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diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index f1d201fdcf9..b0360546ac8 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
* mm/page-writeback.c
*
* Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra <pzijlstr@redhat.com>
*
* Contains functions related to writing back dirty pages at the
* address_space level.
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@
*/
static long ratelimit_pages = 32;
-static int dirty_exceeded __cacheline_aligned_in_smp; /* Dirty mem may be over limit */
-
/*
* When balance_dirty_pages decides that the caller needs to perform some
* non-background writeback, this is how many pages it will attempt to write.
@@ -103,6 +102,103 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(laptop_mode);
static void background_writeout(unsigned long _min_pages);
/*
+ * Scale the writeback cache size proportional to the relative writeout speeds.
+ *
+ * We do this by keeping a floating proportion between BDIs, based on page
+ * writeback completions [end_page_writeback()]. Those devices that write out
+ * pages fastest will get the larger share, while the slower will get a smaller
+ * share.
+ *
+ * We use page writeout completions because we are interested in getting rid of
+ * dirty pages. Having them written out is the primary goal.
+ *
+ * We introduce a concept of time, a period over which we measure these events,
+ * because demand can/will vary over time. The length of this period itself is
+ * measured in page writeback completions.
+ *
+ */
+static struct prop_descriptor vm_completions;
+
+static unsigned long determine_dirtyable_memory(void);
+
+/*
+ * couple the period to the dirty_ratio:
+ *
+ * period/2 ~ roundup_pow_of_two(dirty limit)
+ */
+static int calc_period_shift(void)
+{
+ unsigned long dirty_total;
+
+ dirty_total = (vm_dirty_ratio * determine_dirtyable_memory()) / 100;
+ return 2 + ilog2(dirty_total - 1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * update the period when the dirty ratio changes.
+ */
+int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+ struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+ loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ int old_ratio = vm_dirty_ratio;
+ int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+ if (ret == 0 && write && vm_dirty_ratio != old_ratio) {
+ int shift = calc_period_shift();
+ prop_change_shift(&vm_completions, shift);
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Increment the BDI's writeout completion count and the global writeout
+ * completion count. Called from test_clear_page_writeback().
+ */
+static inline void __bdi_writeout_inc(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+ __prop_inc_percpu(&vm_completions, &bdi->completions);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain an accurate fraction of the BDI's portion.
+ */
+static void bdi_writeout_fraction(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
+ long *numerator, long *denominator)
+{
+ if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
+ prop_fraction_percpu(&vm_completions, &bdi->completions,
+ numerator, denominator);
+ } else {
+ *numerator = 0;
+ *denominator = 1;
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clip the earned share of dirty pages to that which is actually available.
+ * This avoids exceeding the total dirty_limit when the floating averages
+ * fluctuate too quickly.
+ */
+static void
+clip_bdi_dirty_limit(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long dirty, long *pbdi_dirty)
+{
+ long avail_dirty;
+
+ avail_dirty = dirty -
+ (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
+ global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK) +
+ global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS));
+
+ if (avail_dirty < 0)
+ avail_dirty = 0;
+
+ avail_dirty += bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE) +
+ bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+
+ *pbdi_dirty = min(*pbdi_dirty, avail_dirty);
+}
+
+/*
* Work out the current dirty-memory clamping and background writeout
* thresholds.
*
@@ -158,8 +254,8 @@ static unsigned long determine_dirtyable_memory(void)
}
static void
-get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty,
- struct address_space *mapping)
+get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty, long *pbdi_dirty,
+ struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
{
int background_ratio; /* Percentages */
int dirty_ratio;
@@ -193,6 +289,22 @@ get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty,
}
*pbackground = background;
*pdirty = dirty;
+
+ if (bdi) {
+ u64 bdi_dirty = dirty;
+ long numerator, denominator;
+
+ /*
+ * Calculate this BDI's share of the dirty ratio.
+ */
+ bdi_writeout_fraction(bdi, &numerator, &denominator);
+
+ bdi_dirty *= numerator;
+ do_div(bdi_dirty, denominator);
+
+ *pbdi_dirty = bdi_dirty;
+ clip_bdi_dirty_limit(bdi, dirty, pbdi_dirty);
+ }
}
/*
@@ -204,9 +316,11 @@ get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty,
*/
static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping)
{
- long nr_reclaimable;
+ long bdi_nr_reclaimable;
+ long bdi_nr_writeback;
long background_thresh;
long dirty_thresh;
+ long bdi_thresh;
unsigned long pages_written = 0;
unsigned long write_chunk = sync_writeback_pages();
@@ -221,15 +335,15 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping)
.range_cyclic = 1,
};
- get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, mapping);
- nr_reclaimable = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
- global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
- if (nr_reclaimable + global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK) <=
- dirty_thresh)
- break;
+ get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh,
+ &bdi_thresh, bdi);
+ bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+ bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+ if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback <= bdi_thresh)
+ break;
- if (!dirty_exceeded)
- dirty_exceeded = 1;
+ if (!bdi->dirty_exceeded)
+ bdi->dirty_exceeded = 1;
/* Note: nr_reclaimable denotes nr_dirty + nr_unstable.
* Unstable writes are a feature of certain networked
@@ -237,26 +351,42 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping)
* written to the server's write cache, but has not yet
* been flushed to permanent storage.
*/
- if (nr_reclaimable) {
+ if (bdi_nr_reclaimable) {
writeback_inodes(&wbc);
- get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh,
- &dirty_thresh, mapping);
- nr_reclaimable = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
- global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
- if (nr_reclaimable +
- global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK)
- <= dirty_thresh)
- break;
pages_written += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
- if (pages_written >= write_chunk)
- break; /* We've done our duty */
+ get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh,
+ &bdi_thresh, bdi);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * In order to avoid the stacked BDI deadlock we need
+ * to ensure we accurately count the 'dirty' pages when
+ * the threshold is low.
+ *
+ * Otherwise it would be possible to get thresh+n pages
+ * reported dirty, even though there are thresh-m pages
+ * actually dirty; with m+n sitting in the percpu
+ * deltas.
+ */
+ if (bdi_thresh < 2*bdi_stat_error(bdi)) {
+ bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat_sum(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+ bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat_sum(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+ } else if (bdi_nr_reclaimable) {
+ bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+ bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
}
+
+ if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback <= bdi_thresh)
+ break;
+ if (pages_written >= write_chunk)
+ break; /* We've done our duty */
+
congestion_wait(WRITE, HZ/10);
}
- if (nr_reclaimable + global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK)
- <= dirty_thresh && dirty_exceeded)
- dirty_exceeded = 0;
+ if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback < bdi_thresh &&
+ bdi->dirty_exceeded)
+ bdi->dirty_exceeded = 0;
if (writeback_in_progress(bdi))
return; /* pdflush is already working this queue */
@@ -270,7 +400,9 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping)
* background_thresh, to keep the amount of dirty memory low.
*/
if ((laptop_mode && pages_written) ||
- (!laptop_mode && (nr_reclaimable > background_thresh)))
+ (!laptop_mode && (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY)
+ + global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS)
+ > background_thresh)))
pdflush_operation(background_writeout, 0);
}
@@ -306,7 +438,7 @@ void balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited_nr(struct address_space *mapping,
unsigned long *p;
ratelimit = ratelimit_pages;
- if (dirty_exceeded)
+ if (mapping->backing_dev_info->dirty_exceeded)
ratelimit = 8;
/*
@@ -342,7 +474,7 @@ void throttle_vm_writeout(gfp_t gfp_mask)
}
for ( ; ; ) {
- get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL);
+ get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
/*
* Boost the allowable dirty threshold a bit for page
@@ -377,7 +509,7 @@ static void background_writeout(unsigned long _min_pages)
long background_thresh;
long dirty_thresh;
- get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL);
+ get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
if (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) < background_thresh
&& min_pages <= 0)
@@ -580,9 +712,14 @@ static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata ratelimit_nb = {
*/
void __init page_writeback_init(void)
{
+ int shift;
+
mod_timer(&wb_timer, jiffies + dirty_writeback_interval);
writeback_set_ratelimit();
register_cpu_notifier(&ratelimit_nb);
+
+ shift = calc_period_shift();
+ prop_descriptor_init(&vm_completions, shift);
}
/**
@@ -988,8 +1125,10 @@ int test_clear_page_writeback(struct page *page)
radix_tree_tag_clear(&mapping->page_tree,
page_index(page),
PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK);
- if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi))
+ if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
__dec_bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+ __bdi_writeout_inc(bdi);
+ }
}
write_unlock_irqrestore(&mapping->tree_lock, flags);
} else {