13 files changed, 41 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 2f4002f79a2..518dd423a5f 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void blk_start_queue(struct request_queue *q)
         WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
         queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_STOPPED, q);
-        __blk_run_queue(q);
+        __blk_run_queue(q, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_start_queue);
 
@@ -403,13 +403,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_sync_queue);
 /**
  * __blk_run_queue - run a single device queue
  * @q:  The queue to run
+ * @force_kblockd: Don't run @q->request_fn directly.  Use kblockd.
  *
  * Description:
  *    See @blk_run_queue. This variant must be called with the queue lock
  *    held and interrupts disabled.
  *
  */
-void __blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+void __blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *q, bool force_kblockd)
 {
         blk_remove_plug(q);
 
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ void __blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
          * Only recurse once to avoid overrunning the stack, let the unplug
          * handling reinvoke the handler shortly if we already got there.
          */
-        if (!queue_flag_test_and_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q)) {
+        if (!force_kblockd && !queue_flag_test_and_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q)) {
                 q->request_fn(q);
                 queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, q);
         } else {
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ void blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
         unsigned long flags;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
-        __blk_run_queue(q);
+        __blk_run_queue(q, false);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_run_queue);
@@ -1053,7 +1054,7 @@ void blk_insert_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 
         drive_stat_acct(rq, 1);
         __elv_add_request(q, rq, where, 0);
-        __blk_run_queue(q);
+        __blk_run_queue(q, false);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_insert_request);
@@ -2610,13 +2611,6 @@ int kblockd_schedule_work(struct request_queue *q, struct work_struct *work)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kblockd_schedule_work);
 
-int kblockd_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q,
-                        struct delayed_work *dwork, unsigned long delay)
-{
-        return queue_delayed_work(kblockd_workqueue, dwork, delay);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kblockd_schedule_delayed_work);
-
 int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 {
         BUILD_BUG_ON(__REQ_NR_BITS > 8 *
diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 54b123d6563..b27d0208611 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -66,10 +66,12 @@ static void blk_flush_complete_seq_end_io(struct request_queue *q,
 
         /*
          * Moving a request silently to empty queue_head may stall the
-         * queue.  Kick the queue in those cases.
+         * queue.  Kick the queue in those cases.  This function is called
+         * from request completion path and calling directly into
+         * request_fn may confuse the driver.  Always use kblockd.
          */
         if (was_empty && next_rq)
-                __blk_run_queue(q);
+                __blk_run_queue(q, true);
 }
 
 static void pre_flush_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ static struct request *queue_next_fseq(struct request_queue *q)
                 BUG();
         }
 
-        elv_insert(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT);
+        elv_insert(q, rq, ELEVATOR_INSERT_REQUEUE);
         return rq;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index 1a320d2406b..eec78becb35 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void bio_batch_end_io(struct bio *bio, int err)
 }
 
 /**
- * blkdev_issue_zeroout generate number of zero filed write bios
+ * blkdev_issue_zeroout - generate number of zero filed write bios
  * @bdev:       blockdev to issue
  * @sector:     start sector
  * @nr_sects:   number of sectors to write
diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index a89043a3caa..e36cc10a346 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ static int throtl_quantum = 32;
 /* Throttling is performed over 100ms slice and after that slice is renewed */
 static unsigned long throtl_slice = HZ/10;      /* 100 ms */
 
+/* A workqueue to queue throttle related work */
+static struct workqueue_struct *kthrotld_workqueue;
+static void throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct throtl_data *td,
+                                unsigned long delay);
+
 struct throtl_rb_root {
         struct rb_root rb;
         struct rb_node *left;
@@ -345,10 +350,9 @@ static void throtl_schedule_next_dispatch(struct throtl_data *td)
         update_min_dispatch_time(st);
 
         if (time_before_eq(st->min_disptime, jiffies))
-                throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue, 0);
+                throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, 0);
         else
-                throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue,
-                                (st->min_disptime - jiffies));
+                throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, (st->min_disptime - jiffies));
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -815,10 +819,10 @@ void blk_throtl_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /* Call with queue lock held */
-void throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long delay)
+static void
+throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct throtl_data *td, unsigned long delay)
 {
 
