Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] nbd: add nr_hw_queues module parameter for pre-created devices
yangerkun <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 10:10:33 +0800
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-block |
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在 2026/8/2 20:21, yu kuai 写道: > Hi, > > 在 2026/7/30 16:20, Yang Erkun 写道: >> The function blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues in nbd_start_device may causes a >> queue freeze. The previous commit addressed this issue for newly created >> nbd device via setting the expected nr_hw_queues in nbd_dev_add. >> However, when reusing an old inactive nbd device, the queue freeze can >> still occur when old nbd->tag_set->nr_hw_queues not match the new socket >> connection count. Inactive nbd devices can originate from two sources: >> loading the nbd module with nbds_max, which sets the default nr_hw_queues >> to 1, and the netlink method, which sets nr_hw_queues according to the >> expected number of socket connections. For the first case, we can add a >> module parameter to allow changing the default nr_hw_queues. This way, >> users who know their expected number of connections can prevent queue >> freezes on pre-created devices via nbds_max. >> >> Before this patchset: >> real 0m2.195s >> user 0m0.005s >> sys 0m0.022s >> >> After this patchset: >> real 0m0.090s >> user 0m0.004s >> sys 0m0.018s >> >> Signed-off-by: Yang Erkun <[email protected]> >> --- >> drivers/block/nbd.c | 8 +++++++- >> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c >> index 6369a409e10c..2194c7d7b2ea 100644 >> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c >> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c >> @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static struct dentry *nbd_dbg_dir; >> >> static unsigned int nbds_max = 16; >> static int max_part = 16; >> +static int nr_hw_queues = 1; >> static int part_shift; >> >> static int nbd_dev_dbg_init(struct nbd_device *nbd); >> @@ -2740,8 +2741,10 @@ static int __init nbd_init(void) >> } >> nbd_dbg_init(); >> >> + if (nr_hw_queues < 1) >> + nr_hw_queues = 1; >> for (i = 0; i < nbds_max; i++) >> - nbd_dev_add(i, 1, 1); >> + nbd_dev_add(i, 1, nr_hw_queues); > > I still feel the module param name nr_hw_queues really confusing. How about rename it like > pre_defined_connections? And add comments here that user should config the exact number of > connections to avoid queue freeze from nbd_start_device(). OK, will do it next version. Thanks a lot for your review for this series! > >> return 0; >> } >> >> @@ -2802,3 +2805,6 @@ module_param(nbds_max, int, 0444); >> MODULE_PARM_DESC(nbds_max, "number of network block devices to initialize (default: 16)"); >> module_param(max_part, int, 0444); >> MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_part, "number of partitions per device (default: 16)"); >> +module_param(nr_hw_queues, int, 0444); >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(nr_hw_queues, >> +"number of hardware queues for devices pre-created at module load (default: 1). "); >