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Commit 07b05bcc authored by Dennis Zhou (Facebook)'s avatar Dennis Zhou (Facebook) Committed by Jens Axboe
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blkcg: convert blkg_lookup_create to find closest blkg



There are several scenarios where blkg_lookup_create can fail. Examples
include the blkcg dying, request_queue is dying, or simply being OOM. At
the end of the day, most handle this by simply falling back to the
q->root_blkg and calling it a day.

This patch implements the notion of closest blkg. During
blkg_lookup_create, if it fails to create, return the closest blkg
found or the q->root_blkg. blkg_try_get_closest is introduced and used
during association so a bio is always attached to a blkg.

Acked-by: default avatarTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDennis Zhou <dennisszhou@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
parent 49f4c2dc
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