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1/*
2 * fs/fs-writeback.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
5 *
6 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
7 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
8 * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
9 * inode itself is not handled here.
10 *
e1f8e874 11 * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
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12 * Split out of fs/inode.c
13 * Additions for address_space-based writeback
14 */
15
16#include <linux/kernel.h>
f5ff8422 17#include <linux/module.h>
1da177e4 18#include <linux/spinlock.h>
5a0e3ad6 19#include <linux/slab.h>
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20#include <linux/sched.h>
21#include <linux/fs.h>
22#include <linux/mm.h>
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23#include <linux/kthread.h>
24#include <linux/freezer.h>
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25#include <linux/writeback.h>
26#include <linux/blkdev.h>
27#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
28#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
07f3f05c 29#include "internal.h"
1da177e4 30
66f3b8e2 31#define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
f11b00f3 32
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33/*
34 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
35 */
36int nr_pdflush_threads;
37
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38/*
39 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
40 */
41struct wb_writeback_args {
42 long nr_pages;
43 struct super_block *sb;
44 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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45 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
46 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
47 unsigned int for_background:1;
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48};
49
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50/*
51 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
f11b00f3 52 */
03ba3782 53struct bdi_work {
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54 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
55 struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* for RCU free/clear of work */
03ba3782 56
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57 unsigned long seen; /* threads that have seen this work */
58 atomic_t pending; /* number of threads still to do work */
03ba3782 59
8010c3b6 60 struct wb_writeback_args args; /* writeback arguments */
03ba3782 61
8010c3b6 62 unsigned long state; /* flag bits, see WS_* */
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63};
64
65enum {
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66 WS_INPROGRESS = 0,
67 WS_ONSTACK,
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68};
69
03ba3782 70static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
b6e51316 71 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
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72{
73 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
b6e51316 74 work->args = *args;
7f0e7bed 75 __set_bit(WS_INPROGRESS, &work->state);
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76}
77
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78/**
79 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
80 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
81 *
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82 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
83 * backing device.
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84 */
85int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
86{
03ba3782 87 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
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88}
89
03ba3782 90static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
4195f73d 91{
03ba3782 92 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
4195f73d 93
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94 clear_bit(WS_INPROGRESS, &work->state);
95 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
96 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_INPROGRESS);
1da177e4 97
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98 if (!test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
99 kfree(work);
03ba3782 100}
1da177e4 101
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102static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
103{
1da177e4 104 /*
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105 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
106 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
1da177e4 107 */
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108 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
109 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1da177e4 110
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111 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
112 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
113 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
1da177e4 114
7f0e7bed 115 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
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116 }
117}
1da177e4 118
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119static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
120{
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121 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
122 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
123 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
124 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
1da177e4 125
bcddc3f0 126 /*
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127 * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
128 * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
129 * noticed on the list
bcddc3f0 130 */
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131 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
132 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
133 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
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134
135 /*
136 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
137 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
138 */
139 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
140 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
141 else {
142 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
1da177e4 143
1ef7d9aa 144 if (wb->task)
03ba3782 145 wake_up_process(wb->task);
1da177e4 146 }
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147}
148
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149/*
150 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
151 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
152 */
7f0e7bed 153static void bdi_wait_on_work_done(struct bdi_work *work)
03ba3782 154{
7f0e7bed 155 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_INPROGRESS, bdi_sched_wait,
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156 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
157}
1da177e4 158
f11fcae8 159static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
f17625b3 160 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
1da177e4 161{
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162 struct bdi_work *work;
163
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164 /*
165 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
166 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
167 */
03ba3782 168 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
bcddc3f0 169 if (work) {
b6e51316 170 bdi_work_init(work, args);
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171 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
172 } else {
173 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
03ba3782 174
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175 if (wb->task)
176 wake_up_process(wb->task);
177 }
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178}
179
b6e51316 180/**
3c4d7165 181 * bdi_queue_work_onstack - start and wait for writeback
06d738fa 182 * @args: parameters to control the work queue writeback
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183 *
184 * Description:
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185 * This function initiates writeback and waits for the operation to
186 * complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
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187 * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
188 */
3c4d7165 189static void bdi_queue_work_onstack(struct wb_writeback_args *args)
03ba3782 190{
b6e51316 191 struct bdi_work work;
03ba3782 192
3c4d7165 193 bdi_work_init(&work, args);
7f0e7bed 194 __set_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work.state);
03ba3782 195
3c4d7165 196 bdi_queue_work(args->sb->s_bdi, &work);
7f0e7bed 197 bdi_wait_on_work_done(&work);
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198}
199
200/**
201 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
202 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
203 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
204 *
205 * Description:
206 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
207 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
0e3c9a22 208 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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209 *
210 */
c5444198 211void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
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212{
213 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
214 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
215 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
216 .range_cyclic = 1,
217 };
218
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219 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
220}
d3ddec76 221
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222/**
223 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
224 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
225 *
226 * Description:
227 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
228 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
229 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
230 */
231void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
232{
233 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
234 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
235 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
236 .for_background = 1,
237 .range_cyclic = 1,
238 };
f17625b3 239 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
