] Fix order when split bio and send remaining back to itself Mike Snitzer 2020-12-30 23:34 ` [dm-devel] " Mike Snitzer 2020-12-31 8:28 ` Danny Shih 2020-12-31 8:28 ` [dm-devel] " Danny Shih
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