Add buffer_head flags so that buffer cache writebacks can be marked
with the the appropriate request flags, so that metadata blocks can be
marked appropriately in blktrace.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>
---
fs/buffer.c | 5 +++++
include/linux/buffer_head.h | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index b4dcb34..a15575c 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,11 @@ int submit_bh(int rw, struct buffer_head * bh)
/* Take care of bh's that straddle the end of the device */
guard_bh_eod(rw, bio, bh);
+ if (buffer_meta(bh))
+ rw |= REQ_META;
+ if (buffer_prio(bh))
+ rw |= REQ_PRIO;
+
bio_get(bio);
submit_bio(rw, bio);
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index 5afc4f9..33c0f81 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ enum bh_state_bits {
BH_Write_EIO, /* I/O error on write */
BH_Unwritten, /* Buffer is allocated on disk but not written */
BH_Quiet, /* Buffer Error Prinks to be quiet */
+ BH_Meta, /* Buffer contains metadata */
+ BH_Prio, /* Buffer should be submitted with REQ_PRIO */
BH_PrivateStart,/* not a state bit, but the first bit available
* for private allocation by other entities
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ BUFFER_FNS(Delay, delay)
BUFFER_FNS(Boundary, boundary)
BUFFER_FNS(Write_EIO, write_io_error)
BUFFER_FNS(Unwritten, unwritten)
+BUFFER_FNS(Meta, meta)
+BUFFER_FNS(Prio, prio)
#define bh_offset(bh) ((unsigned long)(bh)->b_data & ~PAGE_MASK)
--
1.7.12.rc0.22.gcdd159b
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