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1da177e4 1/*
f30c2269 2 * include/linux/writeback.h
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3 */
4#ifndef WRITEBACK_H
5#define WRITEBACK_H
6
e8edc6e0 7#include <linux/sched.h>
a27bb332 8#include <linux/workqueue.h>
f5ff8422 9#include <linux/fs.h>
380c27ca 10#include <linux/flex_proportions.h>
21c6321f 11#include <linux/backing-dev-defs.h>
e8edc6e0 12
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13DECLARE_PER_CPU(int, dirty_throttle_leaks);
14
ffd1f609 15/*
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16 * The 1/4 region under the global dirty thresh is for smooth dirty throttling:
17 *
18 * (thresh - thresh/DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE, thresh)
19 *
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20 * Further beyond, all dirtier tasks will enter a loop waiting (possibly long
21 * time) for the dirty pages to drop, unless written enough pages.
22 *
23 * The global dirty threshold is normally equal to the global dirty limit,
24 * except when the system suddenly allocates a lot of anonymous memory and
25 * knocks down the global dirty threshold quickly, in which case the global
26 * dirty limit will follow down slowly to prevent livelocking all dirtier tasks.
27 */
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28#define DIRTY_SCOPE 8
29#define DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE (DIRTY_SCOPE / 2)
ffd1f609 30
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31struct backing_dev_info;
32
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33/*
34 * fs/fs-writeback.c
35 */
36enum writeback_sync_modes {
37 WB_SYNC_NONE, /* Don't wait on anything */
38 WB_SYNC_ALL, /* Wait on every mapping */
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39};
40
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41/*
42 * why some writeback work was initiated
43 */
44enum wb_reason {
45 WB_REASON_BACKGROUND,
46 WB_REASON_TRY_TO_FREE_PAGES,
47 WB_REASON_SYNC,
48 WB_REASON_PERIODIC,
49 WB_REASON_LAPTOP_TIMER,
50 WB_REASON_FREE_MORE_MEM,
51 WB_REASON_FS_FREE_SPACE,
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52 /*
53 * There is no bdi forker thread any more and works are done
54 * by emergency worker, however, this is TPs userland visible
55 * and we'll be exposing exactly the same information,
56 * so it has a mismatch name.
57 */
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58 WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD,
59
60 WB_REASON_MAX,
61};
0e175a18 62
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63/*
64 * A control structure which tells the writeback code what to do. These are
65 * always on the stack, and hence need no locking. They are always initialised
66 * in a manner such that unspecified fields are set to zero.
67 */
68struct writeback_control {
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69 long nr_to_write; /* Write this many pages, and decrement
70 this for each page written */
71 long pages_skipped; /* Pages which were not written */
72
73 /*
95468fd4 74 * For a_ops->writepages(): if start or end are non-zero then this is
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75 * a hint that the filesystem need only write out the pages inside that
76 * byterange. The byte at `end' is included in the writeout request.
77 */
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78 loff_t range_start;
79 loff_t range_end;
1da177e4 80
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81 enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
82
22905f77 83 unsigned for_kupdate:1; /* A kupdate writeback */
b17621fe 84 unsigned for_background:1; /* A background writeback */
6e6938b6 85 unsigned tagged_writepages:1; /* tag-and-write to avoid livelock */
22905f77 86 unsigned for_reclaim:1; /* Invoked from the page allocator */
111ebb6e 87 unsigned range_cyclic:1; /* range_start is cyclic */
7747bd4b 88 unsigned for_sync:1; /* sync(2) WB_SYNC_ALL writeback */
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89#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
90 struct bdi_writeback *wb; /* wb this writeback is issued under */
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91 struct inode *inode; /* inode being written out */
92
93 /* foreign inode detection, see wbc_detach_inode() */
94 int wb_id; /* current wb id */
95 int wb_lcand_id; /* last foreign candidate wb id */
96 int wb_tcand_id; /* this foreign candidate wb id */
97 size_t wb_bytes; /* bytes written by current wb */
98 size_t wb_lcand_bytes; /* bytes written by last candidate */
99 size_t wb_tcand_bytes; /* bytes written by this candidate */
b16b1deb 100#endif
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101};
102
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103/*
104 * A wb_domain represents a domain that wb's (bdi_writeback's) belong to
105 * and are measured against each other in. There always is one global
106 * domain, global_wb_domain, that every wb in the system is a member of.
107 * This allows measuring the relative bandwidth of each wb to distribute
108 * dirtyable memory accordingly.
