linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/9] blk-throttle: fix that io throttle can only work for single bio

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Date:   Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:25:52 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>
Cc:     mkoutny@...e.com, axboe@...nel.dk, ming.lei@...hat.com,
        cgroups@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yi.zhang@...wei.com,
        "yukuai (C)" <yukuai3@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/9] blk-throttle: fix that io throttle can only work
 for single bio

Hello,

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:06:44AM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> While implementing the new method, I found that there seems to be a
> misunderstanding here, the code seems to try to add flag to split bio
> so that it won't be throttled again for bps limit, however:
> 
> 1) for blk throttle, split bio is issued directly and will never be
> throttled again, while orignal bio will go through throttle path again.
> 2) if cloned bio is directed to a new disk, the flag is cleared anyway.

Doesn't that make the current code correct then? But you were seeing
incorrect behaviors, right?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun