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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
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182 * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
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
4b6764fa 203 * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
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204 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
205 *
206 * Description:
207 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
208 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 209 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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210 *
211 */
a72bfd4d 212void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
0e3c9a22 213 long nr_pages)
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214{
215 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
a72bfd4d 216 .sb = sb,
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217 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
218 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
219 .range_cyclic = 1,
220 };
221
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222 /*
223 * We treat @nr_pages=0 as the special case to do background writeback,
224 * ie. to sync pages until the background dirty threshold is reached.
225 */
226 if (!nr_pages) {
227 args.nr_pages = LONG_MAX;
228 args.for_background = 1;
229 }
230
f17625b3 231 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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232}
233
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234/*
235 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
236 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
237 *
238 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 239 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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240 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
241 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
242 */
243static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
244{
03ba3782 245 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 246
03ba3782 247 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 248 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 249
03ba3782 250 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 251 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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252 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
253 }
03ba3782 254 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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255}
256
c986d1e2 257/*
66f3b8e2 258 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 259 */
0e0f4fc2 260static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 261{
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262 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
263
264 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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265}
266
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267static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
268{
269 /*
270 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
271 */
272 smp_mb();
273 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
274}
275
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276static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
277{
278 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
279#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
280 /*
281 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
282 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
283 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 284 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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285 */
286 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
287#endif
288 return ret;
289}
290
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291/*
292 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
293 */
294static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
295 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
296 unsigned long *older_than_this)
297{
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298 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
299 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 300 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 301 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 302 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 303
2c136579 304 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 305 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 306 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 307 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 308 break;
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309 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
310 do_sb_sort = 1;
311 sb = inode->i_sb;
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312 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
313 }
314
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315 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
316 if (!do_sb_sort) {
317 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
318 return;
319 }
320
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321 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
322 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
323 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
324 sb = inode->i_sb;
325 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
326 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
327 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
328 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
329 }
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330 }
331}
332
333/*
334 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
335 */
03ba3782 336static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 337{
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338 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
339 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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340}
341
a9185b41 342static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 343{
03ba3782 344 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 345 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 346 return 0;
08d8e974 347}
08d8e974 348
1da177e4 349/*
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350 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
351 */
352static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
353{
354 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
355 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
356
357 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 358 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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359 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
360 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
361 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 362 }
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363}
364
365/*
366 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
367 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
368 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
369 *
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370 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
371 *
372 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
373 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
374 * livelocks, etc.
375 *
376 * Called under inode_lock.
377 */
378static int
01c03194 379writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 380{
1da177e4 381 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 382 unsigned dirty;
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383 int ret;
384
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385 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
386 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
387 else
388 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
389
390 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
391 /*
392 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 393 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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394 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
395 *
396 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 397 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 398 */
a9185b41 399 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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400 requeue_io(inode);
401 return 0;
402 }
403
404 /*
405 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
406 */
407 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
408 }
409
1c0eeaf5 410 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 411
5547e8aa 412 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 413 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 414 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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415 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
416
417 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
418
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419 /*
420 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
421 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
422 * I/O completion.
423 */
a9185b41 424 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 425 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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426 if (ret == 0)
427 ret = err;
428 }
429
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430 /*
431 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
432 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
433 * write_inode()
434 */
435 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
436 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
437 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
438 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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439 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
440 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 441 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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442 if (ret == 0)
443 ret = err;
444 }
445
446 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 447 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 448 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 449 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 450 /*
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451 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
452 */
453 goto select_queue;
454 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
455 /*
456 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
457 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
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458 */
459 redirty_tail(inode);
460 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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461 /*
462 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
463 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 464 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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465 */
466 /*
467 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 468 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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469 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
470 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
471 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
472 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
473 * muck with it at present.
