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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 /*
3 * fs/fs-writeback.c
5 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
7 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
8 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
9 * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
10 * inode itself is not handled here.
12 * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
13 * Split out of fs/inode.c
14 * Additions for address_space-based writeback
17 #include <linux/kernel.h>
18 #include <linux/export.h>
19 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
20 #include <linux/slab.h>
21 #include <linux/sched.h>
22 #include <linux/fs.h>
23 #include <linux/mm.h>
24 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
25 #include <linux/kthread.h>
26 #include <linux/writeback.h>
27 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
28 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
29 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
30 #include <linux/device.h>
31 #include <linux/memcontrol.h>
32 #include "internal.h"
35 * 4MB minimal write chunk size
37 #define MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES (4096UL >> (PAGE_SHIFT - 10))
40 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
42 struct wb_writeback_work {
43 long nr_pages;
44 struct super_block *sb;
45 unsigned long *older_than_this;
46 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
47 unsigned int tagged_writepages:1;
48 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
49 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
50 unsigned int for_background:1;
51 unsigned int for_sync:1; /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
52 unsigned int auto_free:1; /* free on completion */
53 enum wb_reason reason; /* why was writeback initiated? */
55 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
56 struct wb_completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
60 * If an inode is constantly having its pages dirtied, but then the
61 * updates stop dirtytime_expire_interval seconds in the past, it's
62 * possible for the worst case time between when an inode has its
63 * timestamps updated and when they finally get written out to be two
64 * dirtytime_expire_intervals. We set the default to 12 hours (in
65 * seconds), which means most of the time inodes will have their
66 * timestamps written to disk after 12 hours, but in the worst case a
67 * few inodes might not their timestamps updated for 24 hours.
69 unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval = 12 * 60 * 60;
71 static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
73 return list_entry(head, struct inode, i_io_list);
77 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
78 * wb_writeback_work structure and inline functions so that the definition
79 * remains local to this file.
81 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
82 #include <trace/events/writeback.h>
84 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_writepage);
86 static bool wb_io_lists_populated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
88 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
89 return false;
90 } else {
91 set_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
92 WARN_ON_ONCE(!wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
93 atomic_long_add(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
94 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
95 return true;
99 static void wb_io_lists_depopulated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
101 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && list_empty(&wb->b_dirty) &&
102 list_empty(&wb->b_io) && list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
103 clear_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
104 WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_long_sub_return(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
105 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth) < 0);
110 * inode_io_list_move_locked - move an inode onto a bdi_writeback IO list
111 * @inode: inode to be moved
112 * @wb: target bdi_writeback
113 * @head: one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io|dirty_time}
115 * Move @inode->i_io_list to @list of @wb and set %WB_has_dirty_io.
116 * Returns %true if @inode is the first occupant of the !dirty_time IO
117 * lists; otherwise, %false.
119 static bool inode_io_list_move_locked(struct inode *inode,
120 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
121 struct list_head *head)
123 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
125 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, head);
127 /* dirty_time doesn't count as dirty_io until expiration */
128 if (head != &wb->b_dirty_time)
129 return wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
131 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
132 return false;
136 * inode_io_list_del_locked - remove an inode from its bdi_writeback IO list
137 * @inode: inode to be removed
138 * @wb: bdi_writeback @inode is being removed from
140 * Remove @inode which may be on one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io} lists and
141 * clear %WB_has_dirty_io if all are empty afterwards.
143 static void inode_io_list_del_locked(struct inode *inode,
144 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
146 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
148 list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
149 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
152 static void wb_wakeup(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
154 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
155 if (test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))
156 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
157 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
160 static void finish_writeback_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
161 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
163 struct wb_completion *done = work->done;
165 if (work->auto_free)
166 kfree(work);
167 if (done) {
168 wait_queue_head_t *waitq = done->waitq;
170 /* @done can't be accessed after the following dec */
171 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&done->cnt))
172 wake_up_all(waitq);
176 static void wb_queue_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
177 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
179 trace_writeback_queue(wb, work);
181 if (work->done)
182 atomic_inc(&work->done->cnt);
184 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
186 if (test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state)) {
187 list_add_tail(&work->list, &wb->work_list);
188 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
189 } else
190 finish_writeback_work(wb, work);
192 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
196 * wb_wait_for_completion - wait for completion of bdi_writeback_works
197 * @done: target wb_completion
199 * Wait for one or more work items issued to @bdi with their ->done field
200 * set to @done, which should have been initialized with
201 * DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION(). This function returns after all such work items
202 * are completed. Work items which are waited upon aren't freed
203 * automatically on completion.
205 void wb_wait_for_completion(struct wb_completion *done)
207 atomic_dec(&done->cnt); /* put down the initial count */
208 wait_event(*done->waitq, !atomic_read(&done->cnt));
211 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
214 * Parameters for foreign inode detection, see wbc_detach_inode() to see
215 * how they're used.
217 * These paramters are inherently heuristical as the detection target
218 * itself is fuzzy. All we want to do is detaching an inode from the
219 * current owner if it's being written to by some other cgroups too much.
221 * The current cgroup writeback is built on the assumption that multiple
222 * cgroups writing to the same inode concurrently is very rare and a mode
223 * of operation which isn't well supported. As such, the goal is not
224 * taking too long when a different cgroup takes over an inode while
225 * avoiding too aggressive flip-flops from occasional foreign writes.
227 * We record, very roughly, 2s worth of IO time history and if more than
228 * half of that is foreign, trigger the switch. The recording is quantized
229 * to 16 slots. To avoid tiny writes from swinging the decision too much,
230 * writes smaller than 1/8 of avg size are ignored.
232 #define WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT 13 /* 1s = 2^13, upto 8 secs w/ 16bit */
233 #define WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT 3 /* avg = avg * 7/8 + new * 1/8 */
234 #define WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV 8 /* ignore rounds < avg / 8 */
235 #define WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD (2 * (1 << WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT)) /* 2s */
237 #define WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS 16 /* inode->i_wb_frn_history is 16bit */
238 #define WB_FRN_HIST_UNIT (WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD / WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS)
239 /* each slot's duration is 2s / 16 */
240 #define WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS (WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS / 2)
241 /* if foreign slots >= 8, switch */
242 #define WB_FRN_HIST_MAX_SLOTS (WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS / 2 + 1)
243 /* one round can affect upto 5 slots */
244 #define WB_FRN_MAX_IN_FLIGHT 1024 /* don't queue too many concurrently */
246 static atomic_t isw_nr_in_flight = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
247 static struct workqueue_struct *isw_wq;
249 void __inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
251 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
252 struct bdi_writeback *wb = NULL;
254 if (inode_cgwb_enabled(inode)) {
255 struct cgroup_subsys_state *memcg_css;
257 if (page) {
258 memcg_css = mem_cgroup_css_from_page(page);
259 wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
260 } else {
261 /* must pin memcg_css, see wb_get_create() */
262 memcg_css = task_get_css(current, memory_cgrp_id);
263 wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
264 css_put(memcg_css);
268 if (!wb)
269 wb = &bdi->wb;
272 * There may be multiple instances of this function racing to
273 * update the same inode. Use cmpxchg() to tell the winner.
275 if (unlikely(cmpxchg(&inode->i_wb, NULL, wb)))
276 wb_put(wb);
278 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__inode_attach_wb);
281 * locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list - determine a locked inode's wb and lock it
282 * @inode: inode of interest with i_lock held
284 * Returns @inode's wb with its list_lock held. @inode->i_lock must be
285 * held on entry and is released on return. The returned wb is guaranteed
286 * to stay @inode's associated wb until its list_lock is released.
288 static struct bdi_writeback *
289 locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
290 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
291 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
293 while (true) {
294 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
297 * inode_to_wb() association is protected by both
298 * @inode->i_lock and @wb->list_lock but list_lock nests
299 * outside i_lock. Drop i_lock and verify that the
300 * association hasn't changed after acquiring list_lock.
