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/export.h>
18 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
19 #include <linux/slab.h>
20 #include <linux/sched.h>
23 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
24 #include <linux/kthread.h>
25 #include <linux/writeback.h>
26 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
27 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
28 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
29 #include <linux/device.h>
30 #include <linux/memcontrol.h>
34 * 4MB minimal write chunk size
36 #define MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES (4096UL >> (PAGE_SHIFT - 10))
38 struct wb_completion {
43 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
45 struct wb_writeback_work {
47 struct super_block *sb;
48 unsigned long *older_than_this;
49 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
50 unsigned int tagged_writepages:1;
51 unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
52 unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
53 unsigned int for_background:1;
54 unsigned int for_sync:1; /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
55 unsigned int auto_free:1; /* free on completion */
56 enum wb_reason reason; /* why was writeback initiated? */
58 struct list_head list; /* pending work list */
59 struct wb_completion *done; /* set if the caller waits */
63 * If one wants to wait for one or more wb_writeback_works, each work's
64 * ->done should be set to a wb_completion defined using the following
65 * macro. Once all work items are issued with wb_queue_work(), the caller
66 * can wait for the completion of all using wb_wait_for_completion(). Work
67 * items which are waited upon aren't freed automatically on completion.
69 #define DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(cmpl) \
70 struct wb_completion cmpl = { \
71 .cnt = ATOMIC_INIT(1), \
76 * If an inode is constantly having its pages dirtied, but then the
77 * updates stop dirtytime_expire_interval seconds in the past, it's
78 * possible for the worst case time between when an inode has its
79 * timestamps updated and when they finally get written out to be two
80 * dirtytime_expire_intervals. We set the default to 12 hours (in
81 * seconds), which means most of the time inodes will have their
82 * timestamps written to disk after 12 hours, but in the worst case a
83 * few inodes might not their timestamps updated for 24 hours.
85 unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval = 12 * 60 * 60;
87 static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
89 return list_entry(head, struct inode, i_io_list);
93 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
94 * wb_writeback_work structure and inline functions so that the definition
95 * remains local to this file.
97 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
98 #include <trace/events/writeback.h>
100 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_writepage);
102 static bool wb_io_lists_populated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
104 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
107 set_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
108 WARN_ON_ONCE(!wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
109 atomic_long_add(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
110 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
115 static void wb_io_lists_depopulated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
117 if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && list_empty(&wb->b_dirty) &&
118 list_empty(&wb->b_io) && list_empty(&wb->b_more_io)) {
119 clear_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
120 WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_long_sub_return(wb->avg_write_bandwidth,
121 &wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth) < 0);
126 * inode_io_list_move_locked - move an inode onto a bdi_writeback IO list
127 * @inode: inode to be moved
128 * @wb: target bdi_writeback
129 * @head: one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io|dirty_time}
131 * Move @inode->i_io_list to @list of @wb and set %WB_has_dirty_io.
132 * Returns %true if @inode is the first occupant of the !dirty_time IO
133 * lists; otherwise, %false.
135 static bool inode_io_list_move_locked(struct inode *inode,
136 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
137 struct list_head *head)
139 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
141 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, head);
143 /* dirty_time doesn't count as dirty_io until expiration */
144 if (head != &wb->b_dirty_time)
145 return wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
147 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
152 * inode_io_list_del_locked - remove an inode from its bdi_writeback IO list
153 * @inode: inode to be removed
154 * @wb: bdi_writeback @inode is being removed from
156 * Remove @inode which may be on one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io} lists and
157 * clear %WB_has_dirty_io if all are empty afterwards.
159 static void inode_io_list_del_locked(struct inode *inode,
160 struct bdi_writeback *wb)
162 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
164 list_del_init(&inode->i_io_list);
165 wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
168 static void wb_wakeup(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
170 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
171 if (test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))
172 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
173 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
176 static void finish_writeback_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
177 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
179 struct wb_completion *done = work->done;
183 if (done && atomic_dec_and_test(&done->cnt))
184 wake_up_all(&wb->bdi->wb_waitq);
187 static void wb_queue_work(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
188 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
190 trace_writeback_queue(wb, work);
193 atomic_inc(&work->done->cnt);
195 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
197 if (test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state)) {
198 list_add_tail(&work->list, &wb->work_list);
199 mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork, 0);
201 finish_writeback_work(wb, work);
203 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
207 * wb_wait_for_completion - wait for completion of bdi_writeback_works
208 * @bdi: bdi work items were issued to
209 * @done: target wb_completion
211 * Wait for one or more work items issued to @bdi with their ->done field
212 * set to @done, which should have been defined with
213 * DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(). This function returns after all such
214 * work items are completed. Work items which are waited upon aren't freed
215 * automatically on completion.
217 static void wb_wait_for_completion(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
218 struct wb_completion *done)
220 atomic_dec(&done->cnt); /* put down the initial count */
221 wait_event(bdi->wb_waitq, !atomic_read(&done->cnt));
224 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
226 /* parameters for foreign inode detection, see wb_detach_inode() */
227 #define WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT 13 /* 1s = 2^13, upto 8 secs w/ 16bit */
228 #define WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT 3 /* avg = avg * 7/8 + new * 1/8 */
229 #define WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV 2 /* ignore rounds < avg / 2 */
230 #define WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD (2 * (1 << WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT)) /* 2s */
232 #define WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS 16 /* inode->i_wb_frn_history is 16bit */
233 #define WB_FRN_HIST_UNIT (WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD / WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS)
234 /* each slot's duration is 2s / 16 */
235 #define WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS (WB_FRN_HIST_SLOTS / 2)
236 /* if foreign slots >= 8, switch */
237 #define WB_FRN_HIST_MAX_SLOTS (WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS / 2 + 1)
238 /* one round can affect upto 5 slots */
240 static atomic_t isw_nr_in_flight = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
241 static struct workqueue_struct *isw_wq;
243 void __inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
245 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
246 struct bdi_writeback *wb = NULL;
248 if (inode_cgwb_enabled(inode)) {
249 struct cgroup_subsys_state *memcg_css;
252 memcg_css = mem_cgroup_css_from_page(page);
253 wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
255 /* must pin memcg_css, see wb_get_create() */
256 memcg_css = task_get_css(current, memory_cgrp_id);
257 wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
266 * There may be multiple instances of this function racing to
267 * update the same inode. Use cmpxchg() to tell the winner.
269 if (unlikely(cmpxchg(&inode->i_wb, NULL, wb)))
274 * locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list - determine a locked inode's wb and lock it
275 * @inode: inode of interest with i_lock held
277 * Returns @inode's wb with its list_lock held. @inode->i_lock must be
278 * held on entry and is released on return. The returned wb is guaranteed
279 * to stay @inode's associated wb until its list_lock is released.
