writeback: turn writeback lists into a flush tree
[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>
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18#include <linux/spinlock.h>
19#include <linux/sched.h>
20#include <linux/fs.h>
21#include <linux/mm.h>
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22#include <linux/kthread.h>
23#include <linux/freezer.h>
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24#include <linux/writeback.h>
25#include <linux/blkdev.h>
26#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
27#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
3cf992ce 28#include <linux/ftrace.h>
07f3f05c 29#include "internal.h"
3cf992ce 30#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
1da177e4 31
1bf819bc 32#include "flushtree.h"
f11b00f3 33
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34/*
35 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
36 */
37int nr_pdflush_threads;
38
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39enum {
40 WS_USED_B = 0,
41 WS_ONSTACK_B,
42};
43
44#define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
45#define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
46
47static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
48{
49 return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
50}
51
52static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
b6e51316 53 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
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54{
55 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
b6e51316 56 work->args = *args;
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57 work->state = WS_USED;
58}
59
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60/**
61 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
62 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
63 *
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64 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
65 * backing device.
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66 */
67int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
68{
03ba3782 69 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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70}
71
03ba3782 72static void bdi_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
f11b00f3 73{
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74 clear_bit(WS_USED_B, &work->state);
75 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
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76 /*
77 * work can have disappeared at this point. bit waitq functions
78 * should be able to tolerate this, provided bdi_sched_wait does
79 * not dereference it's pointer argument.
80 */
03ba3782 81 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
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82}
83
03ba3782 84static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
4195f73d 85{
03ba3782 86 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
4195f73d 87
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88 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
89 kfree(work);
90 else
91 bdi_work_clear(work);
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92}
93
03ba3782 94static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
1da177e4 95{
c4a77a6c 96 const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->args.sync_mode;
77b9d059 97 int onstack = bdi_work_on_stack(work);
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98
99 /*
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100 * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
101 * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
102 * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
103 * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
1da177e4 104 */
77b9d059 105 if (!onstack)
03ba3782 106 bdi_work_clear(work);
77b9d059 107 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || onstack)
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108 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
109}
1da177e4 110
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111static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
112{
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113 trace_writeback_clear(work);
114
1da177e4 115 /*
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116 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
117 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
1da177e4 118 */
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119 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
120 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1da177e4 121
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122 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
123 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
124 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
1da177e4 125
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126 wb_work_complete(work);
127 }
128}
1da177e4 129
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130static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
131{
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132 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
133 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
134 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
135 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
1da177e4 136
bcddc3f0 137 /*
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138 * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
139 * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
140 * noticed on the list
bcddc3f0 141 */
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142 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
143 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
144 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
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145
146 /*
147 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
148 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
149 */
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150 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list))) {
151 trace_writeback_sched(work, "default");
03ba3782 152 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
3cf992ce 153 } else {
03ba3782 154 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
3cf992ce 155 struct task_struct *task = wb->task;
1da177e4 156
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157 trace_writeback_sched(work, task ? "task" : "notask");
158
159 if (task)
03ba3782 160 wake_up_process(wb->task);
1da177e4 161 }
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162}
163
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164/*
165 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
166 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
167 */
168static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
169{
170 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
171 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
172}
1da177e4 173
f11fcae8 174static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
b6e51316 175 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
1da177e4 176{
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177 struct bdi_work *work;
178
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179 /*
180 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
181 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
182 */
03ba3782 183 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
bcddc3f0 184 if (work) {
b6e51316 185 bdi_work_init(work, args);
3cf992ce 186 trace_writeback_queue(args);
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187 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
188 } else {
189 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
03ba3782 190
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191 if (wb->task)
192 wake_up_process(wb->task);
193 }
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194}
195
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196/**
197 * bdi_sync_writeback - start and wait for writeback
198 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
199 * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
200 *
201 * Description:
202 * This does WB_SYNC_ALL data integrity writeback and waits for the
203 * IO to complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
204 * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
205 */
206static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
207 struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 208{
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209 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
210 .sb = sb,
211 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
212 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
213 .range_cyclic = 0,
214 };
215 struct bdi_work work;
03ba3782 216
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217 bdi_work_init(&work, &args);
218 work.state |= WS_ONSTACK;
03ba3782 219
3cf992ce 220 trace_writeback_queue(&args);
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221 bdi_queue_work(bdi, &work);
222 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(&work);
223}
224
225/**
226 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
227 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
228 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
229 *
230 * Description:
231 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
232 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
233 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
234 *
235 */
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236void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
237 long nr_pages)
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238{
239 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
a72bfd4d 240 .sb = sb,
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241 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
242 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
243 .range_cyclic = 1,
244 };
245
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246 /*
247 * We treat @nr_pages=0 as the special case to do background writeback,
248 * ie. to sync pages until the background dirty threshold is reached.
