[dm-devel] [PATCHES]: dm lock optimization

[Jun'ichi Nomura]

Hello Mikulas,

On 04/19/12 12:03, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> http://people.redhat.com/mpatocka/patches/kernel/dm-lock-optimization/
> 
> The patches remove cache-line bouncing from device mapper when multiple 
> processors submit requests simultaneously.

I think the idea of optimization is nice.

>From a quick look, however, I have some comments:

dm-optimize-no-irqsave-map-lock.patch:
  - dm_get_live_table() is called from request_fn,
    that can be called from in_interrupt context.
    So the added BUG_ON will be triggered.

dm-optimize-percpu-io-lock.patch:
  - The following existing mechanisms could be used:
      * include/linux/rcupdate.h
      * include/linux/lglock.h
    (or extended if necessary).

dm-optimize-get_live_table_fast.patch:
  - dm_lld_busy() can (theoretically, if dm-mpath is stacked)
    be called from in_interrupt context and trigger the
    BUG_ON.

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Jun'ichi Nomura, NEC Corporation