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diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 45ad4bb700e6..7f6dae8aa47f 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
19#include <linux/sched.h> 19#include <linux/sched.h>
20#include <linux/fs.h> 20#include <linux/fs.h>
21#include <linux/mm.h> 21#include <linux/mm.h>
22#include <linux/kthread.h>
23#include <linux/freezer.h>
22#include <linux/writeback.h> 24#include <linux/writeback.h>
23#include <linux/blkdev.h> 25#include <linux/blkdev.h>
24#include <linux/backing-dev.h> 26#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
@@ -27,165 +29,208 @@
27 29
28#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info) 30#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
29 31
30/** 32/*
31 * writeback_acquire - attempt to get exclusive writeback access to a device 33 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
32 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
33 *
34 * It is a waste of resources to have more than one pdflush thread blocked on
35 * a single request queue. Exclusion at the request_queue level is obtained
36 * via a flag in the request_queue's backing_dev_info.state.
37 *
38 * Non-request_queue-backed address_spaces will share default_backing_dev_info,
39 * unless they implement their own. Which is somewhat inefficient, as this
40 * may prevent concurrent writeback against multiple devices.
41 */ 34 */
42static int writeback_acquire(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) 35struct bdi_work {
36 struct list_head list;
37 struct list_head wait_list;
38 struct rcu_head rcu_head;
39
40 unsigned long seen;
41 atomic_t pending;
42
43 struct super_block *sb;
44 unsigned long nr_pages;
45 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
46
47 unsigned long state;
48};
49
50enum {
51 WS_USED_B = 0,
52 WS_ONSTACK_B,
53};
54
55#define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
56#define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
57
58static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
59{
60 return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
61}
62
63static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
64 struct writeback_control *wbc)
65{
66 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
67 work->sb = wbc->sb;
68 work->nr_pages = wbc->nr_to_write;
69 work->sync_mode = wbc->sync_mode;
70 work->state = WS_USED;
71}
72
73static inline void bdi_work_init_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work,
74 struct writeback_control *wbc)
43{ 75{
44 return !test_and_set_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state); 76 bdi_work_init(work, wbc);
77 work->state |= WS_ONSTACK;
45} 78}
46 79
47/** 80/**
48 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress 81 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
49 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure. 82 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
50 * 83 *
51 * Determine whether there is writeback in progress against a backing device. 84 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
85 * backing device.
52 */ 86 */
53int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) 87int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
54{ 88{
55 return test_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state); 89 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
56} 90}
57 91
58/** 92static void bdi_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
59 * writeback_release - relinquish exclusive writeback access against a device.
60 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
61 */
62static void writeback_release(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
63{ 93{
64 BUG_ON(!writeback_in_progress(bdi)); 94 clear_bit(WS_USED_B, &work->state);
65 clear_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state); 95 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
96 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
66} 97}
67 98
68static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode) 99static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
69{ 100{
70 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) { 101 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
71 struct dentry *dentry;
72 const char *name = "?";
73 102
74 dentry = d_find_alias(inode); 103 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
75 if (dentry) { 104 kfree(work);
76 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock); 105 else
77 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name; 106 bdi_work_clear(work);
78 }
79 printk(KERN_DEBUG
80 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
81 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
82 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
83 if (dentry) {
84 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
85 dput(dentry);
86 }
87 }
88} 107}
89 108
90/** 109static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
91 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
92 * @inode: inode to mark
93 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
94 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
95 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
96 *
97 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
98 *
99 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
100 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
101 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
102 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
103 *
104 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
105 * them dirty.
106 *
107 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
108 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
109 *
110 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
111 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
112 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
113 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
114 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
115 * blockdev inode.
116 */
117void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
118{ 110{
119 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb; 111 const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->sync_mode;
120 112
121 /* 113 /*
122 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually 114 * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
123 * dirty the inode itself 115 * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
116 * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
117 * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
124 */ 118 */
125 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) { 119 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
126 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode) 120 bdi_work_clear(work);
127 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode); 121 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || bdi_work_on_stack(work))
128 } 122 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
123}
129 124
125static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
126{
130 /* 127 /*
131 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state 128 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
132 * -- mikulas 129 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
133 */ 130 */
134 smp_mb(); 131 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
132 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
135 133
136 /* avoid the locking if we can */ 134 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
137 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags) 135 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
138 return; 136 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
139
140 if (unlikely(block_dump))
141 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
142 137
143 spin_lock(&inode_lock); 138 wb_work_complete(work);
144 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) { 139 }
145 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY; 140}
146 141
147 inode->i_state |= flags; 142static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
143{
144 if (work) {
145 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
146 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
147 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
148 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
148 149
149 /* 150 /*
150 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state. 151 * Make sure stores are seen before it appears on the list
151 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
152 * superblock list, based upon its state.