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240}
241
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242/*
243 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
244 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
245 *
246 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
66f3b8e2 247 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
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248 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
249 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
250 */
251static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
252{
03ba3782 253 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
6610a0bc 254
03ba3782 255 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
66f3b8e2 256 struct inode *tail;
6610a0bc 257
03ba3782 258 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
66f3b8e2 259 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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260 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
261 }
03ba3782 262 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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263}
264
c986d1e2 265/*
66f3b8e2 266 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
c986d1e2 267 */
0e0f4fc2 268static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
c986d1e2 269{
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270 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
271
272 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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273}
274
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275static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
276{
277 /*
278 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
279 */
280 smp_mb();
281 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
282}
283
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284static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
285{
286 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
287#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
288 /*
289 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
290 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
291 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
5b0830cb 292 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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293 */
294 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
295#endif
296 return ret;
297}
298
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299/*
300 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
301 */
302static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
303 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
304 unsigned long *older_than_this)
305{
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306 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
307 struct list_head *pos, *node;
cf137307 308 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
5c03449d 309 struct inode *inode;
cf137307 310 int do_sb_sort = 0;
5c03449d 311
2c136579 312 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
5c03449d 313 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
2c136579 314 if (older_than_this &&
d2caa3c5 315 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
2c136579 316 break;
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317 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
318 do_sb_sort = 1;
319 sb = inode->i_sb;
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320 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
321 }
322
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323 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
324 if (!do_sb_sort) {
325 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
326 return;
327 }
328
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329 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
330 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
331 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
332 sb = inode->i_sb;
333 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
334 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
335 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
336 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
337 }
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338 }
339}
340
341/*
342 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
343 */
03ba3782 344static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
66f3b8e2 345{
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346 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
347 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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348}
349
a9185b41 350static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
08d8e974 351{
03ba3782 352 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
a9185b41 353 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
03ba3782 354 return 0;
08d8e974 355}
08d8e974 356
1da177e4 357/*
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358 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
359 */
360static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
361{
362 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
363 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
364
365 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
58a9d3d8 366 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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367 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
368 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
369 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
58a9d3d8 370 }
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371}
372
373/*
374 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
375 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
376 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
377 *
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378 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
379 *
380 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
381 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
382 * livelocks, etc.
383 *
384 * Called under inode_lock.
385 */
386static int
01c03194 387writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1da177e4 388{
1da177e4 389 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
01c03194 390 unsigned dirty;
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391 int ret;
392
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393 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
394 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
395 else
396 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
397
398 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
399 /*
400 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
66f3b8e2 401 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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402 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
403 *
404 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
66f3b8e2 405 * completed a full scan of b_io.
01c03194 406 */
a9185b41 407 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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408 requeue_io(inode);
409 return 0;
410 }
411
412 /*
413 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
414 */
415 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
416 }
417
1c0eeaf5 418 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1da177e4 419
5547e8aa 420 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
1c0eeaf5 421 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
5547e8aa 422 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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423 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
424
425 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
426
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427 /*
428 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
429 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
430 * I/O completion.
431 */
a9185b41 432 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
26821ed4 433 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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434 if (ret == 0)
435 ret = err;
436 }
437
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438 /*
439 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
440 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
441 * write_inode()
442 */
443 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
444 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
445 inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
446 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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447 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
448 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
a9185b41 449 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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450 if (ret == 0)
451 ret = err;
452 }
453
454 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1c0eeaf5 455 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
84a89245 456 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
b3af9468 457 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
ae1b7f7d 458 /*
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459 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
460 */
461 goto select_queue;
462 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
463 /*
464 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
465 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
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466 */
467 redirty_tail(inode);
468 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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469 /*
470 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
471 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
66f3b8e2 472 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
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473 */
474 /*
475 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
66f3b8e2 476 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
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477 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
478 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
479 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
480 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
481 * muck with it at present.
