From: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@xxxxxxxxxx> I try to execute the following command to trigger gc thread: [root@localhost internal]# echo 1 > trigger_gc But it does not work, I debug the code in gc_should_run(), It works only if in invalidating or sectors_to_gc < 0. So set sectors_to_gc to -1 to meet the condition when we trigger gc by manual command. Signed-off-by: Tang Junhui <tang.junhui@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c index b3ff57d..bef776d 100644 --- a/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/sysfs.c @@ -614,8 +614,16 @@ STORE(__bch_cache_set) bch_cache_accounting_clear(&c->accounting); } - if (attr == &sysfs_trigger_gc) + if (attr == &sysfs_trigger_gc) { + /* + * Satisfy the gc condition by setting sectors_to_gc under 0, + * sectors_to_gc may also be decreased under 0 in + * bch_data_insert_start() and gc would be triggered again, + * but the race is rare, and harmless, so we can ignore it + */ + atomic_set(&c->sectors_to_gc, -1); wake_up_gc(c); + } if (attr == &sysfs_prune_cache) { struct shrink_control sc; -- 2.8.1.windows.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bcache" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html