[PATCH 4/4] cfq: break apart merged cfqqs if they stop cooperating

From: Jeff Moyer
Date: Fri Oct 23 2009 - 17:15:28 EST


cfq_queues are merged if they are issuing requests within the mean seek
distance of one another. This patch detects when the coopearting stops and
breaks the queues back up.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/cfq-iosched.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 5e01a0a..47d6aac 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ static int cfq_slice_idle = HZ / 125;
*/
#define CFQ_MIN_TT (2)

+/*
+ * Allow merged cfqqs to perform this amount of seeky I/O before
+ * deciding to break the queues up again.
+ */
+#define CFQQ_COOP_TOUT (HZ)
+
#define CFQ_SLICE_SCALE (5)
#define CFQ_HW_QUEUE_MIN (5)

@@ -116,6 +122,7 @@ struct cfq_queue {
u64 seek_total;
sector_t seek_mean;
sector_t last_request_pos;
+ unsigned long seeky_start;

pid_t pid;

@@ -1036,6 +1043,11 @@ static struct cfq_queue *cfq_close_cooperator(struct cfq_data *cfqd,
{
struct cfq_queue *cfqq;

+ if (!cfq_cfqq_sync(cur_cfqq))
+ return NULL;
+ if (CFQQ_SEEKY(cur_cfqq))
+ return NULL;
+
/*
* We should notice if some of the queues are cooperating, eg
* working closely on the same area of the disk. In that case,
@@ -1050,6 +1062,8 @@ static struct cfq_queue *cfq_close_cooperator(struct cfq_data *cfqd,
*/
if (!cfq_cfqq_sync(cfqq))
return NULL;
+ if (CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq))
+ return NULL;

return cfqq;
}
@@ -1181,7 +1195,7 @@ static int cfqq_process_refs(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)

static void cfq_setup_merge(struct cfq_queue *cfqq, struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq)
{
- int process_refs;
+ int process_refs, new_process_refs;
struct cfq_queue *__cfqq;

/* Avoid a circular list and skip interim queue merges */
@@ -1199,8 +1213,17 @@ static void cfq_setup_merge(struct cfq_queue *cfqq, struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq)
if (process_refs == 0)
return;

- cfqq->new_cfqq = new_cfqq;
- atomic_add(process_refs, &new_cfqq->ref);
+ /*
+ * Merge in the direction of the lesser amount of work.
+ */
+ new_process_refs = cfqq_process_refs(new_cfqq);
+ if (new_process_refs >= process_refs) {
+ cfqq->new_cfqq = new_cfqq;
+ atomic_add(process_refs, &new_cfqq->ref);
+ } else {
+ new_cfqq->new_cfqq = cfqq;
+ atomic_add(new_process_refs, &cfqq->ref);
+ }
}

/*
@@ -2029,6 +2052,19 @@ cfq_update_io_seektime(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
total = cfqq->seek_total + (cfqq->seek_samples/2);
do_div(total, cfqq->seek_samples);
cfqq->seek_mean = (sector_t)total;
+
+ /*
+ * If this cfqq is shared between multiple processes, check to
+ * make sure that those processes are still issuing I/Os within
+ * the mean seek distance. If not, it may be time to break the
+ * queues apart again.
+ */
+ if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq)) {
+ if (CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq) && !cfqq->seeky_start)
+ cfqq->seeky_start = jiffies;
+ else if (!CFQQ_SEEKY(cfqq))
+ cfqq->seeky_start = 0;
+ }
}

/*
@@ -2391,6 +2427,32 @@ cfq_merge_cfqqs(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_io_context *cic,
return cic_to_cfqq(cic, 1);
}

+static int should_split_cfqq(struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
+{
+ if (cfqq->seeky_start &&
+ time_after(jiffies, cfqq->seeky_start + CFQQ_COOP_TOUT))
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns NULL if a new cfqq should be allocated, or the old cfqq if this
+ * was the last process referring to said cfqq.
+ */
+static struct cfq_queue *
+split_cfqq(struct cfq_io_context *cic, struct cfq_queue *cfqq)
+{
+ if (cfqq_process_refs(cfqq) == 1) {
+ cfqq->seeky_start = 0;
+ cfqq->pid = current->pid;
+ cfq_clear_cfqq_coop(cfqq);
+ return cfqq;
+ }
+
+ cic_set_cfqq(cic, NULL, 1);
+ cfq_put_queue(cfqq);
+ return NULL;
+}
/*
* Allocate cfq data structures associated with this request.
*/
@@ -2413,12 +2475,23 @@ cfq_set_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, gfp_t gfp_mask)
if (!cic)
goto queue_fail;

+new_queue:
cfqq = cic_to_cfqq(cic, is_sync);
if (!cfqq || cfqq == &cfqd->oom_cfqq) {
cfqq = cfq_get_queue(cfqd, is_sync, cic->ioc, gfp_mask);
cic_set_cfqq(cic, cfqq, is_sync);
} else {
/*
+ * If the queue was seeky for too long, break it apart.
+ */
+ if (cfq_cfqq_coop(cfqq) && should_split_cfqq(cfqq)) {
+ cfq_log_cfqq(cfqd, cfqq, "breaking apart cfqq");
+ cfqq = split_cfqq(cic, cfqq);
+ if (!cfqq)
+ goto new_queue;
+ }
+
+ /*
* Check to see if this queue is scheduled to merge with
* another, closely cooperating queue. The merging of
* queues happens here as it must be done in process context.
--
1.6.2.5

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