linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] umem: fix up unplugging.

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Date:	Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:46:56 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Tao Guo <glorioustao@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, neilb@...e.de, axboe@...ionio.com,
	Tao Guo <Tao.Guo@....com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] umem: fix up unplugging.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:17:31 -0500

(Long delay...)

Tao Guo <glorioustao@...il.com> wrote:

> We need to implement unplugging to make umem start to work, or I/O
> will never be triggered.
> 

I take it from this that umem simply doesn't work at all?

If so, for how long has this been the case and should we just delete the
thing?

> 
> --- a/drivers/block/umem.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/umem.c
> @@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ struct cardinfo {
>  	int		current_idx;
>  	sector_t	current_sector;
>  
> -	struct request_queue *queue;
> +	struct request_queue	*queue;
> +	struct blk_plug_cb	plug_cb;
>  
>  	struct mm_page {
>  		dma_addr_t		page_dma;
> @@ -513,6 +514,33 @@ static void process_page(unsigned long data)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +static void mm_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb)
> +{
> +	struct cardinfo *card = container_of(cb, struct cardinfo, plug_cb);
> +
> +	spin_lock_irq(&card->lock);
> +	activate(card);
> +	spin_unlock_irq(&card->lock);
> +}
> +
> +int mm_check_plugged(struct cardinfo *card)
> +{
> +	struct blk_plug *plug = current->plug;
> +	struct cardinfo *c;
> +
> +	if (!plug)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(c, &plug->cb_list, plug_cb.list) {
> +		if (c == card)
> +			return 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* set up unplug callback */
> +	list_add(&card->plug_cb.list, &plug->cb_list);
> +	return 1;
> +}
> +
>  static void mm_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
>  {
>  	struct cardinfo *card = q->queuedata;
> @@ -523,6 +551,8 @@ static void mm_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
>  	*card->biotail = bio;
>  	bio->bi_next = NULL;
>  	card->biotail = &bio->bi_next;
> +	if (bio->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC || !mm_check_plugged(card))
> +		activate(card);
>  	spin_unlock_irq(&card->lock);
>  
>  	return;
> @@ -884,6 +914,7 @@ static int __devinit mm_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
>  	blk_queue_make_request(card->queue, mm_make_request);
>  	card->queue->queue_lock = &card->lock;
>  	card->queue->queuedata = card;
> +	card->plug_cb.callback = mm_unplug;
>  
>  	tasklet_init(&card->tasklet, process_page, (unsigned long)card);

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