block: allow gendisk's request_queue registration to be deferred

Since I can remember DM has forced the block layer to allow the
allocation and initialization of the request_queue to be distinct
operations.  Reason for this is block/genhd.c:add_disk() has requires
that the request_queue (and associated bdi) be tied to the gendisk
before add_disk() is called -- because add_disk() also deals with
exposing the request_queue via blk_register_queue().

DM's dynamic creation of arbitrary device types (and associated
request_queue types) requires the DM device's gendisk be available so
that DM table loads can establish a master/slave relationship with
subordinate devices that are referenced by loaded DM tables -- using
bd_link_disk_holder().  But until these DM tables, and their associated
subordinate devices, are known DM cannot know what type of request_queue
it needs -- nor what its queue_limits should be.

This chicken and egg scenario has created all manner of problems for DM
and, at times, the block layer.

Summary of changes:

- Add device_add_disk_no_queue_reg() and add_disk_no_queue_reg() variant
  that drivers may use to add a disk without also calling
  blk_register_queue().  Driver must call blk_register_queue() once its
  request_queue is fully initialized.

- Return early from blk_unregister_queue() if QUEUE_FLAG_REGISTERED
  is not set.  It won't be set if driver used add_disk_no_queue_reg()
  but driver encounters an error and must del_gendisk() before calling
  blk_register_queue().

- Export blk_register_queue().

These changes allow DM to use add_disk_no_queue_reg() to anchor its
gendisk as the "master" for master/slave relationships DM must establish
with subordinate devices referenced in DM tables that get loaded.  Once
all "slave" devices for a DM device are known its request_queue can be
properly initialized and then advertised via sysfs -- important
improvement being that no request_queue resource initialization
performed by blk_register_queue() is missed for DM devices anymore.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
This commit is contained in:
Mike Snitzer 2018-01-08 22:01:13 -05:00 committed by Jens Axboe
parent 667257e8b2
commit fa70d2e2c4
3 changed files with 27 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ unlock:
mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_register_queue);
void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk)
{
@ -929,6 +930,10 @@ void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk)
if (WARN_ON(!q))
return;
/* Return early if disk->queue was never registered. */
if (!test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_REGISTERED, &q->queue_flags))
return;
/*
* Protect against the 'queue' kobj being accessed
* while/after it is removed.

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@ -629,16 +629,18 @@ exit:
}
/**
* device_add_disk - add partitioning information to kernel list
* __device_add_disk - add disk information to kernel list
* @parent: parent device for the disk
* @disk: per-device partitioning information
* @register_queue: register the queue if set to true
*
* This function registers the partitioning information in @disk
* with the kernel.
*
* FIXME: error handling
*/
void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
static void __device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
bool register_queue)
{
dev_t devt;
int retval;
@ -682,6 +684,7 @@ void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
exact_match, exact_lock, disk);
}
register_disk(parent, disk);
if (register_queue)
blk_register_queue(disk);
/*
@ -693,8 +696,19 @@ void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
disk_add_events(disk);
blk_integrity_add(disk);
}
void device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
{
__device_add_disk(parent, disk, true);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(device_add_disk);
void device_add_disk_no_queue_reg(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk)
{
__device_add_disk(parent, disk, false);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(device_add_disk_no_queue_reg);
void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
{
struct disk_part_iter piter;

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@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ static inline void add_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
{
device_add_disk(NULL, disk);
}
extern void device_add_disk_no_queue_reg(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk);
static inline void add_disk_no_queue_reg(struct gendisk *disk)
{
device_add_disk_no_queue_reg(NULL, disk);
}
extern void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *gp);
extern struct gendisk *get_gendisk(dev_t dev, int *partno);