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482 */
483 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
484 /*
2c136579 485 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
66f3b8e2 486 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
2c136579 487 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
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488 */
489 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
b3af9468 490select_queue:
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491 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
492 /*
493 * slice used up: queue for next turn
494 */
495 requeue_io(inode);
496 } else {
497 /*
498 * somehow blocked: retry later
499 */
500 redirty_tail(inode);
501 }
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502 } else {
503 /*
504 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
505 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
506 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
507 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
508 * all the other files.
509 */
510 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1b43ef91 511 redirty_tail(inode);
1da177e4 512 }
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513 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
514 /*
515 * The inode is clean, inuse
516 */
517 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
518 } else {
519 /*
520 * The inode is clean, unused
521 */
522 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
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523 }
524 }
1c0eeaf5 525 inode_sync_complete(inode);
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526 return ret;
527}
528
03ba3782 529/*
d19de7ed 530 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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531 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
532 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
03ba3782 533 */
d19de7ed 534static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
03ba3782 535{
03ba3782 536 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
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537 if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
538 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
539 return false;
540 }
541
03ba3782 542 sb->s_count++;
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543 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
544
03ba3782 545 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
29cb4859 546 if (sb->s_root)
d19de7ed 547 return true;
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548 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
549 }
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550
551 put_super(sb);
d19de7ed 552 return false;
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553}
554
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555/*
556 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
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557 *
558 * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
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559 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
560 * in reverse order.
edadfb10 561 *
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562 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
563 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
564 */
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565static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
566 struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
1da177e4 567{
03ba3782 568 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1da177e4 569 long pages_skipped;
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570 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
571 struct inode, i_list);
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572
573 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
574 if (only_this_sb) {
575 /*
576 * We only want to write back data for this
577 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
578 * to it back onto the dirty list.
579 */
580 redirty_tail(inode);
581 continue;
582 }
583
584 /*
585 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
586 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
587 * pin the next superblock.
588 */
f11c9c5c 589 return 0;
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590 }
591
84a89245 592 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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593 requeue_io(inode);
594 continue;
595 }
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596 /*
597 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
598 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
599 */
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600 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
601 return 1;
1da177e4 602
84a89245 603 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
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604 __iget(inode);
605 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
01c03194 606 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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607 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
608 /*
609 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
610 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
611 */
f57b9b7b 612 redirty_tail(inode);
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613 }
614 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1da177e4 615 iput(inode);
4ffc8444 616 cond_resched();
1da177e4 617 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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618 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
619 wbc->more_io = 1;
f11c9c5c 620 return 1;
8bc3be27 621 }
03ba3782 622 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
8bc3be27 623 wbc->more_io = 1;
1da177e4 624 }
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625 /* b_io is empty */
626 return 1;
627}
628
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629void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
630 struct writeback_control *wbc)
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631{
632 int ret = 0;
633
634 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
635 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
636 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
637 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
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639 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
640 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
641 struct inode, i_list);
642 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
9ecc2738 643
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644 if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
645 requeue_io(inode);
646 continue;
f11c9c5c 647 }
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648 ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
649 drop_super(sb);
f11c9c5c 650
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651 if (ret)
652 break;
653 }
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654 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
655 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
656}
657
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658static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb,
659 struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
660{
661 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
662
663 wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
664 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
665 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
666 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
667 writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, true);
668 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
669}
670
66f3b8e2 671/*
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672 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
673 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
674 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
675 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
676 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
677 */
678#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
679
680static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
681{
682 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
683
684 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
685
686 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
687 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
688}
689
690/*
691 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
66f3b8e2 692 *
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693 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
694 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
695 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
696 * older than a specific point in time.
66f3b8e2 697 *
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698 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
699 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
700 * one-second gap.
