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2008-12-03block: internal dequeue shouldn't start timerTejun Heo
blkdev_dequeue_request() and elv_dequeue_request() are equivalent and both start the timeout timer. Barrier code dequeues the original barrier request but doesn't passes the request itself to lower level driver, only broken down proxy requests; however, as the original barrier code goes through the same dequeue path and timeout timer is started on it. If barrier sequence takes long enough, this timer expires but the low level driver has no idea about this request and oops follows. Timeout timer shouldn't have been started on the original barrier request as it never goes through actual IO. This patch unexports elv_dequeue_request(), which has no external user anyway, and makes it operate on elevator proper w/o adding the timer and make blkdev_dequeue_request() call elv_dequeue_request() and add timer. Internal users which don't pass the request to driver - barrier code and end_that_request_last() - are converted to use elv_dequeue_request(). Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Cc: Mike Anderson <andmike@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-09block: adjust blkdev_issue_discard for swapHugh Dickins
Two mods to blkdev_issue_discard(), thinking ahead to its use on swap: 1. Add gfp_mask argument, so swap allocation can use it where GFP_KERNEL might deadlock but GFP_NOIO is safe. 2. Enlarge nr_sects argument from unsigned to sector_t: unsigned long is enough to cover a whole swap area, but sector_t suits any partition. Change sb_issue_discard()'s nr_blocks to sector_t too; but no need seen for a gfp_mask there, just pass GFP_KERNEL down to blkdev_issue_discard(). Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-09Allow elevators to sort/merge discard requestsDavid Woodhouse
But blkdev_issue_discard() still emits requests which are interpreted as soft barriers, because naïve callers might otherwise issue subsequent writes to those same sectors, which might cross on the queue (if they're reallocated quickly enough). Callers still _can_ issue non-barrier discard requests, but they have to take care of queue ordering for themselves. Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-09Use WRITE_BARRIER in blkdev_issue_flush(), not (1<<BIO_RW_BARRIER)OGAWA Hirofumi
Barriers should be submitted with the WRITE flag set. Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-10-09Add 'discard' request handlingDavid Woodhouse
Some block devices benefit from a hint that they can forget the contents of certain sectors. Add basic support for this to the block core, along with a 'blkdev_issue_discard()' helper function which issues such requests. The caller doesn't get to provide an end_io functio, since blkdev_issue_discard() will automatically split the request up into multiple bios if appropriate. Neither does the function wait for completion -- it's expected that callers won't care about when, or even _if_, the request completes. It's only a hint to the device anyway. By definition, the file system doesn't _care_ about these sectors any more. [With feedback from OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> and Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com] Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-05-01block: remove remaining __FUNCTION__ occurrencesHarvey Harrison
__FUNCTION__ is gcc specific, use __func__ Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-29block: rename and export rq_init()FUJITA Tomonori
This rename rq_init() blk_rq_init() and export it. Any path that hands the request to the block layer needs to call it to initialize the request. This is a preparation for large command support, which needs to initialize the request in a proper way (that is, just doing a memset() will not work). Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-04-29block/blk-barrier.c:blk_ordered_cur_seq() mustn't be inlineAdrian Bunk
This patch fixes the following build error with UML and gcc 4.3: <-- snip --> ... CC block/blk-barrier.o /home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c: In function ‘blk_do_ordered’: /home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:57: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to ‘blk_ordered_cur_seq’: function body not available /home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:252: sorry, unimplemented: called from here /home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:57: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to ‘blk_ordered_cur_seq’: function body not available /home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:253: sorry, unimplemented: called from here make[2]: *** [block/blk-barrier.o] Error 1 <-- snip --> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-04-29block: make rq_init() do a full memset()FUJITA Tomonori
This requires moving rq_init() from get_request() to blk_alloc_request(). The upside is that we can now require an rq_init() from any path that wishes to hand the request to the block layer. rq_init() will be exported for the code that uses struct request without blk_get_request. This is a preparation for large command support, which needs to initialize struct request in a proper way (that is, just doing a memset() will not work). Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-03-04block: fix blkdev_issue_flush() not detecting and passing EOPNOTSUPP backJens Axboe
This is important to eg dm, that tries to decide whether to stop using barriers or not. Tested as working by Anders Henke <anders.henke@1und1.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-02-01block: make core bits checkpatch compliantJens Axboe
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
2008-01-29block: continue ll_rw_blk.c splitupJens Axboe
Adds files for barrier handling, rq execution, io context handling, mapping data to requests, and queue settings. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>