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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/block/elevator.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/block/elevator.c b/drivers/block/elevator.c index 6b79b431462..8c51d1ccebb 100644 --- a/drivers/block/elevator.c +++ b/drivers/block/elevator.c @@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ void elv_requeue_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq) } /* + * the request is prepped and may have some resources allocated. + * allowing unprepped requests to pass this one may cause resource + * deadlock. turn on softbarrier. + */ + rq->flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER; + + /* * if iosched has an explicit requeue hook, then use that. otherwise * just put the request at the front of the queue */ @@ -386,6 +393,12 @@ struct request *elv_next_request(request_queue_t *q) if (ret == BLKPREP_OK) { break; } else if (ret == BLKPREP_DEFER) { + /* + * the request may have been (partially) prepped. + * we need to keep this request in the front to + * avoid resource deadlock. turn on softbarrier. + */ + rq->flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER; rq = NULL; break; } else if (ret == BLKPREP_KILL) { |