blkdev_dequeue_request() and elv_dequeue_request() are equivalent and
both start the timeout timer.  Barrier code dequeues the original
barrier request but doesn't passes the request itself to lower level
driver, only broken down proxy requests; however, as the original
barrier code goes through the same dequeue path and timeout timer is
started on it.  If barrier sequence takes long enough, this timer
expires but the low level driver has no idea about this request and
oops follows.

Timeout timer shouldn't have been started on the original barrier
request as it never goes through actual IO.  This patch unexports
elv_dequeue_request(), which has no external user anyway, and makes it
operate on elevator proper w/o adding the timer and make
blkdev_dequeue_request() call elv_dequeue_request() and add timer.
Internal users which don't pass the request to driver - barrier code
and end_that_request_last() - are converted to use
elv_dequeue_request().
Signed-off-by: NTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Mike Anderson <andmike@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

Two mods to blkdev_issue_discard(), thinking ahead to its use on swap:

1. Add gfp_mask argument, so swap allocation can use it where GFP_KERNEL
   might deadlock but GFP_NOIO is safe.

2. Enlarge nr_sects argument from unsigned to sector_t: unsigned long is
   enough to cover a whole swap area, but sector_t suits any partition.

Change sb_issue_discard()'s nr_blocks to sector_t too; but no need seen
for a gfp_mask there, just pass GFP_KERNEL down to blkdev_issue_discard().
Signed-off-by: NHugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

But blkdev_issue_discard() still emits requests which are interpreted as
soft barriers, because naïve callers might otherwise issue subsequent
writes to those same sectors, which might cross on the queue (if they're
reallocated quickly enough).

Callers still _can_ issue non-barrier discard requests, but they have to
take care of queue ordering for themselves.
Signed-off-by: NDavid Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

Barriers should be submitted with the WRITE flag set.
Signed-off-by: NOGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: NDavid Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

Some block devices benefit from a hint that they can forget the contents
of certain sectors. Add basic support for this to the block core, along
with a 'blkdev_issue_discard()' helper function which issues such
requests.

The caller doesn't get to provide an end_io functio, since
blkdev_issue_discard() will automatically split the request up into
multiple bios if appropriate. Neither does the function wait for
completion -- it's expected that callers won't care about when, or even
_if_, the request completes. It's only a hint to the device anyway. By
definition, the file system doesn't _care_ about these sectors any more.

[With feedback from OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp> and
Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com]
Signed-off-by: NDavid Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

__FUNCTION__ is gcc specific, use __func__
Signed-off-by: NHarvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: NAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

This rename rq_init() blk_rq_init() and export it. Any path that hands
the request to the block layer needs to call it to initialize the
request.

This is a preparation for large command support, which needs to
initialize the request in a proper way (that is, just doing a memset()
will not work).
Signed-off-by: NFUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

This patch fixes the following build error with UML and gcc 4.3:

<--  snip  -->

...
  CC      block/blk-barrier.o
/home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c: In function ‘blk_do_ordered’:
/home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:57: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to ‘blk_ordered_cur_seq’: function body not available
/home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:252: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
/home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:57: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to ‘blk_ordered_cur_seq’: function body not available
/home/bunk/linux/kernel-2.6/git/linux-2.6/block/blk-barrier.c:253: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
make[2]: *** [block/blk-barrier.o] Error 1

<--  snip  -->
Signed-off-by: NAdrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

This requires moving rq_init() from get_request() to blk_alloc_request().
The upside is that we can now require an rq_init() from any path that
wishes to hand the request to the block layer.

rq_init() will be exported for the code that uses struct request
without blk_get_request.

This is a preparation for large command support, which needs to
initialize struct request in a proper way (that is, just doing a
memset() will not work).
Signed-off-by: NFUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

This is important to eg dm, that tries to decide whether to stop using
barriers or not.

Tested as working by Anders Henke <anders.henke@1und1.de>
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

Adds files for barrier handling, rq execution, io context handling,
mapping data to requests, and queue settings.
Signed-off-by: NJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>