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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>
07f3f05c 28#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 29
66f3b8e2 30#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
f11b00f3 31
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32/*
33 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
34 */
35int nr_pdflush_threads;
36
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37/*
38 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
39 */
40struct wb_writeback_args {
41 long nr_pages;
42 struct super_block *sb;
43 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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44 int for_kupdate:1;
45 int range_cyclic:1;
46 int for_background:1;
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47};
48
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49/*
50 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
f11b00f3 51 */
03ba3782 52struct bdi_work {
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53 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
54 struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* for RCU free/clear of work */
03ba3782 55
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56 unsigned long seen; /* threads that have seen this work */
57 atomic_t pending; /* number of threads still to do work */
03ba3782 58
8010c3b6 59 struct wb_writeback_args args; /* writeback arguments */
03ba3782 60
8010c3b6 61 unsigned long state; /* flag bits, see WS_* */
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62};
63
64enum {
65 WS_USED_B = 0,
66 WS_ONSTACK_B,
67};
68
69#define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
70#define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
71
72static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
73{
74 return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
75}
76
77static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
b6e51316 78 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
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79{
80 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
b6e51316 81 work->args = *args;
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82 work->state = WS_USED;
83}
84
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85/**
86 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
87 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
88 *
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89 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
90 * backing device.
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91 */
92int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
93{
03ba3782 94 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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95}
96
03ba3782 97static void bdi_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
f11b00f3 98{
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99 clear_bit(WS_USED_B, &work->state);
100 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
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101 /*
102 * work can have disappeared at this point. bit waitq functions
103 * should be able to tolerate this, provided bdi_sched_wait does
104 * not dereference it's pointer argument.
105 */
03ba3782 106 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
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107}
108
03ba3782 109static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
4195f73d 110{
03ba3782 111 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
4195f73d 112
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113 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
114 kfree(work);
115 else
116 bdi_work_clear(work);
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117}
118
03ba3782 119static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
1da177e4 120{
c4a77a6c 121 const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->args.sync_mode;
77b9d059 122 int onstack = bdi_work_on_stack(work);
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123
124 /*
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125 * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
126 * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
127 * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
128 * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
1da177e4 129 */
77b9d059 130 if (!onstack)
03ba3782 131 bdi_work_clear(work);
77b9d059 132 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || onstack)
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133 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
134}
1da177e4 135
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136static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
137{
1da177e4 138 /*
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139 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
140 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
1da177e4 141 */
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142 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
143 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1da177e4 144
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145 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
146 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
147 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
1da177e4 148
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149 wb_work_complete(work);
150 }
151}
1da177e4 152
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153static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
154{
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155 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
156 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
157 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
158 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
1da177e4 159
bcddc3f0 160 /*
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161 * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
162 * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
163 * noticed on the list
bcddc3f0 164 */
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165 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
166 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
167 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
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168
169 /*
170 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
171 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
172 */
173 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
174 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
175 else {
176 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
1da177e4 177
1ef7d9aa 178 if (wb->task)
03ba3782 179 wake_up_process(wb->task);
1da177e4 180 }
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181}
182
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183/*
184 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
185 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
186 */
187static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
188{
189 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
190 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
191}
1da177e4 192
f11fcae8 193static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
b6e51316 194 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
1da177e4 195{
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196 struct bdi_work *work;
197
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198 /*
199 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
200 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
201 */
03ba3782 202 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
bcddc3f0 203 if (work) {
b6e51316 204 bdi_work_init(work, args);
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205 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
206 } else {
207 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
03ba3782 208
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209 if (wb->task)
210 wake_up_process(wb->task);
211 }
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212}
213
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214/**
215 * bdi_sync_writeback - start and wait for writeback
216 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
217 * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
218 *
219 * Description:
220 * This does WB_SYNC_ALL data integrity writeback and waits for the
221 * IO to complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
222 * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
223 */
224static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
225 struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 226{
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227 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
228 .sb = sb,
229 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
230 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
231 .range_cyclic = 0,
232 };
233 struct bdi_work work;
03ba3782 234
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235 bdi_work_init(&work, &args);
236 work.state |= WS_ONSTACK;
03ba3782 237
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238 bdi_queue_work(bdi, &work);
239 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(&work);
240}
241
242/**
243 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
244 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
245 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
246 *
247 * Description:
248 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
249 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
250 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
251 *
252 */
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253void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
254 long nr_pages)
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255{
256 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
a72bfd4d 257 .sb = sb,
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258 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
259 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
260 .range_cyclic = 1,
261 };
262
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263 /*
264 * We treat @nr_pages=0 as the special case to do background writeback,
265 * ie. to sync pages until the background dirty threshold is reached.
