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  1. /*
  2. * fs/fs-writeback.c
  3. *
  4. * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
  5. *
  6. * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
  7. * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
  8. * pages against inodes. ie: data writeback. Writeout of the
  9. * inode itself is not handled here.
  10. *
  11. * 10Apr2002 Andrew Morton
  12. * Split out of fs/inode.c
  13. * Additions for address_space-based writeback
  14. */
  15. #include <linux/kernel.h>
  16. #include <linux/module.h>
  17. #include <linux/spinlock.h>
  18. #include <linux/sched.h>
  19. #include <linux/fs.h>
  20. #include <linux/mm.h>
  21. #include <linux/kthread.h>
  22. #include <linux/freezer.h>
  23. #include <linux/writeback.h>
  24. #include <linux/blkdev.h>
  25. #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
  26. #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
  27. #include "internal.h"
  28. #define inode_to_bdi(inode) ((inode)->i_mapping->backing_dev_info)
  29. /*
  30. * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
  31. */
  32. int nr_pdflush_threads;
  33. /*
  34. * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
  35. */
  36. struct wb_writeback_args {
  37. long nr_pages;
  38. struct super_block *sb;
  39. enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
  40. int for_kupdate:1;
  41. int range_cyclic:1;
  42. int for_background:1;
  43. };
  44. /*
  45. * Work items for the bdi_writeback threads
  46. */
  47. struct bdi_work {
  48. struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
  49. struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* for RCU free/clear of work */
  50. unsigned long seen; /* threads that have seen this work */
  51. atomic_t pending; /* number of threads still to do work */
  52. struct wb_writeback_args args; /* writeback arguments */
  53. unsigned long state; /* flag bits, see WS_* */
  54. };
  55. enum {
  56. WS_USED_B = 0,
  57. WS_ONSTACK_B,
  58. };
  59. #define WS_USED (1 << WS_USED_B)
  60. #define WS_ONSTACK (1 << WS_ONSTACK_B)
  61. static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(struct bdi_work *work)
  62. {
  63. return test_bit(WS_ONSTACK_B, &work->state);
  64. }
  65. static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work,
  66. struct wb_writeback_args *args)
  67. {
  68. INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head);
  69. work->args = *args;
  70. work->state = WS_USED;
  71. }
  72. /**
  73. * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
  74. * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
  75. *
  76. * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
  77. * backing device.
  78. */
  79. int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  80. {
  81. return !list_empty(&bdi->work_list);
  82. }
  83. static void bdi_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
  84. {
  85. clear_bit(WS_USED_B, &work->state);
  86. smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
  87. /*
  88. * work can have disappeared at this point. bit waitq functions
  89. * should be able to tolerate this, provided bdi_sched_wait does
  90. * not dereference it's pointer argument.
  91. */
  92. wake_up_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B);
  93. }
  94. static void bdi_work_free(struct rcu_head *head)
  95. {
  96. struct bdi_work *work = container_of(head, struct bdi_work, rcu_head);
  97. if (!bdi_work_on_stack(work))
  98. kfree(work);
  99. else
  100. bdi_work_clear(work);
  101. }
  102. static void wb_work_complete(struct bdi_work *work)
  103. {
  104. const enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode = work->args.sync_mode;
  105. int onstack = bdi_work_on_stack(work);
  106. /*
  107. * For allocated work, we can clear the done/seen bit right here.
  108. * For on-stack work, we need to postpone both the clear and free
  109. * to after the RCU grace period, since the stack could be invalidated
  110. * as soon as bdi_work_clear() has done the wakeup.
