linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] blk-mq: init hctx sched after update ctx and hctx mapping

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Date:   Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:57:52 +0800
From:   "jianchao.wang" <jianchao.w.wang@...cle.com>
To:     Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>,
        Keith Busch <keith.busch@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-block <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] blk-mq: init hctx sched after update ctx and hctx
 mapping

Hi Ming

On 08/20/2018 10:24 AM, Ming Lei wrote:
>> The code path is:
>>
>> elevator_release
>>   -> elevator_put(e->type)
>>     -> module_put(e->elevator_owner)
>>
>> In normal elevator switch path, elevator_get will hold a reference counter of the
>> elevator_owner.
>> In this patch set, the elevator_type is saved directly. To prevent the io scheduler module
>> is removed, we need to hold a reference of the module.
> Yeah, I agree that the module reference need to be held, but it need to be
> released too.
> 
> My concern is that this introduced getting module reference in your patch
> isn't released. The module reference is a counter too, so the get and
> put operation should be matched.

elevator_switch_mq
  -> elevator_exit
it will put a reference count of the elevator_queue associated with the request_queue.
and the elevator_release will be invoked when the reference count of elevator_queue->kobj reaches zero.
elevator_release will put the reference count of the io scheduler module.

the elevator_queue structure will be allocated and freed every time when we switch io scheduler.
so the elevator_release will always be invoked.

This is the put ref corresponding to the get one in this patch.

Thanks
Jianchao