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LU-3467 ptlrpc: initialize request session early
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lustre / ptlrpc / service.c
index 25bb4c2..4d2ce16 100644 (file)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2002, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, Whamcloud, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * This file is part of Lustre, http://www.lustre.org/
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ CFS_MODULE_PARM(at_extra, "i", int, 0644,
 
 /* forward ref */
 static int ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt);
-static void ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(struct ptlrpc_request *req);
+static void ptlrpc_server_hpreq_fini(struct ptlrpc_request *req);
+static void ptlrpc_at_remove_timed(struct ptlrpc_request *req);
 
-static CFS_LIST_HEAD(ptlrpc_all_services);
-cfs_spinlock_t ptlrpc_all_services_lock;
+/** Holds a list of all PTLRPC services */
+CFS_LIST_HEAD(ptlrpc_all_services);
+/** Used to protect the \e ptlrpc_all_services list */
+struct mutex ptlrpc_all_services_mutex;
 
 struct ptlrpc_request_buffer_desc *
 ptlrpc_alloc_rqbd(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
@@ -91,10 +94,10 @@ ptlrpc_alloc_rqbd(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        cfs_list_add(&rqbd->rqbd_list, &svcpt->scp_rqbd_idle);
        svcpt->scp_nrqbds_total++;
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        return rqbd;
 }
@@ -107,10 +110,10 @@ ptlrpc_free_rqbd(struct ptlrpc_request_buffer_desc *rqbd)
        LASSERT(rqbd->rqbd_refcount == 0);
        LASSERT(cfs_list_empty(&rqbd->rqbd_reqs));
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        cfs_list_del(&rqbd->rqbd_list);
        svcpt->scp_nrqbds_total--;
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        OBD_FREE_LARGE(rqbd->rqbd_buffer, svcpt->scp_service->srv_buf_size);
        OBD_FREE_PTR(rqbd);
@@ -124,9 +127,25 @@ ptlrpc_grow_req_bufs(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int post)
         int                                rc = 0;
         int                                i;
 
+       if (svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating)
+               goto try_post;
+
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       /* check again with lock */
+       if (svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating) {
+               /* NB: we might allow more than one thread in the future */
+               LASSERT(svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating == 1);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               goto try_post;
+       }
+
+       svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating++;
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+
+
         for (i = 0; i < svc->srv_nbuf_per_group; i++) {
-                /* NB: another thread might be doing this as well, we need to
-                 * make sure that it wouldn't over-allocate, see LU-1212. */
+                /* NB: another thread might have recycled enough rqbds, we
+                * need to make sure it wouldn't over-allocate, see LU-1212. */
                if (svcpt->scp_nrqbds_posted >= svc->srv_nbuf_per_group)
                        break;
 
@@ -140,11 +159,19 @@ ptlrpc_grow_req_bufs(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int post)
                 }
        }
 
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+
+       LASSERT(svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating == 1);
+       svcpt->scp_rqbd_allocating--;
+
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+
        CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE,
               "%s: allocate %d new %d-byte reqbufs (%d/%d left), rc = %d\n",
               svc->srv_name, i, svc->srv_buf_size, svcpt->scp_nrqbds_posted,
               svcpt->scp_nrqbds_total, rc);
 
+ try_post:
        if (post && rc == 0)
                rc = ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(svcpt);
 
@@ -183,8 +210,8 @@ struct ptlrpc_hr_partition;
 
 struct ptlrpc_hr_thread {
        int                             hrt_id;         /* thread ID */
-       cfs_spinlock_t                  hrt_lock;
-       cfs_waitq_t                     hrt_waitq;
+       spinlock_t                      hrt_lock;
+       wait_queue_head_t               hrt_waitq;
        cfs_list_t                      hrt_queue;      /* RS queue */
        struct ptlrpc_hr_partition      *hrt_partition;
 };
@@ -211,7 +238,7 @@ struct ptlrpc_hr_service {
        /* CPU partition table, it's just cfs_cpt_table for now */
        struct cfs_cpt_table            *hr_cpt_table;
        /** controller sleep waitq */
-       cfs_waitq_t                     hr_waitq;
+       wait_queue_head_t               hr_waitq;
         unsigned int                   hr_stopping;
        /** roundrobin rotor for non-affinity service */
        unsigned int                    hr_rotor;
@@ -282,11 +309,11 @@ static void rs_batch_dispatch(struct rs_batch *b)
 
                hrt = ptlrpc_hr_select(b->rsb_svcpt);
 
-               cfs_spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+               spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
                cfs_list_splice_init(&b->rsb_replies, &hrt->hrt_queue);
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
 
-               cfs_waitq_signal(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
+               wake_up(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
                b->rsb_n_replies = 0;
        }
 }
@@ -305,20 +332,20 @@ static void rs_batch_add(struct rs_batch *b, struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
        if (svcpt != b->rsb_svcpt || b->rsb_n_replies >= MAX_SCHEDULED) {
                if (b->rsb_svcpt != NULL) {
                        rs_batch_dispatch(b);
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&b->rsb_svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&b->rsb_svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
                }
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
                b->rsb_svcpt = svcpt;
-        }
-        cfs_spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
-        rs->rs_scheduled_ever = 1;
-        if (rs->rs_scheduled == 0) {
-                cfs_list_move(&rs->rs_list, &b->rsb_replies);
-                rs->rs_scheduled = 1;
-                b->rsb_n_replies++;
-        }
-        rs->rs_committed = 1;
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       }
+       spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       rs->rs_scheduled_ever = 1;
+       if (rs->rs_scheduled == 0) {
+               cfs_list_move(&rs->rs_list, &b->rsb_replies);
+               rs->rs_scheduled = 1;
+               b->rsb_n_replies++;
+       }
+       rs->rs_committed = 1;
+       spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -332,7 +359,7 @@ static void rs_batch_fini(struct rs_batch *b)
 {
        if (b->rsb_svcpt != NULL) {
                rs_batch_dispatch(b);
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&b->rsb_svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&b->rsb_svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
        }
 }
 
@@ -361,11 +388,11 @@ void ptlrpc_dispatch_difficult_reply(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
 
        hrt = ptlrpc_hr_select(rs->rs_svcpt);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+       spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
        cfs_list_add_tail(&rs->rs_list, &hrt->hrt_queue);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
 
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
+       wake_up(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
        EXIT;
 #else
        cfs_list_add_tail(&rs->rs_list, &rs->rs_svcpt->scp_rep_queue);
@@ -377,20 +404,20 @@ ptlrpc_schedule_difficult_reply(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
 {
        ENTRY;
 
-       LASSERT_SPIN_LOCKED(&rs->rs_svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
-        LASSERT_SPIN_LOCKED(&rs->rs_lock);
-        LASSERT (rs->rs_difficult);
-        rs->rs_scheduled_ever = 1;  /* flag any notification attempt */
+       LASSERT(spin_is_locked(&rs->rs_svcpt->scp_rep_lock));
+       LASSERT(spin_is_locked(&rs->rs_lock));
+       LASSERT (rs->rs_difficult);
+       rs->rs_scheduled_ever = 1;  /* flag any notification attempt */
 
-        if (rs->rs_scheduled) {     /* being set up or already notified */
-                EXIT;
-                return;
-        }
+       if (rs->rs_scheduled) {     /* being set up or already notified */
+               EXIT;
+               return;
+       }
 
-        rs->rs_scheduled = 1;
-        cfs_list_del_init(&rs->rs_list);
-        ptlrpc_dispatch_difficult_reply(rs);
-        EXIT;
+       rs->rs_scheduled = 1;
+       cfs_list_del_init(&rs->rs_list);
+       ptlrpc_dispatch_difficult_reply(rs);
+       EXIT;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_schedule_difficult_reply);
 
@@ -405,7 +432,7 @@ void ptlrpc_commit_replies(struct obd_export *exp)
          * to attend to complete them. */
 
         /* CAVEAT EMPTOR: spinlock ordering!!! */
-        cfs_spin_lock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
+       spin_lock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
         cfs_list_for_each_entry_safe(rs, nxt, &exp->exp_uncommitted_replies,
                                      rs_obd_list) {
                 LASSERT (rs->rs_difficult);
@@ -416,9 +443,9 @@ void ptlrpc_commit_replies(struct obd_export *exp)
                         rs_batch_add(&batch, rs);
                 }
         }
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
-        rs_batch_fini(&batch);
-        EXIT;
+       spin_unlock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
+       rs_batch_fini(&batch);
+       EXIT;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_commit_replies);
 
@@ -430,10 +457,10 @@ ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        int                               posted = 0;
 
        for (;;) {
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
                if (cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_rqbd_idle)) {
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                        return posted;
                }
 
@@ -446,7 +473,7 @@ ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                svcpt->scp_nrqbds_posted++;
                cfs_list_add(&rqbd->rqbd_list, &svcpt->scp_rqbd_posted);
 
