Re: [PATCH v7 10/11] scsi/scsi_error: Use call_rcu_flush() instead of call_rcu()

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On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 02:41:56AM +0000, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> From: Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Slow boot time is seen on KVM running typical Linux distributions due to
> SCSI layer calling call_rcu(). Recent changes to save power may be
> causing this slowness. Using call_rcu_flush() fixes the issue and brings
> the boot time back to what it originally was. Convert it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

And I successfully setup Debian on KVM and verified that this fixes it, so
now I have a nice reproducible rig for my
'lazy-callback-doing-a-wakeup-detector' (I wrote half the detector thanks to
ideas from Steve, and will finish the other half tomorrow or so).

Tested-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

thanks,

 - Joel


> ---
>  drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> index 448748e3fba5..a56cfd612e3a 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void scsi_eh_scmd_add(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
>  	 * Ensure that all tasks observe the host state change before the
>  	 * host_failed change.
>  	 */
> -	call_rcu(&scmd->rcu, scsi_eh_inc_host_failed);
> +	call_rcu_flush(&scmd->rcu, scsi_eh_inc_host_failed);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> -- 
> 2.38.0.rc1.362.ged0d419d3c-goog
> 



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