66f3b8e2 701 *
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702 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
703 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
66f3b8e2 704 */
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705static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
706 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
66f3b8e2 707{
03ba3782 708 struct writeback_control wbc = {
c4a77a6c 709 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
03ba3782 710 .older_than_this = NULL,
c4a77a6c 711 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
b17621fe 712 .for_background = args->for_background,
c4a77a6c 713 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
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714 };
715 unsigned long oldest_jif;
716 long wrote = 0;
a5989bdc 717 struct inode *inode;
66f3b8e2 718
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719 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
720 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
721 oldest_jif = jiffies -
722 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
723 }
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724 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
725 wbc.range_start = 0;
726 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
727 }
38f21977 728
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729 for (;;) {
730 /*
d3ddec76 731 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
03ba3782 732 */
d3ddec76 733 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
03ba3782 734 break;
66f3b8e2 735
38f21977 736 /*
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737 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
738 * background dirty threshold
38f21977 739 */
d3ddec76 740 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
03ba3782 741 break;
38f21977 742
03ba3782 743 wbc.more_io = 0;
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744 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
745 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
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746 if (args->sb)
747 __writeback_inodes_sb(args->sb, wb, &wbc);
748 else
749 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
c4a77a6c 750 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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751 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
752
753 /*
71fd05a8 754 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
03ba3782 755 */
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756 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
757 continue;
758 /*
759 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
760 */
761 if (!wbc.more_io)
03ba3782 762 break;
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763 /*
764 * Did we write something? Try for more
765 */
766 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
767 continue;
768 /*
769 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
770 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
771 * we'll just busyloop.
772 */
773 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
774 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
775 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
776 struct inode, i_list);
777 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
03ba3782 778 }
71fd05a8 779 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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780 }
781
782 return wrote;
783}
784
785/*
786 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
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787 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
788 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
789 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
790 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
791 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
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792 */
793static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
794 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
795{
796 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
797
798 rcu_read_lock();
799
800 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
77fad5e6 801 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
03ba3782 802 continue;
77fad5e6 803 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
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804
805 ret = work;
806 break;
807 }
808
809 rcu_read_unlock();
810 return ret;
811}
812
813static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
814{
815 unsigned long expired;
816 long nr_pages;
817
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818 /*
819 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
820 */
821 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
822 return 0;
823
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824 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
825 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
826 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
827 return 0;
828
829 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
830 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
831 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
832 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
833
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834 if (nr_pages) {
835 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
836 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
837 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
838 .for_kupdate = 1,
839 .range_cyclic = 1,
840 };
841
842 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
843 }
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844
845 return 0;
846}
847
848/*
849 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
850 */
851long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
852{
853 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
854 struct bdi_work *work;
c4a77a6c 855 long wrote = 0;
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856
857 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
c4a77a6c 858 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
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859
860 /*
861 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
862 */
863 if (force_wait)
c4a77a6c 864 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
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865
866 /*
867 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
868 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
869 */
7f0e7bed 870 if (!test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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871 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
872
c4a77a6c 873 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
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874
875 /*
876 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
877 * notification when we have completed the work.
878 */
7f0e7bed 879 if (test_bit(WS_ONSTACK, &work->state))
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880 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
881 }
882
883 /*
884 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
885 */
886 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
887
888 return wrote;
889}
890
891/*
892 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
893 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
894 */
895int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
896{
897 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
898 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
899 long pages_written;
900
901 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
902 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
903
904 if (pages_written)
905 last_active = jiffies;
906 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
907 unsigned long max_idle;
908
38f21977 909 /*
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910 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
911 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
912 * recreated automatically.
38f21977 913 */
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914 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
915 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
916 break;
917 }
918
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919 if (dirty_writeback_interval) {
920 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
921 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
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922 } else {
923 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
924 if (list_empty_careful(&wb->bdi->work_list) &&
925 !kthread_should_stop())
926 schedule();
927 __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
928 }
69b62d01 929
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930 try_to_freeze();
931 }
932
933 return 0;
934}
935
936/*
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937 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
938 * the whole world.
03ba3782 939 */
b8c2f347 940void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
03ba3782 941{
b8c2f347 942 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
b6e51316 943 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
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944 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
945 };
03ba3782 946
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947 if (nr_pages) {
948 args.nr_pages = nr_pages;
949 } else {
950 args.nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
951 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
952 }
03ba3782 953
b8c2f347 954 rcu_read_lock();
cfc4ba53 955 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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956 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
957 continue;
f17625b3 958 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
03ba3782 959 }
cfc4ba53 960 rcu_read_unlock();
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961}
962
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963static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
964{
965 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
966 struct dentry *dentry;
967 const char *name = "?";
968
969 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
970 if (dentry) {
971 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
972 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
973 }
974 printk(KERN_DEBUG
975 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
976 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
977 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
978 if (dentry) {
979 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
980 dput(dentry);
981 }
982 }
983}
984
985/**
986 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
987 * @inode: inode to mark
988 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
989 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
990 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1da177e4 991 *
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992 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
993 *
994 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
995 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
996 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
997 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
998 *
999 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
1000 * them dirty.