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
                rc = ptlrpc_register_rqbd(rqbd);
                if (rc != 0)
@@ -455,7 +482,7 @@ ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                posted = 1;
        }
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        svcpt->scp_nrqbds_posted--;
        cfs_list_del(&rqbd->rqbd_list);
@@ -464,7 +491,7 @@ ptlrpc_server_post_idle_rqbds(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        /* Don't complain if no request buffers are posted right now; LNET
         * won't drop requests because we set the portal lazy! */
 
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        return -1;
 }
@@ -477,7 +504,7 @@ static void ptlrpc_at_timer(unsigned long castmeharder)
 
        svcpt->scp_at_check = 1;
        svcpt->scp_at_checktime = cfs_time_current();
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
+       wake_up(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -576,10 +603,10 @@ ptlrpc_server_nthreads_check(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
        svc->srv_nthrs_cpt_init = init;
 
        if (nthrs * svc->srv_ncpts > tc->tc_nthrs_max) {
-               LCONSOLE_WARN("%s: This service may have more threads (%d) "
-                             "than the given soft limit (%d)\n",
-                             svc->srv_name, nthrs * svc->srv_ncpts,
-                             tc->tc_nthrs_max);
+               CDEBUG(D_OTHER, "%s: This service may have more threads (%d) "
+                      "than the given soft limit (%d)\n",
+                      svc->srv_name, nthrs * svc->srv_ncpts,
+                      tc->tc_nthrs_max);
        }
 #endif
 }
@@ -600,32 +627,30 @@ ptlrpc_service_part_init(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_threads);
 
        /* rqbd and incoming request queue */
-       cfs_spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_rqbd_idle);
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_rqbd_posted);
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_req_incoming);
-       cfs_waitq_init(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
        /* history request & rqbd list */
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_hist_reqs);
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_hist_rqbds);
 
        /* acitve requests and hp requests */
-       cfs_spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-       CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_req_pending);
-       CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_hreq_pending);
+       spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
 
        /* reply states */
-       cfs_spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_rep_active);
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_rep_queue);
 #endif
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&svcpt->scp_rep_idle);
-       cfs_waitq_init(&svcpt->scp_rep_waitq);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&svcpt->scp_rep_waitq);
        cfs_atomic_set(&svcpt->scp_nreps_difficult, 0);
 
        /* adaptive timeout */
-       cfs_spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
        array = &svcpt->scp_at_array;
 
        size = at_est2timeout(at_max);
@@ -728,6 +753,8 @@ ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
                        if (rc <= 0) {
                                CERROR("%s: failed to parse CPT array %s: %d\n",
                                       conf->psc_name, cconf->cc_pattern, rc);
+                               if (cpts != NULL)
+                                       OBD_FREE(cpts, sizeof(*cpts) * ncpts);
                                RETURN(ERR_PTR(rc < 0 ? rc : -EINVAL));
                        }
                        ncpts = rc;
@@ -750,15 +777,14 @@ ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
                service->srv_cpt_bits++;
 
        /* public members */
-       cfs_spin_lock_init(&service->srv_lock);
+       spin_lock_init(&service->srv_lock);
        service->srv_name               = conf->psc_name;
        service->srv_watchdog_factor    = conf->psc_watchdog_factor;
        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&service->srv_list); /* for safty of cleanup */
 
        /* buffer configuration */
-       service->srv_nbuf_per_group     = test_req_buffer_pressure ?  1 :
-                                         max(conf->psc_buf.bc_nbufs /
-                                             service->srv_ncpts, 1U);
+       service->srv_nbuf_per_group     = test_req_buffer_pressure ?
+                                         1 : conf->psc_buf.bc_nbufs;
        service->srv_max_req_size       = conf->psc_buf.bc_req_max_size +
                                          SPTLRPC_MAX_PAYLOAD;
        service->srv_buf_size           = conf->psc_buf.bc_buf_size;
@@ -797,15 +823,19 @@ ptlrpc_register_service(struct ptlrpc_service_conf *conf,
        rc = LNetSetLazyPortal(service->srv_req_portal);
        LASSERT(rc == 0);
 
-        cfs_spin_lock (&ptlrpc_all_services_lock);
-        cfs_list_add (&service->srv_list, &ptlrpc_all_services);
-        cfs_spin_unlock (&ptlrpc_all_services_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&ptlrpc_all_services_mutex);
+       cfs_list_add (&service->srv_list, &ptlrpc_all_services);
+       mutex_unlock(&ptlrpc_all_services_mutex);
 
-        if (proc_entry != NULL)
-                ptlrpc_lprocfs_register_service(proc_entry, service);
+       if (proc_entry != NULL)
+               ptlrpc_lprocfs_register_service(proc_entry, service);
 
-        CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s: Started, listening on portal %d\n",
-               service->srv_name, service->srv_req_portal);
+       rc = ptlrpc_service_nrs_setup(service);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(failed, rc);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s: Started, listening on portal %d\n",
+              service->srv_name, service->srv_req_portal);
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
        rc = ptlrpc_start_threads(service);
@@ -839,11 +869,11 @@ static void ptlrpc_server_free_request(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
         sptlrpc_svc_ctx_decref(req);
 
         if (req != &req->rq_rqbd->rqbd_req) {
-                /* NB request buffers use an embedded
-                 * req if the incoming req unlinked the
-                 * MD; this isn't one of them! */
-                OBD_FREE(req, sizeof(*req));
-        }
+               /* NB request buffers use an embedded
+                * req if the incoming req unlinked the
+                * MD; this isn't one of them! */
+               ptlrpc_request_cache_free(req);
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -863,31 +893,23 @@ void ptlrpc_server_drop_request(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                 return;
 
        if (req->rq_at_linked) {
-               struct ptlrpc_at_array *array = &svcpt->scp_at_array;
-                __u32 index = req->rq_at_index;
-
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
-
-                LASSERT(!cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_timed_list));
-                cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_timed_list);
-                cfs_spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
-                req->rq_at_linked = 0;
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
-                array->paa_reqs_count[index]--;
-                array->paa_count--;
-
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
-       } else {
-               LASSERT(cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_timed_list));
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+               /* recheck with lock, in case it's unlinked by
+                * ptlrpc_at_check_timed() */
+               if (likely(req->rq_at_linked))
+                       ptlrpc_at_remove_timed(req);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
        }
 
+       LASSERT(cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_timed_list));
+
         /* finalize request */
         if (req->rq_export) {
                 class_export_put(req->rq_export);
                 req->rq_export = NULL;
         }
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
         cfs_list_add(&req->rq_list, &rqbd->rqbd_reqs);
 
@@ -923,7 +945,7 @@ void ptlrpc_server_drop_request(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                                cfs_list_del(&req->rq_history_list);
                        }
 
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
                         cfs_list_for_each_safe(tmp, nxt, &rqbd->rqbd_reqs) {
                                 req = cfs_list_entry(rqbd->rqbd_reqs.next,
@@ -933,7 +955,7 @@ void ptlrpc_server_drop_request(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                                 ptlrpc_server_free_request(req);
                         }
 
-                       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                        /*
                         * now all reqs including the embedded req has been
                         * disposed, schedule request buffer for re-use.
@@ -944,36 +966,91 @@ void ptlrpc_server_drop_request(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                                          &svcpt->scp_rqbd_idle);
                }
 
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        } else if (req->rq_reply_state && req->rq_reply_state->rs_prealloc) {
                /* If we are low on memory, we are not interested in history */
                cfs_list_del(&req->rq_list);
                cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_history_list);
 
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               /* Track the highest culled req seq */
+               if (req->rq_history_seq > svcpt->scp_hist_seq_culled)
+                       svcpt->scp_hist_seq_culled = req->rq_history_seq;
+
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
                ptlrpc_server_free_request(req);
        } else {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       }
+}
+
+/** Change request export and move hp request from old export to new */
+void ptlrpc_request_change_export(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
+                                 struct obd_export *export)
+{
+       if (req->rq_export != NULL) {
+               if (!cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_exp_list)) {
+                       /* remove rq_exp_list from last export */
+                       spin_lock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+                       cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_exp_list);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+
+                       /* export has one reference already, so it`s safe to
+                        * add req to export queue here and get another
+                        * reference for request later */
+                       spin_lock_bh(&export->exp_rpc_lock);
+                       cfs_list_add(&req->rq_exp_list, &export->exp_hp_rpcs);
+                       spin_unlock_bh(&export->exp_rpc_lock);
+               }
+               class_export_rpc_dec(req->rq_export);
+               class_export_put(req->rq_export);
        }
+
+       /* request takes one export refcount */
+       req->rq_export = class_export_get(export);
+       class_export_rpc_inc(export);
+
+       return;
 }
 
 /**
  * to finish a request: stop sending more early replies, and release
- * the request. should be called after we finished handling the request.
+ * the request.
  */
 static void ptlrpc_server_finish_request(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                                         struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
-       ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(req);
+       ptlrpc_server_hpreq_fini(req);
+
+       if (req->rq_session.lc_thread != NULL) {
+               lu_context_exit(&req->rq_session);
+               lu_context_fini(&req->rq_session);
+       }
+
+       ptlrpc_server_drop_request(req);
+}
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+/**
+ * to finish a active request: stop sending more early replies, and release
+ * the request. should be called after we finished handling the request.
+ */
+static void ptlrpc_server_finish_active_request(
+                                       struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                       struct ptlrpc_request *req)
+{
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+       ptlrpc_nrs_req_stop_nolock(req);
        svcpt->scp_nreqs_active--;
        if (req->rq_hp)
                svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active--;
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
 
