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1da177e4
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1/*
2 * fs/fs-writeback.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
5 *
6 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
7 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
8 * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
9 * inode itself is not handled here.
10 *
e1f8e874 11 * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
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12 * Split out of fs/inode.c
13 * Additions for address_space-based writeback
14 */
15
16#include <linux/kernel.h>
f5ff8422 17#include <linux/module.h>
1da177e4 18#include <linux/spinlock.h>
5a0e3ad6 19#include <linux/slab.h>
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20#include <linux/sched.h>
21#include <linux/fs.h>
22#include <linux/mm.h>
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23#include <linux/kthread.h>
24#include <linux/freezer.h>
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25#include <linux/writeback.h>
26#include <linux/blkdev.h>
27#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
28#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
455b2864 29#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
07f3f05c 30#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 31
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32/*
33 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
34 */
83ba7b07 35struct wb_writeback_work {
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36 long nr_pages;
37 struct super_block *sb;
38 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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39 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
40 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
41 unsigned int for_background:1;
c4a77a6c 42
8010c3b6 43 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
83ba7b07 44 struct completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
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45};
46
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47/*
48 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
49 * wb_writeback_work structure so that the definition remains local to this
50 * file.
51 */
52#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
53#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
54
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55/*
56 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
57 */
58int nr_pdflush_threads;
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{
81d73a32 69 return test_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &bdi->state);
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70}
71
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72static inline struct backing_dev_info *inode_to_bdi(struct inode *inode)
73{
74 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
692ebd17 75
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76 if (strcmp(sb->s_type->name, "bdev") == 0)
77 return inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info;
78
79 return sb->s_bdi;
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80}
81
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82static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
83{
84 return list_entry(head, struct inode, i_wb_list);
85}
86
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87static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
88 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
03ba3782 89{
455b2864 90 trace_writeback_queue(bdi, work);
03ba3782 91
6467716a 92 spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
83ba7b07 93 list_add_tail(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
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94 if (bdi->wb.task) {
95 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
96 } else {
97 /*
98 * The bdi thread isn't there, wake up the forker thread which
99 * will create and run it.
100 */
455b2864 101 trace_writeback_nothread(bdi, work);
03ba3782 102 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
1da177e4 103 }
6467716a 104 spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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105}
106
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107static void
108__bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
109 bool range_cyclic, bool for_background)
1da177e4 110{
83ba7b07 111 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
03ba3782 112
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113 /*
114 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
115 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
116 */
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117 work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
118 if (!work) {
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119 if (bdi->wb.task) {
120 trace_writeback_nowork(bdi);
83ba7b07 121 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
455b2864 122 }
83ba7b07 123 return;
bcddc3f0 124 }
03ba3782 125
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126 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
127 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
128 work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
129 work->for_background = for_background;
03ba3782 130
83ba7b07 131 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
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132}
133
134/**
135 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
136 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
137 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
138 *
139 * Description:
140 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
141 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 142 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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143 *
144 */
c5444198 145void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
b6e51316 146{
83ba7b07 147 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, true, false);
c5444198 148}
d3ddec76 149
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150/**
151 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
152 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
153 *
154 * Description:
155 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
156 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
157 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
158 */
159void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
160{
83ba7b07 161 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, LONG_MAX, true, true);
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162}
163
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164/*
165 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
166 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
167 *
168 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 169 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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170 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
171 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
172 */
173static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
174{
03ba3782 175 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 176
03ba3782 177 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 178 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 179
7ccf19a8 180 tail = wb_inode(wb->b_dirty.next);
66f3b8e2 181 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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182 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
183 }
7ccf19a8 184 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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185}
186
c986d1e2 187/*
66f3b8e2 188 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 189 */
0e0f4fc2 190static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 191{
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192 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
193
7ccf19a8 194 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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195}
196
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197static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
198{
199 /*
200 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
201 */
202 smp_mb();
203 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
204}
205
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206static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
207{
208 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
209#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
210 /*
211 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
212 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
213 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 214 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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215 */
216 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
217#endif
218 return ret;
219}
220
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221/*
222 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
223 */
224static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
225 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
226 unsigned long *older_than_this)
227{
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228 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
229 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 230 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 231 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 232 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 233
2c136579 234 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
7ccf19a8 235 inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
2c136579 236 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 237 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 238 break;
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239 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
240 do_sb_sort = 1;
241 sb = inode->i_sb;
7ccf19a8 242 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &tmp);
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243 }
244
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245 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
246 if (!do_sb_sort) {
247 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
248 return;
249 }
250
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251 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
252 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
7ccf19a8 253 sb = wb_inode(tmp.prev)->i_sb;
5c03449d 254 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
7ccf19a8 255 inode = wb_inode(pos);
5c03449d 256 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
7ccf19a8 257 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, dispatch_queue);
5c03449d 258 }
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259 }
260}
261
262/*
263 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
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264 * Before
265 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
266 * =============> gf edc BA
267 * After
268 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
269 * =============> g fBAedc
270 * |
271 * +--> dequeue for IO
2c136579 272 */
03ba3782 273static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 274{
4ea879b9 275 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
03ba3782 276 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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277}
278
a9185b41 279static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 280{
03ba3782 281 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 282 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 283 return 0;
08d8e974 284}
08d8e974 285
1da177e4 286/*
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287 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
288 */
289static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
290{
291 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
292 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
293
294 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 295 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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296 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
297 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
298 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 299 }
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300}
301
302/*
303 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
304 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
305 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
306 *
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307 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
308 *
309 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
310 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
311 * livelocks, etc.
