linux-kernel - [PATCH 29/51] writeback, blkcg: propagate non-root blkcg congestion state

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Message-Id: <1432329245-5844-30-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 May 2015 17:13:43 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	axboe@...nel.dk
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz, hch@...radead.org,
	hannes@...xchg.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	vgoyal@...hat.com, lizefan@...wei.com, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, mhocko@...e.cz, clm@...com,
	fengguang.wu@...el.com, david@...morbit.com, gthelen@...gle.com,
	khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 29/51] writeback, blkcg: propagate non-root blkcg congestion state

Now that bdi layer can handle per-blkcg bdi_writeback_congested state,
blk_{set|clear}_congested() can propagate non-root blkcg congestion
state to them.

This can be easily achieved by disabling the root_rl tests in
blk_{set|clear}_congested().  Note that we still need those tests when
!CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK as otherwise we'll end up flipping root blkcg
wb's congestion state for events happening on other blkcgs.

v2: Updated for bdi_writeback_congested.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
---
 block/blk-core.c | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index b457c4f..cf6974e 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -65,23 +65,26 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *kblockd_workqueue;
 
 static void blk_clear_congested(struct request_list *rl, int sync)
 {
-	if (rl != &rl->q->root_rl)
-		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
 	clear_wb_congested(rl->blkg->wb_congested, sync);
 #else
-	clear_wb_congested(rl->q->backing_dev_info.wb.congested, sync);
+	/*
+	 * If !CGROUP_WRITEBACK, all blkg's map to bdi->wb and we shouldn't
+	 * flip its congestion state for events on other blkcgs.
+	 */
+	if (rl == &rl->q->root_rl)
+		clear_wb_congested(rl->q->backing_dev_info.wb.congested, sync);
 #endif
 }
 
 static void blk_set_congested(struct request_list *rl, int sync)
 {
-	if (rl != &rl->q->root_rl)
-		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
 	set_wb_congested(rl->blkg->wb_congested, sync);
 #else
-	set_wb_congested(rl->q->backing_dev_info.wb.congested, sync);
+	/* see blk_clear_congested() */
+	if (rl == &rl->q->root_rl)
+		set_wb_congested(rl->q->backing_dev_info.wb.congested, sync);
 #endif
 }
 
-- 
2.4.0

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