On 09/13/2016 06:01 PM, Mike Snitzer wrote: > Return DM_MAPIO_DELAY_REQUEUE from .clone_and_map_rq. Also, return > false from .busy, if all paths are down, so that blk-mq requests get > mapped via .clone_and_map_rq -- which results in DM_MAPIO_DELAY_REQUEUE > being returned to dm-rq. > > This change allows for a noticeable reduction in cpu utilization > (reduced kworker load) while all paths are down, e.g.: > > system CPU idleness (as measured by fio's --idle-prof=system): > before: system: 87.53% > after: system: 97.07% > > Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <[email protected]> > --- > drivers/md/dm-mpath.c | 15 +++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <[email protected]>
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