-       ptlrpc_server_drop_request(req);
+       ptlrpc_nrs_req_finalize(req);
+
+       if (req->rq_export != NULL)
+               class_export_rpc_dec(req->rq_export);
+
+       ptlrpc_server_finish_request(svcpt, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1009,11 +1086,11 @@ static void ptlrpc_update_export_timer(struct obd_export *exp, long extra_delay)
         /* exports may get disconnected from the chain even though the
            export has references, so we must keep the spin lock while
            manipulating the lists */
-        cfs_spin_lock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
+       spin_lock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
 
-        if (cfs_list_empty(&exp->exp_obd_chain_timed)) {
-                /* this one is not timed */
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
+       if (cfs_list_empty(&exp->exp_obd_chain_timed)) {
+               /* this one is not timed */
+               spin_unlock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
                 RETURN_EXIT;
         }
 
@@ -1023,7 +1100,7 @@ static void ptlrpc_update_export_timer(struct obd_export *exp, long extra_delay)
         oldest_exp = cfs_list_entry(exp->exp_obd->obd_exports_timed.next,
                                     struct obd_export, exp_obd_chain_timed);
         oldest_time = oldest_exp->exp_last_request_time;
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&exp->exp_obd->obd_dev_lock);
 
         if (exp->exp_obd->obd_recovering) {
                 /* be nice to everyone during recovery */
@@ -1068,14 +1145,14 @@ static int ptlrpc_check_req(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
         int rc = 0;
 
-        if (unlikely(lustre_msg_get_conn_cnt(req->rq_reqmsg) <
-                     req->rq_export->exp_conn_cnt)) {
-                DEBUG_REQ(D_ERROR, req,
-                          "DROPPING req from old connection %d < %d",
-                          lustre_msg_get_conn_cnt(req->rq_reqmsg),
-                          req->rq_export->exp_conn_cnt);
-                return -EEXIST;
-        }
+       if (unlikely(lustre_msg_get_conn_cnt(req->rq_reqmsg) <
+                    req->rq_export->exp_conn_cnt)) {
+               DEBUG_REQ(D_RPCTRACE, req,
+                         "DROPPING req from old connection %d < %d",
+                         lustre_msg_get_conn_cnt(req->rq_reqmsg),
+                         req->rq_export->exp_conn_cnt);
+               return -EEXIST;
+       }
         if (unlikely(req->rq_export->exp_obd &&
                      req->rq_export->exp_obd->obd_fail)) {
              /* Failing over, don't handle any more reqs, send
@@ -1145,7 +1222,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_add_timed(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
         if ((lustre_msghdr_get_flags(req->rq_reqmsg) & MSGHDR_AT_SUPPORT) == 0)
                 return(-ENOSYS);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
         LASSERT(cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_timed_list));
 
         index = (unsigned long)req->rq_deadline % array->paa_size;
@@ -1168,21 +1245,40 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_add_timed(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                 cfs_list_add(&req->rq_timed_list,
                              &array->paa_reqs_array[index]);
 
-        cfs_spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
-        req->rq_at_linked = 1;
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
-        req->rq_at_index = index;
-        array->paa_reqs_count[index]++;
-        array->paa_count++;
-        if (array->paa_count == 1 || array->paa_deadline > req->rq_deadline) {
-                array->paa_deadline = req->rq_deadline;
+       spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
+       req->rq_at_linked = 1;
+       spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
+       req->rq_at_index = index;
+       array->paa_reqs_count[index]++;
+       array->paa_count++;
+       if (array->paa_count == 1 || array->paa_deadline > req->rq_deadline) {
+               array->paa_deadline = req->rq_deadline;
                ptlrpc_at_set_timer(svcpt);
        }
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+ptlrpc_at_remove_timed(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
+{
+       struct ptlrpc_at_array *array;
+
+       array = &req->rq_rqbd->rqbd_svcpt->scp_at_array;
+
+       /* NB: must call with hold svcpt::scp_at_lock */
+       LASSERT(!cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_timed_list));
+       cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_timed_list);
+
+       spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
+       req->rq_at_linked = 0;
+       spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
+
+       array->paa_reqs_count[req->rq_at_index]--;
+       array->paa_count--;
+}
+
 static int ptlrpc_at_send_early_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
        struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt = req->rq_rqbd->rqbd_svcpt;
@@ -1251,14 +1347,12 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_send_early_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
        }
        newdl = cfs_time_current_sec() + at_get(&svcpt->scp_at_estimate);
 
-        OBD_ALLOC(reqcopy, sizeof *reqcopy);
-        if (reqcopy == NULL)
-                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
-        OBD_ALLOC_LARGE(reqmsg, req->rq_reqlen);
-        if (!reqmsg) {
-                OBD_FREE(reqcopy, sizeof *reqcopy);
-                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
-        }
+       reqcopy = ptlrpc_request_cache_alloc(__GFP_IO);
+       if (reqcopy == NULL)
+               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       OBD_ALLOC_LARGE(reqmsg, req->rq_reqlen);
+       if (!reqmsg)
+               GOTO(out_free, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
         *reqcopy = *req;
         reqcopy->rq_reply_state = NULL;
@@ -1286,7 +1380,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_send_early_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                 GOTO(out, rc = -ENODEV);
 
         /* RPC ref */
-        class_export_rpc_get(reqcopy->rq_export);
+       class_export_rpc_inc(reqcopy->rq_export);
         if (reqcopy->rq_export->exp_obd &&
             reqcopy->rq_export->exp_obd->obd_fail)
                 GOTO(out_put, rc = -ENODEV);
@@ -1310,13 +1404,14 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_send_early_reply(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
         ptlrpc_req_drop_rs(reqcopy);
 
 out_put:
-        class_export_rpc_put(reqcopy->rq_export);
-        class_export_put(reqcopy->rq_export);
+       class_export_rpc_dec(reqcopy->rq_export);
+       class_export_put(reqcopy->rq_export);
 out:
-        sptlrpc_svc_ctx_decref(reqcopy);
-        OBD_FREE_LARGE(reqmsg, req->rq_reqlen);
-        OBD_FREE(reqcopy, sizeof *reqcopy);
-        RETURN(rc);
+       sptlrpc_svc_ctx_decref(reqcopy);
+       OBD_FREE_LARGE(reqmsg, req->rq_reqlen);
+out_free:
+       ptlrpc_request_cache_free(reqcopy);
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 /* Send early replies to everybody expiring within at_early_margin
@@ -1333,16 +1428,16 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
         int first, counter = 0;
         ENTRY;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
        if (svcpt->scp_at_check == 0) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
                RETURN(0);
        }
        delay = cfs_time_sub(cfs_time_current(), svcpt->scp_at_checktime);
        svcpt->scp_at_check = 0;
 
        if (array->paa_count == 0) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
                RETURN(0);
        }
 
@@ -1351,7 +1446,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        if (first > at_early_margin) {
                /* We've still got plenty of time.  Reset the timer. */
                ptlrpc_at_set_timer(svcpt);
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
                RETURN(0);
        }
 
@@ -1366,29 +1461,23 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                 cfs_list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, n,
                                              &array->paa_reqs_array[index],
                                              rq_timed_list) {
-                        if (rq->rq_deadline <= now + at_early_margin) {
-                                cfs_list_del_init(&rq->rq_timed_list);
-                                /**
-                                 * ptlrpc_server_drop_request() may drop
-                                 * refcount to 0 already. Let's check this and
-                                 * don't add entry to work_list
-                                 */
-                                if (likely(cfs_atomic_inc_not_zero(&rq->rq_refcount)))
-                                        cfs_list_add(&rq->rq_timed_list, &work_list);
-                                counter++;
-                                array->paa_reqs_count[index]--;
-                                array->paa_count--;
-                                cfs_spin_lock(&rq->rq_lock);
-                                rq->rq_at_linked = 0;
-                                cfs_spin_unlock(&rq->rq_lock);
-                                continue;
-                        }
-
-                        /* update the earliest deadline */
-                        if (deadline == -1 || rq->rq_deadline < deadline)
-                                deadline = rq->rq_deadline;
+                       if (rq->rq_deadline > now + at_early_margin) {
+                               /* update the earliest deadline */
+                               if (deadline == -1 ||
+                                   rq->rq_deadline < deadline)
+                                       deadline = rq->rq_deadline;
+                               break;
+                       }
 
-                        break;
+                       ptlrpc_at_remove_timed(rq);
+                       /**
+                        * ptlrpc_server_drop_request() may drop
+                        * refcount to 0 already. Let's check this and
+                        * don't add entry to work_list
+                        */
+                       if (likely(cfs_atomic_inc_not_zero(&rq->rq_refcount)))
+                               cfs_list_add(&rq->rq_timed_list, &work_list);
+                       counter++;
                 }
 
                 if (++index >= array->paa_size)
@@ -1398,7 +1487,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        /* we have a new earliest deadline, restart the timer */
        ptlrpc_at_set_timer(svcpt);
 
