linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] blk-mq: account active requests when get driver tag

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Message-ID: <bcde25fe-0ae2-2297-0ee6-59d7cb1feff7@linux.dev>
Date:   Sat, 16 Sep 2023 17:32:58 +0800
From:   Chengming Zhou <chengming.zhou@...ux.dev>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, hch@....de, bvanassche@....org, kbusch@...nel.org,
        mst@...hat.com, damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@...edance.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] blk-mq: account active requests when get driver
 tag

On 2023/9/16 17:23, Ming Lei wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 03:16:12PM +0000, chengming.zhou@...ux.dev wrote:
>> From: Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@...edance.com>
>>
>> There is a limit that batched queue_rqs() can't work on shared tags
>> queue, since the account of active requests can't be done there.
>>
>> Now we account the active requests only in blk_mq_get_driver_tag(),
>> which is not the time we get driver tag actually (with none elevator).
>>
>> To support batched queue_rqs() on shared tags queue, we move the
>> account of active requests to where we get the driver tag:
>>
>> 1. none elevator: blk_mq_get_tags() and blk_mq_get_tag()
>> 2. other elevator: __blk_mq_alloc_driver_tag()
>>
>> This is clearer and match with the unaccount side, which just happen
>> when we put the driver tag.
>>
>> The other good point is that we don't need RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT trick
>> anymore, which used to avoid double account of flush request.
>> Now we only account when actually get the driver tag, so all is good.
>> We will remove RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT in the next patch.
> 
> RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT is only set for BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED, so we can
> avoid the extra atomic accounting for !BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED.
> 
> But now your patch switches to account unconditionally by removing
> RQF_MQ_INFLIGHT, not friendly for !BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED.
> 

Hi Ming, blk_mq_add_active_requests() will check hctx->flags before
doing atomic accounting and only account for BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED.

Yes, we don't need any atomic accounting in non-shared queue.

Thanks.