302 wb_get(wb);
303 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
304 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
306 /* i_wb may have changed inbetween, can't use inode_to_wb() */
307 if (likely(wb == inode->i_wb)) {
308 wb_put(wb); /* @inode already has ref */
309 return wb;
312 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
313 wb_put(wb);
314 cpu_relax();
315 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
320 * inode_to_wb_and_lock_list - determine an inode's wb and lock it
321 * @inode: inode of interest
323 * Same as locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list() but @inode->i_lock isn't held
324 * on entry.
326 static struct bdi_writeback *inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
327 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
329 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
330 return locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
333 struct inode_switch_wbs_context {
334 struct inode *inode;
335 struct bdi_writeback *new_wb;
337 struct rcu_head rcu_head;
338 struct work_struct work;
341 static void bdi_down_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
343 down_write(&bdi->wb_switch_rwsem);
346 static void bdi_up_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
348 up_write(&bdi->wb_switch_rwsem);
351 static void inode_switch_wbs_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
353 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw =
354 container_of(work, struct inode_switch_wbs_context, work);
355 struct inode *inode = isw->inode;
356 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
357 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
358 struct bdi_writeback *old_wb = inode->i_wb;
359 struct bdi_writeback *new_wb = isw->new_wb;
360 XA_STATE(xas, &mapping->i_pages, 0);
361 struct page *page;
362 bool switched = false;
365 * If @inode switches cgwb membership while sync_inodes_sb() is
366 * being issued, sync_inodes_sb() might miss it. Synchronize.
368 down_read(&bdi->wb_switch_rwsem);
371 * By the time control reaches here, RCU grace period has passed
372 * since I_WB_SWITCH assertion and all wb stat update transactions
373 * between unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin/end() are guaranteed to be
374 * synchronizing against the i_pages lock.
376 * Grabbing old_wb->list_lock, inode->i_lock and the i_pages lock
377 * gives us exclusion against all wb related operations on @inode
378 * including IO list manipulations and stat updates.
380 if (old_wb < new_wb) {
381 spin_lock(&old_wb->list_lock);
382 spin_lock_nested(&new_wb->list_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
383 } else {
384 spin_lock(&new_wb->list_lock);
385 spin_lock_nested(&old_wb->list_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
387 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
388 xa_lock_irq(&mapping->i_pages);
391 * Once I_FREEING is visible under i_lock, the eviction path owns
392 * the inode and we shouldn't modify ->i_io_list.
394 if (unlikely(inode->i_state & I_FREEING))
395 goto skip_switch;
397 trace_inode_switch_wbs(inode, old_wb, new_wb);
400 * Count and transfer stats. Note that PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY points
401 * to possibly dirty pages while PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK points to
402 * pages actually under writeback.
404 xas_for_each_marked(&xas, page, ULONG_MAX, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY) {
405 if (PageDirty(page)) {
406 dec_wb_stat(old_wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE);
407 inc_wb_stat(new_wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE);
411 xas_set(&xas, 0);
412 xas_for_each_marked(&xas, page, ULONG_MAX, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK) {
413 WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageWriteback(page));
414 dec_wb_stat(old_wb, WB_WRITEBACK);
415 inc_wb_stat(new_wb, WB_WRITEBACK);
418 wb_get(new_wb);
421 * Transfer to @new_wb's IO list if necessary. The specific list
422 * @inode was on is ignored and the inode is put on ->b_dirty which
423 * is always correct including from ->b_dirty_time. The transfer
424 * preserves @inode->dirtied_when ordering.
426 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_io_list)) {
427 struct inode *pos;
429 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, old_wb);
430 inode->i_wb = new_wb;
431 list_for_each_entry(pos, &new_wb->b_dirty, i_io_list)
432 if (time_after_eq(inode->dirtied_when,
433 pos->dirtied_when))
434 break;
435 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, new_wb, pos->i_io_list.prev);
436 } else {
437 inode->i_wb = new_wb;
440 /* ->i_wb_frn updates may race wbc_detach_inode() but doesn't matter */
441 inode->i_wb_frn_winner = 0;
442 inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time = 0;
443 inode->i_wb_frn_history = 0;
444 switched = true;
445 skip_switch:
447 * Paired with load_acquire in unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin() and
448 * ensures that the new wb is visible if they see !I_WB_SWITCH.
450 smp_store_release(&inode->i_state, inode->i_state & ~I_WB_SWITCH);
452 xa_unlock_irq(&mapping->i_pages);
453 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
454 spin_unlock(&new_wb->list_lock);
455 spin_unlock(&old_wb->list_lock);
457 up_read(&bdi->wb_switch_rwsem);
459 if (switched) {
460 wb_wakeup(new_wb);
461 wb_put(old_wb);
463 wb_put(new_wb);
465 iput(inode);
466 kfree(isw);
468 atomic_dec(&isw_nr_in_flight);
471 static void inode_switch_wbs_rcu_fn(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
473 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw = container_of(rcu_head,
474 struct inode_switch_wbs_context, rcu_head);
476 /* needs to grab bh-unsafe locks, bounce to work item */
477 INIT_WORK(&isw->work, inode_switch_wbs_work_fn);
478 queue_work(isw_wq, &isw->work);
482 * inode_switch_wbs - change the wb association of an inode
483 * @inode: target inode
484 * @new_wb_id: ID of the new wb
486 * Switch @inode's wb association to the wb identified by @new_wb_id. The
487 * switching is performed asynchronously and may fail silently.
489 static void inode_switch_wbs(struct inode *inode, int new_wb_id)
491 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
492 struct cgroup_subsys_state *memcg_css;
493 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw;
495 /* noop if seems to be already in progress */
496 if (inode->i_state & I_WB_SWITCH)
497 return;
499 /* avoid queueing a new switch if too many are already in flight */
500 if (atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight) > WB_FRN_MAX_IN_FLIGHT)
501 return;
503 isw = kzalloc(sizeof(*isw), GFP_ATOMIC);
504 if (!isw)
505 return;
507 /* find and pin the new wb */
508 rcu_read_lock();
509 memcg_css = css_from_id(new_wb_id, &memory_cgrp_subsys);
510 if (memcg_css)
511 isw->new_wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
512 rcu_read_unlock();
513 if (!isw->new_wb)
514 goto out_free;
516 /* while holding I_WB_SWITCH, no one else can update the association */
517 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
518 if (!(inode->i_sb->s_flags & SB_ACTIVE) ||
519 inode->i_state & (I_WB_SWITCH | I_FREEING) ||
520 inode_to_wb(inode) == isw->new_wb) {
521 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
522 goto out_free;
524 inode->i_state |= I_WB_SWITCH;
525 __iget(inode);
526 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
528 isw->inode = inode;
531 * In addition to synchronizing among switchers, I_WB_SWITCH tells
532 * the RCU protected stat update paths to grab the i_page
533 * lock so that stat transfer can synchronize against them.
534 * Let's continue after I_WB_SWITCH is guaranteed to be visible.
536 call_rcu(&isw->rcu_head, inode_switch_wbs_rcu_fn);
538 atomic_inc(&isw_nr_in_flight);
539 return;
541 out_free:
542 if (isw->new_wb)
543 wb_put(isw->new_wb);
544 kfree(isw);
548 * wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode - associate wbc with target inode and unlock it
549 * @wbc: writeback_control of interest
550 * @inode: target inode
552 * @inode is locked and about to be written back under the control of @wbc.
553 * Record @inode's writeback context into @wbc and unlock the i_lock. On
554 * writeback completion, wbc_detach_inode() should be called. This is used
555 * to track the cgroup writeback context.