109 */
110struct wb_domain {
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111 spinlock_t lock;
112
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113 /*
114 * Scale the writeback cache size proportional to the relative
115 * writeout speed.
116 *
117 * We do this by keeping a floating proportion between BDIs, based
118 * on page writeback completions [end_page_writeback()]. Those
119 * devices that write out pages fastest will get the larger share,
120 * while the slower will get a smaller share.
121 *
122 * We use page writeout completions because we are interested in
123 * getting rid of dirty pages. Having them written out is the
124 * primary goal.
125 *
126 * We introduce a concept of time, a period over which we measure
127 * these events, because demand can/will vary over time. The length
128 * of this period itself is measured in page writeback completions.
129 */
130 struct fprop_global completions;
131 struct timer_list period_timer; /* timer for aging of completions */
132 unsigned long period_time;
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133
134 /*
135 * The dirtyable memory and dirty threshold could be suddenly
136 * knocked down by a large amount (eg. on the startup of KVM in a
137 * swapless system). This may throw the system into deep dirty
138 * exceeded state and throttle heavy/light dirtiers alike. To
139 * retain good responsiveness, maintain global_dirty_limit for
140 * tracking slowly down to the knocked down dirty threshold.
141 *
142 * Both fields are protected by ->lock.
143 */
144 unsigned long dirty_limit_tstamp;
145 unsigned long dirty_limit;
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146};
147
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148/**
149 * wb_domain_size_changed - memory available to a wb_domain has changed
150 * @dom: wb_domain of interest
151 *
152 * This function should be called when the amount of memory available to
153 * @dom has changed. It resets @dom's dirty limit parameters to prevent
154 * the past values which don't match the current configuration from skewing
155 * dirty throttling. Without this, when memory size of a wb_domain is
156 * greatly reduced, the dirty throttling logic may allow too many pages to
157 * be dirtied leading to consecutive unnecessary OOMs and may get stuck in
158 * that situation.
159 */
160static inline void wb_domain_size_changed(struct wb_domain *dom)
161{
162 spin_lock(&dom->lock);
163 dom->dirty_limit_tstamp = jiffies;
164 dom->dirty_limit = 0;
165 spin_unlock(&dom->lock);
166}
167
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168/*
169 * fs/fs-writeback.c
170 */
03ba3782 171struct bdi_writeback;
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172void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason);
173void writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr,
174 enum wb_reason reason);
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175bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *, enum wb_reason reason);
176bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *, unsigned long nr,
177 enum wb_reason reason);
0dc83bd3 178void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *);
0e175a18 179void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason);
169ebd90 180void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode);
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181
182/* writeback.h requires fs.h; it, too, is not included from here. */
183static inline void wait_on_inode(struct inode *inode)
184{
185 might_sleep();
74316201 186 wait_on_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_NEW, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
1da177e4 187}
1c0eeaf5 188
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189#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
190
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191#include <linux/cgroup.h>
192#include <linux/bio.h>
193
21c6321f 194void __inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page);
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195void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
196 struct inode *inode)
197 __releases(&inode->i_lock);
198void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc);
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199void wbc_account_io(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct page *page,
200 size_t bytes);
a1a0e23e 201void cgroup_writeback_umount(void);
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202
203/**
204 * inode_attach_wb - associate an inode with its wb
205 * @inode: inode of interest
206 * @page: page being dirtied (may be NULL)
207 *
208 * If @inode doesn't have its wb, associate it with the wb matching the
209 * memcg of @page or, if @page is NULL, %current. May be called w/ or w/o
210 * @inode->i_lock.
211 */
212static inline void inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
213{
214 if (!inode->i_wb)
215 __inode_attach_wb(inode, page);
216}
217
218/**
219 * inode_detach_wb - disassociate an inode from its wb
220 * @inode: inode of interest
221 *
222 * @inode is being freed. Detach from its wb.
223 */
224static inline void inode_detach_wb(struct inode *inode)
225{
226 if (inode->i_wb) {
227 wb_put(inode->i_wb);
228 inode->i_wb = NULL;
229 }
230}
231
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232/**
233 * wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode - associate wbc and inode for fdatawrite
234 * @wbc: writeback_control of interest
235 * @inode: target inode
236 *
237 * This function is to be used by __filemap_fdatawrite_range(), which is an
238 * alternative entry point into writeback code, and first ensures @inode is
239 * associated with a bdi_writeback and attaches it to @wbc.
