I'm thinking how this mechanism could work with *original* bio-based
devices that don't ne built upon mq devices, such as nvdimm. This
mechanism (also including my original design) mainly focuses on virtual
devices that built upon mq devices, i.e., md/dm.
As the original bio-based devices wants to support IO polling in the
future, then they should be somehow distingushed from md/dm.
On 3/19/21 12:48 AM, Ming Lei wrote:
> Currently bio based IO poll needs to poll all hw queue blindly, this way
> is very inefficient, and the big reason is that we can't pass bio
> submission result to io poll task.
>
> In IO submission context, track associated underlying bios by per-task
> submission queue and save 'cookie' poll data in bio->bi_iter.bi_private_data,
> and return current->pid to caller of submit_bio() for any bio based
> driver's IO, which is submitted from FS.
>
> In IO poll context, the passed cookie tells us the PID of submission
> context, and we can find the bio from that submission context. Moving
> bio from submission queue to poll queue of the poll context, and keep
> polling until these bios are ended. Remove bio from poll queue if the
> bio is ended. Add BIO_DONE and BIO_END_BY_POLL for such purpose.
>
> In previous version, kfifo is used to implement submission queue, and
> Jeffle Xu found that kfifo can't scale well in case of high queue depth.
> So far bio's size is close to 2 cacheline size, and it may not be
> accepted to add new field into bio for solving the scalability issue by
> tracking bios via linked list, switch to bio group list for tracking bio,
> the idea is to reuse .bi_end_io for linking bios into a linked list for
> all sharing same .bi_end_io(call it bio group), which is recovered before
> really end bio, since BIO_END_BY_POLL is added for enhancing this point.
> Usually .bi_end_bio is same for all bios in same layer, so it is enough to
> provide very limited groups, such as 32 for fixing the scalability issue.
>
> Usually submission shares context with io poll. The per-task poll context
> is just like stack variable, and it is cheap to move data between the two
> per-task queues.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> block/bio.c | 5 ++
> block/blk-core.c | 149 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> block/blk-mq.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> block/blk.h | 9 ++
> include/linux/blk_types.h | 16 +++-
> 5 files changed, 348 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
> index 26b7f721cda8..04c043dc60fc 100644
> --- a/block/bio.c
> +++ b/block/bio.c
> @@ -1402,6 +1402,11 @@ static inline bool bio_remaining_done(struct bio *bio)
> **/
> void bio_endio(struct bio *bio)
> {
> + /* BIO_END_BY_POLL has to be set before calling submit_bio */
> + if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_END_BY_POLL)) {
> + bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_DONE);
> + return;
> + }
> again:
> if (!bio_remaining_done(bio))
> return;
> diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
> index efc7a61a84b4..778d25a7e76c 100644
> --- a/block/blk-core.c
> +++ b/block/blk-core.c
> @@ -805,6 +805,77 @@ static inline unsigned int bio_grp_list_size(unsigned int nr_grps)
> sizeof(struct bio_grp_list_data);
> }
>
> +static inline void *bio_grp_data(struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + return bio->bi_poll;
> +}
> +
> +/* add bio into bio group list, return true if it is added */
> +static bool bio_grp_list_add(struct bio_grp_list *list, struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + int i;
> + struct bio_grp_list_data *grp;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < list->nr_grps; i++) {
> + grp = &list->head[i];
> + if (grp->grp_data == bio_grp_data(bio)) {
> + __bio_grp_list_add(&grp->list, bio);
> + return true;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (i == list->max_nr_grps)
> + return false;
> +
> + /* create a new group */
> + grp = &list->head[i];
> + bio_list_init(&grp->list);
> + grp->grp_data = bio_grp_data(bio);
> + __bio_grp_list_add(&grp->list, bio);
> + list->nr_grps++;
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> +static int bio_grp_list_find_grp(struct bio_grp_list *list, void *grp_data)
> +{
> + int i;
> + struct bio_grp_list_data *grp;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < list->max_nr_grps; i++) {
> + grp = &list->head[i];
> + if (grp->grp_data == grp_data)
> + return i;
> + }
> + for (i = 0; i < list->max_nr_grps; i++) {
> + grp = &list->head[i];
> + if (bio_grp_list_grp_empty(grp))
> + return i;
> + }
> + return -1;
> +}
> +
> +/* Move as many as possible groups from 'src' to 'dst' */
> +void bio_grp_list_move(struct bio_grp_list *dst, struct bio_grp_list *src)
> +{
> + int i, j, cnt = 0;
> + struct bio_grp_list_data *grp;
> +
> + for (i = src->nr_grps - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
> + grp = &src->head[i];
> + j = bio_grp_list_find_grp(dst, grp->grp_data);
> + if (j < 0)
> + break;
> + if (bio_grp_list_grp_empty(&dst->head[j]))
> + dst->head[j].grp_data = grp->grp_data;
> + __bio_grp_list_merge(&dst->head[j].list, &grp->list);
> + bio_list_init(&grp->list);
> + cnt++;
> + }
> +
> + src->nr_grps -= cnt;
> +}
Not sure why it's checked in reverse order (starting from 'nr_grps - 1').
