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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>
07f3f05c 29#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 30
66f3b8e2 31#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
f11b00f3 32
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33/*
34 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
35 */
36int nr_pdflush_threads;
37
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38/*
39 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
40 */
41struct wb_writeback_args {
42 long nr_pages;
43 struct super_block *sb;
44 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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45 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
46 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
47 unsigned int for_background:1;
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48};
49
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50/*
51 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
f11b00f3 52 */
03ba3782 53struct bdi_work {
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54 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
55 struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* for RCU free/clear of work */
03ba3782 56
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57 unsigned long seen; /* threads that have seen this work */
58 atomic_t pending; /* number of threads still to do work */
03ba3782 59
8010c3b6 60 struct wb_writeback_args args; /* writeback arguments */
03ba3782 61
8010c3b6 62 unsigned long state; /* flag bits, see WS_* */
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63};
64
65enum {
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66 WS_INPROGRESS = 0,
67 WS_ONSTACK,
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68};
69
03ba3782 70static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
b6e51316 71 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
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72{
73 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
b6e51316 74 work->args = *args;
7f0e7bed 75 __set_bit(WS_INPROGRESS, &work->state);
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76}
77
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78/**
79 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
80 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
81 *
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82 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
83 * backing device.
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84 */
85int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
86{
03ba3782 87 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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88}
89
03ba3782 90static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
4195f73d 91{
03ba3782 92 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
4195f73d 93
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94 clear_bit(WS_INPROGRESS, &work->state);
95 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
96 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_INPROGRESS);
1da177e4 97
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98 if (!test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
99 kfree(work);
03ba3782 100}
1da177e4 101
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102static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
103{
1da177e4 104 /*
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105 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
106 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
1da177e4 107 */
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108 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
109 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1da177e4 110
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111 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
112 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
113 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
1da177e4 114
7f0e7bed 115 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
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116 }
117}
1da177e4 118
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119static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
120{
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121 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
122 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
123 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
124 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
1da177e4 125
bcddc3f0 126 /*
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127 * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
128 * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
129 * noticed on the list
bcddc3f0 130 */
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131 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
132 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
133 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
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134
135 /*
136 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
137 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
138 */
139 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
140 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
141 else {
142 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
1da177e4 143
1ef7d9aa 144 if (wb->task)
03ba3782 145 wake_up_process(wb->task);
1da177e4 146 }
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147}
148
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149/*
150 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
151 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
152 */
7f0e7bed 153static void bdi_wait_on_work_done(struct bdi_work *work)
03ba3782 154{
7f0e7bed 155 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_INPROGRESS, bdi_sched_wait,
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156 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
157}
1da177e4 158
f11fcae8 159static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
f17625b3 160 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
1da177e4 161{
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162 struct bdi_work *work;
163
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164 /*
165 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
166 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
167 */
03ba3782 168 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
bcddc3f0 169 if (work) {
b6e51316 170 bdi_work_init(work, args);
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171 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
172 } else {
173 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
03ba3782 174
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175 if (wb->task)
176 wake_up_process(wb->task);
177 }
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178}
179
b6e51316 180/**
3c4d7165 181 * bdi_queue_work_onstack - start and wait for writeback
06d738fa 182 * @args: parameters to control the work queue writeback
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183 *
184 * Description:
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185 * This function initiates writeback and waits for the operation to
186 * complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
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187 * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
188 */
3c4d7165 189static void bdi_queue_work_onstack(struct wb_writeback_args *args)
03ba3782 190{
b6e51316 191 struct bdi_work work;
03ba3782 192
3c4d7165 193 bdi_work_init(&work, args);
7f0e7bed 194 __set_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work.state);
03ba3782 195
3c4d7165 196 bdi_queue_work(args->sb->s_bdi, &work);
7f0e7bed 197 bdi_wait_on_work_done(&work);
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198}
199
200/**
201 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
202 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
203 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
204 *
205 * Description:
206 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
207 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 208 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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209 *
210 */
c5444198 211void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
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212{
213 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
214 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
215 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
216 .range_cyclic = 1,
217 };
218
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219 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
220}
d3ddec76 221
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222/**
223 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
224 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
225 *
226 * Description:
227 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
228 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
229 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
230 */
231void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
232{
233 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
234 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
235 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
236 .for_background = 1,
237 .range_cyclic = 1,
238 };
f17625b3 239 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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240}
241
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242/*
243 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
244 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
245 *
246 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 247 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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248 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
249 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
250 */
251static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
252{
03ba3782 253 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 254
03ba3782 255 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 256 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 257
03ba3782 258 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 259 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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260 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