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474 */
475 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
476 /*
2c136579 477 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 478 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 479 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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480 */
481 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
b3af9468 482select_queue:
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483 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
484 /*
485 * slice used up: queue for next turn
486 */
487 requeue_io(inode);
488 } else {
489 /*
490 * somehow blocked: retry later
491 */
492 redirty_tail(inode);
493 }
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494 } else {
495 /*
496 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
497 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
498 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
499 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
500 * all the other files.
501 */
502 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 503 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 504 }
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505 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
506 /*
507 * The inode is clean, inuse
508 */
509 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
510 } else {
511 /*
512 * The inode is clean, unused
513 */
514 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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515 }
516 }
1c0eeaf5 517 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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518 return ret;
519}
520
03ba3782 521/*
d19de7ed 522 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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523 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
524 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 525 */
d19de7ed 526static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 527{
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528 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
529 sb->s_count++;
530 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
531 if (sb->s_root) {
532 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
d19de7ed 533 return true;
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534 }
535 /*
536 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
537 */
538 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
539 }
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540 sb->s_count--;
541 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
d19de7ed 542 return false;
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543}
544
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545/*
546 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
547 * If @wbc->sb != NULL, then find and write all such
548 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
549 * in reverse order.
550 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
551 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
552 */
553static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
554 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
555 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 556{
03ba3782 557 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 558 long pages_skipped;
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559 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
560 struct inode, i_list);
561 if (wbc->sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
562 /* super block given and doesn't
563 match, skip this inode */
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564 redirty_tail(inode);
565 continue;
566 }
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567 if (sb != inode->i_sb)
568 /* finish with this superblock */
569 return 0;
84a89245 570 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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571 requeue_io(inode);
572 continue;
573 }
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574 /*
575 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
576 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
577 */
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578 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
579 return 1;
1da177e4 580
84a89245 581 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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582 __iget(inode);
583 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 584 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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585 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
586 /*
587 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
588 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
589 */
f57b9b7b 590 redirty_tail(inode);
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591 }
592 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 593 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 594 cond_resched();
1da177e4 595 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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596 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
597 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 598 return 1;
8bc3be27 599 }
03ba3782 600 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 601 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 602 }
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603 /* b_io is empty */
604 return 1;
605}
606
607static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
608 struct writeback_control *wbc)
609{
610 int ret = 0;
611
612 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
613 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
614 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
615 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
38f21977 616
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617 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
618 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
619 struct inode, i_list);
620 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 621
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622 if (wbc->sb) {
623 /*
624 * We are requested to write out inodes for a specific
625 * superblock. This means we already have s_umount
626 * taken by the caller which also waits for us to
627 * complete the writeout.
628 */
629 if (sb != wbc->sb) {
630 redirty_tail(inode);
631 continue;
632 }
f11c9c5c 633
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634 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
635
636 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc);
637 } else {
638 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb))
639 continue;
640 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc);
641 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 642 }
f11c9c5c 643
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644 if (ret)
645 break;
646 }
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647 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
648 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
649}
650
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651void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
652{
653 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
654
655 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
656}
657
66f3b8e2 658/*
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659 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
660 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
661 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
662 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
663 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
664 */
665#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
666
667static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
668{
669 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
670
671 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
672
673 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
674 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
675}
676
677/*
678 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 679 *
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680 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
681 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
682 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
683 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 684 *
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685 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
686 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
687 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 688 *
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689 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
690 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 691 */
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692static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
693 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
66f3b8e2 694{
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695 struct writeback_control wbc = {
696 .bdi = wb->bdi,
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697 .sb = args->sb,
698 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
03ba3782 699 .older_than_this = NULL,
c4a77a6c 700 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
b17621fe 701 .for_background = args->for_background,
c4a77a6c 702 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
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703 };
704 unsigned long oldest_jif;
705 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 706 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 707
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708 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
709 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
710 oldest_jif = jiffies -
711 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
712 }
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713 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
714 wbc.range_start = 0;
715 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
716 }
38f21977 717
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718 for (;;) {
719 /*
d3ddec76 720 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 721 */
d3ddec76 722 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 723 break;
66f3b8e2 724
38f21977 725 /*
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726 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
727 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 728 */
d3ddec76 729 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 730 break;
38f21977 731
03ba3782 732 wbc.more_io = 0;
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733 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
734 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
735 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
c4a77a6c 736 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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737 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
738
739 /*
71fd05a8 740 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 741 */
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742 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
743 continue;
744 /*
745 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
746 */
747 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 748 break;
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749 /*
750 * Did we write something? Try for more
751 */
752 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
753 continue;
754 /*
755 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
756 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
757 * we'll just busyloop.
