Re: [PATCH V2 6/8] block: allow to allocate req with REQF_PREEMPT when queue is frozen

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On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 08:07:04PM +0000, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On Sat, 2017-09-02 at 02:49 +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> > +	if ((flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_PREEMPT) && blk_queue_is_freezing(q))
> > +		blk_queue_enter_live(q);
> > +	else
> > +		ret = blk_queue_enter(q, !(gfp_mask & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM));
> 
> Why did you repost this patch series without trying to reach an agreement
> about the approach?
> 
> Anyway, because of the unsafe blk_queue_enter_live() call introduced by this
> patch, please add the following to the description of this patch whenever you
> repost it:
> 
> NAK-ed-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxx>

Did you take a look at the patch 7 or cover letter? In that patch,
if preempt freezing is on-progressing, any other freeze can't be
started at all, so that is definitely safe to use blk_queue_enter_live()
here, isn't it?

-- 
Ming



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