2 * mm/readahead.c - address_space-level file readahead.
4 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds
6 * 09Apr2002 akpm@zip.com.au
10 #include <linux/kernel.h>
13 #include <linux/module.h>
14 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
15 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
16 #include <linux/pagevec.h>
18 void default_unplug_io_fn(struct backing_dev_info
*bdi
, struct page
*page
)
21 EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_unplug_io_fn
);
23 struct backing_dev_info default_backing_dev_info
= {
24 .ra_pages
= (VM_MAX_READAHEAD
* 1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE
,
26 .capabilities
= BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY
,
27 .unplug_io_fn
= default_unplug_io_fn
,
29 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(default_backing_dev_info
);
32 * Initialise a struct file's readahead state. Assumes that the caller has
36 file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state
*ra
, struct address_space
*mapping
)
38 ra
->ra_pages
= mapping
->backing_dev_info
->ra_pages
;
43 * Return max readahead size for this inode in number-of-pages.
45 static inline unsigned long get_max_readahead(struct file_ra_state
*ra
)
50 static inline unsigned long get_min_readahead(struct file_ra_state
*ra
)
52 return (VM_MIN_READAHEAD
* 1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE
;
55 static inline void ra_off(struct file_ra_state
*ra
)
66 * Set the initial window size, round to next power of 2 and square
67 * for small size, x 4 for medium, and x 2 for large
68 * for 128k (32 page) max ra
69 * 1-8 page = 32k initial, > 8 page = 128k initial
71 static unsigned long get_init_ra_size(unsigned long size
, unsigned long max
)
73 unsigned long newsize
= roundup_pow_of_two(size
);
75 if (newsize
<= max
/ 64)
76 newsize
= newsize
* newsize
;
77 else if (newsize
<= max
/ 4)
85 * Set the new window size, this is called only when I/O is to be submitted,
86 * not for each call to readahead. If a cache miss occured, reduce next I/O
87 * size, else increase depending on how close to max we are.
89 static inline unsigned long get_next_ra_size(struct file_ra_state
*ra
)
91 unsigned long max
= get_max_readahead(ra
);
92 unsigned long min
= get_min_readahead(ra
);
93 unsigned long cur
= ra
->size
;
94 unsigned long newsize
;
96 if (ra
->flags
& RA_FLAG_MISS
) {
97 ra
->flags
&= ~RA_FLAG_MISS
;
98 newsize
= max((cur
- 2), min
);
99 } else if (cur
< max
/ 16) {
104 return min(newsize
, max
);
107 #define list_to_page(head) (list_entry((head)->prev, struct page, lru))
110 * read_cache_pages - populate an address space with some pages, and
111 * start reads against them.
112 * @mapping: the address_space
113 * @pages: The address of a list_head which contains the target pages. These
114 * pages have their ->index populated and are otherwise uninitialised.
115 * @filler: callback routine for filling a single page.
116 * @data: private data for the callback routine.
118 * Hides the details of the LRU cache etc from the filesystems.