312 *
313 * Called under inode_lock.
314 */
315static int
01c03194 316writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 317{
1da177e4 318 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 319 unsigned dirty;
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320 int ret;
321
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322 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
323 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
324 else
325 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
326
327 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
328 /*
329 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 330 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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331 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
332 *
333 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 334 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 335 */
a9185b41 336 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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337 requeue_io(inode);
338 return 0;
339 }
340
341 /*
342 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
343 */
344 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
345 }
346
1c0eeaf5 347 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 348
5547e8aa 349 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 350 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 351 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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352 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
353
354 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
355
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356 /*
357 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
358 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
359 * I/O completion.
360 */
a9185b41 361 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 362 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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363 if (ret == 0)
364 ret = err;
365 }
366
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367 /*
368 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
369 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
370 * write_inode()
371 */
372 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
373 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
374 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
375 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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376 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
377 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 378 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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379 if (ret == 0)
380 ret = err;
381 }
382
383 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 384 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
a4ffdde6 385 if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
23539afc 386 if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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387 /*
388 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
a50aeb40 389 * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
1b43ef91 390 */
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391 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
392 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
1da177e4 393 /*
a50aeb40 394 * slice used up: queue for next turn
1da177e4 395 */
a50aeb40 396 requeue_io(inode);
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397 } else {
398 /*
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399 * Writeback blocked by something other than
400 * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
401 * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
402 * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
403 * that cannot be performed immediately.
1da177e4 404 */
1b43ef91 405 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 406 }
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407 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
408 /*
409 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback
410 * operations, such as delayed allocation during
411 * submission or metadata updates after data IO
412 * completion.
413 */
414 redirty_tail(inode);
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415 } else {
416 /*
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417 * The inode is clean. At this point we either have
418 * a reference to the inode or it's on it's way out.
419 * No need to add it back to the LRU.
1da177e4 420 */
7ccf19a8 421 list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
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422 }
423 }
1c0eeaf5 424 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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425 return ret;
426}
427
03ba3782 428/*
d19de7ed 429 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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430 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
431 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 432 */
d19de7ed 433static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 434{
03ba3782 435 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
29cb4859
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436 if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
437 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
438 return false;
439 }
440
03ba3782 441 sb->s_count++;
29cb4859
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442 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
443
03ba3782 444 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
29cb4859 445 if (sb->s_root)
d19de7ed 446 return true;
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447 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
448 }
29cb4859
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449
450 put_super(sb);
d19de7ed 451 return false;
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452}
453
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454/*
455 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
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456 *
457 * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
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458 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
459 * in reverse order.
edadfb10 460 *
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461 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
462 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
463 */
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464static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
465 struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
1da177e4 466{
03ba3782 467 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 468 long pages_skipped;
7ccf19a8 469 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
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470
471 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
472 if (only_this_sb) {
473 /*
474 * We only want to write back data for this
475 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
476 * to it back onto the dirty list.
477 */
478 redirty_tail(inode);
479 continue;
480 }
481
482 /*
483 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
484 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
485 * pin the next superblock.
