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Subject: Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: pblk: remove unnecessary bio_get/put
To:     =?UTF-8?Q?Javier_Gonz=c3=a1lez?= <javier@javigon.com>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>, linux-block@vger.kernel.org,
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Date:   Fri, 1 Jun 2018 12:42:07 +0200
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On 06/01/2018 12:22 PM, Javier González wrote:
> Hi Matias,
> 
> I see that you did not pick up this patch for 4.18. Any reason for it?
> 
> Thanks,
> Javier
> 
>> On 16 Apr 2018, at 12.22, Javier González <javier@javigon.com> wrote:
>>
>> In the read path, pblk gets a reference to the incoming bio and puts it
>> after ending the bio. Though this behavior is correct, it is unnecessary
>> since pblk is the one putting the bio, therefore, it cannot disappear
>> underneath it.
>>
>> Removing this reference, allows to clean up rqd->bio and avoid pointer
>> bouncing for the different read paths. Now, the incoming bio always
>> resides in the read context and pblk's internal bios (if any) reside in
>> rqd->bio.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@cnexlabs.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
>> index 2f8224354c62..5464e4177c87 100644
>> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
>> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
>> @@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ static int pblk_read_from_cache(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio,
>> }
>>
>> static void pblk_read_ppalist_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> -				 sector_t blba, unsigned long *read_bitmap)
>> +				 struct bio *bio, sector_t blba,
>> +				 unsigned long *read_bitmap)
>> {
>> 	struct pblk_sec_meta *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
>> -	struct bio *bio = rqd->bio;
>> 	struct ppa_addr ppas[PBLK_MAX_REQ_ADDRS];
>> 	int nr_secs = rqd->nr_ppas;
>> 	bool advanced_bio = false;
>> @@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ static void pblk_end_user_read(struct bio *bio)
>> 	WARN_ONCE(bio->bi_status, "pblk: corrupted read bio\n");
>> #endif
>> 	bio_endio(bio);
>> -	bio_put(bio);
>> }
>>
>> static void __pblk_end_io_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> @@ -197,23 +196,18 @@ static void __pblk_end_io_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> {
>> 	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
>> 	struct pblk_g_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
>> -	struct bio *bio = rqd->bio;
>> +	struct bio *int_bio = rqd->bio;
>> 	unsigned long start_time = r_ctx->start_time;
>>
>> 	generic_end_io_acct(dev->q, READ, &pblk->disk->part0, start_time);
>>
>> 	if (rqd->error)
>> 		pblk_log_read_err(pblk, rqd);
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_NVM_DEBUG
>> -	else
>> -		WARN_ONCE(bio->bi_status, "pblk: corrupted read error\n");
>> -#endif
>>
>> 	pblk_read_check_seq(pblk, rqd, r_ctx->lba);
>>
>> -	bio_put(bio);
>> -	if (r_ctx->private)
>> -		pblk_end_user_read((struct bio *)r_ctx->private);
>> +	if (int_bio)
>> +		bio_put(int_bio);
>>
>> 	if (put_line)
>> 		pblk_read_put_rqd_kref(pblk, rqd);
>> @@ -230,16 +224,19 @@ static void __pblk_end_io_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> static void pblk_end_io_read(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
>> {
>> 	struct pblk *pblk = rqd->private;
>> +	struct pblk_g_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
>> +	struct bio *bio = (struct bio *)r_ctx->private;
>>
>> +	pblk_end_user_read(bio);
>> 	__pblk_end_io_read(pblk, rqd, true);
>> }
>>
>> -static int pblk_partial_read_bio(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> -				 unsigned int bio_init_idx,
>> -				 unsigned long *read_bitmap)
>> +static int pblk_partial_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> +			     struct bio *orig_bio, unsigned int bio_init_idx,
>> +			     unsigned long *read_bitmap)
