[v3,2/3] dm: Add support for block provisioning

Message ID 20230414000219.92640-3-sarthakkukreti@chromium.org
State New
Headers
Series Introduce provisioning primitives for thinly provisioned storage |

Commit Message

Sarthak Kukreti April 14, 2023, 12:02 a.m. UTC
  Add support to dm devices for REQ_OP_PROVISION. The default mode
is to passthrough the request to the underlying device, if it
supports it. dm-thinpool uses the provision request to provision
blocks for a dm-thin device. dm-thinpool currently does not
pass through REQ_OP_PROVISION to underlying devices.

For shared blocks, provision requests will break sharing and copy the
contents of the entire block.

Signed-off-by: Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org>
---
 drivers/md/dm-crypt.c         |   4 +-
 drivers/md/dm-linear.c        |   1 +
 drivers/md/dm-snap.c          |   7 +++
 drivers/md/dm-table.c         |  25 ++++++++
 drivers/md/dm-thin.c          | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 drivers/md/dm.c               |   4 ++
 include/linux/device-mapper.h |  11 ++++
 7 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Mike Snitzer April 14, 2023, 6:14 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Apr 14 2023 at  9:32P -0400,
Joe Thornber <thornber@redhat.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 7:52 AM Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Add support to dm devices for REQ_OP_PROVISION. The default mode
> > is to passthrough the request to the underlying device, if it
> > supports it. dm-thinpool uses the provision request to provision
> > blocks for a dm-thin device. dm-thinpool currently does not
> > pass through REQ_OP_PROVISION to underlying devices.
> >
> > For shared blocks, provision requests will break sharing and copy the
> > contents of the entire block.
> >
> 
> I see two issue with this patch:
> 
> i) You use get_bio_block_range() to see which blocks the provision bio
> covers.  But this function only returns
> complete blocks that are covered (it was designed for discard).  Unlike
> discard, provision is not a hint so those
> partial blocks will need to be provisioned too.
> 
> ii) You are setting off multiple dm_thin_new_mapping operations in flight
> at once.  Each of these receives
> the same virt_cell and frees it  when it completes.  So I think we have
> multiple frees occuring?  In addition you also
> release the cell yourself in process_provision_cell().  Fixing this is not
> trivial, you'll need to reference count the cells,
> and aggregate the mapping operation results.
> 
> I think it would be far easier to restrict the size of the provision bio to
> be no bigger than one thinp block (as we do for normal io).  This way dm
> core can split the bios, chain the child bios rather than having to
> reference count mapping ops, and aggregate the results.

I happened to be looking at implementing WRITE_ZEROES support for DM
thinp yesterday and reached the same conclussion relative to it (both
of Joe's points above, for me "ii)" was: the dm-bio-prison-v1 range
locking we do for discards needs work for other types of IO).

We can work to make REQ_OP_PROVISION spanning multiple thinp blocks
possible as follow-on optimization; but in the near-term DM thinp
needs REQ_OP_PROVISION to be split on a thinp block boundary.

This splitting can be assisted by block core in terms of a new
'provision_granularity' (which for thinp, it'd be set to the thinp
blocksize).  But I don't know that we need to go that far (I'm
thinking its fine to have DM do the splitting it needs and only
elevate related code to block core if/when needed in the future).

DM core can take on conditionally imposing its max_io_len() to handle
splitting REQ_OP_PROVISION as needed on a per-target basis. This DM
core commit I've staged for 6.4 makes this quite a simple change:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/device-mapper/linux-dm.git/commit/?h=dm-6.4&id=13f6facf3faeed34ca381aef4c9b153c7aed3972

So please rebase on linux-dm.git's dm-6.4 branch, and for
REQ_OP_PROVISION dm.c:__process_abnormal_io() you'd add this:

	case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
                num_bios = ti->num_provision_bios;
                if (ti->max_provision_granularity)
                        max_granularity = limits->max_provision_sectors;
                break;

I'll reply again later today (to patch 2's actual code changes),
because I caught at least one other thing worth mentioning.

Thanks,
Mike
  
Mike Snitzer April 14, 2023, 9:58 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Apr 13 2023 at  8:02P -0400,
Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org> wrote:

> Add support to dm devices for REQ_OP_PROVISION. The default mode
> is to passthrough the request to the underlying device, if it
> supports it. dm-thinpool uses the provision request to provision
> blocks for a dm-thin device. dm-thinpool currently does not
> pass through REQ_OP_PROVISION to underlying devices.
> 
> For shared blocks, provision requests will break sharing and copy the
> contents of the entire block.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org>
> ---
>  drivers/md/dm-crypt.c         |   4 +-
>  drivers/md/dm-linear.c        |   1 +
>  drivers/md/dm-snap.c          |   7 +++

Have you tested REQ_OP_PROVISION with these targets?  Just want to
make sure you have an explicit need (and vested interest) for them
passing through REQ_OP_PROVISION.

> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> index 2055a758541d..5985343384a7 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> @@ -1850,6 +1850,26 @@ static bool dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(struct dm_table *t)
>  	return true;
>  }
>  
> +static int device_provision_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
> +				    sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
> +{
> +	return !bdev_max_provision_sectors(dev->bdev);
> +}
> +
> +static bool dm_table_supports_provision(struct dm_table *t)
> +{
> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < t->num_targets; i++) {
> +		struct dm_target *ti = dm_table_get_target(t, i);
> +
> +		if (ti->provision_supported ||
> +		    (ti->type->iterate_devices &&
> +		    ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_provision_capable, NULL)))
> +			return true;
> +	}
> +
> +	return false;
> +}
> +
>  static int device_not_nowait_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
>  				     sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
>  {
> @@ -1983,6 +2003,11 @@ int dm_table_set_restrictions(struct dm_table *t, struct request_queue *q,
>  	if (!dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(t))
>  		q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors = 0;
>  
> +	if (dm_table_supports_provision(t))
> +		blk_queue_max_provision_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);

This doesn't seem correct in that it'll override whatever
max_provision_sectors was set by a target (like thinp).

I think you only need the if (!dm_table_supports_provision)) case:

> +	else
> +		q->limits.max_provision_sectors = 0;
> +
>  	dm_table_verify_integrity(t);
>  
>  	/*
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
> index 13d4677baafd..b08b7ae617be 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c

I think it'll make the most sense to split out the dm-thin.c changes
in a separate patch.

> @@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ static void __inc_remap_and_issue_cell(void *context,
>  	struct bio *bio;
>  
>  	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) {
> -		if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
> +		if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
> +		    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
>  			bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio);
>  		else {
>  			inc_all_io_entry(info->tc->pool, bio);
> @@ -1013,6 +1014,15 @@ static void process_prepared_mapping(struct dm_thin_new_mapping *m)
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * For provision requests, once the prepared block has been inserted
> +	 * into the mapping btree, return.
> +	 */
> +	if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
> +		bio_endio(bio);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Release any bios held while the block was being provisioned.
>  	 * If we are processing a write bio that completely covers the block,
> @@ -1241,7 +1251,7 @@ static int io_overlaps_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
>  
>  static int io_overwrites_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
>  {
> -	return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) &&
> +	return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION &&
>  		io_overlaps_block(pool, bio);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1334,10 +1344,11 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
>  	/*
>  	 * IO to pool_dev remaps to the pool target's data_dev.
>  	 *
> -	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten, we can issue the
> -	 * bio immediately. Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
> +	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten and if this is not a
> +	 * provision request, we can issue the bio immediately.
> +	 * Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
>  	 */
> -	if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio))
> +	if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
>  		remap_and_issue_overwrite(tc, bio, data_dest, m);
>  	else {
>  		struct dm_io_region from, to;
> @@ -1356,7 +1367,8 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
>  		/*
>  		 * Do we need to zero a tail region?
>  		 */
> -		if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks) {
> +		if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks &&
> +		    bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
>  			atomic_inc(&m->prepare_actions);
>  			ll_zero(tc, m,
>  				data_dest * pool->sectors_per_block + len,
> @@ -1390,6 +1402,10 @@ static void schedule_zero(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
>  	m->data_block = data_block;
>  	m->cell = cell;
>  
> +	/* Provision requests are chained on the original bio. */
> +	if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> +		m->bio = bio;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten or we are not
>  	 * zeroing pre-existing data, we can issue the bio immediately.
> @@ -1865,7 +1881,8 @@ static void process_shared_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio,
>  
>  	if (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE && bio->bi_iter.bi_size) {
>  		break_sharing(tc, bio, block, &key, lookup_result, data_cell);
> -		cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
> +		if (bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> +			cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
>  	} else {
>  		struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook));
>  

Not confident in the above changes given the request that we only
handle REQ_OP_PROVISION one thinp block at a time.  So I'll gloss over
them for now.

