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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
455b2864
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47/*
48 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
49 * wb_writeback_work structure so that the definition remains local to this
50 * file.
51 */
52#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
53#include <trace/events/writeback.h>
54
55#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
56
57/*
58 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
59 */
60int nr_pdflush_threads;
61
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62/**
63 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
64 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
65 *
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66 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
67 * backing device.
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68 */
69int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
70{
03ba3782 71 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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72}
73
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74static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
75 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
03ba3782 76{
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77 trace_writeback_queue(bdi, work);
78
bcddc3f0 79 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
83ba7b07 80 list_add_tail(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
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81 if (bdi->wb.task) {
82 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
83 } else {
84 /*
85 * The bdi thread isn't there, wake up the forker thread which
86 * will create and run it.
87 */
455b2864 88 trace_writeback_nothread(bdi, work);
03ba3782 89 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
1da177e4 90 }
fff5b85a 91 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
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92}
93
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94static void
95__bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
96 bool range_cyclic, bool for_background)
1da177e4 97{
83ba7b07 98 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
03ba3782 99
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100 /*
101 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
102 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
103 */
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104 work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
105 if (!work) {
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106 if (bdi->wb.task) {
107 trace_writeback_nowork(bdi);
83ba7b07 108 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
455b2864 109 }
83ba7b07 110 return;
bcddc3f0 111 }
03ba3782 112
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113 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
114 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
115 work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
116 work->for_background = for_background;
03ba3782 117
83ba7b07 118 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
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119}
120
121/**
122 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
123 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
124 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
125 *
126 * Description:
127 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
128 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 129 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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130 *
131 */
c5444198 132void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
b6e51316 133{
83ba7b07 134 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, true, false);
c5444198 135}
d3ddec76 136
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137/**
138 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
139 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
140 *
141 * Description:
142 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
143 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
144 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
145 */
146void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
147{
83ba7b07 148 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, LONG_MAX, true, true);
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149}
150
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151/*
152 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
153 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
154 *
155 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 156 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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157 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
158 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
159 */
160static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
161{
03ba3782 162 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 163
03ba3782 164 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 165 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 166
03ba3782 167 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 168 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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169 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
170 }
03ba3782 171 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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172}
173
c986d1e2 174/*
66f3b8e2 175 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 176 */
0e0f4fc2 177static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 178{
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179 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
180
181 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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182}
183
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184static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
185{
186 /*
187 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
188 */
189 smp_mb();
190 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
191}
192
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193static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
194{
195 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
196#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
197 /*
198 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
199 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
200 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 201 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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202 */
203 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
204#endif
205 return ret;
206}
207
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208/*
209 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
210 */
211static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
212 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
213 unsigned long *older_than_this)
214{
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215 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
216 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 217 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 218 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 219 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 220
2c136579 221 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 222 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 223 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 224 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 225 break;
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226 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
227 do_sb_sort = 1;
228 sb = inode->i_sb;
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229 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
230 }
231
cf137307
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232 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
233 if (!do_sb_sort) {
234 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
235 return;
236 }
237
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238 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
239 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
240 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
241 sb = inode->i_sb;
242 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
243 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
244 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
245 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
246 }
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247 }
248}
249
250/*
251 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
252 */
03ba3782 253static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 254{
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255 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
256 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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257}
258
a9185b41 259static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 260{
03ba3782 261 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 262 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 263 return 0;
08d8e974 264}
08d8e974 265
1da177e4 266/*
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267 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
268 */
269static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
270{
271 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
272 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
273
274 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 275 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
01c03194
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276 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
277 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
278 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 279 }
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CH
280}
281
282/*
283 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
284 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
285 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
286 *
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287 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
288 *
289 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
290 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
291 * livelocks, etc.
292 *
293 * Called under inode_lock.
294 */
295static int
01c03194 296writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 297{
1da177e4 298 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 299 unsigned dirty;
1da177e4
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300 int ret;
301
01c03194
CH
302 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
303 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
304 else
305 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
306
307 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
308 /*
309 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 310 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
01c03194
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311 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
312 *
313 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 314 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 315 */
a9185b41 316 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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317 requeue_io(inode);
318 return 0;
319 }
320
321 /*
322 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
323 */
324 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
325 }
326
1c0eeaf5 327 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 328
5547e8aa 329 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 330 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 331 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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332 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
333
334 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
335
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336 /*
337 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
338 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
339 * I/O completion.
