linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] blk: optimization for classic polling

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Date:   Fri,  9 Feb 2018 16:12:16 -0500
From:   Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@...sung>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joshi.k@...sung.com,
        Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@...sung.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] blk: optimization for classic polling

From: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@...sung.com>

This removes the dependency on interrupts to wake up task. Set task
state as TASK_RUNNING, if need_resched() returns true,
while polling for IO completion.
Earlier, polling task used to sleep, relying on interrupt to wake it up.
This made some IO take very long when interrupt-coalescing is enabled in
NVMe.

Changes v1->v2:
	-setting task state once in blk_poll, instead of multiple callers.

Signed-off-by: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@...sung.com>
---
 block/blk-mq.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index df93102..40285fe 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -3164,6 +3164,7 @@ static bool __blk_mq_poll(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct request *rq)
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
 
+	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	return false;
 }
 
-- 
2.7.4