  111. */
  112. if (!onstack)
  113. bdi_work_clear(work);
  114. if (sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE || onstack)
  115. call_rcu(&work->rcu_head, bdi_work_free);
  116. }
  117. static void wb_clear_pending(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct bdi_work *work)
  118. {
  119. /*
  120. * The caller has retrieved the work arguments from this work,
  121. * drop our reference. If this is the last ref, delete and free it
  122. */
  123. if (atomic_dec_and_test(&work->pending)) {
  124. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
  125. spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
  126. list_del_rcu(&work->list);
  127. spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
  128. wb_work_complete(work);
  129. }
  130. }
  131. static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct bdi_work *work)
  132. {
  133. work->seen = bdi->wb_mask;
  134. BUG_ON(!work->seen);
  135. atomic_set(&work->pending, bdi->wb_cnt);
  136. BUG_ON(!bdi->wb_cnt);
  137. /*
  138. * list_add_tail_rcu() contains the necessary barriers to
  139. * make sure the above stores are seen before the item is
  140. * noticed on the list
  141. */
  142. spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock);
  143. list_add_tail_rcu(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
  144. spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock);
  145. /*
  146. * If the default thread isn't there, make sure we add it. When
  147. * it gets created and wakes up, we'll run this work.
  148. */
  149. if (unlikely(list_empty_careful(&bdi->wb_list)))
  150. wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
  151. else {
  152. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
  153. if (wb->task)
  154. wake_up_process(wb->task);
  155. }
  156. }
  157. /*
  158. * Used for on-stack allocated work items. The caller needs to wait until
  159. * the wb threads have acked the work before it's safe to continue.
  160. */
  161. static void bdi_wait_on_work_clear(struct bdi_work *work)
  162. {
  163. wait_on_bit(&work->state, WS_USED_B, bdi_sched_wait,
  164. TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
  165. }
  166. static void bdi_alloc_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
  167. struct wb_writeback_args *args)
  168. {
  169. struct bdi_work *work;
  170. /*
  171. * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
  172. * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
  173. */
  174. work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
  175. if (work) {
  176. bdi_work_init(work, args);
  177. bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
  178. } else {
  179. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb;
  180. if (wb->task)
  181. wake_up_process(wb->task);
  182. }
  183. }
  184. /**
  185. * bdi_sync_writeback - start and wait for writeback
  186. * @bdi: the backing device to write from
  187. * @sb: write inodes from this super_block
  188. *
  189. * Description:
  190. * This does WB_SYNC_ALL data integrity writeback and waits for the
  191. * IO to complete. Callers must hold the sb s_umount semaphore for
  192. * reading, to avoid having the super disappear before we are done.
  193. */
  194. static void bdi_sync_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
  195. struct super_block *sb)
  196. {
  197. struct wb_writeback_args args = {
  198. .sb = sb,
  199. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
  200. .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
  201. .range_cyclic = 0,
  202. };
  203. struct bdi_work work;
  204. bdi_work_init(&work, &args);
  205. work.state |= WS_ONSTACK;
  206. bdi_queue_work(bdi, &work);
  207. bdi_wait_on_work_clear(&work);
  208. }
  209. /**
  210. * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
  211. * @bdi: the backing device to write from
  212. * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
  213. *
  214. * Description:
  215. * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
  216. * started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
  217. * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
  218. *
  219. */
  220. void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
  221. {
  222. struct wb_writeback_args args = {
  223. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  224. .nr_pages = nr_pages,
  225. .range_cyclic = 1,
  226. };
  227. /*
  228. * We treat @nr_pages=0 as the special case to do background writeback,
  229. * ie. to sync pages until the background dirty threshold is reached.
