linux-kernel - [GIT PULL] writeback updates for -rc1

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Date:	Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:12:01 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	fengguang.wu@...el.com, jack@...e.cz
Subject: [GIT PULL] writeback updates for -rc1

Hi Linus,

Last round of tweaks/cleanups to the writeback code for -rc1. Please
pull.

  git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block.git writeback

Jan Kara (1):
      fs: Fix busyloop in wb_writeback()

Jens Axboe (5):
      writeback: improve readability of the wb_writeback() continue/break logic
      writeback: get rid to incorrect references to pdflush in comments
      writeback: don't resort for a single super_block in move_expired_inodes()
      writeback: make the super_block pinning more efficient
      writeback: writeback_inodes_sb() should use bdi_start_writeback()

Shaohua Li (1):
      writeback: move inodes from one super_block together

Wu Fengguang (5):
      writeback: balance_dirty_pages() shall write more than dirtied pages
      writeback: stop background writeback when below background threshold
      writeback: kupdate writeback shall not stop when more io is possible
      writeback: cleanup writeback_single_inode()
      writeback: don't delay inodes redirtied by a fast dirtier

 fs/buffer.c         |   10 ++--
 fs/fs-writeback.c   |  161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 mm/page-writeback.c |   30 ++++++----
 mm/shmem.c          |    5 +-
 mm/vmscan.c         |    8 +-
 5 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

-- 
Jens Axboe

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