linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH 1/4] blk-mq: update comment for blk_mq_quiesce_queue

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Date:   Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:44:30 +0800 (GMT+08:00)
From:   "Jinlong Chen" <nickyc975@....edu.cn>
To:     "Christoph Hellwig" <hch@....de>
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 1/4] blk-mq: update comment for
 blk_mq_quiesce_queue_nowait()

> On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 11:11:34PM +0800, Jinlong Chen wrote:
> > blk_mq_quiesce_queue_nowait() is now reasonably used by scsi_host_block()
> > to avoid calling synchronize_rcu() for each LUN. We should not consider to
> > remove it.
> 
> I strongly disagree about this being a reasonable use.  What SCSI did
> there is a horrible hack that should have never been merged.  The
> right thing to do is the per-tag_set quiesce that we've been working
> on.

Ok, I guess I need to read the per-tag_set quiesce patch series.

Thanks!
Jinlong Chen