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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/slab.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 <linux/tracepoint.h>
  29. #include "internal.h"
  30. /*
  31. * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
  32. */
  33. struct wb_writeback_work {
  34. long nr_pages;
  35. struct super_block *sb;
  36. enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
  37. unsigned int tagged_writepages:1;
  38. unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
  39. unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
  40. unsigned int for_background:1;
  41. struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
  42. struct completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
  43. };
  44. /*
  45. * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
  46. * wb_writeback_work structure so that the definition remains local to this
  47. * file.
  48. */
  49. #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
  50. #include <trace/events/writeback.h>
  51. /*
  52. * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
  53. */
  54. int nr_pdflush_threads;
  55. /**
  56. * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
  57. * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
  58. *
  59. * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
  60. * backing device.
  61. */
  62. int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  63. {
  64. return test_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &bdi->state);
  65. }
  66. static inline struct backing_dev_info *inode_to_bdi(struct inode *inode)
  67. {
  68. struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
  69. if (strcmp(sb->s_type->name, "bdev") == 0)
  70. return inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info;
  71. return sb->s_bdi;
  72. }
  73. static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
  74. {
  75. return list_entry(head, struct inode, i_wb_list);
  76. }
  77. /* Wakeup flusher thread or forker thread to fork it. Requires bdi->wb_lock. */
  78. static void bdi_wakeup_flusher(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  79. {
  80. if (bdi->wb.task) {
  81. wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
  82. } else {
  83. /*
  84. * The bdi thread isn't there, wake up the forker thread which
  85. * will create and run it.
  86. */
  87. wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
  88. }
  89. }
  90. static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
  91. struct wb_writeback_work *work)
  92. {
  93. trace_writeback_queue(bdi, work);
  94. spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  95. list_add_tail(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
  96. if (!bdi->wb.task)
  97. trace_writeback_nothread(bdi, work);
  98. bdi_wakeup_flusher(bdi);
  99. spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  100. }
  101. static void
  102. __bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
  103. bool range_cyclic)
  104. {
  105. struct wb_writeback_work *work;
  106. /*
  107. * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
  108. * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
  109. */
  110. work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
  111. if (!work) {
  112. if (bdi->wb.task) {
  113. trace_writeback_nowork(bdi);
  114. wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
  115. }
  116. return;
  117. }
  118. work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE;
  119. work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
  120. work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
  121. bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
  122. }
  123. /**
  124. * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
  125. * @bdi: the backing device to write from
  126. * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
  127. *
  128. * Description:
  129. * This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
  130. * started when this function returns, we make no guarantees on
  131. * completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
  132. *
  133. */
  134. void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
  135. {
  136. __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, true);
  137. }
  138. /**
  139. * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
  140. * @bdi: the backing device to write from
  141. *
  142. * Description:
  143. * This makes sure WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback happens. When
  144. * this function returns, it is only guaranteed that for given BDI
  145. * some IO is happening if we are over background dirty threshold.
  146. * Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
  147. */
  148. void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  149. {
  150. /*
  151. * We just wake up the flusher thread. It will perform background
  152. * writeback as soon as there is no other work to do.
  153. */
  154. trace_writeback_wake_background(bdi);
  155. spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  156. bdi_wakeup_flusher(bdi);
  157. spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  158. }
  159. /*
  160. * Remove the inode from the writeback list it is on.