> @@ -1982,6 +1999,73 @@ static void process_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +static void process_provision_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
> +{
> +	int r;
> +	struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
> +	struct bio *bio = cell->holder;
> +	dm_block_t begin, end;
> +	struct dm_thin_lookup_result lookup_result;
> +
> +	if (tc->requeue_mode) {
> +		cell_requeue(pool, cell);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
> +
> +	while (begin != end) {
> +		r = ensure_next_mapping(pool);
> +		if (r)
> +			/* we did our best */
> +			return;
> +
> +		r = dm_thin_find_block(tc->td, begin, 1, &lookup_result);
> +		switch (r) {
> +		case 0:
> +			if (lookup_result.shared)
> +				process_shared_bio(tc, bio, begin,
> +						   &lookup_result, cell);
> +			begin++;
> +			break;
> +		case -ENODATA:
> +			bio_inc_remaining(bio);
> +			provision_block(tc, bio, begin, cell);
> +			begin++;
> +			break;
> +		default:
> +			DMERR_LIMIT(
> +				"%s: dm_thin_find_block() failed: error = %d",
> +				__func__, r);
> +			cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
> +			bio_io_error(bio);
> +			begin++;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	}
> +	bio_endio(bio);
> +	cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
> +}
> +
> +static void process_provision_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
> +{
> +	dm_block_t begin, end;
> +	struct dm_cell_key virt_key;
> +	struct dm_bio_prison_cell *virt_cell;
> +
> +	get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
> +	if (begin == end) {
> +		bio_endio(bio);
> +		return;
> +	}

Like Joe mentioned, this pattern was fine for discards because they
are advisory/optional.  But we need to make sure we don't truncate
REQ_OP_PROVISION -- so we need to round up if we partially bleed into
the blocks to the left or right.

BUT ranged REQ_OP_PROVISION support is for later, this can be dealt
with more simply in that each REQ_OP_PROVISION will be handled a block
at a time initially.  SO you'll want to honor _all_ REQ_OP_PROVISION,
never returning early.

> +
> +	build_key(tc->td, VIRTUAL, begin, end, &virt_key);
> +	if (bio_detain(tc->pool, &virt_key, bio, &virt_cell))
> +		return;
> +
> +	process_provision_cell(tc, virt_cell);
> +}
> +
>  static void process_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
>  {
>  	struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
> @@ -2202,6 +2286,8 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thin_c *tc)
>  
>  		if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
>  			pool->process_discard(tc, bio);
> +		else if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> +			process_provision_bio(tc, bio);

This should be pool->process_provision() (or ->process_provision_bio
if you like).  Point is, you need to be switching these methods
if/when the pool_mode transitions in set_pool_mode().

>  		else
>  			pool->process_bio(tc, bio);
>  
> @@ -2723,7 +2809,8 @@ static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
>  		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
> +	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
> +	    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
>  		thin_defer_bio_with_throttle(tc, bio);
>  		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
>  	}
> @@ -3370,6 +3457,8 @@ static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
>  	pt->adjusted_pf = pt->requested_pf = pf;
>  	ti->num_flush_bios = 1;
>  	ti->limit_swap_bios = true;
> +	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
> +	ti->provision_supported = true;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass
> @@ -4068,6 +4157,7 @@ static void pool_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
>  		blk_limits_io_opt(limits, pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT);
>  	}
>  
> +

Please fix this extra whitespace damage.

>  	/*
>  	 * pt->adjusted_pf is a staging area for the actual features to use.
>  	 * They get transferred to the live pool in bind_control_target()
> @@ -4261,6 +4351,9 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
>  		ti->num_discard_bios = 1;
>  	}
>  
> +	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
> +	ti->provision_supported = true;
> +
>  	mutex_unlock(&dm_thin_pool_table.mutex);
>  
>  	spin_lock_irq(&tc->pool->lock);
> @@ -4475,6 +4568,7 @@ static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
>  
>  	limits->discard_granularity = pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT;
>  	limits->max_discard_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */
> +	limits->max_provision_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */

Building on my previous reply, with suggested update to
dm.c:__process_abnormal_io(), once you rebase on dm-6.4's dm-thin.c
you'll want to instead:

limits->max_provision_sectors = pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT;

And you'll want to drop any of the above code that deals with handling
bio-prison range locking and processing of REQ_OP_PROVISION for
multiple thinp blocks at once.

Simple REQ_OP_PROVISION processing one thinp block at a time first and
then we can worry about handling REQ_OP_PROVISION that span blocks
later.

>  static struct target_type thin_target = {
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
> index dfde0088147a..d8f1803062b7 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
> @@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ static bool is_abnormal_io(struct bio *bio)
>  		case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
>  		case REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE:
>  		case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
> +		case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
>  			return true;
>  		default:
>  			break;
> @@ -1617,6 +1618,9 @@ static blk_status_t __process_abnormal_io(struct clone_info *ci,
>  	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
>  		num_bios = ti->num_write_zeroes_bios;
>  		break;
> +	case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
> +		num_bios = ti->num_provision_bios;
> +		break;
>  	default:
>  		break;
>  	}

Please be sure to include my suggested __process_abnormal_io change
from my previous reply.

> diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> index 7975483816e4..e9f687521ae6 100644
> --- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> +++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> @@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ struct dm_target {
>  	 */
>  	unsigned int num_write_zeroes_bios;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * The number of PROVISION bios that will be submitted to the target.
> +	 * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
> +	 */
> +	unsigned int num_provision_bios;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * The minimum number of extra bytes allocated in each io for the
>  	 * target to use.
> @@ -358,6 +364,11 @@ struct dm_target {
>  	 */
>  	bool discards_supported:1;
>  
> +	/* Set if this target needs to receive provision requests regardless of
> +	 * whether or not its underlying devices have support.
> +	 */
> +	bool provision_supported:1;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Set if we need to limit the number of in-flight bios when swapping.
>  	 */

You'll need to add max_provision_granularity bool too (as implied by
the dm.c:__process_abnormal_io() change suggested in my first reply to
this patch).

I'm happy to wait for you to consume the v3 feedback we've provided so
you can create a v4.  I'm thinking I can base dm-thin.c's WRITE_ZEROES
support ontop of your REQ_OP_PROVISION v4 changes -- they should be
complementary.

Thanks,
Mike
  
Sarthak Kukreti April 18, 2023, 10:13 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 2:58 PM Mike Snitzer <snitzer@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 13 2023 at  8:02P -0400,
> Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org> wrote:
>
> > Add support to dm devices for REQ_OP_PROVISION. The default mode
> > is to passthrough the request to the underlying device, if it
> > supports it. dm-thinpool uses the provision request to provision
> > blocks for a dm-thin device. dm-thinpool currently does not
> > pass through REQ_OP_PROVISION to underlying devices.
> >
> > For shared blocks, provision requests will break sharing and copy the
> > contents of the entire block.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@chromium.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/md/dm-crypt.c         |   4 +-
> >  drivers/md/dm-linear.c        |   1 +
> >  drivers/md/dm-snap.c          |   7 +++
>
> Have you tested REQ_OP_PROVISION with these targets?  Just want to
> make sure you have an explicit need (and vested interest) for them
> passing through REQ_OP_PROVISION.
>

Yes. I have a vested interest in dm-linear and dm-crypt; I kept
dm-snap support mostly for consistency with thin snapshots.

> > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> > index 2055a758541d..5985343384a7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> > +++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
> > @@ -1850,6 +1850,26 @@ static bool dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(struct dm_table *t)
> >       return true;
> >  }
> >
> > +static int device_provision_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
> > +                                 sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
> > +{
> > +     return !bdev_max_provision_sectors(dev->bdev);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static bool dm_table_supports_provision(struct dm_table *t)
> > +{
> > +     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < t->num_targets; i++) {
> > +             struct dm_target *ti = dm_table_get_target(t, i);
> > +
> > +             if (ti->provision_supported ||
> > +                 (ti->type->iterate_devices &&
> > +                 ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_provision_capable, NULL)))
> > +                     return true;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return false;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int device_not_nowait_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
> >                                    sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
> >  {
> > @@ -1983,6 +2003,11 @@ int dm_table_set_restrictions(struct dm_table *t, struct request_queue *q,
> >       if (!dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(t))
> >               q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors = 0;
> >
> > +     if (dm_table_supports_provision(t))
> > +             blk_queue_max_provision_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
>
> This doesn't seem correct in that it'll override whatever
> max_provision_sectors was set by a target (like thinp).
>
> I think you only need the if (!dm_table_supports_provision)) case:
>
Done

> > +     else
> > +             q->limits.max_provision_sectors = 0;
> > +
> >       dm_table_verify_integrity(t);
> >
> >       /*
> > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
> > index 13d4677baafd..b08b7ae617be 100644
> > --- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
> > +++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
>
> I think it'll make the most sense to split out the dm-thin.c changes
> in a separate patch.
>
Separated the dm-thin changes into a separate patch that follows this one in v4.