-        struct throtl_data *td = q->td;
         struct delayed_work *dwork = &td->throtl_work;
 
         if (total_nr_queued(td) > 0) {
@@ -827,12 +831,11 @@ void throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long delay)
                  * Cancel that and schedule a new one.
                  */
                 __cancel_delayed_work(dwork);
-                kblockd_schedule_delayed_work(q, dwork, delay);
+                queue_delayed_work(kthrotld_workqueue, dwork, delay);
                 throtl_log(td, "schedule work. delay=%lu jiffies=%lu",
                                 delay, jiffies);
         }
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(throtl_schedule_delayed_work);
 
 static void
 throtl_destroy_tg(struct throtl_data *td, struct throtl_grp *tg)
@@ -920,7 +923,7 @@ static void throtl_update_blkio_group_read_bps(void *key,
         smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
 
         /* Schedule a work now to process the limit change */
-        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue, 0);
+        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, 0);
 }
 
 static void throtl_update_blkio_group_write_bps(void *key,
@@ -934,7 +937,7 @@ static void throtl_update_blkio_group_write_bps(void *key,
         smp_mb__before_atomic_inc();
         atomic_inc(&td->limits_changed);
         smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
-        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue, 0);
+        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, 0);
 }
 
 static void throtl_update_blkio_group_read_iops(void *key,
@@ -948,7 +951,7 @@ static void throtl_update_blkio_group_read_iops(void *key,
         smp_mb__before_atomic_inc();
         atomic_inc(&td->limits_changed);
         smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
-        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue, 0);
+        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, 0);
 }
 
 static void throtl_update_blkio_group_write_iops(void *key,
@@ -962,7 +965,7 @@ static void throtl_update_blkio_group_write_iops(void *key,
         smp_mb__before_atomic_inc();
         atomic_inc(&td->limits_changed);
         smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
-        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td->queue, 0);
+        throtl_schedule_delayed_work(td, 0);
 }
 
 void throtl_shutdown_timer_wq(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -1135,6 +1138,10 @@ void blk_throtl_exit(struct request_queue *q)
 
 static int __init throtl_init(void)
 {
+        kthrotld_workqueue = alloc_workqueue("kthrotld", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+        if (!kthrotld_workqueue)
+                panic("Failed to create kthrotld\n");
+
         blkio_policy_register(&blkio_policy_throtl);
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 7be4c795962..ea83a4f0c27 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -3355,7 +3355,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                             cfqd->busy_queues > 1) {
                                 cfq_del_timer(cfqd, cfqq);
                                 cfq_clear_cfqq_wait_request(cfqq);
-                                __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
+                                __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue, false);
                         } else {
                                 cfq_blkiocg_update_idle_time_stats(
                                                 &cfqq->cfqg->blkg);
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ cfq_rq_enqueued(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *cfqq,
                  * this new queue is RT and the current one is BE
                  */
                 cfq_preempt_queue(cfqd, cfqq);
-                __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
+                __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue, false);
         }
 }
 
@@ -3731,7 +3731,7 @@ static void cfq_kick_queue(struct work_struct *work)
         struct request_queue *q = cfqd->queue;
 
         spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-        __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue);
+        __blk_run_queue(cfqd->queue, false);
         spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 2569512830d..236e93c1f46 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void elv_quiesce_start(struct request_queue *q)
          */
         elv_drain_elevator(q);
         while (q->rq.elvpriv) {
-                __blk_run_queue(q);
+                __blk_run_queue(q, false);
                 spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
                 msleep(10);
                 spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void elv_insert(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, int where)
                  *   with anything.  There's no point in delaying queue
                  *   processing.
                  */
-                __blk_run_queue(q);
+                __blk_run_queue(q, false);
                 break;
 
         case ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT:
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 49e6a545eb6..dbf31ec9114 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(loop_devices);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_devices_mutex);
 
@@ -1501,11 +1500,9 @@ static int lo_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 {
         struct loop_device *lo = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 
-        mutex_lock(&loop_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
         lo->lo_refcnt++;
         mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
-        mutex_unlock(&loop_mutex);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1515,7 +1512,6 @@ static int lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
         struct loop_device *lo = disk->private_data;
         int err;
 
