writeback: make wakeup_dirtytime_writeback() handle multiple bdi_writeback's
[linux-2.6-block.git] / fs / fs-writeback.c
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1/*
2 * fs/fs-writeback.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
5 *
6 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
7 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
8 * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
9 * inode itself is not handled here.
10 *
e1f8e874 11 * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
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12 * Split out of fs/inode.c
13 * Additions for address_space-based writeback
14 */
15
16#include <linux/kernel.h>
630d9c47 17#include <linux/export.h>
1da177e4 18#include <linux/spinlock.h>
5a0e3ad6 19#include <linux/slab.h>
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20#include <linux/sched.h>
21#include <linux/fs.h>
22#include <linux/mm.h>
bc31b86a 23#include <linux/pagemap.h>
03ba3782 24#include <linux/kthread.h>
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25#include <linux/writeback.h>
26#include <linux/blkdev.h>
27#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
455b2864 28#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
719ea2fb 29#include <linux/device.h>
07f3f05c 30#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 31
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32/*
33 * 4MB minimal write chunk size
34 */
35#define MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES (4096UL >> (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 10))
36
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37/*
38 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
39 */
83ba7b07 40struct wb_writeback_work {
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41 long nr_pages;
42 struct super_block *sb;
0dc83bd3 43 unsigned long *older_than_this;
c4a77a6c 44 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
6e6938b6 45 unsigned int tagged_writepages:1;
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46 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
47 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
48 unsigned int for_background:1;
7747bd4b 49 unsigned int for_sync:1; /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
0e175a18 50 enum wb_reason reason; /* why was writeback initiated? */
c4a77a6c 51
8010c3b6 52 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
83ba7b07 53 struct completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
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54};
55
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56/*
57 * If an inode is constantly having its pages dirtied, but then the
58 * updates stop dirtytime_expire_interval seconds in the past, it's
59 * possible for the worst case time between when an inode has its
60 * timestamps updated and when they finally get written out to be two
61 * dirtytime_expire_intervals. We set the default to 12 hours (in
62 * seconds), which means most of the time inodes will have their
63 * timestamps written to disk after 12 hours, but in the worst case a
64 * few inodes might not their timestamps updated for 24 hours.
65 */
66unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval = 12 * 60 * 60;
67
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68static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
69{
70 return list_entry(head, struct inode, i_wb_list);
71}
72
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73/*
74 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
75 * wb_writeback_work structure and inline functions so that the definition
76 * remains local to this file.
77 */
78#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
79#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
80
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81EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_writepage);
82
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83static bool wb_io_lists_populated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
84{
85 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
86 return false;
87 } else {
88 set_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
95a46c65 89 WARN_ON_ONCE(!wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
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90 atomic_long_add(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
91 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
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92 return true;
93 }
94}
95
96static void wb_io_lists_depopulated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
97{
98 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && list_empty(&wb->b_dirty) &&
766a9d6e 99 list_empty(&wb->b_io) && list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
d6c10f1f 100 clear_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
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101 WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_long_sub_return(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
102 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth) < 0);
766a9d6e 103 }
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104}
105
106/**
107 * inode_wb_list_move_locked - move an inode onto a bdi_writeback IO list
108 * @inode: inode to be moved
109 * @wb: target bdi_writeback
110 * @head: one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io}
111 *
112 * Move @inode->i_wb_list to @list of @wb and set %WB_has_dirty_io.
113 * Returns %true if @inode is the first occupant of the !dirty_time IO
114 * lists; otherwise, %false.
115 */
116static bool inode_wb_list_move_locked(struct inode *inode,
117 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
118 struct list_head *head)
119{
120 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
121
122 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, head);
123
124 /* dirty_time doesn't count as dirty_io until expiration */
125 if (head != &wb->b_dirty_time)
126 return wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
127
128 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
129 return false;
130}
131
132/**
133 * inode_wb_list_del_locked - remove an inode from its bdi_writeback IO list
134 * @inode: inode to be removed
135 * @wb: bdi_writeback @inode is being removed from
136 *
137 * Remove @inode which may be on one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io} lists and
138 * clear %WB_has_dirty_io if all are empty afterwards.
139 */
140static void inode_wb_list_del_locked(struct inode *inode,
141 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
142{
143 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
144
145 list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
146 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
147}
148
f0054bb1 149static void wb_wakeup(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
5acda9d1 150{
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151 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
152 if (test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))
153 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
154 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
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155}
156
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157static void wb_queue_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
158 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
6585027a 159{
f0054bb1 160 trace_writeback_queue(wb->bdi, work);
6585027a 161
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162 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
163 if (!test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state)) {
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164 if (work->done)
165 complete(work->done);
166 goto out_unlock;
167 }
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168 list_add_tail(&work->list, &wb->work_list);
169 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
5acda9d1 170out_unlock:
f0054bb1 171 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
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172}
173
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174#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
175
176/**
177 * inode_congested - test whether an inode is congested
178 * @inode: inode to test for congestion
179 * @cong_bits: mask of WB_[a]sync_congested bits to test
180 *
181 * Tests whether @inode is congested. @cong_bits is the mask of congestion
182 * bits to test and the return value is the mask of set bits.
183 *
184 * If cgroup writeback is enabled for @inode, the congestion state is
185 * determined by whether the cgwb (cgroup bdi_writeback) for the blkcg
186 * associated with @inode is congested; otherwise, the root wb's congestion
187 * state is used.
