Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] blk-mq: use percpu csd to remote complete instead of per-rq csd

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Jul 06 2023 - 10:39:55 EST


On Thu, Jul 06, 2023 at 10:23:49PM +0800, Chengming Zhou wrote:
> Yes, should I change like below? Looks like much long code. :-)
>
> if (llist_add(&rq->ipi_list, &per_cpu(blk_cpu_done, cpu)))
> smp_call_function_single_async(cpu, &per_cpu(blk_cpu_csd, cpu));

Doesn't look bad too me.

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> >
> > But I think this code has a rpboem when it is preemptd between
> > the llist_add and smp_call_function_single_async. We either need a
> > get_cpu/put_cpu around them, or instroduce a structure with the list
> > and csd, and then you can use one pointer from per_cpu and still ensure
> > the list and csd are for the same CPU.
> >
>
> cpu = rq->mq_ctx->cpu; So it's certainly the same CPU, right?

You're right of couse - cpu is the submitting cpu and not the current
one and thus not affected by preemption. Sorry for the noise.