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| author | Javier González <javier@cnexlabs.com> | 2017-10-13 14:46:25 +0200 |
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| committer | Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2017-10-13 08:34:57 -0600 |
| commit | 1e82123da6a4c6019ef03bcd47e4b3dc18dd136e (patch) | |
| tree | cb631249f72b69c72d2abba3cd1a69c005c8da86 /block | |
| parent | 0f9248cf1e22333b2a0458540aafb1ad3b2b3337 (diff) | |
| download | linux-1e82123da6a4c6019ef03bcd47e4b3dc18dd136e.tar.bz2 | |
lightnvm: pblk: remove I/O dependency on write path
pblk schedules user I/O, metadata I/O and erases on the write path in
order to minimize collisions at the media level. Until now, there has
been a dependency between user and metadata I/Os that could lead to a
deadlock as both take the per-LUN semaphore to schedule submission.
This path removes this dependency and guarantees forward progress at a
per I/O granurality.
Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@cnexlabs.com>
Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <m@bjorling.me>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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