340 */
a9185b41 341 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 342 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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343 if (ret == 0)
344 ret = err;
345 }
346
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347 /*
348 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
349 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
350 * write_inode()
351 */
352 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
353 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
354 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
355 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
26821ed4
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356 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
357 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 358 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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359 if (ret == 0)
360 ret = err;
361 }
362
363 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 364 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 365 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 366 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 367 /*
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368 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
369 */
370 goto select_queue;
371 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
372 /*
373 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
374 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
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375 */
376 redirty_tail(inode);
377 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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378 /*
379 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
380 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 381 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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382 */
383 /*
384 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 385 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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386 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
387 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
388 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
389 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
390 * muck with it at present.
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391 */
392 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
393 /*
2c136579 394 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 395 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 396 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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397 */
398 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
b3af9468 399select_queue:
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400 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
401 /*
402 * slice used up: queue for next turn
403 */
404 requeue_io(inode);
405 } else {
406 /*
407 * somehow blocked: retry later
408 */
409 redirty_tail(inode);
410 }
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411 } else {
412 /*
413 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
414 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
415 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
416 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
417 * all the other files.
418 */
419 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 420 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 421 }
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422 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
423 /*
424 * The inode is clean, inuse
425 */
426 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
427 } else {
428 /*
429 * The inode is clean, unused
430 */
431 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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432 }
433 }
1c0eeaf5 434 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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435 return ret;
436}
437
03ba3782 438/*
d19de7ed 439 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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440 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
441 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 442 */
d19de7ed 443static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 444{
03ba3782 445 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
29cb4859
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446 if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
447 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
448 return false;
449 }
450
03ba3782 451 sb->s_count++;
29cb4859
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452 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
453
03ba3782 454 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
29cb4859 455 if (sb->s_root)
d19de7ed 456 return true;
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457 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
458 }
29cb4859
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459
460 put_super(sb);
d19de7ed 461 return false;
03ba3782
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462}
463
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464/*
465 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
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466 *
467 * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
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468 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
469 * in reverse order.
edadfb10 470 *
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471 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
472 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
473 */
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474static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
475 struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
1da177e4 476{
03ba3782 477 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 478 long pages_skipped;
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479 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
480 struct inode, i_list);
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481
482 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
483 if (only_this_sb) {
484 /*
485 * We only want to write back data for this
486 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
487 * to it back onto the dirty list.
488 */
489 redirty_tail(inode);
490 continue;
491 }
492
493 /*
494 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
495 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
496 * pin the next superblock.
497 */
f11c9c5c 498 return 0;
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499 }
500
84a89245 501 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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502 requeue_io(inode);
503 continue;
504 }
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505 /*
506 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
507 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
508 */
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509 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
510 return 1;
1da177e4 511
84a89245 512 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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513 __iget(inode);
514 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 515 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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516 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
517 /*
518 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
519 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
520 */
f57b9b7b 521 redirty_tail(inode);
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522 }
523 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 524 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 525 cond_resched();
1da177e4 526 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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527 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
528 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 529 return 1;
8bc3be27 530 }
03ba3782 531 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 532 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 533 }
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534 /* b_io is empty */
535 return 1;
536}
537
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538void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
539 struct writeback_control *wbc)
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540{
541 int ret = 0;
542
543 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
544 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
545 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
546 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
38f21977 547
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548 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
549 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
550 struct inode, i_list);
551 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 552
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CH
553 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
554 requeue_io(inode);
555 continue;
f11c9c5c 556 }
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557 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
558 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 559
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560 if (ret)
561 break;
562 }
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563 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
564 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
565}
566
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567static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb,
568 struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
569{
570 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
571
572 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
573 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
574 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
575 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
576 writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, true);
577 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
578}
579
66f3b8e2 580/*
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581 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
582 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
583 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
584 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
585 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
586 */
587#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
588
589static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
590{
591 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
592
593 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
594
595 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
596 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
597}
598
599/*
600 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 601 *
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602 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
603 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
604 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
605 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 606 *
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607 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
608 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
609 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 610 *
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611 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
612 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 613 */
c4a77a6c 614static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
83ba7b07 615 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
66f3b8e2 616{
03ba3782 617 struct writeback_control wbc = {
83ba7b07 618 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
03ba3782 619 .older_than_this = NULL,
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620 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
621 .for_background = work->for_background,
622 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
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623 };
624 unsigned long oldest_jif;
625 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 626 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 627
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628 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
629 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
630 oldest_jif = jiffies -
631 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
632 }
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633 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
634 wbc.range_start = 0;
635 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
636 }
38f21977 637
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638 for (;;) {
639 /*
d3ddec76 640 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 641 */
83ba7b07 642 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 643 break;
66f3b8e2 644
38f21977 645 /*
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646 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
647 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 648 */
83ba7b07 649 if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 650 break;
38f21977 651
03ba3782 652 wbc.more_io = 0;
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653 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
654 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
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655
656 trace_wbc_writeback_start(&wbc, wb->bdi);
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657 if (work->sb)
658 __writeback_inodes_sb(work->sb, wb, &wbc);
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659 else
660 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
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661 trace_wbc_writeback_written(&wbc, wb->bdi);
662
83ba7b07 663 work->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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664 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
665
666 /*
71fd05a8 667 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 668 */
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669 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
670 continue;
671 /*
672 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
673 */
674 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 675 break;
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676 /*
677 * Did we write something? Try for more
678 */
679 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
680 continue;
681 /*
682 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
683 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
684 * we'll just busyloop.