> > @@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ static void __inc_remap_and_issue_cell(void *context,
> >       struct bio *bio;
> >
> >       while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) {
> > -             if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
> > +             if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
> > +                 bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> >                       bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio);
> >               else {
> >                       inc_all_io_entry(info->tc->pool, bio);
> > @@ -1013,6 +1014,15 @@ static void process_prepared_mapping(struct dm_thin_new_mapping *m)
> >               goto out;
> >       }
> >
> > +     /*
> > +      * For provision requests, once the prepared block has been inserted
> > +      * into the mapping btree, return.
> > +      */
> > +     if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
> > +             bio_endio(bio);
> > +             return;
> > +     }
> > +
> >       /*
> >        * Release any bios held while the block was being provisioned.
> >        * If we are processing a write bio that completely covers the block,
> > @@ -1241,7 +1251,7 @@ static int io_overlaps_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
> >
> >  static int io_overwrites_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
> >  {
> > -     return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) &&
> > +     return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION &&
> >               io_overlaps_block(pool, bio);
> >  }
> >
> > @@ -1334,10 +1344,11 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
> >       /*
> >        * IO to pool_dev remaps to the pool target's data_dev.
> >        *
> > -      * If the whole block of data is being overwritten, we can issue the
> > -      * bio immediately. Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
> > +      * If the whole block of data is being overwritten and if this is not a
> > +      * provision request, we can issue the bio immediately.
> > +      * Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
> >        */
> > -     if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio))
> > +     if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> >               remap_and_issue_overwrite(tc, bio, data_dest, m);
> >       else {
> >               struct dm_io_region from, to;
> > @@ -1356,7 +1367,8 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
> >               /*
> >                * Do we need to zero a tail region?
> >                */
> > -             if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks) {
> > +             if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks &&
> > +                 bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
> >                       atomic_inc(&m->prepare_actions);
> >                       ll_zero(tc, m,
> >                               data_dest * pool->sectors_per_block + len,
> > @@ -1390,6 +1402,10 @@ static void schedule_zero(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
> >       m->data_block = data_block;
> >       m->cell = cell;
> >
> > +     /* Provision requests are chained on the original bio. */
> > +     if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> > +             m->bio = bio;
> > +
> >       /*
> >        * If the whole block of data is being overwritten or we are not
> >        * zeroing pre-existing data, we can issue the bio immediately.
> > @@ -1865,7 +1881,8 @@ static void process_shared_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio,
> >
> >       if (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE && bio->bi_iter.bi_size) {
> >               break_sharing(tc, bio, block, &key, lookup_result, data_cell);
> > -             cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
> > +             if (bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> > +                     cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
> >       } else {
> >               struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook));
> >
>
> Not confident in the above changes given the request that we only
> handle REQ_OP_PROVISION one thinp block at a time.  So I'll gloss over
> them for now.
>
Yeah, the majority of this got removed in v4. I added a check in
io_overwrites_block() to return false for all provision requests.

> > @@ -1982,6 +1999,73 @@ static void process_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
> >       }
> >  }
> >
> > +static void process_provision_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
> > +{
> > +     int r;
> > +     struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
> > +     struct bio *bio = cell->holder;
> > +     dm_block_t begin, end;
> > +     struct dm_thin_lookup_result lookup_result;
> > +
> > +     if (tc->requeue_mode) {
> > +             cell_requeue(pool, cell);
> > +             return;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
> > +
> > +     while (begin != end) {
> > +             r = ensure_next_mapping(pool);
> > +             if (r)
> > +                     /* we did our best */
> > +                     return;
> > +
> > +             r = dm_thin_find_block(tc->td, begin, 1, &lookup_result);
> > +             switch (r) {
> > +             case 0:
> > +                     if (lookup_result.shared)
> > +                             process_shared_bio(tc, bio, begin,
> > +                                                &lookup_result, cell);
> > +                     begin++;
> > +                     break;
> > +             case -ENODATA:
> > +                     bio_inc_remaining(bio);
> > +                     provision_block(tc, bio, begin, cell);
> > +                     begin++;
> > +                     break;
> > +             default:
> > +                     DMERR_LIMIT(
> > +                             "%s: dm_thin_find_block() failed: error = %d",
> > +                             __func__, r);
> > +                     cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
> > +                     bio_io_error(bio);
> > +                     begin++;
> > +                     break;
> > +             }
> > +     }
> > +     bio_endio(bio);
> > +     cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void process_provision_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
> > +{
> > +     dm_block_t begin, end;
> > +     struct dm_cell_key virt_key;
> > +     struct dm_bio_prison_cell *virt_cell;
> > +
> > +     get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
> > +     if (begin == end) {
> > +             bio_endio(bio);
> > +             return;
> > +     }
>
> Like Joe mentioned, this pattern was fine for discards because they
> are advisory/optional.  But we need to make sure we don't truncate
> REQ_OP_PROVISION -- so we need to round up if we partially bleed into
> the blocks to the left or right.
>
> BUT ranged REQ_OP_PROVISION support is for later, this can be dealt
> with more simply in that each REQ_OP_PROVISION will be handled a block
> at a time initially.  SO you'll want to honor _all_ REQ_OP_PROVISION,
> never returning early.
>
Thanks. The next patch in the series has the simplified version. It
had a lot in common with process_bio() so there was a possibility for
merging the two code paths, but I opted to keep it like this to make
ranged handling and passdown support easier to implement.