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_at_lock);
 
         CDEBUG(D_ADAPTTO, "timeout in %+ds, asking for %d secs on %d early "
                "replies\n", first, at_extra, counter);
@@ -1435,35 +1524,53 @@ static int ptlrpc_at_check_timed(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
  * Put the request to the export list if the request may become
  * a high priority one.
  */
-static int ptlrpc_hpreq_init(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
-                             struct ptlrpc_request *req)
+static int ptlrpc_server_hpreq_init(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                   struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
-        int rc = 0;
-        ENTRY;
+       int rc = 0;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       if (svc->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler) {
-               rc = svc->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler(req);
-                if (rc)
-                        RETURN(rc);
-        }
-        if (req->rq_export && req->rq_ops) {
-                /* Perform request specific check. We should do this check
-                 * before the request is added into exp_hp_rpcs list otherwise
-                 * it may hit swab race at LU-1044. */
-                if (req->rq_ops->hpreq_check)
-                        rc = req->rq_ops->hpreq_check(req);
-
-                cfs_spin_lock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
-                cfs_list_add(&req->rq_exp_list,
-                             &req->rq_export->exp_hp_rpcs);
-                cfs_spin_unlock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
-        }
+       if (svcpt->scp_service->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler) {
+               rc = svcpt->scp_service->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler(req);
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+               LASSERT(rc == 0);
+       }
+       if (req->rq_export && req->rq_ops) {
+               /* Perform request specific check. We should do this check
+                * before the request is added into exp_hp_rpcs list otherwise
+                * it may hit swab race at LU-1044. */
+               if (req->rq_ops->hpreq_check) {
+                       rc = req->rq_ops->hpreq_check(req);
+                       /**
+                        * XXX: Out of all current
+                        * ptlrpc_hpreq_ops::hpreq_check(), only
+                        * ldlm_cancel_hpreq_check() can return an error code;
+                        * other functions assert in similar places, which seems
+                        * odd. What also does not seem right is that handlers
+                        * for those RPCs do not assert on the same checks, but
+                        * rather handle the error cases. e.g. see
+                        * ost_rw_hpreq_check(), and ost_brw_read(),
+                        * ost_brw_write().
+                        */
+                       if (rc < 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+                       LASSERT(rc == 0 || rc == 1);
+               }
 
-        RETURN(rc);
+               spin_lock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+               cfs_list_add(&req->rq_exp_list,
+                            &req->rq_export->exp_hp_rpcs);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+       }
+
+       ptlrpc_nrs_req_initialize(svcpt, req, rc);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 /** Remove the request from the export list. */
-static void ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
+static void ptlrpc_server_hpreq_fini(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
         ENTRY;
         if (req->rq_export && req->rq_ops) {
@@ -1472,11 +1579,11 @@ static void ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
                 if (req->rq_ops->hpreq_fini)
                         req->rq_ops->hpreq_fini(req);
 
-                cfs_spin_lock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
-                cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_exp_list);
-                cfs_spin_unlock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
-        }
-        EXIT;
+               spin_lock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+               cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_exp_list);
+               spin_unlock_bh(&req->rq_export->exp_rpc_lock);
+       }
+       EXIT;
 }
 
 static int ptlrpc_hpreq_check(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
@@ -1485,9 +1592,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_hpreq_check(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 }
 
 static struct ptlrpc_hpreq_ops ptlrpc_hpreq_common = {
-       .hpreq_lock_match  = NULL,
        .hpreq_check       = ptlrpc_hpreq_check,
-       .hpreq_fini        = NULL,
 };
 
 /* Hi-Priority RPC check by RPC operation code. */
@@ -1505,81 +1610,17 @@ int ptlrpc_hpreq_handler(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_hpreq_handler);
 
-/**
- * Make the request a high priority one.
- *
- * All the high priority requests are queued in a separate FIFO
- * ptlrpc_service_part::scp_hpreq_pending list which is parallel to
- * ptlrpc_service_part::scp_req_pending list but has a higher priority
- * for handling.
- *
- * \see ptlrpc_server_handle_request().
- */
-static void ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder_nolock(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
-                                        struct ptlrpc_request *req)
-{
-        ENTRY;
-
-        cfs_spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
-        if (req->rq_hp == 0) {
-                int opc = lustre_msg_get_opc(req->rq_reqmsg);
-
-                /* Add to the high priority queue. */
-               cfs_list_move_tail(&req->rq_list, &svcpt->scp_hreq_pending);
-                req->rq_hp = 1;
-                if (opc != OBD_PING)
-                        DEBUG_REQ(D_RPCTRACE, req, "high priority req");
-        }
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
-        EXIT;
-}
-
-/**
- * \see ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder_nolock
- */
-void ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
-{
-       struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt = req->rq_rqbd->rqbd_svcpt;
-       ENTRY;
-
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-       /* It may happen that the request is already taken for the processing
-        * but still in the export list, or the request is not in the request
-        * queue but in the export list already, do not add it into the
-        * HP list. */
-       if (!cfs_list_empty(&req->rq_list))
-               ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder_nolock(svcpt, req);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-       EXIT;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder);
-
-/** Check if the request is a high priority one. */
-static int ptlrpc_server_hpreq_check(struct ptlrpc_service *svc,
-                                     struct ptlrpc_request *req)
-{
-       return ptlrpc_hpreq_init(svc, req);
-}
-
-/** Check if a request is a high priority one. */
 static int ptlrpc_server_request_add(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                                     struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
        int     rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       rc = ptlrpc_server_hpreq_check(svcpt->scp_service, req);
+       rc = ptlrpc_server_hpreq_init(svcpt, req);
        if (rc < 0)
                RETURN(rc);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-
-       if (rc)
-               ptlrpc_hpreq_reorder_nolock(svcpt, req);
-       else
-               cfs_list_add_tail(&req->rq_list, &svcpt->scp_req_pending);
-
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+       ptlrpc_nrs_req_add(svcpt, req, !!rc);
 
        RETURN(0);
 }
@@ -1589,24 +1630,40 @@ static int ptlrpc_server_request_add(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
  * User can call it w/o any lock but need to hold
  * ptlrpc_service_part::scp_req_lock to get reliable result
  */
-static int ptlrpc_server_allow_high(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
-                                   int force)
+static bool ptlrpc_server_allow_high(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                    bool force)
 {
+       int running = svcpt->scp_nthrs_running;
+
+       if (!nrs_svcpt_has_hp(svcpt))
+               return false;
+
        if (force)
-               return 1;
+               return true;
 
-       if (svcpt->scp_nreqs_active >= svcpt->scp_nthrs_running - 1)
-               return 0;
+       if (unlikely(svcpt->scp_service->srv_req_portal == MDS_REQUEST_PORTAL &&
+                    CFS_FAIL_PRECHECK(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_CANCEL_RESEND))) {
+               /* leave just 1 thread for normal RPCs */
+               running = PTLRPC_NTHRS_INIT;
+               if (svcpt->scp_service->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler != NULL)
+                       running += 1;
+       }
+
+       if (svcpt->scp_nreqs_active >= running - 1)
+               return false;
+
+       if (svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active == 0)
+               return true;
 
-       return cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_req_pending) ||
+       return !ptlrpc_nrs_req_pending_nolock(svcpt, false) ||
               svcpt->scp_hreq_count < svcpt->scp_service->srv_hpreq_ratio;
 }
 
-static int ptlrpc_server_high_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
-                                     int force)
+static bool ptlrpc_server_high_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                      bool force)
 {
        return ptlrpc_server_allow_high(svcpt, force) &&
-              !cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_hreq_pending);
+              ptlrpc_nrs_req_pending_nolock(svcpt, true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1618,29 +1675,37 @@ static int ptlrpc_server_high_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
  * User can call it w/o any lock but need to hold
  * ptlrpc_service_part::scp_req_lock to get reliable result
  */
-static int ptlrpc_server_allow_normal(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
-                                     int force)
+static bool ptlrpc_server_allow_normal(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                      bool force)
 {
+       int running = svcpt->scp_nthrs_running;
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
        if (1) /* always allow to handle normal request for liblustre */
-               return 1;
+               return true;
 #endif
+       if (unlikely(svcpt->scp_service->srv_req_portal == MDS_REQUEST_PORTAL &&
+                    CFS_FAIL_PRECHECK(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_CANCEL_RESEND))) {
+               /* leave just 1 thread for normal RPCs */
+               running = PTLRPC_NTHRS_INIT;
+               if (svcpt->scp_service->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler != NULL)
+                       running += 1;
+       }
+
        if (force ||
-           svcpt->scp_nreqs_active < svcpt->scp_nthrs_running - 2)
-               return 1;
+           svcpt->scp_nreqs_active < running - 2)
+               return true;
 
-       if (svcpt->scp_nreqs_active >= svcpt->scp_nthrs_running - 1)
-               return 0;
+       if (svcpt->scp_nreqs_active >= running - 1)
+               return false;
 
