Xen devel - Apr 2008 - [PATCH 0/2] dm-ioband: I/O bandwidth controller v0.0.4: Introduction

Hi everyone,

This is dm-ioband version 0.0.4 release.

Dm-ioband is an I/O bandwidth controller implemented as a device-mapper
driver, which gives specified bandwidth to each job running on the same
physical device.

Changes since 0.0.3 (5th February):
   - Improve the performance when many processes are issuing I/Os
     simultaneously. 
   - Change the table format to fully support dmsetup table/load commands.
     The table format consists all configuration parameters.
   - Port to linux-2.6.25.

An administration tool is available. It makes it easy to configure
bandwidths of disk partitions.
You can download it and find the manual at
http://people.valinux.co.jp/~kaizuka/dm-ioband/iobandctl/

For more details, please refer to:
http://people.valinux.co.jp/~ryov/dm-ioband/

Thanks,
Ryo Tsuruta

Here is the patch of dm-ioband.

Based on 2.6.25
Signed-off-by: Ryo Tsuruta <ryov at valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka at valinux.co.jp>

diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-ctl.c
linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-ctl.c
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-ctl.c	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000
+0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-ctl.c	2008-04-24 19:44:08.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,1036 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.
+ * Authors: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka at valinux.co.jp>
+ *          Ryo Tsuruta <ryov at valinux.co.jp>
+ *
+ *  I/O bandwidth control
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/raid/md.h>
+#include "dm.h"
+#include "dm-bio-list.h"
+#include "dm-ioband.h"
+
+#define DM_MSG_PREFIX "ioband"
+#define POLICY_PARAM_START 6
+#define POLICY_PARAM_DELIM "=:,"
+
+static LIST_HEAD(ioband_device_list);
+/* to protect ioband_device_list */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ioband_devicelist_lock);
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20)
+static void ioband_conduct(void *);
+#else
+static void ioband_conduct(struct work_struct *);
+#endif
+static void ioband_hold_bio(struct ioband_group *, struct bio *);
+static struct bio *ioband_pop_bio(struct ioband_group *);
+static int ioband_set_param(struct ioband_group *, char *, char *);
+static int ioband_group_attach(struct ioband_group *, int, char *);
+static int ioband_group_type_select(struct ioband_group *, char *);
+
+long ioband_debug;	/* just for debugging */
+
+static int policy_init(struct ioband_device *dp, char *name,
+							int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct policy_type *p;
+	int r;
+
+	for (p = dm_ioband_policy_type; (p->p_name); p++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, p->p_name))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	dp->g_policy = p;
+	r = p->p_policy_init(dp, argc, argv);
+	if (!dp->g_hold_bio)
+		dp->g_hold_bio = ioband_hold_bio;
+	if (!dp->g_pop_bio)
+		dp->g_pop_bio = ioband_pop_bio;
+	return r;
+}
+
+static struct ioband_device *alloc_ioband_device(char *name, char *policy,
+			int io_throttle, int io_limit, int argc, char **argv)
+
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = NULL;
+	struct ioband_device *p;
+	struct ioband_device *new;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	new = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ioband_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new)
+		goto try_to_find;
+
+	/*
+	 * Prepare its own workqueue as generic_make_request() may potentially
+	 * block the workqueue when submitting BIOs.
+	 */
+	new->g_ioband_wq = create_workqueue("kioband");
+	if (!new->g_ioband_wq) {
+		kfree(new);
+		new = NULL;
+		goto try_to_find;
+	}
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20)
+	INIT_WORK(&new->g_conductor, ioband_conduct, new);
+#else
+	INIT_WORK(&new->g_conductor, ioband_conduct);
+#endif
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->g_groups);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->g_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&new->g_lock);
+	new->g_io_throttle = io_throttle;
+	new->g_io_limit = io_limit;
+	new->g_issued = 0;
+	new->g_blocked = 0;
+	new->g_ref = 0;
+	new->g_flags = 0;
+	strlcpy(new->g_name, name, sizeof(new->g_name));
+	new->g_policy = NULL;
+	new->g_hold_bio = NULL;
+	new->g_pop_bio = NULL;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&new->g_waitq);
+
+try_to_find:
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioband_devicelist_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &ioband_device_list, g_list) {
+		if (!strcmp(p->g_name, name)) {
+			dp = p;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!dp && (new)) {
+		if (policy_init(new, policy, argc, argv) == 0) {
+			dp = new;
+			new = NULL;
+			list_add_tail(&dp->g_list, &ioband_device_list);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioband_devicelist_lock, flags);
+
+	if (new) {
+		destroy_workqueue(new->g_ioband_wq);
+		kfree(new);
+	}
+
+	return dp;
+}
+
+static inline void release_ioband_device(struct ioband_device *dp)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioband_devicelist_lock, flags);
+	if (!list_empty(&dp->g_groups)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioband_devicelist_lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+	list_del(&dp->g_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioband_devicelist_lock, flags);
+	destroy_workqueue(dp->g_ioband_wq);
+	kfree(dp);
+}
+
+static struct ioband_group *ioband_group_find(struct ioband_group *head,int id)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *p;
+	struct ioband_group *gp = NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &head->c_group_list, c_group_list) {
+		if (p->c_id == id || id == IOBAND_ID_ANY)
+			gp = p;
+	}
+	return gp;
+}
+
+static int ioband_group_init(struct ioband_group *gp,
+     struct ioband_group *head, struct ioband_device *dp, int id, char *param)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int r;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gp->c_list);
+	bio_list_init(&gp->c_blocked_bios);
+	gp->c_id = id;	/* should be verified */
+	gp->c_blocked = 0;
+	memset(gp->c_stat, 0, sizeof(gp->c_stat));
+	init_waitqueue_head(&gp->c_waitq);
+	gp->c_flags = 0;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gp->c_group_list);
+
+	gp->c_banddev = dp;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	if (head && ioband_group_find(head, id)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		DMWARN("ioband_group: id=%d already exists.", id);
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
+	dp->g_ref++;
+	list_add_tail(&gp->c_list, &dp->g_groups);
+
+	r = dp->g_group_ctr(gp, param);
+	if (r) {
+		list_del(&gp->c_list);
+		dp->g_ref--;
+		return r;
+	}
+
+	if (head) {
+		list_add_tail(&gp->c_group_list, &head->c_group_list);
+		gp->c_dev = head->c_dev;
+		gp->c_target = head->c_target;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void ioband_group_release(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	list_del(&gp->c_list);
+	list_del(&gp->c_group_list);
+	dp->g_ref--;
+	dp->g_group_dtr(gp);
+	kfree(gp);
+}
+
+static void ioband_group_destroy_all(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *group;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	while ((group = ioband_group_find(gp, IOBAND_ID_ANY)))
+		ioband_group_release(group);
+	ioband_group_release(gp);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void ioband_group_stop(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	set_group_down(gp);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	queue_work(dp->g_ioband_wq, &dp->g_conductor);
+	flush_workqueue(dp->g_ioband_wq);
+}
+
+static void ioband_group_stop_all(struct ioband_group *head, int suspend)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = head->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *p;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &head->c_group_list, c_group_list) {
+		set_group_down(p);
+		if (suspend) {
+			set_group_suspended(p);
+			dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband suspend: gp(%p)\n", p);
+		}
+
+	}
+	set_group_down(head);
+	if (suspend) {
+		set_group_suspended(head);
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband suspend: gp(%p)\n", head);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	queue_work(dp->g_ioband_wq, &dp->g_conductor);
+	flush_workqueue(dp->g_ioband_wq);
+}
+
+static void ioband_group_resume_all(struct ioband_group *head)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = head->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *p;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &head->c_group_list, c_group_list) {
+		clear_group_down(p);
+		clear_group_suspended(p);
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband resume: gp(%p)\n", p);
+	}
+	clear_group_down(head);
+	clear_group_suspended(head);
+	dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband resume: gp(%p)\n", head);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create a new band device:
+ *   parameters:  <device> <device-group-id> <io_throttle>
<io_limit>
+ *     <type> <policy> <policy-param...>
<group-id:group-param...>
+ */
+static int ioband_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp, *defgrp;
+	struct ioband_device *dp;
+	int io_throttle = DEFAULT_IO_THROTTLE;
+	int io_limit = DEFAULT_IO_LIMIT;
+	int i, r = 0;
+	long val, id;
+	char *param, *endp;
+
+	if (argc < POLICY_PARAM_START) {
+		ti->error = "Requires " __stringify(POLICY_PARAM_START)
+							" or more arguments";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (strlen(argv[1]) > IOBAND_NAME_MAX) {
+		ti->error = "Ioband device name is too long";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband_ctr ioband device name:%s\n", argv[1]);
+
+	gp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ioband_group), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!gp) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot allocate memory for ioband group";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	r = dm_get_device(ti, argv[0], 0, ti->len,
+			  dm_table_get_mode(ti->table), &gp->c_dev);
+	if (r) {
+		kfree(gp);
+		ti->error = "Device lookup failed";
+		return r;
+	}
+	ti->private = gp;
+
+	val = simple_strtol(argv[2], NULL, 0);
+	if (val > 0)
+		io_throttle = val;
+
+	val = simple_strtol(argv[3], NULL, 0);
+	if (val > 0)
+		io_limit = val;
+	else {
+		struct request_queue *q;
+
+		q = bdev_get_queue(gp->c_dev->bdev);
+		if (!q) {
+			dm_put_device(ti, gp->c_dev);
+			kfree(gp);
+			ti->error = "Can't get queue size";
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband_ctr nr_requests:%lu\n",