557 void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
558 struct inode *inode)
560 if (!inode_cgwb_enabled(inode)) {
561 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
562 return;
565 wbc->wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
566 wbc->inode = inode;
568 wbc->wb_id = wbc->wb->memcg_css->id;
569 wbc->wb_lcand_id = inode->i_wb_frn_winner;
570 wbc->wb_tcand_id = 0;
571 wbc->wb_bytes = 0;
572 wbc->wb_lcand_bytes = 0;
573 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes = 0;
575 wb_get(wbc->wb);
576 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
579 * A dying wb indicates that either the blkcg associated with the
580 * memcg changed or the associated memcg is dying. In the first
581 * case, a replacement wb should already be available and we should
582 * refresh the wb immediately. In the second case, trying to
583 * refresh will keep failing.
585 if (unlikely(wb_dying(wbc->wb) && !css_is_dying(wbc->wb->memcg_css)))
586 inode_switch_wbs(inode, wbc->wb_id);
588 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode);
591 * wbc_detach_inode - disassociate wbc from inode and perform foreign detection
592 * @wbc: writeback_control of the just finished writeback
594 * To be called after a writeback attempt of an inode finishes and undoes
595 * wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(). Can be called under any context.
597 * As concurrent write sharing of an inode is expected to be very rare and
598 * memcg only tracks page ownership on first-use basis severely confining
599 * the usefulness of such sharing, cgroup writeback tracks ownership
600 * per-inode. While the support for concurrent write sharing of an inode
601 * is deemed unnecessary, an inode being written to by different cgroups at
602 * different points in time is a lot more common, and, more importantly,
603 * charging only by first-use can too readily lead to grossly incorrect
604 * behaviors (single foreign page can lead to gigabytes of writeback to be
605 * incorrectly attributed).
607 * To resolve this issue, cgroup writeback detects the majority dirtier of
608 * an inode and transfers the ownership to it. To avoid unnnecessary
609 * oscillation, the detection mechanism keeps track of history and gives
610 * out the switch verdict only if the foreign usage pattern is stable over
611 * a certain amount of time and/or writeback attempts.
613 * On each writeback attempt, @wbc tries to detect the majority writer
614 * using Boyer-Moore majority vote algorithm. In addition to the byte
615 * count from the majority voting, it also counts the bytes written for the
616 * current wb and the last round's winner wb (max of last round's current
617 * wb, the winner from two rounds ago, and the last round's majority
618 * candidate). Keeping track of the historical winner helps the algorithm
619 * to semi-reliably detect the most active writer even when it's not the
620 * absolute majority.
622 * Once the winner of the round is determined, whether the winner is
623 * foreign or not and how much IO time the round consumed is recorded in
624 * inode->i_wb_frn_history. If the amount of recorded foreign IO time is
625 * over a certain threshold, the switch verdict is given.
627 void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc)
629 struct bdi_writeback *wb = wbc->wb;
630 struct inode *inode = wbc->inode;
631 unsigned long avg_time, max_bytes, max_time;
632 u16 history;
633 int max_id;
635 if (!wb)
636 return;
638 history = inode->i_wb_frn_history;
639 avg_time = inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time;
641 /* pick the winner of this round */
642 if (wbc->wb_bytes >= wbc->wb_lcand_bytes &&
643 wbc->wb_bytes >= wbc->wb_tcand_bytes) {
644 max_id = wbc->wb_id;
645 max_bytes = wbc->wb_bytes;
646 } else if (wbc->wb_lcand_bytes >= wbc->wb_tcand_bytes) {
647 max_id = wbc->wb_lcand_id;
648 max_bytes = wbc->wb_lcand_bytes;
649 } else {
650 max_id = wbc->wb_tcand_id;
651 max_bytes = wbc->wb_tcand_bytes;
655 * Calculate the amount of IO time the winner consumed and fold it
656 * into the running average kept per inode. If the consumed IO
657 * time is lower than avag / WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV, ignore it for
658 * deciding whether to switch or not. This is to prevent one-off
659 * small dirtiers from skewing the verdict.
661 max_time = DIV_ROUND_UP((max_bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT) << WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT,
662 wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
663 if (avg_time)
664 avg_time += (max_time >> WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT) -
665 (avg_time >> WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT);
666 else
667 avg_time = max_time; /* immediate catch up on first run */
669 if (max_time >= avg_time / WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV) {
670 int slots;
673 * The switch verdict is reached if foreign wb's consume
674 * more than a certain proportion of IO time in a
675 * WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD. This is loosely tracked by 16 slot
676 * history mask where each bit represents one sixteenth of
677 * the period. Determine the number of slots to shift into
678 * history from @max_time.
680 slots = min(DIV_ROUND_UP(max_time, WB_FRN_HIST_UNIT),
681 (unsigned long)WB_FRN_HIST_MAX_SLOTS);
682 history <<= slots;
683 if (wbc->wb_id != max_id)
684 history |= (1U << slots) - 1;
686 if (history)
687 trace_inode_foreign_history(inode, wbc, history);
690 * Switch if the current wb isn't the consistent winner.
691 * If there are multiple closely competing dirtiers, the
692 * inode may switch across them repeatedly over time, which
693 * is okay. The main goal is avoiding keeping an inode on
694 * the wrong wb for an extended period of time.
696 if (hweight32(history) > WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS)
697 inode_switch_wbs(inode, max_id);
701 * Multiple instances of this function may race to update the
702 * following fields but we don't mind occassional inaccuracies.
704 inode->i_wb_frn_winner = max_id;
705 inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time = min(avg_time, (unsigned long)U16_MAX);
706 inode->i_wb_frn_history = history;
708 wb_put(wbc->wb);
709 wbc->wb = NULL;
711 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_detach_inode);
714 * wbc_account_cgroup_owner - account writeback to update inode cgroup ownership
715 * @wbc: writeback_control of the writeback in progress
716 * @page: page being written out
717 * @bytes: number of bytes being written out
719 * @bytes from @page are about to written out during the writeback
720 * controlled by @wbc. Keep the book for foreign inode detection. See
721 * wbc_detach_inode().
723 void wbc_account_cgroup_owner(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct page *page,
724 size_t bytes)
726 struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
727 int id;
730 * pageout() path doesn't attach @wbc to the inode being written
731 * out. This is intentional as we don't want the function to block
732 * behind a slow cgroup. Ultimately, we want pageout() to kick off
733 * regular writeback instead of writing things out itself.
735 if (!wbc->wb || wbc->no_cgroup_owner)
736 return;
738 css = mem_cgroup_css_from_page(page);
739 /* dead cgroups shouldn't contribute to inode ownership arbitration */
740 if (!(css->flags & CSS_ONLINE))
741 return;
743 id = css->id;
745 if (id == wbc->wb_id) {
746 wbc->wb_bytes += bytes;
747 return;
750 if (id == wbc->wb_lcand_id)
751 wbc->wb_lcand_bytes += bytes;
753 /* Boyer-Moore majority vote algorithm */
754 if (!wbc->wb_tcand_bytes)
755 wbc->wb_tcand_id = id;
756 if (id == wbc->wb_tcand_id)
757 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes += bytes;
758 else
759 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes -= min(bytes, wbc->wb_tcand_bytes);
761 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_account_cgroup_owner);
764 * inode_congested - test whether an inode is congested
765 * @inode: inode to test for congestion (may be NULL)
766 * @cong_bits: mask of WB_[a]sync_congested bits to test
768 * Tests whether @inode is congested. @cong_bits is the mask of congestion
769 * bits to test and the return value is the mask of set bits.
771 * If cgroup writeback is enabled for @inode, the congestion state is
772 * determined by whether the cgwb (cgroup bdi_writeback) for the blkcg
773 * associated with @inode is congested; otherwise, the root wb's congestion
774 * state is used.
776 * @inode is allowed to be NULL as this function is often called on
777 * mapping->host which is NULL for the swapper space.