188 */
189int inode_congested(struct inode *inode, int cong_bits)
190{
191 if (inode) {
192 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
193 if (wb)
194 return wb_congested(wb, cong_bits);
195 }
196
197 return wb_congested(&inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb, cong_bits);
198}
199EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(inode_congested);
200
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201/**
202 * wb_split_bdi_pages - split nr_pages to write according to bandwidth
203 * @wb: target bdi_writeback to split @nr_pages to
204 * @nr_pages: number of pages to write for the whole bdi
205 *
206 * Split @wb's portion of @nr_pages according to @wb's write bandwidth in
207 * relation to the total write bandwidth of all wb's w/ dirty inodes on
208 * @wb->bdi.
209 */
210static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
211{
212 unsigned long this_bw = wb->avg_write_bandwidth;
213 unsigned long tot_bw = atomic_long_read(&wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
214
215 if (nr_pages == LONG_MAX)
216 return LONG_MAX;
217
218 /*
219 * This may be called on clean wb's and proportional distribution
220 * may not make sense, just use the original @nr_pages in those
221 * cases. In general, we wanna err on the side of writing more.
222 */
223 if (!tot_bw || this_bw >= tot_bw)
224 return nr_pages;
225 else
226 return DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL((u64)nr_pages * this_bw, tot_bw);
227}
228
229#else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
230
231static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
232{
233 return nr_pages;
234}
235
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236#endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
237
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238void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
239 bool range_cyclic, enum wb_reason reason)
b6e51316 240{
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241 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
242
243 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb))
244 return;
245
246 /*
247 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
248 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
249 */
250 work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
251 if (!work) {
252 trace_writeback_nowork(wb->bdi);
253 wb_wakeup(wb);
254 return;
255 }
256
257 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
258 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
259 work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
260 work->reason = reason;
261
262 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
c5444198 263}
d3ddec76 264
c5444198 265/**
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266 * wb_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
267 * @wb: bdi_writback to write from
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268 *
269 * Description:
6585027a 270 * This makes sure WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback happens. When
9ecf4866 271 * this function returns, it is only guaranteed that for given wb
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272 * some IO is happening if we are over background dirty threshold.
273 * Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
c5444198 274 */
9ecf4866 275void wb_start_background_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
c5444198 276{
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277 /*
278 * We just wake up the flusher thread. It will perform background
279 * writeback as soon as there is no other work to do.
280 */
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281 trace_writeback_wake_background(wb->bdi);
282 wb_wakeup(wb);
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283}
284
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285/*
286 * Remove the inode from the writeback list it is on.
287 */
288void inode_wb_list_del(struct inode *inode)
289{
52ebea74 290 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
f758eeab 291
52ebea74 292 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
d6c10f1f 293 inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
52ebea74 294 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
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295}
296
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297/*
298 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
299 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
300 *
301 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 302 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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303 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
304 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
305 */
f758eeab 306static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
6610a0bc 307{
03ba3782 308 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 309 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 310
7ccf19a8 311 tail = wb_inode(wb->b_dirty.next);
66f3b8e2 312 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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313 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
314 }
d6c10f1f 315 inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty);
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316}
317
c986d1e2 318/*
66f3b8e2 319 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 320 */
f758eeab 321static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
c986d1e2 322{
d6c10f1f 323 inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_more_io);
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324}
325
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326static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
327{
365b94ae 328 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
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329 /* If inode is clean an unused, put it into LRU now... */
330 inode_add_lru(inode);
365b94ae 331 /* Waiters must see I_SYNC cleared before being woken up */
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332 smp_mb();
333 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
334}
335
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336static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
337{
338 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
339#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
340 /*
341 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
342 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
343 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 344 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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345 */
346 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
347#endif
348 return ret;
349}
350
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351#define EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME 0x0001
352
2c136579 353/*
0e2f2b23 354 * Move expired (dirtied before work->older_than_this) dirty inodes from
697e6fed 355 * @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
2c136579 356 */
e84d0a4f 357static int move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
2c136579 358 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
0ae45f63 359 int flags,
ad4e38dd 360 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
2c136579 361{
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362 unsigned long *older_than_this = NULL;
363 unsigned long expire_time;
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364 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
365 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 366 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 367 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 368 int do_sb_sort = 0;
e84d0a4f 369 int moved = 0;
5c03449d 370
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371 if ((flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME) == 0)
372 older_than_this = work->older_than_this;
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373 else if (!work->for_sync) {
374 expire_time = jiffies - (dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
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375 older_than_this = &expire_time;
376 }
2c136579 377 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
7ccf19a8 378 inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
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379 if (older_than_this &&
380 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 381 break;
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382 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &tmp);
383 moved++;
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384 if (flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME)
385 set_bit(__I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED, &inode->i_state);
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386 if (sb_is_blkdev_sb(inode->i_sb))
387 continue;
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388 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
389 do_sb_sort = 1;
390 sb = inode->i_sb;
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391 }
392
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393 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
394 if (!do_sb_sort) {
395 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
e84d0a4f 396 goto out;
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397 }
398
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399 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
400 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
7ccf19a8 401 sb = wb_inode(tmp.prev)->i_sb;
5c03449d 402 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
7ccf19a8 403 inode = wb_inode(pos);
5c03449d 404 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
7ccf19a8 405 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, dispatch_queue);
5c03449d 406 }
2c136579 407 }
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408out:
409 return moved;
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410}
411
412/*
413 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
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414 * Before
415 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
416 * =============> gf edc BA
417 * After
418 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
419 * =============> g fBAedc
420 * |
421 * +--> dequeue for IO
2c136579 422 */
ad4e38dd 423static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct wb_writeback_work *work)
66f3b8e2 424{
e84d0a4f 425 int moved;
0ae45f63 426
f758eeab 427 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
4ea879b9 428 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
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429 moved = move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, 0, work);
430 moved += move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty_time, &wb->b_io,
431 EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME, work);
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432 if (moved)
433 wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
ad4e38dd 434 trace_writeback_queue_io(wb, work, moved);
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435}
436
a9185b41 437static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 438{
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439 int ret;
440
441 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode)) {
442 trace_writeback_write_inode_start(inode, wbc);
443 ret = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
444 trace_writeback_write_inode(inode, wbc);
445 return ret;
446 }
03ba3782 447 return 0;
08d8e974 448}
08d8e974 449
1da177e4 450/*
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451 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Called with i_lock held.