685 */
686 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
687 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
688 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
689 struct inode, i_list);
028c2dd1 690 trace_wbc_writeback_wait(&wbc, wb->bdi);
71fd05a8 691 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 692 }
71fd05a8 693 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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694 }
695
696 return wrote;
697}
698
699/*
83ba7b07 700 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
03ba3782 701 */
83ba7b07 702static struct wb_writeback_work *
08852b6d 703get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
03ba3782 704{
83ba7b07 705 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
03ba3782 706
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707 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
708 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
709 work = list_entry(bdi->work_list.next,
710 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
711 list_del_init(&work->list);
03ba3782 712 }
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713 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
714 return work;
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715}
716
717static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
718{
719 unsigned long expired;
720 long nr_pages;
721
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722 /*
723 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
724 */
725 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
726 return 0;
727
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728 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
729 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
730 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
731 return 0;
732
733 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
734 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
735 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
736 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
737
c4a77a6c 738 if (nr_pages) {
83ba7b07 739 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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740 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
741 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
742 .for_kupdate = 1,
743 .range_cyclic = 1,
744 };
745
83ba7b07 746 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
c4a77a6c 747 }
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748
749 return 0;
750}
751
752/*
753 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
754 */
755long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
756{
757 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
83ba7b07 758 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
c4a77a6c 759 long wrote = 0;
03ba3782 760
08852b6d 761 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
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762 /*
763 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
83ba7b07 764 * because this thread is exiting now.
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765 */
766 if (force_wait)
83ba7b07 767 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
03ba3782 768
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769 trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);
770
83ba7b07 771 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
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772
773 /*
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774 * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
775 * work item, otherwise just free it.
03ba3782 776 */
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777 if (work->done)
778 complete(work->done);
779 else
780 kfree(work);
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781 }
782
783 /*
784 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
785 */
786 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
787
788 return wrote;
789}
790
791/*
792 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
793 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
794 */
08243900 795int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
03ba3782 796{
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797 struct bdi_writeback *wb = data;
798 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
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799 long pages_written;
800
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801 current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
802 set_freezable();
ecd58403 803 wb->last_active = jiffies;
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804
805 /*
806 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
807 */
808 set_user_nice(current, 0);
809
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810 trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
811
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812 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
813 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
814
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815 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
816
03ba3782 817 if (pages_written)
ecd58403 818 wb->last_active = jiffies;
03ba3782 819
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820 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
821 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
f9eadbbd 822 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
297252c8 823 continue;
f9eadbbd 824 }
69b62d01 825
253c34e9 826 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
fff5b85a 827 schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
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828 else {
829 /*
830 * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
831 * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
832 * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
833 */
297252c8 834 schedule();
253c34e9 835 }
297252c8 836
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837 try_to_freeze();
838 }
839
fff5b85a 840 /* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
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841 if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
842 wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
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843
844 trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
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845 return 0;
846}
847
08243900 848
03ba3782 849/*
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850 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
851 * the whole world.
03ba3782 852 */
b8c2f347 853void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 854{
b8c2f347 855 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
03ba3782 856
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857 if (!nr_pages) {
858 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
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859 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
860 }
03ba3782 861
b8c2f347 862 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 863 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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864 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
865 continue;
83ba7b07 866 __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, false, false);
03ba3782 867 }
cfc4ba53 868 rcu_read_unlock();
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869}
870
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871/*
872 * This function is used when the first inode for this bdi is marked dirty. It
873 * wakes-up the corresponding bdi thread which should then take care of the
874 * periodic background write-out of dirty inodes.
875 */
876static void wakeup_bdi_thread(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
877{
878 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
879 if (bdi->wb.task)
880 wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
881 else
882 /*
883 * When bdi tasks are inactive for long time, they are killed.
884 * In this case we have to wake-up the forker thread which
885 * should create and run the bdi thread.
