2021-03-19 05:32:55

by Dmitry Monakhov

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Subject: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.

Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")
Testcase: https://github.com/dmonakhov/liburing/commit/16d171b6ef9d68e6db66650a83d98c5c721d01f6
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <[email protected]>
---
fs/io_uring.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 478df7e..848657c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2183,6 +2183,9 @@ static int __io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
static struct async_list *io_async_list_from_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
struct io_kiocb *req)
{
+ if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG))
+ return NULL;
+
switch (req->submit.opcode) {
case IORING_OP_READV:
case IORING_OP_READ_FIXED:
--
2.7.4


2021-03-19 06:41:11

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 05:28:59AM +0000, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.
>
> Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")
> Testcase: https://github.com/dmonakhov/liburing/commit/16d171b6ef9d68e6db66650a83d98c5c721d01f6
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/io_uring.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)


<formletter>

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree. Please read:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

</formletter>

2021-03-19 07:51:06

by Dmitry Monakhov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

- stable@



19.03.2021, 08:29, "Dmitry Monakhov" <[email protected]>:
> Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.
>
> Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")
> Testcase: https://github.com/dmonakhov/liburing/commit/16d171b6ef9d68e6db66650a83d98c5c721d01f6
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <[email protected]>
> ---
>  fs/io_uring.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
> index 478df7e..848657c 100644
> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
> @@ -2183,6 +2183,9 @@ static int __io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
>  static struct async_list *io_async_list_from_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
>                                                   struct io_kiocb *req)
>  {
> + if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG))
> + return NULL;
> +
IMHO it is reasonable to completely disable io_should_merge logic because
even with the this fix it still affected by latency spikes like follows:

->submit_read: req1[slow_hdd, sector=z]
->submit_read: req2[nvme, sector=X]
-> wait(req2) -> fast

->submit_read: req3[nvme, sector=Y]
--> wait(req3) ->slow
if completes if X and Y belongs to same page merge logic will wait for req1 to complete




Attachments:
0001-io_uring-completely-disable-io_should_merge-logic.patch (780.00 B)

2021-03-19 10:31:06

by Pavel Begunkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

On 19/03/2021 05:28, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.

CC: io-uring ml

>
> Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")
> Testcase: https://github.com/dmonakhov/liburing/commit/16d171b6ef9d68e6db66650a83d98c5c721d01f6
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/io_uring.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
> index 478df7e..848657c 100644
> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
> @@ -2183,6 +2183,9 @@ static int __io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
> static struct async_list *io_async_list_from_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
> struct io_kiocb *req)
> {
> + if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG))
> + return NULL;
> +
> switch (req->submit.opcode) {
> case IORING_OP_READV:
> case IORING_OP_READ_FIXED:
>

--
Pavel Begunkov

2021-03-19 14:08:50

by Matthew Wilcox

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 05:28:59AM +0000, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.
>
> Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")

7 bytes of sha1 isn't enough. You can set core.abbrev to 12 or upgrade
to a version of git from this decade to get that automatically.

> 2.7.4

... is from 2016, so you're five years out of date. Don't get cut
off when git switches from SHA1.