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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 * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
40 struct bdi_work {
41 struct list_head list;
42 struct list_head wait_list;
43 struct rcu_head rcu_head;
45 unsigned long seen;
46 atomic_t pending;
48 struct super_block *sb;
49 unsigned long nr_pages;
50 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
52 unsigned long state;
55 enum {
56 WS_USED_B = 0,
57 WS_ONSTACK_B,
60 #define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
61 #define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
63 static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
65 return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
68 static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
69 struct writeback_control *wbc)
71 INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
72 work->sb = wbc->sb;
73 work->nr_pages = wbc->nr_to_write;
74 work->sync_mode = wbc->sync_mode;
75 work->state = WS_USED;
78 static inline void bdi_work_init_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work,
79 struct writeback_control *wbc)
81 bdi_work_init(work, wbc);
82 work->state |= WS_ONSTACK;
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();
101 wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
104 static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
106 struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
108 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
109 kfree(work);
110 else
111 bdi_work_clear(work);
114 static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
116 const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->sync_mode;
119 * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
120 * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
121 * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
122 * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
124 if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
125 bdi_work_clear(work);
126 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || bdi_work_on_stack(work))
127 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
130 static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
133 * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
134 * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
136 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
137 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
139 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
140 list_del_rcu(&work->list);
141 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
143 wb_work_complete(work);
147 static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
149 if (work) {
150 work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
151 BUG_ON(!work->seen);
152 atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
153 BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
156 * Make sure stores are seen before it appears on the list
158 smp_mb();
160 spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
161 list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
162 spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
166 * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
167 * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
169 if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
170 wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
171 else {
172 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
175 * If we failed allocating the bdi work item, wake up the wb
176 * thread always. As a safety precaution, it'll flush out
177 * everything
179 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
180 if (work)
181 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
182 } else if (wb->task)
183 wake_up_process(wb->task);
188 * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
189 * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
191 static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
193 wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
194 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
197 static struct bdi_work *bdi_alloc_work(struct writeback_control *wbc)
199 struct bdi_work *work;
201 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
202 if (work)
203 bdi_work_init(work, wbc);
205 return work;
208 void bdi_start_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc)
210 const bool must_wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
211 struct bdi_work work_stack, *work = NULL;
213 if (!must_wait)
214 work = bdi_alloc_work(wbc);
216 if (!work) {
217 work = &work_stack;
218 bdi_work_init_on_stack(work, wbc);
221 bdi_queue_work(wbc->bdi, work);
224 * If the sync mode is WB_SYNC_ALL, block waiting for the work to
225 * complete. If not, we only need to wait for the work to be started,
226 * if we allocated it on-stack. We use the same mechanism, if the
227 * wait bit is set in the bdi_work struct, then threads will not
228 * clear pending until after they are done.
230 * Note that work == &work_stack if must_wait is true, so we don't
231 * need to do call_rcu() here ever, since the completion path will
232 * have done that for us.
234 if (must_wait || work == &work_stack) {
235 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(work);
236 if (work != &work_stack)
237 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
242 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
243 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
245 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
246 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
247 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
248 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
250 static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
252 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
254 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
255 struct inode *tail;
257 tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
258 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
259 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
261 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
265 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
267 static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
269 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
271 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
274 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
277 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
279 smp_mb();
280 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
283 static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
285 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
286 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
288 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
289 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
290 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
291 * from permanently stopping the whole pdflush writeback.
293 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
294 #endif
295 return ret;
299 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
301 static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
302 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
303 unsigned long *older_than_this)
305 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
306 struct inode *inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev,
307 struct inode, i_list);
308 if (older_than_this &&
309 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
310 break;
311 list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
316 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
318 static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
320 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
321 move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
324 static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
326 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
327 return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
328 return 0;
332 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
334 static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
336 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
337 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
339 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
340 do {
341 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
342 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
343 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
344 } while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
348 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
349 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
350 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
352 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
354 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
355 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
356 * livelocks, etc.
358 * Called under inode_lock.