+							q->nr_requests);
+		io_limit = q->nr_requests;
+	}
+
+	if (io_limit < io_throttle)
+		io_limit = io_throttle;
+	dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband_ctr io_throttle:%d io_limit:%d\n",
+						io_throttle, io_limit);
+
+	dp = alloc_ioband_device(argv[1], argv[5], io_throttle, io_limit,
+			argc - POLICY_PARAM_START, &argv[POLICY_PARAM_START]);
+	if (!dp) {
+		dm_put_device(ti, gp->c_dev);
+		kfree(gp);
+		ti->error = "Cannot create ioband device";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	for (i = POLICY_PARAM_START, defgrp = NULL; i < argc; i++) {
+		param = strpbrk(argv[i], POLICY_PARAM_DELIM);
+		if (!param)
+			continue;
+		if (param == argv[i]) { /* default ioband group */
+			if (defgrp) {
+				ti->error +					"Default ioband group specified twice";
+				r = -EINVAL;
+				goto error;
+			}
+			param++;
+			r = ioband_group_init(gp, NULL, dp,
+							IOBAND_ID_ANY, param);
+			if (r) {
+				ti->error +					"Cannot create default ioband group";
+				goto error;
+			}
+			defgrp = gp;
+			r = ioband_group_type_select(defgrp, argv[4]);
+			if (r) {
+				ti->error = "Cannot set ioband group type";
+				goto error;
+			}
+		} else { /* sub ioband group */
+			if (!defgrp)
+				break;
+			id = simple_strtol(argv[i], &endp, 0);
+			if (!strchr(POLICY_PARAM_DELIM, *endp)) {
+				ti->error = "Invalid ioband group ID";
+				r = -EINVAL;
+				goto error;
+			}
+			param++;
+			r = ioband_group_attach(defgrp, id, param);
+			if (r) {
+				ti->error = "Cannot create ioband group";
+				goto error;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!defgrp) {
+		ti->error = "No default ioband group specified";
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+error:
+	dm_put_device(ti, gp->c_dev);
+	if (!defgrp)
+		kfree(gp);
+	else
+		ioband_group_destroy_all(gp);
+	release_ioband_device(dp);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static void ioband_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	ioband_group_stop_all(gp, 0);
+	dm_put_device(ti, gp->c_dev);
+	ioband_group_destroy_all(gp);
+	release_ioband_device(dp);
+}
+
+static void ioband_hold_bio(struct ioband_group *gp, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	/* Todo: The list should be split into a read list and a write list */
+	bio_list_add(&gp->c_blocked_bios, bio);
+}
+
+static struct bio *ioband_pop_bio(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	return bio_list_pop(&gp->c_blocked_bios);
+}
+
+static inline void resume_to_accept_bios(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	if (is_device_blocked(dp) && dp->g_blocked < dp->g_io_limit)
{
+		clear_device_blocked(dp);
+		wake_up_all(&dp->g_waitq);
+	}
+	if (is_group_blocked(gp)) {
+		clear_group_blocked(gp);
+		wake_up_all(&gp->c_waitq);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline int device_should_block(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	if (is_group_down(gp))
+		return 0;
+	if (is_device_blocked(dp))
+		return 1;
+	if (dp->g_blocked >= dp->g_io_limit) {
+		set_device_blocked(dp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int group_should_block(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	if (is_group_down(gp))
+		return 0;
+	if (is_group_blocked(gp))
+		return 1;
+	if (dp->g_should_block(gp)) {
+		set_group_blocked(gp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void do_nothing(void) {}
+
+static inline void prevent_burst_bios(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	if (!current->mm) {
+		/*
+		 * Kernel threads shouldn't be blocked easily since each of
+		 * them may handle BIOs for several groups on several
+		 * partitions.
+		 */
+		wait_event_lock_irq(dp->g_waitq, !device_should_block(gp),
+						dp->g_lock, do_nothing());
+	} else {
+		wait_event_lock_irq(gp->c_waitq, !group_should_block(gp),
+						dp->g_lock, do_nothing());
+	}
+}
+
+static inline int should_pushback_bio(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	return is_group_suspended(gp) &&
dm_noflush_suspending(gp->c_target);
+}
+
+static inline void prepare_to_issue(struct ioband_group *gp, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	dp->g_prepare_bio(gp, bio);
+	dp->g_issued++;
+}
+
+static inline int room_for_bio(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	return dp->g_issued < dp->g_io_limit || is_group_down(gp);
+}
+
+static inline void hold_bio(struct ioband_group *gp, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	dp->g_blocked++;
+	gp->c_blocked++;
+	dp->g_hold_bio(gp, bio);
+}
+
+static inline int release_bios(struct ioband_group *gp,
+		 struct bio_list *issue_list, struct bio_list *pushback_list)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct bio *bio;
+
+	while (dp->g_can_submit(gp) && gp->c_blocked) {
+		if (!room_for_bio(gp))
+			return 1;
+		bio = dp->g_pop_bio(gp);
+		if (!bio)
+			return 0;
+		dp->g_blocked--;
+		gp->c_blocked--;
+		if (!gp->c_blocked)
+			resume_to_accept_bios(gp);
+		prepare_to_issue(gp, bio);
+		if (is_group_suspended(gp))
+			bio_list_add(pushback_list, bio);
+		else
+			bio_list_add(issue_list, bio);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline struct ioband_group *ioband_group_get(
+			struct ioband_group *head, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp;
+
+	if (!head->c_type->t_getid)
+		return head;
+
+	gp = ioband_group_find(head, head->c_type->t_getid(bio));
+
+	if (!gp)
+		gp = head;
+	return gp;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Start to control the bandwidth once the number of uncompleted BIOs
+ * exceeds the value of "io_throttle".
+ */
+static int ioband_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio,
+						union map_info *map_context)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private;
+	struct ioband_group_stat *bws;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+#if 0	/* not supported yet */
+	if (bio_barrier(bio))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+#endif
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	gp = ioband_group_get(gp, bio);
+	prevent_burst_bios(gp);
+	if (should_pushback_bio(gp)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		return DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE;
+	}
+
+	bio->bi_bdev = gp->c_dev->bdev;
+	bio->bi_sector -= ti->begin;
+	bws = &gp->c_stat[bio_data_dir(bio)];
+	bws->sectors += bio_sectors(bio);
+retry:
+	if (!gp->c_blocked && room_for_bio(gp)) {
+		if (dp->g_can_submit(gp)) {
+			prepare_to_issue(gp, bio);
+			bws->immediate++;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+			return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
+		} else if (dp->g_issued < dp->g_io_throttle) {
+			dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband_map: token expired "
+						"gp:%p bio:%p\n", gp, bio);
+			if (dp->g_restart_bios(dp))
+				goto retry;
+		}
+	}
+	hold_bio(gp, bio);
+	bws->deferred++;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+
+	return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Select the best group to resubmit its BIOs.
+ */
+static inline struct ioband_group *choose_best_group(struct ioband_device *dp)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp;
+	struct ioband_group *best = NULL;
+	int	highest = 0;
+	int	pri;
+
+	/* Todo: The algorithm should be optimized.
+	 *       It would be better to use rbtree.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(gp, &dp->g_groups, c_list) {
+		if (!gp->c_blocked || !room_for_bio(gp))
+			continue;
+		pri = dp->g_can_submit(gp);
+		if (pri > highest) {
+			highest = pri;
+			best = gp;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return best;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function is called right after it becomes able to resubmit BIOs.
+ * It selects the best BIOs and passes them to the underlying layer.
+ */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20)
+static void ioband_conduct(void *p)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = (struct ioband_device *)p;
+#else
+static void ioband_conduct(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp +		container_of(work, struct ioband_device,
g_conductor);
+#endif
+	struct ioband_group *gp = NULL;
+	struct bio *bio;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct bio_list issue_list, pushback_list;
+
+	bio_list_init(&issue_list);
+	bio_list_init(&pushback_list);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+retry:
+	while (dp->g_blocked && (gp = choose_best_group(dp)))
+		release_bios(gp, &issue_list, &pushback_list);
+
+	if (dp->g_blocked && dp->g_issued < dp->g_io_throttle) {
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR "ioband_conduct: token expired gp:%p\n", gp);
+		if (dp->g_restart_bios(dp))
+			goto retry;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+
+	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&issue_list)))
+		generic_make_request(bio);
+	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&pushback_list)))
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,24)
+		bio_endio(bio, bio->bi_size, -EIO);
+#else
+		bio_endio(bio, -EIO);
+#endif
+}
+
+static int ioband_end_io(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio,
+		    int error, union map_info *map_context)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int	r = error;
+
+	/*
+	 *  XXX: A new error code for device mapper devices should be used
+	 *       rather than EIO.
+	 */
+	if (error == -EIO && should_pushback_bio(gp)) {
+		/* This ioband device is suspending */
+		r = DM_ENDIO_REQUEUE;
+	}
+	/* Todo: The algorithm should be optimized to eliminate the spinlock. */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	dp->g_issued--;
+
+	/*
+	 * Todo: It would be better to introduce high/low water marks here
+	 * 	 not to kick the workqueues so often.
+	 */
+	if (dp->g_blocked)
+		queue_work(dp->g_ioband_wq, &dp->g_conductor);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static void ioband_presuspend(struct dm_target *ti)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private;
+	ioband_group_stop_all(gp, 1);
+}
+
+static void ioband_resume(struct dm_target *ti)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private;
+	ioband_group_resume_all(gp);
+}
+
+
+static void ioband_group_status(struct ioband_group *gp, int *szp,
+					char *result, unsigned int maxlen)
+{
+	struct ioband_group_stat *bws;
+	unsigned long reqs;
+	int i, sz = *szp; /* used in DMEMIT() */
+
+	DMEMIT(" %d", gp->c_id);
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		bws = &gp->c_stat[i];
+		reqs = bws->immediate + bws->deferred;
+		DMEMIT(" %lu %lu %lu",
+			bws->immediate + bws->deferred, bws->deferred,
+			bws->sectors);
+	}
+	*szp = sz;
+}
+
+static int ioband_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