486 */
f11c9c5c 487 return 0;
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488 }
489
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490 /*
491 * Don't bother with new inodes or inodes beeing freed, first
492 * kind does not need peridic writeout yet, and for the latter
493 * kind writeout is handled by the freer.
494 */
495 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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496 requeue_io(inode);
497 continue;
498 }
9843b76a 499
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500 /*
501 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
502 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
503 */
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504 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
505 return 1;
1da177e4 506
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507 __iget(inode);
508 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 509 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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510 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
511 /*
512 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
513 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
514 */
f57b9b7b 515 redirty_tail(inode);
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516 }
517 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 518 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 519 cond_resched();
1da177e4 520 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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521 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
522 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 523 return 1;
8bc3be27 524 }
03ba3782 525 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 526 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 527 }
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528 /* b_io is empty */
529 return 1;
530}
531
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532void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
533 struct writeback_control *wbc)
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534{
535 int ret = 0;
536
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537 if (!wbc->wb_start)
538 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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539 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
540 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
541 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
38f21977 542
f11c9c5c 543 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
7ccf19a8 544 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
f11c9c5c 545 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 546
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547 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
548 requeue_io(inode);
549 continue;
f11c9c5c 550 }
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551 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
552 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 553
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554 if (ret)
555 break;
556 }
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557 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
558 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
559}
560
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561static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb,
562 struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
563{
564 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
565
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566 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
567 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
568 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
569 writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, true);
570 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
571}
572
66f3b8e2 573/*
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574 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
575 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
576 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
577 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
578 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
579 */
580#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
581
582static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
583{
584 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
585
16c4042f 586 global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
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587
588 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
4cbec4c8 589 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) > background_thresh);
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590}
591
592/*
593 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 594 *
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595 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
596 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
597 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
598 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 599 *
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600 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
601 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
602 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 603 *
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604 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
605 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 606 */
c4a77a6c 607static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
83ba7b07 608 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
66f3b8e2 609{
03ba3782 610 struct writeback_control wbc = {
83ba7b07 611 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
03ba3782 612 .older_than_this = NULL,
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613 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
614 .for_background = work->for_background,
615 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
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616 };
617 unsigned long oldest_jif;
618 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 619 struct inode *inode;
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
7624ee72 631 wbc.wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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632 for (;;) {
633 /*
d3ddec76 634 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 635 */
83ba7b07 636 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 637 break;
66f3b8e2 638
38f21977 639 /*
d3ddec76
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640 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
641 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 642 */
83ba7b07 643 if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 644 break;
38f21977 645
03ba3782 646 wbc.more_io = 0;
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647 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
648 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
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649
650 trace_wbc_writeback_start(&wbc, wb->bdi);
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651 if (work->sb)
652 __writeback_inodes_sb(work->sb, wb, &wbc);
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653 else
654 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
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655 trace_wbc_writeback_written(&wbc, wb->bdi);
656
83ba7b07 657 work->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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658 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
659
660 /*
71fd05a8 661 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 662 */
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663 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
664 continue;
665 /*
666 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
667 */
668 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 669 break;
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670 /*
671 * Did we write something? Try for more
672 */
673 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
674 continue;
675 /*
676 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
677 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
678 * we'll just busyloop.
679 */
680 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
681 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
7ccf19a8 682 inode = wb_inode(wb->b_more_io.prev);
028c2dd1 683 trace_wbc_writeback_wait(&wbc, wb->bdi);
71fd05a8 684 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 685 }
71fd05a8 686 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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687 }
688
689 return wrote;
690}
691
692/*
83ba7b07 693 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
03ba3782 694 */
83ba7b07 695static struct wb_writeback_work *
08852b6d 696get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
03ba3782 697{
83ba7b07 698 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
03ba3782 699
6467716a 700 spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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701 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
702 work = list_entry(bdi->work_list.next,
703 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
704 list_del_init(&work->list);
03ba3782 705 }
6467716a 706 spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
83ba7b07 707 return work;
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708}
709
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710/*
711 * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
712 * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
713 */
714static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
715{
716 return global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
717 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
718 get_nr_dirty_inodes();
719}
720
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721static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
722{
723 unsigned long expired;
724 long nr_pages;
725
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726 /*
727 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
728 */
729 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
730 return 0;
731
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732 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
733 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
734 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
735 return 0;
736
737 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
cdf01dd5 738 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
03ba3782 739
c4a77a6c 740 if (nr_pages) {
83ba7b07 741 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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742 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
743 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
744 .for_kupdate = 1,
745 .range_cyclic = 1,
746 };
747
83ba7b07 748 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
c4a77a6c 749 }
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750
751 return 0;
752}
753
754/*
755 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
756 */
757long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
758{
759 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
83ba7b07 760 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
c4a77a6c 761 long wrote = 0;
03ba3782 762
81d73a32 763 set_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
08852b6d 764 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
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765 /*
766 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
83ba7b07 767 * because this thread is exiting now.