>> {
>> -	struct bio *new_bio, *bio = rqd->bio;
>> 	struct pblk_sec_meta *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
>> +	struct bio *new_bio;
>> 	struct bio_vec src_bv, dst_bv;
>> 	void *ppa_ptr = NULL;
>> 	void *src_p, *dst_p;
>> @@ -319,7 +316,7 @@ static int pblk_partial_read_bio(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> 		meta_list[hole].lba = lba_list_media[i];
>>
>> 		src_bv = new_bio->bi_io_vec[i++];
>> -		dst_bv = bio->bi_io_vec[bio_init_idx + hole];
>> +		dst_bv = orig_bio->bi_io_vec[bio_init_idx + hole];
>>
>> 		src_p = kmap_atomic(src_bv.bv_page);
>> 		dst_p = kmap_atomic(dst_bv.bv_page);
>> @@ -338,28 +335,26 @@ static int pblk_partial_read_bio(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>>
>> 	bio_put(new_bio);
>>
>> -	/* Complete the original bio and associated request */
>> -	bio_endio(bio);
>> -	rqd->bio = bio;
>> +	/* restore original request */
>> +	rqd->bio = NULL;
>> 	rqd->nr_ppas = nr_secs;
>>
>> 	__pblk_end_io_read(pblk, rqd, false);
>> -	return NVM_IO_OK;
>> +	return NVM_IO_DONE;
>>
>> err:
>> 	pr_err("pblk: failed to perform partial read\n");
>>
>> 	/* Free allocated pages in new bio */
>> -	pblk_bio_free_pages(pblk, bio, 0, new_bio->bi_vcnt);
>> +	pblk_bio_free_pages(pblk, orig_bio, 0, new_bio->bi_vcnt);
>> 	__pblk_end_io_read(pblk, rqd, false);
>> 	return NVM_IO_ERR;
>> }
>>
>> -static void pblk_read_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
>> +static void pblk_read_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, struct bio *bio,
>> 			 sector_t lba, unsigned long *read_bitmap)
>> {
>> 	struct pblk_sec_meta *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
>> -	struct bio *bio = rqd->bio;
>> 	struct ppa_addr ppa;
>>
>> 	pblk_lookup_l2p_seq(pblk, &ppa, lba, 1);
>> @@ -423,14 +418,15 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
>> 	rqd = pblk_alloc_rqd(pblk, PBLK_READ);
>>
>> 	rqd->opcode = NVM_OP_PREAD;
>> -	rqd->bio = bio;
>> 	rqd->nr_ppas = nr_secs;
>> +	rqd->bio = NULL; /* cloned bio if needed */
>> 	rqd->private = pblk;
>> 	rqd->end_io = pblk_end_io_read;
>>
>> 	r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
>> 	r_ctx->start_time = jiffies;
>> 	r_ctx->lba = blba;
>> +	r_ctx->private = bio; /* original bio */
>>
>> 	/* Save the index for this bio's start. This is needed in case
>> 	 * we need to fill a partial read.
>> @@ -448,17 +444,15 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
>> 		rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
>> 		rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
>>
>> -		pblk_read_ppalist_rq(pblk, rqd, blba, &read_bitmap);
>> +		pblk_read_ppalist_rq(pblk, rqd, bio, blba, &read_bitmap);
>> 	} else {
>> -		pblk_read_rq(pblk, rqd, blba, &read_bitmap);
>> +		pblk_read_rq(pblk, rqd, bio, blba, &read_bitmap);
>> 	}
>>
>> -	bio_get(bio);
>> 	if (bitmap_full(&read_bitmap, nr_secs)) {
>> -		bio_endio(bio);
>> 		atomic_inc(&pblk->inflight_io);
>> 		__pblk_end_io_read(pblk, rqd, false);
>> -		return NVM_IO_OK;
>> +		return NVM_IO_DONE;
>> 	}
>>
>> 	/* All sectors are to be read from the device */
>> @@ -473,13 +467,10 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
>> 		}
>>
>> 		rqd->bio = int_bio;
>> -		r_ctx->private = bio;
>>
>> 		ret = pblk_submit_io(pblk, rqd);
>> 		if (ret) {
>> 			pr_err("pblk: read IO submission failed\n");
>> -			if (int_bio)
>> -				bio_put(int_bio);
>> 			goto fail_end_io;
>> 		}
>>
>> @@ -489,7 +480,7 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
>> 	/* The read bio request could be partially filled by the write buffer,
>> 	 * but there are some holes that need to be read from the drive.
>> 	 */
>> -	return pblk_partial_read_bio(pblk, rqd, bio_init_idx, &read_bitmap);
>> +	return pblk_partial_read(pblk, rqd, bio, bio_init_idx, &read_bitmap);
>>
>> fail_rqd_free:
>> 	pblk_free_rqd(pblk, rqd, PBLK_READ);
>> --
>> 2.7.4

You sent a larger patch serie afterwards that I thought took precedent 
(and not included in for-4.18/pblk).  Feel free to rebase and resend.