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1 /*
2 * fs/fs-writeback.c
4 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
6 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
7 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
8 * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
9 * inode itself is not handled here.
11 * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
12 * Split out of fs/inode.c
13 * Additions for address_space-based writeback
16 #include <linux/kernel.h>
17 #include <linux/module.h>
18 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
19 #include <linux/sched.h>
20 #include <linux/fs.h>
21 #include <linux/mm.h>
22 #include <linux/kthread.h>
23 #include <linux/freezer.h>
24 #include <linux/writeback.h>
25 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
26 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
27 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
28 #include "internal.h"
30 #define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
33 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
35 int nr_pdflush_threads;
38 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
40 struct wb_writeback_args {
41 long nr_pages;
42 struct super_block *sb;
43 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
44 int for_kupdate:1;
45 int range_cyclic:1;
46 int for_background:1;
50 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
52 struct bdi_work {
53 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
54 struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* for RCU free/clear of work */
56 unsigned long seen; /* threads that have seen this work */
57 atomic_t pending; /* number of threads still to do work */
59 struct wb_writeback_args args; /* writeback arguments */
61 unsigned long state; /* flag bits, see WS_* */
64 enum {
65 WS_USED_B = 0,
66 WS_ONSTACK_B,
69 #define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
70 #define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
72 static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
74 return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
77 static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
78 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
80 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
81 work->args = *args;
82 work->state = WS_USED;
85 /**
86 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
87 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
89 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
90 * backing device.
92 int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
94 return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
97 static void bdi_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
99 clear_bit(WS_USED_B, &work->state);
100 smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
102 * work can have disappeared at this point. bit waitq functions
103 * should be able to tolerate this, provided bdi_sched_wait does
104 * not dereference it's pointer argument.
106 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
109 static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
111 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
113 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
114 kfree(work);
115 else
116 bdi_work_clear(work);
119 static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
121 const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->args.sync_mode;
122 int onstack = bdi_work_on_stack(work);
125 * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
126 * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
127 * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
128 * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
130 if (!onstack)
131 bdi_work_clear(work);
132 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || onstack)
133 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
136 static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
139 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
140 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
142 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
143 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
145 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
146 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
147 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
149 wb_work_complete(work);
153 static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
155 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
156 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
157 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
158 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
161 * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
162 * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
163 * noticed on the list
165 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
166 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
167 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
170 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
171 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
173 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
174 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
175 else {
176 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
178 if (wb->task)
179 wake_up_process(wb->task);
184 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
185 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
187 static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
189 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
190 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
193 static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
194 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
196 struct bdi_work *work;
199 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
200 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
202 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
203 if (work) {
204 bdi_work_init(work, args);
205 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
206 } else {
207 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
209 if (wb->task)
210 wake_up_process(wb->task);
215 * bdi_sync_writeback - start and wait for writeback
216 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
217 * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
219 * Description:
220 * This does WB_SYNC_ALL data integrity writeback and waits for the
221 * IO to complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
222 * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
224 static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
225 struct super_block *sb)
227 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
228 .sb = sb,
229 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
230 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
231 .range_cyclic = 0,
233 struct bdi_work work;
235 bdi_work_init(&work, &args);
236 work.state |= WS_ONSTACK;
238 bdi_queue_work(bdi, &work);
239 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(&work);
243 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
244 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
245 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
247 * Description:
248 * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
249 * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
250 * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
253 void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct super_block *sb,
254 long nr_pages)
256 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
257 .sb = sb,
258 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
259 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
260 .range_cyclic = 1,
264 * We treat @nr_pages=0 as the special case to do background writeback,
265 * ie. to sync pages until the background dirty threshold is reached.
267 if (!nr_pages) {
268 args.nr_pages = LONG_MAX;
269 args.for_background = 1;
272 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
276 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
277 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
279 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
280 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
281 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
282 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
284 static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
286 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
288 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
289 struct inode *tail;
291 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
292 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
293 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
295 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
299 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
301 static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
303 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
305 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
308 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
311 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
313 smp_mb();
314 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
317 static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
319 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
320 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
322 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
323 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
324 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
325 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
327 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
328 #endif
329 return ret;
333 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
335 static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
336 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
337 unsigned long *older_than_this)
339 LIST_HEAD(tmp);
340 struct list_head *pos, *node;
341 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
342 struct inode *inode;
343 int do_sb_sort = 0;
345 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
346 inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
347 if (older_than_this &&
348 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
349 break;
350 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
351 do_sb_sort = 1;
352 sb = inode->i_sb;
353 list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
356 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
357 if (!do_sb_sort) {
358 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
359 return;
362 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
363 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
364 inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
365 sb = inode->i_sb;
366 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
367 inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
368 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
369 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
375 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
377 static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
379 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
380 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
383 static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
385 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
386 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
387 return 0;
391 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
393 static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
395 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
396 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
398 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
399 do {
400 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
401 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
402 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
403 } while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
407 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
408 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
409 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
411 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
413 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
414 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
415 * livelocks, etc.
