From d6c10f1fc8626dc55946f4768ae322b4c57b07dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tejun Heo Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 17:13:45 -0400 Subject: writeback: implement WB_has_dirty_io wb_state flag Currently, wb_has_dirty_io() determines whether a wb (bdi_writeback) has any dirty inode by testing all three IO lists on each invocation without actively keeping track. For cgroup writeback support, a single bdi will host multiple wb's each of which will host dirty inodes separately and we'll need to make bdi_has_dirty_io(), which currently only represents the root wb, aggregate has_dirty_io from all member wb's, which requires tracking transitions in has_dirty_io state on each wb. This patch introduces inode_wb_list_{move|del}_locked() to consolidate IO list operations leaving queue_io() the only other function which directly manipulates IO lists (via move_expired_inodes()). All three functions are updated to call wb_io_lists_[de]populated() which keep track of whether the wb has dirty inodes or not and record it using the new WB_has_dirty_io flag. inode_wb_list_moved_locked()'s return value indicates whether the wb had no dirty inodes before. mark_inode_dirty() is restructured so that the return value of inode_wb_list_move_locked() can be used for deciding whether to wake up the wb. While at it, change {bdi|wb}_has_dirty_io()'s return values to bool. These functions were returning 0 and 1 before. Also, add a comment explaining the synchronization of wb_state flags. v2: Updated to accommodate b_dirty_time. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Cc: Jens Axboe Cc: Jan Kara Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h') diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h index eb386766b5f3..7a94b7850b7c 100644 --- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h +++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct dentry; enum wb_state { WB_registered, /* bdi_register() was done */ WB_writeback_running, /* Writeback is in progress */ + WB_has_dirty_io, /* Dirty inodes on ->b_{dirty|io|more_io} */ }; enum wb_congested_state { -- cgit v1.2.1