Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] blk-flush: flush_rq should inherit first_rq's cmd_flags

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 09:00:59PM +0800, chengming.zhou@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The cmd_flags in blk_kick_flush() should inherit the original request's
> cmd_flags, but the current code looks buggy to me:

Should it?  I know the code is kinda trying to do it, but does it really
make sense?  Adding Hannes who originally added this inheritance and
discussing the details below:

>  	flush_rq->cmd_flags = REQ_OP_FLUSH | REQ_PREFLUSH;
> -	flush_rq->cmd_flags |= (flags & REQ_DRV) | (flags & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK);
> +	flush_rq->cmd_flags |= (first_rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DRV) |
> +			       (first_rq->cmd_flags & REQ_FAILFAST_MASK);

Two cases here:

 1) REQ_FAILFAST_MASK:  I don't think this is actually set on flush request
    currently, and even if it was applying it to the flush that serves more
    than a single originating command seems wrong to me.
 2) REQ_DRV is only set by drivers that have seen a bio.  For dm this
    is used as REQ_DM_POLL_LIST which should never be set for a flush/fua
    request.  For nvme-mpath it is REQ_NVME_MPATH, which is set in the
    bio based driver and used for decision making in the I/O completion
    handler.  So I guess this one actually does need to get passed
    through.