linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] blk-mq: Fix request handover from timeout path to normal execution

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Date:   Mon, 2 Apr 2018 14:08:37 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>
To:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] blk-mq: Fix request handover from timeout path to
 normal execution

On 04/02/18 12:01, Tejun Heo wrote:
> +	 * As nothing prevents from completion happening while
> +	 * ->aborted_gstate is set, this may lead to ignored completions
> +	 * and further spurious timeouts.
> +	 */
> +	if (rq->rq_flags & RQF_MQ_TIMEOUT_RESET)
> +		blk_mq_rq_update_aborted_gstate(rq, 0);

Hello Tejun,

Since this patch fixes one race but introduces another race, is this 
patch really an improvement?

Thanks,

Bart.