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diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 76fc4d594acb..5c4161f1fd9a 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ struct wb_writeback_args {
long nr_pages;
struct super_block *sb;
enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
- int for_kupdate:1;
- int range_cyclic:1;
- int for_background:1;
+ unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
+ unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
+ unsigned int for_background:1;
+ unsigned int sb_pinned:1;
};
/*
@@ -191,7 +193,8 @@ static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
}
static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
- struct wb_writeback_args *args)
+ struct wb_writeback_args *args,
+ int wait)
{
struct bdi_work *work;
@@ -203,6 +206,8 @@ static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
if (work) {
bdi_work_init(work, args);
bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
+ if (wait)
+ bdi_wait_on_work_clear(work);
} else {
struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
@@ -229,6 +234,11 @@ static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
.nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
.range_cyclic = 0,
+ /*
+ * Setting sb_pinned is not necessary for WB_SYNC_ALL, but
+ * lets make it explicitly clear.
+ */
+ .sb_pinned = 1,
};
struct bdi_work work;
@@ -244,21 +254,23 @@ static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
* @bdi: the backing device to write from
* @sb: write inodes from this super_block
* @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
+ * @sb_locked: caller already holds sb umount sem.
*
* Description:
* This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
* started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
- * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
+ * completion. Caller specifies whether sb umount sem is held already or not.
*
*/
void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
- long nr_pages)
+ long nr_pages, int sb_locked)
{
struct wb_writeback_args args = {
.sb = sb,
.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
.nr_pages = nr_pages,
.range_cyclic = 1,
+ .sb_pinned = sb_locked,
};
/*
@@ -270,7 +282,7 @@ void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
args.for_background = 1;
}
- bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
+ bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args, sb_locked);
}
/*
@@ -451,11 +463,9 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
- /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
- dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
+ /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
- inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
-
+ inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
@@ -471,6 +481,15 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
ret = err;
}
+ /*
+ * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
+ * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
+ * write_inode()
+ */
+ spin_lock(&inode_lock);
+ dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
+ inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
+ spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
@@ -553,108 +572,85 @@ select_queue:
return ret;
}
-static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block **psb)
+static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
{
- struct super_block *sb = *psb;
-
- if (sb) {
- up_read(&sb->s_umount);
- put_super(sb);
- *psb = NULL;
- }
+ up_read(&sb->s_umount);
+ put_super(sb);
}
+enum sb_pin_state {
+ SB_PINNED,
+ SB_NOT_PINNED,
+ SB_PIN_FAILED
+};
+
/*
* For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
* before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
* go away while we are writing inodes from it.
- *
- * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
- * 1 if we failed.
*/
-static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
- struct inode *inode, struct super_block **psb)
+static enum sb_pin_state pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
+ struct super_block *sb)
{
- struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-
- /*
- * If this sb is already pinned, nothing more to do. If not and
- * *psb is non-NULL, unpin the old one first
- */
- if (sb == *psb)
- return 0;
- else if (*psb)
- unpin_sb_for_writeback(psb);
-
/*
* Caller must already hold the ref for this
*/
- if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
+ if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc->sb_pinned) {
WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
- return 0;
+ return SB_NOT_PINNED;
}
-
spin_lock(&sb_lock);
sb->s_count++;
if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
if (sb->s_root) {
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
- goto pinned;
+ return SB_PINNED;
}
/*
* umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
*/
up_read(&sb->s_umount);
}
-
sb->s_count--;
spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
- return 1;
-pinned:
- *psb = sb;
- return 0;
+ return SB_PIN_FAILED;
}
-static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
- struct writeback_control *wbc)
+/*
+ * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
+ * If @wbc->sb != NULL, then find and write all such
+ * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
+ * in reverse order.
+ * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
+ * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
+ */
+static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
+ struct bdi_writeback *wb,
+ struct writeback_control *wbc)
{
- struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb, *pin_sb = NULL;
- const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
-
- spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-
- if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
- queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
-
while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
- struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
- struct inode, i_list);
long pages_skipped;
-
- /*
- * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
- */
- if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
+ struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
+ struct inode, i_list);
+ if (wbc->sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
+ /* super block given and doesn't
+ match, skip this inode */
redirty_tail(inode);
continue;
}
-
+ if (sb != inode->i_sb)
+ /* finish with this superblock */
+ return 0;
if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
requeue_io(inode);
continue;
}
-
/*
* Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
* This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
*/
- if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
- break;
-
- if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode, &pin_sb)) {
- requeue_io(inode);
- continue;
- }
+ if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
+ return 1;
BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
__iget(inode);
@@ -673,14 +669,50 @@ static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
spin_lock(&inode_lock);
if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
wbc->more_io = 1;
- break;
+ return 1;
}
if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
wbc->more_io = 1;
}
+ /* b_io is empty */
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
+ struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
+ spin_lock(&inode_lock);
+ if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
+ queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
- unpin_sb_for_writeback(&pin_sb);
+ while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
+ struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
+ struct inode, i_list);
+ struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+ enum sb_pin_state state;
+ if (wbc->sb && sb != wbc->sb) {
+ /* super block given and doesn't
+ match, skip this inode */
+ redirty_tail(inode);
+ continue;
+ }
+ state = pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, sb);
+
+ if (state == SB_PIN_FAILED) {
+ requeue_io(inode);
+ continue;
+ }
+ ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc);
+
+ if (state == SB_PINNED)
+ unpin_sb_for_writeback(sb);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
/* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
}
@@ -737,6 +769,7 @@ static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
.for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
.for_background = args->for_background,
.range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
+ .sb_pinned = args->sb_pinned,
};
unsigned long oldest_jif;
long wrote = 0;
@@ -838,6 +871,12 @@ static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
unsigned long expired;
long nr_pages;
+ /*
+ * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
+ */
+ if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
+ return 0;
+
expired = wb->last_old_flush +
msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
@@ -873,6 +912,7 @@ long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
+ int post_clear;
/*
* Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
@@ -880,11 +920,13 @@ long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
if (force_wait)
work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
+ post_clear = WB_SYNC_ALL || args.sb_pinned;
+
/*
* If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
* that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
*/
- if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
+ if (!post_clear)
wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
@@ -893,7 +935,7 @@ long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
* This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
* notification when we have completed the work.
*/
- if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
+ if (post_clear)
wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
}
@@ -933,8 +975,17 @@ int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
break;
}
- wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
- schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
+ if (dirty_writeback_interval) {
+ wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
+ schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
+ } else {
+ set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+ if (list_empty_careful(&wb->bdi->work_list) &&
+ !kthread_should_stop())
+ schedule();
+ __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+ }
+
try_to_freeze();
}
@@ -960,7 +1011,7 @@ static void bdi_writeback_all(struct super_block *sb, long nr_pages)
if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
continue;
- bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
+ bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args, 0);
}
rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -1169,6 +1220,18 @@ static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
iput(old_inode);
}
+static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, int sb_locked)
+{
+ unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
+ unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
+ long nr_to_write;
+
+ nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
+ (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
+
+ bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb, nr_to_write, sb_locked);
+}
+
/**
* writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
* @sb: the superblock
@@ -1180,18 +1243,23 @@ static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
*/
void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
{
- unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
- unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
- long nr_to_write;
-
- nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
- (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
-
- bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb, nr_to_write);
+ __writeback_inodes_sb(sb, 0);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
/**
+ * writeback_inodes_sb_locked - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
+ * @sb: the superblock
+ *
+ * Like writeback_inodes_sb(), except the caller already holds the
+ * sb umount sem.
+ */
+void writeback_inodes_sb_locked(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+ __writeback_inodes_sb(sb, 1);
+}
+
+/**
* writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
* @sb: the superblock
*