> > +
> > +     build_key(tc->td, VIRTUAL, begin, end, &virt_key);
> > +     if (bio_detain(tc->pool, &virt_key, bio, &virt_cell))
> > +             return;
> > +
> > +     process_provision_cell(tc, virt_cell);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void process_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
> >  {
> >       struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
> > @@ -2202,6 +2286,8 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thin_c *tc)
> >
> >               if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
> >                       pool->process_discard(tc, bio);
> > +             else if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
> > +                     process_provision_bio(tc, bio);
>
> This should be pool->process_provision() (or ->process_provision_bio
> if you like).  Point is, you need to be switching these methods
> if/when the pool_mode transitions in set_pool_mode().
>
Done

> >               else
> >                       pool->process_bio(tc, bio);
> >
> > @@ -2723,7 +2809,8 @@ static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
> >               return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
> >       }
> >
> > -     if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
> > +     if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
> > +         bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
> >               thin_defer_bio_with_throttle(tc, bio);
> >               return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
> >       }
> > @@ -3370,6 +3457,8 @@ static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
> >       pt->adjusted_pf = pt->requested_pf = pf;
> >       ti->num_flush_bios = 1;
> >       ti->limit_swap_bios = true;
> > +     ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
> > +     ti->provision_supported = true;
> >
> >       /*
> >        * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass
> > @@ -4068,6 +4157,7 @@ static void pool_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
> >               blk_limits_io_opt(limits, pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT);
> >       }
> >
> > +
>
> Please fix this extra whitespace damage.
>
Done

> >       /*
> >        * pt->adjusted_pf is a staging area for the actual features to use.
> >        * They get transferred to the live pool in bind_control_target()
> > @@ -4261,6 +4351,9 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
> >               ti->num_discard_bios = 1;
> >       }
> >
> > +     ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
> > +     ti->provision_supported = true;
> > +
> >       mutex_unlock(&dm_thin_pool_table.mutex);
> >
> >       spin_lock_irq(&tc->pool->lock);
> > @@ -4475,6 +4568,7 @@ static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
> >
> >       limits->discard_granularity = pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT;
> >       limits->max_discard_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */
> > +     limits->max_provision_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */
>
> Building on my previous reply, with suggested update to
> dm.c:__process_abnormal_io(), once you rebase on dm-6.4's dm-thin.c
> you'll want to instead:
>
> limits->max_provision_sectors = pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT;
>
> And you'll want to drop any of the above code that deals with handling
> bio-prison range locking and processing of REQ_OP_PROVISION for
> multiple thinp blocks at once.
>
> Simple REQ_OP_PROVISION processing one thinp block at a time first and
> then we can worry about handling REQ_OP_PROVISION that span blocks
> later.
>
Thanks, done in v4.

> >  static struct target_type thin_target = {
> > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
> > index dfde0088147a..d8f1803062b7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/md/dm.c
> > +++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
> > @@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ static bool is_abnormal_io(struct bio *bio)
> >               case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
> >               case REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE:
> >               case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
> > +             case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
> >                       return true;
> >               default:
> >                       break;
> > @@ -1617,6 +1618,9 @@ static blk_status_t __process_abnormal_io(struct clone_info *ci,
> >       case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
> >               num_bios = ti->num_write_zeroes_bios;
> >               break;
> > +     case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
> > +             num_bios = ti->num_provision_bios;
> > +             break;
> >       default:
> >               break;
> >       }
>
> Please be sure to include my suggested __process_abnormal_io change
> from my previous reply.
>
Done.

> > diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> > index 7975483816e4..e9f687521ae6 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
> > @@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ struct dm_target {
> >        */
> >       unsigned int num_write_zeroes_bios;
> >
> > +     /*
> > +      * The number of PROVISION bios that will be submitted to the target.
> > +      * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
> > +      */
> > +     unsigned int num_provision_bios;
> > +
> >       /*
> >        * The minimum number of extra bytes allocated in each io for the
> >        * target to use.
> > @@ -358,6 +364,11 @@ struct dm_target {
> >        */
> >       bool discards_supported:1;
> >
> > +     /* Set if this target needs to receive provision requests regardless of
> > +      * whether or not its underlying devices have support.
> > +      */
> > +     bool provision_supported:1;
> > +
> >       /*
> >        * Set if we need to limit the number of in-flight bios when swapping.
> >        */
>
> You'll need to add max_provision_granularity bool too (as implied by
> the dm.c:__process_abnormal_io() change suggested in my first reply to
> this patch).
>
> I'm happy to wait for you to consume the v3 feedback we've provided so
> you can create a v4.  I'm thinking I can base dm-thin.c's WRITE_ZEROES
> support ontop of your REQ_OP_PROVISION v4 changes -- they should be
> complementary.
>
Done. Thanks for the review and guidance!