249 */
250 if (!nr_pages) {
251 args.nr_pages = LONG_MAX;
252 args.for_background = 1;
253 }
254
b6e51316 255 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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256}
257
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258static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
259{
260 /*
261 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
262 */
263 smp_mb();
264 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
265}
266
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267static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
268{
269 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
270#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
271 /*
272 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
273 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
274 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 275 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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276 */
277 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
278#endif
279 return ret;
280}
281
03ba3782 282static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
08d8e974 283{
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284 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
285 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
286 return 0;
08d8e974 287}
08d8e974 288
1da177e4 289/*
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290 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
291 */
292static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
293{
294 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
295 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
296
297 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
298 do {
299 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
300 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
301 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
302 } while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
303}
304
305/*
306 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
307 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
308 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
309 *
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310 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
311 *
312 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
313 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
314 * livelocks, etc.
315 *
316 * Called under inode_lock.
317 */
318static int
01c03194 319writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 320{
1da177e4 321 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1da177e4 322 int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
01c03194 323 unsigned dirty;
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324 int ret;
325
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326 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
327 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
328 else
329 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
330
331 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
332 /*
333 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 334 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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335 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
336 *
337 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 338 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 339 */
1bf819bc 340 if (!wait)
01c03194 341 return 0;
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342
343 /*
344 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
345 */
346 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
347 }
348
1c0eeaf5 349 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 350
1c0eeaf5 351 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
1bf819bc 352 flush_tree_remove(inode);
1da177e4 353 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1c0eeaf5 354 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
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355 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
356
357 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
358
359 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
360
361 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
362 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
363 int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
364 if (ret == 0)
365 ret = err;
366 }
367
368 if (wait) {
369 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
370 if (ret == 0)
371 ret = err;
372 }
373
374 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 375 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 376 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 377 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 378 /*
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379 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
380 */
1bf819bc 381 flush_tree_insert(inode);
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382 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
383 /*
384 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
385 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
ae1b7f7d 386 */
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387 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
388 flush_tree_insert(inode);
ae1b7f7d 389 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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390 /*
391 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
392 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 393 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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394 */
395 /*
396 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 397 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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398 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
399 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
400 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
401 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
402 * muck with it at present.
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403 */
404 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
405 /*
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406 * For the kupdate function we leave
407 * dirtied_when field untouched and return
408 * it to the flush_tree. The next iteration
409 * of kupdate will flush more pages when
410 * the queue is no longer congested.
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411 */
412 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1bf819bc 413 flush_tree_insert(inode);
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414 } else {
415 /*
416 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
417 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
418 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
419 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
420 * all the other files.
421 */
422 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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423 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
424 flush_tree_insert(inode);
1da177e4 425 }
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426 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
427 /*
428 * The inode is clean, inuse
429 */
430 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
431 } else {
432 /*
433 * The inode is clean, unused
434 */
435 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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436 }
437 }
1c0eeaf5 438 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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439 return ret;
440}
441
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442static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block **psb)
443{
444 struct super_block *sb = *psb;
445
446 if (sb) {
447 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
448 put_super(sb);
449 *psb = NULL;
450 }
451}
452
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453/*
454 * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
455 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
456 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
457 *
458 * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
459 * 1 if we failed.