779 int inode_congested(struct inode *inode, int cong_bits)
782 * Once set, ->i_wb never becomes NULL while the inode is alive.
783 * Start transaction iff ->i_wb is visible.
785 if (inode && inode_to_wb_is_valid(inode)) {
786 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
787 struct wb_lock_cookie lock_cookie = {};
788 bool congested;
790 wb = unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin(inode, &lock_cookie);
791 congested = wb_congested(wb, cong_bits);
792 unlocked_inode_to_wb_end(inode, &lock_cookie);
793 return congested;
796 return wb_congested(&inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb, cong_bits);
798 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(inode_congested);
801 * wb_split_bdi_pages - split nr_pages to write according to bandwidth
802 * @wb: target bdi_writeback to split @nr_pages to
803 * @nr_pages: number of pages to write for the whole bdi
805 * Split @wb's portion of @nr_pages according to @wb's write bandwidth in
806 * relation to the total write bandwidth of all wb's w/ dirty inodes on
807 * @wb->bdi.
809 static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
811 unsigned long this_bw = wb->avg_write_bandwidth;
812 unsigned long tot_bw = atomic_long_read(&wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
814 if (nr_pages == LONG_MAX)
815 return LONG_MAX;
818 * This may be called on clean wb's and proportional distribution
819 * may not make sense, just use the original @nr_pages in those
820 * cases. In general, we wanna err on the side of writing more.
822 if (!tot_bw || this_bw >= tot_bw)
823 return nr_pages;
824 else
825 return DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL((u64)nr_pages * this_bw, tot_bw);
829 * bdi_split_work_to_wbs - split a wb_writeback_work to all wb's of a bdi
830 * @bdi: target backing_dev_info
831 * @base_work: wb_writeback_work to issue
832 * @skip_if_busy: skip wb's which already have writeback in progress
834 * Split and issue @base_work to all wb's (bdi_writeback's) of @bdi which
835 * have dirty inodes. If @base_work->nr_page isn't %LONG_MAX, it's
836 * distributed to the busy wbs according to each wb's proportion in the
837 * total active write bandwidth of @bdi.
839 static void bdi_split_work_to_wbs(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
840 struct wb_writeback_work *base_work,
841 bool skip_if_busy)
843 struct bdi_writeback *last_wb = NULL;
844 struct bdi_writeback *wb = list_entry(&bdi->wb_list,
845 struct bdi_writeback, bdi_node);
847 might_sleep();
848 restart:
849 rcu_read_lock();
850 list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node) {
851 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION(fallback_work_done, bdi);
852 struct wb_writeback_work fallback_work;
853 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
854 long nr_pages;
856 if (last_wb) {
857 wb_put(last_wb);
858 last_wb = NULL;
861 /* SYNC_ALL writes out I_DIRTY_TIME too */
862 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb) &&
863 (base_work->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE ||
864 list_empty(&wb->b_dirty_time)))
865 continue;
866 if (skip_if_busy && writeback_in_progress(wb))
867 continue;
869 nr_pages = wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, base_work->nr_pages);
871 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
872 if (work) {
873 *work = *base_work;
874 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
875 work->auto_free = 1;
876 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
877 continue;
880 /* alloc failed, execute synchronously using on-stack fallback */
881 work = &fallback_work;
882 *work = *base_work;
883 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
884 work->auto_free = 0;
885 work->done = &fallback_work_done;
887 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
890 * Pin @wb so that it stays on @bdi->wb_list. This allows
891 * continuing iteration from @wb after dropping and
892 * regrabbing rcu read lock.
894 wb_get(wb);
895 last_wb = wb;
897 rcu_read_unlock();
898 wb_wait_for_completion(&fallback_work_done);
899 goto restart;
901 rcu_read_unlock();
903 if (last_wb)
904 wb_put(last_wb);
908 * cgroup_writeback_by_id - initiate cgroup writeback from bdi and memcg IDs
909 * @bdi_id: target bdi id
910 * @memcg_id: target memcg css id
911 * @nr: number of pages to write, 0 for best-effort dirty flushing
912 * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
913 * @done: target wb_completion
915 * Initiate flush of the bdi_writeback identified by @bdi_id and @memcg_id
916 * with the specified parameters.
918 int cgroup_writeback_by_id(u64 bdi_id, int memcg_id, unsigned long nr,
919 enum wb_reason reason, struct wb_completion *done)
921 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
922 struct cgroup_subsys_state *memcg_css;
923 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
924 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
925 int ret;
927 /* lookup bdi and memcg */
928 bdi = bdi_get_by_id(bdi_id);
929 if (!bdi)
930 return -ENOENT;
932 rcu_read_lock();
933 memcg_css = css_from_id(memcg_id, &memory_cgrp_subsys);
934 if (memcg_css && !css_tryget(memcg_css))
935 memcg_css = NULL;
936 rcu_read_unlock();
937 if (!memcg_css) {
938 ret = -ENOENT;
939 goto out_bdi_put;
943 * And find the associated wb. If the wb isn't there already
944 * there's nothing to flush, don't create one.
946 wb = wb_get_lookup(bdi, memcg_css);
947 if (!wb) {
948 ret = -ENOENT;
949 goto out_css_put;
953 * If @nr is zero, the caller is attempting to write out most of
954 * the currently dirty pages. Let's take the current dirty page
955 * count and inflate it by 25% which should be large enough to
956 * flush out most dirty pages while avoiding getting livelocked by
957 * concurrent dirtiers.
959 if (!nr) {
960 unsigned long filepages, headroom, dirty, writeback;
962 mem_cgroup_wb_stats(wb, &filepages, &headroom, &dirty,
963 &writeback);
964 nr = dirty * 10 / 8;
967 /* issue the writeback work */
968 work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN);
969 if (work) {
970 work->nr_pages = nr;
971 work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
972 work->range_cyclic = 1;
973 work->reason = reason;
974 work->done = done;
975 work->auto_free = 1;
976 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
977 ret = 0;
978 } else {
979 ret = -ENOMEM;
982 wb_put(wb);
983 out_css_put:
984 css_put(memcg_css);
985 out_bdi_put:
986 bdi_put(bdi);
987 return ret;
991 * cgroup_writeback_umount - flush inode wb switches for umount
993 * This function is called when a super_block is about to be destroyed and
994 * flushes in-flight inode wb switches. An inode wb switch goes through
995 * RCU and then workqueue, so the two need to be flushed in order to ensure
996 * that all previously scheduled switches are finished. As wb switches are
997 * rare occurrences and synchronize_rcu() can take a while, perform
998 * flushing iff wb switches are in flight.
1000 void cgroup_writeback_umount(void)
1002 if (atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight)) {
1004 * Use rcu_barrier() to wait for all pending callbacks to
1005 * ensure that all in-flight wb switches are in the workqueue.
1007 rcu_barrier();
1008 flush_workqueue(isw_wq);
1012 static int __init cgroup_writeback_init(void)
1014 isw_wq = alloc_workqueue("inode_switch_wbs", 0, 0);
1015 if (!isw_wq)
1016 return -ENOMEM;
1017 return 0;
1019 fs_initcall(cgroup_writeback_init);
1021 #else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
1023 static void bdi_down_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
1024 static void bdi_up_write_wb_switch_rwsem(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
1026 static struct bdi_writeback *
1027 locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
1028 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
1029 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
1031 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
1033 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1034 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1035 return wb;
1038 static struct bdi_writeback *inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
1039 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
1041 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
1043 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1044 return wb;
1047 static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
1049 return nr_pages;
1052 static void bdi_split_work_to_wbs(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
1053 struct wb_writeback_work *base_work,
1054 bool skip_if_busy)
1056 might_sleep();
1058 if (!skip_if_busy || !writeback_in_progress(&bdi->wb)) {
1059 base_work->auto_free = 0;
1060 wb_queue_work(&bdi->wb, base_work);
1064 #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
1067 * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
1068 * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
1070 static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
1072 return global_node_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
1073 global_node_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
1074 get_nr_dirty_inodes();
1077 static void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, enum wb_reason reason)
1079 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb))
1080 return;
1083 * All callers of this function want to start writeback of all
1084 * dirty pages. Places like vmscan can call this at a very
1085 * high frequency, causing pointless allocations of tons of
1086 * work items and keeping the flusher threads busy retrieving
1087 * that work. Ensure that we only allow one of them pending and
1088 * inflight at the time.