  230. */
  231. if (!nr_pages) {
  232. args.nr_pages = LONG_MAX;
  233. args.for_background = 1;
  234. }
  235. bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
  236. }
  237. /*
  238. * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
  239. * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
  240. *
  241. * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
  242. * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
  243. * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
  244. * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
  245. */
  246. static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
  247. {
  248. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
  249. if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
  250. struct inode *tail;
  251. tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
  252. if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
  253. inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
  254. }
  255. list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
  256. }
  257. /*
  258. * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
  259. */
  260. static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
  261. {
  262. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
  263. list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
  264. }
  265. static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
  266. {
  267. /*
  268. * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  269. */
  270. smp_mb();
  271. wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  272. }
  273. static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
  274. {
  275. bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
  276. #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
  277. /*
  278. * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
  279. * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
  280. * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
  281. * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
  282. */
  283. ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
  284. #endif
  285. return ret;
  286. }
  287. /*
  288. * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
  289. */
  290. static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
  291. struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
  292. unsigned long *older_than_this)
  293. {
  294. LIST_HEAD(tmp);
  295. struct list_head *pos, *node;
  296. struct super_block *sb = NULL;
  297. struct inode *inode;
  298. int do_sb_sort = 0;
  299. while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
  300. inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
  301. if (older_than_this &&
  302. inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
  303. break;
  304. if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
  305. do_sb_sort = 1;
  306. sb = inode->i_sb;
  307. list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
  308. }
  309. /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
  310. if (!do_sb_sort) {
  311. list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
  312. return;
  313. }
  314. /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
  315. while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
  316. inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
  317. sb = inode->i_sb;
  318. list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
  319. inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
  320. if (inode->i_sb == sb)
  321. list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
  322. }
  323. }
  324. }
  325. /*
  326. * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
  327. */
  328. static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
  329. {
  330. list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, wb->b_io.prev);
  331. move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
  332. }
  333. static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, int sync)
  334. {
  335. if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
  336. return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, sync);
  337. return 0;
  338. }
  339. /*
  340. * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
  341. */
  342. static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
  343. {
  344. DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  345. wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
  346. wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  347. do {
  348. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  349. __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
  350. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  351. } while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
  352. }
  353. /*
  354. * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under inode_lock. Either the
  355. * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
  356. * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
  357. *
  358. * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
  359. *
  360. * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
  361. * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
  362. * livelocks, etc.
  363. *
  364. * Called under inode_lock.
  365. */
  366. static int
  367. writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  368. {
  369. struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
  370. int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
  371. unsigned dirty;
  372. int ret;
  373. if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
  374. WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
  375. else
  376. WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
  377. if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
  378. /*
  379. * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
  380. * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
  381. * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
  382. *
  383. * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
  384. * completed a full scan of b_io.
  385. */
  386. if (!wait) {
  387. requeue_io(inode);
  388. return 0;
  389. }
  390. /*
  391. * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
  392. */
  393. inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
  394. }
  395. BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
  396. /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
  397. dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
  398. inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
  399. inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
  400. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  401. ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
  402. /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
  403. if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
  404. int err = write_inode(inode, wait);
  405. if (ret == 0)
  406. ret = err;
  407. }
  408. if (wait) {
  409. int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
  410. if (ret == 0)
  411. ret = err;
  412. }
  413. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  414. inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
  415. if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR))) {
  416. if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_PAGES) && wbc->for_kupdate) {
  417. /*
  418. * More pages get dirtied by a fast dirtier.
  419. */
  420. goto select_queue;
  421. } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
  422. /*
  423. * At least XFS will redirty the inode during the
  424. * writeback (delalloc) and on io completion (isize).
  425. */
  426. redirty_tail(inode);
  427. } else if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
  428. /*
  429. * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
  430. * sometimes bales out without doing anything. Redirty
  431. * the inode; Move it from b_io onto b_more_io/b_dirty.
  432. */
  433. /*
  434. * akpm: if the caller was the kupdate function we put
  435. * this inode at the head of b_dirty so it gets first
  436. * consideration. Otherwise, move it to the tail, for
  437. * the reasons described there. I'm not really sure
  438. * how much sense this makes. Presumably I had a good
  439. * reasons for doing it this way, and I'd rather not
  440. * muck with it at present.
  441. */
  442. if (wbc->for_kupdate) {
  443. /*
  444. * For the kupdate function we move the inode
  445. * to b_more_io so it will get more writeout as
  446. * soon as the queue becomes uncongested.