460 */
461static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
9ecc2738 462 struct inode *inode, struct super_block **psb)
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463{
464 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
465
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466 /*
467 * If this sb is already pinned, nothing more to do. If not and
468 * *psb is non-NULL, unpin the old one first
469 */
470 if (sb == *psb)
471 return 0;
472 else if (*psb)
473 unpin_sb_for_writeback(psb);
474
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475 /*
476 * Caller must already hold the ref for this
477 */
478 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
479 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
480 return 0;
481 }
482
483 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
484 sb->s_count++;
485 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
486 if (sb->s_root) {
487 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
9ecc2738 488 goto pinned;
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489 }
490 /*
491 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
492 */
493 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
494 }
495
496 sb->s_count--;
497 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
498 return 1;
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499pinned:
500 *psb = sb;
501 return 0;
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502}
503
504static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
505 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 506{
9ecc2738 507 struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb, *pin_sb = NULL;
1da177e4 508 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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509 struct inode *inode = NULL;
510 unsigned long prev_time = 0;
1da177e4 511
ae8547b0 512 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 513
1bf819bc 514 while ((inode = flush_tree_next(wb, start, prev_time)) != NULL) {
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515 long pages_skipped;
516
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517 prev_time = inode->dirtied_when;
518 inode->i_flushed_when = start;
519
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520 /*
521 * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
522 */
1bf819bc 523 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
66f3b8e2 524 continue;
66f3b8e2 525
1bf819bc 526 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE))
7ef0d737 527 continue;
7ef0d737 528
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529 /*
530 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
531 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
532 */
533 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
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534 break;
535
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536 /* Was this inode dirtied too recently? */
537 if (wbc->older_than_this &&
538 time_after(inode->dirtied_when, *wbc->older_than_this))
539 break;
540
9ecc2738 541 if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode, &pin_sb)) {
1bf819bc 542 wbc->more_io = 1;
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543 continue;
544 }
1da177e4 545
84a89245 546 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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547 __iget(inode);
548 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 549 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1da177e4 550 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 551 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 552 cond_resched();
1da177e4 553 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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554 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
555 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 556 break;
8bc3be27 557 }
1da177e4 558 }
38f21977 559
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560 unpin_sb_for_writeback(&pin_sb);
561
66f3b8e2 562 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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563}
564
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565void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
566{
567 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
568
569 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
570}
571
66f3b8e2 572/*
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573 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
574 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
575 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
576 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
577 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
578 */
579#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
580
581static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
582{
583 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
584
585 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
586
587 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
588 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
589}
590
591/*
592 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 593 *
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594 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
595 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
596 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
597 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 598 *
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599 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
600 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
601 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 602 *
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603 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
604 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 605 */
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606static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
607 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
66f3b8e2 608{
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609 struct writeback_control wbc = {
610 .bdi = wb->bdi,
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611 .sb = args->sb,
612 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
03ba3782 613 .older_than_this = NULL,
c4a77a6c 614 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
b17621fe 615 .for_background = args->for_background,
c4a77a6c 616 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
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617 };
618 unsigned long oldest_jif;
619 long wrote = 0;
66f3b8e2 620
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621 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
622 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
623 oldest_jif = jiffies -
624 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
625 }
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626 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
627 wbc.range_start = 0;
628 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
629 }
38f21977 630
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631 for (;;) {
632 /*
d3ddec76 633 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 634 */
d3ddec76 635 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 636 break;
66f3b8e2 637
38f21977 638 /*
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639 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
640 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 641 */
d3ddec76 642 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 643 break;
38f21977 644
03ba3782 645 wbc.more_io = 0;
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646 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
647 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
648 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
c4a77a6c 649 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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650 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
651
652 /*
71fd05a8 653 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 654 */
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655 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
656 continue;
657 /*
658 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
659 */
660 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 661 break;
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662 /*
663 * Did we write something? Try for more
664 */
665 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
666 continue;
1bf819bc 667#if 0
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668 /*
669 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
670 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
671 * we'll just busyloop.