  161. */
  162. void inode_wb_list_del(struct inode *inode)
  163. {
  164. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
  165. spin_lock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
  166. list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
  167. spin_unlock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
  168. }
  169. /*
  170. * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
  171. * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
  172. *
  173. * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
  174. * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
  175. * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
  176. * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
  177. */
  178. static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  179. {
  180. assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
  181. if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
  182. struct inode *tail;
  183. tail = wb_inode(wb->b_dirty.next);
  184. if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
  185. inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
  186. }
  187. list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_dirty);
  188. }
  189. /*
  190. * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
  191. */
  192. static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  193. {
  194. assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
  195. list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_more_io);
  196. }
  197. static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
  198. {
  199. /*
  200. * Prevent speculative execution through
  201. * spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  202. */
  203. smp_mb();
  204. wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  205. }
  206. static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
  207. {
  208. bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
  209. #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
  210. /*
  211. * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
  212. * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
  213. * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
  214. * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
  215. */
  216. ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
  217. #endif
  218. return ret;
  219. }
  220. /*
  221. * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
  222. */
  223. static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
  224. struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
  225. unsigned long *older_than_this)
  226. {
  227. LIST_HEAD(tmp);
  228. struct list_head *pos, *node;
  229. struct super_block *sb = NULL;
  230. struct inode *inode;
  231. int do_sb_sort = 0;
  232. while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
  233. inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
  234. if (older_than_this &&
  235. inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
  236. break;
  237. if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
  238. do_sb_sort = 1;
  239. sb = inode->i_sb;
  240. list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &tmp);
  241. }
  242. /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
  243. if (!do_sb_sort) {
  244. list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
  245. return;
  246. }
  247. /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
  248. while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
  249. sb = wb_inode(tmp.prev)->i_sb;
  250. list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
  251. inode = wb_inode(pos);
  252. if (inode->i_sb == sb)
  253. list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, dispatch_queue);
  254. }
  255. }
  256. }
  257. /*
  258. * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
  259. * Before
  260. * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
  261. * =============> gf edc BA
  262. * After
  263. * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
  264. * =============> g fBAedc
  265. * |
  266. * +--> dequeue for IO
  267. */
  268. static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
  269. {
  270. assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
  271. list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
  272. move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
  273. }
  274. static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  275. {
  276. if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
  277. return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
  278. return 0;
  279. }
  280. /*
  281. * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
  282. */
  283. static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode,
  284. struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  285. {
  286. DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  287. wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
  288. wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
  289. while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
  290. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  291. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  292. __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
  293. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  294. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  295. }
  296. }
  297. /*
  298. * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Called under wb->list_lock and
  299. * inode->i_lock. Either the caller has an active reference on the inode or
  300. * the inode has I_WILL_FREE set.
  301. *
  302. * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
  303. *
  304. * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile. We want to avoid
  305. * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
  306. * livelocks, etc.
  307. */
  308. static int
  309. writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  310. struct writeback_control *wbc)
  311. {
  312. struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
  313. unsigned dirty;
  314. int ret;
  315. assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
  316. assert_spin_locked(&inode->i_lock);
  317. if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
  318. WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
  319. else
  320. WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
  321. if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
  322. /*
  323. * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
  324. * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
  325. * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
  326. *
  327. * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
  328. * completed a full scan of b_io.
  329. */
  330. if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
  331. requeue_io(inode, wb);
  332. return 0;
  333. }
  334. /*
  335. * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait.
  336. */
  337. inode_wait_for_writeback(inode, wb);
  338. }
  339. BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
  340. /* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
  341. inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
  342. inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
  343. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  344. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  345. ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
  346. /*
  347. * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
  348. * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
  349. * I/O completion.
  350. */
  351. if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
  352. int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
  353. if (ret == 0)
  354. ret = err;
  355. }
  356. /*
  357. * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
  358. * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
  359. * write_inode()
  360. */
  361. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  362. dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
  363. inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
  364. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  365. /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
  366. if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
  367. int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
  368. if (ret == 0)
  369. ret = err;
  370. }
  371. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  372. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  373. inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
  374. if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
  375. /*
  376. * Sync livelock prevention. Each inode is tagged and synced in
  377. * one shot. If still dirty, it will be redirty_tail()'ed below.
  378. * Update the dirty time to prevent enqueue and sync it again.
  379. */
  380. if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
  381. (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc->tagged_writepages))
  382. inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
  383. if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
  384. /*
  385. * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
  386. * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
  387. */
  388. inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
  389. if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
  390. /*
  391. * slice used up: queue for next turn
  392. */
  393. requeue_io(inode, wb);
  394. } else {
  395. /*
  396. * Writeback blocked by something other than
  397. * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
  398. * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
  399. * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
  400. * that cannot be performed immediately.
  401. */
  402. redirty_tail(inode, wb);
  403. }
  404. } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
  405. /*
  406. * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback
  407. * operations, such as delayed allocation during
  408. * submission or metadata updates after data IO
  409. * completion.
  410. */
  411. redirty_tail(inode, wb);
  412. } else {
  413. /*
  414. * The inode is clean. At this point we either have
  415. * a reference to the inode or it's on it's way out.
  416. * No need to add it back to the LRU.