261 }
03ba3782 262 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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263}
264
c986d1e2 265/*
66f3b8e2 266 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 267 */
0e0f4fc2 268static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 269{
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270 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
271
272 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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273}
274
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275static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
276{
277 /*
278 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
279 */
280 smp_mb();
281 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
282}
283
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284static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
285{
286 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
287#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
288 /*
289 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
290 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
291 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 292 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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293 */
294 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
295#endif
296 return ret;
297}
298
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299/*
300 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
301 */
302static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
303 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
304 unsigned long *older_than_this)
305{
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306 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
307 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 308 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 309 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 310 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 311
2c136579 312 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 313 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 314 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 315 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 316 break;
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317 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
318 do_sb_sort = 1;
319 sb = inode->i_sb;
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320 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
321 }
322
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323 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
324 if (!do_sb_sort) {
325 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
326 return;
327 }
328
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329 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
330 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
331 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
332 sb = inode->i_sb;
333 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
334 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
335 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
336 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
337 }
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338 }
339}
340
341/*
342 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
343 */
03ba3782 344static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 345{
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346 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
347 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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348}
349
a9185b41 350static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 351{
03ba3782 352 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 353 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 354 return 0;
08d8e974 355}
08d8e974 356
1da177e4 357/*
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358 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
359 */
360static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
361{
362 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
363 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
364
365 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 366 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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367 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
368 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
369 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 370 }
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371}
372
373/*
374 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
375 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
376 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
377 *
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378 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
379 *
380 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
381 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
382 * livelocks, etc.
383 *
384 * Called under inode_lock.
385 */
386static int
01c03194 387writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 388{
1da177e4 389 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 390 unsigned dirty;
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391 int ret;
392
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393 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
394 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
395 else
396 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
397
398 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
399 /*
400 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 401 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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402 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
403 *
404 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 405 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 406 */
a9185b41 407 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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408 requeue_io(inode);
409 return 0;
410 }
411
412 /*
413 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
414 */
415 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
416 }
417
1c0eeaf5 418 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 419
5547e8aa 420 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 421 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 422 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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423 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
424
425 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
426
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427 /*
428 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
429 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
430 * I/O completion.
431 */
a9185b41 432 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 433 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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434 if (ret == 0)
435 ret = err;
436 }
437
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438 /*
439 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
440 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
441 * write_inode()
442 */
443 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
444 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
445 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
446 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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447 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
448 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 449 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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450 if (ret == 0)
451 ret = err;
452 }
453
454 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 455 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 456 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 457 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 458 /*
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459 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
460 */
461 goto select_queue;
462 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
463 /*
464 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
465 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
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466 */
467 redirty_tail(inode);
468 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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469 /*
470 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
471 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 472 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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473 */
474 /*
475 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 476 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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477 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
478 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
479 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
480 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
481 * muck with it at present.
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482 */
483 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
484 /*
2c136579 485 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 486 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 487 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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488 */
489 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
b3af9468 490select_queue:
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491 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
492 /*
493 * slice used up: queue for next turn
494 */
495 requeue_io(inode);
496 } else {
497 /*
498 * somehow blocked: retry later
499 */
500 redirty_tail(inode);
501 }
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502 } else {
503 /*
504 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
505 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
506 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
507 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
508 * all the other files.
