block: avoid cpu_hotplug_lock depedency on freeze_lock

A recent lockdep[1] splat observed while running blktest block/005
reveals a potential deadlock caused by the cpu_hotplug_lock dependency
on ->freeze_lock. This dependency was introduced by commit 033b667a82
("block: blk-rq-qos: guard rq-qos helpers by static key").

That change added a static key to avoid fetching q->rq_qos when
neither blk-wbt nor blk-iolatency is configured. The static key
dynamically patches kernel text to a NOP when disabled, eliminating
overhead of fetching q->rq_qos in the I/O hot path. However, enabling
a static key at runtime requires acquiring both cpu_hotplug_lock and
jump_label_mutex. When this happens after the queue has already been
frozen (i.e., while holding ->freeze_lock), it creates a locking
dependency from cpu_hotplug_lock to ->freeze_lock, which leads to a
potential deadlock reported by lockdep [1].

To resolve this, replace the static key mechanism with q->queue_flags:
QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED. This flag is evaluated in the fast path before
accessing q->rq_qos. If the flag is set, we proceed to fetch q->rq_qos;
otherwise, the access is skipped.

Since q->queue_flags is commonly accessed in IO hotpath and resides in
the first cacheline of struct request_queue, checking it imposes minimal
overhead while eliminating the deadlock risk.

This change avoids the lockdep splat without introducing performance
regressions.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/4fdm37so3o4xricdgfosgmohn63aa7wj3ua4e5vpihoamwg3ui@fq42f5q5t5ic/

Reported-by: Shinichiro Kawasaki <shinichiro.kawasaki@wdc.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/4fdm37so3o4xricdgfosgmohn63aa7wj3ua4e5vpihoamwg3ui@fq42f5q5t5ic/
Fixes: 033b667a82 ("block: blk-rq-qos: guard rq-qos helpers by static key")
Tested-by: Shin'ichiro Kawasaki <shinichiro.kawasaki@wdc.com>
Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@huawei.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250814082612.500845-4-nilay@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

block/blk-mq-debugfs.c

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static const char *const blk_queue_flag_name[] = {
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(SQ_SCHED),
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(DISABLE_WBT_DEF),
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(NO_ELV_SWITCH),
+	QUEUE_FLAG_NAME(QOS_ENABLED),
 };
 #undef QUEUE_FLAG_NAME
 

block/blk-rq-qos.c

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "blk-rq-qos.h"
 
-__read_mostly DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(block_rq_qos);
-
 /*
  * Increment 'v', if 'v' is below 'below'. Returns true if we succeeded,
  * false if 'v' + 1 would be bigger than 'below'.
@@ -319,8 +317,8 @@ void rq_qos_exit(struct request_queue *q)
 		struct rq_qos *rqos = q->rq_qos;
 		q->rq_qos = rqos->next;
 		rqos->ops->exit(rqos);
-		static_branch_dec(&block_rq_qos);
 	}
+	blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, q);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->rq_qos_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -346,7 +344,7 @@ int rq_qos_add(struct rq_qos *rqos, struct gendisk *disk, enum rq_qos_id id,
 		goto ebusy;
 	rqos->next = q->rq_qos;
 	q->rq_qos = rqos;
-	static_branch_inc(&block_rq_qos);
+	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, q);
 
 	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q, memflags);
 
@@ -374,10 +372,11 @@ void rq_qos_del(struct rq_qos *rqos)
 	for (cur = &q->rq_qos; *cur; cur = &(*cur)->next) {
 		if (*cur == rqos) {
 			*cur = rqos->next;
-			static_branch_dec(&block_rq_qos);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	if (!q->rq_qos)
+		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, q);
 	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q, memflags);
 
 	mutex_lock(&q->debugfs_mutex);

block/blk-rq-qos.h

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "blk-mq-debugfs.h"
 
 struct blk_mq_debugfs_attr;
-extern struct static_key_false block_rq_qos;
 
 enum rq_qos_id {
 	RQ_QOS_WBT,
@@ -113,35 +112,41 @@ void __rq_qos_queue_depth_changed(struct rq_qos *rqos);
 
 static inline void rq_qos_cleanup(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos)
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos)
 		__rq_qos_cleanup(q->rq_qos, bio);
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_done(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos &&
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
-	    !blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq))
+			q->rq_qos && !blk_rq_is_passthrough(rq))
 		__rq_qos_done(q->rq_qos, rq);
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_issue(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos)
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos)
 		__rq_qos_issue(q->rq_qos, rq);
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_requeue(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos)
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos)
 		__rq_qos_requeue(q->rq_qos, rq);
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_done_bio(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) &&
+	struct request_queue *q;
-	    bio->bi_bdev && (bio_flagged(bio, BIO_QOS_THROTTLED) ||
+
-			     bio_flagged(bio, BIO_QOS_MERGED))) {
+	if (!bio->bi_bdev || (!bio_flagged(bio, BIO_QOS_THROTTLED) &&
-		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
+			     !bio_flagged(bio, BIO_QOS_MERGED)))
+		return;
+
+	q = bdev_get_queue(bio->bi_bdev);
 
 	/*
 	 * If a bio has BIO_QOS_xxx set, it implicitly implies that
@@ -150,12 +155,12 @@ static inline void rq_qos_done_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	 * __rq_qos_done_bio().
 	 */
 	__rq_qos_done_bio(q->rq_qos, bio);
-	}
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_throttle(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos) {
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos) {
 		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_QOS_THROTTLED);
 		__rq_qos_throttle(q->rq_qos, bio);
 	}
@@ -164,14 +169,16 @@ static inline void rq_qos_throttle(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 static inline void rq_qos_track(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 				struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos)
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos)
 		__rq_qos_track(q->rq_qos, rq, bio);
 }
 
 static inline void rq_qos_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 				struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos) {
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos) {
 		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_QOS_MERGED);
 		__rq_qos_merge(q->rq_qos, rq, bio);
 	}
@@ -179,7 +186,8 @@ static inline void rq_qos_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 
 static inline void rq_qos_queue_depth_changed(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&block_rq_qos) && q->rq_qos)
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED, &q->queue_flags)) &&
+			q->rq_qos)
 		__rq_qos_queue_depth_changed(q->rq_qos);
 }
 

include/linux/blkdev.h

@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ enum {
 	QUEUE_FLAG_SQ_SCHED,		/* single queue style io dispatch */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_DISABLE_WBT_DEF,	/* for sched to disable/enable wbt */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_NO_ELV_SWITCH,	/* can't switch elevator any more */
+	QUEUE_FLAG_QOS_ENABLED,		/* qos is enabled */
 	QUEUE_FLAG_MAX
 };