+			char *result, unsigned int maxlen)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private, *p;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	int sz = 0;	/* used in DMEMIT() */
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case STATUSTYPE_INFO:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		DMEMIT("%s", dp->g_name);
+		ioband_group_status(gp, &sz, result, maxlen);
+		list_for_each_entry(p, &gp->c_group_list, c_group_list)
+			ioband_group_status(p, &sz, result, maxlen);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		break;
+
+	case STATUSTYPE_TABLE:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		DMEMIT("%s %s %d %d %s %s",
+				gp->c_dev->name, dp->g_name,
+				dp->g_io_throttle, dp->g_io_limit,
+				gp->c_type->t_name, dp->g_policy->p_name);
+		dp->g_show(gp, &sz, result, maxlen);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ioband_group_type_select(struct ioband_group *gp, char *name)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct group_type *t;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	for (t = dm_ioband_group_type; (t->t_name); t++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, t->t_name))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (!t->t_name) {
+		DMWARN("ioband type select: %s isn't supported.", name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	if (!list_empty(&gp->c_group_list)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	gp->c_type = t;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int split_string(char *s, char **v)
+{
+	long id = IOBAND_ID_ANY;
+	char *p, *q;
+
+	p = strsep(&s, POLICY_PARAM_DELIM);
+	q = strsep(&s, POLICY_PARAM_DELIM);
+	if (!q) {
+		*v = p;
+	} else {
+		id = simple_strtol(p, NULL, 0);
+		*v = q;
+	}
+	return id;
+}
+
+static int ioband_set_param(struct ioband_group *gp, char *cmd, char *value)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	char *val_str;
+	int id;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int r;
+
+	id = split_string(value, &val_str);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	if (id != IOBAND_ID_ANY) {
+		gp = ioband_group_find(gp, id);
+		if (!gp) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+			DMWARN("ioband_set_param: id=%d not found.", id);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	r = dp->g_set_param(gp, cmd, val_str);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static int ioband_group_attach(struct ioband_group *gp, int id, char *param)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *sub_gp;
+	int r;
+
+	if (id < 0) {
+		DMWARN("ioband_group_attach: invalid id:%d", id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!gp->c_type->t_getid) {
+		DMWARN("ioband_group_attach: "
+		       "no ioband group type is specified");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	sub_gp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ioband_group), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sub_gp)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	r = ioband_group_init(sub_gp, gp, dp, id, param);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		kfree(sub_gp);
+		return r;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ioband_group_detach(struct ioband_group *gp, int id)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *sub_gp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (id < 0) {
+		DMWARN("ioband_group_detach: invalid id:%d", id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	sub_gp = ioband_group_find(gp, id);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	if (!sub_gp) {
+		DMWARN("ioband_group_detach: invalid id:%d", id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	ioband_group_stop(sub_gp);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	ioband_group_release(sub_gp);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Message parameters:
+ *	"policy"      <name>
+ *       ex)
+ *		"policy" "weight"
+ *	"type"       
"none"|"pid"|"pgrp"|"node"|"cpuset"|"cgroup"|"user"|"gid"
+ * 	"io_throttle" <value>
+ * 	"io_limit"    <value>
+ *	"attach"      <group id>
+ *	"detach"      <group id>
+ *	"any-command" <group id>:<value>
+ *       ex)
+ *		"weight" 0:<value>
+ *		"token"  24:<value>
+ */
+static int ioband_message(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *gp = ti->private, *p;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	long val = 0;
+	int r = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "reset")) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		memset(gp->c_stat, 0, sizeof(gp->c_stat));
+		list_for_each_entry(p, &gp->c_group_list, c_group_list)
+			memset(p->c_stat, 0, sizeof(p->c_stat));
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (argc != 2) {
+		DMWARN("Unrecognised band message received.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "debug")) {
+		ioband_debug = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+		if (ioband_debug < 0) ioband_debug = 0;
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "io_throttle")) {
+		val = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		if (val < 0 || val > dp->g_io_limit) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		dp->g_io_throttle = (val == 0) ? DEFAULT_IO_THROTTLE : val;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		ioband_set_param(gp, argv[0], argv[1]);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "io_limit")) {
+		val = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+		if (val == 0) {
+			struct request_queue *q;
+
+			q = bdev_get_queue(gp->c_dev->bdev);
+			if (!q)
+				return -ENXIO;
+			val = q->nr_requests;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		if (val < dp->g_io_throttle) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		dp->g_io_limit = val;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dp->g_lock, flags);
+		ioband_set_param(gp, argv[0], argv[1]);
+		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "type")) {
+		return ioband_group_type_select(gp, argv[1]);
+	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "attach")) {
+		long id = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+		return ioband_group_attach(gp, id, NULL);
+	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "detach")) {
+		long id = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 0);
+		return ioband_group_detach(gp, id);
+	} else {
+		/* message anycommand <group-id>:<value> */
+		r = ioband_set_param(gp, argv[0], argv[1]);
+		if (r < 0)
+			DMWARN("Unrecognised band message received.");
+		return r;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct target_type ioband_target = {
+	.name	     = "ioband",
+	.module      = THIS_MODULE,
+	.version     = {0, 0, 4},
+	.ctr	     = ioband_ctr,
+	.dtr	     = ioband_dtr,
+	.map	     = ioband_map,
+	.end_io	     = ioband_end_io,
+	.presuspend  = ioband_presuspend,
+	.resume	     = ioband_resume,
+	.status	     = ioband_status,
+	.message     = ioband_message,
+};
+
+static int __init dm_ioband_init(void)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	r = dm_register_target(&ioband_target);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		DMERR("register failed %d", r);
+		return r;
+	}
+	return r;
+}
+
+static void __exit dm_ioband_exit(void)
+{
+	int r;
+
+	r = dm_unregister_target(&ioband_target);
+	if (r < 0)
+		DMERR("unregister failed %d", r);
+}
+
+module_init(dm_ioband_init);
+module_exit(dm_ioband_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DM_NAME " I/O bandwidth control");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Hirokazu Takahashi <taka at valinux.co.jp>, "
+	      "Ryo Tsuruta <ryov at valinux.co.jp");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband.h
linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband.h
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband.h	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband.h	2008-04-24 12:14:51.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.
+ *
+ *  I/O bandwidth control
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+#define DEFAULT_IO_THROTTLE	4
+#define DEFAULT_IO_LIMIT	128
+#define IOBAND_NAME_MAX 31
+#define IOBAND_ID_ANY (-1)
+
+struct ioband_group;
+
+struct ioband_device {
+	struct list_head	g_groups;
+	struct work_struct	g_conductor;
+	struct workqueue_struct	*g_ioband_wq;
+	int	g_io_throttle;
+	int	g_io_limit;
+	int	g_issued;
+	int	g_blocked;
+	spinlock_t	g_lock;
+	wait_queue_head_t g_waitq;
+
+	int	g_ref;		/* just for debugging */
+	struct	list_head g_list;
+	int	g_flags;
+	char	g_name[IOBAND_NAME_MAX + 1];
+	struct	policy_type *g_policy;
+
+	/* policy dependent */
+	int	(*g_can_submit)(struct ioband_group *);
+	void	(*g_prepare_bio)(struct ioband_group *, struct bio *);
+	int	(*g_restart_bios)(struct ioband_device *);
+	void	(*g_hold_bio)(struct ioband_group *, struct bio *);
+	struct bio * (*g_pop_bio)(struct ioband_group *);
+	int	(*g_group_ctr)(struct ioband_group *, char *);
+	void	(*g_group_dtr)(struct ioband_group *);
+	int	(*g_set_param)(struct ioband_group *, char *cmd, char *value);
+	int	(*g_should_block)(struct ioband_group *);
+	void	(*g_show)(struct ioband_group *, int *, char *, unsigned int);
+
+	/* members for weight balancing policy */
+	int	g_epoch;
+	int	g_weight_total;
+	int	g_token_base;
+
+};
+
+struct ioband_group_stat {
+	unsigned long	sectors;
+	unsigned long	immediate;
+	unsigned long	deferred;
+};
+
+struct ioband_group {
+	struct	list_head c_list;
+	struct ioband_device *c_banddev;
+	struct dm_dev *c_dev;
+	struct dm_target *c_target;
+	struct	bio_list c_blocked_bios;
+	struct	list_head c_group_list;
+	int	c_id;	/* should be unsigned long or unsigned long long */
+	char	c_name[IOBAND_NAME_MAX + 1];	/* rfu */
+	int	c_blocked;
+	wait_queue_head_t c_waitq;
+	int	c_flags;
+	struct	ioband_group_stat c_stat[2];	/* hold rd/wr status */
+	struct	group_type *c_type;
+
+	/* members for weight balancing policy */
+	int	c_weight;
+	int	c_my_epoch;
+	int	c_token;
+	int	c_token_init_value;
+	int	c_limit;
+
+	/* rfu */
+	/* struct bio_list	c_ordered_tag_bios; */
+};
+
+#define DEV_BIO_BLOCKED	1
+
+#define set_device_blocked(dp)		((dp)->g_flags |= DEV_BIO_BLOCKED)
+#define clear_device_blocked(dp)	((dp)->g_flags &= ~DEV_BIO_BLOCKED)
+#define is_device_blocked(dp)		((dp)->g_flags & DEV_BIO_BLOCKED)
+
+
+#define IOG_BIO_BLOCKED	1
+#define IOG_GOING_DOWN	2
+#define IOG_SUSPENDED	4
+
+#define set_group_blocked(gp)		((gp)->c_flags |= IOG_BIO_BLOCKED)
+#define clear_group_blocked(gp)		((gp)->c_flags &= ~IOG_BIO_BLOCKED)
+#define is_group_blocked(gp)		((gp)->c_flags & IOG_BIO_BLOCKED)
+
+#define set_group_down(gp)		((gp)->c_flags |= IOG_GOING_DOWN)
+#define clear_group_down(gp)		((gp)->c_flags &= ~IOG_GOING_DOWN)
+#define is_group_down(gp)		((gp)->c_flags & IOG_GOING_DOWN)
+
+#define set_group_suspended(gp)		((gp)->c_flags |= IOG_SUSPENDED)