417 * Called under inode_lock.
419 static int
420 writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
422 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
423 int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
424 unsigned dirty;
425 int ret;
427 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
428 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
429 else
430 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
432 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
434 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
435 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
436 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
438 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
439 * completed a full scan of b_io.
441 if (!wait) {
442 requeue_io(inode);
443 return 0;
447 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
449 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
452 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
454 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
455 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
456 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
457 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
459 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
461 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
463 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
464 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
465 int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
466 if (ret == 0)
467 ret = err;
470 if (wait) {
471 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
472 if (ret == 0)
473 ret = err;
476 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
477 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
478 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
479 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
481 * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
483 goto select_queue;
484 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
486 * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
487 * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
489 redirty_tail(inode);
490 } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
492 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
493 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
494 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
497 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
498 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
499 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
500 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
501 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
502 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
503 * muck with it at present.
505 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
507 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
508 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
509 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
511 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
512 select_queue:
513 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
515 * slice used up: queue for next turn
517 requeue_io(inode);
518 } else {
520 * somehow blocked: retry later
522 redirty_tail(inode);
524 } else {
526 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
527 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
528 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
529 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
530 * all the other files.
532 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
533 redirty_tail(inode);
535 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
537 * The inode is clean, inuse
539 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
540 } else {
542 * The inode is clean, unused
544 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
547 inode_sync_complete(inode);
548 return ret;
551 static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block **psb)
553 struct super_block *sb = *psb;
555 if (sb) {
556 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
557 put_super(sb);
558 *psb = NULL;
563 * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
564 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
565 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
567 * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
568 * 1 if we failed.
570 static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
571 struct inode *inode, struct super_block **psb)
573 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
576 * If this sb is already pinned, nothing more to do. If not and
577 * *psb is non-NULL, unpin the old one first
579 if (sb == *psb)
580 return 0;
581 else if (*psb)
582 unpin_sb_for_writeback(psb);
585 * Caller must already hold the ref for this
587 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
588 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
589 return 0;
592 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
593 sb->s_count++;
594 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
595 if (sb->s_root) {
596 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
597 goto pinned;
600 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
602 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
605 sb->s_count--;
606 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
607 return 1;
608 pinned:
609 *psb = sb;
610 return 0;
613 static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
614 struct writeback_control *wbc)
616 struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb, *pin_sb = NULL;
617 const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb);
618 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
620 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
622 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
623 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
625 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
626 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
627 struct inode, i_list);
628 long pages_skipped;
631 * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
633 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
634 redirty_tail(inode);
635 continue;
638 if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi)) {
639 redirty_tail(inode);
640 if (is_blkdev_sb) {
642 * Dirty memory-backed blockdev: the ramdisk
643 * driver does this. Skip just this inode
645 continue;
648 * Dirty memory-backed inode against a filesystem other
649 * than the kernel-internal bdev filesystem. Skip the
650 * entire superblock.
652 break;
655 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
656 requeue_io(inode);
657 continue;
660 if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(wb->bdi)) {
661 wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
662 if (!is_blkdev_sb)
663 break; /* Skip a congested fs */
664 requeue_io(inode);
665 continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */
669 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
670 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
672 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
673 break;
675 if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode, &pin_sb)) {
676 requeue_io(inode);
677 continue;
680 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
681 __iget(inode);
682 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
683 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
684 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
686 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
687 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
689 redirty_tail(inode);
691 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
692 iput(inode);
693 cond_resched();
694 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
695 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
696 wbc->more_io = 1;
697 break;
699 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
700 wbc->more_io = 1;
703 unpin_sb_for_writeback(&pin_sb);
705 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
706 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
709 void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
711 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
713 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
717 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
718 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
719 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
720 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
721 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
723 #define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
725 static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
727 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
729 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
731 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
732 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
736 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
738 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
739 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
740 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
741 * older than a specific point in time.
743 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
744 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
745 * one-second gap.
747 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
748 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
750 static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
751 struct wb_writeback_args *args)
753 struct writeback_control wbc = {
754 .bdi = wb->bdi,
755 .sb = args->sb,
756 .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
757 .older_than_this = NULL,
758 .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
759 .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
761 unsigned long oldest_jif;
762 long wrote = 0;
763 struct inode *inode;
765 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
766 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
767 oldest_jif = jiffies -
768 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
770 if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
771 wbc.range_start = 0;
772 wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
775 for (;;) {
777 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
779 if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
780 break;
783 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
784 * background dirty threshold
786 if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
787 break;
789 wbc.more_io = 0;
790 wbc.encountered_congestion = 0;
791 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
792 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
793 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
794 args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
795 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
798 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
800 if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
801 continue;
803 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
805 if (!wbc.more_io)
806 break;
808 * Did we write something? Try for more
810 if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
811 continue;
813 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
814 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
815 * we'll just busyloop.
