The patch titled
remove artificial software max_loop limit
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit.patch
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Subject: remove artificial software max_loop limit
From: "Ken Chen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Remove artificial maximum 256 loop device that can be created due to a
legacy device number limit. Searching through lkml archive, there are
several instances where users complained about the artificial limit that
the loop driver impose. There is no reason to have such limit.
This patch rid the limit entirely and make loop device and associated block
queue instantiation on demand. With on-demand instantiation, it also gives
the benefit of not wasting memory if these devices are not in use (compare
to current implementation that always create 8 loop devices), a net
improvement in both areas. This version is both tested with creation of
large number of loop devices and is compatible with existing losetup/mount
user land tools.
There are a number of people who worked on this and provided valuable
suggestions, in no particular order, by:
Jens Axboe
Jan Engelhardt
Christoph Hellwig
Thomas M
Signed-off-by: Ken Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/block/loop.c | 190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
include/linux/loop.h | 2
2 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/block/loop.c~remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit
drivers/block/loop.c
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c~remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit
+++ a/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
-static int max_loop = 8;
-static struct loop_device *loop_dev;
-static struct gendisk **disks;
+static LIST_HEAD(loop_devices);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(loop_devices_mutex);
/*
* Transfer functions
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ figure_loop_size(struct loop_device *lo)
if (unlikely((loff_t)x != size))
return -EFBIG;
- set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], x);
+ set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, x);
return 0;
}
@@ -812,7 +811,7 @@ static int loop_set_fd(struct loop_devic
lo->lo_queue->queuedata = lo;
lo->lo_queue->unplug_fn = loop_unplug;
- set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], size);
+ set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, size);
bd_set_size(bdev, size << 9);
set_blocksize(bdev, lo_blocksize);
@@ -832,7 +831,7 @@ out_clr:
lo->lo_device = NULL;
lo->lo_backing_file = NULL;
lo->lo_flags = 0;
- set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], 0);
+ set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, 0);
invalidate_bdev(bdev, 0);
bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, lo->old_gfp_mask);
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@ static int loop_clr_fd(struct loop_devic
memset(lo->lo_crypt_name, 0, LO_NAME_SIZE);
memset(lo->lo_file_name, 0, LO_NAME_SIZE);
invalidate_bdev(bdev, 0);
- set_capacity(disks[lo->lo_number], 0);
+ set_capacity(lo->lo_disk, 0);
bd_set_size(bdev, 0);
mapping_set_gfp_mask(filp->f_mapping, gfp);
lo->lo_state = Lo_unbound;
@@ -1322,6 +1321,18 @@ static long lo_compat_ioctl(struct file
}
#endif
+static struct loop_device *loop_find_dev(int number)
+{
+ struct loop_device *lo;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
+ if (lo->lo_number == number)
+ return lo;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i);
static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct loop_device *lo = inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
@@ -1330,6 +1341,11 @@ static int lo_open(struct inode *inode,
lo->lo_refcnt++;
mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+ mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+ if (!loop_find_dev(lo->lo_number + 1))
+ loop_init_one(lo->lo_number + 1);
+ mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+
return 0;
}
@@ -1357,8 +1373,9 @@ static struct block_device_operations lo
/*
* And now the modules code and kernel interface.
