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When requeue, if RQF_DONTPREP, rq has contained some driver specific data, so insert it to hctx dispatch list to avoid any merge. Take scsi as example, here is the trace event log (no io scheduler, because RQF_STARTED would prevent merging), kworker/0:1H-339 [000] ...1 2037.209289: block_rq_insert: 8,0 R 4096 () 32768 + 8 [kworker/0:1H] scsi_inert_test-1987 [000] .... 2037.220465: block_bio_queue: 8,0 R 32776 + 8 [scsi_inert_test] scsi_inert_test-1987 [000] ...2 2037.220466: block_bio_backmerge: 8,0 R 32776 + 8 [scsi_inert_test] kworker/0:1H-339 [000] .... 2047.220913: block_rq_issue: 8,0 R 8192 () 32768 + 16 [kworker/0:1H] scsi_inert_test-1996 [000] ..s1 2047.221007: block_rq_complete: 8,0 R () 32768 + 8 [0] scsi_inert_test-1996 [000] .Ns1 2047.221045: block_rq_requeue: 8,0 R () 32776 + 8 [0] kworker/0:1H-339 [000] ...1 2047.221054: block_rq_insert: 8,0 R 4096 () 32776 + 8 [kworker/0:1H] kworker/0:1H-339 [000] ...1 2047.221056: block_rq_issue: 8,0 R 4096 () 32776 + 8 [kworker/0:1H] scsi_inert_test-1986 [000] ..s1 2047.221119: block_rq_complete: 8,0 R () 32776 + 8 [0] (32768 + 8) was requeued by scsi_queue_insert and had RQF_DONTPREP. Then it was merged with (32776 + 8) and issued. Due to RQF_DONTPREP, the sdb only contained the part of (32768 + 8), then only that part was completed. The lucky thing was that scsi_io_completion detected it and requeued the remaining part. So we didn't get corrupted data. However, the requeue of (32776 + 8) is not expected. Suggested-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Jianchao Wang <jianchao.w.wang@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.