  417. */
  418. list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
  419. wbc->inodes_written++;
  420. }
  421. }
  422. inode_sync_complete(inode);
  423. return ret;
  424. }
  425. /*
  426. * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
  427. * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
  428. * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
  429. */
  430. static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
  431. {
  432. spin_lock(&sb_lock);
  433. if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
  434. spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
  435. return false;
  436. }
  437. sb->s_count++;
  438. spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
  439. if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
  440. if (sb->s_root)
  441. return true;
  442. up_read(&sb->s_umount);
  443. }
  444. put_super(sb);
  445. return false;
  446. }
  447. /*
  448. * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
  449. *
  450. * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
  451. * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
  452. * in reverse order.
  453. *
  454. * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
  455. * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
  456. */
  457. static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  458. struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
  459. {
  460. while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
  461. long pages_skipped;
  462. struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
  463. if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
  464. if (only_this_sb) {
  465. /*
  466. * We only want to write back data for this
  467. * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
  468. * to it back onto the dirty list.
  469. */
  470. redirty_tail(inode, wb);
  471. continue;
  472. }
  473. /*
  474. * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
  475. * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
  476. * pin the next superblock.
  477. */
  478. return 0;
  479. }
  480. /*
  481. * Don't bother with new inodes or inodes beeing freed, first
  482. * kind does not need peridic writeout yet, and for the latter
  483. * kind writeout is handled by the freer.
  484. */
  485. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  486. if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) {
  487. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  488. requeue_io(inode, wb);
  489. continue;
  490. }
  491. __iget(inode);
  492. pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
  493. writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, wbc);
  494. if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
  495. /*
  496. * writeback is not making progress due to locked
  497. * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
  498. */
  499. redirty_tail(inode, wb);
  500. }
  501. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  502. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  503. iput(inode);
  504. cond_resched();
  505. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  506. if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0)
  507. return 1;
  508. }
  509. /* b_io is empty */
  510. return 1;
  511. }
  512. static void __writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  513. struct writeback_control *wbc)
  514. {
  515. int ret = 0;
  516. while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
  517. struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
  518. struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
  519. if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
  520. requeue_io(inode, wb);
  521. continue;
  522. }
  523. ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
  524. drop_super(sb);
  525. if (ret)
  526. break;
  527. }
  528. /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
  529. }
  530. void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  531. struct writeback_control *wbc)
  532. {
  533. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  534. if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
  535. queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
  536. __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, wbc);
  537. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  538. }
  539. /*
  540. * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
  541. * operation. We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
  542. * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
  543. * been forced to throttle against that inode. Also, the code reevaluates
  544. * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
  545. */
  546. #define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES 1024
  547. static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
  548. {
  549. unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;
  550. global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
  551. return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  552. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) > background_thresh);
  553. }
  554. /*
  555. * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
  556. *
  557. * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
  558. * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
  559. * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
  560. * older than a specific point in time.
  561. *
  562. * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
  563. * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
  564. * one-second gap.
  565. *
  566. * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
  567. * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
  568. */
  569. static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
  570. struct wb_writeback_work *work)
  571. {
  572. struct writeback_control wbc = {
  573. .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
  574. .tagged_writepages = work->tagged_writepages,
  575. .older_than_this = NULL,
  576. .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
  577. .for_background = work->for_background,
  578. .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
  579. };
  580. unsigned long oldest_jif;
  581. long wrote = 0;
  582. long write_chunk = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
  583. struct inode *inode;
  584. if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
  585. wbc.range_start = 0;
  586. wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
  587. }
  588. /*
  589. * WB_SYNC_ALL mode does livelock avoidance by syncing dirty
  590. * inodes/pages in one big loop. Setting wbc.nr_to_write=LONG_MAX
  591. * here avoids calling into writeback_inodes_wb() more than once.
  592. *
  593. * The intended call sequence for WB_SYNC_ALL writeback is:
  594. *
  595. * wb_writeback()
  596. * writeback_sb_inodes() <== called only once
  597. * write_cache_pages() <== called once for each inode
  598. * (quickly) tag currently dirty pages
  599. * (maybe slowly) sync all tagged pages
  600. */
  601. if (wbc.sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc.tagged_writepages)
  602. write_chunk = LONG_MAX;
  603. oldest_jif = jiffies;
  604. wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
  605. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  606. for (;;) {
  607. /*
  608. * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
  609. */
  610. if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
  611. break;
  612. /*
  613. * Background writeout and kupdate-style writeback may
  614. * run forever. Stop them if there is other work to do
  615. * so that e.g. sync can proceed. They'll be restarted
  616. * after the other works are all done.
