Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:43:16 +0800 | From | Fengguang Wu <> | Subject | [GIT PULL] writeback fixes for v3.9-rc1 |
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Hi Linus,
Here are 2 writeback fixes.
Please be prepared for a merge conflict in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c as occured/resolved in linux-next's merge commit 6ae374247bfd8 ("Merge remote-tracking branch 'writeback/writeback-for-next'").
Thanks, Fengguang ---
The following changes since commit 9931faca02c604c22335f5a935a501bb2ace6e20:
Linux 3.8-rc3 (2013-01-09 18:59:55 -0800)
are available in the git repository at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/linux.git tags/writeback-fixes
for you to fetch changes up to ed84825b785ceb932af7dd5aa08614801721320b:
Negative (setpoint-dirty) in bdi_position_ratio() (2013-01-24 22:22:22 +0800)
---------------------------------------------------------------- 2 writeback fixes - fix negative (setpoint - dirty) in 32bit archs - use down_read_trylock() in writeback_inodes_sb(_nr)_if_idle()
---------------------------------------------------------------- Miao Xie (1): vfs: re-implement writeback_inodes_sb(_nr)_if_idle() and rename them
paul.szabo@sydney.edu.au (1): Negative (setpoint-dirty) in bdi_position_ratio()
(Yeah I'm aware of that broken author name and tried to fix it, however just found that the fixing commit lies in "* (no branch)" and now it's a bit late to update the "writeback-for-next" branch).
fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c | 20 +++----------------- fs/ext4/inode.c | 8 ++------ fs/fs-writeback.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ include/linux/writeback.h | 6 +++--- mm/page-writeback.c | 2 +- 5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c index 521e9d4..f31abb1 100644 --- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c +++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c @@ -3689,20 +3689,6 @@ static int can_overcommit(struct btrfs_root *root, return 0; } -static int writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle_safe(struct super_block *sb, - unsigned long nr_pages, - enum wb_reason reason) -{ - if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi) && - down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) { - writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr_pages, reason); - up_read(&sb->s_umount); - return 1; - } - - return 0; -} - /* * shrink metadata reservation for delalloc */ @@ -3735,9 +3721,9 @@ static void shrink_delalloc(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 to_reclaim, u64 orig, while (delalloc_bytes && loops < 3) { max_reclaim = min(delalloc_bytes, to_reclaim); nr_pages = max_reclaim >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT; - writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle_safe(root->fs_info->sb, - nr_pages, - WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE); + try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(root->fs_info->sb, + nr_pages, + WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE); /* * We need to wait for the async pages to actually start before diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c index cbfe13b..5f6eef7 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/inode.c +++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c @@ -2512,12 +2512,8 @@ static int ext4_nonda_switch(struct super_block *sb) /* * Start pushing delalloc when 1/2 of free blocks are dirty. */ - if (dirty_blocks && (free_blocks < 2 * dirty_blocks) && - !writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi) && - down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) { - writeback_inodes_sb(sb, WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE); - up_read(&sb->s_umount); - } + if (dirty_blocks && (free_blocks < 2 * dirty_blocks)) + try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(sb, WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE); if (2 * free_blocks < 3 * dirty_blocks || free_blocks < (dirty_blocks + EXT4_FREECLUSTERS_WATERMARK)) { diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c index 310972b..ad3cc46 100644 --- a/fs/fs-writeback.c +++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c @@ -1332,47 +1332,43 @@ void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason) EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb); /** - * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway + * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr - try to start writeback if none underway * @sb: the superblock - * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated + * @nr: the number of pages to write + * @reason: the reason of writeback * - * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway. + * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway. * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not. */ -int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason) +int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, + unsigned long nr, + enum wb_reason reason) { - if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) { - down_read(&sb->s_umount); - writeback_inodes_sb(sb, reason); - up_read(&sb->s_umount); + if (writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) return 1; - } else + + if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) return 0; + + writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason); + up_read(&sb->s_umount); + return 1; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr); /** - * writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle - start writeback if none underway + * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway * @sb: the superblock - * @nr: the number of pages to write * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated * - * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway. + * Implement by try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr() * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not. */ -int writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle(struct super_block *sb, - unsigned long nr, - enum wb_reason reason) +int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason) { - if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) { - down_read(&sb->s_umount); - writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason); - up_read(&sb->s_umount); - return 1; - } else - return 0; + return try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason); } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb); /** * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h index b82a83a..9a9367c 100644 --- a/include/linux/writeback.h +++ b/include/linux/writeback.h @@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ int inode_wait(void *); void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason); void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr, enum wb_reason reason); -int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason); -int writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr, - enum wb_reason reason); +int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason); +int try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr, + enum wb_reason reason); void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *); long writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason); diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c index 0713bfb..1534ebd 100644 --- a/mm/page-writeback.c +++ b/mm/page-writeback.c @@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static unsigned long bdi_position_ratio(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, * => fast response on large errors; small oscillation near setpoint */ setpoint = (freerun + limit) / 2; - x = div_s64((setpoint - dirty) << RATELIMIT_CALC_SHIFT, + x = div_s64(((s64)setpoint - (s64)dirty) << RATELIMIT_CALC_SHIFT, limit - setpoint + 1); pos_ratio = x; pos_ratio = pos_ratio * x >> RATELIMIT_CALC_SHIFT;
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