153 */ 152 */
154 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) 153 smp_mb();
155 goto out;
156 154
157 /* 155 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
158 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's 156 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
159 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well. 157 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
160 */ 158 }
161 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) { 159
162 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash)) 160 /*
163 goto out; 161 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
164 } 162 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
165 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR)) 163 */
166 goto out; 164 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
165 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
166 else {
167 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
167 168
168 /* 169 /*
169 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't 170 * If we failed allocating the bdi work item, wake up the wb
170 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering). 171 * thread always. As a safety precaution, it'll flush out
172 * everything
171 */ 173 */
172 if (!was_dirty) { 174 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
173 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies; 175 if (work)
174 list_move(&inode->i_list, 176 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
175 &inode_to_bdi(inode)->b_dirty); 177 } else if (wb->task)
176 } 178 wake_up_process(wb->task);
177 } 179 }
178out:
179 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
180} 180}
181 181
182EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty); 182/*
183 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
184 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
185 */
186static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
187{
188 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
189 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
190}
183 191
184static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync) 192static struct bdi_work *bdi_alloc_work(struct writeback_control *wbc)
185{ 193{
186 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode)) 194 struct bdi_work *work;
187 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync); 195
188 return 0; 196 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
197 if (work)
198 bdi_work_init(work, wbc);
199
200 return work;
201}
202
203void bdi_start_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc)
204{
205 const bool must_wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
206 struct bdi_work work_stack, *work = NULL;
207
208 if (!must_wait)
209 work = bdi_alloc_work(wbc);
210
211 if (!work) {
212 work = &work_stack;
213 bdi_work_init_on_stack(work, wbc);
214 }
215
216 bdi_queue_work(wbc->bdi, work);
217
218 /*
219 * If the sync mode is WB_SYNC_ALL, block waiting for the work to
220 * complete. If not, we only need to wait for the work to be started,
221 * if we allocated it on-stack. We use the same mechanism, if the
222 * wait bit is set in the bdi_work struct, then threads will not
223 * clear pending until after they are done.
224 *
225 * Note that work == &work_stack if must_wait is true, so we don't
226 * need to do call_rcu() here ever, since the completion path will
227 * have done that for us.
228 */
229 if (must_wait || work == &work_stack) {
230 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(work);
231 if (work != &work_stack)
232 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
233 }
189} 234}
190 235
191/* 236/*
@@ -199,16 +244,16 @@ static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
199 */ 244 */
200static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode) 245static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
201{ 246{
202 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode); 247 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
203 248
204 if (!list_empty(&bdi->b_dirty)) { 249 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
205 struct inode *tail; 250 struct inode *tail;
206 251
207 tail = list_entry(bdi->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list); 252 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
208 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when)) 253 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
209 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies; 254 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
210 } 255 }
211 list_move(&inode->i_list, &bdi->b_dirty); 256 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
212} 257}
213 258
214/* 259/*
@@ -216,7 +261,9 @@ static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
216 */ 261 */
217static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode) 262static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
218{ 263{
219 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_to_bdi(inode)->b_more_io); 264 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
265
266 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
220} 267}
221 268
222static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode) 269static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
@@ -263,52 +310,18 @@ static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
263/* 310/*
264 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first. 311 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
265 */ 312 */
266static void queue_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, 313static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
267 unsigned long *older_than_this)
268{ 314{
269 list_splice_init(&bdi->b_more_io, bdi->b_io.prev); 315 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
270 move_expired_inodes(&bdi->b_dirty, &bdi->b_io, older_than_this); 316 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
271} 317}
272 318
273static int sb_on_inode_list(struct super_block *sb, struct list_head *list) 319static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
274{
275 struct inode *inode;
276 int ret = 0;
277
278 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
279 list_for_each_entry(inode, list, i_list) {
280 if (inode->i_sb == sb) {
281 ret = 1;
282 break;
283 }
284 }
285 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
286 return ret;
287}
288
289int sb_has_dirty_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
290{ 320{
291 struct backing_dev_info *bdi; 321 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
292 int ret = 0; 322 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
293 323 return 0;
294 /*
295 * This is REALLY expensive right now, but it'll go away
296 * when the bdi writeback is introduced
297 */
298 mutex_lock(&bdi_lock);
299 list_for_each_entry(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
300 if (sb_on_inode_list(sb, &bdi->b_dirty) ||
301 sb_on_inode_list(sb, &bdi->b_io) ||
302 sb_on_inode_list(sb, &bdi->b_more_io)) {
303 ret = 1;
304 break;
305 }
306 }
307 mutex_unlock(&bdi_lock);
308
309 return ret;
310} 324}
311EXPORT_SYMBOL(sb_has_dirty_inodes);
312 325
313/* 326/*
314 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. 327 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
@@ -466,20 +479,71 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
466 return ret; 479 return ret;
467} 480}
468 481
469static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, 482/*
470 struct writeback_control *wbc, 483 * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
471 struct super_block *sb) 484 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
485 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
486 *
487 * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
488 * 1 if we failed.