452 * Caller must make sure inode cannot go away when we drop i_lock.
01c03194 453 */
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454static void __inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
455 __releases(inode->i_lock)
456 __acquires(inode->i_lock)
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457{
458 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
459 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
460
461 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
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462 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
463 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
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464 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, bit_wait,
465 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
250df6ed 466 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
58a9d3d8 467 }
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468}
469
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470/*
471 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Caller must have inode pinned.
472 */
473void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
474{
475 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
476 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
477 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
478}
479
480/*
481 * Sleep until I_SYNC is cleared. This function must be called with i_lock
482 * held and drops it. It is aimed for callers not holding any inode reference
483 * so once i_lock is dropped, inode can go away.
484 */
485static void inode_sleep_on_writeback(struct inode *inode)
486 __releases(inode->i_lock)
487{
488 DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
489 wait_queue_head_t *wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
490 int sleep;
491
492 prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
493 sleep = inode->i_state & I_SYNC;
494 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
495 if (sleep)
496 schedule();
497 finish_wait(wqh, &wait);
498}
499
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500/*
501 * Find proper writeback list for the inode depending on its current state and
502 * possibly also change of its state while we were doing writeback. Here we
503 * handle things such as livelock prevention or fairness of writeback among
504 * inodes. This function can be called only by flusher thread - noone else
505 * processes all inodes in writeback lists and requeueing inodes behind flusher
506 * thread's back can have unexpected consequences.
507 */
508static void requeue_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
509 struct writeback_control *wbc)
510{
511 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
512 return;
513
514 /*
515 * Sync livelock prevention. Each inode is tagged and synced in one
516 * shot. If still dirty, it will be redirty_tail()'ed below. Update
517 * the dirty time to prevent enqueue and sync it again.
518 */
519 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
520 (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc->tagged_writepages))
521 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
522
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523 if (wbc->pages_skipped) {
524 /*
525 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
526 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
527 */
528 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
529 return;
530 }
531
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532 if (mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
533 /*
534 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
535 * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
536 */
537 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
538 /* Slice used up. Queue for next turn. */
539 requeue_io(inode, wb);
540 } else {
541 /*
542 * Writeback blocked by something other than
543 * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
544 * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
545 * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
546 * that cannot be performed immediately.
547 */
548 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
549 }
550 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
551 /*
552 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback operations,
553 * such as delayed allocation during submission or metadata
554 * updates after data IO completion.
555 */
556 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
0ae45f63 557 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
a2f48706 558 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
d6c10f1f 559 inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty_time);
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560 } else {
561 /* The inode is clean. Remove from writeback lists. */
d6c10f1f 562 inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
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563 }
564}
565
01c03194 566/*
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567 * Write out an inode and its dirty pages. Do not update the writeback list
568 * linkage. That is left to the caller. The caller is also responsible for
569 * setting I_SYNC flag and calling inode_sync_complete() to clear it.
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570 */
571static int
cd8ed2a4 572__writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 573{
1da177e4 574 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
251d6a47 575 long nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write;
01c03194 576 unsigned dirty;
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577 int ret;
578
4f8ad655 579 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC));
1da177e4 580
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581 trace_writeback_single_inode_start(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
582
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583 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
584
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585 /*
586 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
587 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
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588 * I/O completion. We don't do it for sync(2) writeback because it has a
589 * separate, external IO completion path and ->sync_fs for guaranteeing
590 * inode metadata is written back correctly.
26821ed4 591 */
7747bd4b 592 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !wbc->for_sync) {
26821ed4 593 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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594 if (ret == 0)
595 ret = err;
596 }
597
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598 /*
599 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
600 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
601 * write_inode()
602 */
250df6ed 603 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
9c6ac78e 604
5547e8aa 605 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
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606 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
607 if ((dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) ||
608 unlikely(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED) ||
609 unlikely(time_after(jiffies,
610 (inode->dirtied_time_when +
611 dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ)))) {
612 dirty |= I_DIRTY_TIME | I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
613 trace_writeback_lazytime(inode);
614 }
615 } else
616 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
0ae45f63 617 inode->i_state &= ~dirty;
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618
619 /*
620 * Paired with smp_mb() in __mark_inode_dirty(). This allows
621 * __mark_inode_dirty() to test i_state without grabbing i_lock -
622 * either they see the I_DIRTY bits cleared or we see the dirtied
623 * inode.
624 *
625 * I_DIRTY_PAGES is always cleared together above even if @mapping
626 * still has dirty pages. The flag is reinstated after smp_mb() if
627 * necessary. This guarantees that either __mark_inode_dirty()
628 * sees clear I_DIRTY_PAGES or we see PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY.
629 */
630 smp_mb();
631
632 if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
633 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
634
250df6ed 635 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
9c6ac78e 636
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637 if (dirty & I_DIRTY_TIME)
638 mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
26821ed4 639 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
0ae45f63 640 if (dirty & ~I_DIRTY_PAGES) {
a9185b41 641 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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642 if (ret == 0)
643 ret = err;
644 }
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645 trace_writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
646 return ret;
647}
648
649/*
650 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Either the caller has an active reference
651 * on the inode or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set.
652 *
653 * This function is designed to be called for writing back one inode which
654 * we go e.g. from filesystem. Flusher thread uses __writeback_single_inode()
655 * and does more profound writeback list handling in writeback_sb_inodes().