509 */
510 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 511 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 512 }
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513 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
514 /*
515 * The inode is clean, inuse
516 */
517 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
518 } else {
519 /*
520 * The inode is clean, unused
521 */
522 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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523 }
524 }
1c0eeaf5 525 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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526 return ret;
527}
528
03ba3782 529/*
d19de7ed 530 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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531 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
532 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 533 */
d19de7ed 534static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 535{
03ba3782 536 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
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537 if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
538 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
539 return false;
540 }
541
03ba3782 542 sb->s_count++;
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543 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
544
03ba3782 545 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
29cb4859 546 if (sb->s_root)
d19de7ed 547 return true;
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548 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
549 }
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550
551 put_super(sb);
d19de7ed 552 return false;
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553}
554
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555/*
556 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
557 * If @wbc->sb != NULL, then find and write all such
558 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
559 * in reverse order.
560 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
561 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
562 */
563static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
564 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
565 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 566{
03ba3782 567 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 568 long pages_skipped;
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569 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
570 struct inode, i_list);
571 if (wbc->sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
572 /* super block given and doesn't
573 match, skip this inode */
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574 redirty_tail(inode);
575 continue;
576 }
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577 if (sb != inode->i_sb)
578 /* finish with this superblock */
579 return 0;
84a89245 580 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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581 requeue_io(inode);
582 continue;
583 }
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584 /*
585 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
586 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
587 */
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588 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
589 return 1;
1da177e4 590
84a89245 591 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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592 __iget(inode);
593 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 594 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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595 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
596 /*
597 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
598 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
599 */
f57b9b7b 600 redirty_tail(inode);
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601 }
602 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 603 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 604 cond_resched();
1da177e4 605 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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606 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
607 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 608 return 1;
8bc3be27 609 }
03ba3782 610 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 611 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 612 }
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613 /* b_io is empty */
614 return 1;
615}
616
617static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
618 struct writeback_control *wbc)
619{
620 int ret = 0;
621
622 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
623 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
624 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
625 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
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627 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
628 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
629 struct inode, i_list);
630 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 631
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632 if (wbc->sb) {
633 /*
634 * We are requested to write out inodes for a specific
635 * superblock. This means we already have s_umount
636 * taken by the caller which also waits for us to
637 * complete the writeout.
638 */
639 if (sb != wbc->sb) {
640 redirty_tail(inode);
641 continue;
642 }
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644 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
645
646 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc);
647 } else {
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648 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
649 requeue_io(inode);
d19de7ed 650 continue;
334132ae 651 }
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652 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc);
653 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 654 }
f11c9c5c 655
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656 if (ret)
657 break;
658 }
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659 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
660 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
661}
662
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663void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
664{
665 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
666
667 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
668}
669
66f3b8e2 670/*
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671 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
672 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
673 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
674 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
675 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
676 */
677#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
678
679static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
680{
681 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
682
683 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
684
685 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
686 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
687}
688
689/*
690 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 691 *
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692 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
693 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
694 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
695 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 696 *
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697 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
698 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
699 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 700 *
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701 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
702 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 703 */
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704static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
705 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
66f3b8e2 706{
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707 struct writeback_control wbc = {
708 .bdi = wb->bdi,
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709 .sb = args->sb,
710 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
03ba3782 711 .older_than_this = NULL,
c4a77a6c 712 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
b17621fe 713 .for_background = args->for_background,
c4a77a6c 714 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
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715 };
716 unsigned long oldest_jif;
717 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 718 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 719
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720 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
721 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
722 oldest_jif = jiffies -
723 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
724 }
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725 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
726 wbc.range_start = 0;
727 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
728 }
38f21977 729
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730 for (;;) {
731 /*
d3ddec76 732 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 733 */
d3ddec76 734 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 735 break;
66f3b8e2 736
38f21977 737 /*
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738 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
739 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 740 */
d3ddec76 741 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 742 break;
38f21977 743
03ba3782 744 wbc.more_io = 0;
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745 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
746 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
747 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
c4a77a6c 748 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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749 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
750
751 /*
71fd05a8 752 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 753 */
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754 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
755 continue;
756 /*
757 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
758 */
759 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 760 break;
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761 /*
762 * Did we write something? Try for more
763 */
764 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
765 continue;
766 /*
767 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
768 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
769 * we'll just busyloop.