  617. */
  618. if ((work->for_background || work->for_kupdate) &&
  619. !list_empty(&wb->bdi->work_list))
  620. break;
  621. /*
  622. * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
  623. * background dirty threshold
  624. */
  625. if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
  626. break;
  627. if (work->for_kupdate) {
  628. oldest_jif = jiffies -
  629. msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
  630. wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
  631. }
  632. wbc.nr_to_write = write_chunk;
  633. wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
  634. wbc.inodes_written = 0;
  635. trace_wbc_writeback_start(&wbc, wb->bdi);
  636. if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
  637. queue_io(wb, wbc.older_than_this);
  638. if (work->sb)
  639. writeback_sb_inodes(work->sb, wb, &wbc, true);
  640. else
  641. __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
  642. trace_wbc_writeback_written(&wbc, wb->bdi);
  643. work->nr_pages -= write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
  644. wrote += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
  645. /*
  646. * Did we write something? Try for more
  647. *
  648. * Dirty inodes are moved to b_io for writeback in batches.
  649. * The completion of the current batch does not necessarily
  650. * mean the overall work is done. So we keep looping as long
  651. * as made some progress on cleaning pages or inodes.
  652. */
  653. if (wbc.nr_to_write < write_chunk)
  654. continue;
  655. if (wbc.inodes_written)
  656. continue;
  657. /*
  658. * No more inodes for IO, bail
  659. */
  660. if (list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
  661. break;
  662. /*
  663. * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
  664. * become available for writeback. Otherwise
  665. * we'll just busyloop.
  666. */
  667. if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
  668. inode = wb_inode(wb->b_more_io.prev);
  669. trace_wbc_writeback_wait(&wbc, wb->bdi);
  670. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  671. inode_wait_for_writeback(inode, wb);
  672. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  673. }
  674. }
  675. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  676. return wrote;
  677. }
  678. /*
  679. * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
  680. */
  681. static struct wb_writeback_work *
  682. get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
  683. {
  684. struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
  685. spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  686. if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
  687. work = list_entry(bdi->work_list.next,
  688. struct wb_writeback_work, list);
  689. list_del_init(&work->list);
  690. }
  691. spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
  692. return work;
  693. }
  694. /*
  695. * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
  696. * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
  697. */
  698. static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
  699. {
  700. return global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  701. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
  702. get_nr_dirty_inodes();
  703. }
  704. static long wb_check_background_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  705. {
  706. if (over_bground_thresh()) {
  707. struct wb_writeback_work work = {
  708. .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
  709. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  710. .for_background = 1,
  711. .range_cyclic = 1,
  712. };
  713. return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
  714. }
  715. return 0;
  716. }
  717. static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
  718. {
  719. unsigned long expired;
  720. long nr_pages;
  721. /*
  722. * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
  723. */
  724. if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
  725. return 0;
  726. expired = wb->last_old_flush +
  727. msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
  728. if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
  729. return 0;
  730. wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
  731. nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
  732. if (nr_pages) {
  733. struct wb_writeback_work work = {
  734. .nr_pages = nr_pages,
  735. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  736. .for_kupdate = 1,
  737. .range_cyclic = 1,
  738. };
  739. return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
  740. }
  741. return 0;
  742. }
  743. /*
  744. * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
  745. */
  746. long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
  747. {
  748. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
  749. struct wb_writeback_work *work;
  750. long wrote = 0;
  751. set_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
  752. while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
  753. /*
  754. * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
  755. * because this thread is exiting now.
  756. */
  757. if (force_wait)
  758. work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
  759. trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);
  760. wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
  761. /*
  762. * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
  763. * work item, otherwise just free it.
  764. */
  765. if (work->done)
  766. complete(work->done);
  767. else
  768. kfree(work);
  769. }
  770. /*
  771. * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
  772. */
  773. wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
  774. wrote += wb_check_background_flush(wb);
  775. clear_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
  776. return wrote;
  777. }
  778. /*
  779. * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
  780. * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
  781. */
  782. int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
  783. {
  784. struct bdi_writeback *wb = data;
  785. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
  786. long pages_written;
  787. current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
  788. set_freezable();
  789. wb->last_active = jiffies;
  790. /*
  791. * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
  792. */
  793. set_user_nice(current, 0);
  794. trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
  795. while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
  796. /*
  797. * Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
  798. * and we'll take care of the preriodic write-back.
