writeback: don't redirty tail an inode with dirty pages
[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>
f5ff8422 17#include <linux/module.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>
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23#include <linux/kthread.h>
24#include <linux/freezer.h>
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25#include <linux/writeback.h>
26#include <linux/blkdev.h>
27#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
28#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
455b2864 29#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
07f3f05c 30#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 31
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32/*
33 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
34 */
83ba7b07 35struct wb_writeback_work {
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36 long nr_pages;
37 struct super_block *sb;
38 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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39 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
40 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
41 unsigned int for_background:1;
c4a77a6c 42
8010c3b6 43 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
83ba7b07 44 struct completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
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45};
46
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47/*
48 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
49 * wb_writeback_work structure so that the definition remains local to this
50 * file.
51 */
52#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
53#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
54
55#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
56
57/*
58 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
59 */
60int nr_pdflush_threads;
61
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62/**
63 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
64 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
65 *
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66 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
67 * backing device.
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68 */
69int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
70{
03ba3782 71 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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72}
73
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74static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
75 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
03ba3782 76{
455b2864 77 trace_writeback_queue(bdi, work);
03ba3782 78
6467716a 79 spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
83ba7b07 80 list_add_tail(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
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81 if (bdi->wb.task) {
82 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
83 } else {
84 /*
85 * The bdi thread isn't there, wake up the forker thread which
86 * will create and run it.
87 */
455b2864 88 trace_writeback_nothread(bdi, work);
03ba3782 89 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
1da177e4 90 }
6467716a 91 spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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92}
93
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94static void
95__bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
96 bool range_cyclic, bool for_background)
1da177e4 97{
83ba7b07 98 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
03ba3782 99
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100 /*
101 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
102 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
103 */
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104 work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
105 if (!work) {
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106 if (bdi->wb.task) {
107 trace_writeback_nowork(bdi);
83ba7b07 108 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
455b2864 109 }
83ba7b07 110 return;
bcddc3f0 111 }
03ba3782 112
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113 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
114 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
115 work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
116 work->for_background = for_background;
03ba3782 117
83ba7b07 118 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
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119}
120
121/**
122 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
123 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
124 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
125 *
126 * Description:
127 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
128 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 129 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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130 *
131 */
c5444198 132void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
b6e51316 133{
83ba7b07 134 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, true, false);
c5444198 135}
d3ddec76 136
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137/**
138 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
139 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
140 *
141 * Description:
142 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
143 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
144 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
145 */
146void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
147{
83ba7b07 148 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, LONG_MAX, true, true);
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149}
150
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151/*
152 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
153 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
154 *
155 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 156 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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157 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
158 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
159 */
160static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
161{
03ba3782 162 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 163
03ba3782 164 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 165 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 166
03ba3782 167 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 168 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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169 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
170 }
03ba3782 171 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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172}
173
c986d1e2 174/*
66f3b8e2 175 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 176 */
0e0f4fc2 177static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 178{
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179 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
180
181 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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182}
183
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184static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
185{
186 /*
187 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
188 */
189 smp_mb();
190 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
191}
192
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193static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
194{
195 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
196#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
197 /*
198 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
199 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
200 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 201 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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202 */
203 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
204#endif
205 return ret;
206}
207
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208/*
209 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
210 */
211static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
212 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
213 unsigned long *older_than_this)
214{
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215 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
216 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 217 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 218 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 219 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 220
2c136579 221 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 222 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 223 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 224 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 225 break;
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226 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
227 do_sb_sort = 1;
228 sb = inode->i_sb;
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229 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
230 }
231
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232 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
233 if (!do_sb_sort) {
234 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
235 return;
236 }
237
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238 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
239 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
240 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
241 sb = inode->i_sb;
242 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
243 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
244 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
245 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
246 }
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247 }
248}
249
250/*
251 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
252 */
03ba3782 253static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 254{
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255 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
256 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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257}
258
a9185b41 259static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 260{
03ba3782 261 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 262 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 263 return 0;
08d8e974 264}
08d8e974 265
1da177e4 266/*
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267 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
268 */
269static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
270{
271 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
272 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
273
274 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 275 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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276 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
277 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
278 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 279 }
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280}
281
282/*
283 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
284 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
285 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
286 *
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287 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
288 *
289 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
290 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
291 * livelocks, etc.
292 *
293 * Called under inode_lock.
294 */
295static int
01c03194 296writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 297{
1da177e4 298 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 299 unsigned dirty;
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300 int ret;
301
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302 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
303 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
304 else
305 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
306
307 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
308 /*
309 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 310 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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311 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
312 *
313 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 314 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 315 */
a9185b41 316 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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317 requeue_io(inode);
318 return 0;
319 }
320
321 /*
322 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
323 */
324 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
325 }
326
1c0eeaf5 327 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 328
5547e8aa 329 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 330 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 331 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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332 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
333
334 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
335
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336 /*
337 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
338 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
339 * I/O completion.
