blk-mq: don't lose requests if a stopped queue restarts

shligit · axboe · commit 9ba52e5812e5 · 2015-05-04T14:32:48.000-06:00
Normally if driver is busy to dispatch a request the logic is like below:
block layer:					driver:
	__blk_mq_run_hw_queue
a.						blk_mq_stop_hw_queue
b.	rq add to ctx-&gt;dispatch

later:
1.						blk_mq_start_hw_queue
2.	__blk_mq_run_hw_queue

But it's possible step 1-2 runs between a and b. And since rq isn't in
ctx-&gt;dispatch yet, step 2 will not run rq. The rq might get lost if
there are no subsequent requests kick in.

Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li &lt;shli@fb.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe &lt;axboe@fb.com&gt;
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -858,6 +858,16 @@ static void __blk_mq_run_hw_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 		spin_lock(&hctx->lock);
 		list_splice(&rq_list, &hctx->dispatch);
 		spin_unlock(&hctx->lock);
+		/*
+		 * the queue is expected stopped with BLK_MQ_RQ_QUEUE_BUSY, but
+		 * it's possible the queue is stopped and restarted again
+		 * before this. Queue restart will dispatch requests. And since
+		 * requests in rq_list aren't added into hctx->dispatch yet,
+		 * the requests in rq_list might get lost.
+		 *
+		 * blk_mq_run_hw_queue() already checks the STOPPED bit
+		 **/
+		blk_mq_run_hw_queue(hctx, true);
 	}
 }
 