656 */
657static int
658writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
659 struct writeback_control *wbc)
660{
661 int ret = 0;
662
663 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
664 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
665 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
666 else
667 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
668
669 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
670 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
671 goto out;
672 /*
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673 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait. Since callers hold
674 * inode reference or inode has I_WILL_FREE set, it cannot go
675 * away under us.
4f8ad655 676 */
169ebd90 677 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
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678 }
679 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
680 /*
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681 * Skip inode if it is clean and we have no outstanding writeback in
682 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode. We don't want to mess with writeback lists in this
683 * function since flusher thread may be doing for example sync in
684 * parallel and if we move the inode, it could get skipped. So here we
685 * make sure inode is on some writeback list and leave it there unless
686 * we have completely cleaned the inode.
4f8ad655 687 */
0ae45f63 688 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL) &&
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689 (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL ||
690 !mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK)))
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691 goto out;
692 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
693 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
694
cd8ed2a4 695 ret = __writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1da177e4 696
f758eeab 697 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
250df6ed 698 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
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699 /*
700 * If inode is clean, remove it from writeback lists. Otherwise don't
701 * touch it. See comment above for explanation.
702 */
0ae45f63 703 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
d6c10f1f 704 inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
4f8ad655 705 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1c0eeaf5 706 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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707out:
708 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
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709 return ret;
710}
711
a88a341a 712static long writeback_chunk_size(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1a12d8bd 713 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
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714{
715 long pages;
716
717 /*
718 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode does livelock avoidance by syncing dirty
719 * inodes/pages in one big loop. Setting wbc.nr_to_write=LONG_MAX
720 * here avoids calling into writeback_inodes_wb() more than once.
721 *
722 * The intended call sequence for WB_SYNC_ALL writeback is:
723 *
724 * wb_writeback()
725 * writeback_sb_inodes() <== called only once
726 * write_cache_pages() <== called once for each inode
727 * (quickly) tag currently dirty pages
728 * (maybe slowly) sync all tagged pages
729 */
730 if (work->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || work->tagged_writepages)
731 pages = LONG_MAX;
1a12d8bd 732 else {
a88a341a 733 pages = min(wb->avg_write_bandwidth / 2,
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734 global_dirty_limit / DIRTY_SCOPE);
735 pages = min(pages, work->nr_pages);
736 pages = round_down(pages + MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES,
737 MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES);
738 }
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739
740 return pages;
741}
742
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743/*
744 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
edadfb10 745 *
d46db3d5 746 * Return the number of pages and/or inodes written.
f11c9c5c 747 */
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748static long writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
749 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
750 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1da177e4 751{
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752 struct writeback_control wbc = {
753 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
754 .tagged_writepages = work->tagged_writepages,
755 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
756 .for_background = work->for_background,
7747bd4b 757 .for_sync = work->for_sync,
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758 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
759 .range_start = 0,
760 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
761 };
762 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
763 long write_chunk;
764 long wrote = 0; /* count both pages and inodes */
765
03ba3782 766 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
7ccf19a8 767 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
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768
769 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
d46db3d5 770 if (work->sb) {
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771 /*
772 * We only want to write back data for this
773 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
774 * to it back onto the dirty list.
775 */
f758eeab 776 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
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777 continue;
778 }
779
780 /*
781 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
782 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
783 * pin the next superblock.
784 */
d46db3d5 785 break;
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786 }
787
9843b76a 788 /*
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789 * Don't bother with new inodes or inodes being freed, first
790 * kind does not need periodic writeout yet, and for the latter
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791 * kind writeout is handled by the freer.
792 */
250df6ed 793 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
9843b76a 794 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) {
250df6ed 795 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
fcc5c222 796 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
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797 continue;
798 }
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799 if ((inode->i_state & I_SYNC) && wbc.sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
800 /*
801 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not
802 * doing writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to
803 * b_more_io so that writeback can proceed with the
804 * other inodes on s_io.
805 *
806 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode
807 * when we completed a full scan of b_io.
808 */
809 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
810 requeue_io(inode, wb);
811 trace_writeback_sb_inodes_requeue(inode);
812 continue;
813 }
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814 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
815
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816 /*
817 * We already requeued the inode if it had I_SYNC set and we
818 * are doing WB_SYNC_NONE writeback. So this catches only the
819 * WB_SYNC_ALL case.
820 */
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821 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
822 /* Wait for I_SYNC. This function drops i_lock... */
823 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
824 /* Inode may be gone, start again */
ead188f9 825 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
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826 continue;
827 }
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828 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
829 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
169ebd90 830
a88a341a 831 write_chunk = writeback_chunk_size(wb, work);
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832 wbc.nr_to_write = write_chunk;
833 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
250df6ed 834
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835 /*
836 * We use I_SYNC to pin the inode in memory. While it is set
837 * evict_inode() will wait so the inode cannot be freed.
838 */
cd8ed2a4 839 __writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
250df6ed 840
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841 work->nr_pages -= write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
842 wrote += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
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843 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
844 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
0ae45f63 845 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
d46db3d5 846 wrote++;
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847 requeue_inode(inode, wb, &wbc);
848 inode_sync_complete(inode);
0f1b1fd8 849 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
169ebd90 850 cond_resched_lock(&wb->list_lock);
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851 /*
852 * bail out to wb_writeback() often enough to check
853 * background threshold and other termination conditions.
854 */
855 if (wrote) {
856 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
857 break;
858 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
859 break;
8bc3be27 860 }
1da177e4 861 }
d46db3d5 862 return wrote;
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863}
864
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865static long __writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
866 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
f11c9c5c 867{
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868 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
869 long wrote = 0;
38f21977 870
f11c9c5c 871 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
7ccf19a8 872 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
f11c9c5c 873 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 874
eb6ef3df 875 if (!trylock_super(sb)) {
0e995816 876 /*
eb6ef3df 877 * trylock_super() may fail consistently due to
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878 * s_umount being grabbed by someone else. Don't use
879 * requeue_io() to avoid busy retrying the inode/sb.