489 */
490static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
491 struct inode *inode)
492{
493 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
494
495 /*
496 * Caller must already hold the ref for this
497 */
498 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
499 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
500 return 0;
501 }
502
503 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
504 sb->s_count++;
505 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
506 if (sb->s_root) {
507 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
508 return 0;
509 }
510 /*
511 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
512 */
513 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
514 }
515
516 sb->s_count--;
517 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
518 return 1;
519}
520
521static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
522 struct inode *inode)
523{
524 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
525
526 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
527 return;
528
529 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
530 put_super(sb);
531}
532
533static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
534 struct writeback_control *wbc)
472{ 535{
536 struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb;
473 const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb); 537 const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb);
474 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */ 538 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
475 539
476 spin_lock(&inode_lock); 540 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
477 541
478 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&bdi->b_io)) 542 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
479 queue_io(bdi, wbc->older_than_this); 543 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
480 544
481 while (!list_empty(&bdi->b_io)) { 545 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
482 struct inode *inode = list_entry(bdi->b_io.prev, 546 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
483 struct inode, i_list); 547 struct inode, i_list);
484 long pages_skipped; 548 long pages_skipped;
485 549
@@ -491,7 +555,7 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
491 continue; 555 continue;
492 } 556 }
493 557
494 if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) { 558 if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi)) {
495 redirty_tail(inode); 559 redirty_tail(inode);
496 if (is_blkdev_sb) { 560 if (is_blkdev_sb) {
497 /* 561 /*
@@ -513,7 +577,7 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
513 continue; 577 continue;
514 } 578 }
515 579
516 if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(bdi)) { 580 if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(wb->bdi)) {
517 wbc->encountered_congestion = 1; 581 wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
518 if (!is_blkdev_sb) 582 if (!is_blkdev_sb)
519 break; /* Skip a congested fs */ 583 break; /* Skip a congested fs */
@@ -521,13 +585,6 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
521 continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */ 585 continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */
522 } 586 }
523 587
524 if (wbc->bdi && bdi != wbc->bdi) {
525 if (!is_blkdev_sb)
526 break; /* fs has the wrong queue */
527 requeue_io(inode);
528 continue; /* blockdev has wrong queue */
529 }
530
531 /* 588 /*
532 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called? 589 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
533 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock. 590 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
@@ -535,16 +592,16 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
535 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start)) 592 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
536 break; 593 break;
537 594
538 /* Is another pdflush already flushing this queue? */ 595 if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode)) {
539 if (current_is_pdflush() && !writeback_acquire(bdi)) 596 requeue_io(inode);
540 break; 597 continue;
598 }
541 599
542 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR)); 600 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
543 __iget(inode); 601 __iget(inode);
544 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped; 602 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
545 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc); 603 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
546 if (current_is_pdflush()) 604 unpin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode);
547 writeback_release(bdi);
548 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) { 605 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
549 /* 606 /*
550 * writeback is not making progress due to locked 607 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
@@ -560,7 +617,7 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
560 wbc->more_io = 1; 617 wbc->more_io = 1;
561 break; 618 break;
562 } 619 }
563 if (!list_empty(&bdi->b_more_io)) 620 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
564 wbc->more_io = 1; 621 wbc->more_io = 1;
565 } 622 }
566 623
@@ -568,139 +625,500 @@ static void generic_sync_bdi_inodes(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
568 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */ 625 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
569} 626}
570 627
628void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
629{
630 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
631
632 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
633}
634
571/* 635/*
572 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed 636 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
573 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode. 637 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
574 * 638 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
575 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which 639 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
576 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this. 640 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
577 * 641 */
578 * If we're a pdlfush thread, then implement pdflush collision avoidance 642#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
579 * against the entire list. 643
644static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
645{
646 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
647
648 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
649
650 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
651 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
652}
653
654/*
655 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
580 * 656 *
581 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue. 657 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
582 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by 658 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
583 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks, 659 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
584 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue. 660 * older than a specific point in time.