360 static int
361 writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
363 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
364 int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
365 unsigned dirty;
366 int ret;
368 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
369 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
370 else
371 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
373 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
375 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
376 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
377 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
379 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
380 * completed a full scan of b_io.
382 if (!wait) {
383 requeue_io(inode);
384 return 0;
388 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
390 inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
393 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
395 /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
396 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
397 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
398 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
400 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
402 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
404 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
405 if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
406 int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
407 if (ret == 0)
408 ret = err;
411 if (wait) {
412 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
413 if (ret == 0)
414 ret = err;
417 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
418 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
419 if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
420 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
421 mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
423 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
424 * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
425 * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
428 * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
429 * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
430 * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
431 * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
432 * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
433 * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
434 * muck with it at present.
436 if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
438 * For the kupdate function we move the inode
439 * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
440 * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
442 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
443 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
445 * slice used up: queue for next turn
447 requeue_io(inode);
448 } else {
450 * somehow blocked: retry later
452 redirty_tail(inode);
454 } else {
456 * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
457 * other inodes on this superblock will get some
458 * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
459 * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
460 * all the other files.
462 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
463 redirty_tail(inode);
465 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
467 * Someone redirtied the inode while were writing back
468 * the pages.
470 redirty_tail(inode);
471 } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
473 * The inode is clean, inuse
475 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
476 } else {
478 * The inode is clean, unused
480 list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
483 inode_sync_complete(inode);
484 return ret;
488 * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
489 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
490 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
492 * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
493 * 1 if we failed.
495 static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
496 struct inode *inode)
498 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
501 * Caller must already hold the ref for this
503 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
504 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
505 return 0;
508 spin_lock(&sb_lock);
509 sb->s_count++;
510 if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
511 if (sb->s_root) {
512 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
513 return 0;
516 * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
518 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
521 sb->s_count--;
522 spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
523 return 1;
526 static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
527 struct inode *inode)
529 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
531 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
532 return;
534 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
535 put_super(sb);
538 static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
539 struct writeback_control *wbc)
541 struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb;
542 const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb);
543 const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
545 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
547 if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
548 queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
550 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
551 struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
552 struct inode, i_list);
553 long pages_skipped;
556 * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
558 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
559 redirty_tail(inode);
560 continue;
563 if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi)) {
564 redirty_tail(inode);
565 if (is_blkdev_sb) {
567 * Dirty memory-backed blockdev: the ramdisk
568 * driver does this. Skip just this inode
570 continue;
573 * Dirty memory-backed inode against a filesystem other
574 * than the kernel-internal bdev filesystem. Skip the
575 * entire superblock.
577 break;
580 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
581 requeue_io(inode);
582 continue;
585 if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(wb->bdi)) {
586 wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
587 if (!is_blkdev_sb)
588 break; /* Skip a congested fs */
589 requeue_io(inode);
590 continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */
594 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
595 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
597 if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
598 break;
600 if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode)) {
601 requeue_io(inode);
602 continue;
605 BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
606 __iget(inode);
607 pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
608 writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
609 unpin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode);
610 if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
612 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
613 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
615 redirty_tail(inode);
617 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
618 iput(inode);
619 cond_resched();
620 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
621 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
622 wbc->more_io = 1;
623 break;
625 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
626 wbc->more_io = 1;
629 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
630 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
633 void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
635 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
637 writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
641 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
642 * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
643 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
644 * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
645 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
647 #define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
649 static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
651 unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
653 get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
655 return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
656 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
660 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
662 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
663 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
664 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
665 * older than a specific point in time.
667 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
668 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
669 * one-second gap.