  447. */
  448. inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
  449. select_queue:
  450. if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
  451. /*
  452. * slice used up: queue for next turn
  453. */
  454. requeue_io(inode);
  455. } else {
  456. /*
  457. * somehow blocked: retry later
  458. */
  459. redirty_tail(inode);
  460. }
  461. } else {
  462. /*
  463. * Otherwise fully redirty the inode so that
  464. * other inodes on this superblock will get some
  465. * writeout. Otherwise heavy writing to one
  466. * file would indefinitely suspend writeout of
  467. * all the other files.
  468. */
  469. inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
  470. redirty_tail(inode);
  471. }
  472. } else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
  473. /*
  474. * The inode is clean, inuse
  475. */
  476. list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
  477. } else {
  478. /*
  479. * The inode is clean, unused
  480. */
  481. list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
  482. }
  483. }
  484. inode_sync_complete(inode);
  485. return ret;
  486. }
  487. static void unpin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block **psb)
  488. {
  489. struct super_block *sb = *psb;
  490. if (sb) {
  491. up_read(&sb->s_umount);
  492. put_super(sb);
  493. *psb = NULL;
  494. }
  495. }
  496. /*
  497. * For WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, the caller does not have the sb pinned
  498. * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
  499. * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
  500. *
  501. * Returns 0 if the super was successfully pinned (or pinning wasn't needed),
  502. * 1 if we failed.
  503. */
  504. static int pin_sb_for_writeback(struct writeback_control *wbc,
  505. struct inode *inode, struct super_block **psb)
  506. {
  507. struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
  508. /*
  509. * If this sb is already pinned, nothing more to do. If not and
  510. * *psb is non-NULL, unpin the old one first
  511. */
  512. if (sb == *psb)
  513. return 0;
  514. else if (*psb)
  515. unpin_sb_for_writeback(psb);
  516. /*
  517. * Caller must already hold the ref for this
  518. */
  519. if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
  520. WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
  521. return 0;
  522. }
  523. spin_lock(&sb_lock);
  524. sb->s_count++;
  525. if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
  526. if (sb->s_root) {
  527. spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
  528. goto pinned;
  529. }
  530. /*
  531. * umounted, drop rwsem again and fall through to failure
  532. */
  533. up_read(&sb->s_umount);
  534. }
  535. sb->s_count--;
  536. spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
  537. return 1;
  538. pinned:
  539. *psb = sb;
  540. return 0;
  541. }
  542. static void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  543. struct writeback_control *wbc)
  544. {
  545. struct super_block *sb = wbc->sb, *pin_sb = NULL;
  546. const int is_blkdev_sb = sb_is_blkdev_sb(sb);
  547. const unsigned long start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
  548. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  549. if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
  550. queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
  551. while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
  552. struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
  553. struct inode, i_list);
  554. long pages_skipped;
  555. /*
  556. * super block given and doesn't match, skip this inode
  557. */
  558. if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb) {
  559. redirty_tail(inode);
  560. continue;
  561. }
  562. if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi)) {
  563. redirty_tail(inode);
  564. if (is_blkdev_sb) {
  565. /*
  566. * Dirty memory-backed blockdev: the ramdisk
  567. * driver does this. Skip just this inode
  568. */
  569. continue;
  570. }
  571. /*
  572. * Dirty memory-backed inode against a filesystem other
  573. * than the kernel-internal bdev filesystem. Skip the
  574. * entire superblock.