+#define clear_group_suspended(gp)	((gp)->c_flags &= ~IOG_SUSPENDED)
+#define is_group_suspended(gp)		((gp)->c_flags & IOG_SUSPENDED)
+
+struct policy_type {
+	const char *p_name;
+	int	  (*p_policy_init)(struct ioband_device *, int, char **);
+};
+
+extern struct policy_type dm_ioband_policy_type[];
+
+struct group_type {
+	const char *t_name;
+	int	  (*t_getid)(struct bio *);
+};
+
+extern struct group_type dm_ioband_group_type[];
+
+/* Just for debugging */
+extern long ioband_debug;
+#define dprintk(format, a...) \
+	if (ioband_debug > 0) ioband_debug--, printk(format, ##a)
diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-policy.c
linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-policy.c
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-policy.c	1970-01-01
09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-policy.c	2008-04-24 19:49:22.000000000
+0900
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.
+ *
+ *  I/O bandwidth control
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include "dm.h"
+#include "dm-bio-list.h"
+#include "dm-ioband.h"
+
+/*
+ * The following functions determine when and which BIOs should
+ * be submitted to control the I/O flow.
+ * It is possible to add a new BIO scheduling policy with it.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * Functions for weight balancing policy.
+ */
+#define DEFAULT_WEIGHT	100
+#define DEFAULT_TOKENBASE	2048
+#define IOBAND_IOPRIO_BASE 100
+
+static int proceed_global_epoch(struct ioband_device *dp)
+{
+	dp->g_epoch++;
+#if 0	/* this will also work correctly */
+	if (dp->g_blocked)
+		queue_work(dp->g_ioband_wq, &dp->g_conductor);
+	return 0;
+#endif
+	dprintk(KERN_ERR "proceed_epoch %d --> %d\n",
+						dp->g_epoch-1, dp->g_epoch);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static inline int proceed_epoch(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+
+	if (gp->c_my_epoch != dp->g_epoch) {
+		gp->c_my_epoch = dp->g_epoch;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int iopriority(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	int iopri;
+
+	iopri = gp->c_token*IOBAND_IOPRIO_BASE/gp->c_token_init_value + 1;
+	if (gp->c_my_epoch != dp->g_epoch)
+		iopri += IOBAND_IOPRIO_BASE;
+	if (is_group_down(gp))
+		iopri += IOBAND_IOPRIO_BASE*2;
+
+	return iopri;
+}
+
+static int is_token_left(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	if (gp->c_token > 0)
+		return iopriority(gp);
+
+	if (proceed_epoch(gp) || is_group_down(gp)) {
+		gp->c_token = gp->c_token_init_value;
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR "refill token: gp:%p token:%d\n",
+							gp, gp->c_token);
+		return iopriority(gp);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void prepare_token(struct ioband_group *gp, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	gp->c_token--;
+}
+
+static void set_weight(struct ioband_group *gp, int new)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	struct ioband_group *p;
+
+	dp->g_weight_total += (new - gp->c_weight);
+	gp->c_weight = new;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &dp->g_groups, c_list) {
+		/* Fixme: it might overflow */
+		p->c_token = p->c_token_init_value +		  
dp->g_token_base*p->c_weight/dp->g_weight_total + 1;
+		p->c_limit +		   dp->g_io_limit*p->c_weight/dp->g_weight_total +
1;
+	}
+}
+
+static int policy_weight_ctr(struct ioband_group *gp, char *arg)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	char *endp;
+	long weight;
+
+	if (!arg)
+		weight = DEFAULT_WEIGHT;
+	else {
+		weight = simple_strtol(arg, &endp, 0);
+		if (*endp != '\0' || weight <= 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	gp->c_my_epoch = dp->g_epoch;
+	gp->c_weight = 0;
+	set_weight(gp, weight);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void policy_weight_dtr(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	set_weight(gp, 0);
+}
+
+static int policy_weight_param(struct ioband_group *gp, char *cmd, char *value)
+{
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	long val = simple_strtol(value, NULL, 0);
+	int r = 0;
+
+	if (!strcmp(cmd, "weight")) {
+		if (val > 0)
+			set_weight(gp, val);
+		else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "token")) {
+		if (val > 0) {
+			dp->g_token_base = val;
+			set_weight(gp, gp->c_weight);
+		} else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "io_limit")) {
+		set_weight(gp, gp->c_weight);
+	} else {
+		r = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return r;
+}
+
+static void policy_weight_show(struct ioband_group *gp, int *szp,
+					char *result, unsigned int maxlen)
+{
+	struct ioband_group *p;
+	struct ioband_device *dp = gp->c_banddev;
+	int sz = *szp; /* used in DMEMIT() */
+
+	DMEMIT(" %d :%d", dp->g_token_base, gp->c_weight);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &gp->c_group_list, c_group_list)
+		DMEMIT(" %d:%d", p->c_id, p->c_weight);
+	*szp = sz;
+}
+
+static int is_queue_full(struct ioband_group *gp)
+{
+	return gp->c_blocked >= gp->c_limit;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ *  <Method>      <description>
+ * g_can_submit   : To determine whether a given group has the right to
+ *                  submit BIOs. The larger the return value the higher the
+ *                  priority to submit. Zero means it has no right.
+ * g_prepare_bio  : Called right before submitting each BIO.
+ * g_restart_bios : Called if this ioband device has some BIOs blocked but none
+ *                  of them can be submitted now. This method has to
+ *                  reinitialize the data to restart to submit BIOs and return
+ *                  0 or 1.
+ *                  The return value 0 means that it has become able to submit
+ *                  them now so that this ioband device will continue its work.
+ *                  The return value 1 means that it is still unable to submit
+ *                  them so that this device will stop its work. And this
+ *                  policy module has to reactivate the device when it gets
+ *                  to be able to submit BIOs.
+ * g_hold_bio     : To hold a given BIO until it is submitted.
+ *                  The default function is used when this method is undefined.
+ * g_pop_bio      : To select and get the best BIO to submit.
+ * g_group_ctr    : To initalize the policy own members of struct ioband_group.
+ * g_group_dtr    : Called when struct ioband_group is removed.
+ * g_set_param    : To update the policy own date.
+ *                  The parameters can be passed through "dmsetup
message"
+ *                  command.
+ * g_should_block : Called every time this ioband device receive a BIO.
+ *                  Return 1 if a given group can't receive any more BIOs,
+ *                  otherwise return 0.
+ * g_show         : Show the configuration.
+ */
+static int policy_weight_init(struct ioband_device *dp, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	char *endp;
+	long val;
+
+	if (argc < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	val = simple_strtol(argv[0], &endp, 0);
+	if (*endp != '\0' || val < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (val == 0)
+		val = DEFAULT_TOKENBASE;
+
+	dp->g_can_submit = is_token_left;
+	dp->g_prepare_bio = prepare_token;
+	dp->g_restart_bios = proceed_global_epoch;
+	dp->g_group_ctr = policy_weight_ctr;
+	dp->g_group_dtr = policy_weight_dtr;
+	dp->g_set_param = policy_weight_param;
+	dp->g_should_block = is_queue_full;
+	dp->g_show  = policy_weight_show;
+
+	dp->g_token_base = val;
+	dp->g_epoch = 0;
+	dp->g_weight_total = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+/* weight balancing policy. --- End --- */
+
+
+static int policy_default_init(struct ioband_device *dp,
+					int argc, char **argv) /*XXX*/
+{
+	return policy_weight_init(dp, argc, argv);	/* temp */
+}
+
+struct policy_type dm_ioband_policy_type[] = {
+	{"default", policy_default_init},
+	{"weight", policy_weight_init},
+	{NULL,     policy_default_init}
+};
diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-type.c
linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-type.c
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/dm-ioband-type.c	1970-01-01 09:00:00.000000000
+0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/dm-ioband-type.c	2008-04-24 19:40:54.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.
+ *
+ *  I/O bandwidth control
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_BIO
+#include <linux/biocontrol.h>
+#endif
+#include "dm.h"
+#include "dm-bio-list.h"
+#include "dm-ioband.h"
+
+/*
+ * Any I/O bandwidth can be divided into several bandwidth groups, each of
which
+ * has its own unique ID. The following functions are called to determine
+ * which group a given BIO belongs to and return the ID of the group.
+ */
+
+/* ToDo: unsigned long value would be better for group ID */
+
+static int ioband_process_id(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This function will work for KVM and Xen.
+	 */
+	return (int)current->tgid;
+}
+
+static int ioband_process_group(struct bio *bio)
+{
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,24)
+	return (int)process_group(current);
+#else
+	return (int)task_pgrp_nr(current);
+#endif
+}
+
+static int ioband_uid(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return (int)current->uid;
+}
+
+static int ioband_gid(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return (int)current->gid;
+}
+
+static int ioband_cpuset(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return 0;	/* not implemented yet */
+}
+
+static int ioband_node(struct bio *bio)
+{
+	return 0;	/* not implemented yet */
+}
+
+static int ioband_cgroup(struct bio *bio)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_BIO
+	return get_bio_cgroup_id(bio->bi_io_vec[0].bv_page);
+#else
+  /*
+   * This function should return the ID of the cgroup which issued
"bio".
+   * The ID of the cgroup which the current process belongs to won't be
+   * suitable ID for this purpose, since some BIOs will be handled by kernel
+   * threads like aio or pdflush on behalf of the process requesting the BIOs.
+   */
+	return 0;	/* not implemented yet */
+#endif
+}
+
+struct group_type dm_ioband_group_type[] = {
+	{"none",   NULL},
+	{"pgrp",   ioband_process_group},
+	{"pid",    ioband_process_id},
+	{"node",   ioband_node},
+	{"cpuset", ioband_cpuset},
+	{"cgroup", ioband_cgroup},
+	{"user",   ioband_uid},
+	{"uid",    ioband_uid},
+	{"gid",    ioband_gid},
+	{NULL,     NULL}
+};
diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/Kconfig linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/Kconfig	2008-04-17 11:49:44.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/Kconfig	2008-04-24 17:40:43.000000000 +0900
@@ -288,4 +288,17 @@ config DM_UEVENT
 	---help---
 	Generate udev events for DM events.
 
