linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 0/2] block/blk-mq: fix RT kernel issues and interrupt context warnings

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Message-ID: <20251222201541.11961-1-ionut.nechita@windriver.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:15:39 +0200
From: "Ionut Nechita (WindRiver)" <djiony2011@...il.com>
To: ming.lei@...hat.com
Cc: axboe@...nel.dk,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	ionut.nechita@...driver.com,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: [PATCH v2 0/2] block/blk-mq: fix RT kernel issues and interrupt context warnings

From: Ionut Nechita <ionut.nechita@...driver.com>

This series addresses two critical issues in the block layer multiqueue
(blk-mq) subsystem when running on PREEMPT_RT kernels.

The first patch fixes a severe performance regression where queue_lock
contention in the I/O hot path causes IRQ threads to sleep on RT kernels.
Testing on MegaRAID 12GSAS controller showed a 76% performance drop
(640 MB/s -> 153 MB/s). The fix replaces spinlock with memory barriers
to maintain ordering without sleeping.

The second patch fixes a WARN_ON that triggers during SCSI device scanning
when blk_freeze_queue_start() calls blk_mq_run_hw_queues() synchronously
from interrupt context. The warning "WARN_ON_ONCE(!async && in_interrupt())"
is resolved by switching to asynchronous execution.

Changes in v2:
- Removed the blk_mq_cpuhp_lock patch (needs more investigation)
- Added fix for WARN_ON in interrupt context during queue freezing
- Updated commit messages for clarity

Ionut Nechita (2):
  block/blk-mq: fix RT kernel regression with queue_lock in hot path
  block: Fix WARN_ON in blk_mq_run_hw_queue when called from interrupt
    context

 block/blk-mq.c | 21 +++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

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