671 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
672 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
674 static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
675 struct super_block *sb,
676 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode, int for_kupdate)
678 struct writeback_control wbc = {
679 .bdi = wb->bdi,
680 .sb = sb,
681 .sync_mode = sync_mode,
682 .older_than_this = NULL,
683 .for_kupdate = for_kupdate,
684 .range_cyclic = 1,
686 unsigned long oldest_jif;
687 long wrote = 0;
689 if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
690 wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
691 oldest_jif = jiffies -
692 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
695 for (;;) {
697 * Don't flush anything for non-integrity writeback where
698 * no nr_pages was given
700 if (!for_kupdate && nr_pages <= 0 && sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
701 break;
704 * If no specific pages were given and this is just a
705 * periodic background writeout and we are below the
706 * background dirty threshold, don't do anything
708 if (for_kupdate && nr_pages <= 0 && !over_bground_thresh())
709 break;
711 wbc.more_io = 0;
712 wbc.encountered_congestion = 0;
713 wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
714 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
715 writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
716 nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
717 wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
720 * If we ran out of stuff to write, bail unless more_io got set
722 if (wbc.nr_to_write > 0 || wbc.pages_skipped > 0) {
723 if (wbc.more_io && !wbc.for_kupdate)
724 continue;
725 break;
729 return wrote;
733 * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
734 * wb thread yet
736 static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
737 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
739 struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
741 rcu_read_lock();
743 list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
744 if (!test_and_clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
745 continue;
747 ret = work;
748 break;
751 rcu_read_unlock();
752 return ret;
755 static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
757 unsigned long expired;
758 long nr_pages;
760 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
761 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
762 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
763 return 0;
765 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
766 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
767 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
768 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
770 if (nr_pages)
771 return wb_writeback(wb, nr_pages, NULL, WB_SYNC_NONE, 1);
773 return 0;
777 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
779 long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
781 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
782 struct bdi_work *work;
783 long nr_pages, wrote = 0;
785 while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
786 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
788 nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
791 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
793 if (force_wait)
794 work->sync_mode = sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
795 else
796 sync_mode = work->sync_mode;
799 * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
800 * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
802 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
803 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
805 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, nr_pages, work->sb, sync_mode, 0);
808 * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
809 * notification when we have completed the work.
811 if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
812 wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
816 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
818 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
820 return wrote;
824 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
825 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
827 int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
829 unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
830 unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
831 long pages_written;
833 while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
834 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
836 if (pages_written)
837 last_active = jiffies;
838 else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
839 unsigned long max_idle;
842 * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
843 * see dirty data again later, the task will get
844 * recreated automatically.
846 max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
847 if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
848 break;
851 wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
852 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
853 schedule_timeout(wait_jiffies);
854 try_to_freeze();
857 return 0;
861 * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. Expensive! If this is a data
862 * integrity operation, writeback will be complete when this returns. If
863 * we are simply called for WB_SYNC_NONE, then writeback will merely be
864 * scheduled to run.
866 static void bdi_writeback_all(struct writeback_control *wbc)
868 const bool must_wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
869 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
870 struct bdi_work *work;
871 LIST_HEAD(list);
873 restart:
874 spin_lock(&bdi_lock);
876 list_for_each_entry(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
877 struct bdi_work *work;
879 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
880 continue;
883 * If work allocation fails, do the writes inline. We drop
884 * the lock and restart the list writeout. This should be OK,
885 * since this happens rarely and because the writeout should
886 * eventually make more free memory available.
888 work = bdi_alloc_work(wbc);
889 if (!work) {
890 struct writeback_control __wbc;
893 * Not a data integrity writeout, just continue
895 if (!must_wait)
896 continue;
898 spin_unlock(&bdi_lock);
899 __wbc = *wbc;
900 __wbc.bdi = bdi;
901 writeback_inodes_wbc(&__wbc);
902 goto restart;
904 if (must_wait)
905 list_add_tail(&work->wait_list, &list);
907 bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
910 spin_unlock(&bdi_lock);
913 * If this is for WB_SYNC_ALL, wait for pending work to complete
914 * before returning.
916 while (!list_empty(&list)) {
917 work = list_entry(list.next, struct bdi_work, wait_list);
918 list_del(&work->wait_list);
919 bdi_wait_on_work_clear(work);
920 call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
925 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
926 * the whole world.