886 */
887 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
888 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
889}
890
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891static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
892{
893 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
894 struct dentry *dentry;
895 const char *name = "?";
896
897 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
898 if (dentry) {
899 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
900 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
901 }
902 printk(KERN_DEBUG
903 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
904 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
905 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
906 if (dentry) {
907 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
908 dput(dentry);
909 }
910 }
911}
912
913/**
914 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
915 * @inode: inode to mark
916 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
917 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
918 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 919 *
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920 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
921 *
922 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
923 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
924 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
925 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
926 *
927 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
928 * them dirty.
1da177e4 929 *
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930 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
931 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 932 *
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933 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
934 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
935 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
936 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
937 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
938 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 939 */
03ba3782 940void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 941{
03ba3782 942 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
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943 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
944 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
1da177e4 945
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946 /*
947 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
948 * dirty the inode itself
949 */
950 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
951 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
952 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
953 }
954
955 /*
956 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
957 * -- mikulas
958 */
959 smp_mb();
960
961 /* avoid the locking if we can */
962 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
963 return;
964
965 if (unlikely(block_dump))
966 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
967
968 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
969 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
970 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
971
972 inode->i_state |= flags;
973
974 /*
975 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
976 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
977 * superblock list, based upon its state.
978 */
979 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
980 goto out;
981
982 /*
983 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
984 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
985 */
986 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
987 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
988 goto out;
989 }
990 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
991 goto out;
992
993 /*
994 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
995 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
996 */
997 if (!was_dirty) {
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998 bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
999
1000 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
1001 WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state),
1002 "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
1003
1004 /*
1005 * If this is the first dirty inode for this
1006 * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
1007 * bdi thread to make sure background
1008 * write-back happens later.
1009 */
1010 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
1011 wakeup_bdi = true;
500b067c 1012 }
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1014 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
253c34e9 1015 list_move(&inode->i_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
1da177e4 1016 }
1da177e4 1017 }
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1018out:
1019 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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1020
1021 if (wakeup_bdi)
1022 wakeup_bdi_thread(bdi);
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1023}
1024EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1025
1026/*
1027 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1028 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1029 *
1030 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1031 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1032 *
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1034 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1035 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1036 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1037 *
1038 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1039 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1040 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1041 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1042 */
b6e51316 1043static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1044{
1045 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1046
1047 /*
1048 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1049 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1050 */
b6e51316 1051 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1052
1053 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1054
1055 /*
1056 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1057 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1058 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1059 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1060 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1061 */
b6e51316 1062 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1063 struct address_space *mapping;
1064
1065 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1066 continue;
1067 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1068 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1069 continue;
1070 __iget(inode);
1071 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1072 /*
1073 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1074 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1075 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1076 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1077 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1078 * it later.
1079 */
1080 iput(old_inode);
1081 old_inode = inode;
1082
1083 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1084
1085 cond_resched();
1086
1087 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1088 }
1089 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1090 iput(old_inode);
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1091}
1092
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1093/**
1094 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1095 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1096 *
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1097 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1098 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1099 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1100 * returned.
1da177e4 1101 */
b6e51316 1102void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1103{
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1104 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1105 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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1106 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1107 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1108 .sb = sb,
1109 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
83ba7b07 1110 .done = &done,
3c4d7165 1111 };
d8a8559c 1112
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1113 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1114
83ba7b07 1115 work.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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1116 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1117
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1118 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1119 wait_for_completion(&done);
e913fc82 1120}
0e3c9a22 1121EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1122
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1123/**
1124 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1125 * @sb: the superblock
1126 *
1127 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1128 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1129 */
1130int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1131{
1132 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1133 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1134 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1135 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1136 return 1;
1137 } else
1138 return 0;
1139}
1140EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1141
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1142/**
1143 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1144 * @sb: the superblock
1145 *
1146 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1147 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1148 */
b6e51316 1149void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1150{
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1151 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
1152 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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1153 .sb = sb,
1154 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1155 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1156 .range_cyclic = 0,
83ba7b07 1157 .done = &done,
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1158 };
1159
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1160 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1161
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1162 bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
1163 wait_for_completion(&done);
1164
b6e51316 1165 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1166}
d8a8559c 1167EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1168
1da177e4 1169/**
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1170 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1171 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1172 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1173 *
1174 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1175 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1176 *
7f04c26d 1177 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1178 */
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1179int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1180{
1181 int ret;
1182 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1183 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1184 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1185 .range_start = 0,
1186 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1187 };
1188
1189 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1190 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1191
1192 might_sleep();
1193 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1194 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1195 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1196 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1197 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1198 return ret;
1199}
1200EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1201
1202/**
1203 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1204 * @inode: the inode to sync
1205 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1206 *
1207 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1208 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1209 * update inode->i_state.
1210 *
1211 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1212 */
1213int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1214{
1215 int ret;
1216
1217 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1218 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1219 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1220 return ret;
1221}
1222EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);