Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block

Pull block fixes from Jens Axboe:
 - fix for a memory leak on certain unplug events
 - a collection of bcache fixes from Kent and Nicolas
 - a few null_blk fixes and updates form Matias
 - a marking of static of functions in the stec pci-e driver

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block:
  null_blk: support submit_queues on use_per_node_hctx
  null_blk: set use_per_node_hctx param to false
  null_blk: corrections to documentation
  null_blk: warning on ignored submit_queues param
  null_blk: refactor init and init errors code paths
  null_blk: documentation
  null_blk: mem garbage on NUMA systems during init
  drivers: block: Mark the functions as static in skd_main.c
  bcache: New writeback PD controller
  bcache: bugfix for race between moving_gc and bucket_invalidate
  bcache: fix for gc and writeback race
  bcache: bugfix - moving_gc now moves only correct buckets
  bcache: fix for gc crashing when no sectors are used
  bcache: Fix heap_peek() macro
  bcache: Fix for can_attach_cache()
  bcache: Fix dirty_data accounting
  bcache: Use uninterruptible sleep in writeback
  bcache: kthread don't set writeback task to INTERUPTIBLE
  block: fix memory leaks on unplugging block device
  bcache: fix sparse non static symbol warning

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+Null block device driver
+================================================================================
+
+I. Overview
+
+The null block device (/dev/nullb*) is used for benchmarking the various
+block-layer implementations. It emulates a block device of X gigabytes in size.
+The following instances are possible:
+
+  Single-queue block-layer
+    - Request-based.
+    - Single submission queue per device.
+    - Implements IO scheduling algorithms (CFQ, Deadline, noop).
+  Multi-queue block-layer
+    - Request-based.
+    - Configurable submission queues per device.
+  No block-layer (Known as bio-based)
+    - Bio-based. IO requests are submitted directly to the device driver.
+    - Directly accepts bio data structure and returns them.
+
+All of them have a completion queue for each core in the system.
+
+II. Module parameters applicable for all instances:
+
+queue_mode=[0-2]: Default: 2-Multi-queue
+  Selects which block-layer the module should instantiate with.
+
+  0: Bio-based.
+  1: Single-queue.
+  2: Multi-queue.
+
+home_node=[0--nr_nodes]: Default: NUMA_NO_NODE
+  Selects what CPU node the data structures are allocated from.
+
+gb=[Size in GB]: Default: 250GB
+  The size of the device reported to the system.
+
+bs=[Block size (in bytes)]: Default: 512 bytes
+  The block size reported to the system.
+
+nr_devices=[Number of devices]: Default: 2
+  Number of block devices instantiated. They are instantiated as /dev/nullb0,
+  etc.
+
+irq_mode=[0-2]: Default: 1-Soft-irq
+  The completion mode used for completing IOs to the block-layer.
+
+  0: None.
+  1: Soft-irq. Uses IPI to complete IOs across CPU nodes. Simulates the overhead
+     when IOs are issued from another CPU node than the home the device is
+     connected to.
+  2: Timer: Waits a specific period (completion_nsec) for each IO before
+     completion.
+
+completion_nsec=[ns]: Default: 10.000ns
+  Combined with irq_mode=2 (timer). The time each completion event must wait.
+
+submit_queues=[0..nr_cpus]:
+  The number of submission queues attached to the device driver. If unset, it
+  defaults to 1 on single-queue and bio-based instances. For multi-queue,
+  it is ignored when use_per_node_hctx module parameter is 1.
+
+hw_queue_depth=[0..qdepth]: Default: 64
+  The hardware queue depth of the device.
+
+III: Multi-queue specific parameters
+
+use_per_node_hctx=[0/1]: Default: 0
+  0: The number of submit queues are set to the value of the submit_queues
+     parameter.
+  1: The multi-queue block layer is instantiated with a hardware dispatch
+     queue for each CPU node in the system.