928 void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
930 struct writeback_control wbc = {
931 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
932 .older_than_this = NULL,
933 .range_cyclic = 1,
936 if (nr_pages == 0)
937 nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
938 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
939 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_pages;
940 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
943 static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
945 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
946 struct dentry *dentry;
947 const char *name = "?";
949 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
950 if (dentry) {
951 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
952 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
954 printk(KERN_DEBUG
955 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
956 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
957 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
958 if (dentry) {
959 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
960 dput(dentry);
966 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
967 * @inode: inode to mark
968 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
969 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
970 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
972 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
974 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
975 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
976 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
977 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
979 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
980 * them dirty.
982 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
983 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
985 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
986 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
987 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
988 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
989 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
990 * blockdev inode.
992 void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
994 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
997 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
998 * dirty the inode itself
1000 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
1001 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
1002 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
1006 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
1007 * -- mikulas
1009 smp_mb();
1011 /* avoid the locking if we can */
1012 if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
1013 return;
1015 if (unlikely(block_dump))
1016 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
1018 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1019 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
1020 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1022 inode->i_state |= flags;
1025 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
1026 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
1027 * superblock list, based upon its state.
1029 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
1030 goto out;
1033 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
1034 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
1036 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
1037 if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
1038 goto out;
1040 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
1041 goto out;
1044 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
1045 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
1047 if (!was_dirty) {
1048 struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
1049 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
1051 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
1052 !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
1053 WARN_ON(1);
1054 printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
1055 bdi->name);
1058 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1059 list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
1062 out:
1063 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1065 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
1068 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
1069 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
1071 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
1072 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
1074 * If we're a pdlfush thread, then implement pdflush collision avoidance
1075 * against the entire list.
1077 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
1078 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
1079 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
1080 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
1082 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
1083 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
1084 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
1085 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
1087 static void wait_sb_inodes(struct writeback_control *wbc)
1089 struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
1092 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
1093 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
1095 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&wbc->sb->s_umount));
1097 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1100 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
1101 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
1102 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
1103 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
1104 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
1106 list_for_each_entry(inode, &wbc->sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
1107 struct address_space *mapping;
1109 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
1110 continue;
1111 mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1112 if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
1113 continue;
1114 __iget(inode);
1115 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1117 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
1118 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
1119 * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
1120 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
1121 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
1122 * it later.
1124 iput(old_inode);
1125 old_inode = inode;
1127 filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1129 cond_resched();
1131 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1133 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1134 iput(old_inode);
1138 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
1139 * @sb: the superblock
1141 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
1142 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
1143 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
1144 * returned.
1146 long writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1148 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1149 .sb = sb,
1150 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1151 .range_start = 0,
1152 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1154 unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
1155 unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
1156 long nr_to_write;
1158 nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
1159 (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
1161 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write;
1162 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
1163 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write;
1165 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
1168 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
1169 * @sb: the superblock
1171 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
1172 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
1174 long sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1176 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1177 .sb = sb,
1178 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
1179 .range_start = 0,
1180 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1182 long nr_to_write = LONG_MAX; /* doesn't actually matter */
1184 wbc.nr_to_write = nr_to_write;
1185 bdi_writeback_all(&wbc);
1186 wait_sb_inodes(&wbc);
1187 return nr_to_write - wbc.nr_to_write;
1189 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
1192 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
1193 * @inode: inode to write to disk
1194 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
1196 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
1197 * primarily needed by knfsd.
1199 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
1201 int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
1203 int ret;
1204 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1205 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
1206 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
1207 .range_start = 0,
1208 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1211 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
1212 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
1214 might_sleep();
1215 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1216 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
1217 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1218 if (sync)
1219 inode_sync_wait(inode);
1220 return ret;
1222 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
1225 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
1226 * @inode: the inode to sync
1227 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
1229 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
1230 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
1231 * update inode->i_state.
1233 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
1235 int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1237 int ret;
1239 spin_lock(&inode_lock);
1240 ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1241 spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
1242 return ret;
1244 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);