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diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-path-selector.h b/drivers/md/dm-path-selector.h
index c47bc0e20275..7b2270532e64 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-path-selector.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-path-selector.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
/*
* Copyright (C) 2003 Sistina Software.
* Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
@@ -26,62 +27,76 @@ struct path_selector {
void *context;
};
+/*
+ * If a path selector uses this flag, a high resolution timer is used
+ * (via ktime_get_ns) to account for IO start time in BIO-based mpath.
+ * This improves performance of some path selectors (i.e. HST), in
+ * exchange for slightly higher overhead when submitting the BIO.
+ * The extra cost is usually offset by improved path selection for
+ * some benchmarks.
+ *
+ * This has no effect for request-based mpath, since it already uses a
+ * higher precision timer by default.
+ */
+#define DM_PS_USE_HR_TIMER 0x00000001
+#define dm_ps_use_hr_timer(type) ((type)->features & DM_PS_USE_HR_TIMER)
+
/* Information about a path selector type */
struct path_selector_type {
char *name;
struct module *module;
+ unsigned int features;
unsigned int table_args;
unsigned int info_args;
/*
* Constructs a path selector object, takes custom arguments
*/
- int (*create) (struct path_selector *ps, unsigned argc, char **argv);
- void (*destroy) (struct path_selector *ps);
+ int (*create)(struct path_selector *ps, unsigned int argc, char **argv);
+ void (*destroy)(struct path_selector *ps);
/*
* Add an opaque path object, along with some selector specific
* path args (eg, path priority).
*/
- int (*add_path) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
- int argc, char **argv, char **error);
+ int (*add_path)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
+ int argc, char **argv, char **error);
/*
* Chooses a path for this io, if no paths are available then
* NULL will be returned.
*/
- struct dm_path *(*select_path) (struct path_selector *ps,
- size_t nr_bytes);
+ struct dm_path *(*select_path)(struct path_selector *ps, size_t nr_bytes);
/*
* Notify the selector that a path has failed.
*/
- void (*fail_path) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *p);
+ void (*fail_path)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *p);
/*
* Ask selector to reinstate a path.
*/
- int (*reinstate_path) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *p);
+ int (*reinstate_path)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *p);
/*
* Table content based on parameters added in ps_add_path_fn
* or path selector status
*/
- int (*status) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
- status_type_t type, char *result, unsigned int maxlen);
+ int (*status)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
+ status_type_t type, char *result, unsigned int maxlen);
- int (*start_io) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
- size_t nr_bytes);
- int (*end_io) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
- size_t nr_bytes, u64 start_time);
+ int (*start_io)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
+ size_t nr_bytes);
+ int (*end_io)(struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
+ size_t nr_bytes, u64 start_time);
};
/* Register a path selector */
int dm_register_path_selector(struct path_selector_type *type);
/* Unregister a path selector */
-int dm_unregister_path_selector(struct path_selector_type *type);
+void dm_unregister_path_selector(struct path_selector_type *type);
/* Returns a registered path selector type */
struct path_selector_type *dm_get_path_selector(const char *name);