When the request free list is exhausted the coroutine waits on q->free_req_queue for the next free request. Whenever a request is completed a BH is scheduled to invoke nvme_free_req_queue_cb() and wake up waiting coroutines.
1. nvme_get_free_req() waits for a free request: while (q->free_req_head == -1) { ... trace_nvme_free_req_queue_wait(q->s, q->index); qemu_co_queue_wait(&q->free_req_queue, &q->lock); ... } 2. nvme_free_req_queue_cb() wakes up the coroutine: while (qemu_co_enter_next(&q->free_req_queue, &q->lock)) { ^--- infinite loop when free_req_head == -1 } nvme_free_req_queue_cb() and the coroutine form an infinite loop when q->free_req_head == -1. Fix this by checking q->free_req_head in nvme_free_req_queue_cb(). If the free request list is exhausted, don't wake waiting coroutines. Eventually an in-flight request will complete and the BH will be scheduled again, guaranteeing forward progress. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefa...@redhat.com> --- block/nvme.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/block/nvme.c b/block/nvme.c index e4f336d79c..fa360b9b3c 100644 --- a/block/nvme.c +++ b/block/nvme.c @@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ static void nvme_free_req_queue_cb(void *opaque) NVMeQueuePair *q = opaque; qemu_mutex_lock(&q->lock); - while (qemu_co_enter_next(&q->free_req_queue, &q->lock)) { - /* Retry all pending requests */ + while (q->free_req_head != -1 && + qemu_co_enter_next(&q->free_req_queue, &q->lock)) { + /* Retry waiting requests */ } qemu_mutex_unlock(&q->lock); } -- 2.33.1