266 */
267 if (!nr_pages) {
268 args.nr_pages = LONG_MAX;
269 args.for_background = 1;
270 }
271
b6e51316 272 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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273}
274
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275/*
276 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
277 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
278 *
279 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 280 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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281 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
282 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
283 */
284static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
285{
03ba3782 286 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 287
03ba3782 288 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 289 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 290
03ba3782 291 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 292 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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293 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
294 }
03ba3782 295 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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296}
297
c986d1e2 298/*
66f3b8e2 299 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 300 */
0e0f4fc2 301static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 302{
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303 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
304
305 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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306}
307
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308static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
309{
310 /*
311 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
312 */
313 smp_mb();
314 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
315}
316
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317static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
318{
319 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
320#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
321 /*
322 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
323 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
324 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 325 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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326 */
327 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
328#endif
329 return ret;
330}
331
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332/*
333 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
334 */
335static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
336 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
337 unsigned long *older_than_this)
338{
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339 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
340 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 341 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 342 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 343 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 344
2c136579 345 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 346 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 347 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 348 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 349 break;
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350 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
351 do_sb_sort = 1;
352 sb = inode->i_sb;
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353 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
354 }
355
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356 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
357 if (!do_sb_sort) {
358 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
359 return;
360 }
361
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362 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
363 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
364 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
365 sb = inode->i_sb;
366 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
367 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
368 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
369 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
370 }
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371 }
372}
373
374/*
375 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
376 */
03ba3782 377static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 378{
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379 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
380 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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381}
382
03ba3782 383static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
08d8e974 384{
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385 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
386 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
387 return 0;
08d8e974 388}
08d8e974 389
1da177e4 390/*
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391 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
392 */
393static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
394{
395 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
396 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
397
398 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
399 do {
400 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
401 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
402 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
403 } while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
404}
405
406/*
407 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
408 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
409 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
410 *
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411 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
412 *
413 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
414 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
415 * livelocks, etc.
416 *
417 * Called under inode_lock.
418 */
419static int
01c03194 420writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 421{
1da177e4 422 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1da177e4 423 int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
01c03194 424 unsigned dirty;
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425 int ret;
426
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427 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
428 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
429 else
430 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
431
432 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
433 /*
434 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 435 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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436 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
437 *
438 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 439 * completed a full scan of b_io.
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440 */
441 if (!wait) {
442 requeue_io(inode);
443 return 0;
444 }
445
446 /*
447 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
448 */
449 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
450 }
451
1c0eeaf5 452 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 453
1c0eeaf5 454 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
1da177e4 455 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1c0eeaf5 456 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
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457 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
458
459 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
460
461 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
462
463 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
464 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
465 int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
466 if (ret == 0)
467 ret = err;
468 }
469
470 if (wait) {
471 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
472 if (ret == 0)
473 ret = err;
474 }
475
476 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 477 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 478 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 479 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 480 /*
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481 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
482 */
483 goto select_queue;
484 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
485 /*
486 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
487 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
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488 */
489 redirty_tail(inode);
490 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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491 /*
492 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
493 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 494 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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495 */
496 /*
497 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 498 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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499 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
500 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
501 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
502 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
503 * muck with it at present.