281 static struct bdi_writeback *
282 locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
283 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
284 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
287 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
290 * inode_to_wb() association is protected by both
291 * @inode->i_lock and @wb->list_lock but list_lock nests
292 * outside i_lock. Drop i_lock and verify that the
293 * association hasn't changed after acquiring list_lock.
296 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
297 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
299 /* i_wb may have changed inbetween, can't use inode_to_wb() */
300 if (likely(wb == inode->i_wb)) {
301 wb_put(wb); /* @inode already has ref */
305 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
308 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
313 * inode_to_wb_and_lock_list - determine an inode's wb and lock it
314 * @inode: inode of interest
316 * Same as locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list() but @inode->i_lock isn't held
319 static struct bdi_writeback *inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
320 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
322 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
323 return locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
326 struct inode_switch_wbs_context {
328 struct bdi_writeback *new_wb;
330 struct rcu_head rcu_head;
331 struct work_struct work;
334 static void inode_switch_wbs_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
336 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw =
337 container_of(work, struct inode_switch_wbs_context, work);
338 struct inode *inode = isw->inode;
339 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
340 struct bdi_writeback *old_wb = inode->i_wb;
341 struct bdi_writeback *new_wb = isw->new_wb;
342 XA_STATE(xas, &mapping->i_pages, 0);
344 bool switched = false;
347 * By the time control reaches here, RCU grace period has passed
348 * since I_WB_SWITCH assertion and all wb stat update transactions
349 * between unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin/end() are guaranteed to be
350 * synchronizing against the i_pages lock.
352 * Grabbing old_wb->list_lock, inode->i_lock and the i_pages lock
353 * gives us exclusion against all wb related operations on @inode
354 * including IO list manipulations and stat updates.
356 if (old_wb < new_wb) {
357 spin_lock(&old_wb->list_lock);
358 spin_lock_nested(&new_wb->list_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
360 spin_lock(&new_wb->list_lock);
361 spin_lock_nested(&old_wb->list_lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
363 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
364 xa_lock_irq(&mapping->i_pages);
367 * Once I_FREEING is visible under i_lock, the eviction path owns
368 * the inode and we shouldn't modify ->i_io_list.
370 if (unlikely(inode->i_state & I_FREEING))
374 * Count and transfer stats. Note that PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY points
375 * to possibly dirty pages while PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK points to
376 * pages actually under writeback.
378 xas_for_each_marked(&xas, page, ULONG_MAX, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY) {
379 if (PageDirty(page)) {
380 dec_wb_stat(old_wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE);
381 inc_wb_stat(new_wb, WB_RECLAIMABLE);
386 xas_for_each_marked(&xas, page, ULONG_MAX, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK) {
387 WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageWriteback(page));
388 dec_wb_stat(old_wb, WB_WRITEBACK);
389 inc_wb_stat(new_wb, WB_WRITEBACK);
395 * Transfer to @new_wb's IO list if necessary. The specific list
396 * @inode was on is ignored and the inode is put on ->b_dirty which
397 * is always correct including from ->b_dirty_time. The transfer
398 * preserves @inode->dirtied_when ordering.
400 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_io_list)) {
403 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, old_wb);
404 inode->i_wb = new_wb;
405 list_for_each_entry(pos, &new_wb->b_dirty, i_io_list)
406 if (time_after_eq(inode->dirtied_when,
409 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, new_wb, pos->i_io_list.prev);
411 inode->i_wb = new_wb;
414 /* ->i_wb_frn updates may race wbc_detach_inode() but doesn't matter */
415 inode->i_wb_frn_winner = 0;
416 inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time = 0;
417 inode->i_wb_frn_history = 0;
421 * Paired with load_acquire in unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin() and
422 * ensures that the new wb is visible if they see !I_WB_SWITCH.
424 smp_store_release(&inode->i_state, inode->i_state & ~I_WB_SWITCH);
426 xa_unlock_irq(&mapping->i_pages);
427 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
428 spin_unlock(&new_wb->list_lock);
429 spin_unlock(&old_wb->list_lock);
440 atomic_dec(&isw_nr_in_flight);
443 static void inode_switch_wbs_rcu_fn(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
445 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw = container_of(rcu_head,
446 struct inode_switch_wbs_context, rcu_head);
448 /* needs to grab bh-unsafe locks, bounce to work item */
449 INIT_WORK(&isw->work, inode_switch_wbs_work_fn);
450 queue_work(isw_wq, &isw->work);
454 * inode_switch_wbs - change the wb association of an inode
455 * @inode: target inode
456 * @new_wb_id: ID of the new wb
458 * Switch @inode's wb association to the wb identified by @new_wb_id. The
459 * switching is performed asynchronously and may fail silently.
461 static void inode_switch_wbs(struct inode *inode, int new_wb_id)
463 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
464 struct cgroup_subsys_state *memcg_css;
465 struct inode_switch_wbs_context *isw;
467 /* noop if seems to be already in progress */
468 if (inode->i_state & I_WB_SWITCH)
471 isw = kzalloc(sizeof(*isw), GFP_ATOMIC);
475 /* find and pin the new wb */
477 memcg_css = css_from_id(new_wb_id, &memory_cgrp_subsys);
479 isw->new_wb = wb_get_create(bdi, memcg_css, GFP_ATOMIC);
484 /* while holding I_WB_SWITCH, no one else can update the association */
485 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
486 if (!(inode->i_sb->s_flags & SB_ACTIVE) ||
487 inode->i_state & (I_WB_SWITCH | I_FREEING) ||
488 inode_to_wb(inode) == isw->new_wb) {
489 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
492 inode->i_state |= I_WB_SWITCH;
494 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
498 atomic_inc(&isw_nr_in_flight);
501 * In addition to synchronizing among switchers, I_WB_SWITCH tells
502 * the RCU protected stat update paths to grab the i_page
503 * lock so that stat transfer can synchronize against them.
504 * Let's continue after I_WB_SWITCH is guaranteed to be visible.
506 call_rcu(&isw->rcu_head, inode_switch_wbs_rcu_fn);
516 * wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode - associate wbc with target inode and unlock it
517 * @wbc: writeback_control of interest
518 * @inode: target inode
520 * @inode is locked and about to be written back under the control of @wbc.
521 * Record @inode's writeback context into @wbc and unlock the i_lock. On
522 * writeback completion, wbc_detach_inode() should be called. This is used
523 * to track the cgroup writeback context.
525 void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
528 if (!inode_cgwb_enabled(inode)) {
529 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
533 wbc->wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
536 wbc->wb_id = wbc->wb->memcg_css->id;
537 wbc->wb_lcand_id = inode->i_wb_frn_winner;
538 wbc->wb_tcand_id = 0;
540 wbc->wb_lcand_bytes = 0;
541 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes = 0;
544 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
547 * A dying wb indicates that the memcg-blkcg mapping has changed
548 * and a new wb is already serving the memcg. Switch immediately.