+config DM_IOBAND
+	tristate "I/O bandwidth control (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on BLK_DEV_DM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	---help---
+	This device-mapper target allows to define how the
+	available bandwith of a storage device should be
+	shared between processes, cgroups, the partitions or the LUNs.
+
+	Information on how to use dm-ioband is available in:
+	   <file:Documentation/device-mapper/ioband.txt>.
+
+	If unsure, say N.
+
 endif # MD
diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/Makefile
linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/drivers/md/Makefile	2008-04-17 11:49:44.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/drivers/md/Makefile	2008-04-24 17:40:18.000000000 +0900
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 #
 
 dm-mod-objs	:= dm.o dm-table.o dm-target.o dm-linear.o dm-stripe.o \
-		   dm-ioctl.o dm-io.o kcopyd.o
+		   dm-ioctl.o dm-io.o dm-kcopyd.o
 dm-multipath-objs := dm-hw-handler.o dm-path-selector.o dm-mpath.o
 dm-snapshot-objs := dm-snap.o dm-exception-store.o
-dm-mirror-objs	:= dm-log.o dm-raid1.o
+dm-mirror-objs	:= dm-raid1.o
 dm-rdac-objs	:= dm-mpath-rdac.o
 dm-hp-sw-objs	:= dm-mpath-hp-sw.o
+dm-ioband-objs	:= dm-ioband-ctl.o dm-ioband-policy.o dm-ioband-type.o
 md-mod-objs     := md.o bitmap.o
 raid456-objs	:= raid5.o raid6algos.o raid6recov.o raid6tables.o \
 		   raid6int1.o raid6int2.o raid6int4.o \
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH_EMC)	+= dm-emc
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH_HP)	+= dm-hp-sw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MULTIPATH_RDAC)	+= dm-rdac.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_SNAPSHOT)	+= dm-snapshot.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MIRROR)		+= dm-mirror.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MIRROR)		+= dm-mirror.o dm-log.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_ZERO)		+= dm-zero.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DM_IOBAND)		+= dm-ioband.o
 