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768 */
769 if (force_wait)
83ba7b07 770 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
03ba3782 771
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772 trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);
773
83ba7b07 774 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
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775
776 /*
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777 * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
778 * work item, otherwise just free it.
03ba3782 779 */
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780 if (work->done)
781 complete(work->done);
782 else
783 kfree(work);
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784 }
785
786 /*
787 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
788 */
789 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
81d73a32 790 clear_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
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791
792 return wrote;
793}
794
795/*
796 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
797 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
798 */
08243900 799int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
03ba3782 800{
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801 struct bdi_writeback *wb = data;
802 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
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803 long pages_written;
804
766f9164 805 current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
08243900 806 set_freezable();
ecd58403 807 wb->last_active = jiffies;
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808
809 /*
810 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
811 */
812 set_user_nice(current, 0);
813
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814 trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
815
03ba3782 816 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
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817 /*
818 * Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
819 * and we'll take care of the preriodic write-back.
820 */
821 del_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer);
822
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823 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
824
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825 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
826
03ba3782 827 if (pages_written)
ecd58403 828 wb->last_active = jiffies;
03ba3782 829
297252c8 830 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
b76b4014 831 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list) || kthread_should_stop()) {
f9eadbbd 832 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
297252c8 833 continue;
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834 }
835
253c34e9 836 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
fff5b85a 837 schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
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838 else {
839 /*
840 * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
841 * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
842 * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
843 */
297252c8 844 schedule();
f9eadbbd 845 }
69b62d01 846
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847 try_to_freeze();
848 }
849
fff5b85a 850 /* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
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851 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
852 wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
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853
854 trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
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855 return 0;
856}
857
08243900 858
03ba3782 859/*
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860 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
861 * the whole world.
03ba3782 862 */
b8c2f347 863void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 864{
b8c2f347 865 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 866
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867 if (!nr_pages) {
868 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
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869 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
870 }
03ba3782 871
b8c2f347 872 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 873 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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874 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
875 continue;
83ba7b07 876 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, false, false);
03ba3782 877 }
cfc4ba53 878 rcu_read_unlock();
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879}
880
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881static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
882{
883 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
884 struct dentry *dentry;
885 const char *name = "?";
886
887 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
888 if (dentry) {
889 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
890 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
891 }
892 printk(KERN_DEBUG
893 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
894 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
895 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
896 if (dentry) {
897 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
898 dput(dentry);
899 }
900 }
901}
902
903/**
904 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
905 * @inode: inode to mark
906 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
907 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
908 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 909 *
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910 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
911 *
912 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
913 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
914 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
915 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
916 *
917 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
918 * them dirty.
1da177e4 919 *
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920 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
921 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 922 *
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923 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
924 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
925 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
926 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
927 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
928 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 929 */
03ba3782 930void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 931{
03ba3782 932 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
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933 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
934 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
1da177e4 935
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936 /*
937 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
938 * dirty the inode itself
939 */
940 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
941 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
942 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
943 }
944
945 /*
946 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
947 * -- mikulas
948 */
949 smp_mb();
950
951 /* avoid the locking if we can */
952 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
953 return;
954
955 if (unlikely(block_dump))
956 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
957
958 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
959 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
960 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
961
962 inode->i_state |= flags;
963
964 /*
965 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
966 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
967 * superblock list, based upon its state.
968 */
969 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
970 goto out;
971
972 /*
973 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
974 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
975 */
976 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1d3382cb 977 if (inode_unhashed(inode))
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978 goto out;
979 }
a4ffdde6 980 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
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981 goto out;
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) {
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988 bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
989
990 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
991 WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state),
992 "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
993
994 /*
995 * If this is the first dirty inode for this
996 * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
997 * bdi thread to make sure background
998 * write-back happens later.