120 int read_cache_pages(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct list_head
*pages
,
121 int (*filler
)(void *, struct page
*), void *data
)
124 struct pagevec lru_pvec
;
127 pagevec_init(&lru_pvec
, 0);
129 while (!list_empty(pages
)) {
130 page
= list_to_page(pages
);
131 list_del(&page
->lru
);
132 if (add_to_page_cache(page
, mapping
, page
->index
, GFP_KERNEL
)) {
133 page_cache_release(page
);
136 ret
= filler(data
, page
);
137 if (!pagevec_add(&lru_pvec
, page
))
138 __pagevec_lru_add(&lru_pvec
);
140 while (!list_empty(pages
)) {
143 victim
= list_to_page(pages
);
144 list_del(&victim
->lru
);
145 page_cache_release(victim
);
150 pagevec_lru_add(&lru_pvec
);
154 EXPORT_SYMBOL(read_cache_pages
);
156 static int read_pages(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
157 struct list_head
*pages
, unsigned nr_pages
)
160 struct pagevec lru_pvec
;
163 if (mapping
->a_ops
->readpages
) {
164 ret
= mapping
->a_ops
->readpages(filp
, mapping
, pages
, nr_pages
);
168 pagevec_init(&lru_pvec
, 0);
169 for (page_idx
= 0; page_idx
< nr_pages
; page_idx
++) {
170 struct page
*page
= list_to_page(pages
);
171 list_del(&page
->lru
);
172 if (!add_to_page_cache(page
, mapping
,
173 page
->index
, GFP_KERNEL
)) {
174 ret
= mapping
->a_ops
->readpage(filp
, page
);
175 if (ret
!= AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE
) {
176 if (!pagevec_add(&lru_pvec
, page
))
177 __pagevec_lru_add(&lru_pvec
);
179 } /* else fall through to release */
181 page_cache_release(page
);
183 pagevec_lru_add(&lru_pvec
);
192 * The fields in struct file_ra_state represent the most-recently-executed
195 * start: Page index at which we started the readahead
196 * size: Number of pages in that read
197 * Together, these form the "current window".
198 * Together, start and size represent the `readahead window'.
199 * prev_page: The page which the readahead algorithm most-recently inspected.
200 * It is mainly used to detect sequential file reading.
201 * If page_cache_readahead sees that it is again being called for
202 * a page which it just looked at, it can return immediately without
203 * making any state changes.
205 * ahead_size: Together, these form the "ahead window".
206 * ra_pages: The externally controlled max readahead for this fd.
208 * When readahead is in the off state (size == 0), readahead is disabled.
209 * In this state, prev_page is used to detect the resumption of sequential I/O.
211 * The readahead code manages two windows - the "current" and the "ahead"
212 * windows. The intent is that while the application is walking the pages
213 * in the current window, I/O is underway on the ahead window. When the
214 * current window is fully traversed, it is replaced by the ahead window
215 * and the ahead window is invalidated. When this copying happens, the
216 * new current window's pages are probably still locked. So
217 * we submit a new batch of I/O immediately, creating a new ahead window.
221 * ----|----------------|----------------|-----
223 * ^ahead_start ^ahead_start+ahead_size
225 * ^ When this page is read, we submit I/O for the
228 * A `readahead hit' occurs when a read request is made against a page which is
229 * the next sequential page. Ahead window calculations are done only when it
230 * is time to submit a new IO. The code ramps up the size agressively at first,
231 * but slow down as it approaches max_readhead.
233 * Any seek/ramdom IO will result in readahead being turned off. It will resume
234 * at the first sequential access.
236 * There is a special-case: if the first page which the application tries to
237 * read happens to be the first page of the file, it is assumed that a linear
238 * read is about to happen and the window is immediately set to the initial size
239 * based on I/O request size and the max_readahead.
241 * This function is to be called for every read request, rather than when
242 * it is time to perform readahead. It is called only once for the entire I/O
243 * regardless of size unless readahead is unable to start enough I/O to satisfy
244 * the request (I/O request > max_readahead).
248 * do_page_cache_readahead actually reads a chunk of disk. It allocates all
249 * the pages first, then submits them all for I/O. This avoids the very bad
250 * behaviour which would occur if page allocations are causing VM writeback.
251 * We really don't want to intermingle reads and writes like that.
253 * Returns the number of pages requested, or the maximum amount of I/O allowed.
255 * do_page_cache_readahead() returns -1 if it encountered request queue
259 __do_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
260 pgoff_t offset
, unsigned long nr_to_read
)
262 struct inode
*inode
= mapping
->host
;
264 unsigned long end_index
; /* The last page we want to read */
265 LIST_HEAD(page_pool
);
268 loff_t isize
= i_size_read(inode
);
273 end_index
= ((isize
- 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT
);
276 * Preallocate as many pages as we will need.