880 */
881 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
edadfb10 882 continue;
f11c9c5c 883 }
d46db3d5 884 wrote += writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, work);
eb6ef3df 885 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
f11c9c5c 886
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887 /* refer to the same tests at the end of writeback_sb_inodes */
888 if (wrote) {
889 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
890 break;
891 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
892 break;
893 }
f11c9c5c 894 }
66f3b8e2 895 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
d46db3d5 896 return wrote;
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897}
898
7d9f073b 899static long writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
0e175a18 900 enum wb_reason reason)
edadfb10 901{
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902 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
903 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
904 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
905 .range_cyclic = 1,
0e175a18 906 .reason = reason,
d46db3d5 907 };
edadfb10 908
f758eeab 909 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
424b351f 910 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
ad4e38dd 911 queue_io(wb, &work);
d46db3d5 912 __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &work);
f758eeab 913 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
edadfb10 914
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915 return nr_pages - work.nr_pages;
916}
03ba3782 917
a88a341a 918static bool over_bground_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
03ba3782
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919{
920 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
921
16c4042f 922 global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
03ba3782 923
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924 if (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
925 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) > background_thresh)
926 return true;
927
a88a341a 928 if (wb_stat(wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE) > wb_dirty_limit(wb, background_thresh))
b00949aa
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929 return true;
930
931 return false;
03ba3782
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932}
933
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934/*
935 * Called under wb->list_lock. If there are multiple wb per bdi,
936 * only the flusher working on the first wb should do it.
937 */
938static void wb_update_bandwidth(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
939 unsigned long start_time)
940{
a88a341a 941 __wb_update_bandwidth(wb, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, start_time);
e98be2d5
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942}
943
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944/*
945 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 946 *
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947 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
948 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
949 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
950 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 951 *
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952 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
953 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
954 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 955 *
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956 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
957 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 958 */
c4a77a6c 959static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
83ba7b07 960 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
66f3b8e2 961{
e98be2d5 962 unsigned long wb_start = jiffies;
d46db3d5 963 long nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
0dc83bd3 964 unsigned long oldest_jif;
a5989bdc 965 struct inode *inode;
d46db3d5 966 long progress;
66f3b8e2 967
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968 oldest_jif = jiffies;
969 work->older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
38f21977 970
e8dfc305 971 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
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972 for (;;) {
973 /*
d3ddec76 974 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 975 */
83ba7b07 976 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 977 break;
66f3b8e2 978
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979 /*
980 * Background writeout and kupdate-style writeback may
981 * run forever. Stop them if there is other work to do
982 * so that e.g. sync can proceed. They'll be restarted
983 * after the other works are all done.
984 */
985 if ((work->for_background || work->for_kupdate) &&
f0054bb1 986 !list_empty(&wb->work_list))
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987 break;
988
38f21977 989 /*
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990 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
991 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 992 */
a88a341a 993 if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh(wb))
03ba3782 994 break;
38f21977 995
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996 /*
997 * Kupdate and background works are special and we want to
998 * include all inodes that need writing. Livelock avoidance is
999 * handled by these works yielding to any other work so we are
1000 * safe.
1001 */
ba9aa839 1002 if (work->for_kupdate) {
0dc83bd3 1003 oldest_jif = jiffies -
ba9aa839 1004 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
1bc36b64 1005 } else if (work->for_background)
0dc83bd3 1006 oldest_jif = jiffies;
028c2dd1 1007
d46db3d5 1008 trace_writeback_start(wb->bdi, work);
e8dfc305 1009 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
ad4e38dd 1010 queue_io(wb, work);
83ba7b07 1011 if (work->sb)
d46db3d5 1012 progress = writeback_sb_inodes(work->sb, wb, work);
edadfb10 1013 else
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1014 progress = __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, work);
1015 trace_writeback_written(wb->bdi, work);
028c2dd1 1016
e98be2d5 1017 wb_update_bandwidth(wb, wb_start);
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1018
1019 /*
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1020 * Did we write something? Try for more
1021 *
1022 * Dirty inodes are moved to b_io for writeback in batches.
1023 * The completion of the current batch does not necessarily
1024 * mean the overall work is done. So we keep looping as long
1025 * as made some progress on cleaning pages or inodes.
03ba3782 1026 */
d46db3d5 1027 if (progress)
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1028 continue;
1029 /*
e6fb6da2 1030 * No more inodes for IO, bail
71fd05a8 1031 */
b7a2441f 1032 if (list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
03ba3782 1033 break;
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1034 /*
1035 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
1036 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
1037 * we'll just busyloop.