-       return svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active > 0 ||
-              svcpt->scp_service->srv_ops.so_hpreq_handler == NULL;
+       return svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active > 0 || !nrs_svcpt_has_hp(svcpt);
 }
 
-static int ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
-                                       int force)
+static bool ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                                        bool force)
 {
        return ptlrpc_server_allow_normal(svcpt, force) &&
-              !cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_req_pending);
+              ptlrpc_nrs_req_pending_nolock(svcpt, false);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1651,8 +1716,8 @@ static int ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
  * \see ptlrpc_server_allow_normal
  * \see ptlrpc_server_allow high
  */
-static inline int
-ptlrpc_server_request_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int force)
+static inline bool
+ptlrpc_server_request_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, bool force)
 {
        return ptlrpc_server_high_pending(svcpt, force) ||
               ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(svcpt, force);
@@ -1664,25 +1729,50 @@ ptlrpc_server_request_pending(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int force)
  * Returns a pointer to fetched request.
  */
 static struct ptlrpc_request *
-ptlrpc_server_request_get(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int force)
+ptlrpc_server_request_get(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, bool force)
 {
-       struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+       struct ptlrpc_request *req = NULL;
        ENTRY;
 
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+       /* !@%$# liblustre only has 1 thread */
+       if (cfs_atomic_read(&svcpt->scp_nreps_difficult) != 0) {
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+               RETURN(NULL);
+       }
+#endif
+
        if (ptlrpc_server_high_pending(svcpt, force)) {
-               req = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_hreq_pending.next,
-                                    struct ptlrpc_request, rq_list);
-               svcpt->scp_hreq_count++;
-               RETURN(req);
+               req = ptlrpc_nrs_req_get_nolock(svcpt, true, force);
+               if (req != NULL) {
+                       svcpt->scp_hreq_count++;
+                       goto got_request;
+               }
        }
 
        if (ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(svcpt, force)) {
-               req = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_req_pending.next,
-                                    struct ptlrpc_request, rq_list);
-               svcpt->scp_hreq_count = 0;
-               RETURN(req);
+               req = ptlrpc_nrs_req_get_nolock(svcpt, false, force);
+               if (req != NULL) {
+                       svcpt->scp_hreq_count = 0;
+                       goto got_request;
+               }
        }
+
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
        RETURN(NULL);
+
+got_request:
+       svcpt->scp_nreqs_active++;
+       if (req->rq_hp)
+               svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active++;
+
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+
+       if (likely(req->rq_export))
+               class_export_rpc_inc(req->rq_export);
+
+       RETURN(req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1692,7 +1782,8 @@ ptlrpc_server_request_get(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int force)
  * ptlrpc_server_handle_req later on.
  */
 static int
-ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
+ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
+                           struct ptlrpc_thread *thread)
 {
        struct ptlrpc_service   *svc = svcpt->scp_service;
        struct ptlrpc_request   *req;
@@ -1700,9 +1791,9 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        int                     rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        if (cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_req_incoming)) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                RETURN(0);
        }
 
@@ -1712,7 +1803,7 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        svcpt->scp_nreqs_incoming--;
        /* Consider this still a "queued" request as far as stats are
         * concerned */
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
         /* go through security check/transform */
         rc = sptlrpc_svc_unwrap_request(req);
@@ -1812,21 +1903,33 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                 goto err_req;
         }
 
-        ptlrpc_at_add_timed(req);
+       req->rq_svc_thread = thread;
+       if (thread != NULL) {
+               /* initialize request session, it is needed for request
+                * processing by target */
+               rc = lu_context_init(&req->rq_session, LCT_SERVER_SESSION |
+                                                      LCT_NOREF);
+               if (rc) {
+                       CERROR("%s: failure to initialize session: rc = %d\n",
+                              thread->t_name, rc);
+                       goto err_req;
+               }
+               req->rq_session.lc_thread = thread;
+               lu_context_enter(&req->rq_session);
+               req->rq_svc_thread->t_env->le_ses = &req->rq_session;
+       }
+
+       ptlrpc_at_add_timed(req);
 
-        /* Move it over to the request processing queue */
+       /* Move it over to the request processing queue */
        rc = ptlrpc_server_request_add(svcpt, req);
-       if (rc) {
-               ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(req);
+       if (rc)
                GOTO(err_req, rc);
-       }
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
+
+       wake_up(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
        RETURN(1);
 
 err_req:
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-       svcpt->scp_nreqs_active++;
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
        ptlrpc_server_finish_request(svcpt, req);
 
        RETURN(1);
@@ -1840,29 +1943,18 @@ static int
 ptlrpc_server_handle_request(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                             struct ptlrpc_thread *thread)
 {
-       struct ptlrpc_service *svc = svcpt->scp_service;
-        struct obd_export     *export = NULL;
-        struct ptlrpc_request *request;
-        struct timeval         work_start;
-        struct timeval         work_end;
-        long                   timediff;
-        int                    rc;
-        int                    fail_opc = 0;
-        ENTRY;
+       struct ptlrpc_service   *svc = svcpt->scp_service;
+       struct ptlrpc_request   *request;
+       struct timeval           work_start;
+       struct timeval           work_end;
+       long                     timediff;
+       int                      fail_opc = 0;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-#ifndef __KERNEL__
-       /* !@%$# liblustre only has 1 thread */
-       if (cfs_atomic_read(&svcpt->scp_nreps_difficult) != 0) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+       ENTRY;
+
+       request = ptlrpc_server_request_get(svcpt, false);
+       if (request == NULL)
                RETURN(0);
-       }
-#endif
-       request = ptlrpc_server_request_get(svcpt, 0);
-       if  (request == NULL) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-                RETURN(0);
-        }
 
         if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_HPREQ_NOTIMEOUT))
                 fail_opc = OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_HPREQ_NOTIMEOUT;
@@ -1870,35 +1962,18 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_request(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                 fail_opc = OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_HPREQ_TIMEOUT;
 
         if (unlikely(fail_opc)) {
-                if (request->rq_export && request->rq_ops) {
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-
+               if (request->rq_export && request->rq_ops)
                        OBD_FAIL_TIMEOUT(fail_opc, 4);
-
-                       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-                       request = ptlrpc_server_request_get(svcpt, 0);
-                       if  (request == NULL) {
-                               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-                               RETURN(0);
-                       }
-               }
        }
 
-       cfs_list_del_init(&request->rq_list);
-       svcpt->scp_nreqs_active++;
-       if (request->rq_hp)
-               svcpt->scp_nhreqs_active++;
-
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-
         ptlrpc_rqphase_move(request, RQ_PHASE_INTERPRET);
 
-        if(OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_DUMP_LOG))
-                libcfs_debug_dumplog();
+       if(OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_DUMP_LOG))
+               libcfs_debug_dumplog();
 
-        cfs_gettimeofday(&work_start);
-        timediff = cfs_timeval_sub(&work_start, &request->rq_arrival_time,NULL);
-        if (likely(svc->srv_stats != NULL)) {
+       do_gettimeofday(&work_start);
+       timediff = cfs_timeval_sub(&work_start, &request->rq_arrival_time,NULL);
+       if (likely(svc->srv_stats != NULL)) {
                 lprocfs_counter_add(svc->srv_stats, PTLRPC_REQWAIT_CNTR,
                                     timediff);
                 lprocfs_counter_add(svc->srv_stats, PTLRPC_REQQDEPTH_CNTR,
@@ -1909,26 +1984,10 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_request(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                                    at_get(&svcpt->scp_at_estimate));
         }
 
-       rc = lu_context_init(&request->rq_session, LCT_SESSION | LCT_NOREF);
-        if (rc) {
-                CERROR("Failure to initialize session: %d\n", rc);
-                goto out_req;
-        }
-        request->rq_session.lc_thread = thread;
-        request->rq_session.lc_cookie = 0x5;
-        lu_context_enter(&request->rq_session);
-
-        CDEBUG(D_NET, "got req "LPU64"\n", request->rq_xid);
-
-        request->rq_svc_thread = thread;
-        if (thread)
-                request->rq_svc_thread->t_env->le_ses = &request->rq_session;
-
-        if (likely(request->rq_export)) {
-                if (unlikely(ptlrpc_check_req(request)))
-                        goto put_conn;
+       if (likely(request->rq_export)) {
+               if (unlikely(ptlrpc_check_req(request)))
+                       goto put_conn;
                 ptlrpc_update_export_timer(request->rq_export, timediff >> 19);
-                export = class_export_rpc_get(request->rq_export);
         }
 
         /* Discard requests queued for longer than the deadline.
@@ -1941,51 +2000,55 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_request(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
                           request->rq_arrival_time.tv_sec),
                           cfs_time_sub(cfs_time_current_sec(),
                           request->rq_deadline));
-                goto put_rpc_export;
+                goto put_conn;
         }
 