585 * 661 *
586 * FIXME: this linear search could get expensive with many fileystems. But 662 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
587 * how to fix? We need to go from an address_space to all inodes which share 663 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
588 * a queue with that address_space. (Easy: have a global "dirty superblocks" 664 * one-second gap.
589 * list).
590 * 665 *
591 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto 666 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
592 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed 667 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
593 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
594 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
595 */ 668 */
596static void generic_sync_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, 669static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
597 struct writeback_control *wbc) 670 struct super_block *sb,
671 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode, int for_kupdate)
598{ 672{
599 struct backing_dev_info *bdi; 673 struct writeback_control wbc = {
600 674 .bdi = wb->bdi,
601 if (!wbc->bdi) { 675 .sb = sb,
602 mutex_lock(&bdi_lock); 676 .sync_mode = sync_mode,
603 list_for_each_entry(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) 677 .older_than_this = NULL,
604 generic_sync_bdi_inodes(bdi, wbc, sb); 678 .for_kupdate = for_kupdate,
605 mutex_unlock(&bdi_lock); 679 .range_cyclic = 1,
606 } else 680 };
607 generic_sync_bdi_inodes(wbc->bdi, wbc, sb); 681 unsigned long oldest_jif;
682 long wrote = 0;
608 683
609 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) { 684 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
610 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL; 685 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
686 oldest_jif = jiffies -
687 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
688 }
611 689
612 spin_lock(&inode_lock); 690 for (;;) {
691 /*
692 * Don't flush anything for non-integrity writeback where
693 * no nr_pages was given
694 */
695 if (!for_kupdate && nr_pages <= 0 && sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
696 break;
613 697
614 /* 698 /*
615 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback, 699 * If no specific pages were given and this is just a
616 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync 700 * periodic background writeout and we are below the
617 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out. 701 * background dirty threshold, don't do anything
618 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
619 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
620 */ 702 */
621 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) { 703 if (for_kupdate && nr_pages <= 0 && !over_bground_thresh())
622 struct address_space *mapping; 704 break;
623 705
624 if (inode->i_state & 706 wbc.more_io = 0;
625 (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW)) 707 wbc.encountered_congestion = 0;
626 continue; 708 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
627 mapping = inode->i_mapping; 709 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
628 if (mapping->nrpages == 0) 710 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
711 nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
712 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
713
714 /*
715 * If we ran out of stuff to write, bail unless more_io got set
716 */
717 if (wbc.nr_to_write > 0 || wbc.pages_skipped > 0) {
718 if (wbc.more_io && !wbc.for_kupdate)
629 continue; 719 continue;
630 __iget(inode); 720 break;
631 spin_unlock(&inode_lock); 721 }
722 }
723
724 return wrote;
725}
726
727/*
728 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
729 * wb thread yet
730 */
731static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
732 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
733{
734 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
735
736 rcu_read_lock();
737
738 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
739 if (!test_and_clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
740 continue;
741
742 ret = work;
743 break;
744 }
745
746 rcu_read_unlock();
747 return ret;
748}
749
750static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
751{
752 unsigned long expired;
753 long nr_pages;
754
755 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
756 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
757 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
758 return 0;
759
760 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
761 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
762 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
763 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
764
765 if (nr_pages)
766 return wb_writeback(wb, nr_pages, NULL, WB_SYNC_NONE, 1);
767
768 return 0;
769}
770
771/*
772 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
773 */
774long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
775{
776 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
777 struct bdi_work *work;
778 long nr_pages, wrote = 0;
779
780 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
781 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
782
783 nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
784
785 /*
786 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
787 */
788 if (force_wait)
789 work->sync_mode = sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
790 else
791 sync_mode = work->sync_mode;
792
793 /*
794 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
795 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
796 */
797 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
798 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
799
800 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, nr_pages, work->sb, sync_mode, 0);
801
802 /*
803 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
804 * notification when we have completed the work.
