RE: [PATCH V4 12/12] scsi: replace sdev->device_busy with sbitmap

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> > From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:08:41 +0100
> > Subject: [PATCH] megaraid_sas: use scsi_device_busy() instead of
> > direct access  to atomic counter
> >
> > It's always a bad style to access structure internals, especially if
> > there is an accessor for it. So convert to use scsi_device_busy()
> > intead of accessing the atomic counter directly.
> >
> > Cc: Kashyap Desai <kashyap.desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Sumanesh Samanta <sumanesh.samanta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
> > b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
> > index fd607287608e..272ff123bc6b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
> > +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c
> > @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ megasas_get_msix_index(struct megasas_instance
> *instance,
> >  	/* TBD - if sml remove device_busy in future, driver
> >  	 * should track counter in internal structure.
> >  	 */
> > -	sdev_busy = atomic_read(&scmd->device->device_busy);
> > +	sdev_busy = scsi_device_busy(scmd->device);
>
> megasas_get_msix_index() is called in .queuecommand() path,
> scsi_device_busy() might take more cycles since it has to iterate over
each
> sbitmap words, especially when the sbitmap depth is high.
>
> I'd suggest Kashyap/Sumanesh to check if there is better way to deal
with it. If
> not, scsi_device_busy() should be fine.

Scsi_device_busy() add significant amount of overhead which will be
visible in terms of reduced IOPS and high CPU cycle. I tested it earlier
and noticed regression in performance.
I posted megaraid_sas driver patch which will use internal per sdev
outstanding similar to legacy sdev_busy counter.

Kashyap
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ming

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