> +
> static void bio_poll_ctx_init(struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *pc)
> {
> pc->sq = (void *)pc + sizeof(*pc);
> @@ -866,6 +937,46 @@ static inline void blk_bio_poll_preprocess(struct request_queue *q,
> bio->bi_opf |= REQ_TAG;
> }
>
> +static bool blk_bio_poll_prep_submit(struct io_context *ioc, struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *pc = ioc->data;
> + unsigned int queued;
> +
> + /*
> + * We rely on immutable .bi_end_io between blk-mq bio submission
> + * and completion. However, bio crypt may update .bi_end_io during
> + * submitting, so simply not support bio based polling for this
> + * setting.
> + */
> + if (likely(!bio_has_crypt_ctx(bio))) {
> + /* track this bio via bio group list */
> + spin_lock(&pc->sq_lock);
> + queued = bio_grp_list_add(pc->sq, bio);
> + spin_unlock(&pc->sq_lock);
> + } else {
> + queued = false;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * Now the bio is added per-task fifo, mark it as END_BY_POLL,
> + * and the bio is always completed from the pair poll context.
> + *
> + * One invariant is that if bio isn't completed, blk_poll() will
> + * be called by passing cookie returned from submitting this bio.
> + */
> + if (!queued)
> + bio->bi_opf &= ~(REQ_HIPRI | REQ_TAG);
> + else
> + bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_END_BY_POLL);
> +
> + return queued;
> +}
> +
> +static void blk_bio_poll_post_submit(struct bio *bio, blk_qc_t cookie)
> +{
> + bio->bi_iter.bi_private_data = cookie;
> +}
> +
> static noinline_for_stack bool submit_bio_checks(struct bio *bio)
> {
> struct block_device *bdev = bio->bi_bdev;
> @@ -1020,7 +1131,7 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
> * bio_list_on_stack[1] contains bios that were submitted before the current
> * ->submit_bio_bio, but that haven't been processed yet.
> */
> -static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> +static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_int(struct bio *bio, struct io_context *ioc)
> {
> struct bio_list bio_list_on_stack[2];
> blk_qc_t ret = BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> @@ -1043,7 +1154,16 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> bio_list_on_stack[1] = bio_list_on_stack[0];
> bio_list_init(&bio_list_on_stack[0]);
>
> - ret = __submit_bio(bio);
> + if (ioc && queue_is_mq(q) &&
> + (bio->bi_opf & (REQ_HIPRI | REQ_TAG))) {
> + bool queued = blk_bio_poll_prep_submit(ioc, bio);
> +
> + ret = __submit_bio(bio);
> + if (queued)
> + blk_bio_poll_post_submit(bio, ret);
> + } else {
> + ret = __submit_bio(bio);