*/
+static int max_loop;
module_param(max_loop, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "Maximum number of loop devices (1-256)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "obsolete, loop device is created on-demand");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(LOOP_MAJOR);
@@ -1383,7 +1400,7 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)
xfer_funcs[n] = NULL;
- for (lo = &loop_dev[0]; lo < &loop_dev[max_loop]; lo++) {
+ list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
mutex_lock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
if (lo->lo_encryption == xfer)
@@ -1398,91 +1415,110 @@ int loop_unregister_transfer(int number)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(loop_register_transfer);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(loop_unregister_transfer);
-static int __init loop_init(void)
+static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i)
{
- int i;
+ struct loop_device *lo;
+ struct gendisk *disk;
- if (max_loop < 1 || max_loop > 256) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING "loop: invalid max_loop (must be between"
- " 1 and 256), using default (8)\n");
- max_loop = 8;
- }
+ lo = kzalloc(sizeof(*lo), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!lo)
+ goto out;
+
+ lo->lo_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!lo->lo_queue)
+ goto out_free_dev;
+
+ disk = lo->lo_disk = alloc_disk(1);
+ if (!disk)
+ goto out_free_queue;
+
+ mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
+ lo->lo_number = i;
+ lo->lo_thread = NULL;
+ init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
+ spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
+ disk->major = LOOP_MAJOR;
+ disk->first_minor = i;
+ disk->fops = &lo_fops;
+ disk->private_data = lo;
+ disk->queue = lo->lo_queue;
+ sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
+ add_disk(disk);
+ list_add_tail(&lo->lo_list, &loop_devices);
+ return lo;
+
+out_free_queue:
+ blk_cleanup_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+out_free_dev:
+ kfree(lo);
+out:
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+}
+
+static void loop_del_one(struct loop_device *lo)
+{
+ del_gendisk(lo->lo_disk);
+ blk_cleanup_queue(lo->lo_queue);
+ put_disk(lo->lo_disk);
+ list_del(&lo->lo_list);
+ kfree(lo);
+}
+
+static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
+{
+ unsigned int number = dev & MINORMASK;
+ struct loop_device *lo;
+
+ mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+ lo = loop_find_dev(number);
+ if (lo == NULL)
+ lo = loop_init_one(number);
+ mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
+
+ *part = 0;
+ if (IS_ERR(lo))
+ return (void *)lo;
+ else
+ return &lo->lo_disk->kobj;
+}
+
+static int __init loop_init(void)
+{
+ struct loop_device *lo;
if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
return -EIO;
+ blk_register_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS,
+ THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, NULL, NULL);
- loop_dev = kmalloc(max_loop * sizeof(struct loop_device), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!loop_dev)
- goto out_mem1;
- memset(loop_dev, 0, max_loop * sizeof(struct loop_device));
-
- disks = kmalloc(max_loop * sizeof(struct gendisk *), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!disks)
- goto out_mem2;
-
- for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
- disks[i] = alloc_disk(1);
- if (!disks[i])
- goto out_mem3;
- }
-
- for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
- struct loop_device *lo = &loop_dev[i];
- struct gendisk *disk = disks[i];
-
- memset(lo, 0, sizeof(*lo));
- lo->lo_queue = blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!lo->lo_queue)
- goto out_mem4;
- mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
- lo->lo_number = i;
- lo->lo_thread = NULL;
- init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
- spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
- disk->major = LOOP_MAJOR;
- disk->first_minor = i;
- disk->fops = &lo_fops;
- sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
- disk->private_data = lo;
- disk->queue = lo->lo_queue;
- }
-
- /* We cannot fail after we call this, so another loop!*/
- for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++)
- add_disk(disks[i]);
- printk(KERN_INFO "loop: loaded (max %d devices)\n", max_loop);
+ lo = loop_init_one(0);
+ if (IS_ERR(lo))
+ goto out;
+
+ if (max_loop) {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "loop: the max_loop option is obsolete "
+ "and will be removed in March 2008\n");
+
+ }
+ printk(KERN_INFO "loop: module loaded\n");
return 0;
-out_mem4:
- while (i--)
- blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
- i = max_loop;
-out_mem3:
- while (i--)
- put_disk(disks[i]);
- kfree(disks);
-out_mem2:
- kfree(loop_dev);
-out_mem1:
+out:
unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop");
printk(KERN_ERR "loop: ran out of memory\n");
return -ENOMEM;
}
-static void loop_exit(void)
+static void __exit loop_exit(void)
{
- int i;
+ struct loop_device *lo, *next;
- for (i = 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
- del_gendisk(disks[i]);
- blk_cleanup_queue(loop_dev[i].lo_queue);
- put_disk(disks[i]);
- }
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(lo, next, &loop_devices, lo_list)
+ loop_del_one(lo);
+
+ blk_unregister_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS);
if (unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
printk(KERN_WARNING "loop: cannot unregister blkdev\n");
-
- kfree(disks);
- kfree(loop_dev);
}
module_init(loop_init);
diff -puN include/linux/loop.h~remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit
include/linux/loop.h
--- a/include/linux/loop.h~remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit
+++ a/include/linux/loop.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ struct loop_device {
wait_queue_head_t lo_event;
request_queue_t *lo_queue;
+ struct gendisk *lo_disk;
+ struct list_head lo_list;
};
#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
cache-pipe-buf-page-address-for-non-highmem-arch.patch
cache-pipe-buf-page-address-for-non-highmem-arch-fix.patch
cache-pipe-buf-page-address-for-non-highmem-arch-fix-tidy.patch
remove-artificial-software-max_loop-limit.patch
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