770 */
771 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
772 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
773 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
774 struct inode, i_list);
775 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 776 }
71fd05a8 777 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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778 }
779
780 return wrote;
781}
782
783/*
784 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
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785 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
786 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
787 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
788 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
789 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
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790 */
791static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
792 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
793{
794 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
795
796 rcu_read_lock();
797
798 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
77fad5e6 799 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
03ba3782 800 continue;
77fad5e6 801 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
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802
803 ret = work;
804 break;
805 }
806
807 rcu_read_unlock();
808 return ret;
809}
810
811static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
812{
813 unsigned long expired;
814 long nr_pages;
815
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816 /*
817 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
818 */
819 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
820 return 0;
821
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822 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
823 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
824 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
825 return 0;
826
827 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
828 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
829 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
830 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
831
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832 if (nr_pages) {
833 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
834 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
835 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
836 .for_kupdate = 1,
837 .range_cyclic = 1,
838 };
839
840 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
841 }
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842
843 return 0;
844}
845
846/*
847 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
848 */
849long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
850{
851 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
852 struct bdi_work *work;
c4a77a6c 853 long wrote = 0;
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854
855 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
c4a77a6c 856 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
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857
858 /*
859 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
860 */
861 if (force_wait)
c4a77a6c 862 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
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863
864 /*
865 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
866 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
867 */
7f0e7bed 868 if (!test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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869 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
870
c4a77a6c 871 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
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872
873 /*
874 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
875 * notification when we have completed the work.
876 */
7f0e7bed 877 if (test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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878 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
879 }
880
881 /*
882 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
883 */
884 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
885
886 return wrote;
887}
888
889/*
890 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
891 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
892 */
893int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
894{
895 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
896 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
897 long pages_written;
898
899 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
900 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
901
902 if (pages_written)
903 last_active = jiffies;
904 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
905 unsigned long max_idle;
906
38f21977 907 /*
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908 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
909 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
910 * recreated automatically.
38f21977 911 */
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912 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
913 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
914 break;
915 }
916
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917 if (dirty_writeback_interval) {
918 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
919 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
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920 } else {
921 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
922 if (list_empty_careful(&wb->bdi->work_list) &&
923 !kthread_should_stop())
924 schedule();
925 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
926 }
69b62d01 927
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928 try_to_freeze();
929 }
930
931 return 0;
932}
933
934/*
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935 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
936 * the whole world.
03ba3782 937 */
b8c2f347 938void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 939{
b8c2f347 940 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
b6e51316 941 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
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942 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
943 };
03ba3782 944
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945 if (nr_pages) {
946 args.nr_pages = nr_pages;
947 } else {
948 args.nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
949 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
950 }
03ba3782 951
b8c2f347 952 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 953 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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954 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
955 continue;
f17625b3 956 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
03ba3782 957 }
cfc4ba53 958 rcu_read_unlock();
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959}
960
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961static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
962{
963 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
964 struct dentry *dentry;
965 const char *name = "?";
966
967 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
968 if (dentry) {
969 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
970 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
971 }
972 printk(KERN_DEBUG
973 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
974 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
975 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
976 if (dentry) {
977 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
978 dput(dentry);
979 }
980 }
981}
982
983/**
984 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
985 * @inode: inode to mark
986 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
987 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
988 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 989 *
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990 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
991 *
992 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
993 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
994 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
995 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
996 *
997 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
998 * them dirty.
