linux-ext4 - [PATCH 1/3] quota: optimize mark

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Date:	Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:15:38 +0300
From:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz,
	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] quota: optimize mark_dirty logic

- Skipp locking if quota is dirty already.
- Return old quota state to help fs-specciffic implementation to optimize
  case where quota was dirty already.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
---
 fs/quota/dquot.c |   13 +++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index e0b870f..88a8ef2 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -319,14 +319,23 @@ static inline int mark_dquot_dirty(struct dquot *dquot)
 	return dquot->dq_sb->dq_op->mark_dirty(dquot);
 }
 
+/* Mark dquot dirty in atomic meaner, and return it's old dirty flag state */
 int dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(struct dquot *dquot)
 {
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	/* If quota is dirtly already we don't have to acquire dq_list_lock */
+	if (test_bit(DQ_MOD_B, &dquot->dq_flags))
+		return 1;
+
 	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(DQ_MOD_B, &dquot->dq_flags))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(DQ_MOD_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) {
 		list_add(&dquot->dq_dirty, &sb_dqopt(dquot->dq_sb)->
 				info[dquot->dq_type].dqi_dirty_list);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dquot_mark_dquot_dirty);
 
-- 
1.6.6.1

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