999 */
1000 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
1001 wakeup_bdi = true;
500b067c 1002 }
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1003
1004 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
7ccf19a8 1005 list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
1da177e4 1006 }
1da177e4 1007 }
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1008out:
1009 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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1010
1011 if (wakeup_bdi)
6467716a 1012 bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(bdi);
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1013}
1014EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1015
1016/*
1017 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1018 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1019 *
1020 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1021 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1022 *
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1024 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1025 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1026 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1027 *
1028 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1029 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1030 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1031 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1032 */
b6e51316 1033static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1034{
1035 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1036
1037 /*
1038 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1039 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1040 */
b6e51316 1041 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1042
1043 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1044
1045 /*
1046 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1047 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1048 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1049 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1050 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1051 */
b6e51316 1052 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1053 struct address_space *mapping;
1054
a4ffdde6 1055 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
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1056 continue;
1057 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1058 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1059 continue;
1060 __iget(inode);
1061 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1062 /*
1063 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1064 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1065 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1066 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1067 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1068 * it later.
1069 */
1070 iput(old_inode);
1071 old_inode = inode;
1072
1073 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1074
1075 cond_resched();
1076
1077 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1078 }
1079 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1080 iput(old_inode);
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1081}
1082
d8a8559c 1083/**
3259f8be 1084 * writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
d8a8559c 1085 * @sb: the superblock
3259f8be 1086 * @nr: the number of pages to write
1da177e4 1087 *
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1088 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1089 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
3259f8be 1090 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
1da177e4 1091 */
3259f8be 1092void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr)
1da177e4 1093{
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1094 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1095 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1096 .sb = sb,
1097 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
83ba7b07 1098 .done = &done,
3259f8be 1099 .nr_pages = nr,
3c4d7165 1100 };
d8a8559c 1101
cf37e972 1102 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1103 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1104 wait_for_completion(&done);
e913fc82 1105}
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1106EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
1107
1108/**
1109 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1110 * @sb: the superblock
1111 *
1112 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1113 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1114 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
1115 */
1116void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1117{
925d169f 1118 return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages());
3259f8be 1119}
0e3c9a22 1120EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1121
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1122/**
1123 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1124 * @sb: the superblock
1125 *
1126 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1127 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1128 */
1129int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1130{
1131 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1132 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1133 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1134 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1135 return 1;
1136 } else
1137 return 0;
1138}
1139EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1140
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1141/**
1142 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1143 * @sb: the superblock
1144 * @nr: the number of pages to write
1145 *
1146 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1147 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1148 */
1149int writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle(struct super_block *sb,
1150 unsigned long nr)
1151{
1152 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
1153 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
1154 writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr);
1155 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
1156 return 1;
1157 } else
1158 return 0;
1159}
1160EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle);
1161
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1162/**
1163 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1164 * @sb: the superblock
1165 *
1166 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1167 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1168 */
b6e51316 1169void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1170{
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1171 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1172 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1173 .sb = sb,
1174 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1175 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1176 .range_cyclic = 0,
83ba7b07 1177 .done = &done,
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1178 };
1179
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1180 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1181
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1182 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1183 wait_for_completion(&done);
1184
b6e51316 1185 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1186}
d8a8559c 1187EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1188
1da177e4 1189/**
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1190 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1191 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1192 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1193 *
1194 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1195 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1196 *
7f04c26d 1197 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1198 */
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1199int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1200{
1201 int ret;
1202 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1203 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1204 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1205 .range_start = 0,
1206 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1207 };
1208
1209 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1210 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1211
1212 might_sleep();
1213 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1214 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1215 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1216 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1217 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1218 return ret;
1219}
1220EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1221
1222/**
1223 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1224 * @inode: the inode to sync
1225 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1226 *
1227 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1228 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1229 * update inode->i_state.
1230 *
1231 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1232 */
1233int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1234{
1235 int ret;
1236
1237 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1238 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1239 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1240 return ret;
1241}
1242EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
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1243
1244/**
1245 * sync_inode - write an inode to disk
1246 * @inode: the inode to sync
1247 * @wait: wait for I/O to complete.
1248 *
1249 * Write an inode to disk and adjust it's dirty state after completion.
1250 *
1251 * Note: only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
1252 */
1253int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode *inode, int wait)
1254{
1255 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1256 .sync_mode = wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
1257 .nr_to_write = 0, /* metadata-only */
1258 };
1259
1260 return sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
1261}
1262EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode_metadata);