758 */
759 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
760 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
761 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
762 struct inode, i_list);
763 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 764 }
71fd05a8 765 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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766 }
767
768 return wrote;
769}
770
771/*
772 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
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773 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
774 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
775 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
776 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
777 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
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778 */
779static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
780 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
781{
782 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
783
784 rcu_read_lock();
785
786 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
77fad5e6 787 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
03ba3782 788 continue;
77fad5e6 789 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
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790
791 ret = work;
792 break;
793 }
794
795 rcu_read_unlock();
796 return ret;
797}
798
799static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
800{
801 unsigned long expired;
802 long nr_pages;
803
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804 /*
805 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
806 */
807 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
808 return 0;
809
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810 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
811 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
812 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
813 return 0;
814
815 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
816 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
817 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
818 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
819
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820 if (nr_pages) {
821 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
822 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
823 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
824 .for_kupdate = 1,
825 .range_cyclic = 1,
826 };
827
828 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
829 }
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830
831 return 0;
832}
833
834/*
835 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
836 */
837long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
838{
839 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
840 struct bdi_work *work;
c4a77a6c 841 long wrote = 0;
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842
843 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
c4a77a6c 844 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
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845
846 /*
847 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
848 */
849 if (force_wait)
c4a77a6c 850 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
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851
852 /*
853 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
854 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
855 */
7f0e7bed 856 if (!test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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857 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
858
c4a77a6c 859 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
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860
861 /*
862 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
863 * notification when we have completed the work.
864 */
7f0e7bed 865 if (test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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866 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
867 }
868
869 /*
870 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
871 */
872 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
873
874 return wrote;
875}
876
877/*
878 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
879 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
880 */
881int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
882{
883 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
884 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
885 long pages_written;
886
887 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
888 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
889
890 if (pages_written)
891 last_active = jiffies;
892 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
893 unsigned long max_idle;
894
38f21977 895 /*
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896 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
897 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
898 * recreated automatically.
38f21977 899 */
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900 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
901 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
902 break;
903 }
904
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905 if (dirty_writeback_interval) {
906 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
907 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
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908 } else {
909 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
910 if (list_empty_careful(&wb->bdi->work_list) &&
911 !kthread_should_stop())
912 schedule();
913 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
914 }
69b62d01 915
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916 try_to_freeze();
917 }
918
919 return 0;
920}
921
922/*
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923 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
924 * the whole world.
03ba3782 925 */
b8c2f347 926void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 927{
b8c2f347 928 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
b6e51316 929 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
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930 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
931 };
03ba3782 932
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933 if (nr_pages) {
934 args.nr_pages = nr_pages;
935 } else {
936 args.nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
937 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
938 }
03ba3782 939
b8c2f347 940 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 941 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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942 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
943 continue;
f17625b3 944 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
03ba3782 945 }
cfc4ba53 946 rcu_read_unlock();
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947}
948
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949static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
950{
951 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
952 struct dentry *dentry;
953 const char *name = "?";
954
955 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
956 if (dentry) {
957 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
958 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
959 }
960 printk(KERN_DEBUG
961 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
962 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
963 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
964 if (dentry) {
965 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
966 dput(dentry);
967 }
968 }
969}
970
971/**
972 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
973 * @inode: inode to mark
974 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
975 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
976 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 977 *
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978 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
979 *
980 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
981 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
982 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
983 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
984 *
985 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
986 * them dirty.
