kernel/linux.git/block/blk.h, branch v3.6.6

block: remove dead func declaration

2012-08-01T10:25:54+00:00

__generic_unplug_device() function is removed with commit 7eaceaccab5f40bbfda044629a6298616aeaed50, which forgot to remove the declaration at meantime. Here remove it. Signed-off-by: Yuanhan Liu Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: prepare for multiple request_lists

2012-06-25T09:53:52+00:00

Request allocation is about to be made per-blkg meaning that there'll be multiple request lists. * Make queue full state per request_list. blk_*queue_full() functions are renamed to blk_*rl_full() and takes @rl instead of @q. * Rename blk_init_free_list() to blk_init_rl() and make it take @rl instead of @q. Also add @gfp_mask parameter. * Add blk_exit_rl() instead of destroying rl directly from blk_release_queue(). * Add request_list->q and make request alloc/free functions - blk_free_request(), [__]freed_request(), __get_request() - take @rl instead of @q. This patch doesn't introduce any functional difference. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Acked-by: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

Merge branch 'for-3.5' of ../cgroup into block/for-3.5/core-merged

2012-04-01T19:55:00+00:00

cgroup/for-3.5 contains the following changes which blk-cgroup needs to proceed with the on-going cleanup. * Dynamic addition and removal of cftypes to make config/stat file handling modular for policies. * cgroup removal update to not wait for css references to drain to fix blkcg removal hang caused by cfq caching cfqgs. Pull in cgroup/for-3.5 into block/for-3.5/core. This causes the following conflicts in block/blk-cgroup.c. * 761b3ef50e "cgroup: remove cgroup_subsys argument from callbacks" conflicts with blkiocg_pre_destroy() addition and blkiocg_attach() removal. Resolved by removing @subsys from all subsys methods. * 676f7c8f84 "cgroup: relocate cftype and cgroup_subsys definitions in controllers" conflicts with ->pre_destroy() and ->attach() updates and removal of modular config. Resolved by dropping forward declarations of the methods and applying updates to the relocated blkio_subsys. * 4baf6e3325 "cgroup: convert all non-memcg controllers to the new cftype interface" builds upon the previous item. Resolved by adding ->base_cftypes to the relocated blkio_subsys. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo

block: interface update for ioc/icq creation functions

2012-03-06T20:27:24+00:00

Make the following interface updates to prepare for future ioc related changes. * create_io_context() returning ioc only works for %current because it doesn't increment ref on the ioc. Drop @task parameter from it and always assume %current. * Make create_io_context_slowpath() return 0 or -errno and rename it to create_task_io_context(). * Make ioc_create_icq() take @ioc as parameter instead of assuming that of %current. The caller, get_request(), is updated to create ioc explicitly and then pass it into ioc_create_icq(). Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Cc: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

blkcg: add blkcg_{init|drain|exit}_queue()

2012-03-06T20:27:23+00:00

Currently block core calls directly into blk-throttle for init, drain and exit. This patch adds blkcg_{init|drain|exit}_queue() which wraps the blk-throttle functions. This is to give more control and visiblity to blkcg core layer for proper layering. Further patches will add logic common to blkcg policies to the functions. While at it, collapse blk_throtl_release() into blk_throtl_exit(). There's no reason to keep them separate. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Cc: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

block: implement blk_queue_bypass_start/end()

2012-03-06T20:27:21+00:00

Rename and extend elv_queisce_start/end() to blk_queue_bypass_start/end() which are exported and supports nesting via @q->bypass_depth. Also add blk_queue_bypass() to test bypass state. This will be further extended and used for blkio_group management. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Cc: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

Merge branch 'linus' into sched/core

2012-03-01T09:26:43+00:00

Merge reason: we'll queue up dependent patches. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

block: separate out blk_rq_merge_ok() and blk_try_merge() from elevator functions

2012-02-08T08:19:38+00:00

blk_rq_merge_ok() is the elevator-neutral part of merge eligibility test. blk_try_merge() determines merge direction and expects the caller to have tested elv_rq_merge_ok() previously. elv_rq_merge_ok() now wraps blk_rq_merge_ok() and then calls elv_iosched_allow_merge(). elv_try_merge() is removed and the two callers are updated to call elv_rq_merge_ok() explicitly followed by blk_try_merge(). While at it, make rq_merge_ok() functions return bool. This is to prepare for plug merge update and doesn't introduce any behavior change. This is based on Jens' patch to skip elevator_allow_merge_fn() from plug merge. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo LKML-Reference: <4F16F3CA.90904@kernel.dk> Original-patch-by: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

sched, block: Unify cache detection

2012-01-27T12:28:48+00:00

The block layer has some code trying to determine if two CPUs share a cache, the scheduler has a similar function. Expose the function used by the scheduler and make the block layer use it, thereby removing the block layers usage of CONFIG_SCHED* and topology bits. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra Acked-by: Jens Axboe Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1327579450.2446.95.camel@twins

block, cfq: move icq creation and rq->elv.icq association to block core

2011-12-13T23:33:42+00:00

Now block layer knows everything necessary to create and associate icq's with requests. Move ioc_create_icq() to blk-ioc.c and update get_request() such that, if elevator_type->icq_size is set, requests are automatically associated with their matching icq's before elv_set_request(). io_context reference is also managed by block core on request alloc/free. * Only ioprio/cgroup changed handling remains from cfq_get_cic(). Collapsed into cfq_set_request(). * This removes queue kicking on icq allocation failure (for now). As icq allocation failure is rare and the only effect of queue kicking achieved was possibily accelerating queue processing, this change shouldn't be noticeable. There is a larger underlying problem. Unlike request allocation, icq allocation is not guaranteed to succeed eventually after retries. The number of icq is unbound and thus mempool can't be the solution either. This effectively adds allocation dependency on memory free path and thus possibility of deadlock. This usually wouldn't happen because icq allocation is not a hot path and, even when the condition triggers, it's highly unlikely that none of the writeback workers already has icq. However, this is still possible especially if elevator is being switched under high memory pressure, so we better get it fixed. Probably the only solution is just bypassing elevator and appending to dispatch queue on any elevator allocation failure. * Comment added to explain how icq's are managed and synchronized. This completes cleanup of io_context interface. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe