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author | Jiro SEKIBA <jir@unicus.jp> | 2009-07-23 01:33:49 +0900 |
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committer | Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp> | 2009-09-14 18:27:14 +0900 |
commit | 1dfa27105a6cf4171c439fd40a004a0a17838115 (patch) | |
tree | 7d348398a9e623324ca86eafd050b8c12abf3cea /fs/nilfs2 | |
parent | 79efdd94111f30c373fce05e4e5822d8ff671c2a (diff) | |
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nilfs2: stop using periodic write_super callback
This removes nilfs_write_super and commit super block in nilfs
internal thread, instead of periodic write_super callback.
VFS layer calls ->write_super callback periodically. However,
it looks like that calling back is ommited when disk I/O is busy.
And when cleanerd (nilfs GC) is runnig, disk I/O tend to be busy thus
nilfs superblock is not synchronized as nilfs designed.
To avoid it, syncing superblock by nilfs thread instead of pdflush.
Signed-off-by: Jiro SEKIBA <jir@unicus.jp>
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/nilfs2')
-rw-r--r-- | fs/nilfs2/segment.c | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | fs/nilfs2/super.c | 46 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c index 51ff3d0..683df89 100644 --- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c +++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c @@ -2501,7 +2501,8 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, if (test_bit(NILFS_SC_SUPER_ROOT, &sci->sc_flags) && nilfs_discontinued(nilfs)) { down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem); - req->sb_err = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 0); + req->sb_err = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, + nilfs_altsb_need_update(nilfs)); up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem); } } @@ -2689,6 +2690,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg) } else { DEFINE_WAIT(wait); int should_sleep = 1; + struct the_nilfs *nilfs; prepare_to_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); @@ -2709,6 +2711,9 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg) finish_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait); timeout = ((sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT) && time_after_eq(jiffies, sci->sc_timer->expires)); + nilfs = sci->sc_sbi->s_nilfs; + if (sci->sc_super->s_dirt && nilfs_sb_need_update(nilfs)) + set_nilfs_discontinued(nilfs); } goto loop; diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c index 70e8613..ed8ec57 100644 --- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c +++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("A New Implementation of the Log-structured Filesystem " "(NILFS)"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); -static void nilfs_write_super(struct super_block *sb); static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data); /** @@ -335,49 +334,6 @@ static void nilfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb) unlock_kernel(); } -/** - * nilfs_write_super - write super block(s) of NILFS - * @sb: super_block - * - * nilfs_write_super() gets a fs-dependent lock, writes super block(s), and - * clears s_dirt. This function is called in the section protected by - * lock_super(). - * - * The s_dirt flag is managed by each filesystem and we protect it by ns_sem - * of the struct the_nilfs. Lock order must be as follows: - * - * 1. lock_super() - * 2. down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem) - * - * Inside NILFS, locking ns_sem is enough to protect s_dirt and the buffer - * of the super block (nilfs->ns_sbp[]). - * - * In most cases, VFS functions call lock_super() before calling these - * methods. So we must be careful not to bring on deadlocks when using - * lock_super(); see generic_shutdown_super(), write_super(), and so on. - * - * Note that order of lock_kernel() and lock_super() depends on contexts - * of VFS. We should also note that lock_kernel() can be used in its - * protective section and only the outermost one has an effect. - */ -static void nilfs_write_super(struct super_block *sb) -{ - struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb); - struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs; - - down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem); - if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) { - if (!nilfs_discontinued(nilfs) && - !nilfs_sb_need_update(nilfs)) { - up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem); - return; - } - nilfs_commit_super(sbi, nilfs_altsb_need_update(nilfs)); - } - sb->s_dirt = 0; - up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem); -} - static int nilfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait) { struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb); @@ -558,7 +514,7 @@ static struct super_operations nilfs_sops = { /* .drop_inode = nilfs_drop_inode, */ .delete_inode = nilfs_delete_inode, .put_super = nilfs_put_super, - .write_super = nilfs_write_super, + /* .write_super = nilfs_write_super, */ .sync_fs = nilfs_sync_fs, /* .write_super_lockfs */ /* .unlockfs */ |