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David Chinner a3f74ffb6d [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 
When pdflush is writing back inodes, it can get stuck on inode cluster
buffers that are currently under I/O. This occurs when we write data to
multiple inodes in the same inode cluster at the same time.

Effectively, delayed allocation marks the inode dirty during the data
writeback. Hence if the inode cluster was flushed during the writeback of
the first inode, the writeback of the second inode will block waiting for
the inode cluster write to complete before writing it again for the newly
dirtied inode.

Basically, we want to avoid this from happening so we don't block pdflush
and slow down all of writeback. Hence we introduce a non-blocking async
inode flush flag that pdflush uses. If this flag is set, we use
non-blocking operations (e.g. try locks) whereever we can to avoid
blocking or extra I/O being issued.

SGI-PV: 970925
SGI-Modid: xfs-linux-melb:xfs-kern:30501a

Signed-off-by: David Chinner <dgc@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Lachlan McIlroy <lachlan@sgi.com>
2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
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linux-2.6 [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
quota [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
support [XFS] add __init/__exit mark to specific init/cleanup functions 2008-02-07 18:25:19 +11:00
Kconfig [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
Makefile [XFS] Added quota targets and removed dmapi directory 2008-02-18 13:06:17 +11:00
xfs_acl.c [XFS] use generic_permission 2008-02-07 18:22:38 +11:00
xfs_acl.h [XFS] use generic_permission 2008-02-07 18:22:38 +11:00
xfs_ag.h [XFS] Unwrap pagb_lock. 2008-02-07 16:46:39 +11:00
xfs_alloc_btree.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_alloc_btree.h [XFS] Remove unused arguments from the XFS_BTREE_*_ADDR macros. 2007-02-10 18:37:33 +11:00
xfs_alloc.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_alloc.h [XFS] Lazy Superblock Counters 2007-07-14 15:28:50 +10:00
xfs_arch.h xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_attr_leaf.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_attr_leaf.h [XFS] Add EA list callbacks for xfs kernel use. Cleanup some namespace 2006-09-28 11:01:37 +10:00
xfs_attr_sf.h
xfs_attr.c [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_attr.h [XFS] kill struct bhv_vnode 2007-10-16 11:40:24 +10:00
xfs_bit.c [XFS] Undo bit ops cleanup mod due to regression on 32-bit powermac 2008-02-26 17:05:44 +11:00
xfs_bit.h [XFS] Undo bit ops cleanup mod due to regression on 32-bit powermac 2008-02-26 17:05:44 +11:00
xfs_bmap_btree.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_bmap_btree.h [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_bmap.c [XFS] actually check error returned by xfs_flush_pages, clean up and 2008-04-18 11:34:47 +10:00
xfs_bmap.h [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_btree.c [XFS] endianess annotations for xfs_bmbt_key Trivial as there are no 2006-09-28 10:58:17 +10:00
xfs_btree.h [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_buf_item.c [XFS] Unwrap AIL_LOCK 2008-02-07 16:44:23 +11:00
xfs_buf_item.h [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_clnt.h [XFS] If you mount an XFS filesystem with no mount options at all, then 2008-02-28 20:37:56 -08:00
xfs_da_btree.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_da_btree.h [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_dfrag.c [XFS] stop re-checking permissions in xfs_swapext 2008-02-07 18:22:24 +11:00
xfs_dfrag.h
xfs_dinode.h [XFS] Remove CFORK macros and use code directly in IFORK and DFORK macros. 2008-02-07 18:19:24 +11:00
xfs_dir2_block.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_dir2_block.h [XFS] use filldir internally 2007-10-15 16:49:49 +10:00
xfs_dir2_data.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_dir2_data.h [XFS] Reduce shouting by removing unnecessary macros from dir2 code. 2007-07-14 15:37:02 +10:00
xfs_dir2_leaf.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_dir2_leaf.h [XFS] use filldir internally 2007-10-15 16:49:49 +10:00
xfs_dir2_node.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_dir2_node.h [XFS] Reduce shouting by removing unnecessary macros from dir2 code. 2007-07-14 15:37:02 +10:00
xfs_dir2_sf.c [XFS] Put the correct offset in dirent d_off 2007-12-18 17:16:23 +11:00
xfs_dir2_sf.h [XFS] use filldir internally 2007-10-15 16:49:49 +10:00
xfs_dir2_trace.c
xfs_dir2_trace.h
xfs_dir2.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_dir2.h [XFS] decontaminate vnode operations from behavior details 2007-10-15 16:54:29 +10:00
