linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 41/42] block: do not use REQ

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Message-ID: <571139C9.8060405@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:58:17 -0500
From:	Mike Christie <mchristi@...hat.com>
To:	Juergen Gross <kernel@...pf.net>,
	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com,
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	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
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	osd-dev@...n-osd.org, xfs@....sgi.com, ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 41/42] block: do not use REQ_FLUSH for tracking flush
 support

On 04/15/2016 05:50 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 15/04/16 12:40, mchristi@...hat.com wrote:
>> From: Mike Christie <mchristi@...hat.com>
>>
>> The last patch added a REQ_OP_FLUSH for request_fn drivers
>> and the next patch renames REQ_FLUSH to REQ_PREFLUSH which
>> will be used by file systems and make_request_fn drivers so
>> they can send a write/flush combo.
>>
>> This patch drops xen's use of REQ_FLUSH to track if it supports
>> REQ_OP_FLUSH requests, so REQ_FLUSH can be deleted.
>>
>> v6:
>> - Dropped parts of patch handled by Jens's QUEUE_FLAG_WC/FUA
>> patches and modified patch to check feature_flush/fua bits.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Christie <mchristi@...hat.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
>> index f01691a..d6429e7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
>> +++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
> 
> ...
> 
>> @@ -985,24 +981,22 @@ static int xlvbd_init_blk_queue(struct gendisk *gd, u16 sector_size,
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> -static const char *flush_info(unsigned int feature_flush)
>> +static const char *flush_info(struct blkfront_info *info)
>>  {
>> -	switch (feature_flush & ((REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA))) {
>> -	case REQ_FLUSH|REQ_FUA:
>> +	if (info->feature_flush && info->feature_fua)
>>  		return "barrier: enabled;";
>> -	case REQ_FLUSH:
>> +	else if (info->feature_fua)
> 
> Shouldn't this test feature_flush?
> 
>>  		return "flush diskcache: enabled;";
>> -	default:
>> +	else
>>  		return "barrier or flush: disabled;";
>> -	}
>>  }
>>  
>>  static void xlvbd_flush(struct blkfront_info *info)
>>  {
>> -	blk_queue_write_cache(info->rq, info->feature_flush & REQ_FLUSH,
>> -				info->feature_flush & REQ_FUA);
>> +	blk_queue_write_cache(info->rq, info->feature_flush ? true : false,
>> +			      info->feature_flush ? true : false);
> 
> And here the second test should be feature_fua?
> 

You are right. Will fix up and resend.