1038 */
71fd05a8 1039 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
d46db3d5 1040 trace_writeback_wait(wb->bdi, work);
7ccf19a8 1041 inode = wb_inode(wb->b_more_io.prev);
250df6ed 1042 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
f0d07b7f 1043 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
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1044 /* This function drops i_lock... */
1045 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
f0d07b7f 1046 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
03ba3782
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1047 }
1048 }
e8dfc305 1049 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
03ba3782 1050
d46db3d5 1051 return nr_pages - work->nr_pages;
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1052}
1053
1054/*
83ba7b07 1055 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
03ba3782 1056 */
f0054bb1 1057static struct wb_writeback_work *get_next_work_item(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
03ba3782 1058{
83ba7b07 1059 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
03ba3782 1060
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1061 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
1062 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list)) {
1063 work = list_entry(wb->work_list.next,
83ba7b07
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1064 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
1065 list_del_init(&work->list);
03ba3782 1066 }
f0054bb1 1067 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
83ba7b07 1068 return work;
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1069}
1070
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1071/*
1072 * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
1073 * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
1074 */
1075static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
1076{
1077 return global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
1078 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
1079 get_nr_dirty_inodes();
1080}
1081
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1082static long wb_check_background_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1083{
a88a341a 1084 if (over_bground_thresh(wb)) {
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1085
1086 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1087 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1088 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1089 .for_background = 1,
1090 .range_cyclic = 1,
0e175a18 1091 .reason = WB_REASON_BACKGROUND,
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1092 };
1093
1094 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1095 }
1096
1097 return 0;
1098}
1099
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1100static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1101{
1102 unsigned long expired;
1103 long nr_pages;
1104
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1105 /*
1106 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
1107 */
1108 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
1109 return 0;
1110
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1111 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
1112 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
1113 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
1114 return 0;
1115
1116 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
cdf01dd5 1117 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
03ba3782 1118
c4a77a6c 1119 if (nr_pages) {
83ba7b07 1120 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
c4a77a6c
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1121 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
1122 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1123 .for_kupdate = 1,
1124 .range_cyclic = 1,
0e175a18 1125 .reason = WB_REASON_PERIODIC,
c4a77a6c
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1126 };
1127
83ba7b07 1128 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
c4a77a6c 1129 }
03ba3782
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1130
1131 return 0;
1132}
1133
1134/*
1135 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
1136 */
25d130ba 1137static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
03ba3782 1138{
83ba7b07 1139 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
c4a77a6c 1140 long wrote = 0;
03ba3782 1141
4452226e 1142 set_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
f0054bb1 1143 while ((work = get_next_work_item(wb)) != NULL) {
03ba3782 1144
f0054bb1 1145 trace_writeback_exec(wb->bdi, work);
455b2864 1146
83ba7b07 1147 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
03ba3782
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1148
1149 /*
83ba7b07
CH
1150 * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
1151 * work item, otherwise just free it.
03ba3782 1152 */
83ba7b07
CH
1153 if (work->done)
1154 complete(work->done);
1155 else
1156 kfree(work);
03ba3782
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1157 }
1158
1159 /*
1160 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
1161 */
1162 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
6585027a 1163 wrote += wb_check_background_flush(wb);
4452226e 1164 clear_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
03ba3782
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1165
1166 return wrote;
1167}
1168
1169/*
1170 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
839a8e86 1171 * reschedules periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
03ba3782 1172 */
f0054bb1 1173void wb_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
03ba3782 1174{
839a8e86
TH
1175 struct bdi_writeback *wb = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
1176 struct bdi_writeback, dwork);
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1177 long pages_written;
1178
f0054bb1 1179 set_worker_desc("flush-%s", dev_name(wb->bdi->dev));
766f9164 1180 current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
455b2864 1181
839a8e86 1182 if (likely(!current_is_workqueue_rescuer() ||
4452226e 1183 !test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))) {
6467716a 1184 /*
f0054bb1 1185 * The normal path. Keep writing back @wb until its
839a8e86 1186 * work_list is empty. Note that this path is also taken
f0054bb1 1187 * if @wb is shutting down even when we're running off the
839a8e86 1188 * rescuer as work_list needs to be drained.
6467716a 1189 */
839a8e86 1190 do {
25d130ba 1191 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb);
839a8e86 1192 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
f0054bb1 1193 } while (!list_empty(&wb->work_list));
839a8e86
TH
1194 } else {
1195 /*
1196 * bdi_wq can't get enough workers and we're running off
1197 * the emergency worker. Don't hog it. Hopefully, 1024 is
1198 * enough for efficient IO.
1199 */
f0054bb1 1200 pages_written = writeback_inodes_wb(wb, 1024,
839a8e86 1201 WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD);
455b2864 1202 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
03ba3782
JA
1203 }
1204
f0054bb1 1205 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list))
6ca738d6
DB
1206 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
1207 else if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
f0054bb1 1208 wb_wakeup_delayed(wb);
455b2864 1209
839a8e86 1210 current->flags &= ~PF_SWAPWRITE;
03ba3782
JA
1211}
1212
1213/*
b8c2f347
CH
1214 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
1215 * the whole world.
03ba3782 1216 */
0e175a18 1217void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason)
03ba3782 1218{
b8c2f347 1219 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 1220
47df3dde
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1221 if (!nr_pages)
1222 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
03ba3782 1223
b8c2f347 1224 rcu_read_lock();
f2b65121
TH
1225 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
1226 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1227 struct wb_iter iter;
1228
1229 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
1230 continue;
1231
1232 bdi_for_each_wb(wb, bdi, &iter, 0)
1233 wb_start_writeback(wb, wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, nr_pages),
1234 false, reason);
1235 }
cfc4ba53 1236 rcu_read_unlock();
1da177e4
LT
1237}
1238
a2f48706
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1239/*
1240 * Wake up bdi's periodically to make sure dirtytime inodes gets
1241 * written back periodically. We deliberately do *not* check the
1242 * b_dirtytime list in wb_has_dirty_io(), since this would cause the
1243 * kernel to be constantly waking up once there are any dirtytime
1244 * inodes on the system. So instead we define a separate delayed work
1245 * function which gets called much more rarely. (By default, only
1246 * once every 12 hours.)
1247 *
1248 * If there is any other write activity going on in the file system,
1249 * this function won't be necessary. But if the only thing that has
1250 * happened on the file system is a dirtytime inode caused by an atime
1251 * update, we need this infrastructure below to make sure that inode
1252 * eventually gets pushed out to disk.