805 */
806 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
807 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
808 }
809
810 /*
811 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
812 */
813 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
814
815 return wrote;
816}
817
818/*
819 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
820 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
821 */
822int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
823{
824 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
825 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
826 long pages_written;
827
828 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
829 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
830
831 if (pages_written)
832 last_active = jiffies;
833 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
834 unsigned long max_idle;
835
632 /* 836 /*
633 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have 837 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
634 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the 838 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
635 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can 839 * recreated automatically.
636 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
637 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
638 * it later.
639 */ 840 */
640 iput(old_inode); 841 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
641 old_inode = inode; 842 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
843 break;
844 }
845
846 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
847 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
848 schedule_timeout(wait_jiffies);
849 try_to_freeze();
850 }
851
852 return 0;
853}
854
855/*
856 * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. Expensive! If this is a data
857 * integrity operation, writeback will be complete when this returns. If
858 * we are simply called for WB_SYNC_NONE, then writeback will merely be
859 * scheduled to run.
860 */
861static void bdi_writeback_all(struct writeback_control *wbc)
862{
863 const bool must_wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
864 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
865 struct bdi_work *work;
866 LIST_HEAD(list);
867
868restart:
869 spin_lock(&bdi_lock);
870
871 list_for_each_entry(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
872 struct bdi_work *work;
873
874 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
875 continue;
642 876
643 filemap_fdatawait(mapping); 877 /*
878 * If work allocation fails, do the writes inline. We drop
879 * the lock and restart the list writeout. This should be OK,
880 * since this happens rarely and because the writeout should
881 * eventually make more free memory available.
882 */
883 work = bdi_alloc_work(wbc);
884 if (!work) {
885 struct writeback_control __wbc;
644 886
645 cond_resched(); 887 /*
888 * Not a data integrity writeout, just continue
889 */
890 if (!must_wait)
891 continue;
646 892
647 spin_lock(&inode_lock); 893 spin_unlock(&bdi_lock);
894 __wbc = *wbc;
895 __wbc.bdi = bdi;
896 writeback_inodes_wbc(&__wbc);
897 goto restart;
648 } 898 }
649 spin_unlock(&inode_lock); 899 if (must_wait)
650 iput(old_inode); 900 list_add_tail(&work->wait_list, &list);
901
902 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
903 }
904
905 spin_unlock(&bdi_lock);
906
907 /*
908 * If this is for WB_SYNC_ALL, wait for pending work to complete
909 * before returning.
910 */
911 while (!list_empty(&list)) {
912 work = list_entry(list.next, struct bdi_work, wait_list);
913 list_del(&work->wait_list);
914 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(work);
915 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
651 } 916 }
652} 917}
653 918
654/* 919/*
655 * Start writeback of dirty pagecache data against all unlocked inodes. 920 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
921 * the whole world.
922 */
923void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
924{
925 struct writeback_control wbc = {
926 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
927 .older_than_this = NULL,
928 .range_cyclic = 1,
929 };
930
931 if (nr_pages == 0)
932 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
933 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
934 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_pages;
935 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
936}
937
938static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
939{
940 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
941 struct dentry *dentry;
942 const char *name = "?";
943
944 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
945 if (dentry) {
946 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
947 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
948 }
949 printk(KERN_DEBUG
950 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
951 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
952 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
953 if (dentry) {
954 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
955 dput(dentry);
956 }
957 }
958}
959
960/**
961 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
962 * @inode: inode to mark
963 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
964 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
965 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
656 * 966 *
657 * Note: 967 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
658 * We don't need to grab a reference to superblock here. If it has non-empty 968 *
659 * ->b_dirty it's hadn't been killed yet and kill_super() won't proceed 969 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
660 * past sync_inodes_sb() until the ->b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io lists are all 970 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
661 * empty. Since __sync_single_inode() regains inode_lock before it finally moves 971 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
662 * inode from superblock lists we are OK. 972 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
973 *
974 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
975 * them dirty.
663 * 976 *
664 * If `older_than_this' is non-zero then only flush inodes which have a 977 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
665 * flushtime older than *older_than_this. 978 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
666 * 979 *
667 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we will scan the first inode against each 980 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
668 * superblock until we find the matching ones. One group will be the dirty 981 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
669 * inodes against a filesystem. Then when we hit the dummy blockdev superblock, 982 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
670 * sync_sb_inodes will seekout the blockdev which matches `bdi'. Maybe not 983 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
671 * super-efficient but we're about to do a ton of I/O... 984 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
985 * blockdev inode.