Best
Sarthak

> Thanks,
> Mike
  

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 3ba53dc3cc3f..5c655bfd4686 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -3087,6 +3087,8 @@  static int crypt_ctr_optional(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **ar
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
+
 	while (opt_params--) {
 		opt_string = dm_shift_arg(&as);
 		if (!opt_string) {
@@ -3390,7 +3392,7 @@  static int crypt_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	 * - for REQ_OP_DISCARD caller must use flush if IO ordering matters
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(bio->bi_opf & REQ_PREFLUSH ||
-	    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)) {
+	    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)) {
 		bio_set_dev(bio, cc->dev->bdev);
 		if (bio_sectors(bio))
 			bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = cc->start +
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
index 3e622dcc9dbd..7843e548e850 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@  static int linear_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	ti->num_discard_bios = 1;
 	ti->num_secure_erase_bios = 1;
 	ti->num_write_zeroes_bios = 1;
+	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
 	ti->private = lc;
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index f766c21408f1..f6b224a12000 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@  static int snapshot_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	if (s->discard_zeroes_cow)
 		ti->num_discard_bios = (s->discard_passdown_origin ? 2 : 1);
 	ti->per_io_data_size = sizeof(struct dm_snap_tracked_chunk);
+	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
 
 	/* Add snapshot to the list of snapshots for this origin */
 	/* Exceptions aren't triggered till snapshot_resume() is called */
@@ -2003,6 +2004,11 @@  static int snapshot_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	/* If the block is already remapped - use that, else remap it */
 	e = dm_lookup_exception(&s->complete, chunk);
 	if (e) {
+		if (unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)) {
+			bio_endio(bio);
+			r = DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 		remap_exception(s, e, bio, chunk);
 		if (unlikely(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) &&
 		    io_overlaps_chunk(s, bio)) {
@@ -2413,6 +2419,7 @@  static void snapshot_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 		/* All discards are split on chunk_size boundary */
 		limits->discard_granularity = snap->store->chunk_size;
 		limits->max_discard_sectors = snap->store->chunk_size;
+		limits->max_provision_sectors = snap->store->chunk_size;
 
 		up_read(&_origins_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 2055a758541d..5985343384a7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -1850,6 +1850,26 @@  static bool dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(struct dm_table *t)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int device_provision_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
+				    sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
+{
+	return !bdev_max_provision_sectors(dev->bdev);
+}
+
+static bool dm_table_supports_provision(struct dm_table *t)
+{
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < t->num_targets; i++) {
+		struct dm_target *ti = dm_table_get_target(t, i);
+
+		if (ti->provision_supported ||
+		    (ti->type->iterate_devices &&
+		    ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_provision_capable, NULL)))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int device_not_nowait_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev,
 				     sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data)
 {
@@ -1983,6 +2003,11 @@  int dm_table_set_restrictions(struct dm_table *t, struct request_queue *q,
 	if (!dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(t))
 		q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors = 0;
 
+	if (dm_table_supports_provision(t))
+		blk_queue_max_provision_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
+	else
+		q->limits.max_provision_sectors = 0;
+
 	dm_table_verify_integrity(t);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 13d4677baafd..b08b7ae617be 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@  static void __inc_remap_and_issue_cell(void *context,
 	struct bio *bio;
 
 	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) {
-		if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
+		if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
+		    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
 			bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio);
 		else {
 			inc_all_io_entry(info->tc->pool, bio);
@@ -1013,6 +1014,15 @@  static void process_prepared_mapping(struct dm_thin_new_mapping *m)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * For provision requests, once the prepared block has been inserted
+	 * into the mapping btree, return.
+	 */
+	if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
+		bio_endio(bio);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Release any bios held while the block was being provisioned.
 	 * If we are processing a write bio that completely covers the block,
@@ -1241,7 +1251,7 @@  static int io_overlaps_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
 
 static int io_overwrites_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) &&
+	return (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION &&
 		io_overlaps_block(pool, bio);
 }
 
@@ -1334,10 +1344,11 @@  static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
 	/*
 	 * IO to pool_dev remaps to the pool target's data_dev.
 	 *
-	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten, we can issue the
-	 * bio immediately. Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
+	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten and if this is not a
+	 * provision request, we can issue the bio immediately.
+	 * Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first.
 	 */
-	if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio))
+	if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio) && bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
 		remap_and_issue_overwrite(tc, bio, data_dest, m);
 	else {
 		struct dm_io_region from, to;
@@ -1356,7 +1367,8 @@  static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
 		/*
 		 * Do we need to zero a tail region?
 		 */
-		if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks) {
+		if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_blocks &&
+		    bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
 			atomic_inc(&m->prepare_actions);
 			ll_zero(tc, m,
 				data_dest * pool->sectors_per_block + len,
@@ -1390,6 +1402,10 @@  static void schedule_zero(struct thin_c *tc, dm_block_t virt_block,
 	m->data_block = data_block;
 	m->cell = cell;
 