550 if (unlikely(wb_dying(wbc->wb)))
551 inode_switch_wbs(inode, wbc->wb_id);
555 * wbc_detach_inode - disassociate wbc from inode and perform foreign detection
556 * @wbc: writeback_control of the just finished writeback
558 * To be called after a writeback attempt of an inode finishes and undoes
559 * wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(). Can be called under any context.
561 * As concurrent write sharing of an inode is expected to be very rare and
562 * memcg only tracks page ownership on first-use basis severely confining
563 * the usefulness of such sharing, cgroup writeback tracks ownership
564 * per-inode. While the support for concurrent write sharing of an inode
565 * is deemed unnecessary, an inode being written to by different cgroups at
566 * different points in time is a lot more common, and, more importantly,
567 * charging only by first-use can too readily lead to grossly incorrect
568 * behaviors (single foreign page can lead to gigabytes of writeback to be
569 * incorrectly attributed).
571 * To resolve this issue, cgroup writeback detects the majority dirtier of
572 * an inode and transfers the ownership to it. To avoid unnnecessary
573 * oscillation, the detection mechanism keeps track of history and gives
574 * out the switch verdict only if the foreign usage pattern is stable over
575 * a certain amount of time and/or writeback attempts.
577 * On each writeback attempt, @wbc tries to detect the majority writer
578 * using Boyer-Moore majority vote algorithm. In addition to the byte
579 * count from the majority voting, it also counts the bytes written for the
580 * current wb and the last round's winner wb (max of last round's current
581 * wb, the winner from two rounds ago, and the last round's majority
582 * candidate). Keeping track of the historical winner helps the algorithm
583 * to semi-reliably detect the most active writer even when it's not the
586 * Once the winner of the round is determined, whether the winner is
587 * foreign or not and how much IO time the round consumed is recorded in
588 * inode->i_wb_frn_history. If the amount of recorded foreign IO time is
589 * over a certain threshold, the switch verdict is given.
591 void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc)
593 struct bdi_writeback *wb = wbc->wb;
594 struct inode *inode = wbc->inode;
595 unsigned long avg_time, max_bytes, max_time;
602 history = inode->i_wb_frn_history;
603 avg_time = inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time;
605 /* pick the winner of this round */
606 if (wbc->wb_bytes >= wbc->wb_lcand_bytes &&
607 wbc->wb_bytes >= wbc->wb_tcand_bytes) {
609 max_bytes = wbc->wb_bytes;
610 } else if (wbc->wb_lcand_bytes >= wbc->wb_tcand_bytes) {
611 max_id = wbc->wb_lcand_id;
612 max_bytes = wbc->wb_lcand_bytes;
614 max_id = wbc->wb_tcand_id;
615 max_bytes = wbc->wb_tcand_bytes;
619 * Calculate the amount of IO time the winner consumed and fold it
620 * into the running average kept per inode. If the consumed IO
621 * time is lower than avag / WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV, ignore it for
622 * deciding whether to switch or not. This is to prevent one-off
623 * small dirtiers from skewing the verdict.
625 max_time = DIV_ROUND_UP((max_bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT) << WB_FRN_TIME_SHIFT,
626 wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
628 avg_time += (max_time >> WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT) -
629 (avg_time >> WB_FRN_TIME_AVG_SHIFT);
631 avg_time = max_time; /* immediate catch up on first run */
633 if (max_time >= avg_time / WB_FRN_TIME_CUT_DIV) {
637 * The switch verdict is reached if foreign wb's consume
638 * more than a certain proportion of IO time in a
639 * WB_FRN_TIME_PERIOD. This is loosely tracked by 16 slot
640 * history mask where each bit represents one sixteenth of
641 * the period. Determine the number of slots to shift into
642 * history from @max_time.
644 slots = min(DIV_ROUND_UP(max_time, WB_FRN_HIST_UNIT),
645 (unsigned long)WB_FRN_HIST_MAX_SLOTS);
647 if (wbc->wb_id != max_id)
648 history |= (1U << slots) - 1;
651 * Switch if the current wb isn't the consistent winner.
652 * If there are multiple closely competing dirtiers, the
653 * inode may switch across them repeatedly over time, which
654 * is okay. The main goal is avoiding keeping an inode on
655 * the wrong wb for an extended period of time.
657 if (hweight32(history) > WB_FRN_HIST_THR_SLOTS)
658 inode_switch_wbs(inode, max_id);
662 * Multiple instances of this function may race to update the
663 * following fields but we don't mind occassional inaccuracies.
665 inode->i_wb_frn_winner = max_id;
666 inode->i_wb_frn_avg_time = min(avg_time, (unsigned long)U16_MAX);
667 inode->i_wb_frn_history = history;
674 * wbc_account_io - account IO issued during writeback
675 * @wbc: writeback_control of the writeback in progress
676 * @page: page being written out
677 * @bytes: number of bytes being written out
679 * @bytes from @page are about to written out during the writeback
680 * controlled by @wbc. Keep the book for foreign inode detection. See
681 * wbc_detach_inode().
683 void wbc_account_io(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct page *page,
689 * pageout() path doesn't attach @wbc to the inode being written
690 * out. This is intentional as we don't want the function to block
691 * behind a slow cgroup. Ultimately, we want pageout() to kick off
692 * regular writeback instead of writing things out itself.
697 id = mem_cgroup_css_from_page(page)->id;
699 if (id == wbc->wb_id) {
700 wbc->wb_bytes += bytes;
704 if (id == wbc->wb_lcand_id)
705 wbc->wb_lcand_bytes += bytes;
707 /* Boyer-Moore majority vote algorithm */
708 if (!wbc->wb_tcand_bytes)
709 wbc->wb_tcand_id = id;
710 if (id == wbc->wb_tcand_id)
711 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes += bytes;
713 wbc->wb_tcand_bytes -= min(bytes, wbc->wb_tcand_bytes);
715 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_account_io);
718 * inode_congested - test whether an inode is congested
719 * @inode: inode to test for congestion (may be NULL)
720 * @cong_bits: mask of WB_[a]sync_congested bits to test
722 * Tests whether @inode is congested. @cong_bits is the mask of congestion
723 * bits to test and the return value is the mask of set bits.
725 * If cgroup writeback is enabled for @inode, the congestion state is
726 * determined by whether the cgwb (cgroup bdi_writeback) for the blkcg
727 * associated with @inode is congested; otherwise, the root wb's congestion
730 * @inode is allowed to be NULL as this function is often called on
731 * mapping->host which is NULL for the swapper space.
733 int inode_congested(struct inode *inode, int cong_bits)
736 * Once set, ->i_wb never becomes NULL while the inode is alive.
737 * Start transaction iff ->i_wb is visible.