1da177e4 987 *
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988 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
989 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 990 *
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991 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
992 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
993 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
994 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
995 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
996 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 997 */
03ba3782 998void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 999{
03ba3782 1000 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1da177e4 1001
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1002 /*
1003 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1004 * dirty the inode itself
1005 */
1006 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1007 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1008 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1009 }
1010
1011 /*
1012 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1013 * -- mikulas
1014 */
1015 smp_mb();
1016
1017 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1018 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1019 return;
1020
1021 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1022 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1023
1024 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1025 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1026 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1027
1028 inode->i_state |= flags;
1029
1030 /*
1031 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1032 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1033 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1034 */
1035 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1036 goto out;
1037
1038 /*
1039 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1040 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1041 */
1042 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1043 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1044 goto out;
1045 }
1046 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1047 goto out;
1048
1049 /*
1050 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1051 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1052 */
1053 if (!was_dirty) {
1054 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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1055 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1056
1057 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1058 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1059 WARN_ON(1);
1060 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1061 bdi->name);
1062 }
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1064 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1065 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1da177e4 1066 }
1da177e4 1067 }
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1068out:
1069 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1070}
1071EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1072
1073/*
1074 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1075 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1076 *
1077 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1078 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1079 *
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1081 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1082 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1083 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1084 *
1085 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1086 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1087 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1088 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1089 */
b6e51316 1090static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1091{
1092 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1093
1094 /*
1095 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1096 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1097 */
b6e51316 1098 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1100 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1101
1102 /*
1103 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1104 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1105 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1106 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1107 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1108 */
b6e51316 1109 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1110 struct address_space *mapping;
1111
1112 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1113 continue;
1114 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1115 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1116 continue;
1117 __iget(inode);
1118 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1119 /*
1120 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1121 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1122 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1123 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1124 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1125 * it later.
1126 */
1127 iput(old_inode);
1128 old_inode = inode;
1129
1130 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1131
1132 cond_resched();
1133
1134 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1135 }
1136 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1137 iput(old_inode);
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1138}
1139
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1140/**
1141 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1142 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1143 *
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1144 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1145 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1146 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1147 * returned.
1da177e4 1148 */
b6e51316 1149void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1150{
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1151 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1152 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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1153 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1154 .sb = sb,
1155 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1156 };
d8a8559c 1157
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1158 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1159
3c4d7165 1160 args.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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1161 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1162
3c4d7165 1163 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
e913fc82 1164}
0e3c9a22 1165EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
e913fc82 1166
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1167/**
1168 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1169 * @sb: the superblock
1170 *
1171 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1172 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1173 */
1174int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1175{
1176 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1177 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1178 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1179 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1180 return 1;
1181 } else
1182 return 0;
1183}
1184EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1185
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1186/**
1187 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1188 * @sb: the superblock
1189 *
1190 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1191 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1192 */
b6e51316 1193void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1194{
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1195 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1196 .sb = sb,
1197 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1198 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1199 .range_cyclic = 0,
1200 };
1201
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1202 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1203
3c4d7165 1204 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
b6e51316 1205 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1206}
d8a8559c 1207EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1208
1da177e4 1209/**
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1210 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1211 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1212 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1213 *
1214 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1215 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1216 *
7f04c26d 1217 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1218 */
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1219int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1220{
1221 int ret;
1222 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1223 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1224 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1225 .range_start = 0,
1226 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1227 };
1228
1229 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1230 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1231
1232 might_sleep();
1233 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1234 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1235 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1236 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1237 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1238 return ret;
1239}
1240EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1241
1242/**
1243 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1244 * @inode: the inode to sync
1245 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1246 *
1247 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1248 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1249 * update inode->i_state.
1250 *
1251 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1252 */
1253int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1254{
1255 int ret;
1256
1257 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1258 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1259 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1260 return ret;
1261}
1262EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);