340 */
a9185b41 341 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 342 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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343 if (ret == 0)
344 ret = err;
345 }
346
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347 /*
348 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
349 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
350 * write_inode()
351 */
352 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
353 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
354 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
355 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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356 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
357 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 358 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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359 if (ret == 0)
360 ret = err;
361 }
362
363 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 364 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
a4ffdde6 365 if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
23539afc 366 if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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367 /*
368 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
369 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 370 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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371 */
372 /*
373 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 374 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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375 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
376 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
377 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
378 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
379 * muck with it at present.
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380 */
381 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
382 /*
2c136579 383 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 384 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 385 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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386 */
387 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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388 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
389 /*
390 * slice used up: queue for next turn
391 */
392 requeue_io(inode);
393 } else {
394 /*
395 * somehow blocked: retry later
396 */
397 redirty_tail(inode);
398 }
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399 } else {
400 /*
401 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
402 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
403 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
404 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
405 * all the other files.
406 */
407 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 408 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 409 }
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410 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
411 /*
412 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback
413 * operations, such as delayed allocation during
414 * submission or metadata updates after data IO
415 * completion.
416 */
417 redirty_tail(inode);
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418 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
419 /*
420 * The inode is clean, inuse
421 */
422 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
423 } else {
424 /*
425 * The inode is clean, unused
426 */
427 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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428 }
429 }
1c0eeaf5 430 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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431 return ret;
432}
433
03ba3782 434/*
d19de7ed 435 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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436 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
437 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 438 */
d19de7ed 439static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 440{
03ba3782 441 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
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442 if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
443 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
444 return false;
445 }
446
03ba3782 447 sb->s_count++;
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448 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
449
03ba3782 450 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
29cb4859 451 if (sb->s_root)
d19de7ed 452 return true;
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453 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
454 }
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455
456 put_super(sb);
d19de7ed 457 return false;
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458}
459
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460/*
461 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
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462 *
463 * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
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464 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
465 * in reverse order.
edadfb10 466 *
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467 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
468 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
469 */
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470static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
471 struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
1da177e4 472{
03ba3782 473 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 474 long pages_skipped;
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475 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
476 struct inode, i_list);
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477
478 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
479 if (only_this_sb) {
480 /*
481 * We only want to write back data for this
482 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
483 * to it back onto the dirty list.
484 */
485 redirty_tail(inode);
486 continue;
487 }
488
489 /*
490 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
491 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
492 * pin the next superblock.
493 */
f11c9c5c 494 return 0;
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495 }
496
84a89245 497 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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498 requeue_io(inode);
499 continue;
500 }
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501 /*
502 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
503 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
504 */
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505 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
506 return 1;
1da177e4 507
a4ffdde6 508 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_FREEING);
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509 __iget(inode);
510 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 511 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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512 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
513 /*
514 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
515 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
516 */
f57b9b7b 517 redirty_tail(inode);
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518 }
519 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 520 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 521 cond_resched();
1da177e4 522 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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523 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
524 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 525 return 1;
8bc3be27 526 }
03ba3782 527 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 528 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 529 }
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530 /* b_io is empty */
531 return 1;
532}
533
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534void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
535 struct writeback_control *wbc)
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536{
537 int ret = 0;
538
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539 if (!wbc->wb_start)
540 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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541 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
542 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
543 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
38f21977 544
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545 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
546 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
547 struct inode, i_list);
548 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 549
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550 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
551 requeue_io(inode);
552 continue;
f11c9c5c 553 }
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554 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
555 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 556
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557 if (ret)
558 break;
559 }
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560 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
561 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
562}
563
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564static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb,
565 struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
566{
567 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
568
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569 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
570 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
571 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
572 writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, true);
573 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
574}
575
66f3b8e2 576/*
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577 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
578 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
579 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
580 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
581 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
582 */
583#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
584
585static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
586{
587 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
588
16c4042f 589 global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
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590
591 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
592 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
593}
594
595/*
596 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 597 *
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598 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
599 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
600 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
601 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 602 *
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603 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
604 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
605 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 606 *
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607 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
608 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 609 */
c4a77a6c 610static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
83ba7b07 611 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
66f3b8e2 612{
03ba3782 613 struct writeback_control wbc = {
83ba7b07 614 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
03ba3782 615 .older_than_this = NULL,
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616 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
617 .for_background = work->for_background,
618 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
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619 };
620 unsigned long oldest_jif;
621 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 622 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 623
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624 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
625 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
626 oldest_jif = jiffies -
627 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
628 }
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629 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
630 wbc.range_start = 0;
631 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
632 }
38f21977 633
7624ee72 634 wbc.wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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635 for (;;) {
636 /*
d3ddec76 637 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 638 */
83ba7b07 639 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 640 break;
66f3b8e2 641
38f21977 642 /*
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643 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
644 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 645 */
83ba7b07 646 if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 647 break;
38f21977 648
03ba3782 649 wbc.more_io = 0;
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650 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
651 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
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652
653 trace_wbc_writeback_start(&wbc, wb->bdi);
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654 if (work->sb)
655 __writeback_inodes_sb(work->sb, wb, &wbc);
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656 else
657 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
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658 trace_wbc_writeback_written(&wbc, wb->bdi);
659
83ba7b07 660 work->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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661 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
662
663 /*
71fd05a8 664 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 665 */
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666 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
667 continue;
668 /*
669 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
670 */
671 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 672 break;
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673 /*
674 * Did we write something? Try for more
675 */
676 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
677 continue;
678 /*
679 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
680 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
681 * we'll just busyloop.