1253 */
1254static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w);
1255static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(dirtytime_work, wakeup_dirtytime_writeback);
1256
1257static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w)
1258{
1259 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
1260
1261 rcu_read_lock();
1262 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
001fe6f6
TH
1263 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1264 struct wb_iter iter;
1265
1266 bdi_for_each_wb(wb, bdi, &iter, 0)
1267 if (!list_empty(&bdi->wb.b_dirty_time))
1268 wb_wakeup(&bdi->wb);
a2f48706
TT
1269 }
1270 rcu_read_unlock();
1271 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
1272}
1273
1274static int __init start_dirtytime_writeback(void)
1275{
1276 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
1277 return 0;
1278}
1279__initcall(start_dirtytime_writeback);
1280
1efff914
TT
1281int dirtytime_interval_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
1282 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
1283{
1284 int ret;
1285
1286 ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
1287 if (ret == 0 && write)
1288 mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &dirtytime_work, 0);
1289 return ret;
1290}
1291
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1292static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
1293{
1294 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
1295 struct dentry *dentry;
1296 const char *name = "?";
1297
1298 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
1299 if (dentry) {
1300 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
1301 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
1302 }
1303 printk(KERN_DEBUG
1304 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
1305 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
1306 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
1307 if (dentry) {
1308 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
1309 dput(dentry);
1310 }
1311 }
1312}
1313
1314/**
1315 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
1316 * @inode: inode to mark
1317 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
1318 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
1319 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 1320 *
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1321 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
1322 *
1323 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
1324 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
1325 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
1326 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
1327 *
1328 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
1329 * them dirty.
1da177e4 1330 *
03ba3782
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1331 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
1332 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
1333 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
1334 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
1335 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
1336 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 1337 */
0ae45f63 1338#define I_DIRTY_INODE (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)
03ba3782 1339void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 1340{
03ba3782 1341 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
253c34e9 1342 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
0ae45f63
TT
1343 int dirtytime;
1344
1345 trace_writeback_mark_inode_dirty(inode, flags);
1da177e4 1346
03ba3782
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1347 /*
1348 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1349 * dirty the inode itself
1350 */
0ae45f63 1351 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC | I_DIRTY_TIME)) {
9fb0a7da
TH
1352 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_start(inode, flags);
1353
03ba3782 1354 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
aa385729 1355 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode, flags);
9fb0a7da
TH
1356
1357 trace_writeback_dirty_inode(inode, flags);
03ba3782 1358 }
0ae45f63
TT
1359 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
1360 flags &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
1361 dirtytime = flags & I_DIRTY_TIME;
03ba3782
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1362
1363 /*
9c6ac78e
TH
1364 * Paired with smp_mb() in __writeback_single_inode() for the
1365 * following lockless i_state test. See there for details.
03ba3782
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1366 */
1367 smp_mb();
1368
0ae45f63
TT
1369 if (((inode->i_state & flags) == flags) ||
1370 (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE)))
03ba3782
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1371 return;
1372
1373 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1374 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1375
250df6ed 1376 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
0ae45f63
TT
1377 if (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE))
1378 goto out_unlock_inode;
03ba3782
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1379 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1380 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1381
52ebea74
TH
1382 inode_attach_wb(inode, NULL);
1383
0ae45f63
TT
1384 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
1385 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
03ba3782
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1386 inode->i_state |= flags;
1387
1388 /*
1389 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1390 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1391 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1392 */
1393 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
250df6ed 1394 goto out_unlock_inode;
03ba3782
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1395
1396 /*
1397 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1398 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1399 */
1400 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1d3382cb 1401 if (inode_unhashed(inode))
250df6ed 1402 goto out_unlock_inode;
03ba3782 1403 }
a4ffdde6 1404 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
250df6ed 1405 goto out_unlock_inode;
03ba3782
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1406
1407 /*
1408 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1409 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1410 */
1411 if (!was_dirty) {
d6c10f1f 1412 struct list_head *dirty_list;
a66979ab 1413 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
253c34e9
AB
1414 bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
1415
146d7009
JB
1416 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1417 spin_lock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
253c34e9 1418
d6c10f1f
TH
1419 WARN(bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1420 !test_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state),
1421 "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
03ba3782
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1422
1423 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
a2f48706
TT
1424 if (dirtytime)
1425 inode->dirtied_time_when = jiffies;
d6c10f1f 1426
a2f48706 1427 if (inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_PAGES))
d6c10f1f 1428 dirty_list = &bdi->wb.b_dirty;
a2f48706 1429 else
d6c10f1f
TH
1430 dirty_list = &bdi->wb.b_dirty_time;
1431
1432 wakeup_bdi = inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, &bdi->wb,
1433 dirty_list);
1434
f758eeab 1435 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
0ae45f63 1436 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_enqueue(inode);
a66979ab 1437
d6c10f1f
TH
1438 /*
1439 * If this is the first dirty inode for this bdi,
1440 * we have to wake-up the corresponding bdi thread
1441 * to make sure background write-back happens
1442 * later.
1443 */
1444 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) && wakeup_bdi)
f0054bb1 1445 wb_wakeup_delayed(&bdi->wb);
a66979ab 1446 return;
1da177e4 1447 }
1da177e4 1448 }
250df6ed
DC
1449out_unlock_inode:
1450 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
253c34e9 1451
03ba3782
JA
1452}
1453EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1454
b6e51316 1455static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782
JA
1456{
1457 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1458
1459 /*
1460 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1461 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1462 */
b6e51316 1463 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
03ba3782 1464
55fa6091 1465 spin_lock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
03ba3782
JA
1466
1467 /*
1468 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1469 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1470 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1471 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1472 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1473 */
b6e51316 1474 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
250df6ed 1475 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
03ba3782 1476
250df6ed
DC
1477 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1478 if ((inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW)) ||
1479 (mapping->nrpages == 0)) {
1480 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
03ba3782 1481 continue;
250df6ed 1482 }
03ba3782 1483 __iget(inode);
250df6ed 1484 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
55fa6091
DC
1485 spin_unlock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
1486
03ba3782 1487 /*
55fa6091
DC
1488 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have been
1489 * removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1490 * inode_sb_list_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1491 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it under
1492 * inode_sb_list_lock. So we keep the reference and iput it
1493 * later.