278 read_lock_irq(&mapping
->tree_lock
);
279 for (page_idx
= 0; page_idx
< nr_to_read
; page_idx
++) {
280 pgoff_t page_offset
= offset
+ page_idx
;
282 if (page_offset
> end_index
)
285 page
= radix_tree_lookup(&mapping
->page_tree
, page_offset
);
289 read_unlock_irq(&mapping
->tree_lock
);
290 page
= page_cache_alloc_cold(mapping
);
291 read_lock_irq(&mapping
->tree_lock
);
294 page
->index
= page_offset
;
295 list_add(&page
->lru
, &page_pool
);
298 read_unlock_irq(&mapping
->tree_lock
);
301 * Now start the IO. We ignore I/O errors - if the page is not
302 * uptodate then the caller will launch readpage again, and
303 * will then handle the error.
306 read_pages(mapping
, filp
, &page_pool
, ret
);
307 BUG_ON(!list_empty(&page_pool
));
313 * Chunk the readahead into 2 megabyte units, so that we don't pin too much
316 int force_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
317 pgoff_t offset
, unsigned long nr_to_read
)
321 if (unlikely(!mapping
->a_ops
->readpage
&& !mapping
->a_ops
->readpages
))
327 unsigned long this_chunk
= (2 * 1024 * 1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE
;
329 if (this_chunk
> nr_to_read
)
330 this_chunk
= nr_to_read
;
331 err
= __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
,
338 offset
+= this_chunk
;
339 nr_to_read
-= this_chunk
;
345 * Check how effective readahead is being. If the amount of started IO is
346 * less than expected then the file is partly or fully in pagecache and
347 * readahead isn't helping.
350 static inline int check_ra_success(struct file_ra_state
*ra
,
351 unsigned long nr_to_read
, unsigned long actual
)
354 ra
->cache_hit
+= nr_to_read
;
355 if (ra
->cache_hit
>= VM_MAX_CACHE_HIT
) {
357 ra
->flags
|= RA_FLAG_INCACHE
;
367 * This version skips the IO if the queue is read-congested, and will tell the
368 * block layer to abandon the readahead if request allocation would block.
370 * force_page_cache_readahead() will ignore queue congestion and will block on
373 int do_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
374 pgoff_t offset
, unsigned long nr_to_read
)
376 if (bdi_read_congested(mapping
->backing_dev_info
))
379 return __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
, offset
, nr_to_read
);
383 * Read 'nr_to_read' pages starting at page 'offset'. If the flag 'block'
384 * is set wait till the read completes. Otherwise attempt to read without
386 * Returns 1 meaning 'success' if read is succesfull without switching off
387 * readhaead mode. Otherwise return failure.
390 blockable_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
391 pgoff_t offset
, unsigned long nr_to_read
,
392 struct file_ra_state
*ra
, int block
)
396 if (!block
&& bdi_read_congested(mapping
->backing_dev_info
))
399 actual
= __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
, offset
, nr_to_read
);
401 return check_ra_success(ra
, nr_to_read
, actual
);
404 static int make_ahead_window(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file
*filp
,
405 struct file_ra_state
*ra
, int force
)
409 ra
->ahead_size
= get_next_ra_size(ra
);
410 ra
->ahead_start
= ra
->start
+ ra
->size
;
412 block
= force
|| (ra
->prev_page
>= ra
->ahead_start
);
413 ret
= blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
,
414 ra
->ahead_start
, ra
->ahead_size
, ra
, block
);
416 if (!ret
&& !force
) {
417 /* A read failure in blocking mode, implies pages are
418 * all cached. So we can safely assume we have taken
419 * care of all the pages requested in this call.
420 * A read failure in non-blocking mode, implies we are
421 * reading more pages than requested in this call. So
422 * we safely assume we have taken care of all the pages
423 * requested in this call.
425 * Just reset the ahead window in case we failed due to
426 * congestion. The ahead window will any way be closed
427 * in case we failed due to excessive page cache hits.
