[PATCH] cfq-iosched: Fix a gcc 4.5 warning and put some comments

From: Vivek Goyal
Date: Thu Oct 21 2010 - 14:24:11 EST


- Andi encountedred following warning with gcc 4.5

linux/block/cfq-iosched.c: In function âcfq_dispatch_requestsâ:
linux/block/cfq-iosched.c:2156:3: warning: array subscript is above array
bounds

- Warning happens due to following code.

slice = group_slice * count /
max_t(unsigned, cfqg->busy_queues_avg[cfqd->serving_prio],
cfq_group_busy_queues_wl(cfqd->serving_prio, cfqd, cfqg));

gcc is complaining about cfqg->busy_queues_avg[] being indexed by CFQ
prio classes (RT, BE and IDLE) while the array size is only 2.

- At run time, we never access cfqg->busy_queues_avg[IDLE] and return from
function before this code hits.

- To fix warning increase the array size though it will remain unused. This
patch also puts some comments to clarify some of the confusions.

- I have taken Jens's patch and modified it a bit.

- Compile tested with gcc 4.4 and boot tested. I don't have gcc 4.5
running, Andi can you please test it with gcc 4.5 to make sure it
worked.

Reported-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
block/cfq-iosched.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6-block/block/cfq-iosched.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-block.orig/block/cfq-iosched.c 2010-10-21 13:27:33.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6-block/block/cfq-iosched.c 2010-10-21 13:35:48.132946331 -0400
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ enum wl_prio_t {
BE_WORKLOAD = 0,
RT_WORKLOAD = 1,
IDLE_WORKLOAD = 2,
+ CFQ_PRIO_NR,
};

/*
@@ -184,10 +185,19 @@ struct cfq_group {
/* number of cfqq currently on this group */
int nr_cfqq;

- /* Per group busy queus average. Useful for workload slice calc. */
- unsigned int busy_queues_avg[2];
/*
- * rr lists of queues with requests, onle rr for each priority class.
+ * Per group busy queus average. Useful for workload slice calc. We
+ * create the array for each prio class but at run time it is used
+ * only for RT and BE class and slot for IDLE class remains unused.
+ * This is primarily done to avoid confusion and a gcc warning.
+ */
+ unsigned int busy_queues_avg[CFQ_PRIO_NR];
+ /*
+ * rr lists of queues with requests. We maintain service trees for
+ * RT and BE classes. These trees are subdivided in subclasses
+ * of SYNC, SYNC_NOIDLE and ASYNC based on workload type. For IDLE
+ * class there is no subclassification and all the cfq queues go on
+ * a single tree service_tree_idle.
* Counts are embedded in the cfq_rb_root
*/
struct cfq_rb_root service_trees[2][3];
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