1090 if (test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state) ||
1091 test_and_set_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
1092 return;
1094 wb->start_all_reason = reason;
1095 wb_wakeup(wb);
1099 * wb_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
1100 * @wb: bdi_writback to write from
1102 * Description:
1103 * This makes sure WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback happens. When
1104 * this function returns, it is only guaranteed that for given wb
1105 * some IO is happening if we are over background dirty threshold.
1106 * Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
1108 void wb_start_background_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1111 * We just wake up the flusher thread. It will perform background
1112 * writeback as soon as there is no other work to do.
1114 trace_writeback_wake_background(wb);
1115 wb_wakeup(wb);
1119 * Remove the inode from the writeback list it is on.
1121 void inode_io_list_del(struct inode *inode)
1123 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1125 wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
1126 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
1127 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1131 * mark an inode as under writeback on the sb
1133 void sb_mark_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1135 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1136 unsigned long flags;
1138 if (list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1139 spin_lock_irqsave(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1140 if (list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1141 list_add_tail(&inode->i_wb_list, &sb->s_inodes_wb);
1142 trace_sb_mark_inode_writeback(inode);
1144 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1149 * clear an inode as under writeback on the sb
1151 void sb_clear_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1153 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1154 unsigned long flags;
1156 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1157 spin_lock_irqsave(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1158 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1159 list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
1160 trace_sb_clear_inode_writeback(inode);
1162 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1167 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
1168 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
1170 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
1171 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
1172 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
1173 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
1175 static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1177 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
1178 struct inode *tail;
1180 tail = wb_inode(wb->b_dirty.next);
1181 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
1182 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1184 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty);
1188 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
1190 static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1192 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_more_io);
1195 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
1197 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
1198 /* If inode is clean an unused, put it into LRU now... */
1199 inode_add_lru(inode);
1200 /* Waiters must see I_SYNC cleared before being woken up */
1201 smp_mb();
1202 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1205 static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
1207 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
1208 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
1210 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
1211 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
1212 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
1213 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
1215 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
1216 #endif
1217 return ret;
1220 #define EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME 0x0001
1223 * Move expired (dirtied before work->older_than_this) dirty inodes from
1224 * @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
1226 static int move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
1227 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
1228 int flags,
1229 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1231 unsigned long *older_than_this = NULL;
1232 unsigned long expire_time;
1233 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
1234 struct list_head *pos, *node;
1235 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
1236 struct inode *inode;
1237 int do_sb_sort = 0;
1238 int moved = 0;
1240 if ((flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME) == 0)
1241 older_than_this = work->older_than_this;
1242 else if (!work->for_sync) {
1243 expire_time = jiffies - (dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
1244 older_than_this = &expire_time;
1246 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
1247 inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
1248 if (older_than_this &&
1249 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
1250 break;
1251 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, &tmp);
1252 moved++;
1253 if (flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME)
1254 set_bit(__I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED, &inode->i_state);
1255 if (sb_is_blkdev_sb(inode->i_sb))
1256 continue;
1257 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
1258 do_sb_sort = 1;
1259 sb = inode->i_sb;
1262 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
1263 if (!do_sb_sort) {
1264 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
1265 goto out;
1268 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
1269 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
1270 sb = wb_inode(tmp.prev)->i_sb;
1271 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
1272 inode = wb_inode(pos);
1273 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
1274 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, dispatch_queue);
1277 out:
1278 return moved;
1282 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
1283 * Before
1284 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
1285 * =============> gf edc BA
1286 * After
1287 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
1288 * =============> g fBAedc
1290 * +--> dequeue for IO
1292 static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1294 int moved;
1296 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
1297 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
1298 moved = move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, 0, work);
1299 moved += move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty_time, &wb->b_io,
1300 EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME, work);
1301 if (moved)
1302 wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
1303 trace_writeback_queue_io(wb, work, moved);
1306 static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1308 int ret;
1310 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode)) {
1311 trace_writeback_write_inode_start(inode, wbc);
1312 ret = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
1313 trace_writeback_write_inode(inode, wbc);
1314 return ret;
1316 return 0;
1320 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Called with i_lock held.
1321 * Caller must make sure inode cannot go away when we drop i_lock.
1323 static void __inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1324 __releases(inode->i_lock)
1325 __acquires(inode->i_lock)
1327 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1328 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
1330 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1331 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1332 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1333 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, bit_wait,
1334 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1335 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1340 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Caller must have inode pinned.
1342 void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1344 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1345 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
1346 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1350 * Sleep until I_SYNC is cleared. This function must be called with i_lock
1351 * held and drops it. It is aimed for callers not holding any inode reference
1352 * so once i_lock is dropped, inode can go away.
1354 static void inode_sleep_on_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1355 __releases(inode->i_lock)
1357 DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
1358 wait_queue_head_t *wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1359 int sleep;
1361 prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1362 sleep = inode->i_state & I_SYNC;
1363 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1364 if (sleep)
1365 schedule();
1366 finish_wait(wqh, &wait);
1370 * Find proper writeback list for the inode depending on its current state and
1371 * possibly also change of its state while we were doing writeback. Here we
1372 * handle things such as livelock prevention or fairness of writeback among
1373 * inodes. This function can be called only by flusher thread - noone else
1374 * processes all inodes in writeback lists and requeueing inodes behind flusher
1375 * thread's back can have unexpected consequences.
1377 static void requeue_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1378 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1380 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
1381 return;
1384 * Sync livelock prevention. Each inode is tagged and synced in one
1385 * shot. If still dirty, it will be redirty_tail()'ed below. Update
1386 * the dirty time to prevent enqueue and sync it again.
1388 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
1389 (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc->tagged_writepages))
1390 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1392 if (wbc->pages_skipped) {
1394 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
1395 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
1397 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1398 return;
1401 if (mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
1403 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
1404 * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
1406 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
1407 /* Slice used up. Queue for next turn. */
1408 requeue_io(inode, wb);
1409 } else {
1411 * Writeback blocked by something other than
1412 * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
1413 * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
1414 * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
1415 * that cannot be performed immediately.
1417 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1419 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
1421 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback operations,
1422 * such as delayed allocation during submission or metadata
1423 * updates after data IO completion.
1425 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1426 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
1427 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1428 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty_time);
1429 } else {
1430 /* The inode is clean. Remove from writeback lists. */
1431 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
1436 * Write out an inode and its dirty pages. Do not update the writeback list
1437 * linkage. That is left to the caller. The caller is also responsible for
1438 * setting I_SYNC flag and calling inode_sync_complete() to clear it.
1440 static int
1441 __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1443 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1444 long nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write;
1445 unsigned dirty;
1446 int ret;
1448 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC));
1450 trace_writeback_single_inode_start(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
1452 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
1455 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
1456 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
1457 * I/O completion. We don't do it for sync(2) writeback because it has a
1458 * separate, external IO completion path and ->sync_fs for guaranteeing
1459 * inode metadata is written back correctly.