 quiet_cmd_unroll = UNROLL  $@
       cmd_unroll = $(PERL) $(srctree)/$(src)/unroll.pl $(UNROLL) \

Here is the document of dm-ioband.

Based on 2.6.25
Signed-off-by: Ryo Tsuruta <ryov at valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Hirokazu Takahashi <taka at valinux.co.jp>

diff -uprN linux-2.6.25.orig/Documentation/device-mapper/ioband.txt
linux-2.6.25/Documentation/device-mapper/ioband.txt
--- linux-2.6.25.orig/Documentation/device-mapper/ioband.txt	1970-01-01
09:00:00.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.25/Documentation/device-mapper/ioband.txt	2008-04-24
16:51:58.000000000 +0900
@@ -0,0 +1,883 @@
+                     Block I/O bandwidth control: dm-ioband
+
+            -------------------------------------------------------
+
+   Table of Contents
+
+   [1]What's dm-ioband all about?
+
+   [2]Differences from the CFQ I/O scheduler
+
+   [3]How dm-ioband works.
+
+   [4]Setup and Installation
+
+   [5]Getting started
+
+   [6]Command Reference
+
+   [7]Examples
+
+What's dm-ioband all about?
+
+     dm-ioband is an I/O bandwidth controller implemented as a device-mapper
+   driver. Several jobs using the same physical device have to share the
+   bandwidth of the device. dm-ioband gives bandwidth to each job according
+   to its weight, which each job can set its own value to.
+
+     At this time, a job is a group of processes with the same pid or pgrp or
+   uid. There is also a plan to make it support cgroup. A job can also be a
+   virtual machine such as KVM or Xen.
+
+     +------+ +------+ +------+   +------+ +------+ +------+
+     |cgroup| |cgroup| | the  |   | pid  | | pid  | | the  |  jobs
+     |  A   | |  B   | |others|   |  X   | |  Y   | |others|
+     +--|---+ +--|---+ +--|---+   +--|---+ +--|---+ +--|---+
+     +--V----+---V---+----V---+   +--V----+---V---+----V---+
+     | group | group | default|   | group | group | default|  ioband groups
+     |       |       |  group |   |       |       |  group |
+     +-------+-------+--------+   +-------+-------+--------+
+     |        ioband1         |   |       ioband2          |  ioband devices
+     +-----------|------------+   +-----------|------------+
+     +-----------V--------------+-------------V------------+
+     |                          |                          |
+     |          sdb1            |           sdb2           |  physical devices
+     +--------------------------+--------------------------+
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Differences from the CFQ I/O scheduler
+
+     Dm-ioband is flexible to configure the bandwidth settings.
+
+     Dm-ioband can work with any type of I/O scheduler such as the NOOP
+   scheduler, which is often chosen for high-end storages, since it is
+   implemented outside the I/O scheduling layer. It allows both of partition
+   based bandwidth control and job --- a group of processes --- based
+   control. In addition, it can set different configuration on each physical
+   device to control its bandwidth.
+
+     Meanwhile the current implementation of the CFQ scheduler has 8 IO
+   priority levels and all jobs whose processes have the same IO priority
+   share the bandwidth assigned to this level between them. And IO priority
+   is an attribute of a process so that it equally effects to all block
+   devices.
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+How dm-ioband works.
+
+     Every ioband device has one ioband group, which by default is called the
+   default group.
+
+     Ioband devices can also have extra ioband groups in them. Each ioband
+   group has a job to support and a weight. Proportional to the weight,
+   dm-ioband gives tokens to the group.
+
+     A group passes on I/O requests that its job issues to the underlying
+   layer so long as it has tokens left, while requests are blocked if there
+   aren't any tokens left in the group. One token is consumed each time the
+   group passes on a request. dm-ioband will refill groups with tokens once
+   all of groups that have requests on a given physical device use up their
+   tokens.
+
+     With this approach, a job running on an ioband group with large weight
+   is guaranteed to be able to issue a large number of I/O requests.
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Setup and Installation
+
+     Build a kernel with these options enabled:
+
+     CONFIG_MD
+     CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM
+     CONFIG_DM_IOBAND
+
+
+     If compiled as module, use modprobe to load dm-ioband.
+
+     # make modules
+     # make modules_install
+     # depmod -a
+     # modprobe dm-ioband
+
+
+     "dmsetup targets" command shows all available device-mapper
targets.
+   "ioband" is displayed if dm-ioband has been loaded.
+
+     # dmsetup targets
+     ioband           v0.0.4
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Getting started
+
+     The following is a brief description how to control the I/O bandwidth of
+   disks. In this description, we'll take one disk with two partitions as
an
+   example target.
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Create and map ioband devices
+
+     Create two ioband devices "ioband1" and "ioband2".
"ioband1" is mapped
+   to "/dev/sda1" and has a weight of 40. "ioband2" is
mapped to "/dev/sda2"
+   and has a weight of 10. "ioband1" can use 80% --- 40/(40+10)*100
--- of
+   the bandwidth of the physical disk "/dev/sda" while
"ioband2" can use 20%.
+
+    # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda1) ioband /dev/sda1 1 0 0
none" \
+        "weight 0 :40" | dmsetup create ioband1
+    # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda2) ioband /dev/sda2 1 0 0
none" \
+        "weight 0 :10" | dmsetup create ioband2
+
+
+     If the commands are successful then the device files
+   "/dev/mapper/ioband1" and "/dev/mapper/ioband2" will
have been created.
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Additional bandwidth control
+
+     In this example two extra ioband groups are created on
"ioband1". The
+   first group consists of all the processes with user-id 1000 and the second
+   group consists of all the processes with user-id 2000. Their weights are
+   30 and 20 respectively.
+
+    # dmsetup message ioband1 0 type user
+    # dmsetup message ioband1 0 attach 1000
+    # dmsetup message ioband1 0 attach 2000
+    # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 1000:30
+    # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 2000:20
+
+
+     Now the processes in the user-id 1000 group can use 30% ---
+   30/(30+20+40+10)*100 --- of the bandwidth of the physical disk.
+
+   Table 1. Weight assignments
+
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | ioband device |          ioband group          | ioband weight |
+   |---------------+--------------------------------+---------------|
+   | ioband1       | user id 1000                   | 30            |
+   |---------------+--------------------------------+---------------|
+   | ioband1       | user id 2000                   | 20            |
+   |---------------+--------------------------------+---------------|
+   | ioband1       | default group(the other users) | 40            |
+   |---------------+--------------------------------+---------------|
+   | ioband2       | default group                  | 10            |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Remove the ioband devices
+
+     Remove the ioband devices when no longer used.
+
+     # dmsetup remove ioband1
+     # dmsetup remove ioband2
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Command Reference
+
+  Create an ioband device
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup create IOBAND_DEVICE
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Create an ioband device with the given name IOBAND_DEVICE.
+           Generally, dmsetup reads a table from standard input. Each line of
+           the table specifies a single target and is of the form:
+
+             start_sector num_sectors "ioband" device_file
ioband_device_id \
+                 io_throttle io_limit ioband_group_type policy token_base \
+                 :weight [ioband_group_id:weight...]
+
+
+                start_sector, num_sectors
+
+                          The sector range of the underlying device where
+                        dm-ioband maps.
+
+                ioband
+
+                          Specify the string "ioband" as a target
type.
+
+                device_file
+
+                          Underlying device name.
+
+                ioband_device_id
+
+                          The ID number for an ioband device. The same ID
+                        must be set among the ioband devices that share the
+                        same bandwidth, which means they work on the same
+                        physical disk.
+
+                io_throttle
+
+                          Dm-ioband starts to control the bandwidth when the
+                        number of BIOs in progress exceeds this value. If 0
+                        is specified, dm-ioband uses the default value.
+
+                io_limit
+
+                          Dm-ioband blocks all I/O requests for the
+                        IOBAND_DEVICE when the number of BIOs in progress
+                        exceeds this value. If 0 is specified, dm-ioband uses
+                        the default value.
+
+                ioband_group_type
+
+                          Specify how to evaluate the ioband group ID. The
+                        type must be one of "none", "user",
"gid", "pid" or
+                        "pgrp." Specify "none" if you
don't need any ioband
+                        groups other than the default ioband group.
+
+                policy
+
+                          Bandwidth control policy. Currently support only
+                        "weight", which controls issuing I/O requests
to the
+                        underlying device according to the proportional to
+                        the weight of each ioband group.
+
+                token_base
+
+                          The number of tokens which specified by token_base
+                        will be distributed to all ioband groups according to
+                        the proportional to the weight of each ioband group.
+                        If 0 is specified, dm-ioband uses the default value.
+
+                ioband_group_id:weight
+
+                          Set the weight of the ioband group specified by
+                        ioband_group_id. If ioband_group_id is omitted, the
+                        weight is assigned to the default ioband group.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Create an ioband device with the following parameters:
+
+              *   Starting sector = "0"
+
+              *   The number of sectors = "$(blockdev --getsize
/dev/sda1)"
+
+              *   Target type = "ioband"
+
+              *   Underlying device name = "/dev/sda1"
+
+              *   Ioband device ID = "128"
+
+              *   I/O throttle = "10"
+
+              *   I/O limit = "400"
+
+              *   Ioband group type = "user"
+
+              *   Bandwidth control policy = "weight"
+
+              *   Token base = "2048"
+
+              *   Weight for the default ioband group = "100"
+
+              *   Weight for the ioband group 1000 = "80"
+
+              *   Weight for the ioband group 2000 = "20"
+
+              *   Ioband device name = "ioband1"
+
+             # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda1) ioband" \
+               "/dev/sda1 128 10 400 user weight 2048 :100 1000:80
2000:20" \
+               | dmsetup create ioband1
+
+
+             Create two device groups (ID=1,2). The bandwidths of these
+           device groups will be individually controlled.
+
+             # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda1) ioband /dev/sda1
1" \
+               "0 0 none weight 0 :80" | dmsetup create ioband1
+             # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda2) ioband /dev/sda2
1" \
+               "0 0 none weight 0 :20" | dmsetup create ioband2
+             # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sdb3) ioband /dev/sdb3
2" \
+               "0 0 none weight 0 :60" | dmsetup create ioband3
+             # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sdb4) ioband /dev/sdb4
2" \
+               "0 0 none weight 0 :40" | dmsetup create ioband4
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Remove the ioband device
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup remove IOBAND_DEVICE
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Remove the specified ioband device IOBAND_DEVICE. All the band
+           groups attached to the ioband device are also removed
+           automatically.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Remove ioband device "ioband1."
+
+             # dmsetup remove ioband1
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Set an ioband group type
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 type TYPE
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Set the ioband group type of the specified ioband device
+           IOBAND_DEVICE. TYPE must be one of "none",
"user", "gid", "pid" or
+           "pgrp." Once the type is set, new ioband groups can be
created on
+           IOBAND_DEVICE.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Set the ioband group type of ioband device "ioband1" to
"user."
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 type user
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Create an ioband group
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 attach ID
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Create an ioband group and attach it to IOBAND_DEVICE. ID
+           specifies user-id, group-id, process-id or process-group-id
+           depending the ioband group type of IOBAND_DEVICE.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Create an ioband group which consists of all processes with
+           user-id 1000 and attach it to ioband device "ioband1."
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 type user
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 attach 1000
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Detach the ioband group
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 detach ID
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Detach the ioband group specified by ID from ioband device
+           IOBAND_DEVICE.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Detach the ioband group with ID "2000" from ioband
device
+           "ioband2."
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband2 0 detach 1000
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Set the weight of an ioband group
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 weight VAL
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 weight ID:VAL
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Set the weight of the ioband group specified by ID. Set the
+           weight of the default ioband group of IOBAND_DEVICE if ID isn't
+           specified.
+
+             The following example means that "ioband1" can use 80%
---
+           40/(40+10)*100 --- of the bandwidth of the physical disk while
+           "ioband2" can use 20%.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 40
+             # dmsetup message ioband2 0 weight 10
+
+
+             The following lines have the same effect as the above:
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 4
+             # dmsetup message ioband2 0 weight 1
+
+
+             VAL must be an integer larger than 0. The default value, which
+           is assigned to newly created ioband groups, is 100.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Set the weight of the default ioband group of "ioband1"
to 40.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 40
+
+
+             Set the weight of the ioband group of "ioband1" with ID
"1000"
+           to 10.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 1000:10
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Set the number of tokens
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 token VAL
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Set the number of tokens to VAL. According to their weight, this
+           number of tokens will be distributed to all the ioband groups on
+           the physical device to which ioband device IOBAND_DEVICE belongs
+           when they use up their tokens.
+
+             VAL must be an integer greater than 0. The default is 2048.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Set the number of tokens of the physical device to which
+           "ioband1" belongs to 256.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 token 256
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Set I/O throttling
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 io_throttle VAL
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Set the I/O throttling value of the physical disk to which
+           ioband device IOBAND_DEVICE belongs to VAL. Dm-ioband start to
+           control the bandwidth when the number of BIOs in progress on the
+           physical disk exceeds this value.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Set the I/O throttling value of "ioband1" to 16.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 io_throttle 16
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Set I/O limiting
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 io_limit VAL
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Set the I/O limiting value of the physical disk to which ioband
+           device IOBAND_DEVICE belongs to VAL. Dm-ioband will block all I/O
+           requests for the physical device if the number of BIOs in progress
+           on the physical disk exceeds this value.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Set the I/O limiting value of "ioband1" to 128.
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 io_limit 128
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Display settings
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup table --target ioband
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Display the current table for the ioband device in a format. See
+           "dmsetup create" command for information on the table
format.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             The following output shows the current table of
"ioband1."
+
+             # dmsetup table --target ioband
+             ioband: 0 32129937 ioband1 8:29 128 10 400 user weight \
+               2048 :100 1000:80 2000:20
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Display Statistics
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup status --target ioband
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Display the statistics of all the ioband devices whose target
+           type is "ioband."
+
+             The output format is as below. the first five columns shows:
+
+              *   ioband device name
+
+              *   logical start sector of the device (must be 0)
+
+              *   device size in sectors
+
+              *   target type (must be "ioband")
+
+              *   device group ID
+
+             The remaining columns show the statistics of each ioband group
+           on the band device. Each group uses seven columns for its
+           statistics.
+
+              *   ioband group ID (-1 means default)
+
+              *   total read requests
+
+              *   delayed read requests
+
+              *   total read sectors
+
+              *   total write requests
+
+              *   delayed write requests
+
+              *   total write sectors
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             The following output shows the statistics of two ioband devices.
+           Ioband2 only has the default ioband group and ioband1 has three
+           (default, 1001, 1002) ioband groups.
+
+             # dmsetup status
+             ioband2: 0 44371467 ioband 128 -1 143 90 424 122 78 352
+             ioband1: 0 44371467 ioband 128 -1 223 172 408 211 136 600 1001 \
+             166 107 472 139 95 352 1002 211 146 520 210 147 504
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Reset status counter
+
+   SYNOPSIS
+
+           dmsetup message IOBAND_DEVICE 0 reset
+
+   DESCRIPTION
+
+             Reset the statistics of ioband device IOBAND_DEVICE.
+
+   EXAMPLE
+
+             Reset the statistics of "ioband1."
+
+             # dmsetup message ioband1 0 reset
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Examples
+
+  Example #1: Bandwidth control on Partitions
+
+     This example describes how to control the bandwidth with disk
+   partitions. The following diagram illustrates the configuration of this
+   example. You may want to run a database on /dev/mapper/ioband1 and web
+   applications on /dev/mapper/ioband2.
+
+                 /mnt1                        /mnt2            mount points
+                   |                              |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |   /dev/mapper/ioband1    | |   /dev/mapper/ioband2    | ioband devices
+     +--------------------------+ +--------------------------+
+     |       default group      | |       default group      | ioband groups
