On Wed 14-01-15 10:42:33, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > Since 018a17bdc865 ("bdi: reimplement bdev_inode_switch_bdi()") the > block device code writes out all dirty data whenever switching the > backing_dev_info for a block device inode. But a block device inode can > only be dirtied when it is in use, which means we only have to write it > out on the final blkdev_put, but not when doing a blkdev_get. > > Factoring out the write out from the bdi list switch prepares from > removing the list switch later in the series. > > Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> > Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> Looks good. You can add: Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> Honza > --- > fs/block_dev.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c > index b48c41b..026ca7b 100644 > --- a/fs/block_dev.c > +++ b/fs/block_dev.c > @@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ inline struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(I_BDEV); > > +static void bdev_write_inode(struct inode *inode) > +{ > + spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); > + while (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) { > + spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); > + WARN_ON_ONCE(write_inode_now(inode, true)); > + spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); > + } > + spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); > +} > + > /* > * Move the inode from its current bdi to a new bdi. Make sure the inode > * is clean before moving so that it doesn't linger on the old bdi. > @@ -56,16 +67,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(I_BDEV); > static void bdev_inode_switch_bdi(struct inode *inode, > struct backing_dev_info *dst) > { > - while (true) { > - spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); > - if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)) { > - inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = dst; > - spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); > - return; > - } > - spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); > - WARN_ON_ONCE(write_inode_now(inode, true)); > - } > + spin_lock(&inode->i_lock); > + WARN_ON_ONCE(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY); > + inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = dst; > + spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); > } > > /* Kill _all_ buffers and pagecache , dirty or not.. */ > @@ -1464,9 +1469,11 @@ static void __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part) > WARN_ON_ONCE(bdev->bd_holders); > sync_blockdev(bdev); > kill_bdev(bdev); > - /* ->release can cause the old bdi to disappear, > - * so must switch it out first > + /* > + * ->release can cause the queue to disappear, so flush all > + * dirty data before. > */ > + bdev_write_inode(bdev->bd_inode); > bdev_inode_switch_bdi(bdev->bd_inode, > &default_backing_dev_info); > } > -- > 1.9.1 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> SUSE Labs, CR -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html