03ba3782
JA
1494 */
1495 iput(old_inode);
1496 old_inode = inode;
1497
1498 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1499
1500 cond_resched();
1501
55fa6091 1502 spin_lock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
03ba3782 1503 }
55fa6091 1504 spin_unlock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
03ba3782 1505 iput(old_inode);
1da177e4
LT
1506}
1507
d8a8559c 1508/**
3259f8be 1509 * writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
d8a8559c 1510 * @sb: the superblock
3259f8be 1511 * @nr: the number of pages to write
786228ab 1512 * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
1da177e4 1513 *
d8a8559c
JA
1514 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1515 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
3259f8be 1516 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
1da177e4 1517 */
0e175a18
CW
1518void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
1519 unsigned long nr,
1520 enum wb_reason reason)
1da177e4 1521{
83ba7b07
CH
1522 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1523 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
6e6938b6
WF
1524 .sb = sb,
1525 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1526 .tagged_writepages = 1,
1527 .done = &done,
1528 .nr_pages = nr,
0e175a18 1529 .reason = reason,
3c4d7165 1530 };
e7972912 1531 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
d8a8559c 1532
e7972912 1533 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi) || bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
6eedc701 1534 return;
cf37e972 1535 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
e7972912 1536 wb_queue_work(&bdi->wb, &work);
83ba7b07 1537 wait_for_completion(&done);
e913fc82 1538}
3259f8be
CM
1539EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
1540
1541/**
1542 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1543 * @sb: the superblock
786228ab 1544 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
3259f8be
CM
1545 *
1546 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1547 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1548 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
1549 */
0e175a18 1550void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
3259f8be 1551{
0e175a18 1552 return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
3259f8be 1553}
0e3c9a22 1554EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1555
17bd55d0 1556/**
10ee27a0 1557 * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr - try to start writeback if none underway
17bd55d0 1558 * @sb: the superblock
10ee27a0
MX
1559 * @nr: the number of pages to write
1560 * @reason: the reason of writeback
17bd55d0 1561 *
10ee27a0 1562 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
17bd55d0
ES
1563 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1564 */
10ee27a0
MX
1565int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
1566 unsigned long nr,
1567 enum wb_reason reason)
17bd55d0 1568{
bc05873d 1569 if (writeback_in_progress(&sb->s_bdi->wb))
17bd55d0 1570 return 1;
10ee27a0
MX
1571
1572 if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount))
17bd55d0 1573 return 0;
10ee27a0
MX
1574
1575 writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason);
1576 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
1577 return 1;
17bd55d0 1578}
10ee27a0 1579EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
17bd55d0 1580
3259f8be 1581/**
10ee27a0 1582 * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway
3259f8be 1583 * @sb: the superblock
786228ab 1584 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
3259f8be 1585 *
10ee27a0 1586 * Implement by try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr()
3259f8be
CM
1587 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1588 */
10ee27a0 1589int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
3259f8be 1590{
10ee27a0 1591 return try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
3259f8be 1592}
10ee27a0 1593EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb);
3259f8be 1594
d8a8559c
JA
1595/**
1596 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
0dc83bd3 1597 * @sb: the superblock
d8a8559c
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1598 *
1599 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
0dc83bd3 1600 * super_block.
d8a8559c 1601 */
0dc83bd3 1602void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1603{
83ba7b07
CH
1604 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1605 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
3c4d7165
CH
1606 .sb = sb,
1607 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1608 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1609 .range_cyclic = 0,
83ba7b07 1610 .done = &done,
0e175a18 1611 .reason = WB_REASON_SYNC,
7747bd4b 1612 .for_sync = 1,
3c4d7165 1613 };
e7972912 1614 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
3c4d7165 1615
6eedc701 1616 /* Nothing to do? */
e7972912 1617 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi) || bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
6eedc701 1618 return;
cf37e972
CH
1619 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1620
e7972912 1621 wb_queue_work(&bdi->wb, &work);
83ba7b07
CH
1622 wait_for_completion(&done);
1623
b6e51316 1624 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1625}
d8a8559c 1626EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1627
1da177e4 1628/**
7f04c26d
AA
1629 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1630 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1631 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1632 *
1633 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1634 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1635 *
7f04c26d 1636 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1637 */
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1638int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1639{
f758eeab 1640 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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1641 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1642 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1643 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1644 .range_start = 0,
1645 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1646 };
1647
1648 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1649 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1650
1651 might_sleep();
4f8ad655 1652 return writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, &wbc);
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1653}
1654EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1655
1656/**
1657 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1658 * @inode: the inode to sync
1659 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1660 *
1661 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1662 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1663 * update inode->i_state.
1664 *
1665 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1666 */
1667int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1668{
4f8ad655 1669 return writeback_single_inode(inode, &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb, wbc);
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1670}
1671EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
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1672
1673/**
c691b9d9 1674 * sync_inode_metadata - write an inode to disk
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1675 * @inode: the inode to sync
1676 * @wait: wait for I/O to complete.
1677 *
c691b9d9 1678 * Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.
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1679 *
1680 * Note: only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
1681 */
1682int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode *inode, int wait)
1683{
1684 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1685 .sync_mode = wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
1686 .nr_to_write = 0, /* metadata-only */
1687 };
1688
1689 return sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
1690}
1691EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode_metadata);