437 * page_cache_readahead - generic adaptive readahead
438 * @mapping: address_space which holds the pagecache and I/O vectors
439 * @ra: file_ra_state which holds the readahead state
440 * @filp: passed on to ->readpage() and ->readpages()
441 * @offset: start offset into @mapping, in PAGE_CACHE_SIZE units
442 * @req_size: hint: total size of the read which the caller is performing in
443 * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE units
445 * page_cache_readahead() is the main function. If performs the adaptive
446 * readahead window size management and submits the readahead I/O.
448 * Note that @filp is purely used for passing on to the ->readpage[s]()
449 * handler: it may refer to a different file from @mapping (so we may not use
450 * @filp->f_mapping or @filp->f_dentry->d_inode here).
451 * Also, @ra may not be equal to &@filp->f_ra.
455 page_cache_readahead(struct address_space
*mapping
, struct file_ra_state
*ra
,
456 struct file
*filp
, pgoff_t offset
, unsigned long req_size
)
458 unsigned long max
, newsize
;
462 * We avoid doing extra work and bogusly perturbing the readahead
463 * window expansion logic.
465 if (offset
== ra
->prev_page
&& --req_size
)
468 /* Note that prev_page == -1 if it is a first read */
469 sequential
= (offset
== ra
->prev_page
+ 1);
470 ra
->prev_page
= offset
;
472 max
= get_max_readahead(ra
);
473 newsize
= min(req_size
, max
);
475 /* No readahead or sub-page sized read or file already in cache */
476 if (newsize
== 0 || (ra
->flags
& RA_FLAG_INCACHE
))
479 ra
->prev_page
+= newsize
- 1;
482 * Special case - first read at start of file. We'll assume it's
483 * a whole-file read and grow the window fast. Or detect first
486 if (sequential
&& ra
->size
== 0) {
487 ra
->size
= get_init_ra_size(newsize
, max
);
489 if (!blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
, offset
,
494 * If the request size is larger than our max readahead, we
495 * at least want to be sure that we get 2 IOs in flight and
496 * we know that we will definitly need the new I/O.
497 * once we do this, subsequent calls should be able to overlap
498 * IOs,* thus preventing stalls. so issue the ahead window
502 make_ahead_window(mapping
, filp
, ra
, 1);
508 * Now handle the random case:
509 * partial page reads and first access were handled above,
510 * so this must be the next page otherwise it is random
514 blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping
, filp
, offset
,
520 * If we get here we are doing sequential IO and this was not the first
521 * occurence (ie we have an existing window)
524 if (ra
->ahead_start
== 0) { /* no ahead window yet */
525 if (!make_ahead_window(mapping
, filp
, ra
, 0))
529 * Already have an ahead window, check if we crossed into it.
530 * If so, shift windows and issue a new ahead window.
531 * Only return the #pages that are in the current window, so that
532 * we get called back on the first page of the ahead window which
533 * will allow us to submit more IO.
535 if (ra
->prev_page
>= ra
->ahead_start
) {
536 ra
->start
= ra
->ahead_start
;
537 ra
->size
= ra
->ahead_size
;
538 make_ahead_window(mapping
, filp
, ra
, 0);
542 return ra
->prev_page
+ 1;
546 * handle_ra_miss() is called when it is known that a page which should have
547 * been present in the pagecache (we just did some readahead there) was in fact
548 * not found. This will happen if it was evicted by the VM (readahead
551 * Turn on the cache miss flag in the RA struct, this will cause the RA code
552 * to reduce the RA size on the next read.
554 void handle_ra_miss(struct address_space
*mapping
,
555 struct file_ra_state
*ra
, pgoff_t offset
)
557 ra
->flags
|= RA_FLAG_MISS
;
558 ra
->flags
&= ~RA_FLAG_INCACHE
;
563 * Given a desired number of PAGE_CACHE_SIZE readahead pages, return a
564 * sensible upper limit.
566 unsigned long max_sane_readahead(unsigned long nr
)
568 unsigned long active
;
569 unsigned long inactive
;
572 __get_zone_counts(&active
, &inactive
, &free
, NODE_DATA(numa_node_id()));
573 return min(nr
, (inactive
+ free
) / 2);