* blk_attempt_plug_merge - try to merge with %current's plugged list
* @q: request_queue new bio is being queued at
* @bio: new bio being queued
- * @request_count: out parameter for number of traversed plugged requests
* @same_queue_rq: pointer to &struct request that gets filled in when
* another request associated with @q is found on the plug list
* (optional, may be %NULL)
/* Create a fresh bio_list for all subordinate requests */
bio_list_on_stack[1] = bio_list_on_stack[0];
bio_list_init(&bio_list_on_stack[0]);
+
+ /*
+ * Since we're recursing into make_request here, ensure
+ * that we mark this bio as already having entered the queue.
+ * If not, and the queue is going away, we can get stuck
+ * forever on waiting for the queue reference to drop. But
+ * that will never happen, as we're already holding a
+ * reference to it.
+ */
+ bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_QUEUE_ENTERED);
ret = q->make_request_fn(q, bio);
+ bio_clear_flag(bio, BIO_QUEUE_ENTERED);
/* sort new bios into those for a lower level
* and those for the same level
* @plug: The &struct blk_plug that needs to be initialized
*
* Description:
+ * blk_start_plug() indicates to the block layer an intent by the caller
+ * to submit multiple I/O requests in a batch. The block layer may use
+ * this hint to defer submitting I/Os from the caller until blk_finish_plug()
+ * is called. However, the block layer may choose to submit requests
+ * before a call to blk_finish_plug() if the number of queued I/Os
+ * exceeds %BLK_MAX_REQUEST_COUNT, or if the size of the I/O is larger than
+ * %BLK_PLUG_FLUSH_SIZE. The queued I/Os may also be submitted early if
+ * the task schedules (see below).
+ *
* Tracking blk_plug inside the task_struct will help with auto-flushing the
* pending I/O should the task end up blocking between blk_start_plug() and
* blk_finish_plug(). This is important from a performance perspective, but
blk_mq_flush_plug_list(plug, from_schedule);
}
+/**
+ * blk_finish_plug - mark the end of a batch of submitted I/O
+ * @plug: The &struct blk_plug passed to blk_start_plug()
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * Indicate that a batch of I/O submissions is complete. This function
+ * must be paired with an initial call to blk_start_plug(). The intent
+ * is to allow the block layer to optimize I/O submission. See the
+ * documentation for blk_start_plug() for more information.
+ */
void blk_finish_plug(struct blk_plug *plug)
{
if (plug != current->plug)