xfs_dmapi.h [XFS] kill the vfs_flags member in struct bhv_vfs 2007-10-16 11:45:57 +10:00
xfs_dmops.c [XFS] fixups after behavior removal merge into mainline git 2007-10-19 17:14:45 +10:00
xfs_error.c [XFS] lose xfs_hex_dump in favor of print_hex_dump 2008-02-07 18:13:05 +11:00
xfs_error.h [XFS] lose xfs_hex_dump in favor of print_hex_dump 2008-02-07 18:13:05 +11:00
xfs_extfree_item.c [XFS] Unwrap AIL_LOCK 2008-02-07 16:44:23 +11:00
xfs_extfree_item.h [XFS] cleanup the field types of some item format structures 2006-09-28 10:55:43 +10:00
xfs_filestream.c [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_filestream.h [XFS] Concurrent Multi-File Data Streams 2007-07-14 15:40:53 +10:00
xfs_fs.h [XFS] fix 32-bit compat ioctls for GETXFLAGS, SETXFLAGS, GETVERSION 2008-02-07 18:13:17 +11:00
xfs_fsops.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_fsops.h
xfs_ialloc_btree.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_ialloc_btree.h [XFS] kill XFS_INOBT_IS_FREE_DISK 2008-02-07 18:12:41 +11:00
xfs_ialloc.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_ialloc.h [XFS] Pick a single default inode cluster size. 2007-10-15 16:39:35 +10:00
xfs_iget.c [XFS] fix inode leak in xfs_iget_core() 2008-03-06 16:38:50 +11:00
xfs_imap.h
xfs_inode_item.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_inode_item.h [XFS] cleanup the field types of some item format structures 2006-09-28 10:55:43 +10:00
xfs_inode.c [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_inode.h [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_inum.h
xfs_iomap.c [XFS] optimize XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE w/o realtime config 2008-02-07 18:16:43 +11:00
xfs_iomap.h [XFS] kill unnessecary ioops indirection 2008-02-07 16:44:14 +11:00
xfs_itable.c [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_itable.h [XFS] Fix XFS_IOC_FSBULKSTAT{,_SINGLE} & XFS_IOC_FSINUMBERS in compat mode 2007-07-14 15:42:50 +10:00
xfs_log_priv.h [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_log_recover.c [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_log_recover.h
xfs_log.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_log.h [XFS] xlog_rec_header/xlog_rec_ext_header endianess annotations 2008-02-07 18:11:47 +11:00
xfs_mount.c [XFS] Ensure "both" features2 slots are consistent 2008-04-10 16:25:26 +10:00
xfs_mount.h [XFS] If you mount an XFS filesystem with no mount options at all, then 2008-02-28 20:37:56 -08:00
xfs_mru_cache.c [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_mru_cache.h [XFS] On-demand reaping of the MRU cache 2007-09-17 16:42:02 +10:00
xfs_qmops.c [XFS] Unwrap XFS_SB_LOCK. 2008-02-07 16:47:15 +11:00
xfs_quota.h [XFS] remove dependency of the quota module on behaviors 2007-10-16 11:43:26 +10:00
xfs_refcache.h
xfs_rename.c [XFS] Remove the xfs_refcache 2008-04-18 11:36:55 +10:00
xfs_rtalloc.c [XFS] Undo bit ops cleanup mod due to regression on 32-bit powermac 2008-02-26 17:05:44 +11:00
xfs_rtalloc.h [XFS] optimize XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE w/o realtime config 2008-02-07 18:16:43 +11:00
xfs_rw.c [XFS] decontaminate vfs operations from behavior details 2007-10-16 11:43:55 +10:00
xfs_rw.h [XFS] optimize XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE w/o realtime config 2008-02-07 18:16:43 +11:00
xfs_sb.h [XFS] Ensure "both" features2 slots are consistent 2008-04-10 16:25:26 +10:00
xfs_trans_ail.c [XFS] 977545 977545 977545 977545 977545 977545 xfsaild causing too many 2008-03-06 16:38:17 +11:00
xfs_trans_buf.c [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_trans_extfree.c [XFS] Radix tree based inode caching 2007-10-15 16:50:50 +10:00
xfs_trans_inode.c
xfs_trans_item.c [XFS] Fix up sparse warnings. 2008-02-07 18:14:38 +11:00
xfs_trans_priv.h [XFS] Move AIL pushing into it's own thread 2008-02-07 18:22:51 +11:00
xfs_trans_space.h
xfs_trans.c xfs: convert beX_add to beX_add_cpu (new common API) 2008-02-13 16:21:19 -08:00
xfs_trans.h [XFS] Move AIL pushing into it's own thread 2008-02-07 18:22:51 +11:00
xfs_types.h [XFS] use filldir internally 2007-10-15 16:49:49 +10:00
xfs_utils.c [XFS] remove shouting-indirection macros from xfs_sb.h 2008-04-10 16:24:45 +10:00
xfs_utils.h [XFS] clean up vnode/inode tracing 2008-02-07 16:42:19 +11:00
xfs_vfsops.c [XFS] Remove the xfs_refcache 2008-04-18 11:36:55 +10:00
xfs_vfsops.h [XFS] kill xfs_root 2008-02-07 18:24:00 +11:00
xfs_vnodeops.c [XFS] Don't block pdflush when writing back inodes 2008-04-18 11:37:32 +10:00
xfs_vnodeops.h [XFS] use generic_permission 2008-02-07 18:22:38 +11:00
xfs.h [XFS] clean up vnode/inode tracing 2008-02-07 16:42:19 +11:00