-        CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "Handling RPC pname:cluuid+ref:pid:xid:nid:opc "
-               "%s:%s+%d:%d:x"LPU64":%s:%d\n", cfs_curproc_comm(),
-               (request->rq_export ?
-                (char *)request->rq_export->exp_client_uuid.uuid : "0"),
-               (request->rq_export ?
-                cfs_atomic_read(&request->rq_export->exp_refcount) : -99),
-               lustre_msg_get_status(request->rq_reqmsg), request->rq_xid,
-               libcfs_id2str(request->rq_peer),
-               lustre_msg_get_opc(request->rq_reqmsg));
+       CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "Handling RPC pname:cluuid+ref:pid:xid:nid:opc "
+              "%s:%s+%d:%d:x"LPU64":%s:%d\n", current_comm(),
+              (request->rq_export ?
+               (char *)request->rq_export->exp_client_uuid.uuid : "0"),
+              (request->rq_export ?
+               cfs_atomic_read(&request->rq_export->exp_refcount) : -99),
+              lustre_msg_get_status(request->rq_reqmsg), request->rq_xid,
+              libcfs_id2str(request->rq_peer),
+              lustre_msg_get_opc(request->rq_reqmsg));
 
         if (lustre_msg_get_opc(request->rq_reqmsg) != OBD_PING)
                 CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT_MS(OBD_FAIL_PTLRPC_PAUSE_REQ, cfs_fail_val);
 
-       rc = svc->srv_ops.so_req_handler(request);
+       CDEBUG(D_NET, "got req "LPU64"\n", request->rq_xid);
 
-        ptlrpc_rqphase_move(request, RQ_PHASE_COMPLETE);
+       /* re-assign request and sesson thread to the current one */
+       request->rq_svc_thread = thread;
+       if (thread != NULL) {
+               LASSERT(request->rq_session.lc_thread != NULL);
+               request->rq_session.lc_thread = thread;
+               request->rq_session.lc_cookie = 0x55;
+               thread->t_env->le_ses = &request->rq_session;
+       }
+       svc->srv_ops.so_req_handler(request);
 
-put_rpc_export:
-        if (export != NULL)
-                class_export_rpc_put(export);
-put_conn:
-        lu_context_exit(&request->rq_session);
-        lu_context_fini(&request->rq_session);
-
-        if (unlikely(cfs_time_current_sec() > request->rq_deadline)) {
-                DEBUG_REQ(D_WARNING, request, "Request x"LPU64" took longer "
-                          "than estimated ("CFS_DURATION_T":"CFS_DURATION_T"s);"
-                          " client may timeout.",
-                          request->rq_xid, cfs_time_sub(request->rq_deadline,
-                          request->rq_arrival_time.tv_sec),
-                          cfs_time_sub(cfs_time_current_sec(),
-                          request->rq_deadline));
-        }
+       ptlrpc_rqphase_move(request, RQ_PHASE_COMPLETE);
 
-        cfs_gettimeofday(&work_end);
-        timediff = cfs_timeval_sub(&work_end, &work_start, NULL);
-        CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "Handled RPC pname:cluuid+ref:pid:xid:nid:opc "
-               "%s:%s+%d:%d:x"LPU64":%s:%d Request procesed in "
-               "%ldus (%ldus total) trans "LPU64" rc %d/%d\n",
-                cfs_curproc_comm(),
-                (request->rq_export ?
-                 (char *)request->rq_export->exp_client_uuid.uuid : "0"),
+put_conn:
+       if (unlikely(cfs_time_current_sec() > request->rq_deadline)) {
+                    DEBUG_REQ(D_WARNING, request, "Request took longer "
+                              "than estimated ("CFS_DURATION_T":"CFS_DURATION_T"s);"
+                              " client may timeout.",
+                              cfs_time_sub(request->rq_deadline,
+                                           request->rq_arrival_time.tv_sec),
+                              cfs_time_sub(cfs_time_current_sec(),
+                                           request->rq_deadline));
+       }
+
+       do_gettimeofday(&work_end);
+       timediff = cfs_timeval_sub(&work_end, &work_start, NULL);
+       CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "Handled RPC pname:cluuid+ref:pid:xid:nid:opc "
+              "%s:%s+%d:%d:x"LPU64":%s:%d Request procesed in "
+              "%ldus (%ldus total) trans "LPU64" rc %d/%d\n",
+               current_comm(),
+               (request->rq_export ?
+                (char *)request->rq_export->exp_client_uuid.uuid : "0"),
                 (request->rq_export ?
                  cfs_atomic_read(&request->rq_export->exp_refcount) : -99),
                 lustre_msg_get_status(request->rq_reqmsg),
@@ -2019,8 +2082,7 @@ put_conn:
                           request->rq_arrival_time.tv_sec));
         }
 
-out_req:
-       ptlrpc_server_finish_request(svcpt, request);
+       ptlrpc_server_finish_active_request(svcpt, request);
 
        RETURN(1);
 }
@@ -2044,10 +2106,10 @@ ptlrpc_handle_rs(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
         LASSERT (rs->rs_scheduled);
         LASSERT (cfs_list_empty(&rs->rs_list));
 
-        cfs_spin_lock (&exp->exp_lock);
-        /* Noop if removed already */
-        cfs_list_del_init (&rs->rs_exp_list);
-        cfs_spin_unlock (&exp->exp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&exp->exp_lock);
+       /* Noop if removed already */
+       cfs_list_del_init (&rs->rs_exp_list);
+       spin_unlock(&exp->exp_lock);
 
         /* The disk commit callback holds exp_uncommitted_replies_lock while it
          * iterates over newly committed replies, removing them from
@@ -2071,13 +2133,13 @@ ptlrpc_handle_rs(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
          * holding rs_lock, we can be sure it has all completed once we hold
          * rs_lock, which we do right next.
          */
-        if (!rs->rs_committed) {
-                cfs_spin_lock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
-                cfs_list_del_init(&rs->rs_obd_list);
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
-        }
+       if (!rs->rs_committed) {
+               spin_lock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
+               cfs_list_del_init(&rs->rs_obd_list);
+               spin_unlock(&exp->exp_uncommitted_replies_lock);
+       }
 
-        cfs_spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
 
         been_handled = rs->rs_handled;
         rs->rs_handled = 1;
@@ -2088,46 +2150,45 @@ ptlrpc_handle_rs(struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs)
         if (nlocks == 0 && !been_handled) {
                 /* If we see this, we should already have seen the warning
                  * in mds_steal_ack_locks()  */
-                CWARN("All locks stolen from rs %p x"LPD64".t"LPD64
-                      " o%d NID %s\n",
-                      rs,
-                      rs->rs_xid, rs->rs_transno, rs->rs_opc,
-                      libcfs_nid2str(exp->exp_connection->c_peer.nid));
+               CDEBUG(D_HA, "All locks stolen from rs %p x"LPD64".t"LPD64
+                      " o%d NID %s\n",
+                      rs,
+                      rs->rs_xid, rs->rs_transno, rs->rs_opc,
+                      libcfs_nid2str(exp->exp_connection->c_peer.nid));
         }
 
         if ((!been_handled && rs->rs_on_net) || nlocks > 0) {
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
 
-                if (!been_handled && rs->rs_on_net) {
-                        LNetMDUnlink(rs->rs_md_h);
-                        /* Ignore return code; we're racing with
-                         * completion... */
-                }
+               if (!been_handled && rs->rs_on_net) {
+                       LNetMDUnlink(rs->rs_md_h);
+                       /* Ignore return code; we're racing with completion */
+               }
 
-                while (nlocks-- > 0)
-                        ldlm_lock_decref(&rs->rs_locks[nlocks],
-                                         rs->rs_modes[nlocks]);
+               while (nlocks-- > 0)
+                       ldlm_lock_decref(&rs->rs_locks[nlocks],
+                                        rs->rs_modes[nlocks]);
 
-                cfs_spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
-        }
+               spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       }
 
-        rs->rs_scheduled = 0;
+       rs->rs_scheduled = 0;
 
-        if (!rs->rs_on_net) {
-                /* Off the net */
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       if (!rs->rs_on_net) {
+               /* Off the net */
+               spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
 
                 class_export_put (exp);
                 rs->rs_export = NULL;
                 ptlrpc_rs_decref (rs);
                if (cfs_atomic_dec_and_test(&svcpt->scp_nreps_difficult) &&
                    svc->srv_is_stopping)
-                       cfs_waitq_broadcast(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
+                       wake_up_all(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
                RETURN(1);
        }
 
        /* still on the net; callback will schedule */
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
        RETURN(1);
 }
 
@@ -2147,14 +2208,14 @@ ptlrpc_server_handle_reply(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        struct ptlrpc_reply_state *rs = NULL;
        ENTRY;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
        if (!cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_rep_queue)) {
                rs = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_rep_queue.prev,
                                    struct ptlrpc_reply_state,
                                    rs_list);
                cfs_list_del_init(&rs->rs_list);
        }
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
        if (rs != NULL)
                ptlrpc_handle_rs(rs);
        RETURN(rs != NULL);
@@ -2190,7 +2251,7 @@ liblustre_check_services (void *arg)
                svcpt->scp_nthrs_running++;
 
                do {
-                       rc = ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(svcpt);
+                       rc = ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(svcpt, NULL);
                        rc |= ptlrpc_server_handle_reply(svcpt);
                        rc |= ptlrpc_at_check_timed(svcpt);
                        rc |= ptlrpc_server_handle_request(svcpt, NULL);
@@ -2311,12 +2372,12 @@ ptlrpc_wait_event(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt,
 
        lc_watchdog_disable(thread->t_watchdog);
 
