linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6 v4] cfq-iosched: CFQ group hierarchical scheduling and use

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Date:	Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:27:52 -0500
From:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
To:	Gui Jianfeng <guijianfeng@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chad Talbott <ctalbott@...gle.com>,
	Divyesh Shah <dpshah@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6 v4] cfq-iosched: CFQ group hierarchical scheduling
 and use_hierarchy interface

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:38:32AM +0800, Gui Jianfeng wrote:
> Vivek Goyal wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:21:47AM +0800, Gui Jianfeng wrote:
> > [..]
> >>>> +static struct cfq_group *
> >>>> +cfq_find_alloc_cfqg(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cgroup *cgroup, int create)
> >>>> +{
> >>>> +	struct blkio_cgroup *blkcg = cgroup_to_blkio_cgroup(cgroup);
> >>>> +	struct cfq_group *cfqg = NULL;
> >>>> +	void *key = cfqd;
> >>>> +	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = &cfqd->queue->backing_dev_info;
> >>>> +	unsigned int major, minor;
> >>>> +
> >>>> +	cfqg = cfqg_of_blkg(blkiocg_lookup_group(blkcg, key));
> >>>> +	if (cfqg && !cfqg->blkg.dev && bdi->dev && dev_name(bdi->dev)) {
> >>>> +		sscanf(dev_name(bdi->dev), "%u:%u", &major, &minor);
> >>>> +		cfqg->blkg.dev = MKDEV(major, minor);
> >>>> +		goto done;
> >>>> +	}
> >>> Should we make this updation of this info hierarhical?
> >> IMHO, it's fine to defer the updation when we really get the cfqg.
> > 
> > But if cfqg is alrady present, we will never hit the allocation path 
> > again. So if somebody creates 2-3 level deep hierarchy and does IO
> > only in the children cgroup, parent cgroups will potentially not get
> > device info updated hence no visible stats?
> 
> Ahh, I see your concern. But do we really need to show the stats even if
> a cgroup doesn't issue any IO on a given device? 

I am assuming that once use_hierarchy=1, you are aggregating the stats
in parent cgroups? So if a child services 5 IOs, these are accounted
to parent group also when user_hier=1?

What happens in case of  memoy cgroup controller?

Thanks
Vivek
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