linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] f2fs: no need to wait on page writebck to meta pages

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Date:	Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:33:42 +0900
From:	Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>
To:	unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:	Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] f2fs: no need to wait on page writebck to meta pages

This patch removes grab_cache_page_write_begin for meta pages.

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@...sung.com>
---
 fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 1346ce9..b6f6ead 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@ struct page *grab_meta_page(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, pgoff_t index)
 	struct address_space *mapping = META_MAPPING(sbi);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 repeat:
-	page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, AOP_FLAG_NOFS);
+	page = grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
 	if (!page) {
 		cond_resched();
 		goto repeat;
 	}
+	/* meta pages should not be under writeback */
+	if (PageWriteback(page))
+		WARN_ON(1);
 
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
 	return page;
-- 
1.8.4.474.g128a96c

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