1da177e4 999 *
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1000 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
1001 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 1002 *
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1003 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
1004 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
1005 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
1006 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
1007 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
1008 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 1009 */
03ba3782 1010void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 1011{
03ba3782 1012 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1da177e4 1013
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1014 /*
1015 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1016 * dirty the inode itself
1017 */
1018 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1019 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1020 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1021 }
1022
1023 /*
1024 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1025 * -- mikulas
1026 */
1027 smp_mb();
1028
1029 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1030 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1031 return;
1032
1033 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1034 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1035
1036 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1037 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1038 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1039
1040 inode->i_state |= flags;
1041
1042 /*
1043 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1044 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1045 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1046 */
1047 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1048 goto out;
1049
1050 /*
1051 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1052 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1053 */
1054 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1055 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1056 goto out;
1057 }
1058 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1059 goto out;
1060
1061 /*
1062 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1063 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1064 */
1065 if (!was_dirty) {
1066 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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1067 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1068
1069 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1070 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1071 WARN_ON(1);
1072 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1073 bdi->name);
1074 }
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1075
1076 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1077 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1da177e4 1078 }
1da177e4 1079 }
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1080out:
1081 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1082}
1083EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1084
1085/*
1086 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1087 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1088 *
1089 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1090 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1091 *
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1093 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1094 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1095 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1096 *
1097 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1098 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1099 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1100 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1101 */
b6e51316 1102static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1103{
1104 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1105
1106 /*
1107 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1108 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1109 */
b6e51316 1110 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1111
1112 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1113
1114 /*
1115 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1116 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1117 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1118 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1119 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1120 */
b6e51316 1121 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1122 struct address_space *mapping;
1123
1124 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1125 continue;
1126 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1127 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1128 continue;
1129 __iget(inode);
1130 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1131 /*
1132 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1133 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1134 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1135 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1136 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1137 * it later.
1138 */
1139 iput(old_inode);
1140 old_inode = inode;
1141
1142 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1143
1144 cond_resched();
1145
1146 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1147 }
1148 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1149 iput(old_inode);
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1150}
1151
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1152/**
1153 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1154 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1155 *
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1156 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1157 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1158 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1159 * returned.
1da177e4 1160 */
b6e51316 1161void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1162{
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1163 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1164 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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1165 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1166 .sb = sb,
1167 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1168 };
d8a8559c 1169
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1170 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1171
3c4d7165 1172 args.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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1173 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1174
3c4d7165 1175 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
e913fc82 1176}
0e3c9a22 1177EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1178
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1179/**
1180 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1181 * @sb: the superblock
1182 *
1183 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1184 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1185 */
1186int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1187{
1188 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1189 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1190 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1191 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1192 return 1;
1193 } else
1194 return 0;
1195}
1196EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1197
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1198/**
1199 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1200 * @sb: the superblock
1201 *
1202 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1203 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1204 */
b6e51316 1205void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1206{
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1207 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1208 .sb = sb,
1209 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1210 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1211 .range_cyclic = 0,
1212 };
1213
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1214 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1215
3c4d7165 1216 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
b6e51316 1217 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1218}
d8a8559c 1219EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1220
1da177e4 1221/**
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1222 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1223 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1224 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1225 *
1226 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1227 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1228 *
7f04c26d 1229 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1230 */
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1231int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1232{
1233 int ret;
1234 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1235 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1236 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1237 .range_start = 0,
1238 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1239 };
1240
1241 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1242 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1243
1244 might_sleep();
1245 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1246 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1247 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1248 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1249 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1250 return ret;
1251}
1252EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1253
1254/**
1255 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1256 * @inode: the inode to sync
1257 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1258 *
1259 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1260 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1261 * update inode->i_state.
1262 *
1263 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1264 */
1265int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1266{
1267 int ret;
1268
1269 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1270 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1271 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1272 return ret;
1273}
1274EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);