linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "mq-deadline: Fix request accounting"

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Date:   Tue, 7 Sep 2021 08:15:03 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Niklas Cassel <Niklas.Cassel@....com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     Damien Le Moal <Damien.LeMoal@....com>,
        Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@...aro.org>,
        Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "mq-deadline: Fix request accounting"

On 9/7/21 7:21 AM, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> blk-mq will no longer call the I/O scheduler .finish_request() callback
> for requests that were never inserted to the I/O scheduler.

I do not agree. Even with patch 1/2 from this series applied, finish_request()
will still be called for requests inserted by blk_insert_cloned_request()
although these requests are never inserted to the I/O scheduler.

Bart.