Re: [PATCH 1/2] block: introduce new field flags in block_device

From: Ming Lei
Date: Mon Nov 20 2023 - 01:58:46 EST


On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 02:37:59PM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 在 2023/11/20 11:00, Ming Lei 写道:
> > On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 05:38:46PM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> > > From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > There are multiple switches in struct block_device, use seperate bool
> > > fields for them is not gracefully. Add a new field flags and replace
> > > swithes to a bit, there are no functional changes, and preapre to add
> > > a new switch in the next patch.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > block/bdev.c | 15 ++++++++-------
> > > block/blk-core.c | 7 ++++---
> > > block/genhd.c | 8 +++++---
> > > block/ioctl.c | 2 +-
> > > include/linux/blk_types.h | 12 ++++++------
> > > include/linux/blkdev.h | 5 +++--
> > > 6 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/block/bdev.c b/block/bdev.c
> > > index fc8d28d77495..cb849bcf61ae 100644
> > > --- a/block/bdev.c
> > > +++ b/block/bdev.c
> > > @@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ struct block_device *bdev_alloc(struct gendisk *disk, u8 partno)
> > > bdev->bd_partno = partno;
> > > bdev->bd_inode = inode;
> > > bdev->bd_queue = disk->queue;
> > > - if (partno)
> > > - bdev->bd_has_submit_bio = disk->part0->bd_has_submit_bio;
> > > + if (partno && test_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &disk->part0->flags))
> > > + set_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &bdev->flags);
> > > else
> > > - bdev->bd_has_submit_bio = false;
> > > + clear_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &bdev->flags);
> > > bdev->bd_stats = alloc_percpu(struct disk_stats);
> > > if (!bdev->bd_stats) {
> > > iput(inode);
> > > @@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
> > > bdev->bd_holder = NULL;
> > > bdev->bd_holder_ops = NULL;
> > > mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock);
> > > - if (bdev->bd_write_holder)
> > > + if (test_bit(BD_FLAG_WRITE_HOLDER, &bdev->flags))
> > > unblock = true;
> > > }
> > > if (!whole->bd_holders)
> > > @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static void bd_end_claim(struct block_device *bdev, void *holder)
> > > */
> > > if (unblock) {
> > > disk_unblock_events(bdev->bd_disk);
> > > - bdev->bd_write_holder = false;
> > > + clear_bit(BD_FLAG_WRITE_HOLDER, &bdev->flags);
> > > }
> > > }
> > > @@ -878,9 +878,10 @@ struct bdev_handle *bdev_open_by_dev(dev_t dev, blk_mode_t mode, void *holder,
> > > * writeable reference is too fragile given the way @mode is
> > > * used in blkdev_get/put().
> > > */
> > > - if ((mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) && !bdev->bd_write_holder &&
> > > + if ((mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) &&
> > > + !test_bit(BD_FLAG_WRITE_HOLDER, &bdev->flags) &&
> > > (disk->event_flags & DISK_EVENT_FLAG_BLOCK_ON_EXCL_WRITE)) {
> > > - bdev->bd_write_holder = true;
> > > + set_bit(BD_FLAG_WRITE_HOLDER, &bdev->flags);
> > > unblock_events = false;
> > > }
> > > }
> > > diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
> > > index fdf25b8d6e78..577a693165d8 100644
> > > --- a/block/blk-core.c
> > > +++ b/block/blk-core.c
> > > @@ -482,7 +482,8 @@ __setup("fail_make_request=", setup_fail_make_request);
> > > bool should_fail_request(struct block_device *part, unsigned int bytes)
> > > {
> > > - return part->bd_make_it_fail && should_fail(&fail_make_request, bytes);
> > > + return test_bit(BD_FLAG_MAKE_IT_FAIL, &part->flags) &&
> > > + should_fail(&fail_make_request, bytes);
> > > }
> > > static int __init fail_make_request_debugfs(void)
> > > @@ -595,7 +596,7 @@ static void __submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
> > > if (unlikely(!blk_crypto_bio_prep(&bio)))
> > > return;
> > > - if (!bio->bi_bdev->bd_has_submit_bio) {
> > > + if (!test_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &bio->bi_bdev->flags)) {
> > > blk_mq_submit_bio(bio);
> > > } else if (likely(bio_queue_enter(bio) == 0)) {
> > > struct gendisk *disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
> > > @@ -703,7 +704,7 @@ void submit_bio_noacct_nocheck(struct bio *bio)