240 */
241static inline void wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
242 struct inode *inode)
243{
244 spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
245 inode_attach_wb(inode, NULL);
246 wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(wbc, inode);
247}
248
249/**
250 * wbc_init_bio - writeback specific initializtion of bio
251 * @wbc: writeback_control for the writeback in progress
252 * @bio: bio to be initialized
253 *
254 * @bio is a part of the writeback in progress controlled by @wbc. Perform
255 * writeback specific initialization. This is used to apply the cgroup
256 * writeback context.
257 */
258static inline void wbc_init_bio(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct bio *bio)
259{
260 /*
261 * pageout() path doesn't attach @wbc to the inode being written
262 * out. This is intentional as we don't want the function to block
263 * behind a slow cgroup. Ultimately, we want pageout() to kick off
264 * regular writeback instead of writing things out itself.
265 */
266 if (wbc->wb)
267 bio_associate_blkcg(bio, wbc->wb->blkcg_css);
268}
269
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270#else /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
271
272static inline void inode_attach_wb(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
273{
274}
275
276static inline void inode_detach_wb(struct inode *inode)
277{
278}
279
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280static inline void wbc_attach_and_unlock_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
281 struct inode *inode)
282 __releases(&inode->i_lock)
283{
284 spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
285}
286
287static inline void wbc_attach_fdatawrite_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc,
288 struct inode *inode)
289{
290}
291
292static inline void wbc_detach_inode(struct writeback_control *wbc)
293{
294}
295
296static inline void wbc_init_bio(struct writeback_control *wbc, struct bio *bio)
297{
298}
299
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300static inline void wbc_account_io(struct writeback_control *wbc,
301 struct page *page, size_t bytes)
302{
303}
304
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305static inline void cgroup_writeback_umount(void)
306{
307}
308
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309#endif /* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
310
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311/*
312 * mm/page-writeback.c
313 */
c2c4986e 314#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
31373d09 315void laptop_io_completion(struct backing_dev_info *info);
1da177e4 316void laptop_sync_completion(void);
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317void laptop_mode_sync(struct work_struct *work);
318void laptop_mode_timer_fn(unsigned long data);
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319#else
320static inline void laptop_sync_completion(void) { }
321#endif
232ea4d6 322void throttle_vm_writeout(gfp_t gfp_mask);
a756cf59 323bool zone_dirty_ok(struct zone *zone);
380c27ca 324int wb_domain_init(struct wb_domain *dom, gfp_t gfp);
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325#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
326void wb_domain_exit(struct wb_domain *dom);
327#endif
1da177e4 328
dcc25ae7 329extern struct wb_domain global_wb_domain;
c42843f2 330
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331/* These are exported to sysctl. */
332extern int dirty_background_ratio;
2da02997 333extern unsigned long dirty_background_bytes;
1da177e4 334extern int vm_dirty_ratio;
2da02997 335extern unsigned long vm_dirty_bytes;
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336extern unsigned int dirty_writeback_interval;
337extern unsigned int dirty_expire_interval;
1efff914 338extern unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval;
195cf453 339extern int vm_highmem_is_dirtyable;
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340extern int block_dump;
341extern int laptop_mode;
342
2da02997 343extern int dirty_background_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 344 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
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345 loff_t *ppos);
346extern int dirty_background_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 347 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
2da02997 348 loff_t *ppos);
04fbfdc1 349extern int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 350 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
04fbfdc1 351 loff_t *ppos);
2da02997 352extern int dirty_bytes_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
8d65af78 353 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
2da02997 354 loff_t *ppos);
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355int dirtytime_interval_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
356 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
04fbfdc1 357
1da177e4 358struct ctl_table;
8d65af78 359int dirty_writeback_centisecs_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,
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360 void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
361
16c4042f 362void global_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, unsigned long *pdirty);
0d960a38 363unsigned long wb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long thresh);
a88a341a 364
8a731799 365void wb_update_bandwidth(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long start_time);
1da177e4 366void page_writeback_init(void);
d0e1d66b 367void balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited(struct address_space *mapping);
aa661bbe 368bool wb_over_bg_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb);
fa5a734e 369
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370typedef int (*writepage_t)(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc,
371 void *data);
372
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373int generic_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
374 struct writeback_control *wbc);
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375void tag_pages_for_writeback(struct address_space *mapping,
376 pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);
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377int write_cache_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
378 struct writeback_control *wbc, writepage_t writepage,
379 void *data);
1da177e4 380int do_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc);
2d1d43f6 381void writeback_set_ratelimit(void);
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382void tag_pages_for_writeback(struct address_space *mapping,
383 pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end);
1da177e4 384
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385void account_page_redirty(struct page *page);
386
1da177e4 387#endif /* WRITEBACK_H */