682 */
683 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
684 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
685 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
686 struct inode, i_list);
028c2dd1 687 trace_wbc_writeback_wait(&wbc, wb->bdi);
71fd05a8 688 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 689 }
71fd05a8 690 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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691 }
692
693 return wrote;
694}
695
696/*
83ba7b07 697 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
03ba3782 698 */
83ba7b07 699static struct wb_writeback_work *
08852b6d 700get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
03ba3782 701{
83ba7b07 702 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
03ba3782 703
6467716a 704 spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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705 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
706 work = list_entry(bdi->work_list.next,
707 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
708 list_del_init(&work->list);
03ba3782 709 }
6467716a 710 spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
83ba7b07 711 return work;
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712}
713
714static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
715{
716 unsigned long expired;
717 long nr_pages;
718
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719 /*
720 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
721 */
722 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
723 return 0;
724
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725 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
726 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
727 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
728 return 0;
729
730 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
731 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
732 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
733 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
734
c4a77a6c 735 if (nr_pages) {
83ba7b07 736 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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737 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
738 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
739 .for_kupdate = 1,
740 .range_cyclic = 1,
741 };
742
83ba7b07 743 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
c4a77a6c 744 }
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745
746 return 0;
747}
748
749/*
750 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
751 */
752long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
753{
754 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
83ba7b07 755 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
c4a77a6c 756 long wrote = 0;
03ba3782 757
08852b6d 758 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
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759 /*
760 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
83ba7b07 761 * because this thread is exiting now.
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762 */
763 if (force_wait)
83ba7b07 764 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
03ba3782 765
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766 trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);
767
83ba7b07 768 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
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769
770 /*
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771 * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
772 * work item, otherwise just free it.
03ba3782 773 */
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774 if (work->done)
775 complete(work->done);
776 else
777 kfree(work);
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778 }
779
780 /*
781 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
782 */
783 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
784
785 return wrote;
786}
787
788/*
789 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
790 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
791 */
08243900 792int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
03ba3782 793{
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794 struct bdi_writeback *wb = data;
795 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
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796 long pages_written;
797
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798 current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
799 set_freezable();
ecd58403 800 wb->last_active = jiffies;
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801
802 /*
803 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
804 */
805 set_user_nice(current, 0);
806
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807 trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
808
03ba3782 809 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
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810 /*
811 * Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
812 * and we'll take care of the preriodic write-back.
813 */
814 del_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer);
815
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816 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
817
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818 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
819
03ba3782 820 if (pages_written)
ecd58403 821 wb->last_active = jiffies;
03ba3782 822
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823 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
824 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
f9eadbbd 825 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
297252c8 826 continue;
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827 }
828
253c34e9 829 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
fff5b85a 830 schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
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831 else {
832 /*
833 * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
834 * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
835 * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
836 */
297252c8 837 schedule();
f9eadbbd 838 }
69b62d01 839
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840 try_to_freeze();
841 }
842
fff5b85a 843 /* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
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844 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
845 wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
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846
847 trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
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848 return 0;
849}
850
08243900 851
03ba3782 852/*
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853 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
854 * the whole world.
03ba3782 855 */
b8c2f347 856void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 857{
b8c2f347 858 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 859
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860 if (!nr_pages) {
861 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
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862 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
863 }
03ba3782 864
b8c2f347 865 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 866 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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867 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
868 continue;
83ba7b07 869 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, false, false);
03ba3782 870 }
cfc4ba53 871 rcu_read_unlock();
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872}
873
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874static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
875{
876 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
877 struct dentry *dentry;
878 const char *name = "?";
879
880 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
881 if (dentry) {
882 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
883 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
884 }
885 printk(KERN_DEBUG
886 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
887 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
888 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
889 if (dentry) {
890 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
891 dput(dentry);
892 }
893 }
894}
895
896/**
897 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
898 * @inode: inode to mark
899 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
900 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
901 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 902 *
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903 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
904 *
905 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
906 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
907 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
908 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
909 *
910 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
911 * them dirty.