  575. */
  576. break;
  577. }
  578. if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
  579. requeue_io(inode);
  580. continue;
  581. }
  582. if (wbc->nonblocking && bdi_write_congested(wb->bdi)) {
  583. wbc->encountered_congestion = 1;
  584. if (!is_blkdev_sb)
  585. break; /* Skip a congested fs */
  586. requeue_io(inode);
  587. continue; /* Skip a congested blockdev */
  588. }
  589. /*
  590. * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
  591. * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
  592. */
  593. if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, start))
  594. break;
  595. if (pin_sb_for_writeback(wbc, inode, &pin_sb)) {
  596. requeue_io(inode);
  597. continue;
  598. }
  599. BUG_ON(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR));
  600. __iget(inode);
  601. pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
  602. writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
  603. if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
  604. /*
  605. * writeback is not making progress due to locked
  606. * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
  607. */
  608. redirty_tail(inode);
  609. }
  610. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  611. iput(inode);
  612. cond_resched();
  613. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  614. if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
  615. wbc->more_io = 1;
  616. break;
  617. }
  618. if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
  619. wbc->more_io = 1;
  620. }
  621. unpin_sb_for_writeback(&pin_sb);
  622. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  623. /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
  624. }
  625. void writeback_inodes_wbc(struct writeback_control *wbc)
  626. {
  627. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wbc->bdi;
  628. writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, wbc);
  629. }
  630. /*
  631. * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
  632. * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
  633. * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
  634. * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
  635. * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
  636. */
  637. #define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
  638. static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
  639. {
  640. unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
  641. get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
  642. return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  643. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
  644. }
  645. /*
  646. * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
  647. *
  648. * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
  649. * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
  650. * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
  651. * older than a specific point in time.
  652. *
  653. * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
  654. * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
  655. * one-second gap.
  656. *
  657. * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
  658. * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
  659. */
  660. static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  661. struct wb_writeback_args *args)
  662. {
  663. struct writeback_control wbc = {
  664. .bdi = wb->bdi,
  665. .sb = args->sb,
  666. .sync_mode = args->sync_mode,
  667. .older_than_this = NULL,
  668. .for_kupdate = args->for_kupdate,
  669. .range_cyclic = args->range_cyclic,
  670. };
  671. unsigned long oldest_jif;
  672. long wrote = 0;
  673. struct inode *inode;
  674. if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
  675. wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
  676. oldest_jif = jiffies -
  677. msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
  678. }
  679. if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
  680. wbc.range_start = 0;
  681. wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
  682. }
  683. for (;;) {
  684. /*
  685. * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
  686. */
  687. if (args->nr_pages <= 0)
  688. break;
  689. /*
  690. * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
  691. * background dirty threshold
  692. */
  693. if (args->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
  694. break;
  695. wbc.more_io = 0;
  696. wbc.encountered_congestion = 0;
  697. wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
  698. wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
  699. writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
  700. args->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
  701. wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
  702. /*
  703. * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
  704. */
  705. if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
  706. continue;
  707. /*
  708. * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
  709. */
  710. if (!wbc.more_io)
  711. break;
  712. /*
  713. * Did we write something? Try for more
  714. */
  715. if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
  716. continue;
  717. /*
  718. * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
  719. * become available for writeback. Otherwise
  720. * we'll just busyloop.
  721. */
  722. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  723. if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
  724. inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
  725. struct inode, i_list);
  726. inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
  727. }
  728. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  729. }
  730. return wrote;
  731. }
  732. /*
  733. * Return the next bdi_work struct that hasn't been processed by this
  734. * wb thread yet. ->seen is initially set for each thread that exists
  735. * for this device, when a thread first notices a piece of work it
  736. * clears its bit. Depending on writeback type, the thread will notify
  737. * completion on either receiving the work (WB_SYNC_NONE) or after
  738. * it is done (WB_SYNC_ALL).
