Dear Maintainers
I'd like to ask for the status of this patch since we hit the
issue too during our testing on md raid1.
Split remainder bio_A was queued ahead, following by bio_B for
lower device, at this moment raid start freezing, the loop take
out bio_A firstly and deliver it, which will hung since raid is
freezing, while the freezing never end since it waiting for
bio_B to finish, and bio_B is still on the queue, waiting for
bio_A to finish...
We're looking for a good solution and we found this patch
already progressed a lot, but we can't find it on linux-next,
so we'd like to ask are we still planning to have this fix
in upstream?
Regards,
Michael Wang
On 07/11/2016 04:10 PM, Lars Ellenberg wrote:
> For a long time, generic_make_request() converts recursion into
> iteration by queuing recursive arguments on current->bio_list.
>
> This is convenient for stacking drivers,
> the top-most driver would take the originally submitted bio,
> and re-submit a re-mapped version of it, or one or more clones,
> or one or more new allocated bios to its backend(s). Which
> are then simply processed in turn, and each can again queue
> more "backend-bios" until we reach the bottom of the driver stack,
> and actually dispatch to the real backend device.
>
> Any stacking driver ->make_request_fn() could expect that,
> once it returns, any backend-bios it submitted via recursive calls
> to generic_make_request() would now be processed and dispatched, before
> the current task would call into this driver again.
>
> This is changed by commit
> 54efd50 block: make generic_make_request handle arbitrarily sized bios
>
> Drivers may call blk_queue_split() inside their ->make_request_fn(),
> which may split the current bio into a front-part to be dealt with
> immediately, and a remainder-part, which may need to be split even
> further. That remainder-part will simply also be pushed to
> current->bio_list, and would end up being head-of-queue, in front
> of any backend-bios the current make_request_fn() might submit during
> processing of the fron-part.
>
> Which means the current task would immediately end up back in the same
> make_request_fn() of the same driver again, before any of its backend
> bios have even been processed.
>
> This can lead to resource starvation deadlock.
> Drivers could avoid this by learning to not need blk_queue_split(),
> or by submitting their backend bios in a different context (dedicated
> kernel thread, work_queue context, ...). Or by playing funny re-ordering
> games with entries on current->bio_list.
>
> Instead, I suggest to distinguish between recursive calls to
> generic_make_request(), and pushing back the remainder part in
> blk_queue_split(), by pointing current->bio_lists to a
> struct recursion_to_iteration_bio_lists {
> struct bio_list recursion;
> struct bio_list queue;
> }
>
> By providing each q->make_request_fn() with an empty "recursion"
> bio_list, then merging any recursively submitted bios to the
> head of the "queue" list, we can make the recursion-to-iteration
> logic in generic_make_request() process deepest level bios first,
> and "sibling" bios of the same level in "natural" order.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenb...@linbit.com>
> Signed-off-by: Roland Kammerer <roland.kamme...@linbit.com>
> ---
> block/bio.c | 20 +++++++++++--------
> block/blk-core.c | 49
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> block/blk-merge.c | 5 ++++-
> drivers/md/bcache/btree.c | 12 ++++++------
> drivers/md/dm-bufio.c | 2 +-
> drivers/md/raid1.c | 5 ++---
> drivers/md/raid10.c | 5 ++---
> include/linux/bio.h | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/sched.h | 4 ++--
> 9 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
> index 848cd35..c2606fd 100644
> --- a/block/bio.c
> +++ b/block/bio.c
> @@ -366,12 +366,16 @@ static void punt_bios_to_rescuer(struct bio_set *bs)
> */
>
> bio_list_init(&punt);
> - bio_list_init(&nopunt);
>
> - while ((bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list)))
> + bio_list_init(&nopunt);
> + while ((bio = bio_list_pop(¤t->bio_lists->recursion)))
> bio_list_add(bio->bi_pool == bs ? &punt : &nopunt, bio);
> + current->bio_lists->recursion = nopunt;
>
> - *current->bio_list = nopunt;
> + bio_list_init(&nopunt);
> + while ((bio = bio_list_pop(¤t->bio_lists->queue)))
> + bio_list_add(bio->bi_pool == bs ? &punt : &nopunt, bio);
> + current->bio_lists->queue = nopunt;
>
> spin_lock(&bs->rescue_lock);
> bio_list_merge(&bs->rescue_list, &punt);
> @@ -453,13 +457,13 @@ struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(gfp_t gfp_mask, int
> nr_iovecs, struct bio_set *bs)
> *
> * We solve this, and guarantee forward progress, with a rescuer
> * workqueue per bio_set. If we go to allocate and there are
> - * bios on current->bio_list, we first try the allocation
> - * without __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM; if that fails, we punt those
> - * bios we would be blocking to the rescuer workqueue before
> - * we retry with the original gfp_flags.