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504 */
505 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
506 /*
2c136579 507 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 508 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 509 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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510 */
511 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
b3af9468 512select_queue:
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513 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
514 /*
515 * slice used up: queue for next turn
516 */
517 requeue_io(inode);
518 } else {
519 /*
520 * somehow blocked: retry later
521 */
522 redirty_tail(inode);
523 }
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524 } else {
525 /*
526 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
527 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
528 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
529 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
530 * all the other files.
531 */
532 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 533 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 534 }
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535 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
536 /*
537 * The inode is clean, inuse
538 */
539 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
540 } else {
541 /*
542 * The inode is clean, unused
543 */
544 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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545 }
546 }
1c0eeaf5 547 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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548 return ret;
549}
550
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551static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block **psb)
552{
553 struct super_block *sb = *psb;
554
555 if (sb) {
556 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
557 put_super(sb);
558 *psb = NULL;
559 }
560}
561
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562/*
563 * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
564 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
565 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
566 *
567 * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
568 * 1 if we failed.
569 */
570static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
9ecc2738 571 struct inode *inode, struct super_block **psb)
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572{
573 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
574
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575 /*
576 * If this sb is already pinned, nothing more to do. If not and
577 * *psb is non-NULL, unpin the old one first
578 */
579 if (sb == *psb)
580 return 0;
581 else if (*psb)
582 unpin_sb_for_writeback(psb);
583
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584 /*
585 * Caller must already hold the ref for this
586 */
587 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
588 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
589 return 0;
590 }
591
592 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
593 sb->s_count++;
594 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
595 if (sb->s_root) {
596 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
9ecc2738 597 goto pinned;
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598 }
599 /*
600 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
601 */
602 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
603 }
604
605 sb->s_count--;
606 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
607 return 1;
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608pinned:
609 *psb = sb;
610 return 0;
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611}
612
613static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
614 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 615{
9ecc2738 616 struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb, *pin_sb = NULL;
66f3b8e2 617 const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb);
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618 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
619
ae8547b0 620 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 621
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622 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
623 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
66f3b8e2 624
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625 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
626 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
1da177e4 627 struct inode, i_list);
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628 long pages_skipped;
629
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630 /*
631 * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
632 */
633 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
634 redirty_tail(inode);
635 continue;
636 }
637
03ba3782 638 if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi)) {
9852a0e7 639 redirty_tail(inode);
66f3b8e2 640 if (is_blkdev_sb) {
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641 /*
642 * Dirty memory-backed blockdev: the ramdisk
643 * driver does this. Skip just this inode
644 */
645 continue;
646 }
647 /*
648 * Dirty memory-backed inode against a filesystem other
649 * than the kernel-internal bdev filesystem. Skip the
650 * entire superblock.
651 */
652 break;
653 }
654
84a89245 655 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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656 requeue_io(inode);
657 continue;
658 }
659
03ba3782 660 if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(wb->bdi)) {
1da177e4 661 wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
66f3b8e2 662 if (!is_blkdev_sb)
1da177e4 663 break; /* Skip a congested fs */
0e0f4fc2 664 requeue_io(inode);
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665 continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */
666 }
667
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668 /*
669 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
670 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
671 */
672 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
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673 break;
674
9ecc2738 675 if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode, &pin_sb)) {
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676 requeue_io(inode);
677 continue;
678 }
1da177e4 679
84a89245 680 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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681 __iget(inode);
682 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 683 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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684 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
685 /*
686 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
687 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
688 */
f57b9b7b 689 redirty_tail(inode);
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690 }
691 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 692 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 693 cond_resched();
1da177e4 694 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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695 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
696 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 697 break;
8bc3be27 698 }
03ba3782 699 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 700 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 701 }
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703 unpin_sb_for_writeback(&pin_sb);
704
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705 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
706 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
707}
708
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709void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
710{
711 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
712
713 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
714}
715
66f3b8e2 716/*
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717 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
718 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
719 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
720 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
721 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
722 */
723#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
724
725static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
726{
727 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
728
729 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
730
731 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
732 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
733}
734
735/*
736 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 737 *
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738 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
739 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
740 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
741 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 742 *
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743 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
744 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
745 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 746 *
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747 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
748 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 749 */
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750static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
751 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
66f3b8e2 752{
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753 struct writeback_control wbc = {
754 .bdi = wb->bdi,
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755 .sb = args->sb,
756 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
03ba3782 757 .older_than_this = NULL,
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758 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
759 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
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760 };
761 unsigned long oldest_jif;
762 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 763 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 764
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765 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
766 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
767 oldest_jif = jiffies -
768 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
769 }
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770 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
771 wbc.range_start = 0;
772 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
773 }
38f21977 774
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775 for (;;) {
776 /*
d3ddec76 777 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 778 */
d3ddec76 779 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 780 break;
66f3b8e2 781
38f21977 782 /*
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783 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
784 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 785 */
d3ddec76 786 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 787 break;
38f21977 788
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789 wbc.more_io = 0;
790 wbc.encountered_congestion = 0;
791 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
792 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
793 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
c4a77a6c 794 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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795 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
796
797 /*
71fd05a8 798 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 799 */
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800 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
801 continue;
802 /*
803 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
804 */
805 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 806 break;
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807 /*
808 * Did we write something? Try for more
809 */
810 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
811 continue;
812 /*
813 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
814 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
815 * we'll just busyloop.