  739. */
  740. static struct bdi_work *get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
  741. struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  742. {
  743. struct bdi_work *work, *ret = NULL;
  744. rcu_read_lock();
  745. list_for_each_entry_rcu(work, &bdi->work_list, list) {
  746. if (!test_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen))
  747. continue;
  748. clear_bit(wb->nr, &work->seen);
  749. ret = work;
  750. break;
  751. }
  752. rcu_read_unlock();
  753. return ret;
  754. }
  755. static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  756. {
  757. unsigned long expired;
  758. long nr_pages;
  759. expired = wb->last_old_flush +
  760. msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
  761. if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
  762. return 0;
  763. wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
  764. nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  765. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
  766. (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
  767. if (nr_pages) {
  768. struct wb_writeback_args args = {
  769. .nr_pages = nr_pages,
  770. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  771. .for_kupdate = 1,
  772. .range_cyclic = 1,
  773. };
  774. return wb_writeback(wb, &args);
  775. }
  776. return 0;
  777. }
  778. /*
  779. * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
  780. */
  781. long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
  782. {
  783. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
  784. struct bdi_work *work;
  785. long wrote = 0;
  786. while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi, wb)) != NULL) {
  787. struct wb_writeback_args args = work->args;
  788. /*
  789. * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
  790. */
  791. if (force_wait)
  792. work->args.sync_mode = args.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
  793. /*
  794. * If this isn't a data integrity operation, just notify
  795. * that we have seen this work and we are now starting it.
  796. */
  797. if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)
  798. wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
  799. wrote += wb_writeback(wb, &args);
  800. /*
  801. * This is a data integrity writeback, so only do the
  802. * notification when we have completed the work.
  803. */
  804. if (args.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
  805. wb_clear_pending(wb, work);
  806. }
  807. /*
  808. * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
  809. */
  810. wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
  811. return wrote;
  812. }
  813. /*
  814. * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
  815. * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
  816. */
  817. int bdi_writeback_task(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  818. {
  819. unsigned long last_active = jiffies;
  820. unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
  821. long pages_written;
  822. while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
  823. pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
  824. if (pages_written)
  825. last_active = jiffies;
  826. else if (wait_jiffies != -1UL) {
  827. unsigned long max_idle;
  828. /*
  829. * Longest period of inactivity that we tolerate. If we
  830. * see dirty data again later, the task will get
  831. * recreated automatically.
  832. */
  833. max_idle = max(5UL * 60 * HZ, wait_jiffies);
  834. if (time_after(jiffies, max_idle + last_active))
  835. break;
  836. }
  837. wait_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
  838. schedule_timeout_interruptible(wait_jiffies);
  839. try_to_freeze();
  840. }
  841. return 0;
  842. }
  843. /*
  844. * Schedule writeback for all backing devices. This does WB_SYNC_NONE
  845. * writeback, for integrity writeback see bdi_sync_writeback().
  846. */
  847. static void bdi_writeback_all(struct super_block *sb, long nr_pages)
  848. {
  849. struct wb_writeback_args args = {
  850. .sb = sb,
  851. .nr_pages = nr_pages,
  852. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  853. };
  854. struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
  855. rcu_read_lock();
  856. list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
  857. if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
  858. continue;
  859. bdi_alloc_queue_work(bdi, &args);
  860. }
  861. rcu_read_unlock();
  862. }
  863. /*
  864. * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
  865. * the whole world.
  866. */
  867. void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
  868. {
  869. if (nr_pages == 0)
  870. nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  871. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
  872. bdi_writeback_all(NULL, nr_pages);
  873. }
  874. static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
  875. {
  876. if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
  877. struct dentry *dentry;
  878. const char *name = "?";
  879. dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
  880. if (dentry) {
  881. spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
  882. name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
  883. }
  884. printk(KERN_DEBUG
  885. "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
  886. current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
  887. name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
  888. if (dentry) {
  889. spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
  890. dput(dentry);
  891. }
  892. }
  893. }
  894. /**
  895. * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
  896. * @inode: inode to mark
  897. * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
  898. * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
  899. * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
  900. *
  901. * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
  902. *
  903. * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
  904. * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
  905. * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
  906. * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
  907. *
  908. * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
  909. * them dirty.
  910. *
  911. * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
  912. * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
  913. *
  914. * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
  915. * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
  916. * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
  917. * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
  918. * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
  919. * blockdev inode.