+	/* Provision requests are chained on the original bio. */
+	if (bio && bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
+		m->bio = bio;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the whole block of data is being overwritten or we are not
 	 * zeroing pre-existing data, we can issue the bio immediately.
@@ -1865,7 +1881,8 @@  static void process_shared_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio,
 
 	if (bio_data_dir(bio) == WRITE && bio->bi_iter.bi_size) {
 		break_sharing(tc, bio, block, &key, lookup_result, data_cell);
-		cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
+		if (bio_op(bio) != REQ_OP_PROVISION)
+			cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell);
 	} else {
 		struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h = dm_per_bio_data(bio, sizeof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook));
 
@@ -1982,6 +1999,73 @@  static void process_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
 	}
 }
 
+static void process_provision_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
+	struct bio *bio = cell->holder;
+	dm_block_t begin, end;
+	struct dm_thin_lookup_result lookup_result;
+
+	if (tc->requeue_mode) {
+		cell_requeue(pool, cell);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
+
+	while (begin != end) {
+		r = ensure_next_mapping(pool);
+		if (r)
+			/* we did our best */
+			return;
+
+		r = dm_thin_find_block(tc->td, begin, 1, &lookup_result);
+		switch (r) {
+		case 0:
+			if (lookup_result.shared)
+				process_shared_bio(tc, bio, begin,
+						   &lookup_result, cell);
+			begin++;
+			break;
+		case -ENODATA:
+			bio_inc_remaining(bio);
+			provision_block(tc, bio, begin, cell);
+			begin++;
+			break;
+		default:
+			DMERR_LIMIT(
+				"%s: dm_thin_find_block() failed: error = %d",
+				__func__, r);
+			cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
+			bio_io_error(bio);
+			begin++;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	bio_endio(bio);
+	cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell);
+}
+
+static void process_provision_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	dm_block_t begin, end;
+	struct dm_cell_key virt_key;
+	struct dm_bio_prison_cell *virt_cell;
+
+	get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end);
+	if (begin == end) {
+		bio_endio(bio);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	build_key(tc->td, VIRTUAL, begin, end, &virt_key);
+	if (bio_detain(tc->pool, &virt_key, bio, &virt_cell))
+		return;
+
+	process_provision_cell(tc, virt_cell);
+}
+
 static void process_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct pool *pool = tc->pool;
@@ -2202,6 +2286,8 @@  static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thin_c *tc)
 
 		if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD)
 			pool->process_discard(tc, bio);
+		else if (bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION)
+			process_provision_bio(tc, bio);
 		else
 			pool->process_bio(tc, bio);
 
@@ -2723,7 +2809,8 @@  static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 	}
 
-	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD) {
+	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ||
+	    bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_PROVISION) {
 		thin_defer_bio_with_throttle(tc, bio);
 		return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 	}
@@ -3370,6 +3457,8 @@  static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 	pt->adjusted_pf = pt->requested_pf = pf;
 	ti->num_flush_bios = 1;
 	ti->limit_swap_bios = true;
+	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
+	ti->provision_supported = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass
@@ -4068,6 +4157,7 @@  static void pool_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 		blk_limits_io_opt(limits, pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT);
 	}
 
+
 	/*
 	 * pt->adjusted_pf is a staging area for the actual features to use.
 	 * They get transferred to the live pool in bind_control_target()
@@ -4261,6 +4351,9 @@  static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		ti->num_discard_bios = 1;
 	}
 
+	ti->num_provision_bios = 1;
+	ti->provision_supported = true;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&dm_thin_pool_table.mutex);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&tc->pool->lock);
@@ -4475,6 +4568,7 @@  static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
 
 	limits->discard_granularity = pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	limits->max_discard_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */
+	limits->max_provision_sectors = 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */
 }
 
 static struct target_type thin_target = {
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index dfde0088147a..d8f1803062b7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@  static bool is_abnormal_io(struct bio *bio)
 		case REQ_OP_DISCARD:
 		case REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE:
 		case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
+		case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
 			return true;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -1617,6 +1618,9 @@  static blk_status_t __process_abnormal_io(struct clone_info *ci,
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
 		num_bios = ti->num_write_zeroes_bios;
 		break;
+	case REQ_OP_PROVISION:
+		num_bios = ti->num_provision_bios;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index 7975483816e4..e9f687521ae6 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@  struct dm_target {
 	 */
 	unsigned int num_write_zeroes_bios;
 
+	/*
+	 * The number of PROVISION bios that will be submitted to the target.
+	 * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr.
+	 */
+	unsigned int num_provision_bios;
+
 	/*
 	 * The minimum number of extra bytes allocated in each io for the
 	 * target to use.
@@ -358,6 +364,11 @@  struct dm_target {
 	 */
 	bool discards_supported:1;
 
+	/* Set if this target needs to receive provision requests regardless of
+	 * whether or not its underlying devices have support.
+	 */
+	bool provision_supported:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Set if we need to limit the number of in-flight bios when swapping.
 	 */