linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.10 01/25] md: revert io stats accounting

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Message-ID: <CA+res+RpQuedYu3hhRo5kBcs3tQrKc+7eyiFbVUAVG2h68cYkg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:37:12 +0100
From:   Jack Wang <jack.wang.usish@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Guoqing Jiang <jiangguoqing@...inos.cn>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
        Guillaume Morin <guillaume@...infr.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.10 01/25] md: revert io stats accounting

Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> 于2022年1月26日周三 12:42写道：
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:09:46AM +0100, Jack Wang wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> 于2022年1月14日周五 19:57写道：
> > >
> > > From: Guoqing Jiang <jgq516@...il.com>
> > >
> > > commit ad3fc798800fb7ca04c1dfc439dba946818048d8 upstream.
> > >
> > > The commit 41d2d848e5c0 ("md: improve io stats accounting") could cause
> > > double fault problem per the report [1], and also it is not correct to
> > > change ->bi_end_io if md don't own it, so let's revert it.
> > >
> > > And io stats accounting will be replemented in later commits.
> > >
> > > [1]. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/3bf04253-3fad-434a-63a7-20214e38cf26@gmail.com/T/#t
> > >
> > > Fixes: 41d2d848e5c0 ("md: improve io stats accounting")
> > > Signed-off-by: Guoqing Jiang <jiangguoqing@...inos.cn>
> > > Signed-off-by: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
> > > [GM: backport to 5.10-stable]
> > > Signed-off-by: Guillaume Morin <guillaume@...infr.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/md/md.c |   57 +++++++++++---------------------------------------------
> > >  drivers/md/md.h |    1
> > >  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > --- a/drivers/md/md.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/md/md.c
> > > @@ -459,34 +459,12 @@ check_suspended:
> > >  }
> > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_handle_request);
> > >
> > > -struct md_io {
> > > -       struct mddev *mddev;
> > > -       bio_end_io_t *orig_bi_end_io;
> > > -       void *orig_bi_private;
> > > -       unsigned long start_time;
> > > -       struct hd_struct *part;
> > > -};
> > > -
> > > -static void md_end_io(struct bio *bio)
> > > -{
> > > -       struct md_io *md_io = bio->bi_private;
> > > -       struct mddev *mddev = md_io->mddev;
> > > -
> > > -       part_end_io_acct(md_io->part, bio, md_io->start_time);
> > > -
> > > -       bio->bi_end_io = md_io->orig_bi_end_io;
> > > -       bio->bi_private = md_io->orig_bi_private;
> > > -
> > > -       mempool_free(md_io, &mddev->md_io_pool);
> > > -
> > > -       if (bio->bi_end_io)
> > > -               bio->bi_end_io(bio);
> > > -}
> > > -
> > >  static blk_qc_t md_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
> > >  {
> > >         const int rw = bio_data_dir(bio);
> > > +       const int sgrp = op_stat_group(bio_op(bio));
> > >         struct mddev *mddev = bio->bi_disk->private_data;
> > > +       unsigned int sectors;
> > >
> > >         if (mddev == NULL || mddev->pers == NULL) {
> > >                 bio_io_error(bio);
> > > @@ -507,26 +485,21 @@ static blk_qc_t md_submit_bio(struct bio
> > >                 return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > >         }
> > >
> > > -       if (bio->bi_end_io != md_end_io) {
> > > -               struct md_io *md_io;
> > > -
> > > -               md_io = mempool_alloc(&mddev->md_io_pool, GFP_NOIO);
> > > -               md_io->mddev = mddev;
> > > -               md_io->orig_bi_end_io = bio->bi_end_io;
> > > -               md_io->orig_bi_private = bio->bi_private;
> > > -
> > > -               bio->bi_end_io = md_end_io;
> > > -               bio->bi_private = md_io;
> > > -
> > > -               md_io->start_time = part_start_io_acct(mddev->gendisk,
> > > -                                                      &md_io->part, bio);
> > > -       }
> > > -
> > > +       /*
> > > +        * save the sectors now since our bio can
> > > +        * go away inside make_request
> > > +        */
> > > +       sectors = bio_sectors(bio);
> > This code snip is not inside the original patch, and it's not in
> > latest upstream too.
> > >         /* bio could be mergeable after passing to underlayer */
> > >         bio->bi_opf &= ~REQ_NOMERGE;
> > >
> > >         md_handle_request(mddev, bio);
> > >
> > > +       part_stat_lock();
> > > +       part_stat_inc(&mddev->gendisk->part0, ios[sgrp]);
> > > +       part_stat_add(&mddev->gendisk->part0, sectors[sgrp], sectors);
> > > +       part_stat_unlock();
> > > +
> > same here, this code snip is not inside the original patch, and it's
> > not in latest upstream too.
>
> Is it a problem?
Not sure, might cause some confusion regarding io stats.
>
> > I think would be good keep it as the upstream version.
>
> Can you send a revert of this commit (it is in 5.10.92), and a backport
> of the correct fix?
>
sure, I just sent an incremental fix for the backport itself.
is it ok?

Thanks!


> thanks,
>
> greg k-h