672 */
673 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
674 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
675 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
676 struct inode, i_list);
8707ba9a 677 trace_writeback_inode_wait(1);
71fd05a8 678 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
8707ba9a 679 trace_writeback_inode_wait(0);
03ba3782 680 }
71fd05a8 681 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1bf819bc 682#endif
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683 }
684
685 return wrote;
686}
687
688/*
689 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
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690 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
691 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
692 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
693 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
694 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
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695 */
696static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
697 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
698{
699 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
700
701 rcu_read_lock();
702
703 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
77fad5e6 704 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
03ba3782 705 continue;
77fad5e6 706 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
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707
708 ret = work;
709 break;
710 }
711
712 rcu_read_unlock();
713 return ret;
714}
715
716static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
717{
718 unsigned long expired;
719 long nr_pages;
720
721 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
722 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
723 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
724 return 0;
725
726 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
727 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
728 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
729 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
730
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731 if (nr_pages) {
732 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
733 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
734 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
735 .for_kupdate = 1,
736 .range_cyclic = 1,
737 };
738
739 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
740 }
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741
742 return 0;
743}
744
745/*
746 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
747 */
748long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
749{
750 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
751 struct bdi_work *work;
c4a77a6c 752 long wrote = 0;
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753
754 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
c4a77a6c 755 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
8707ba9a 756 long pgs;
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757
758 /*
759 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
760 */
761 if (force_wait)
c4a77a6c 762 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
03ba3782 763
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764 trace_writeback_exec(work);
765
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767 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
768 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
769 */
c4a77a6c 770 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
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771 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
772
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773 pgs = wb_writeback(wb, &args);
774 wrote += pgs;
775
776 trace_writeback_done(work, pgs);
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777
778 /*
779 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
780 * notification when we have completed the work.
781 */
c4a77a6c 782 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
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783 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
784 }
785
786 /*
787 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
788 */
789 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
790
791 return wrote;
792}
793
794/*
795 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
796 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
797 */
798int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
799{
800 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
801 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
802 long pages_written;
803
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804 trace_writeback_thread_start(1);
805
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806 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
807 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
808
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809 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
810
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811 if (pages_written)
812 last_active = jiffies;
813 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
814 unsigned long max_idle;
815
38f21977 816 /*
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817 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
818 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
819 * recreated automatically.
38f21977 820 */
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821 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
822 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
823 break;
824 }
825
826 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
49db0414 827 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
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828 try_to_freeze();
829 }
830
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831 trace_writeback_thread_start(0);
832
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833 return 0;
834}
835
836/*
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837 * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. This does WB_SYNC_NONE
838 * writeback, for integrity writeback see bdi_sync_writeback().
03ba3782 839 */
b6e51316 840static void bdi_writeback_all(struct super_block *sb, long nr_pages)
03ba3782 841{
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842 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
843 .sb = sb,
844 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
845 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
846 };
03ba3782 847 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 848
cfc4ba53 849 rcu_read_lock();
03ba3782 850
cfc4ba53 851 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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852 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
853 continue;
38f21977 854
b6e51316 855 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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856 }
857
cfc4ba53 858 rcu_read_unlock();
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859}
860
861/*
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862 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
863 * the whole world.
864 */
865void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
866{
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867 if (nr_pages == 0)
868 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
869 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
b6e51316 870 bdi_writeback_all(NULL, nr_pages);
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871}
872
873static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
874{
875 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
876 struct dentry *dentry;
877 const char *name = "?";
878
879 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
880 if (dentry) {
881 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
882 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
883 }
884 printk(KERN_DEBUG
885 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
886 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
887 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
888 if (dentry) {
889 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
890 dput(dentry);
891 }
892 }
893}
894
895/**
896 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
897 * @inode: inode to mark
898 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
899 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
900 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 901 *
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903 *
904 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
905 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
906 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
907 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
908 *
909 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
910 * them dirty.