+     |           (80)           | |           (40)           |    (weight)
+     +-------------|------------+ +-------------|------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V-------------+--------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/sda1         |          /dev/sda2        | physical devices
+     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
+
+
+     To setup the above configuration, follow these steps:
+
+    1.   Create ioband devices with the same device group ID and assign
+       weights of 80 and 40 to the default ioband groups respectively.
+
+         # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda1) ioband /dev/sda1 1 0
0" \
+             "none weight 0 :80" | dmsetup create ioband1
+         # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda2) ioband /dev/sda2 1 0
0" \
+             "none weight 0 :40" | dmsetup create ioband2
+
+
+    2.   Create filesystems on the ioband devices and mount them.
+
+         # mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/ioband1
+         # mount /dev/mapper/ioband1 /mnt1
+
+         # mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/ioband2
+         # mount /dev/mapper/ioband2 /mnt2
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Example #2: Bandwidth control on Logical Volumes
+
+     This example is similar to the example #1 but it uses LVM logical
+   volumes instead of disk partitions. This example shows how to configure
+   ioband devices on two striped logical volumes.
+
+                 /mnt1                        /mnt2            mount points
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |   /dev/mapper/ioband1    | |   /dev/mapper/ioband2    | ioband devices
+     +--------------------------+ +--------------------------+
+     |       default group      | |       default group      | ioband groups
+     |           (80)           | |           (40)           |    (weight)
+     +-------------|------------+ +-------------|------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |      /dev/mapper/lv0     | |     /dev/mapper/lv1      | striped logical
+     |                          | |                          | volumes
+     +-------------------------------------------------------+
+     |                          vg0                          | volume group
+     +-------------|----------------------------|------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/sdb         | |         /dev/sdc         | physical devices
+     +--------------------------+ +--------------------------+
+
+
+     To setup the above configuration, follow these steps:
+
+    1.   Initialize the partitions for use by LVM.
+
+         # pvcreate /dev/sdb
+         # pvcreate /dev/sdc
+
+
+    2.   Create a new volume group named "vg0" with /dev/sdb and
/dev/sdc.
+
+         # vgcreate vg0 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
+
+
+    3.   Create two logical volumes in "vg0." The volumes have to be
striped.
+
+         # lvcreate -n lv0 -i 2 -l 64 vg0 -L 1024M
+         # lvcreate -n lv1 -i 2 -l 64 vg0 -L 1024M
+
+
+         The rest is the same as the example #1.
+
+    4.   Create ioband devices corresponding to each logical volume and
+       assign weights of 80 and 40 to the default ioband groups respectively.
+
+         # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/mapper/vg0-lv0)" \
+            "ioband /dev/mapper/vg0-lv0 1 0 0 none weight 0 :80" | \
+            dmsetup create ioband1
+         # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/mapper/vg0-lv1)" \
+            "ioband /dev/mapper/vg0-lv1 1 0 0 none weight 0 :40" | \
+            dmsetup create ioband2
+
+
+    5.   Create filesystems on the ioband devices and mount them.
+
+         # mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/ioband1
+         # mount /dev/mapper/ioband1 /mnt1
+
+         # mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/ioband2
+         # mount /dev/mapper/ioband2 /mnt2
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Example #3: Bandwidth control on processes
+
+     This example describes how to control the bandwidth with groups of
+   processes. You may also want to run an additional application on the same
+   machine described in the example #1. This example shows how to add a new
+   ioband group for this application.
+
+                 /mnt1                        /mnt2            mount points
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |   /dev/mapper/ioband1    | |   /dev/mapper/ioband2    | ioband devices
+     +-------------+------------+ +-------------+------------+
+     |          default         | |  user=1000  |   default  | ioband groups
+     |           (80)           | |     (20)    |    (40)    |   (weight)
+     +-------------+------------+ +-------------+------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V-------------+--------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/sda1         |          /dev/sda2        | physical device
+     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
+
+
+     The following shows to set up a new ioband group on the machine that is
+   already configured as the example #1. The application will have a weight
+   of 20 and run with user-id 1000 on /dev/mapper/ioband2.
+
+    1.   Set the type of ioband2 to "user."
+
+         # dmsetup message ioband2 0 type user.
+
+
+    2.   Create a new ioband group on ioband2.
+
+         # dmsetup message ioband2 0 attach 1000
+
+
+    3.   Assign weight of 10 to this newly created ioband group.
+
+         # dmsetup message ioband2 0 weight 1000:20
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Example #4: Bandwidth control for Xen virtual block devices
+
+     This example describes how to control the bandwidth for Xen virtual
+   block devices. The following diagram illustrates the configuration of this
+   example.
+
+           Virtual Machine 1            Virtual Machine 2      virtual machines
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/xvda1       | |         /dev/xvda1       | virtual block
+     +-------------|------------+ +-------------|------------+    devices
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |   /dev/mapper/ioband1    | |   /dev/mapper/ioband2    | ioband devices
+     +--------------------------+ +--------------------------+
+     |       default group      | |       default group      | ioband groups
+     |           (80)           | |           (40)           |    (weight)
+     +-------------|------------+ +-------------|------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V-------------+--------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/sda1         |          /dev/sda2        | physical device
+     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
+
+
+     The followings shows how to map ioband device "ioband1" and
"ioband2" to
+   virtual block device "/dev/xvda1 on Virtual Machine 1" and
"/dev/xvda1 on
+   Virtual Machine 2" respectively on the machine configured as the
example
+   #1. Add the following lines to the configuration files that are referenced
+   when creating "Virtual Machine 1" and "Virtual Machine
2."
+
+       For "Virtual Machine 1"
+       disk = [ 'phy:/dev/mapper/ioband1,xvda,w' ]
+
+       For "Virtual Machine 2"
+       disk = [ 'phy:/dev/mapper/ioband2,xvda,w' ]
+
+
+   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Example #5: Bandwidth control for Xen blktap devices
+
+     This example describes how to control the bandwidth for Xen virtual
+   block devices when Xen blktap devices are used. The following diagram
+   illustrates the configuration of this example.
+
+           Virtual Machine 1            Virtual Machine 2      virtual machines
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V------------+ +-------------V------------+
+     |         /dev/xvda1       | |         /dev/xvda1       | virtual block
+     +-------------|------------+ +-------------|------------+    devices
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------V----------------------------V------------+
+     |                  /dev/mapper/ioband1                  | ioband device
+     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
+     |       default group       |        default group      | ioband groups
+     |           (80)            |            (40)           |    (weight)
+     +-------------|-------------+--------------|------------+
+                   |                            |
+     +-------------|----------------------------|------------+
+     |  +----------V----------+      +----------V---------+  |
+     |  |       vm1.img       |      |       vm2.img      |  | disk image files
+     |  +---------------------+      +--------------------+  |
+     |                        /vmdisk                        | mount point
+     +---------------------------|---------------------------+
+                                 |
+     +---------------------------V---------------------------+
+     |                       /dev/sda1                       | physical device
+     +-------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+     To setup the above configuration, follow these steps:
+
+    1.   Create an ioband device.
+
+         # echo "0 $(blockdev --getsize /dev/sda1) ioband /dev/sda1"
\
+             "1 0 0 none weight 0 :100" | dmsetup create ioband1
+
+
+    2.   Add the following lines to the configuration files that are
+       referenced when creating "Virtual Machine 1" and "Virtual
Machine 2."
+       Disk image files "/vmdisk/vm1.img" and
"/vmdisk/vm2.img" will be used.
+
+         For "Virtual Machine 1"
+         disk = [ 'tap:aio:/vmdisk/vm1.img,xvda,w', ]
+
+         For "Virtual Machine 1"
+         disk = [ 'tap:aio:/vmdisk/vm2.img,xvda,w', ]
+
+
+    3.   Run the virtual machines.
+
+         # xm create vm1
+         # xm create vm2
+
+
+    4.   Find out the process IDs of the daemons which control the blktap
+       devices.
+
+         # lsof /vmdisk/disk[12].img
+         COMMAND   PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE       SIZE  NODE NAME
+         tapdisk 15011 root   11u   REG  253,0 2147483648 48961 /vmdisk/vm1.img
+         tapdisk 15276 root   13u   REG  253,0 2147483648 48962 /vmdisk/vm2.img
+
+
+    5.   Create new ioband groups of pid 15011 and pid 15276, which are
+       process IDs of the tapdisks, and assign weight of 80 and 40 to the
+       groups respectively.
+
+         # dmsetup message ioband1 0 type pid
+         # dmsetup message ioband1 0 attach 15011
+         # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 15011:80
+         # dmsetup message ioband1 0 attach 15276
+         # dmsetup message ioband1 0 weight 15276:40