1da177e4 1001 *
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1002 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
1003 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1da177e4 1004 *
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1005 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
1006 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
1007 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
1008 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
1009 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
1010 * blockdev inode.
1da177e4 1011 */
03ba3782 1012void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1da177e4 1013{
03ba3782 1014 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1da177e4 1015
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1016 /*
1017 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1018 * dirty the inode itself
1019 */
1020 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1021 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1022 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1023 }
1024
1025 /*
1026 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1027 * -- mikulas
1028 */
1029 smp_mb();
1030
1031 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1032 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1033 return;
1034
1035 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1036 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1037
1038 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1039 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1040 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1041
1042 inode->i_state |= flags;
1043
1044 /*
1045 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1046 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1047 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1048 */
1049 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1050 goto out;
1051
1052 /*
1053 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1054 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1055 */
1056 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1057 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1058 goto out;
1059 }
1060 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1061 goto out;
1062
1063 /*
1064 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1065 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1066 */
1067 if (!was_dirty) {
1068 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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1069 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1070
1071 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1072 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1073 WARN_ON(1);
1074 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1075 bdi->name);
1076 }
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1078 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1079 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1da177e4 1080 }
1da177e4 1081 }
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1082out:
1083 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1084}
1085EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1086
1087/*
1088 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1089 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1090 *
1091 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1092 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1093 *
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1095 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1096 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1097 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1098 *
1099 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1100 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1101 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1102 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1103 */
b6e51316 1104static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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1105{
1106 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1107
1108 /*
1109 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1110 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1111 */
b6e51316 1112 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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1113
1114 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1115
1116 /*
1117 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1118 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1119 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1120 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1121 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1122 */
b6e51316 1123 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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1124 struct address_space *mapping;
1125
1126 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1127 continue;
1128 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1129 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1130 continue;
1131 __iget(inode);
1132 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1133 /*
1134 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1135 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1136 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1137 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1138 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1139 * it later.
1140 */
1141 iput(old_inode);
1142 old_inode = inode;
1143
1144 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1145
1146 cond_resched();
1147
1148 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1149 }
1150 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1151 iput(old_inode);
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1152}
1153
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1154/**
1155 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1156 * @sb: the superblock
1da177e4 1157 *
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1158 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1159 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1160 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1161 * returned.
1da177e4 1162 */
b6e51316 1163void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1da177e4 1164{
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1165 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1166 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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1167 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1168 .sb = sb,
1169 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1170 };
d8a8559c 1171
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1172 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1173
3c4d7165 1174 args.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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1175 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1176
3c4d7165 1177 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
e913fc82 1178}
0e3c9a22 1179EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
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1181/**
1182 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
1183 * @sb: the superblock
1184 *
1185 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
1186 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
1187 */
1188int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
1189{
1190 if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
cf37e972 1191 down_read(&sb->s_umount);
17bd55d0 1192 writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
cf37e972 1193 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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1194 return 1;
1195 } else
1196 return 0;
1197}
1198EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
1199
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1200/**
1201 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1202 * @sb: the superblock
1203 *
1204 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1205 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1206 */
b6e51316 1207void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
d8a8559c 1208{
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1209 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
1210 .sb = sb,
1211 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1212 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1213 .range_cyclic = 0,
1214 };
1215
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1216 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1217
3c4d7165 1218 bdi_queue_work_onstack(&args);
b6e51316 1219 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1da177e4 1220}
d8a8559c 1221EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1da177e4 1222
1da177e4 1223/**
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1224 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1225 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1226 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1227 *
1228 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1229 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1da177e4 1230 *
7f04c26d 1231 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1da177e4 1232 */
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1233int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1234{
1235 int ret;
1236 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1237 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
18914b18 1238 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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1239 .range_start = 0,
1240 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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1241 };
1242
1243 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
49364ce2 1244 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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1245
1246 might_sleep();
1247 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1248 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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1249 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1250 if (sync)
1c0eeaf5 1251 inode_sync_wait(inode);
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1252 return ret;
1253}
1254EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1255
1256/**
1257 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1258 * @inode: the inode to sync
1259 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1260 *
1261 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1262 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1263 * update inode->i_state.
1264 *
1265 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1266 */
1267int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1268{
1269 int ret;
1270
1271 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
01c03194 1272 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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1273 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1274 return ret;
1275}
1276EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);