739 if (inode && inode_to_wb_is_valid(inode)) {
740 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
741 struct wb_lock_cookie lock_cookie = {};
744 wb = unlocked_inode_to_wb_begin(inode, &lock_cookie);
745 congested = wb_congested(wb, cong_bits);
746 unlocked_inode_to_wb_end(inode, &lock_cookie);
750 return wb_congested(&inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb, cong_bits);
752 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(inode_congested);
755 * wb_split_bdi_pages - split nr_pages to write according to bandwidth
756 * @wb: target bdi_writeback to split @nr_pages to
757 * @nr_pages: number of pages to write for the whole bdi
759 * Split @wb's portion of @nr_pages according to @wb's write bandwidth in
760 * relation to the total write bandwidth of all wb's w/ dirty inodes on
763 static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
765 unsigned long this_bw = wb->avg_write_bandwidth;
766 unsigned long tot_bw = atomic_long_read(&wb->bdi->tot_write_bandwidth);
768 if (nr_pages == LONG_MAX)
772 * This may be called on clean wb's and proportional distribution
773 * may not make sense, just use the original @nr_pages in those
774 * cases. In general, we wanna err on the side of writing more.
776 if (!tot_bw || this_bw >= tot_bw)
779 return DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL((u64)nr_pages * this_bw, tot_bw);
783 * bdi_split_work_to_wbs - split a wb_writeback_work to all wb's of a bdi
784 * @bdi: target backing_dev_info
785 * @base_work: wb_writeback_work to issue
786 * @skip_if_busy: skip wb's which already have writeback in progress
788 * Split and issue @base_work to all wb's (bdi_writeback's) of @bdi which
789 * have dirty inodes. If @base_work->nr_page isn't %LONG_MAX, it's
790 * distributed to the busy wbs according to each wb's proportion in the
791 * total active write bandwidth of @bdi.
793 static void bdi_split_work_to_wbs(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
794 struct wb_writeback_work *base_work,
797 struct bdi_writeback *last_wb = NULL;
798 struct bdi_writeback *wb = list_entry(&bdi->wb_list,
799 struct bdi_writeback, bdi_node);
804 list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node) {
805 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(fallback_work_done);
806 struct wb_writeback_work fallback_work;
807 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
815 /* SYNC_ALL writes out I_DIRTY_TIME too */
816 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb) &&
817 (base_work->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE ||
818 list_empty(&wb->b_dirty_time)))
820 if (skip_if_busy && writeback_in_progress(wb))
823 nr_pages = wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, base_work->nr_pages);
825 work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
828 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
830 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
834 /* alloc failed, execute synchronously using on-stack fallback */
835 work = &fallback_work;
837 work->nr_pages = nr_pages;
839 work->done = &fallback_work_done;
841 wb_queue_work(wb, work);
844 * Pin @wb so that it stays on @bdi->wb_list. This allows
845 * continuing iteration from @wb after dropping and
846 * regrabbing rcu read lock.
852 wb_wait_for_completion(bdi, &fallback_work_done);
862 * cgroup_writeback_umount - flush inode wb switches for umount
864 * This function is called when a super_block is about to be destroyed and
865 * flushes in-flight inode wb switches. An inode wb switch goes through
866 * RCU and then workqueue, so the two need to be flushed in order to ensure
867 * that all previously scheduled switches are finished. As wb switches are
868 * rare occurrences and synchronize_rcu() can take a while, perform
869 * flushing iff wb switches are in flight.
871 void cgroup_writeback_umount(void)
873 if (atomic_read(&isw_nr_in_flight)) {
875 flush_workqueue(isw_wq);
879 static int __init cgroup_writeback_init(void)
881 isw_wq = alloc_workqueue("inode_switch_wbs", 0, 0);
886 fs_initcall(cgroup_writeback_init);
888 #else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
890 static struct bdi_writeback *
891 locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
892 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
893 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
895 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
897 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
898 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
902 static struct bdi_writeback *inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(struct inode *inode)
903 __acquires(&wb->list_lock)
905 struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
907 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
911 static long wb_split_bdi_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages)
916 static void bdi_split_work_to_wbs(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
917 struct wb_writeback_work *base_work,
922 if (!skip_if_busy || !writeback_in_progress(&bdi->wb)) {
923 base_work->auto_free = 0;
924 wb_queue_work(&bdi->wb, base_work);
928 #endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
931 * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
932 * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
934 static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
936 return global_node_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
937 global_node_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
938 get_nr_dirty_inodes();
941 static void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, enum wb_reason reason)
943 if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb))
947 * All callers of this function want to start writeback of all
948 * dirty pages. Places like vmscan can call this at a very
949 * high frequency, causing pointless allocations of tons of
950 * work items and keeping the flusher threads busy retrieving
951 * that work. Ensure that we only allow one of them pending and
952 * inflight at the time.
954 if (test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state) ||
955 test_and_set_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
958 wb->start_all_reason = reason;
963 * wb_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
964 * @wb: bdi_writback to write from
967 * This makes sure WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback happens. When
968 * this function returns, it is only guaranteed that for given wb
969 * some IO is happening if we are over background dirty threshold.
970 * Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
972 void wb_start_background_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
975 * We just wake up the flusher thread. It will perform background
976 * writeback as soon as there is no other work to do.
978 trace_writeback_wake_background(wb);
983 * Remove the inode from the writeback list it is on.