1da177e4 912 *
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914 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 915 *
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916 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
917 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
918 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
919 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
920 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
921 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 922 */
03ba3782 923void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 924{
03ba3782 925 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
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926 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
927 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
1da177e4 928
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929 /*
930 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
931 * dirty the inode itself
932 */
933 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
934 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
935 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
936 }
937
938 /*
939 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
940 * -- mikulas
941 */
942 smp_mb();
943
944 /* avoid the locking if we can */
945 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
946 return;
947
948 if (unlikely(block_dump))
949 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
950
951 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
952 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
953 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
954
955 inode->i_state |= flags;
956
957 /*
958 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
959 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
960 * superblock list, based upon its state.
961 */
962 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
963 goto out;
964
965 /*
966 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
967 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
968 */
969 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
970 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
971 goto out;
972 }
a4ffdde6 973 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
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974 goto out;
975
976 /*
977 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
978 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
979 */
980 if (!was_dirty) {
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981 bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
982
983 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
984 WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state),
985 "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
986
987 /*
988 * If this is the first dirty inode for this
989 * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
990 * bdi thread to make sure background
991 * write-back happens later.
992 */
993 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
994 wakeup_bdi = true;
500b067c 995 }
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997 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
253c34e9 998 list_move(&inode->i_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
1da177e4 999 }
1da177e4 1000 }
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1001out:
1002 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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1003
1004 if (wakeup_bdi)
6467716a 1005 bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(bdi);
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1006}
1007EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1008
1009/*
1010 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1011 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1012 *
1013 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1014 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1015 *
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1017 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1018 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1019 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1020 *
1021 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1022 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1023 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1024 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1025 */
b6e51316 1026static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1027{
1028 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1029
1030 /*
1031 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1032 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1033 */
b6e51316 1034 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1035
1036 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1037
1038 /*
1039 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1040 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1041 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1042 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1043 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1044 */
b6e51316 1045 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1046 struct address_space *mapping;
1047
a4ffdde6 1048 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
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1049 continue;
1050 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1051 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1052 continue;
1053 __iget(inode);
1054 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1055 /*
1056 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1057 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1058 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1059 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1060 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1061 * it later.
1062 */
1063 iput(old_inode);
1064 old_inode = inode;
1065
1066 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1067
1068 cond_resched();
1069
1070 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1071 }
1072 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1073 iput(old_inode);
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1074}
1075
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1076/**
1077 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1078 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1079 *
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1080 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1081 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1082 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1083 * returned.
1da177e4 1084 */
b6e51316 1085void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1086{
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1087 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1088 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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1089 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1090 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1091 .sb = sb,
1092 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
83ba7b07 1093 .done = &done,
3c4d7165 1094 };
d8a8559c 1095
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1096 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1097
83ba7b07 1098 work.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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1099 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1100
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1101 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1102 wait_for_completion(&done);
e913fc82 1103}
0e3c9a22 1104EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1105
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1106/**
1107 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1108 * @sb: the superblock
1109 *
1110 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1111 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1112 */
1113int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1114{
1115 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1116 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1117 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1118 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1119 return 1;
1120 } else
1121 return 0;
1122}
1123EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1124
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1125/**
1126 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1127 * @sb: the superblock
1128 *
1129 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1130 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1131 */
b6e51316 1132void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1133{
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1134 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1135 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1136 .sb = sb,
1137 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1138 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1139 .range_cyclic = 0,
83ba7b07 1140 .done = &done,
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1141 };
1142
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1143 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1144
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1145 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1146 wait_for_completion(&done);
1147
b6e51316 1148 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1149}
d8a8559c 1150EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1151
1da177e4 1152/**
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1153 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1154 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1155 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1156 *
1157 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1158 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1159 *
7f04c26d 1160 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1161 */
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1162int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1163{
1164 int ret;
1165 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1166 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1167 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1168 .range_start = 0,
1169 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1170 };
1171
1172 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1173 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1174
1175 might_sleep();
1176 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1177 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1178 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1179 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1180 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1181 return ret;
1182}
1183EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1184
1185/**
1186 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1187 * @inode: the inode to sync
1188 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1189 *
1190 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1191 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1192 * update inode->i_state.
1193 *
1194 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1195 */
1196int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1197{
1198 int ret;
1199
1200 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1201 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1202 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1203 return ret;
1204}
1205EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);