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    block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of... · 749fefe6
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    block: lift the initial queue bypass mode on blk_register_queue() instead of blk_init_allocated_queue()
    
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     ("blkcg: make request_queue bypassing on allocation") made
    request_queues bypassed on allocation to avoid switching on and off
    bypass mode on a queue being initialized.  Some drivers allocate and
    then destroy a lot of queues without fully initializing them and
    incurring bypass latency overhead on each of them could add upto
    significant overhead.
    
    Unfortunately, blk_init_allocated_queue() is never used by queues of
    bio-based drivers, which means that all bio-based driver queues are in
    bypass mode even after initialization and registration complete
    successfully.
    
    Due to the limited way request_queues are used by bio drivers, this
    problem is hidden pretty well but it shows up when blk-throttle is
    used in combination with a bio-based driver.  Trying to configure
    (echoing to cgroupfs file) blk-throttle for a bio-based driver hangs
    indefinitely in blkg_conf_prep() waiting for bypass mode to end.
    
    This patch moves the initial blk_queue_bypass_end() call from
    blk_init_allocated_queue() to blk_register_queue() which is called for
    any userland-visible queues regardless of its type.
    
    I believe this is correct because I don't think there is any block
    driver which needs or wants working elevator and blk-cgroup on a queue
    which isn't visible to userland.  If there are such users, we need a
    different solution.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
    Reported-by: default avatarJoseph Glanville <joseph.glanville@orionvm.com.au>
    Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
    Acked-by: default avatarVivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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