> + }
If input @ioc is NULL, it will still return cookie (returned by
__submit_bio()), which will call into blk_bio_poll(), which is not
expected. (It can pass blk_queue_poll() check in blk_poll(), e.g., dm
device itself is marked as QUEUE_FLAG_POLL, but ->io_context of IO
submitting process failed to allocate the io_context, and thus calls
__submit_bio_noacct_int() with @ioc is NULL).
>
> /*
> * Sort new bios into those for a lower level and those for the
> @@ -1069,6 +1189,31 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +static inline blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_poll(struct bio *bio,
> + struct io_context *ioc)
> +{
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *pc = ioc->data;
> +
> + __submit_bio_noacct_int(bio, ioc);
> +
> + /* bio submissions queued to per-task poll context */
> + if (READ_ONCE(pc->sq->nr_grps))
> + return current->pid;
> +
> + /* swapper's pid is 0, but it can't submit poll IO for us */
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + struct io_context *ioc = current->io_context;
> +
> + if (ioc && ioc->data && (bio->bi_opf & REQ_HIPRI))
> + return __submit_bio_noacct_poll(bio, ioc);
> +
> + return __submit_bio_noacct_int(bio, NULL);
> +}
> +
> static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio)
> {
> struct bio_list bio_list[2] = { };
> diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
> index 03f59915fe2c..f26950a51f4a 100644
> --- a/block/blk-mq.c
> +++ b/block/blk-mq.c
> @@ -3865,14 +3865,185 @@ static inline int blk_mq_poll_hctx(struct request_queue *q,
> return ret;
> }
>
> +static blk_qc_t bio_get_poll_cookie(struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + return bio->bi_iter.bi_private_data;
> +}
> +
> +static int blk_mq_poll_io(struct bio *bio)
> +{
> + struct request_queue *q = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->queue;
> + blk_qc_t cookie = bio_get_poll_cookie(bio);
> + int ret = 0;
> +
> + if (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_DONE) && blk_qc_t_valid(cookie)) {
> + struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx =
> + q->queue_hw_ctx[blk_qc_t_to_queue_num(cookie)];
> +
> + ret += blk_mq_poll_hctx(q, hctx);
> + }
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int blk_bio_poll_and_end_io(struct request_queue *q,
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *poll_ctx)
> +{
> + int ret = 0;
> + int i;
> +
> + /*
> + * Poll hw queue first.
> + *
> + * TODO: limit max poll times and make sure to not poll same
> + * hw queue one more time.
> + */
> + for (i = 0; i < poll_ctx->pq->max_nr_grps; i++) {
> + struct bio_grp_list_data *grp = &poll_ctx->pq->head[i];
> + struct bio *bio;
> +
> + if (bio_grp_list_grp_empty(grp))
> + continue;
> +
> + for (bio = grp->list.head; bio; bio = bio->bi_poll)
> + ret += blk_mq_poll_io(bio);
> + }
> +
> + /* reap bios */
> + for (i = 0; i < poll_ctx->pq->max_nr_grps; i++) {
> + struct bio_grp_list_data *grp = &poll_ctx->pq->head[i];
> + struct bio *bio;
> + struct bio_list bl;
> +
> + if (bio_grp_list_grp_empty(grp))
> + continue;
> +
> + bio_list_init(&bl);
> +
> + while ((bio = __bio_grp_list_pop(&grp->list))) {
> + if (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_DONE)) {
> +
> + /* now recover original data */
> + bio->bi_poll = grp->grp_data;
> +
> + /* clear BIO_END_BY_POLL and end me really */
> + bio_clear_flag(bio, BIO_END_BY_POLL);
> + bio_endio(bio);
> + } else {
> + __bio_grp_list_add(&bl, bio);
> + }
> + }
> + __bio_grp_list_merge(&grp->list, &bl);
> + }
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int __blk_bio_poll_io(struct request_queue *q,
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *submit_ctx,
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *poll_ctx)
> +{
> + /*
> + * Move IO submission result from submission queue in submission
> + * context to poll queue of poll context.
> + */
> + spin_lock(&submit_ctx->sq_lock);
> + bio_grp_list_move(poll_ctx->pq, submit_ctx->sq);
> + spin_unlock(&submit_ctx->sq_lock);
> +
> + return blk_bio_poll_and_end_io(q, poll_ctx);
> +}
> +
> +static int blk_bio_poll_io(struct request_queue *q,
> + struct io_context *submit_ioc,
> + struct io_context *poll_ioc)
> +{
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *submit_ctx = submit_ioc->data;
> + struct blk_bio_poll_ctx *poll_ctx = poll_ioc->data;
> + int ret;
> +
> + if (unlikely(atomic_read(&poll_ioc->nr_tasks) > 1)) {
> + mutex_lock(&poll_ctx->pq_lock);
Why mutex is used to protect pq here rather than spinlock? Where will
the polling routine go to sleep?
Besides, how to protect the concurrent bio_list operation to sq between
producer (submission routine) and consumer (polling routine)? As far as
I understand, pc->sq_lock is used to prevent concurrent access from
multiple submission processes, while pc->pq_lock is used to prevent
concurrent access from multiple polling processes.