985 void inode_io_list_del(struct inode *inode)
987 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
989 wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
990 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
991 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
995 * mark an inode as under writeback on the sb
997 void sb_mark_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode)
999 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1000 unsigned long flags;
1002 if (list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1003 spin_lock_irqsave(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1004 if (list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1005 list_add_tail(&inode->i_wb_list, &sb->s_inodes_wb);
1006 trace_sb_mark_inode_writeback(inode);
1008 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1013 * clear an inode as under writeback on the sb
1015 void sb_clear_inode_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1017 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1018 unsigned long flags;
1020 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1021 spin_lock_irqsave(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1022 if (!list_empty(&inode->i_wb_list)) {
1023 list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
1024 trace_sb_clear_inode_writeback(inode);
1026 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock, flags);
1031 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
1032 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
1034 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
1035 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list. If that is
1036 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
1037 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
1039 static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1041 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
1044 tail = wb_inode(wb->b_dirty.next);
1045 if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
1046 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1048 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty);
1052 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
1054 static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1056 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_more_io);
1059 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
1061 inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
1062 /* If inode is clean an unused, put it into LRU now... */
1063 inode_add_lru(inode);
1064 /* Waiters must see I_SYNC cleared before being woken up */
1066 wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1069 static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
1071 bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
1072 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
1074 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
1075 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
1076 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
1077 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
1079 ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
1084 #define EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME 0x0001
1087 * Move expired (dirtied before work->older_than_this) dirty inodes from
1088 * @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
1090 static int move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
1091 struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
1093 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1095 unsigned long *older_than_this = NULL;
1096 unsigned long expire_time;
1098 struct list_head *pos, *node;
1099 struct super_block *sb = NULL;
1100 struct inode *inode;
1104 if ((flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME) == 0)
1105 older_than_this = work->older_than_this;
1106 else if (!work->for_sync) {
1107 expire_time = jiffies - (dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
1108 older_than_this = &expire_time;
1110 while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
1111 inode = wb_inode(delaying_queue->prev);
1112 if (older_than_this &&
1113 inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
1115 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, &tmp);
1117 if (flags & EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME)
1118 set_bit(__I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED, &inode->i_state);
1119 if (sb_is_blkdev_sb(inode->i_sb))
1121 if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
1126 /* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
1128 list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
1132 /* Move inodes from one superblock together */
1133 while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
1134 sb = wb_inode(tmp.prev)->i_sb;
1135 list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
1136 inode = wb_inode(pos);
1137 if (inode->i_sb == sb)
1138 list_move(&inode->i_io_list, dispatch_queue);
1146 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
1148 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
1149 * =============> gf edc BA
1151 * newly dirtied b_dirty b_io b_more_io
1152 * =============> g fBAedc
1154 * +--> dequeue for IO
1156 static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1160 assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
1161 list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
1162 moved = move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, 0, work);
1163 moved += move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty_time, &wb->b_io,
1164 EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME, work);
1166 wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
1167 trace_writeback_queue_io(wb, work, moved);
1170 static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1174 if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode)) {
1175 trace_writeback_write_inode_start(inode, wbc);
1176 ret = inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
1177 trace_writeback_write_inode(inode, wbc);
1184 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Called with i_lock held.
1185 * Caller must make sure inode cannot go away when we drop i_lock.
1187 static void __inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1188 __releases(inode->i_lock)
1189 __acquires(inode->i_lock)
1191 DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1192 wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
1194 wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1195 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1196 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1197 __wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, bit_wait,
1198 TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1199 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1204 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete. Caller must have inode pinned.
1206 void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1208 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1209 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
1210 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1214 * Sleep until I_SYNC is cleared. This function must be called with i_lock
1215 * held and drops it. It is aimed for callers not holding any inode reference
1216 * so once i_lock is dropped, inode can go away.
1218 static void inode_sleep_on_writeback(struct inode *inode)
1219 __releases(inode->i_lock)
1222 wait_queue_head_t *wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
1225 prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1226 sleep = inode->i_state & I_SYNC;
1227 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1230 finish_wait(wqh, &wait);
1234 * Find proper writeback list for the inode depending on its current state and
1235 * possibly also change of its state while we were doing writeback. Here we
1236 * handle things such as livelock prevention or fairness of writeback among
1237 * inodes. This function can be called only by flusher thread - noone else
1238 * processes all inodes in writeback lists and requeueing inodes behind flusher
1239 * thread's back can have unexpected consequences.
1241 static void requeue_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1242 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1244 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
1248 * Sync livelock prevention. Each inode is tagged and synced in one
1249 * shot. If still dirty, it will be redirty_tail()'ed below. Update
1250 * the dirty time to prevent enqueue and sync it again.
1252 if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
1253 (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || wbc->tagged_writepages))
1254 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1256 if (wbc->pages_skipped) {
1258 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
1259 * buffers. Skip this inode for now.
1261 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1265 if (mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
1267 * We didn't write back all the pages. nfs_writepages()
1268 * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
1270 if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
1271 /* Slice used up. Queue for next turn. */
1272 requeue_io(inode, wb);
1275 * Writeback blocked by something other than
1276 * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
1277 * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
1278 * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
1279 * that cannot be performed immediately.
1281 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1283 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
1285 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback operations,
1286 * such as delayed allocation during submission or metadata
1287 * updates after data IO completion.
1289 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1290 } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
1291 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
1292 inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty_time);
1294 /* The inode is clean. Remove from writeback lists. */
1295 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
1300 * Write out an inode and its dirty pages. Do not update the writeback list
1301 * linkage. That is left to the caller. The caller is also responsible for
1302 * setting I_SYNC flag and calling inode_sync_complete() to clear it.
1305 __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
1307 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
1308 long nr_to_write = wbc->nr_to_write;
1312 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC));
1314 trace_writeback_single_inode_start(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
1316 ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);
1319 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
1320 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
1321 * I/O completion. We don't do it for sync(2) writeback because it has a
1322 * separate, external IO completion path and ->sync_fs for guaranteeing
1323 * inode metadata is written back correctly.
1325 if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !wbc->for_sync) {
1326 int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
1332 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
1333 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
1336 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1338 dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
1339 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
1340 if ((dirty & I_DIRTY_INODE) ||
1341 wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ||
1342 unlikely(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED) ||
1343 unlikely(time_after(jiffies,
1344 (inode->dirtied_time_when +
1345 dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ)))) {
1346 dirty |= I_DIRTY_TIME | I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
1347 trace_writeback_lazytime(inode);
1350 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME_EXPIRED;
1351 inode->i_state &= ~dirty;
1354 * Paired with smp_mb() in __mark_inode_dirty(). This allows
1355 * __mark_inode_dirty() to test i_state without grabbing i_lock -
1356 * either they see the I_DIRTY bits cleared or we see the dirtied
1359 * I_DIRTY_PAGES is always cleared together above even if @mapping
1360 * still has dirty pages. The flag is reinstated after smp_mb() if
1361 * necessary. This guarantees that either __mark_inode_dirty()
1362 * sees clear I_DIRTY_PAGES or we see PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY.
1366 if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY))
1367 inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
1369 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1371 if (dirty & I_DIRTY_TIME)
1372 mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
1373 /* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
1374 if (dirty & ~I_DIRTY_PAGES) {
1375 int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
1379 trace_writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc, nr_to_write);
1384 * Write out an inode's dirty pages. Either the caller has an active reference
1385 * on the inode or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set.
1387 * This function is designed to be called for writing back one inode which
1388 * we go e.g. from filesystem. Flusher thread uses __writeback_single_inode()
1389 * and does more profound writeback list handling in writeback_sb_inodes().
1391 static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
1392 struct writeback_control *wbc)
1394 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1397 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1398 if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
1399 WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
1401 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
1403 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1404 if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
1407 * It's a data-integrity sync. We must wait. Since callers hold
1408 * inode reference or inode has I_WILL_FREE set, it cannot go
1411 __inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
1413 WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
1415 * Skip inode if it is clean and we have no outstanding writeback in
1416 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode. We don't want to mess with writeback lists in this
1417 * function since flusher thread may be doing for example sync in
1418 * parallel and if we move the inode, it could get skipped. So here we
1419 * make sure inode is on some writeback list and leave it there unless
1420 * we have completely cleaned the inode.