817 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
818 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
819 inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
820 struct inode, i_list);
821 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
823 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
826 return wrote;
830 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
831 * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
832 * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
833 * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
834 * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
835 * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
837 static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
838 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
840 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
842 rcu_read_lock();
844 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
845 if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
846 continue;
847 clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
849 ret = work;
850 break;
853 rcu_read_unlock();
854 return ret;
857 static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
859 unsigned long expired;
860 long nr_pages;
862 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
863 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
864 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
865 return 0;
867 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
868 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
869 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
870 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
872 if (nr_pages) {
873 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
874 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
875 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
876 .for_kupdate = 1,
877 .range_cyclic = 1,
880 return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
883 return 0;
887 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
889 long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
891 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
892 struct bdi_work *work;
893 long wrote = 0;
895 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
896 struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
899 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
901 if (force_wait)
902 work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
905 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
906 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
908 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
909 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
911 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
914 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
915 * notification when we have completed the work.
917 if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
918 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
922 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
924 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
926 return wrote;
930 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
931 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
933 int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
935 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
936 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
937 long pages_written;
939 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
940 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
942 if (pages_written)
943 last_active = jiffies;
944 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
945 unsigned long max_idle;
948 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
949 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
950 * recreated automatically.
952 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
953 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
954 break;
957 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
958 schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
959 try_to_freeze();
962 return 0;
966 * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. This does WB_SYNC_NONE
967 * writeback, for integrity writeback see bdi_sync_writeback().
969 static void bdi_writeback_all(struct super_block *sb, long nr_pages)
971 struct wb_writeback_args args = {
972 .sb = sb,
973 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
974 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
976 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
978 rcu_read_lock();
980 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
981 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
982 continue;
984 bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
987 rcu_read_unlock();
991 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
992 * the whole world.
994 void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
996 if (nr_pages == 0)
997 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
998 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
999 bdi_writeback_all(NULL, nr_pages);
1002 static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
1004 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
1005 struct dentry *dentry;
1006 const char *name = "?";
1008 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
1009 if (dentry) {
1010 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
1011 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
1013 printk(KERN_DEBUG
1014 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
1015 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
1016 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
1017 if (dentry) {
1018 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
1019 dput(dentry);
1025 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
1026 * @inode: inode to mark
1027 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
1028 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
1029 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
1031 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
1033 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
1034 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
1035 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
1036 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
1038 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
1039 * them dirty.
1041 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
1042 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
1044 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
1045 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
1046 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
1047 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
1048 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
1049 * blockdev inode.
1051 void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
1053 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1056 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
1057 * dirty the inode itself
1059 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1060 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1061 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1065 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1066 * -- mikulas
1068 smp_mb();
1070 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1071 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1072 return;
1074 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1075 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1077 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1078 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1079 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1081 inode->i_state |= flags;
1084 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1085 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1086 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1088 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1089 goto out;
1092 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1093 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1095 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1096 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1097 goto out;
1099 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1100 goto out;
1103 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1104 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1106 if (!was_dirty) {
1107 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
1108 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1110 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1111 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1112 WARN_ON(1);
1113 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1114 bdi->name);
1117 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1118 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1121 out:
1122 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1124 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1127 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1128 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1130 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1131 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1133 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
1134 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1135 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1136 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1138 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1139 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1140 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1141 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1143 static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
1145 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1148 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1149 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1151 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
1153 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1156 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1157 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1158 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1159 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1160 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1162 list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
1163 struct address_space *mapping;
1165 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1166 continue;
1167 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1168 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1169 continue;
1170 __iget(inode);
1171 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1173 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1174 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1175 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1176 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1177 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1178 * it later.
1180 iput(old_inode);
1181 old_inode = inode;
1183 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1185 cond_resched();
1187 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1189 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1190 iput(old_inode);
1194 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1195 * @sb: the superblock
1197 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1198 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1199 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1200 * returned.
1202 void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1204 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1205 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
1206 long nr_to_write;
1208 nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
1209 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1211 bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb, nr_to_write);
1213 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
1216 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1217 * @sb: the superblock
1219 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1220 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1222 void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1224 bdi_sync_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb);
1225 wait_sb_inodes(sb);
1227 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1230 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1231 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1232 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1234 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1235 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1237 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1239 int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1241 int ret;
1242 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1243 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
1244 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
1245 .range_start = 0,
1246 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1249 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
1250 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
1252 might_sleep();
1253 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1254 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
1255 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1256 if (sync)
1257 inode_sync_wait(inode);
1258 return ret;
1260 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1263 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1264 * @inode: the inode to sync
1265 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1267 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1268 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1269 * update inode->i_state.
1271 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1273 int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1275 int ret;
1277 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1278 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1279 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1280 return ret;
1282 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);