linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/9] writeback: propagate the various reasons for writeback

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Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:07:49 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-block@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] writeback: propagate the various reasons for writeback

Avoid losing context by propagating the various reason why we
initiate writeback. If we are doing more important reclaim or
synchronous writeback, the lower levels should know about it.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
---
 fs/fs-writeback.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index fee81e8768c9..4300ee7b1139 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct wb_writeback_work {
 	unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
 	unsigned int for_background:1;
 	unsigned int for_sync:1;	/* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
+	unsigned int for_reclaim:1;	/* for mem reclaim */
 	unsigned int auto_free:1;	/* free on completion */
 	enum wb_reason reason;		/* why was writeback initiated? */
 
@@ -944,6 +945,17 @@ void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
 	work->reason	= reason;
 	work->auto_free	= 1;
 
+	switch (reason) {
+	case WB_REASON_TRY_TO_FREE_PAGES:
+	case WB_REASON_FREE_MORE_MEM:
+		work->for_reclaim = 1;
+	case WB_REASON_SYNC:
+		work->for_sync = 1;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	wb_queue_work(wb, work);
 }
 
@@ -1446,6 +1458,7 @@ static long writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
 		.for_kupdate		= work->for_kupdate,
 		.for_background		= work->for_background,
 		.for_sync		= work->for_sync,
+		.for_reclaim		= work->for_reclaim,
 		.range_cyclic		= work->range_cyclic,
 		.range_start		= 0,
 		.range_end		= LLONG_MAX,
-- 
2.8.0.rc4.6.g7e4ba36