[dm-devel] [GIT PULL] Queue free fix (was Re: [PATCH] block: Free queue resources at blk_release_queue())

[Mike Snitzer]

On Mon, Nov 07 2011 at 12:10pm -0500,
Mike Snitzer <snitzer at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 07 2011 at 10:36am -0500,
> Mike Snitzer <snitzer at redhat.com> wrote:
> > Could be the block layer's onstack plugging changes are at the heart of
> > this.
> > 
> > I voiced onstack plugging concerns relative to DM some time ago
> > (https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/9/450) but somehow convinced myself DM was
> > fine to no longer need dm_table_unplug_all() etc.  Unfortunately I
> > cannot recall _why_ I felt that was the case.
> > 
> > So DM needs further review relative to block's onstack plugging changes
> > and DM IO completion.
> 
> dm_suspend is performed as part of the DM table reload that is being
> done my multipathd during path failure.  Seems DM no longer insures
> inflight requests have finished during dm_suspend().
> 
> Before onstack plugging (< 2.6.39):
> dm_suspend() -> dm_wait_for_completion() -> dm_unplug_all() -> dm_table_unplug_all()
> 
> After onstack plugging (>= 2.6.39, commit 7eaceaccab5f40bb):
> dm_suspend's call to dm_wait_for_completion() no longer unplugs IO
> (dm_unplug_all and dm_table_unplug_all were removed without introducing
> a clear equivalent).

If a missing unplug were a concern then dm_wait_for_completion()'s check
for inflight IO would cause dm_suspend() to hang.

So the onstack plugging changes are unlikely to be the reason for this.

Mike