  799. */
  800. del_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer);
  801. pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
  802. trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
  803. if (pages_written)
  804. wb->last_active = jiffies;
  805. set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
  806. if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list) || kthread_should_stop()) {
  807. __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
  808. continue;
  809. }
  810. if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
  811. schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
  812. else {
  813. /*
  814. * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
  815. * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
  816. * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
  817. */
  818. schedule();
  819. }
  820. try_to_freeze();
  821. }
  822. /* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
  823. if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
  824. wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
  825. trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
  826. return 0;
  827. }
  828. /*
  829. * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
  830. * the whole world.
  831. */
  832. void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
  833. {
  834. struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
  835. if (!nr_pages) {
  836. nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
  837. global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
  838. }
  839. rcu_read_lock();
  840. list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
  841. if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
  842. continue;
  843. __bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, false);
  844. }
  845. rcu_read_unlock();
  846. }
  847. static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
  848. {
  849. if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
  850. struct dentry *dentry;
  851. const char *name = "?";
  852. dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
  853. if (dentry) {
  854. spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
  855. name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
  856. }
  857. printk(KERN_DEBUG
  858. "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
  859. current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
  860. name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
  861. if (dentry) {
  862. spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
  863. dput(dentry);
  864. }
  865. }
  866. }
  867. /**
  868. * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
  869. * @inode: inode to mark
  870. * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
  871. * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
  872. * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
  873. *
  874. * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
  875. *
  876. * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
  877. * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
  878. * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
  879. * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
  880. *
  881. * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
  882. * them dirty.
  883. *
  884. * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
  885. * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
  886. * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
  887. * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
  888. * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
  889. * blockdev inode.
  890. */
  891. void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
  892. {
  893. struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
  894. struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
  895. /*
  896. * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
  897. * dirty the inode itself
  898. */
  899. if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
  900. if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
  901. sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode, flags);
  902. }
  903. /*
  904. * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
  905. * -- mikulas
  906. */
  907. smp_mb();
  908. /* avoid the locking if we can */
  909. if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
  910. return;
  911. if (unlikely(block_dump))
  912. block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
  913. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  914. if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
  915. const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
  916. inode->i_state |= flags;
  917. /*
  918. * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
  919. * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
  920. * superblock list, based upon its state.
  921. */
  922. if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
  923. goto out_unlock_inode;
  924. /*
  925. * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
  926. * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
  927. */
  928. if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
  929. if (inode_unhashed(inode))
  930. goto out_unlock_inode;
  931. }
  932. if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
  933. goto out_unlock_inode;
  934. /*
  935. * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
  936. * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
  937. */
  938. if (!was_dirty) {
  939. bool wakeup_bdi = false;
  940. bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
  941. if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
  942. WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state),
  943. "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
  944. /*
  945. * If this is the first dirty inode for this
  946. * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
  947. * bdi thread to make sure background
  948. * write-back happens later.
  949. */
  950. if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
  951. wakeup_bdi = true;
  952. }
  953. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  954. spin_lock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
  955. inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
  956. list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
  957. spin_unlock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
  958. if (wakeup_bdi)
  959. bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(bdi);
  960. return;
  961. }
  962. }
  963. out_unlock_inode:
  964. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  965. }
  966. EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
  967. /*
  968. * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes. A wait will be performed
  969. * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
  970. *
  971. * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
  972. * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
  973. *
  974. * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
  975. * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
  976. * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched. For other superblocks,
  977. * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
  978. *
  979. * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io. They are moved back onto
  980. * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing. This way, none can be missed
  981. * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
  982. * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
  983. */
  984. static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
  985. {
  986. struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;
  987. /*
  988. * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
  989. * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
  990. */
  991. WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
  992. spin_lock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
  993. /*
  994. * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
  995. * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
  996. * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
  997. * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
  998. * we still have to wait for that writeout.
  999. */
  1000. list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
  1001. struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
  1002. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  1003. if ((inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW)) ||
  1004. (mapping->nrpages == 0)) {
  1005. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  1006. continue;
  1007. }
  1008. __iget(inode);
  1009. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  1010. spin_unlock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
  1011. /*
  1012. * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have been
  1013. * removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
  1014. * inode_sb_list_lock. We cannot iput the inode now as we can
  1015. * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it under
  1016. * inode_sb_list_lock. So we keep the reference and iput it
  1017. * later.