-       cfs_cond_resched();
+       cond_resched();
 
        l_wait_event_exclusive_head(svcpt->scp_waitq,
                                ptlrpc_thread_stopping(thread) ||
                                ptlrpc_server_request_incoming(svcpt) ||
-                               ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, 0) ||
+                               ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, false) ||
                                ptlrpc_rqbd_pending(svcpt) ||
                                ptlrpc_at_check(svcpt), &lwi);
 
@@ -2341,14 +2402,14 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
        struct ptlrpc_service           *svc = svcpt->scp_service;
        struct ptlrpc_reply_state       *rs;
 #ifdef WITH_GROUP_INFO
-        cfs_group_info_t *ginfo = NULL;
+       struct group_info *ginfo = NULL;
 #endif
-        struct lu_env *env;
-        int counter = 0, rc = 0;
-        ENTRY;
+       struct lu_env *env;
+       int counter = 0, rc = 0;
+       ENTRY;
 
-        thread->t_pid = cfs_curproc_pid();
-        cfs_daemonize_ctxt(thread->t_name);
+       thread->t_pid = current_pid();
+       unshare_fs_struct();
 
        /* NB: we will call cfs_cpt_bind() for all threads, because we
         * might want to run lustre server only on a subset of system CPUs,
@@ -2360,14 +2421,14 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
        }
 
 #ifdef WITH_GROUP_INFO
-        ginfo = cfs_groups_alloc(0);
-        if (!ginfo) {
-                rc = -ENOMEM;
-                goto out;
-        }
+       ginfo = groups_alloc(0);
+       if (!ginfo) {
+               rc = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-        cfs_set_current_groups(ginfo);
-        cfs_put_group_info(ginfo);
+       set_current_groups(ginfo);
+       put_group_info(ginfo);
 #endif
 
        if (svc->srv_ops.so_thr_init != NULL) {
@@ -2408,7 +2469,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
                 goto out_srv_fini;
         }
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        LASSERT(thread_is_starting(thread));
        thread_clear_flags(thread, SVC_STARTING);
@@ -2422,18 +2483,18 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
         * we are now running, however we will exit as soon as possible */
        thread_add_flags(thread, SVC_RUNNING);
        svcpt->scp_nthrs_running++;
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        /* wake up our creator in case he's still waiting. */
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       wake_up(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
 
        thread->t_watchdog = lc_watchdog_add(ptlrpc_server_get_timeout(svcpt),
                                             NULL, NULL);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
        cfs_list_add(&rs->rs_list, &svcpt->scp_rep_idle);
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&svcpt->scp_rep_waitq);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+       wake_up(&svcpt->scp_rep_waitq);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
 
        CDEBUG(D_NET, "service thread %d (#%d) started\n", thread->t_id,
               svcpt->scp_nthrs_running);
@@ -2452,7 +2513,11 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
 
                /* Process all incoming reqs before handling any */
                if (ptlrpc_server_request_incoming(svcpt)) {
-                       ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(svcpt);
+                       lu_context_enter(&env->le_ctx);
+                       env->le_ses = NULL;
+                       ptlrpc_server_handle_req_in(svcpt, thread);
+                       lu_context_exit(&env->le_ctx);
+
                        /* but limit ourselves in case of flood */
                        if (counter++ < 100)
                                continue;
@@ -2462,7 +2527,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_main(void *arg)
                if (ptlrpc_at_check(svcpt))
                        ptlrpc_at_check_timed(svcpt);
 
-               if (ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, 0)) {
+               if (ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, false)) {
                        lu_context_enter(&env->le_ctx);
                        ptlrpc_server_handle_request(svcpt, thread);
                        lu_context_exit(&env->le_ctx);
@@ -2497,7 +2562,7 @@ out:
         CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "service thread [ %p : %u ] %d exiting: rc %d\n",
                thread, thread->t_pid, thread->t_id, rc);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        if (thread_test_and_clear_flags(thread, SVC_STARTING))
                svcpt->scp_nthrs_starting--;
 
@@ -2509,8 +2574,8 @@ out:
        thread->t_id = rc;
        thread_add_flags(thread, SVC_STOPPED);
 
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       wake_up(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -2520,12 +2585,12 @@ static int hrt_dont_sleep(struct ptlrpc_hr_thread *hrt,
 {
        int result;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+       spin_lock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
 
        cfs_list_splice_init(&hrt->hrt_queue, replies);
        result = ptlrpc_hr.hr_stopping || !cfs_list_empty(replies);
 
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&hrt->hrt_lock);
        return result;
 }
 
@@ -2543,7 +2608,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_hr_main(void *arg)
 
        snprintf(threadname, sizeof(threadname), "ptlrpc_hr%02d_%03d",
                 hrp->hrp_cpt, hrt->hrt_id);
-       cfs_daemonize_ctxt(threadname);
+       unshare_fs_struct();
 
        rc = cfs_cpt_bind(ptlrpc_hr.hr_cpt_table, hrp->hrp_cpt);
        if (rc != 0) {
@@ -2552,7 +2617,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_hr_main(void *arg)
        }
 
        cfs_atomic_inc(&hrp->hrp_nstarted);
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
+       wake_up(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
 
        while (!ptlrpc_hr.hr_stopping) {
                l_wait_condition(hrt->hrt_waitq, hrt_dont_sleep(hrt, &replies));
@@ -2569,7 +2634,7 @@ static int ptlrpc_hr_main(void *arg)
         }
 
        cfs_atomic_inc(&hrp->hrp_nstopped);
-       cfs_waitq_signal(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
+       wake_up(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -2586,13 +2651,13 @@ static void ptlrpc_stop_hr_threads(void)
                if (hrp->hrp_thrs == NULL)
                        continue; /* uninitialized */
                for (j = 0; j < hrp->hrp_nthrs; j++)
-                       cfs_waitq_broadcast(&hrp->hrp_thrs[j].hrt_waitq);
+                       wake_up_all(&hrp->hrp_thrs[j].hrt_waitq);
        }
 
        cfs_percpt_for_each(hrp, i, ptlrpc_hr.hr_partitions) {
                if (hrp->hrp_thrs == NULL)
                        continue; /* uninitialized */
-               cfs_wait_event(ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq,
+               wait_event(ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq,
                               cfs_atomic_read(&hrp->hrp_nstopped) ==
                               cfs_atomic_read(&hrp->hrp_nstarted));
        }
@@ -2609,15 +2674,18 @@ static int ptlrpc_start_hr_threads(void)
                int     rc = 0;
 
                for (j = 0; j < hrp->hrp_nthrs; j++) {
-                       rc = cfs_create_thread(ptlrpc_hr_main,
-                                              &hrp->hrp_thrs[j],
-                                              CLONE_VM | CLONE_FILES);
-                       if (rc < 0)
+                       struct  ptlrpc_hr_thread *hrt = &hrp->hrp_thrs[j];
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(kthread_run(ptlrpc_hr_main,
+                                                &hrp->hrp_thrs[j],
+                                                "ptlrpc_hr%02d_%03d",
+                                                hrp->hrp_cpt,
+                                                hrt->hrt_id));
+                       if (IS_ERR_VALUE(rc))
                                break;
                }
-               cfs_wait_event(ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq,
+               wait_event(ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq,
                               cfs_atomic_read(&hrp->hrp_nstarted) == j);
-               if (rc >= 0)
+               if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(rc))
                        continue;
 
                CERROR("Reply handling thread %d:%d Failed on starting: "
@@ -2639,7 +2707,7 @@ static void ptlrpc_svcpt_stop_threads(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
        CDEBUG(D_INFO, "Stopping threads for service %s\n",
               svcpt->scp_service->srv_name);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        /* let the thread know that we would like it to stop asap */
        list_for_each_entry(thread, &svcpt->scp_threads, t_link) {
                CDEBUG(D_INFO, "Stopping thread %s #%u\n",
@@ -2647,7 +2715,7 @@ static void ptlrpc_svcpt_stop_threads(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                thread_add_flags(thread, SVC_STOPPING);
        }
 
-       cfs_waitq_broadcast(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
+       wake_up_all(&svcpt->scp_waitq);
 
        while (!cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_threads)) {
                thread = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_threads.next,
@@ -2657,17 +2725,17 @@ static void ptlrpc_svcpt_stop_threads(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
                        cfs_list_add(&thread->t_link, &zombie);
                        continue;
                }
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
                CDEBUG(D_INFO, "waiting for stopping-thread %s #%u\n",
                       svcpt->scp_service->srv_thread_name, thread->t_id);
                l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
                             thread_is_stopped(thread), &lwi);
 
