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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:42:37 +0200
From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz,
hch@...radead.org, hannes@...xchg.org,
linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, vgoyal@...hat.com,
lizefan@...wei.com, cgroups@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
mhocko@...e.cz, clm@...com, fengguang.wu@...el.com,
david@...morbit.com, gthelen@...gle.com, khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru
Subject: Re: [PATCH 31/51] writeback: implement WB_has_dirty_io wb_state flag
On Fri 22-05-15 17:13:45, Tejun Heo wrote:
> 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.
Looks good. You can add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
Honza
>
> v2: Updated to accommodate b_dirty_time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> ---
> fs/fs-writeback.c | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h | 1 +
> include/linux/backing-dev.h | 8 ++-
> mm/backing-dev.c | 2 +-
> 4 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
> index 7ec491b..0a90dc55 100644
> --- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
> +++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
> @@ -93,6 +93,66 @@ static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
>
> EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(wbc_writepage);
>
> +static bool wb_io_lists_populated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> +{
> + if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb)) {
> + return false;
> + } else {
> + set_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
> + return true;
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static void wb_io_lists_depopulated(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> +{
> + if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && list_empty(&wb->b_dirty) &&
> + list_empty(&wb->b_io) && list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
> + clear_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * inode_wb_list_move_locked - move an inode onto a bdi_writeback IO list
> + * @inode: inode to be moved
> + * @wb: target bdi_writeback
> + * @head: one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io}
> + *
> + * Move @inode->i_wb_list to @list of @wb and set %WB_has_dirty_io.
> + * Returns %true if @inode is the first occupant of the !dirty_time IO
> + * lists; otherwise, %false.
> + */
> +static bool inode_wb_list_move_locked(struct inode *inode,
> + struct bdi_writeback *wb,
> + struct list_head *head)
> +{
> + assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
> +
> + list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, head);
> +
> + /* dirty_time doesn't count as dirty_io until expiration */
> + if (head != &wb->b_dirty_time)
> + return wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
> +
> + wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
> + return false;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * inode_wb_list_del_locked - remove an inode from its bdi_writeback IO list
> + * @inode: inode to be removed
> + * @wb: bdi_writeback @inode is being removed from
> + *
> + * Remove @inode which may be on one of @wb->b_{dirty|io|more_io} lists and
> + * clear %WB_has_dirty_io if all are empty afterwards.
> + */
> +static void inode_wb_list_del_locked(struct inode *inode,
> + struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> +{
> + assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
> +
> + list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
> + wb_io_lists_depopulated(wb);
> +}
> +
> static void wb_wakeup(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> {
> spin_lock_bh(&wb->work_lock);
> @@ -217,7 +277,7 @@ void inode_wb_list_del(struct inode *inode)
> struct bdi_writeback *wb = inode_to_wb(inode);
>
> spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
> - list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
> + inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
> spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
> }
>
> @@ -232,7 +292,6 @@ void inode_wb_list_del(struct inode *inode)
> */
> static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> {
> - assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
> if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
> struct inode *tail;
>
> @@ -240,7 +299,7 @@ static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
> inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
> }
> - list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_dirty);
> + inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -248,8 +307,7 @@ static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> */
> static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> {
> - assert_spin_locked(&wb->list_lock);
> - list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_more_io);
> + inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_more_io);
> }
>
> static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
> @@ -358,6 +416,8 @@ static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct wb_writeback_work *work)
> moved = move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, 0, work);
> moved += move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty_time, &wb->b_io,
> EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME, work);
> + if (moved)
> + wb_io_lists_populated(wb);
> trace_writeback_queue_io(wb, work, moved);
> }
>
> @@ -483,10 +543,10 @@ static void requeue_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
> redirty_tail(inode, wb);
> } else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
> inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
> - list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &wb->b_dirty_time);
> + inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty_time);
> } else {
> /* The inode is clean. Remove from writeback lists. */
> - list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
> + inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
> }
> }
>
> @@ -628,7 +688,7 @@ writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
> * touch it. See comment above for explanation.
> */
> if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
> - list_del_init(&inode->i_wb_list);
> + inode_wb_list_del_locked(inode, wb);
> spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
> inode_sync_complete(inode);
> out:
> @@ -1327,37 +1387,39 @@ void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
> * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
> */
> if (!was_dirty) {
> + struct list_head *dirty_list;
> bool wakeup_bdi = false;
> bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
>
> spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
> spin_lock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
> - if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
> - WARN(!test_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state),
> - "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
>
> - /*
> - * If this is the first dirty inode for this
> - * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
> - * bdi thread to make sure background
> - * write-back happens later.
> - */
> - if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
> - wakeup_bdi = true;
> - }
> + WARN(bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) &&
> + !test_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state),
> + "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);
>
> inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
> if (dirtytime)
> inode->dirtied_time_when = jiffies;
> +
> if (inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_PAGES))
> - list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
> + dirty_list = &bdi->wb.b_dirty;
> else
> - list_move(&inode->i_wb_list,
> - &bdi->wb.b_dirty_time);
> + dirty_list = &bdi->wb.b_dirty_time;
> +
> + wakeup_bdi = inode_wb_list_move_locked(inode, &bdi->wb,
> + dirty_list);
> +
> spin_unlock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
> trace_writeback_dirty_inode_enqueue(inode);
>
> - if (wakeup_bdi)
> + /*
> + * If this is the first dirty inode for this bdi,
> + * we have to wake-up the corresponding bdi thread
> + * to make sure background write-back happens
> + * later.
> + */
> + if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) && wakeup_bdi)
> wb_wakeup_delayed(&bdi->wb);
> return;
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
> index eb38676..7a94b78 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 {
> diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev.h b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> index 6f08821..3c8403c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> +++ b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
> enum wb_reason reason);
> void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
> void wb_workfn(struct work_struct *work);
> -int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
> +bool bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
> void wb_wakeup_delayed(struct bdi_writeback *wb);
>
> extern spinlock_t bdi_lock;
> @@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ extern struct list_head bdi_list;
>
> extern struct workqueue_struct *bdi_wq;
>
> -static inline int wb_has_dirty_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> +static inline bool wb_has_dirty_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
> {
> - return !list_empty(&wb->b_dirty) ||
> - !list_empty(&wb->b_io) ||
> - !list_empty(&wb->b_more_io);
> + return test_bit(WB_has_dirty_io, &wb->state);
> }
>
> static inline void __add_wb_stat(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
> diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
> index 5029c4a..161ddf1 100644
> --- a/mm/backing-dev.c
> +++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
> @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int __init default_bdi_init(void)
> }
> subsys_initcall(default_bdi_init);
>
> -int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
> +bool bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
> {
> return wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb);
> }
> --
> 2.4.0
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, CR
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