1461 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !wbc->for_sync) {
1462 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1463 if (ret == 0)
1464 ret = err;
1468 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
1469 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
1470 * write_inode()
1472 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1474 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1475 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
1476 if ((dirty & I_DIRTY_INODE) ||
1477 wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ||
1478 unlikely(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED) ||
1479 unlikely(time_after(jiffies,
1480 (inode->dirtied_time_when +
1481 dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ)))) {
1482 dirty |= I_DIRTY_TIME | I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
1483 trace_writeback_lazytime(inode);
1485 } else
1486 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
1487 inode->i_state &= ~dirty;
1490 * Paired with smp_mb() in __mark_inode_dirty(). This allows
1491 * __mark_inode_dirty() to test i_state without grabbing i_lock -
1492 * either they see the I_DIRTY bits cleared or we see the dirtied
1493 * inode.
1495 * I_DIRTY_PAGES is always cleared together above even if @mapping
1496 * still has dirty pages. The flag is reinstated after smp_mb() if
1497 * necessary. This guarantees that either __mark_inode_dirty()
1498 * sees clear I_DIRTY_PAGES or we see PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY.
1500 smp_mb();
1502 if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
1503 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1505 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1507 if (dirty & I_DIRTY_TIME)
1508 mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
1509 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
1510 if (dirty & ~I_DIRTY_PAGES) {
1511 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
1512 if (ret == 0)
1513 ret = err;
1515 trace_writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
1516 return ret;
1520 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Either the caller has an active reference
1521 * on the inode or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set.
1523 * This function is designed to be called for writing back one inode which
1524 * we go e.g. from filesystem. Flusher thread uses __writeback_single_inode()
1525 * and does more profound writeback list handling in writeback_sb_inodes().
1527 static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
1528 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1530 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1531 int ret = 0;
1533 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1534 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
1535 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
1536 else
1537 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
1539 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1540 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
1541 goto out;
1543 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait. Since callers hold
1544 * inode reference or inode has I_WILL_FREE set, it cannot go
1545 * away under us.
1547 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
1549 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1551 * Skip inode if it is clean and we have no outstanding writeback in
1552 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode. We don't want to mess with writeback lists in this
1553 * function since flusher thread may be doing for example sync in
1554 * parallel and if we move the inode, it could get skipped. So here we
1555 * make sure inode is on some writeback list and leave it there unless
1556 * we have completely cleaned the inode.
1558 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL) &&
1559 (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL ||
1560 !mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK)))
1561 goto out;
1562 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
1563 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(wbc, inode);
1565 ret = __writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1567 wbc_detach_inode(wbc);
1569 wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
1570 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1572 * If inode is clean, remove it from writeback lists. Otherwise don't
1573 * touch it. See comment above for explanation.
1575 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
1576 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
1577 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1578 inode_sync_complete(inode);
1579 out:
1580 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1581 return ret;
1584 static long writeback_chunk_size(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1585 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1587 long pages;
1590 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode does livelock avoidance by syncing dirty
1591 * inodes/pages in one big loop. Setting wbc.nr_to_write=LONG_MAX
1592 * here avoids calling into writeback_inodes_wb() more than once.
1594 * The intended call sequence for WB_SYNC_ALL writeback is:
1596 * wb_writeback()
1597 * writeback_sb_inodes() <== called only once
1598 * write_cache_pages() <== called once for each inode
1599 * (quickly) tag currently dirty pages
1600 * (maybe slowly) sync all tagged pages
1602 if (work->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || work->tagged_writepages)
1603 pages = LONG_MAX;
1604 else {
1605 pages = min(wb->avg_write_bandwidth / 2,
1606 global_wb_domain.dirty_limit / DIRTY_SCOPE);
1607 pages = min(pages, work->nr_pages);
1608 pages = round_down(pages + MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES,
1609 MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES);
1612 return pages;
1616 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
1618 * Return the number of pages and/or inodes written.
1620 * NOTE! This is called with wb->list_lock held, and will
1621 * unlock and relock that for each inode it ends up doing
1622 * IO for.
1624 static long writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
1625 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1626 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1628 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1629 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
1630 .tagged_writepages = work->tagged_writepages,
1631 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
1632 .for_background = work->for_background,
1633 .for_sync = work->for_sync,
1634 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
1635 .range_start = 0,
1636 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1638 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
1639 long write_chunk;
1640 long wrote = 0; /* count both pages and inodes */
1642 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1643 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
1644 struct bdi_writeback *tmp_wb;
1646 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
1647 if (work->sb) {
1649 * We only want to write back data for this
1650 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
1651 * to it back onto the dirty list.
1653 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1654 continue;
1658 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
1659 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
1660 * pin the next superblock.
1662 break;
1666 * Don't bother with new inodes or inodes being freed, first
1667 * kind does not need periodic writeout yet, and for the latter
1668 * kind writeout is handled by the freer.
1670 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1671 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) {
1672 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1673 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1674 continue;
1676 if ((inode->i_state & I_SYNC) && wbc.sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
1678 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not
1679 * doing writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to
1680 * b_more_io so that writeback can proceed with the
1681 * other inodes on s_io.
1683 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode
1684 * when we completed a full scan of b_io.
1686 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1687 requeue_io(inode, wb);
1688 trace_writeback_sb_inodes_requeue(inode);
1689 continue;
1691 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1694 * We already requeued the inode if it had I_SYNC set and we
1695 * are doing WB_SYNC_NONE writeback. So this catches only the
1696 * WB_SYNC_ALL case.
1698 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1699 /* Wait for I_SYNC. This function drops i_lock... */
1700 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
1701 /* Inode may be gone, start again */
1702 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1703 continue;
1705 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
1706 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(&wbc, inode);
1708 write_chunk = writeback_chunk_size(wb, work);
1709 wbc.nr_to_write = write_chunk;
1710 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
1713 * We use I_SYNC to pin the inode in memory. While it is set
1714 * evict_inode() will wait so the inode cannot be freed.
1716 __writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
1718 wbc_detach_inode(&wbc);
1719 work->nr_pages -= write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
1720 wrote += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
1722 if (need_resched()) {
1724 * We're trying to balance between building up a nice
1725 * long list of IOs to improve our merge rate, and
1726 * getting those IOs out quickly for anyone throttling
1727 * in balance_dirty_pages(). cond_resched() doesn't
1728 * unplug, so get our IOs out the door before we
1729 * give up the CPU.
1731 blk_flush_plug(current);
1732 cond_resched();
1736 * Requeue @inode if still dirty. Be careful as @inode may
1737 * have been switched to another wb in the meantime.
1739 tmp_wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
1740 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1741 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
1742 wrote++;
1743 requeue_inode(inode, tmp_wb, &wbc);
1744 inode_sync_complete(inode);
1745 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1747 if (unlikely(tmp_wb != wb)) {
1748 spin_unlock(&tmp_wb->list_lock);
1749 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1753 * bail out to wb_writeback() often enough to check
1754 * background threshold and other termination conditions.
1756 if (wrote) {
1757 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
1758 break;
1759 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1760 break;
1763 return wrote;
1766 static long __writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1767 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1769 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
1770 long wrote = 0;
1772 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1773 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
1774 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1776 if (!trylock_super(sb)) {
1778 * trylock_super() may fail consistently due to
1779 * s_umount being grabbed by someone else. Don't use
1780 * requeue_io() to avoid busy retrying the inode/sb.
1782 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1783 continue;
1785 wrote += writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, work);
1786 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
1788 /* refer to the same tests at the end of writeback_sb_inodes */
1789 if (wrote) {
1790 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
1791 break;
1792 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1793 break;
1796 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
1797 return wrote;
1800 static long writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
1801 enum wb_reason reason)
1803 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1804 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
1805 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1806 .range_cyclic = 1,
1807 .reason = reason,
1809 struct blk_plug plug;
1811 blk_start_plug(&plug);
1812 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1813 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
1814 queue_io(wb, &work);
1815 __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &work);
1816 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1817 blk_finish_plug(&plug);
1819 return nr_pages - work.nr_pages;
1823 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
1825 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
1826 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
1827 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
1828 * older than a specific point in time.