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        }
 
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        while (!cfs_list_empty(&zombie)) {
                thread = cfs_list_entry(zombie.next,
@@ -2732,12 +2800,14 @@ int ptlrpc_start_thread(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int wait)
 {
        struct l_wait_info      lwi = { 0 };
        struct ptlrpc_thread    *thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_service   *svc = svcpt->scp_service;
+       struct ptlrpc_service   *svc;
        int                     rc;
        ENTRY;
 
        LASSERT(svcpt != NULL);
 
+       svc = svcpt->scp_service;
+
        CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "%s[%d] started %d min %d max %d\n",
               svc->srv_name, svcpt->scp_cpt, svcpt->scp_nthrs_running,
               svc->srv_nthrs_cpt_init, svc->srv_nthrs_cpt_limit);
@@ -2754,11 +2824,11 @@ int ptlrpc_start_thread(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int wait)
        OBD_CPT_ALLOC_PTR(thread, svc->srv_cptable, svcpt->scp_cpt);
        if (thread == NULL)
                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
-       cfs_waitq_init(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        if (!ptlrpc_threads_increasable(svcpt)) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                OBD_FREE_PTR(thread);
                RETURN(-EMFILE);
        }
@@ -2767,12 +2837,12 @@ int ptlrpc_start_thread(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int wait)
                /* serialize starting because some modules (obdfilter)
                 * might require unique and contiguous t_id */
                LASSERT(svcpt->scp_nthrs_starting == 1);
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                OBD_FREE_PTR(thread);
                if (wait) {
                        CDEBUG(D_INFO, "Waiting for creating thread %s #%d\n",
                               svc->srv_thread_name, svcpt->scp_thr_nextid);
-                       cfs_schedule();
+                       schedule();
                        goto again;
                }
 
@@ -2787,7 +2857,7 @@ int ptlrpc_start_thread(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int wait)
        thread->t_svcpt = svcpt;
 
        cfs_list_add(&thread->t_link, &svcpt->scp_threads);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
 
        if (svcpt->scp_cpt >= 0) {
                snprintf(thread->t_name, PTLRPC_THR_NAME_LEN, "%s%02d_%03d",
@@ -2798,20 +2868,24 @@ int ptlrpc_start_thread(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt, int wait)
        }
 
        CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "starting thread '%s'\n", thread->t_name);
-       /*
-        * CLONE_VM and CLONE_FILES just avoid a needless copy, because we
-        * just drop the VM and FILES in cfs_daemonize_ctxt() right away.
-        */
-       rc = cfs_create_thread(ptlrpc_main, thread, CFS_DAEMON_FLAGS);
-       if (rc < 0) {
+       rc = PTR_ERR(kthread_run(ptlrpc_main, thread, thread->t_name));
+       if (IS_ERR_VALUE(rc)) {
                CERROR("cannot start thread '%s': rc %d\n",
                       thread->t_name, rc);
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
-               cfs_list_del(&thread->t_link);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                --svcpt->scp_nthrs_starting;
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
-
-                OBD_FREE(thread, sizeof(*thread));
+               if (thread_is_stopping(thread)) {
+                       /* this ptlrpc_thread is being hanled
+                        * by ptlrpc_svcpt_stop_threads now
+                        */
+                       thread_add_flags(thread, SVC_STOPPED);
+                       wake_up(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+                       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               } else {
+                       cfs_list_del(&thread->t_link);
+                       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       OBD_FREE_PTR(thread);
+               }
                 RETURN(rc);
         }
 
@@ -2843,7 +2917,7 @@ int ptlrpc_hr_init(void)
        if (ptlrpc_hr.hr_partitions == NULL)
                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
 
-       cfs_waitq_init(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&ptlrpc_hr.hr_waitq);
 
        cfs_percpt_for_each(hrp, i, ptlrpc_hr.hr_partitions) {
                hrp->hrp_cpt = i;
@@ -2865,8 +2939,8 @@ int ptlrpc_hr_init(void)
 
                        hrt->hrt_id = j;
                        hrt->hrt_partition = hrp;
-                       cfs_waitq_init(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
-                       cfs_spin_lock_init(&hrt->hrt_lock);
+                       init_waitqueue_head(&hrt->hrt_waitq);
+                       spin_lock_init(&hrt->hrt_lock);
                        CFS_INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hrt->hrt_queue);
                }
        }
@@ -2968,9 +3042,9 @@ ptlrpc_service_unlink_rqbd(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
 
                /* Wait for the network to release any buffers
                 * it's currently filling */
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                while (svcpt->scp_nrqbds_posted != 0) {
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                        /* Network access will complete in finite time but
                         * the HUGE timeout lets us CWARN for visibility
                         * of sluggish NALs */
@@ -2984,9 +3058,9 @@ ptlrpc_service_unlink_rqbd(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
                                      "request buffers\n",
                                      svcpt->scp_service->srv_name);
                        }
-                       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
                }
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_lock);
        }
 }
 
@@ -3003,15 +3077,15 @@ ptlrpc_service_purge_all(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
                if (svcpt->scp_service == NULL)
                        break;
 
-               cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+               spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
                while (!cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_rep_active)) {
                        rs = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_rep_active.next,
                                            struct ptlrpc_reply_state, rs_list);
-                       cfs_spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
+                       spin_lock(&rs->rs_lock);
                        ptlrpc_schedule_difficult_reply(rs);
-                       cfs_spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&rs->rs_lock);
                }
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_rep_lock);
 
                /* purge the request queue.  NB No new replies (rqbds
                 * all unlinked) and no service threads, so I'm the only
@@ -3022,16 +3096,12 @@ ptlrpc_service_purge_all(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
 
                        cfs_list_del(&req->rq_list);
                        svcpt->scp_nreqs_incoming--;
-                       svcpt->scp_nreqs_active++;
                        ptlrpc_server_finish_request(svcpt, req);
                }
 
-               while (ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, 1)) {
-                       req = ptlrpc_server_request_get(svcpt, 1);
-                       cfs_list_del(&req->rq_list);
-                       svcpt->scp_nreqs_active++;
-                       ptlrpc_hpreq_fini(req);
-                       ptlrpc_server_finish_request(svcpt, req);
+               while (ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, true)) {
+                       req = ptlrpc_server_request_get(svcpt, true);
+                       ptlrpc_server_finish_active_request(svcpt, req);
                }
 
                LASSERT(cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_rqbd_posted));
@@ -3108,17 +3178,19 @@ int ptlrpc_unregister_service(struct ptlrpc_service *service)
 
        service->srv_is_stopping = 1;
 
-       cfs_spin_lock(&ptlrpc_all_services_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&ptlrpc_all_services_mutex);
        cfs_list_del_init(&service->srv_list);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&ptlrpc_all_services_lock);
-
-       ptlrpc_lprocfs_unregister_service(service);
+       mutex_unlock(&ptlrpc_all_services_mutex);
 
        ptlrpc_service_del_atimer(service);
        ptlrpc_stop_all_threads(service);
 
        ptlrpc_service_unlink_rqbd(service);
        ptlrpc_service_purge_all(service);
+       ptlrpc_service_nrs_cleanup(service);
+
+       ptlrpc_lprocfs_unregister_service(service);
+
        ptlrpc_service_free(service);
 
        RETURN(0);
@@ -3133,29 +3205,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_unregister_service);
  * to be shot, so it's intentionally non-aggressive. */
 int ptlrpc_svcpt_health_check(struct ptlrpc_service_part *svcpt)
 {
-       struct ptlrpc_request           *request;
+       struct ptlrpc_request           *request = NULL;
        struct timeval                  right_now;
        long                            timediff;
 
-       cfs_gettimeofday(&right_now);
-
-       cfs_spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-       if (!ptlrpc_server_request_pending(svcpt, 1)) {
-               cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
-               return 0;
-       }
+       do_gettimeofday(&right_now);
 
+       spin_lock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
        /* How long has the next entry been waiting? */
-       if (cfs_list_empty(&svcpt->scp_req_pending)) {
-               request = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_hreq_pending.next,
-                                        struct ptlrpc_request, rq_list);
-       } else {
-               request = cfs_list_entry(svcpt->scp_req_pending.next,
-                                        struct ptlrpc_request, rq_list);
+       if (ptlrpc_server_high_pending(svcpt, true))
+               request = ptlrpc_nrs_req_peek_nolock(svcpt, true);
+       else if (ptlrpc_server_normal_pending(svcpt, true))
+               request = ptlrpc_nrs_req_peek_nolock(svcpt, false);
+
+       if (request == NULL) {
+               spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+               return 0;
        }
 
        timediff = cfs_timeval_sub(&right_now, &request->rq_arrival_time, NULL);
-       cfs_spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
+       spin_unlock(&svcpt->scp_req_lock);
 
        if ((timediff / ONE_MILLION) >
            (AT_OFF ? obd_timeout * 3 / 2 : at_max)) {
@@ -3173,7 +3242,7 @@ ptlrpc_service_health_check(struct ptlrpc_service *svc)
        struct ptlrpc_service_part      *svcpt;
        int                             i;
 
-       if (svc == NULL || svc->srv_parts == NULL)
+       if (svc == NULL)
                return 0;
 
        ptlrpc_service_for_each_part(svcpt, i, svc) {