1422 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL) &&
1423 (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL ||
1424 !mapping_tagged(inode->i_mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK)))
1426 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
1427 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(wbc, inode);
1429 ret = __writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
1431 wbc_detach_inode(wbc);
1433 wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
1434 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1436 * If inode is clean, remove it from writeback lists. Otherwise don't
1437 * touch it. See comment above for explanation.
1439 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
1440 inode_io_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
1441 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1442 inode_sync_complete(inode);
1444 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1448 static long writeback_chunk_size(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1449 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1454 * WB_SYNC_ALL mode does livelock avoidance by syncing dirty
1455 * inodes/pages in one big loop. Setting wbc.nr_to_write=LONG_MAX
1456 * here avoids calling into writeback_inodes_wb() more than once.
1458 * The intended call sequence for WB_SYNC_ALL writeback is:
1461 * writeback_sb_inodes() <== called only once
1462 * write_cache_pages() <== called once for each inode
1463 * (quickly) tag currently dirty pages
1464 * (maybe slowly) sync all tagged pages
1466 if (work->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || work->tagged_writepages)
1469 pages = min(wb->avg_write_bandwidth / 2,
1470 global_wb_domain.dirty_limit / DIRTY_SCOPE);
1471 pages = min(pages, work->nr_pages);
1472 pages = round_down(pages + MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES,
1473 MIN_WRITEBACK_PAGES);
1480 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
1482 * Return the number of pages and/or inodes written.
1484 * NOTE! This is called with wb->list_lock held, and will
1485 * unlock and relock that for each inode it ends up doing
1488 static long writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
1489 struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1490 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1492 struct writeback_control wbc = {
1493 .sync_mode = work->sync_mode,
1494 .tagged_writepages = work->tagged_writepages,
1495 .for_kupdate = work->for_kupdate,
1496 .for_background = work->for_background,
1497 .for_sync = work->for_sync,
1498 .range_cyclic = work->range_cyclic,
1500 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
1502 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
1504 long wrote = 0; /* count both pages and inodes */
1506 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1507 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
1508 struct bdi_writeback *tmp_wb;
1510 if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
1513 * We only want to write back data for this
1514 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
1515 * to it back onto the dirty list.
1517 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1522 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
1523 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
1524 * pin the next superblock.
1530 * Don't bother with new inodes or inodes being freed, first
1531 * kind does not need periodic writeout yet, and for the latter
1532 * kind writeout is handled by the freer.
1534 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1535 if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) {
1536 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1537 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1540 if ((inode->i_state & I_SYNC) && wbc.sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
1542 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not
1543 * doing writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to
1544 * b_more_io so that writeback can proceed with the
1545 * other inodes on s_io.
1547 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode
1548 * when we completed a full scan of b_io.
1550 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1551 requeue_io(inode, wb);
1552 trace_writeback_sb_inodes_requeue(inode);
1555 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1558 * We already requeued the inode if it had I_SYNC set and we
1559 * are doing WB_SYNC_NONE writeback. So this catches only the
1562 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
1563 /* Wait for I_SYNC. This function drops i_lock... */
1564 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
1565 /* Inode may be gone, start again */
1566 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1569 inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
1570 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(&wbc, inode);
1572 write_chunk = writeback_chunk_size(wb, work);
1573 wbc.nr_to_write = write_chunk;
1574 wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
1577 * We use I_SYNC to pin the inode in memory. While it is set
1578 * evict_inode() will wait so the inode cannot be freed.
1580 __writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
1582 wbc_detach_inode(&wbc);
1583 work->nr_pages -= write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
1584 wrote += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
1586 if (need_resched()) {
1588 * We're trying to balance between building up a nice
1589 * long list of IOs to improve our merge rate, and
1590 * getting those IOs out quickly for anyone throttling
1591 * in balance_dirty_pages(). cond_resched() doesn't
1592 * unplug, so get our IOs out the door before we
1595 blk_flush_plug(current);
1600 * Requeue @inode if still dirty. Be careful as @inode may
1601 * have been switched to another wb in the meantime.
1603 tmp_wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
1604 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1605 if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
1607 requeue_inode(inode, tmp_wb, &wbc);
1608 inode_sync_complete(inode);
1609 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
1611 if (unlikely(tmp_wb != wb)) {
1612 spin_unlock(&tmp_wb->list_lock);
1613 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1617 * bail out to wb_writeback() often enough to check
1618 * background threshold and other termination conditions.
1621 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
1623 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1630 static long __writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1631 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1633 unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
1636 while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
1637 struct inode *inode = wb_inode(wb->b_io.prev);
1638 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
1640 if (!trylock_super(sb)) {
1642 * trylock_super() may fail consistently due to
1643 * s_umount being grabbed by someone else. Don't use
1644 * requeue_io() to avoid busy retrying the inode/sb.
1646 redirty_tail(inode, wb);
1649 wrote += writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, work);
1650 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
1652 /* refer to the same tests at the end of writeback_sb_inodes */
1654 if (time_is_before_jiffies(start_time + HZ / 10UL))
1656 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1660 /* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
1664 static long writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
1665 enum wb_reason reason)
1667 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1668 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
1669 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1673 struct blk_plug plug;
1675 blk_start_plug(&plug);
1676 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1677 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
1678 queue_io(wb, &work);
1679 __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &work);
1680 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1681 blk_finish_plug(&plug);
1683 return nr_pages - work.nr_pages;
1687 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
1689 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
1690 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space. So this periodic writeback code
1691 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
1692 * older than a specific point in time.
1694 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval. But if a writeback event
1695 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
1698 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write. So we'll only write back
1699 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
1701 static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
1702 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
1704 unsigned long wb_start = jiffies;
1705 long nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
1706 unsigned long oldest_jif;
1707 struct inode *inode;
1709 struct blk_plug plug;
1711 oldest_jif = jiffies;
1712 work->older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
1714 blk_start_plug(&plug);
1715 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1718 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
1720 if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
1724 * Background writeout and kupdate-style writeback may
1725 * run forever. Stop them if there is other work to do
1726 * so that e.g. sync can proceed. They'll be restarted
1727 * after the other works are all done.
1729 if ((work->for_background || work->for_kupdate) &&
1730 !list_empty(&wb->work_list))
1734 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
1735 * background dirty threshold
1737 if (work->for_background && !wb_over_bg_thresh(wb))
1741 * Kupdate and background works are special and we want to
1742 * include all inodes that need writing. Livelock avoidance is
1743 * handled by these works yielding to any other work so we are
1746 if (work->for_kupdate) {
1747 oldest_jif = jiffies -
1748 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
1749 } else if (work->for_background)
1750 oldest_jif = jiffies;
1752 trace_writeback_start(wb, work);
1753 if (list_empty(&wb->b_io))
1756 progress = writeback_sb_inodes(work->sb, wb, work);
1758 progress = __writeback_inodes_wb(wb, work);
1759 trace_writeback_written(wb, work);
1761 wb_update_bandwidth(wb, wb_start);
1764 * Did we write something? Try for more
1766 * Dirty inodes are moved to b_io for writeback in batches.