  920. */
  921. void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
  922. {
  923. struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
  924. /*
  925. * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
  926. * dirty the inode itself
  927. */
  928. if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
  929. if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
  930. sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
  931. }
  932. /*
  933. * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
  934. * -- mikulas
  935. */
  936. smp_mb();
  937. /* avoid the locking if we can */
  938. if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
  939. return;
  940. if (unlikely(block_dump))
  941. block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
  942. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  943. if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
  944. const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
  945. inode->i_state |= flags;
  946. /*
  947. * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
  948. * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
  949. * superblock list, based upon its state.
  950. */
  951. if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
  952. goto out;
  953. /*
  954. * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
  955. * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
  956. */
  957. if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
  958. if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
  959. goto out;
  960. }
  961. if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
  962. goto out;
  963. /*
  964. * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
  965. * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
  966. */
  967. if (!was_dirty) {
  968. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
  969. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
  970. if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
  971. !test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state)) {
  972. WARN_ON(1);
  973. printk(KERN_ERR "bdi-%s not registered\n",
  974. bdi->name);
  975. }
  976. inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
  977. list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
  978. }
  979. }
  980. out:
  981. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  982. }
  983. EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
  984. /*
  985. * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
  986. * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
  987. *
  988. * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
  989. * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
  990. *
  991. * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
  992. * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
  993. * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
  994. * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
  995. *
  996. * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
  997. * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
  998. * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
  999. * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
  1000. */
  1001. static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
  1002. {
  1003. struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
  1004. /*
  1005. * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
  1006. * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
  1007. */
  1008. WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
  1009. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  1010. /*
  1011. * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
  1012. * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
  1013. * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
  1014. * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
  1015. * we still have to wait for that writeout.
  1016. */
  1017. list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
  1018. struct address_space *mapping;
  1019. if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
  1020. continue;
  1021. mapping = inode->i_mapping;
  1022. if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
  1023. continue;
  1024. __iget(inode);
  1025. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  1026. /*
  1027. * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
  1028. * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
  1029. * inode_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
  1030. * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
  1031. * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
  1032. * it later.
  1033. */
  1034. iput(old_inode);
  1035. old_inode = inode;
  1036. filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
  1037. cond_resched();
  1038. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  1039. }
  1040. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  1041. iput(old_inode);
  1042. }
  1043. /**
  1044. * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
  1045. * @sb: the superblock
  1046. *
  1047. * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
  1048. * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
  1049. * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
  1050. * returned.
  1051. */
  1052. void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
  1053. {
  1054. unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
  1055. unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
  1056. long nr_to_write;
  1057. nr_to_write = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
  1058. (inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);
  1059. bdi_start_writeback(sb->s_bdi, nr_to_write);
  1060. }
  1061. EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
  1062. /**
  1063. * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
  1064. * @sb: the superblock
  1065. *
  1066. * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
  1067. * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
  1068. */
  1069. void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
  1070. {
  1071. bdi_sync_writeback(sb->s_bdi, sb);
  1072. wait_sb_inodes(sb);
  1073. }
  1074. EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
  1075. /**
  1076. * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
  1077. * @inode: inode to write to disk
  1078. * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
  1079. *
  1080. * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
  1081. * primarily needed by knfsd.
  1082. *
  1083. * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
  1084. */
  1085. int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
  1086. {
  1087. int ret;
  1088. struct writeback_control wbc = {
  1089. .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
  1090. .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
  1091. .range_start = 0,
  1092. .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
  1093. };
  1094. if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
  1095. wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
  1096. might_sleep();
  1097. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  1098. ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
  1099. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  1100. if (sync)
  1101. inode_sync_wait(inode);
  1102. return ret;
  1103. }
  1104. EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
  1105. /**
  1106. * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
  1107. * @inode: the inode to sync
  1108. * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
  1109. *
  1110. * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
  1111. * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
  1112. * update inode->i_state.
  1113. *
  1114. * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
  1115. */
  1116. int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  1117. {
  1118. int ret;
  1119. spin_lock(&inode_lock);
  1120. ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
  1121. spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
  1122. return ret;
  1123. }
  1124. EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);