1830 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
1831 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
1832 * one-second gap.
1834 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
1835 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
1837 static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1838 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1840 unsigned long wb_start = jiffies;
1841 long nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
1842 unsigned long oldest_jif;
1843 struct inode *inode;
1844 long progress;
1845 struct blk_plug plug;
1847 oldest_jif = jiffies;
1848 work->older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
1850 blk_start_plug(&plug);
1851 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1852 for (;;) {
1854 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
1856 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1857 break;
1860 * Background writeout and kupdate-style writeback may
1861 * run forever. Stop them if there is other work to do
1862 * so that e.g. sync can proceed. They'll be restarted
1863 * after the other works are all done.
1865 if ((work->for_background || work->for_kupdate) &&
1866 !list_empty(&wb->work_list))
1867 break;
1870 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
1871 * background dirty threshold
1873 if (work->for_background && !wb_over_bg_thresh(wb))
1874 break;
1877 * Kupdate and background works are special and we want to
1878 * include all inodes that need writing. Livelock avoidance is
1879 * handled by these works yielding to any other work so we are
1880 * safe.
1882 if (work->for_kupdate) {
1883 oldest_jif = jiffies -
1884 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
1885 } else if (work->for_background)
1886 oldest_jif = jiffies;
1888 trace_writeback_start(wb, work);
1889 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
1890 queue_io(wb, work);
1891 if (work->sb)
1892 progress = writeback_sb_inodes(work->sb, wb, work);
1893 else
1894 progress = __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, work);
1895 trace_writeback_written(wb, work);
1897 wb_update_bandwidth(wb, wb_start);
1900 * Did we write something? Try for more
1902 * Dirty inodes are moved to b_io for writeback in batches.
1903 * The completion of the current batch does not necessarily
1904 * mean the overall work is done. So we keep looping as long
1905 * as made some progress on cleaning pages or inodes.
1907 if (progress)
1908 continue;
1910 * No more inodes for IO, bail
1912 if (list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
1913 break;
1915 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
1916 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
1917 * we'll just busyloop.
1919 trace_writeback_wait(wb, work);
1920 inode = wb_inode(wb->b_more_io.prev);
1921 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1922 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1923 /* This function drops i_lock... */
1924 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
1925 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1927 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1928 blk_finish_plug(&plug);
1930 return nr_pages - work->nr_pages;
1934 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
1936 static struct wb_writeback_work *get_next_work_item(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1938 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
1940 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
1941 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list)) {
1942 work = list_entry(wb->work_list.next,
1943 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
1944 list_del_init(&work->list);
1946 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
1947 return work;
1950 static long wb_check_background_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1952 if (wb_over_bg_thresh(wb)) {
1954 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1955 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1956 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1957 .for_background = 1,
1958 .range_cyclic = 1,
1959 .reason = WB_REASON_BACKGROUND,
1962 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1965 return 0;
1968 static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1970 unsigned long expired;
1971 long nr_pages;
1974 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
1976 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
1977 return 0;
1979 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
1980 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
1981 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
1982 return 0;
1984 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
1985 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
1987 if (nr_pages) {
1988 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1989 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
1990 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1991 .for_kupdate = 1,
1992 .range_cyclic = 1,
1993 .reason = WB_REASON_PERIODIC,
1996 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1999 return 0;
2002 static long wb_check_start_all(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
2004 long nr_pages;
2006 if (!test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
2007 return 0;
2009 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
2010 if (nr_pages) {
2011 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
2012 .nr_pages = wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, nr_pages),
2013 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
2014 .range_cyclic = 1,
2015 .reason = wb->start_all_reason,
2018 nr_pages = wb_writeback(wb, &work);
2021 clear_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state);
2022 return nr_pages;
2027 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
2029 static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
2031 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
2032 long wrote = 0;
2034 set_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
2035 while ((work = get_next_work_item(wb)) != NULL) {
2036 trace_writeback_exec(wb, work);
2037 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
2038 finish_writeback_work(wb, work);
2042 * Check for a flush-everything request
2044 wrote += wb_check_start_all(wb);
2047 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
2049 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
2050 wrote += wb_check_background_flush(wb);
2051 clear_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
2053 return wrote;
2057 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
2058 * reschedules periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
2060 void wb_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
2062 struct bdi_writeback *wb = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
2063 struct bdi_writeback, dwork);
2064 long pages_written;
2066 set_worker_desc("flush-%s", dev_name(wb->bdi->dev));
2067 current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
2069 if (likely(!current_is_workqueue_rescuer() ||
2070 !test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))) {
2072 * The normal path. Keep writing back @wb until its
2073 * work_list is empty. Note that this path is also taken
2074 * if @wb is shutting down even when we're running off the
2075 * rescuer as work_list needs to be drained.
2077 do {
2078 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb);
2079 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
2080 } while (!list_empty(&wb->work_list));
2081 } else {
2083 * bdi_wq can't get enough workers and we're running off
2084 * the emergency worker. Don't hog it. Hopefully, 1024 is
2085 * enough for efficient IO.
2087 pages_written = writeback_inodes_wb(wb, 1024,
2088 WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD);
2089 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
2092 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list))
2093 wb_wakeup(wb);
2094 else if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
2095 wb_wakeup_delayed(wb);
2097 current->flags &= ~PF_SWAPWRITE;
2101 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages on this bdi. If `nr_pages' is zero,
2102 * write back the whole world.
2104 static void __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
2105 enum wb_reason reason)
2107 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
2109 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
2110 return;
2112 list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
2113 wb_start_writeback(wb, reason);
2116 void wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
2117 enum wb_reason reason)
2119 rcu_read_lock();
2120 __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
2121 rcu_read_unlock();
2125 * Wakeup the flusher threads to start writeback of all currently dirty pages
2127 void wakeup_flusher_threads(enum wb_reason reason)
2129 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
2132 * If we are expecting writeback progress we must submit plugged IO.
2134 if (blk_needs_flush_plug(current))
2135 blk_schedule_flush_plug(current);
2137 rcu_read_lock();
2138 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list)
2139 __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
2140 rcu_read_unlock();
2144 * Wake up bdi's periodically to make sure dirtytime inodes gets
2145 * written back periodically. We deliberately do *not* check the
2146 * b_dirtytime list in wb_has_dirty_io(), since this would cause the
2147 * kernel to be constantly waking up once there are any dirtytime
2148 * inodes on the system. So instead we define a separate delayed work
2149 * function which gets called much more rarely. (By default, only
2150 * once every 12 hours.)
2152 * If there is any other write activity going on in the file system,
2153 * this function won't be necessary. But if the only thing that has
2154 * happened on the file system is a dirtytime inode caused by an atime
2155 * update, we need this infrastructure below to make sure that inode
2156 * eventually gets pushed out to disk.
2158 static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w);
2159 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(dirtytime_work, wakeup_dirtytime_writeback);
2161 static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w)
2163 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
2165 rcu_read_lock();
2166 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
2167 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
2169 list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
2170 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty_time))
2171 wb_wakeup(wb);
2173 rcu_read_unlock();
2174 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
2177 static int __init start_dirtytime_writeback(void)
2179 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
2180 return 0;
2182 __initcall(start_dirtytime_writeback);
2184 int dirtytime_interval_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
2185 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
2187 int ret;
2189 ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
2190 if (ret == 0 && write)
2191 mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &dirtytime_work, 0);
2192 return ret;
2195 static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
2197 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
2198 struct dentry *dentry;
2199 const char *name = "?";
2201 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
2202 if (dentry) {
2203 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
2204 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
2206 printk(KERN_DEBUG
2207 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
2208 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
2209 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
2210 if (dentry) {
2211 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
2212 dput(dentry);
2218 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
2220 * @inode: inode to mark
2221 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
2223 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
2224 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
2226 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
2228 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
2229 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
2230 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
2231 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
2233 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
2234 * them dirty.