816 */
817 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
818 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
819 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
820 struct inode, i_list);
821 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 822 }
71fd05a8 823 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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824 }
825
826 return wrote;
827}
828
829/*
830 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
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831 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
832 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
833 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
834 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
835 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
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836 */
837static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
838 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
839{
840 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
841
842 rcu_read_lock();
843
844 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
77fad5e6 845 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
03ba3782 846 continue;
77fad5e6 847 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
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848
849 ret = work;
850 break;
851 }
852
853 rcu_read_unlock();
854 return ret;
855}
856
857static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
858{
859 unsigned long expired;
860 long nr_pages;
861
862 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
863 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
864 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
865 return 0;
866
867 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
868 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
869 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
870 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
871
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872 if (nr_pages) {
873 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
874 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
875 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
876 .for_kupdate = 1,
877 .range_cyclic = 1,
878 };
879
880 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
881 }
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882
883 return 0;
884}
885
886/*
887 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
888 */
889long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
890{
891 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
892 struct bdi_work *work;
c4a77a6c 893 long wrote = 0;
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894
895 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
c4a77a6c 896 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
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897
898 /*
899 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
900 */
901 if (force_wait)
c4a77a6c 902 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
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904 /*
905 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
906 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
907 */
c4a77a6c 908 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
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909 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
910
c4a77a6c 911 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
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912
913 /*
914 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
915 * notification when we have completed the work.
916 */
c4a77a6c 917 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
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918 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
919 }
920
921 /*
922 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
923 */
924 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
925
926 return wrote;
927}
928
929/*
930 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
931 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
932 */
933int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
934{
935 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
936 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
937 long pages_written;
938
939 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
940 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
941
942 if (pages_written)
943 last_active = jiffies;
944 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
945 unsigned long max_idle;
946
38f21977 947 /*
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948 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
949 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
950 * recreated automatically.
38f21977 951 */
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952 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
953 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
954 break;
955 }
956
957 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
49db0414 958 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
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959 try_to_freeze();
960 }
961
962 return 0;
963}
964
965/*
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966 * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. This does WB_SYNC_NONE
967 * writeback, for integrity writeback see bdi_sync_writeback().
03ba3782 968 */
b6e51316 969static void bdi_writeback_all(struct super_block *sb, long nr_pages)
03ba3782 970{
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971 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
972 .sb = sb,
973 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
974 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
975 };
03ba3782 976 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 977
cfc4ba53 978 rcu_read_lock();
03ba3782 979
cfc4ba53 980 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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981 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
982 continue;
38f21977 983
b6e51316 984 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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985 }
986
cfc4ba53 987 rcu_read_unlock();
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988}
989
990/*
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991 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
992 * the whole world.
