Re: [PATCH] block: fix false warning in bdev_count_inflight_rw()

[John Garry]

On 26/06/2025 09:39, Yu Kuai wrote:
> From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> While bdev_count_inflight is interating all cpus, if some IOs are issued
> from traversed cpu and then completed from the cpu that is not traversed
> yet:
>
> cpu0
> 		cpu1
> 		bdev_count_inflight
> 		 //for_each_possible_cpu
> 		 // cpu0 is 0
> 		 infliht += 0
> // issue a io
> blk_account_io_start
> // cpu0 inflight ++
>
> 				cpu2
> 				// the io is done
> 				blk_account_io_done
> 				// cpu2 inflight --
> 		 // cpu 1 is 0
> 		 inflight += 0
> 		 // cpu2 is -1
> 		 inflight += -1
> 		 ...
>
> In this case, the total inflight will be -1, causing lots of false
> warning. Fix the problem by removing the warning.

Is it even safe to even use this function when not used for just 
informative purposes? I mean, for example, it is used by md code to 
check for idle state - could that check return an invalid result (and 
cause harm)?

> Noted there is still a valid warning for nvme-mpath(From Yi) that is not
> fixed yet.
>
> Fixes: f5482ee5edb9 ("block: WARN if bdev inflight counter is negative")
> Reported-by: Yi Zhang <yi.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/aFtUXy-lct0WxY2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/*mae89155a5006463d0a21a4a2c35ae0034b26a339__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!LLzonI0PgLV8uruViz5LkA_QGoFQSsfBMNDhb45qsRoJqxuTMcO_2BxJXhMOADfnwncgrR3o99lVDCnq75I7_UI$
> Reported-and-tested-by: Calvin Owens <calvin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/aFtUXy-lct0WxY2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/*m1d935a00070bf95055d0ac84e6075158b08acaef__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!LLzonI0PgLV8uruViz5LkA_QGoFQSsfBMNDhb45qsRoJqxuTMcO_2BxJXhMOADfnwncgrR3o99lVDCnqYruhFG0$
> Reported-by: Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/aFuypjqCXo9-5_En@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!LLzonI0PgLV8uruViz5LkA_QGoFQSsfBMNDhb45qsRoJqxuTMcO_2BxJXhMOADfnwncgrR3o99lVDCnqj32KGls$
> Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   block/genhd.c | 9 +++++++--
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> index 8171a6bc3210..680fa717082f 100644
> --- a/block/genhd.c
> +++ b/block/genhd.c
> @@ -141,9 +141,14 @@ static void bdev_count_inflight_rw(struct block_device *part,
>   		}
>   	}
>   
> -	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((int)inflight[READ] < 0))
> +	/*
> +	 * While iterating all cpus, some IOs might issued from traversed cpu
> +	 * and then completed from the cpu that is not traversed yet, causing
> +	 * the inflight number to be negative.
> +	 */
> +	if ((int)inflight[READ] < 0)
>   		inflight[READ] = 0;
> -	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((int)inflight[WRITE] < 0))
> +	if ((int)inflight[WRITE] < 0)
>   		inflight[WRITE] = 0;
>   }
>