> + * bios on current->bio_lists->{recursion,queue}, we first try
> the
> + * allocation without __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM; if that fails, we
> + * punt those bios we would be blocking to the rescuer
> + * workqueue before we retry with the original gfp_flags.
> */
>
> - if (current->bio_list && !bio_list_empty(current->bio_list))
> + if (current_has_pending_bios())
> gfp_mask &= ~__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM;
>
> p = mempool_alloc(bs->bio_pool, gfp_mask);
> diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
> index 3cfd67d..2886a59b 100644
> --- a/block/blk-core.c
> +++ b/block/blk-core.c
> @@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ end_io:
> */
> blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
> {
> - struct bio_list bio_list_on_stack;
> + struct recursion_to_iteration_bio_lists bio_lists_on_stack;
> blk_qc_t ret = BLK_QC_T_NONE;
>
> if (!generic_make_request_checks(bio))
> @@ -2049,15 +2049,20 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
> /*
> * We only want one ->make_request_fn to be active at a time, else
> * stack usage with stacked devices could be a problem. So use
> - * current->bio_list to keep a list of requests submited by a
> - * make_request_fn function. current->bio_list is also used as a
> + * current->bio_lists to keep a list of requests submited by a
> + * make_request_fn function. current->bio_lists is also used as a
> * flag to say if generic_make_request is currently active in this
> * task or not. If it is NULL, then no make_request is active. If
> * it is non-NULL, then a make_request is active, and new requests
> - * should be added at the tail
> + * should be added at the tail of current->bio_lists->recursion;
> + * bios resulting from a call to blk_queue_split() from
> + * within ->make_request_fn() should be pushed back to the head of
> + * current->bio_lists->queue.
> + * After the current ->make_request_fn() returns, .recursion will be
> + * merged back to the head of .queue.
> */
> - if (current->bio_list) {
> - bio_list_add(current->bio_list, bio);
> + if (current->bio_lists) {
> + bio_list_add(¤t->bio_lists->recursion, bio);
> goto out;
> }
>
> @@ -2066,35 +2071,33 @@ blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio)
> * Before entering the loop, bio->bi_next is NULL (as all callers
> * ensure that) so we have a list with a single bio.
> * We pretend that we have just taken it off a longer list, so
> - * we assign bio_list to a pointer to the bio_list_on_stack,
> - * thus initialising the bio_list of new bios to be
> - * added. ->make_request() may indeed add some more bios
> - * through a recursive call to generic_make_request. If it
> - * did, we find a non-NULL value in bio_list and re-enter the loop
> - * from the top. In this case we really did just take the bio
> - * of the top of the list (no pretending) and so remove it from
> - * bio_list, and call into ->make_request() again.
> + * we assign bio_list to a pointer to the bio_lists_on_stack,
> + * thus initialising the bio_lists of new bios to be added.
> + * ->make_request() may indeed add some more bios to .recursion
> + * through a recursive call to generic_make_request. If it did,
> + * we find a non-NULL value in .recursion, merge .recursion back to the
> + * head of .queue, and re-enter the loop from the top. In this case we
> + * really did just take the bio of the top of the list (no pretending)
> + * and so remove it from .queue, and call into ->make_request() again.
