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Diffstat (limited to 'mm/backing-dev.c')
-rw-r--r-- | mm/backing-dev.c | 259 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 230 deletions
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c index 41733c5dc82..50251749225 100644 --- a/mm/backing-dev.c +++ b/mm/backing-dev.c @@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(noop_backing_dev_info); static struct class *bdi_class; /* - * bdi_lock protects updates to bdi_list and bdi_pending_list, as well as - * reader side protection for bdi_pending_list. bdi_list has RCU reader side + * bdi_lock protects updates to bdi_list. bdi_list has RCU reader side * locking. */ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bdi_lock); LIST_HEAD(bdi_list); -LIST_HEAD(bdi_pending_list); + +/* bdi_wq serves all asynchronous writeback tasks */ +struct workqueue_struct *bdi_wq; void bdi_lock_two(struct bdi_writeback *wb1, struct bdi_writeback *wb2) { @@ -257,6 +258,11 @@ static int __init default_bdi_init(void) { int err; + bdi_wq = alloc_workqueue("writeback", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_FREEZABLE | + WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_SYSFS, 0); + if (!bdi_wq) + return -ENOMEM; + err = bdi_init(&default_backing_dev_info); if (!err) bdi_register(&default_backing_dev_info, NULL, "default"); @@ -271,26 +277,6 @@ int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) return wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb); } -static void wakeup_timer_fn(unsigned long data) -{ - struct backing_dev_info *bdi = (struct backing_dev_info *)data; - - spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); - if (bdi->wb.task) { - trace_writeback_wake_thread(bdi); - wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task); - } else if (bdi->dev) { - /* - * When bdi tasks are inactive for long time, they are killed. - * In this case we have to wake-up the forker thread which - * should create and run the bdi thread. - */ - trace_writeback_wake_forker_thread(bdi); - wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task); - } - spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); -} - /* * This function is used when the first inode for this bdi is marked dirty. It * wakes-up the corresponding bdi thread which should then take care of the @@ -307,176 +293,7 @@ void bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) unsigned long timeout; timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10); - mod_timer(&bdi->wb.wakeup_timer, jiffies + timeout); -} - -/* - * Calculate the longest interval (jiffies) bdi threads are allowed to be - * inactive. - */ -static unsigned long bdi_longest_inactive(void) -{ - unsigned long interval; - - interval = msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10); - return max(5UL * 60 * HZ, interval); -} - -/* - * Clear pending bit and wakeup anybody waiting for flusher thread creation or - * shutdown - */ -static void bdi_clear_pending(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) -{ - clear_bit(BDI_pending, &bdi->state); - smp_mb__after_clear_bit(); - wake_up_bit(&bdi->state, BDI_pending); -} - -static int bdi_forker_thread(void *ptr) -{ - struct bdi_writeback *me = ptr; - - current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE; - set_freezable(); - - /* - * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal - */ - set_user_nice(current, 0); - - for (;;) { - struct task_struct *task = NULL; - struct backing_dev_info *bdi; - enum { - NO_ACTION, /* Nothing to do */ - FORK_THREAD, /* Fork bdi thread */ - KILL_THREAD, /* Kill inactive bdi thread */ - } action = NO_ACTION; - - /* - * Temporary measure, we want to make sure we don't see - * dirty data on the default backing_dev_info - */ - if (wb_has_dirty_io(me) || !list_empty(&me->bdi->work_list)) { - del_timer(&me->wakeup_timer); - wb_do_writeback(me, 0); - } - - spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock); - /* - * In the following loop we are going to check whether we have - * some work to do without any synchronization with tasks - * waking us up to do work for them. Set the task state here - * so that we don't miss wakeups after verifying conditions. - */ - set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); - - list_for_each_entry(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) { - bool have_dirty_io; - - if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) || - bdi_cap_flush_forker(bdi)) - continue; - - WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state), - "bdi %p/%s is not registered!\n", bdi, bdi->name); - - have_dirty_io = !list_empty(&bdi->work_list) || - wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb); - - /* - * If the bdi has work to do, but the thread does not - * exist - create it. - */ - if (!bdi->wb.task && have_dirty_io) { - /* - * Set the pending bit - if someone will try to - * unregister this bdi - it'll wait on this bit. - */ - set_bit(BDI_pending, &bdi->state); - action = FORK_THREAD; - break; - } - - spin_lock(&bdi->wb_lock); - - /* - * If there is no work to do and the bdi thread was - * inactive long enough - kill it. The wb_lock is taken - * to make sure no-one adds more work to this bdi and - * wakes the bdi thread up. - */ - if (bdi->wb.task && !have_dirty_io && - time_after(jiffies, bdi->wb.last_active + - bdi_longest_inactive())) { - task = bdi->wb.task; - bdi->wb.task = NULL; - spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock); - set_bit(BDI_pending, &bdi->state); - action = KILL_THREAD; - break; - } - spin_unlock(&bdi->wb_lock); - } - spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock); - - /* Keep working if default bdi still has things to do */ - if (!list_empty(&me->bdi->work_list)) - __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); - - switch (action) { - case FORK_THREAD: - __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); - task = kthread_create(bdi_writeback_thread, &bdi->wb, - "flush-%s", dev_name(bdi->dev)); - if (IS_ERR(task)) { - /* - * If thread creation fails, force writeout of - * the bdi from the thread. Hopefully 1024 is - * large enough for efficient IO. - */ - writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, 1024, - WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD); - } else { - /* - * The spinlock makes sure we do not lose - * wake-ups when racing with 'bdi_queue_work()'. - * And as soon as the bdi thread is visible, we - * can start it. - */ - spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); - bdi->wb.task = task; - spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); - wake_up_process(task); - } - bdi_clear_pending(bdi); - break; - - case KILL_THREAD: - __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); - kthread_stop(task); - bdi_clear_pending(bdi); - break; - - case NO_ACTION: - if (!wb_has_dirty_io(me) || !dirty_writeback_interval) - /* - * There are no dirty data. The only thing we - * should now care about is checking for - * inactive bdi threads and killing them. Thus, - * let's sleep for longer time, save energy and - * be friendly for battery-driven devices. - */ - schedule_timeout(bdi_longest_inactive()); - else - schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10)); - try_to_freeze(); - break; - } - } - - return 0; + mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &bdi->wb.dwork, timeout); } /* @@ -489,6 +306,9 @@ static void bdi_remove_from_list(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock); synchronize_rcu_expedited(); + + /* bdi_list is now unused, clear it to mark @bdi dying */ + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->bdi_list); } int bdi_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct device *parent, @@ -508,20 +328,6 @@ int bdi_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct device *parent, bdi->dev = dev; - /* - * Just start the forker thread for our default backing_dev_info, - * and add other bdi's to the list. They will get a thread created - * on-demand when they need it. - */ - if (bdi_cap_flush_forker(bdi)) { - struct bdi_writeback *wb = &bdi->wb; - - wb->task = kthread_run(bdi_forker_thread, wb, "bdi-%s", - dev_name(dev)); - if (IS_ERR(wb->task)) - return PTR_ERR(wb->task); - } - bdi_debug_register(bdi, dev_name(dev)); set_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state); @@ -545,8 +351,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_register_dev); */ static void bdi_wb_shutdown(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { - struct task_struct *task; - if (!bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) return; @@ -556,22 +360,20 @@ static void bdi_wb_shutdown(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) bdi_remove_from_list(bdi); /* - * If setup is pending, wait for that to complete first + * Drain work list and shutdown the delayed_work. At this point, + * @bdi->bdi_list is empty telling bdi_Writeback_workfn() that @bdi + * is dying and its work_list needs to be drained no matter what. */ - wait_on_bit(&bdi->state, BDI_pending, bdi_sched_wait, - TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); + mod_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &bdi->wb.dwork, 0); + flush_delayed_work(&bdi->wb.dwork); + WARN_ON(!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)); /* - * Finally, kill the kernel thread. We don't need to be RCU - * safe anymore, since the bdi is gone from visibility. + * This shouldn't be necessary unless @bdi for some reason has + * unflushed dirty IO after work_list is drained. Do it anyway + * just in case. */ - spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); - task = bdi->wb.task; - bdi->wb.task = NULL; - spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); - - if (task) - kthread_stop(task); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bdi->wb.dwork); } /* @@ -597,10 +399,8 @@ void bdi_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) bdi_set_min_ratio(bdi, 0); trace_writeback_bdi_unregister(bdi); bdi_prune_sb(bdi); - del_timer_sync(&bdi->wb.wakeup_timer); - if (!bdi_cap_flush_forker(bdi)) - bdi_wb_shutdown(bdi); + bdi_wb_shutdown(bdi); bdi_debug_unregister(bdi); spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock); @@ -622,7 +422,7 @@ static void bdi_wb_init(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct backing_dev_info *bdi) INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_io); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_more_io); spin_lock_init(&wb->list_lock); - setup_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer, wakeup_timer_fn, (unsigned long)bdi); + INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&wb->dwork, bdi_writeback_workfn); } /* @@ -695,12 +495,11 @@ void bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) bdi_unregister(bdi); /* - * If bdi_unregister() had already been called earlier, the - * wakeup_timer could still be armed because bdi_prune_sb() - * can race with the bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed() calls from - * __mark_inode_dirty(). + * If bdi_unregister() had already been called earlier, the dwork + * could still be pending because bdi_prune_sb() can race with the + * bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed() calls from __mark_inode_dirty(). */ - del_timer_sync(&bdi->wb.wakeup_timer); + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bdi->wb.dwork); for (i = 0; i < NR_BDI_STAT_ITEMS; i++) percpu_counter_destroy(&bdi->bdi_stat[i]); |