1767 * The completion of the current batch does not necessarily
1768 * mean the overall work is done. So we keep looping as long
1769 * as made some progress on cleaning pages or inodes.
1774 * No more inodes for IO, bail
1776 if (list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
1779 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
1780 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
1781 * we'll just busyloop.
1783 trace_writeback_wait(wb, work);
1784 inode = wb_inode(wb->b_more_io.prev);
1785 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
1786 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1787 /* This function drops i_lock... */
1788 inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
1789 spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
1791 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
1792 blk_finish_plug(&plug);
1794 return nr_pages - work->nr_pages;
1798 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
1800 static struct wb_writeback_work *get_next_work_item(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1802 struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
1804 spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
1805 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list)) {
1806 work = list_entry(wb->work_list.next,
1807 struct wb_writeback_work, list);
1808 list_del_init(&work->list);
1810 spin_unlock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
1814 static long wb_check_background_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1816 if (wb_over_bg_thresh(wb)) {
1818 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1819 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
1820 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1821 .for_background = 1,
1823 .reason = WB_REASON_BACKGROUND,
1826 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1832 static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1834 unsigned long expired;
1838 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
1840 if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
1843 expired = wb->last_old_flush +
1844 msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
1845 if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
1848 wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
1849 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
1852 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1853 .nr_pages = nr_pages,
1854 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1857 .reason = WB_REASON_PERIODIC,
1860 return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1866 static long wb_check_start_all(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1870 if (!test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
1873 nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
1875 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
1876 .nr_pages = wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, nr_pages),
1877 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
1879 .reason = wb->start_all_reason,
1882 nr_pages = wb_writeback(wb, &work);
1885 clear_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state);
1891 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
1893 static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
1895 struct wb_writeback_work *work;
1898 set_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
1899 while ((work = get_next_work_item(wb)) != NULL) {
1900 trace_writeback_exec(wb, work);
1901 wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
1902 finish_writeback_work(wb, work);
1906 * Check for a flush-everything request
1908 wrote += wb_check_start_all(wb);
1911 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
1913 wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
1914 wrote += wb_check_background_flush(wb);
1915 clear_bit(WB_writeback_running, &wb->state);
1921 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
1922 * reschedules periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
1924 void wb_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
1926 struct bdi_writeback *wb = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
1927 struct bdi_writeback, dwork);
1930 set_worker_desc("flush-%s", dev_name(wb->bdi->dev));
1931 current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
1933 if (likely(!current_is_workqueue_rescuer() ||
1934 !test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state))) {
1936 * The normal path. Keep writing back @wb until its
1937 * work_list is empty. Note that this path is also taken
1938 * if @wb is shutting down even when we're running off the
1939 * rescuer as work_list needs to be drained.
1942 pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb);
1943 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
1944 } while (!list_empty(&wb->work_list));
1947 * bdi_wq can't get enough workers and we're running off
1948 * the emergency worker. Don't hog it. Hopefully, 1024 is
1949 * enough for efficient IO.
1951 pages_written = writeback_inodes_wb(wb, 1024,
1952 WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD);
1953 trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
1956 if (!list_empty(&wb->work_list))
1958 else if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
1959 wb_wakeup_delayed(wb);
1961 current->flags &= ~PF_SWAPWRITE;
1965 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages on this bdi. If `nr_pages' is zero,
1966 * write back the whole world.
1968 static void __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
1969 enum wb_reason reason)
1971 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
1973 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
1976 list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
1977 wb_start_writeback(wb, reason);
1980 void wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
1981 enum wb_reason reason)
1984 __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
1989 * Wakeup the flusher threads to start writeback of all currently dirty pages
1991 void wakeup_flusher_threads(enum wb_reason reason)
1993 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
1996 * If we are expecting writeback progress we must submit plugged IO.
1998 if (blk_needs_flush_plug(current))
1999 blk_schedule_flush_plug(current);
2002 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list)
2003 __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
2008 * Wake up bdi's periodically to make sure dirtytime inodes gets
2009 * written back periodically. We deliberately do *not* check the
2010 * b_dirtytime list in wb_has_dirty_io(), since this would cause the
2011 * kernel to be constantly waking up once there are any dirtytime
2012 * inodes on the system. So instead we define a separate delayed work
2013 * function which gets called much more rarely. (By default, only
2014 * once every 12 hours.)
2016 * If there is any other write activity going on in the file system,
2017 * this function won't be necessary. But if the only thing that has
2018 * happened on the file system is a dirtytime inode caused by an atime
2019 * update, we need this infrastructure below to make sure that inode
2020 * eventually gets pushed out to disk.
2022 static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w);
2023 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(dirtytime_work, wakeup_dirtytime_writeback);
2025 static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w)
2027 struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
2030 list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
2031 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
2033 list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
2034 if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty_time))
2038 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
2041 static int __init start_dirtytime_writeback(void)
2043 schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
2046 __initcall(start_dirtytime_writeback);
2048 int dirtytime_interval_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
2049 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
2053 ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
2054 if (ret == 0 && write)
2055 mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &dirtytime_work, 0);
2059 static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
2061 if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
2062 struct dentry *dentry;
2063 const char *name = "?";
2065 dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
2067 spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
2068 name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
2071 "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
2072 current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
2073 name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
2075 spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
2082 * __mark_inode_dirty - internal function
2084 * @inode: inode to mark
2085 * @flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
2087 * Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
2088 * mark_inode_dirty_sync.
2090 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
2092 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
2093 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
2094 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
2095 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
2097 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
2100 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
2101 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself. And the ->dirtied_when field of
2102 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
2103 * blockdev's pages. This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
2104 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
2107 void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
2109 struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
2112 trace_writeback_mark_inode_dirty(inode, flags);
2115 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
2116 * dirty the inode itself
2118 if (flags & (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_TIME)) {
2119 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_start(inode, flags);
2121 if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
2122 sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode, flags);
2124 trace_writeback_dirty_inode(inode, flags);
2126 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
2127 flags &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
2128 dirtytime = flags & I_DIRTY_TIME;
2131 * Paired with smp_mb() in __writeback_single_inode() for the
2132 * following lockless i_state test. See there for details.