> */
> BUG_ON(bio->bi_next);
> - bio_list_init(&bio_list_on_stack);
> - current->bio_list = &bio_list_on_stack;
> + bio_list_init(&bio_lists_on_stack.queue);
> + current->bio_lists = &bio_lists_on_stack;
> do {
> struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
>
> if (likely(blk_queue_enter(q, false) == 0)) {
> + bio_list_init(&bio_lists_on_stack.recursion);
> ret = q->make_request_fn(q, bio);
> -
> blk_queue_exit(q);
> -
> - bio = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
> + bio_list_merge_head(&bio_lists_on_stack.queue,
> + &bio_lists_on_stack.recursion);
> } else {
> - struct bio *bio_next = bio_list_pop(current->bio_list);
> -
> bio_io_error(bio);
> - bio = bio_next;
> }
> + bio = bio_list_pop(¤t->bio_lists->queue);
> } while (bio);
> - current->bio_list = NULL; /* deactivate */
> + current->bio_lists = NULL; /* deactivate */
>
> out:
> return ret;
> diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
> index c265348..df96327 100644
> --- a/block/blk-merge.c
> +++ b/block/blk-merge.c
> @@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio
> **bio,
> struct bio *split, *res;
> unsigned nsegs;
>
> + BUG_ON(!current->bio_lists);
> if (bio_op(*bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
> split = blk_bio_discard_split(q, *bio, bs, &nsegs);
> else if (bio_op(*bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE_SAME)
> @@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ void blk_queue_split(struct request_queue *q, struct bio
> **bio,
>
> bio_chain(split, *bio);
> trace_block_split(q, split, (*bio)->bi_iter.bi_sector);
> - generic_make_request(*bio);
> + /* push back remainder, it may later be split further */
> + bio_list_add_head(¤t->bio_lists->queue, *bio);
> + /* and fake submission of a suitably sized piece */
> *bio = split;
> }
> }
> diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
> index 76f7534..731ec3b 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
> @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void __bch_btree_node_write(struct btree *b, struct
> closure *parent)
>
> trace_bcache_btree_write(b);
>
> - BUG_ON(current->bio_list);
> + BUG_ON(current->bio_lists);
> BUG_ON(b->written >= btree_blocks(b));
> BUG_ON(b->written && !i->keys);
> BUG_ON(btree_bset_first(b)->seq != i->seq);
> @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static void bch_btree_leaf_dirty(struct btree *b,
> atomic_t *journal_ref)
>
> /* Force write if set is too big */
> if (set_bytes(i) > PAGE_SIZE - 48 &&
> - !current->bio_list)
> + !current->bio_lists)
> bch_btree_node_write(b, NULL);
> }
>
> @@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static struct btree *mca_alloc(struct cache_set *c,
> struct btree_op *op,
> {
> struct btree *b;
>
> - BUG_ON(current->bio_list);
> + BUG_ON(current->bio_lists);
>
> lockdep_assert_held(&c->bucket_lock);
>
> @@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ retry:
> b = mca_find(c, k);
>
> if (!b) {
> - if (current->bio_list)
> + if (current->bio_lists)
> return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
>
> mutex_lock(&c->bucket_lock);
> @@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@ static int bch_btree_insert_node(struct btree *b,
> struct btree_op *op,
>
> return 0;
> split:
> - if (current->bio_list) {
> + if (current->bio_lists) {
> op->lock = b->c->root->level + 1;
> return -EAGAIN;
> } else if (op->lock <= b->c->root->level) {
> @@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ int bch_btree_insert(struct cache_set *c, struct
> keylist *keys,
> struct btree_insert_op op;
> int ret = 0;
>
> - BUG_ON(current->bio_list);
> + BUG_ON(current->bio_lists);
> BUG_ON(bch_keylist_empty(keys));
>
> bch_btree_op_init(&op.op, 0);
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
> index 6571c81..ba0c325 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
> @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static inline int dm_bufio_cache_index(struct
> dm_bufio_client *c)
> #define DM_BUFIO_CACHE(c) (dm_bufio_caches[dm_bufio_cache_index(c)])
> #define DM_BUFIO_CACHE_NAME(c)