993 */
994void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
995{
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996 if (nr_pages == 0)
997 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
998 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
b6e51316 999 bdi_writeback_all(NULL, nr_pages);
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1000}
1001
1002static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
1003{
1004 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
1005 struct dentry *dentry;
1006 const char *name = "?";
1007
1008 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
1009 if (dentry) {
1010 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
1011 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
1012 }
1013 printk(KERN_DEBUG
1014 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
1015 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
1016 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
1017 if (dentry) {
1018 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
1019 dput(dentry);
1020 }
1021 }
1022}
1023
1024/**
1025 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
1026 * @inode: inode to mark
1027 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
1028 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
1029 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 1030 *
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1031 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
1032 *
1033 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
1034 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
1035 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
1036 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
1037 *
1038 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
1039 * them dirty.
1da177e4 1040 *
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1042 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 1043 *
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1044 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
1045 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
1046 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
1047 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
1048 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
1049 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 1050 */
03ba3782 1051void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 1052{
03ba3782 1053 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1da177e4 1054
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1055 /*
1056 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1057 * dirty the inode itself
1058 */
1059 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1060 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1061 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1062 }
1063
1064 /*
1065 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1066 * -- mikulas
1067 */
1068 smp_mb();
1069
1070 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1071 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1072 return;
1073
1074 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1075 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1076
1077 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1078 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1079 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1080
1081 inode->i_state |= flags;
1082
1083 /*
1084 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1085 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1086 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1087 */
1088 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1089 goto out;
1090
1091 /*
1092 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1093 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1094 */
1095 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1096 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1097 goto out;
1098 }
1099 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1100 goto out;
1101
1102 /*
1103 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1104 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1105 */
1106 if (!was_dirty) {
1107 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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1108 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1109
1110 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1111 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1112 WARN_ON(1);
1113 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1114 bdi->name);
1115 }
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1117 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1118 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1da177e4 1119 }
1da177e4 1120 }
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1121out:
1122 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1123}
1124EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1125
1126/*
1127 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1128 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1129 *
1130 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1131 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1132 *
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1134 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1135 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1136 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1137 *
1138 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1139 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1140 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1141 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1142 */
b6e51316 1143static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1144{
1145 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1146
1147 /*
1148 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1149 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1150 */
b6e51316 1151 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1153 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1154
1155 /*
1156 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1157 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1158 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1159 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1160 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1161 */
b6e51316 1162 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1163 struct address_space *mapping;
1164
1165 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1166 continue;
1167 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1168 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1169 continue;
1170 __iget(inode);
1171 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1172 /*
1173 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1174 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1175 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1176 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1177 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1178 * it later.
1179 */
1180 iput(old_inode);
1181 old_inode = inode;
1182
1183 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1184
1185 cond_resched();
1186
1187 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1188 }
1189 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1190 iput(old_inode);
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1191}
1192
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1193/**
1194 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1195 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1196 *
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1197 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1198 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1199 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1200 * returned.
1da177e4 1201 */
b6e51316 1202void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1203{
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1204 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1205 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
1206 long nr_to_write;
1da177e4 1207
d8a8559c 1208 nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
38f21977 1209 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
38f21977 1210
a72bfd4d 1211 bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb, nr_to_write);
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1212}
1213EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
1214
1215/**
1216 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1217 * @sb: the superblock
1218 *
1219 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1220 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1221 */
b6e51316 1222void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1223{
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1224 bdi_sync_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb);
1225 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1226}
d8a8559c 1227EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1228
1da177e4 1229/**
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1230 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1231 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1232 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1233 *
1234 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1235 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1236 *
7f04c26d 1237 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1238 */
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1239int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1240{
1241 int ret;
1242 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1243 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1244 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1245 .range_start = 0,
1246 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1247 };
1248
1249 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1250 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1251
1252 might_sleep();
1253 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1254 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1255 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1256 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1257 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1258 return ret;
1259}
1260EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1261
1262/**
1263 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1264 * @inode: the inode to sync
1265 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1266 *
1267 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1268 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1269 * update inode->i_state.
1270 *
1271 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1272 */
1273int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1274{
1275 int ret;
1276
1277 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1278 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1279 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1280 return ret;
1281}
1282EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);