1da177e4 911 *
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912 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
913 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 914 *
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915 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
916 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
917 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
918 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
919 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
920 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 921 */
03ba3782 922void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 923{
03ba3782 924 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1da177e4 925
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926 /*
927 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
928 * dirty the inode itself
929 */
930 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
931 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
932 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
933 }
934
935 /*
936 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
937 * -- mikulas
938 */
939 smp_mb();
940
941 /* avoid the locking if we can */
942 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
943 return;
944
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945#if 0
946 /* anonynous file systems do not write data back */
947 if (inode->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_ANONYMOUS)
948 return;
949#endif
950
951 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_NEVER)
952 return;
953
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954 if (unlikely(block_dump))
955 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
956
957 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
958 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
959 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
960
1bf819bc 961 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
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963
964 /*
965 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
966 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
967 */
968 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
969 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
970 goto out;
971 }
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973 inode->i_state |= flags;
974
975 /*
976 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
977 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
978 * superblock list, based upon its state.
979 */
980 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
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982
983 /*
984 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
985 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
986 */
987 if (!was_dirty) {
988 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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989 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
990
991 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
992 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
993 WARN_ON(1);
994 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
995 bdi->name);
996 }
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998 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
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999 inode->i_flushed_when = inode->dirtied_when;
1000 flush_tree_insert(inode);
1da177e4 1001 }
1da177e4 1002 }
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1003out:
1004 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1005}
1006EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1007
1008/*
1009 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1010 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1011 *
1012 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1013 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1014 *
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1016 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1017 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1018 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1019 *
1020 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1021 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1022 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1023 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1024 */
b6e51316 1025static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1026{
1027 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1028
1029 /*
1030 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1031 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1032 */
b6e51316 1033 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1035 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1036
1037 /*
1038 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1039 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1040 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1041 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1042 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1043 */
b6e51316 1044 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1045 struct address_space *mapping;
1046
1047 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1048 continue;
1049 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1050 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1051 continue;
1052 __iget(inode);
1053 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1054 /*
1055 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1056 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1057 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1058 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1059 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1060 * it later.
1061 */
1062 iput(old_inode);
1063 old_inode = inode;
1064
1065 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1066
1067 cond_resched();
1068
1069 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1070 }
1071 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1072 iput(old_inode);
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1073}
1074
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1075/**
1076 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1077 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1078 *
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1080 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1081 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1082 * returned.
1da177e4 1083 */
b6e51316 1084void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1085{
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1086 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1087 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
1088 long nr_to_write;
1da177e4 1089
d8a8559c 1090 nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
38f21977 1091 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
38f21977 1092
a72bfd4d 1093 bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb, nr_to_write);
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1095EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
1096
1097/**
1098 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1099 * @sb: the superblock
1100 *
1101 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1102 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1103 */
b6e51316 1104void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1105{
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1106 bdi_sync_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb);
1107 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1108}
d8a8559c 1109EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1110
1da177e4 1111/**
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1113 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1114 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1115 *
1116 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1117 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1118 *
7f04c26d 1119 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1120 */
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1121int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1122{
1123 int ret;
1124 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1125 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1126 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1128 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1129 };
1130
1131 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1132 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1133
1134 might_sleep();
1135 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1136 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1137 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1138 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1139 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1140 return ret;
1141}
1142EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1143
1144/**
1145 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1146 * @inode: the inode to sync
1147 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1148 *
1149 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1150 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1151 * update inode->i_state.
1152 *
1153 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1154 */
1155int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1156{
1157 int ret;
1158
1159 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1160 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1161 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1162 return ret;
1163}
1164EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);