  1018. */
  1019. iput(old_inode);
  1020. old_inode = inode;
  1021. filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
  1022. cond_resched();
  1023. spin_lock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
  1024. }
  1025. spin_unlock(&inode_sb_list_lock);
  1026. iput(old_inode);
  1027. }
  1028. /**
  1029. * writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
  1030. * @sb: the superblock
  1031. * @nr: the number of pages to write
  1032. *
  1033. * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
  1034. * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
  1035. * for IO completion of submitted IO.
  1036. */
  1037. void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr)
  1038. {
  1039. DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
  1040. struct wb_writeback_work work = {
  1041. .sb = sb,
  1042. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
  1043. .tagged_writepages = 1,
  1044. .done = &done,
  1045. .nr_pages = nr,
  1046. };
  1047. WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
  1048. bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
  1049. wait_for_completion(&done);
  1050. }
  1051. EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
  1052. /**
  1053. * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
  1054. * @sb: the superblock
  1055. *
  1056. * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
  1057. * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
  1058. * for IO completion of submitted IO.
  1059. */
  1060. void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
  1061. {
  1062. return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages());
  1063. }
  1064. EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
  1065. /**
  1066. * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
  1067. * @sb: the superblock
  1068. *
  1069. * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
  1070. * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
  1071. */
  1072. int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
  1073. {
  1074. if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
  1075. down_read(&sb->s_umount);
  1076. writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
  1077. up_read(&sb->s_umount);
  1078. return 1;
  1079. } else
  1080. return 0;
  1081. }
  1082. EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);
  1083. /**
  1084. * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle - start writeback if none underway
  1085. * @sb: the superblock
  1086. * @nr: the number of pages to write
  1087. *
  1088. * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
  1089. * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
  1090. */
  1091. int writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle(struct super_block *sb,
  1092. unsigned long nr)
  1093. {
  1094. if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
  1095. down_read(&sb->s_umount);
  1096. writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr);
  1097. up_read(&sb->s_umount);
  1098. return 1;
  1099. } else
  1100. return 0;
  1101. }
  1102. EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr_if_idle);
  1103. /**
  1104. * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
  1105. * @sb: the superblock
  1106. *
  1107. * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
  1108. * super_block.
  1109. */
  1110. void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
  1111. {
  1112. DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
  1113. struct wb_writeback_work work = {
  1114. .sb = sb,
  1115. .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
  1116. .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
  1117. .range_cyclic = 0,
  1118. .done = &done,
  1119. };
  1120. WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
  1121. bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
  1122. wait_for_completion(&done);
  1123. wait_sb_inodes(sb);
  1124. }
  1125. EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
  1126. /**
  1127. * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
  1128. * @inode: inode to write to disk
  1129. * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
  1130. *
  1131. * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
  1132. * primarily needed by knfsd.
  1133. *
  1134. * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
  1135. */
  1136. int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
  1137. {
  1138. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
  1139. int ret;
  1140. struct writeback_control wbc = {
  1141. .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
  1142. .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
  1143. .range_start = 0,
  1144. .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
  1145. };
  1146. if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
  1147. wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
  1148. might_sleep();
  1149. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  1150. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  1151. ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, &wbc);
  1152. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  1153. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  1154. if (sync)
  1155. inode_sync_wait(inode);
  1156. return ret;
  1157. }
  1158. EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
  1159. /**
  1160. * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
  1161. * @inode: the inode to sync
  1162. * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
  1163. *
  1164. * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
  1165. * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
  1166. * update inode->i_state.
  1167. *
  1168. * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
  1169. */
  1170. int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  1171. {
  1172. struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
  1173. int ret;
  1174. spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
  1175. spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
  1176. ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wb, wbc);
  1177. spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
  1178. spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
  1179. return ret;
  1180. }
  1181. EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
  1182. /**
  1183. * sync_inode_metadata - write an inode to disk
  1184. * @inode: the inode to sync
  1185. * @wait: wait for I/O to complete.
  1186. *
  1187. * Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.
  1188. *
  1189. * Note: only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
  1190. */
  1191. int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode *inode, int wait)
  1192. {
  1193. struct writeback_control wbc = {
  1194. .sync_mode = wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
  1195. .nr_to_write = 0, /* metadata-only */
  1196. };
  1197. return sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
  1198. }
  1199. EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode_metadata);