672 */ 986 */
673void 987void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
674writeback_inodes(struct writeback_control *wbc)
675{ 988{
676 struct super_block *sb; 989 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
677 990
678 might_sleep(); 991 /*
679 spin_lock(&sb_lock); 992 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
680restart: 993 * dirty the inode itself
681 list_for_each_entry_reverse(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) { 994 */
682 if (sb_has_dirty_inodes(sb)) { 995 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
683 /* we're making our own get_super here */ 996 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
684 sb->s_count++; 997 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
685 spin_unlock(&sb_lock); 998 }
686 /* 999
687 * If we can't get the readlock, there's no sense in 1000 /*
688 * waiting around, most of the time the FS is going to 1001 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
689 * be unmounted by the time it is released. 1002 * -- mikulas
690 */ 1003 */
691 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) { 1004 smp_mb();
692 if (sb->s_root) 1005
693 generic_sync_sb_inodes(sb, wbc); 1006 /* avoid the locking if we can */
694 up_read(&sb->s_umount); 1007 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
695 } 1008 return;
696 spin_lock(&sb_lock); 1009
697 if (__put_super_and_need_restart(sb)) 1010 if (unlikely(block_dump))
698 goto restart; 1011 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1012
1013 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1014 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1015 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1016
1017 inode->i_state |= flags;
1018
1019 /*
1020 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1021 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1022 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1023 */
1024 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1025 goto out;
1026
1027 /*
1028 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1029 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1030 */
1031 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1032 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1033 goto out;
1034 }
1035 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1036 goto out;
1037
1038 /*
1039 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1040 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1041 */
1042 if (!was_dirty) {
1043 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
1044
1045 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1046 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
699 } 1047 }
700 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0)
701 break;
702 } 1048 }
703 spin_unlock(&sb_lock); 1049out:
1050 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1051}
1052EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1053
1054/*
1055 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1056 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1057 *
1058 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1059 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1060 *
1061 * If we're a pdlfush thread, then implement pdflush collision avoidance
1062 * against the entire list.
1063 *
1064 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
1065 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1066 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1067 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1068 *
1069 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1070 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1071 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1072 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1073 */
1074static void wait_sb_inodes(struct writeback_control *wbc)
1075{
1076 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1077
1078 /*
1079 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1080 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1081 */
1082 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&wbc->sb->s_umount));
1083
1084 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1085
1086 /*
1087 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1088 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1089 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1090 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1091 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1092 */
1093 list_for_each_entry(inode, &wbc->sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
1094 struct address_space *mapping;
1095
1096 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1097 continue;
1098 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1099 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1100 continue;
1101 __iget(inode);
1102 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1103 /*
1104 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1105 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1106 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1107 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1108 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1109 * it later.
1110 */
1111 iput(old_inode);
1112 old_inode = inode;
1113
1114 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1115
1116 cond_resched();
1117
1118 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1119 }
1120 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1121 iput(old_inode);
704} 1122}
705 1123
706/** 1124/**
@@ -715,6 +1133,7 @@ restart:
715long writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb) 1133long writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
716{ 1134{
717 struct writeback_control wbc = { 1135 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1136 .sb = sb,
718 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE, 1137 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
719 .range_start = 0, 1138 .range_start = 0,
720 .range_end = LLONG_MAX, 1139 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
@@ -727,7 +1146,7 @@ long writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
727 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused); 1146 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
728 1147
729 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write; 1148 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write;
730 generic_sync_sb_inodes(sb, &wbc); 1149 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
731 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write; 1150 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write;
732} 1151}
733EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb); 1152EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
@@ -742,6 +1161,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
742long sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb) 1161long sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
743{ 1162{
744 struct writeback_control wbc = { 1163 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1164 .sb = sb,
745 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL, 1165 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
746 .range_start = 0, 1166 .range_start = 0,
747 .range_end = LLONG_MAX, 1167 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
@@ -749,7 +1169,8 @@ long sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
749 long nr_to_write = LONG_MAX; /* doesn't actually matter */ 1169 long nr_to_write = LONG_MAX; /* doesn't actually matter */
750 1170
751 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write; 1171 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write;
752 generic_sync_sb_inodes(sb, &wbc); 1172 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
1173 wait_sb_inodes(&wbc);
753 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write; 1174 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write;
754} 1175}
755EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb); 1176EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);