-        mutex_lock(&loop_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 
         if (--lo->lo_refcnt)
@@ -1540,7 +1536,6 @@ static int lo_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 out:
         mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
 out_unlocked:
-        mutex_unlock(&loop_mutex);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 9045c52abd2..fb2bb35c62c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
                                         &sdev->request_queue->queue_flags);
                 if (flagset)
                         queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, sdev->request_queue);
-                __blk_run_queue(sdev->request_queue);
+                __blk_run_queue(sdev->request_queue, false);
                 if (flagset)
                         queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, sdev->request_queue);
                 spin_unlock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 998c01be323..5c3ccfc6b62 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -3829,7 +3829,7 @@ fc_bsg_goose_queue(struct fc_rport *rport)
                   !test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, &rport->rqst_q->queue_flags);
         if (flagset)
                 queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, rport->rqst_q);
-        __blk_run_queue(rport->rqst_q);
+        __blk_run_queue(rport->rqst_q, false);
         if (flagset)
                 queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_REENTER, rport->rqst_q);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(rport->rqst_q->queue_lock, flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 4d18ff34670..d5063e1b555 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ extern void blk_start_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_stop_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_sync_queue(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void __blk_stop_queue(struct request_queue *q);
-extern void __blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *);
+extern void __blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *q, bool force_kblockd);
 extern void blk_run_queue(struct request_queue *);
 extern int blk_rq_map_user(struct request_queue *, struct request *,
                            struct rq_map_data *, void __user *, unsigned long,
@@ -1088,7 +1088,6 @@ static inline void put_dev_sector(Sector p)
 
 struct work_struct;
 int kblockd_schedule_work(struct request_queue *q, struct work_struct *work);
-int kblockd_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q, struct delayed_work *dwork, unsigned long delay);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
 /*
@@ -1136,7 +1135,6 @@ static inline uint64_t rq_io_start_time_ns(struct request *req)
 extern int blk_throtl_init(struct request_queue *q);
 extern void blk_throtl_exit(struct request_queue *q);
 extern int blk_throtl_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio);
-extern void throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long delay);
 extern void throtl_shutdown_timer_wq(struct request_queue *q);
 #else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING */
 static inline int blk_throtl_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
@@ -1146,7 +1144,6 @@ static inline int blk_throtl_bio(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio)
 
 static inline int blk_throtl_init(struct request_queue *q) { return 0; }
 static inline int blk_throtl_exit(struct request_queue *q) { return 0; }
-static inline void throtl_schedule_delayed_work(struct request_queue *q, unsigned long delay) {}
 static inline void throtl_shutdown_timer_wq(struct request_queue *q) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
index 3395cf7130f..b22fb0d3db0 100644
--- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ static inline int blk_cmd_buf_len(struct request *rq)
 
 extern void blk_dump_cmd(char *buf, struct request *rq);
 extern void blk_fill_rwbs(char *rwbs, u32 rw, int bytes);
-extern void blk_fill_rwbs_rq(char *rwbs, struct request *rq);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING && CONFIG_BLOCK */
 
diff --git a/include/trace/events/block.h b/include/trace/events/block.h
index aba421d68f6..78f18adb49c 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/block.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/block.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq_with_error,
                                         0 : blk_rq_sectors(rq);
                 __entry->errors    = rq->errors;
 
-                blk_fill_rwbs_rq(__entry->rwbs, rq);
+                blk_fill_rwbs(__entry->rwbs, rq->cmd_flags, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
                 blk_dump_cmd(__get_str(cmd), rq);
         ),
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq,
                 __entry->bytes     = (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC) ?
                                         blk_rq_bytes(rq) : 0;
 
-                blk_fill_rwbs_rq(__entry->rwbs, rq);
+                blk_fill_rwbs(__entry->rwbs, rq->cmd_flags, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
                 blk_dump_cmd(__get_str(cmd), rq);
                 memcpy(__entry->comm, current->comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
         ),
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_remap,
                 __entry->nr_sector      = blk_rq_sectors(rq);
                 __entry->old_dev        = dev;
                 __entry->old_sector     = from;
-                blk_fill_rwbs_rq(__entry->rwbs, rq);
+                blk_fill_rwbs(__entry->rwbs, rq->cmd_flags, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
         ),
 
         TP_printk("%d,%d %s %llu + %u <- (%d,%d) %llu",
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index d95721f3370..cbafed7d4f3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -1827,21 +1827,5 @@ void blk_fill_rwbs(char *rwbs, u32 rw, int bytes)
         rwbs[i] = '\0';
 }
 
-void blk_fill_rwbs_rq(char *rwbs, struct request *rq)
-{
-        int rw = rq->cmd_flags & 0x03;
-        int bytes;
-
-        if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD)
-                rw |= REQ_DISCARD;
-
-        if (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE)
-                rw |= REQ_SECURE;
-
-        bytes = blk_rq_bytes(rq);
-
-        blk_fill_rwbs(rwbs, rw, bytes);
-}
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING */