linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/14] blk-mq: ensure that plug lists don't straddle hardware queues

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Date:   Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:22:49 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/14] blk-mq: ensure that plug lists don't straddle
 hardware queues

On 10/30/18 2:08 AM, Ming Lei wrote:
> Requests can be added to plug list from different ctx because of
> preemption. However, blk_mq_sched_insert_requests() requires that
> all requests in 'hctx_list' belong to same ctx. 

Yeah, I tried to get around it, but I think I'll just respin and keep
the 'ctx' argument to keep that perfectly clear. It'll work just fine
with different ctxs, but they will end up on a non-matching ctx which
isn't ideal.

-- 
Jens Axboe