> + ret = __blk_bio_poll_io(q, submit_ctx, poll_ctx);
> + mutex_unlock(&poll_ctx->pq_lock);
> + } else {
> + ret = __blk_bio_poll_io(q, submit_ctx, poll_ctx);
> + }
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static bool blk_bio_ioc_valid(struct task_struct *t)
> +{
> + if (!t)
> + return false;
> +
> + if (!t->io_context)
> + return false;
> +
> + if (!t->io_context->data)
> + return false;
> +
> + return true;
> +}
> +
> +static int __blk_bio_poll(struct request_queue *q, blk_qc_t cookie)
> +{
> + struct io_context *poll_ioc = current->io_context;
> + pid_t pid;
> + struct task_struct *submit_task;
> + int ret;
> +
> + pid = (pid_t)cookie;
> +
> + /* io poll often share io submission context */
> + if (likely(current->pid == pid && blk_bio_ioc_valid(current)))
> + return blk_bio_poll_io(q, poll_ioc, poll_ioc);
> +
> + submit_task = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
What if the process to which the returned cookie refers has exited?
find_get_task_by_vpid() will return NULL, thus blk_poll() won't help
reap anything, while maybe there are still bios in the poll context,
waiting to be reaped.
Maybe we need to flush the poll context when a task detaches from the
io_context.
> + if (likely(blk_bio_ioc_valid(submit_task)))
> + ret = blk_bio_poll_io(q, submit_task->io_context,
> + poll_ioc);
poll_ioc may be invalid in this case, since the previous
blk_create_io_context() in blk_bio_poll() may fail.
> + else
> + ret = 0;
> +
> + put_task_struct(submit_task);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static int blk_bio_poll(struct request_queue *q, blk_qc_t cookie, bool spin)
> {
> + long state;
> +
> + /* no need to poll */
> + if (cookie == 0)
> + return 0;
> +
> /*
> * Create poll queue for storing poll bio and its cookie from
> * submission queue
> */
> blk_create_io_context(q, true);
>
> + state = current->state;
> + do {
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = __blk_bio_poll(q, cookie);
> + if (ret > 0) {
> + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + if (signal_pending_state(state, current))
> + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> +
> + if (current->state == TASK_RUNNING)
> + return 1;
> + if (ret < 0 || !spin)
> + break;
> + cpu_relax();
> + } while (!need_resched());
> +
> + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -3893,7 +4064,7 @@ int blk_poll(struct request_queue *q, blk_qc_t cookie, bool spin)
> struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx;
> long state;
>
> - if (!blk_qc_t_valid(cookie) || !blk_queue_poll(q))
> + if (!blk_queue_poll(q) || (queue_is_mq(q) && !blk_qc_t_valid(cookie)))
> return 0;
>
> if (current->plug)
> diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
> index ae58a706327e..05b9f5eafdd1 100644
> --- a/block/blk.h
> +++ b/block/blk.h
> @@ -403,4 +403,13 @@ static inline void blk_create_io_context(struct request_queue *q,
> bio_poll_ctx_alloc(ioc);
> }
>
> +BIO_LIST_HELPERS(__bio_grp_list, poll);
> +
> +static inline bool bio_grp_list_grp_empty(struct bio_grp_list_data *grp)
> +{
> + return bio_list_empty(&grp->list);
> +}
> +
> +void bio_grp_list_move(struct bio_grp_list *dst, struct bio_grp_list *src);
> +
> #endif /* BLK_INTERNAL_H */
> diff --git a/include/linux/blk_types.h b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> index a1bcade4bcc3..2d47679bac71 100644
> --- a/include/linux/blk_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/blk_types.h
> @@ -235,7 +235,18 @@ struct bio {
>
> struct bvec_iter bi_iter;
>
> - bio_end_io_t *bi_end_io;
> + union {
> + bio_end_io_t *bi_end_io;
> + /*
> + * bio based io poll need to track bio via bio group list
> + * which groups bio by same .bi_end_io, and original
> + * .bi_end_io is save into the group head. Will recover
> + * .bi_end_io before end this bio really. BIO_END_BY_POLL
> + * will make sure that this bio won't be really ended
> + * before recovering .bi_end_io.
> + */
> + struct bio *bi_poll;
> + };
>
> void *bi_private;
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
> @@ -304,6 +315,9 @@ enum {
> BIO_CGROUP_ACCT, /* has been accounted to a cgroup */
> BIO_TRACKED, /* set if bio goes through the rq_qos path */
> BIO_REMAPPED,
> + BIO_END_BY_POLL, /* end by blk_bio_poll() explicitly */
> + /* set when bio can be ended, used for bio with BIO_END_BY_POLL */
> + BIO_DONE,
> BIO_FLAG_LAST
> };
>
>
--
Thanks,
Jeffle