> > > */
> > > if (current->bio_list)
> > > bio_list_add(&current->bio_list[0], bio);
> > > - else if (!bio->bi_bdev->bd_has_submit_bio)
> > > + else if (!test_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &bio->bi_bdev->flags))
> > > __submit_bio_noacct_mq(bio);
> > > else
> > > __submit_bio_noacct(bio);
> > > diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> > > index c9d06f72c587..026f4c6d5b7e 100644
> > > --- a/block/genhd.c
> > > +++ b/block/genhd.c
> > > @@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ int __must_check device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
> > > elevator_init_mq(disk->queue);
> > > /* Mark bdev as having a submit_bio, if needed */
> > > - disk->part0->bd_has_submit_bio = disk->fops->submit_bio != NULL;
> > > + if (disk->fops->submit_bio)
> > > + set_bit(BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO, &disk->part0->flags);
> > > /*
> > > * If the driver provides an explicit major number it also must provide
> > > @@ -1062,7 +1063,8 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(diskseq, 0444, diskseq_show, NULL);
> > > ssize_t part_fail_show(struct device *dev,
> > > struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> > > {
> > > - return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", dev_to_bdev(dev)->bd_make_it_fail);
> > > + return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
> > > + test_bit(BD_FLAG_MAKE_IT_FAIL, &dev_to_bdev(dev)->flags));
> > > }
> > > ssize_t part_fail_store(struct device *dev,
> > > @@ -1072,7 +1074,7 @@ ssize_t part_fail_store(struct device *dev,
> > > int i;
> > > if (count > 0 && sscanf(buf, "%d", &i) > 0)
> > > - dev_to_bdev(dev)->bd_make_it_fail = i;
> > > + set_bit(BD_FLAG_MAKE_IT_FAIL, &dev_to_bdev(dev)->flags);
> > > return count;
> > > }
> > > diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
> > > index 4160f4e6bd5b..a548c718a5fb 100644
> > > --- a/block/ioctl.c
> > > +++ b/block/ioctl.c
> > > @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int blkdev_roset(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned cmd,
> > > if (ret)
> > > return ret;
> > > }
> > > - bdev->bd_read_only = n;
> > > + set_bit(BD_FLAG_READ_ONLY, &bdev->flags);
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> > > index 52e264d5a830..95bd26c62655 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> > > @@ -37,17 +37,20 @@ struct bio_crypt_ctx;
> > > #define PAGE_SECTORS (1 << PAGE_SECTORS_SHIFT)
> > > #define SECTOR_MASK (PAGE_SECTORS - 1)
> > > +#define BD_FLAG_READ_ONLY 0 /* read-only-policy */
> > > +#define BD_FLAG_WRITE_HOLDER 1
> > > +#define BD_FLAG_HAS_SUBMIT_BIO 2
> > > +#define BD_FLAG_MAKE_IT_FAIL 3
> > > +
> > > struct block_device {
> > > sector_t bd_start_sect;
> > > sector_t bd_nr_sectors;
> > > struct gendisk * bd_disk;
> > > struct request_queue * bd_queue;
> > > struct disk_stats __percpu *bd_stats;
> > > + unsigned long flags;
> > > unsigned long bd_stamp;
> > > - bool bd_read_only; /* read-only policy */
> > > u8 bd_partno;
> > > - bool bd_write_holder;
> > > - bool bd_has_submit_bio;
> >
> > The idea looks good, but not necessary to add new 8 bytes, and you may
> > put all these flags and `bd_partno` into single 'unsigned long', and add
> > helpers to retrieve part no, since there are not many ->bd_partno
> > references.
>
> Yes, it make sense.
>
> By the way, take a look at component of block_device, I think they can
> be reorganized to save some space, in this case, new 8 bytes won't make
> this struct bigger, in fact, total size will be shrinked by 8 types
> after following changes:
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> index 95bd26c62655..c94242a9ad92 100644
> --- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> @@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct block_device {
> struct disk_stats __percpu *bd_stats;
> unsigned long flags;
> unsigned long bd_stamp;
> - u8 bd_partno;
> dev_t bd_dev;
> atomic_t bd_openers;
> spinlock_t bd_size_lock; /* for bd_inode->i_size
> updates */
> @@ -60,13 +59,14 @@ struct block_device {
> const struct blk_holder_ops *bd_holder_ops;
> struct mutex bd_holder_lock;
> int bd_holders;
> + u8 bd_partno;

'bd_partno' needs to be kept in the 1st cacheline, so not good to move
it.


Thanks,
Ming