2136 if (((inode->i_state & flags) == flags) ||
2137 (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE)))
2140 if (unlikely(block_dump))
2141 block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);
2143 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
2144 if (dirtytime && (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_INODE))
2145 goto out_unlock_inode;
2146 if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
2147 const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
2149 inode_attach_wb(inode, NULL);
2151 if (flags & I_DIRTY_INODE)
2152 inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
2153 inode->i_state |= flags;
2156 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
2157 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
2158 * superblock list, based upon its state.
2160 if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
2161 goto out_unlock_inode;
2164 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
2165 * dirty list. Add blockdev inodes as well.
2167 if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
2168 if (inode_unhashed(inode))
2169 goto out_unlock_inode;
2171 if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
2172 goto out_unlock_inode;
2175 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
2176 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
2179 struct bdi_writeback *wb;
2180 struct list_head *dirty_list;
2181 bool wakeup_bdi = false;
2183 wb = locked_inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
2185 WARN(bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi) &&
2186 !test_bit(WB_registered, &wb->state),
2187 "bdi-%s not registered\n", wb->bdi->name);
2189 inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
2191 inode->dirtied_time_when = jiffies;
2193 if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)
2194 dirty_list = &wb->b_dirty;
2196 dirty_list = &wb->b_dirty_time;
2198 wakeup_bdi = inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb,
2201 spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
2202 trace_writeback_dirty_inode_enqueue(inode);
2205 * If this is the first dirty inode for this bdi,
2206 * we have to wake-up the corresponding bdi thread
2207 * to make sure background write-back happens
2210 if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(wb->bdi) && wakeup_bdi)
2211 wb_wakeup_delayed(wb);
2216 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2218 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);
2221 * The @s_sync_lock is used to serialise concurrent sync operations
2222 * to avoid lock contention problems with concurrent wait_sb_inodes() calls.
2223 * Concurrent callers will block on the s_sync_lock rather than doing contending
2224 * walks. The queueing maintains sync(2) required behaviour as all the IO that
2225 * has been issued up to the time this function is enter is guaranteed to be
2226 * completed by the time we have gained the lock and waited for all IO that is
2227 * in progress regardless of the order callers are granted the lock.
2229 static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
2231 LIST_HEAD(sync_list);
2234 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
2235 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
2237 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2239 mutex_lock(&sb->s_sync_lock);
2242 * Splice the writeback list onto a temporary list to avoid waiting on
2243 * inodes that have started writeback after this point.
2245 * Use rcu_read_lock() to keep the inodes around until we have a
2246 * reference. s_inode_wblist_lock protects sb->s_inodes_wb as well as
2247 * the local list because inodes can be dropped from either by writeback
2251 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2252 list_splice_init(&sb->s_inodes_wb, &sync_list);
2255 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback, because
2256 * there may have been pages dirtied before our sync call, but which had
2257 * writeout started before we write it out. In which case, the inode
2258 * may not be on the dirty list, but we still have to wait for that
2261 while (!list_empty(&sync_list)) {
2262 struct inode *inode = list_first_entry(&sync_list, struct inode,
2264 struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
2267 * Move each inode back to the wb list before we drop the lock
2268 * to preserve consistency between i_wb_list and the mapping
2269 * writeback tag. Writeback completion is responsible to remove
2270 * the inode from either list once the writeback tag is cleared.
2272 list_move_tail(&inode->i_wb_list, &sb->s_inodes_wb);
2275 * The mapping can appear untagged while still on-list since we
2276 * do not have the mapping lock. Skip it here, wb completion
2279 if (!mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK))
2282 spin_unlock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2284 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
2285 if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW)) {
2286 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2288 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2292 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
2296 * We keep the error status of individual mapping so that
2297 * applications can catch the writeback error using fsync(2).
2298 * See filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors() for details.
2300 filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors(mapping);
2307 spin_lock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2309 spin_unlock_irq(&sb->s_inode_wblist_lock);
2311 mutex_unlock(&sb->s_sync_lock);
2314 static void __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr,
2315 enum wb_reason reason, bool skip_if_busy)
2317 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
2318 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
2320 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE,
2321 .tagged_writepages = 1,
2326 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
2328 if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi) || bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
2330 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2332 bdi_split_work_to_wbs(sb->s_bdi, &work, skip_if_busy);
2333 wb_wait_for_completion(bdi, &done);
2337 * writeback_inodes_sb_nr - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
2338 * @sb: the superblock
2339 * @nr: the number of pages to write
2340 * @reason: reason why some writeback work initiated
2342 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
2343 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
2344 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
2346 void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb,
2348 enum wb_reason reason)
2350 __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason, false);
2352 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
2355 * writeback_inodes_sb - writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
2356 * @sb: the superblock
2357 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
2359 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
2360 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
2361 * for IO completion of submitted IO.
2363 void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
2365 return writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
2367 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
2370 * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway
2371 * @sb: the superblock
2372 * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
2374 * Invoke __writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
2376 void try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
2378 if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount))
2381 __writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason, true);
2382 up_read(&sb->s_umount);
2384 EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb);
2387 * sync_inodes_sb - sync sb inode pages
2388 * @sb: the superblock
2390 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
2393 void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
2395 DEFINE_WB_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
2396 struct wb_writeback_work work = {
2398 .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
2399 .nr_pages = LONG_MAX,
2402 .reason = WB_REASON_SYNC,
2405 struct backing_dev_info *bdi = sb->s_bdi;
2408 * Can't skip on !bdi_has_dirty() because we should wait for !dirty
2409 * inodes under writeback and I_DIRTY_TIME inodes ignored by
2410 * bdi_has_dirty() need to be written out too.
2412 if (bdi == &noop_backing_dev_info)
2414 WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
2416 bdi_split_work_to_wbs(bdi, &work, false);
2417 wb_wait_for_completion(bdi, &done);
2421 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
2424 * write_inode_now - write an inode to disk
2425 * @inode: inode to write to disk
2426 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
2428 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
2429 * primarily needed by knfsd.
2431 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
2433 int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
2435 struct writeback_control wbc = {
2436 .nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
2437 .sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
2439 .range_end = LLONG_MAX,
2442 if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
2443 wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
2446 return writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
2448 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
2451 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
2452 * @inode: the inode to sync
2453 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
2455 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk. It will also
2456 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
2457 * update inode->i_state.
2459 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
2461 int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
2463 return writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
2465 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
2468 * sync_inode_metadata - write an inode to disk
2469 * @inode: the inode to sync
2470 * @wait: wait for I/O to complete.
2472 * Write an inode to disk and adjust its dirty state after completion.
2474 * Note: only writes the actual inode, no associated data or other metadata.
2476 int sync_inode_metadata(struct inode *inode, int wait)
2478 struct writeback_control wbc = {
2479 .sync_mode = wait ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
2480 .nr_to_write = 0, /* metadata-only */
2483 return sync_inode(inode, &wbc);
2485 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode_metadata);