> (dm_bufio_cache_names[dm_bufio_cache_index(c)])
>
> -#define dm_bufio_in_request() (!!current->bio_list)
> +#define dm_bufio_in_request() (!!current->bio_lists)
>
> static void dm_bufio_lock(struct dm_bufio_client *c)
> {
> diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
> index 10e53cd..38790e3 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
> @@ -876,8 +876,7 @@ static sector_t wait_barrier(struct r1conf *conf, struct
> bio *bio)
> (!conf->barrier ||
> ((conf->start_next_window <
> conf->next_resync + RESYNC_SECTORS) &&
> - current->bio_list &&
> - !bio_list_empty(current->bio_list))),
> + current_has_pending_bios())),
> conf->resync_lock);
> conf->nr_waiting--;
> }
> @@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ static void raid1_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool
> from_schedule)
> struct r1conf *conf = mddev->private;
> struct bio *bio;
>
> - if (from_schedule || current->bio_list) {
> + if (from_schedule || current->bio_lists) {
> spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
> bio_list_merge(&conf->pending_bio_list, &plug->pending);
> conf->pending_count += plug->pending_cnt;
> diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
> index 245640b..13a5341 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
> @@ -945,8 +945,7 @@ static void wait_barrier(struct r10conf *conf)
> wait_event_lock_irq(conf->wait_barrier,
> !conf->barrier ||
> (conf->nr_pending &&
> - current->bio_list &&
> - !bio_list_empty(current->bio_list)),
> + current_has_pending_bios()),
> conf->resync_lock);
> conf->nr_waiting--;
> }
> @@ -1022,7 +1021,7 @@ static void raid10_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool
> from_schedule)
> struct r10conf *conf = mddev->private;
> struct bio *bio;
>
> - if (from_schedule || current->bio_list) {
> + if (from_schedule || current->bio_lists) {
> spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
> bio_list_merge(&conf->pending_bio_list, &plug->pending);
> conf->pending_count += plug->pending_cnt;
> diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
> index b7e1a008..2f8a361 100644
> --- a/include/linux/bio.h
> +++ b/include/linux/bio.h
> @@ -541,6 +541,24 @@ struct bio_list {
> struct bio *tail;
> };
>
> +/* for generic_make_request() */
> +struct recursion_to_iteration_bio_lists {
> + /* For stacking drivers submitting to their respective backend,
> + * bios are added to the tail of .recursion, which is re-initialized
> + * before each call to ->make_request_fn() and after that returns,
> + * the whole .recursion queue is then merged back to the head of .queue.
> + *
> + * The recursion-to-iteration logic in generic_make_request() will
> + * peel off of .queue.head, processing bios in deepest-level-first
> + * "natural" order. */
> + struct bio_list recursion;
> +
> + /* This keeps a list of to-be-processed bios.
> + * The "remainder" part resulting from calling blk_queue_split()
> + * will be pushed back to its head. */
> + struct bio_list queue;
> +};
> +
> static inline int bio_list_empty(const struct bio_list *bl)
> {
> return bl->head == NULL;
> @@ -551,6 +569,13 @@ static inline void bio_list_init(struct bio_list *bl)
> bl->head = bl->tail = NULL;
> }
>
> +static inline bool current_has_pending_bios(void)
> +{
> + return current->bio_lists &&
> + (!bio_list_empty(¤t->bio_lists->queue) ||
> + !bio_list_empty(¤t->bio_lists->recursion));
> +}
> +
> #define BIO_EMPTY_LIST { NULL, NULL }
>
> #define bio_list_for_each(bio, bl) \
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index 6e42ada..146eedc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct sched_attr {
>
> struct futex_pi_state;
> struct robust_list_head;
> -struct bio_list;
> +struct recursion_to_iteration_bio_lists;
> struct fs_struct;
> struct perf_event_context;
> struct blk_plug;
> @@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ struct task_struct {
> void *journal_info;
>
> /* stacked block device info */
> - struct bio_list *bio_list;
> + struct recursion_to_iteration_bio_lists *bio_lists;
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
> /* stack plugging */
>