2236 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
2237 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
2238 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
2239 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
2240 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
2241 * blockdev inode.
2243 void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
2245 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
2246 int dirtytime;
2248 trace_writeback_mark_inode_dirty(inode, flags);
2251 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
2252 * dirty the inode itself
2254 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_TIME)) {
2255 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_start(inode, flags);
2257 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
2258 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode, flags);
2260 trace_writeback_dirty_inode(inode, flags);
2262 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
2263 flags &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
2264 dirtytime = flags & I_DIRTY_TIME;
2267 * Paired with smp_mb() in __writeback_single_inode() for the
2268 * following lockless i_state test. See there for details.
2270 smp_mb();
2272 if (((inode->i_state & flags) == flags) ||
2273 (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE)))
2274 return;
2276 if (unlikely(block_dump))
2277 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
2279 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
2280 if (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE))
2281 goto out_unlock_inode;
2282 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
2283 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
2285 inode_attach_wb(inode, NULL);
2287 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
2288 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
2289 inode->i_state |= flags;
2292 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
2293 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
2294 * superblock list, based upon its state.
2296 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
2297 goto out_unlock_inode;
2300 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
2301 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
2303 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
2304 if (inode_unhashed(inode))
2305 goto out_unlock_inode;
2307 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
2308 goto out_unlock_inode;
2311 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
2312 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
2314 if (!was_dirty) {
2315 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
2316 struct list_head *dirty_list;
2317 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
2319 wb = locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
2321 WARN(bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi) &&
2322 !test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state),
2323 "bdi-%s not registered\n", wb->bdi->name);
2325 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
2326 if (dirtytime)
2327 inode->dirtied_time_when = jiffies;
2329 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)
2330 dirty_list = &wb->b_dirty;
2331 else
2332 dirty_list = &wb->b_dirty_time;
2334 wakeup_bdi = inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb,
2335 dirty_list);
2337 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
2338 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_enqueue(inode);
2341 * If this is the first dirty inode for this bdi,
2342 * we have to wake-up the corresponding bdi thread
2343 * to make sure background write-back happens
2344 * later.
2346 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi) && wakeup_bdi)
2347 wb_wakeup_delayed(wb);
2348 return;
2351 out_unlock_inode:
2352 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2354 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
2357 * The @s_sync_lock is used to serialise concurrent sync operations
2358 * to avoid lock contention problems with concurrent wait_sb_inodes() calls.
2359 * Concurrent callers will block on the s_sync_lock rather than doing contending
2360 * walks. The queueing maintains sync(2) required behaviour as all the IO that
2361 * has been issued up to the time this function is enter is guaranteed to be
2362 * completed by the time we have gained the lock and waited for all IO that is
2363 * in progress regardless of the order callers are granted the lock.
2365 static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
2367 LIST_HEAD(sync_list);
2370 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
2371 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
2373 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2375 mutex_lock(&sb->s_sync_lock);
2378 * Splice the writeback list onto a temporary list to avoid waiting on
2379 * inodes that have started writeback after this point.
2381 * Use rcu_read_lock() to keep the inodes around until we have a
2382 * reference. s_inode_wblist_lock protects sb->s_inodes_wb as well as
2383 * the local list because inodes can be dropped from either by writeback
2384 * completion.
2386 rcu_read_lock();
2387 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2388 list_splice_init(&sb->s_inodes_wb, &sync_list);
2391 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback, because
2392 * there may have been pages dirtied before our sync call, but which had
2393 * writeout started before we write it out. In which case, the inode
2394 * may not be on the dirty list, but we still have to wait for that
2395 * writeout.
2397 while (!list_empty(&sync_list)) {
2398 struct inode *inode = list_first_entry(&sync_list, struct inode,
2399 i_wb_list);
2400 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
2403 * Move each inode back to the wb list before we drop the lock
2404 * to preserve consistency between i_wb_list and the mapping
2405 * writeback tag. Writeback completion is responsible to remove
2406 * the inode from either list once the writeback tag is cleared.
2408 list_move_tail(&inode->i_wb_list, &sb->s_inodes_wb);
2411 * The mapping can appear untagged while still on-list since we
2412 * do not have the mapping lock. Skip it here, wb completion
2413 * will remove it.
2415 if (!mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK))
2416 continue;
2418 spin_unlock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2420 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
2421 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW)) {
2422 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2424 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2425 continue;
2427 __iget(inode);
2428 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2429 rcu_read_unlock();
2432 * We keep the error status of individual mapping so that
2433 * applications can catch the writeback error using fsync(2).
2434 * See filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors() for details.
2436 filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors(mapping);
2438 cond_resched();
2440 iput(inode);
2442 rcu_read_lock();
2443 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2445 spin_unlock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2446 rcu_read_unlock();
2447 mutex_unlock(&sb->s_sync_lock);
2450 static void __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr,
2451 enum wb_reason reason, bool skip_if_busy)
2453 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
2454 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION(done, bdi);
2455 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
2456 .sb = sb,
2457 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
2458 .tagged_writepages = 1,
2459 .done = &done,
2460 .nr_pages = nr,
2461 .reason = reason,
2464 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi) || bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
2465 return;
2466 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2468 bdi_split_work_to_wbs(sb->s_bdi, &work, skip_if_busy);
2469 wb_wait_for_completion(&done);
2473 * writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
2474 * @sb: the superblock
2475 * @nr: the number of pages to write
2476 * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
2478 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
2479 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
2480 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
2482 void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
2483 unsigned long nr,
2484 enum wb_reason reason)
2486 __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason, false);
2488 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
2491 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
2492 * @sb: the superblock
2493 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
2495 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
2496 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
2497 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
2499 void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
2501 return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
2503 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
2506 * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway
2507 * @sb: the superblock
2508 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
2510 * Invoke __writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
2512 void try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
2514 if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount))
2515 return;
2517 __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason, true);
2518 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
2520 EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb);
2523 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
2524 * @sb: the superblock
2526 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
2527 * super_block.
2529 void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
2531 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
2532 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION(done, bdi);
2533 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
2534 .sb = sb,
2535 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
2536 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
2537 .range_cyclic = 0,
2538 .done = &done,
2539 .reason = WB_REASON_SYNC,
2540 .for_sync = 1,
2544 * Can't skip on !bdi_has_dirty() because we should wait for !dirty
2545 * inodes under writeback and I_DIRTY_TIME inodes ignored by
2546 * bdi_has_dirty() need to be written out too.
2548 if (bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
2549 return;
2550 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2552 /* protect against inode wb switch, see inode_switch_wbs_work_fn() */
2553 bdi_down_write_wb_switch_rwsem(bdi);
2554 bdi_split_work_to_wbs(bdi, &work, false);
2555 wb_wait_for_completion(&done);
2556 bdi_up_write_wb_switch_rwsem(bdi);
2558 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
2560 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
2563 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
2564 * @inode: inode to write to disk
2565 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
2567 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
2568 * primarily needed by knfsd.
2570 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
2572 int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
2574 struct writeback_control wbc = {
2575 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
2576 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
2577 .range_start = 0,
2578 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
2581 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
2582 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
2584 might_sleep();
2585 return writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
2587 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
2590 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
2591 * @inode: the inode to sync
2592 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
2594 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
2595 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
2596 * update inode->i_state.
2598 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
2600 int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
2602 return writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
2604 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
2607 * sync_inode_metadata - write an inode to disk
2608 * @inode: the inode to sync
2609 * @wait: wait for I/O to complete.
2611 * Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.
2613 * Note: only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
2615 int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode *inode, int wait)
2617 struct writeback_control wbc = {
2618 .sync_mode = wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
2619 .nr_to_write = 0, /* metadata-only */
2622 return sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
2624 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode_metadata);