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/*
 * fs/fs-writeback.c
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
 *
 * Contains all the functions related to writing back and waiting
 * upon dirty inodes against superblocks, and writing back dirty
 * pages against inodes.  ie: data writeback.  Writeout of the
 * inode itself is not handled here.
 *
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 * 10Apr2002	Andrew Morton
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 *		Split out of fs/inode.c
 *		Additions for address_space-based writeback
 */

#include <linux/kernel.h>
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#include <linux/module.h>
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#include <linux/spinlock.h>
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#include <linux/slab.h>
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#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
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#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/freezer.h>
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#include <linux/writeback.h>
#include <linux/blkdev.h>
#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
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#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
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#include "internal.h"
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/*
 * Passed into wb_writeback(), essentially a subset of writeback_control
 */
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struct wb_writeback_work {
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	long nr_pages;
	struct super_block *sb;
	enum writeback_sync_modes sync_mode;
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	unsigned int for_kupdate:1;
	unsigned int range_cyclic:1;
	unsigned int for_background:1;
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	struct list_head list;		/* pending work list */
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	struct completion *done;	/* set if the caller waits */
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};

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/*
 * Include the creation of the trace points after defining the
 * wb_writeback_work structure so that the definition remains local to this
 * file.
 */
#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
#include <trace/events/writeback.h>

/*
 * We don't actually have pdflush, but this one is exported though /proc...
 */
int nr_pdflush_threads;

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/**
 * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
 * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
 *
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 * Determine whether there is writeback waiting to be handled against a
 * backing device.
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 */
int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
{
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	return test_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &bdi->state);
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}

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static inline struct backing_dev_info *inode_to_bdi(struct inode *inode)
{
	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info;

	/*
	 * For inodes on standard filesystems, we use superblock's bdi. For
	 * inodes on virtual filesystems, we want to use inode mapping's bdi
	 * because they can possibly point to something useful (think about
	 * block_dev filesystem).
	 */
	if (sb->s_bdi && sb->s_bdi != &noop_backing_dev_info) {
		/* Some device inodes could play dirty tricks. Catch them... */
		WARN(bdi != sb->s_bdi && bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi),
			"Dirtiable inode bdi %s != sb bdi %s\n",
			bdi->name, sb->s_bdi->name);
		return sb->s_bdi;
	}
	return bdi;
}

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static void bdi_queue_work(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
		struct wb_writeback_work *work)
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{
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	trace_writeback_queue(bdi, work);
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	spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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	list_add_tail(&work->list, &bdi->work_list);
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	if (bdi->wb.task) {
		wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
	} else {
		/*
		 * The bdi thread isn't there, wake up the forker thread which
		 * will create and run it.
		 */
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		trace_writeback_nothread(bdi, work);
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		wake_up_process(default_backing_dev_info.wb.task);
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	}
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	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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}

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static void
__bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages,
		bool range_cyclic, bool for_background)
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{
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	struct wb_writeback_work *work;
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	/*
	 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
	 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
	 */
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	work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
	if (!work) {
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		if (bdi->wb.task) {
			trace_writeback_nowork(bdi);
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			wake_up_process(bdi->wb.task);
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		}
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		return;
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	}
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	work->sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_NONE;
	work->nr_pages	= nr_pages;
	work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
	work->for_background = for_background;
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	bdi_queue_work(bdi, work);
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}

/**
 * bdi_start_writeback - start writeback
 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
 * @nr_pages: the number of pages to write
 *
 * Description:
 *   This does WB_SYNC_NONE opportunistic writeback. The IO is only
 *   started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
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 *   completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
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 *
 */
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void bdi_start_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long nr_pages)
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{
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	__bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, true, false);
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}
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/**
 * bdi_start_background_writeback - start background writeback
 * @bdi: the backing device to write from
 *
 * Description:
 *   This does WB_SYNC_NONE background writeback. The IO is only
 *   started when this function returns, we make no guarentees on
 *   completion. Caller need not hold sb s_umount semaphore.
 */
void bdi_start_background_writeback(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
{
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	__bdi_start_writeback(bdi, LONG_MAX, true, true);
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}

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/*
 * Redirty an inode: set its when-it-was dirtied timestamp and move it to the
 * furthest end of its superblock's dirty-inode list.
 *
 * Before stamping the inode's ->dirtied_when, we check to see whether it is
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 * already the most-recently-dirtied inode on the b_dirty list.  If that is
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 * the case then the inode must have been redirtied while it was being written
 * out and we don't reset its dirtied_when.
 */
static void redirty_tail(struct inode *inode)
{
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	struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;
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	if (!list_empty(&wb->b_dirty)) {
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		struct inode *tail;
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		tail = list_entry(wb->b_dirty.next, struct inode, i_list);
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		if (time_before(inode->dirtied_when, tail->dirtied_when))
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			inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
	}
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	list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_dirty);
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}

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/*
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 * requeue inode for re-scanning after bdi->b_io list is exhausted.
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 */
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static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
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{
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	struct bdi_writeback *wb = &inode_to_bdi(inode)->wb;

	list_move(&inode->i_list, &wb->b_more_io);
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}

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static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
{
	/*
	 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
	 */
	smp_mb();
	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
}

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static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
{
	bool ret = time_after(inode->dirtied_when, t);
#ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
	/*
	 * For inodes being constantly redirtied, dirtied_when can get stuck.
	 * It _appears_ to be in the future, but is actually in distant past.
	 * This test is necessary to prevent such wrapped-around relative times
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	 * from permanently stopping the whole bdi writeback.
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	 */
	ret = ret && time_before_eq(inode->dirtied_when, jiffies);
#endif
	return ret;
}

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/*
 * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
 */
static void move_expired_inodes(struct list_head *delaying_queue,
			       struct list_head *dispatch_queue,
				unsigned long *older_than_this)
{
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	LIST_HEAD(tmp);
	struct list_head *pos, *node;
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	struct super_block *sb = NULL;
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	struct inode *inode;
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	int do_sb_sort = 0;
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	while (!list_empty(delaying_queue)) {
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		inode = list_entry(delaying_queue->prev, struct inode, i_list);
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		if (older_than_this &&
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		    inode_dirtied_after(inode, *older_than_this))
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			break;
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		if (sb && sb != inode->i_sb)
			do_sb_sort = 1;
		sb = inode->i_sb;
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		list_move(&inode->i_list, &tmp);
	}

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	/* just one sb in list, splice to dispatch_queue and we're done */
	if (!do_sb_sort) {
		list_splice(&tmp, dispatch_queue);
		return;
	}

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	/* Move inodes from one superblock together */
	while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
		inode = list_entry(tmp.prev, struct inode, i_list);
		sb = inode->i_sb;
		list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, node, &tmp) {
			inode = list_entry(pos, struct inode, i_list);
			if (inode->i_sb == sb)
				list_move(&inode->i_list, dispatch_queue);
		}
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	}
}

/*
 * Queue all expired dirty inodes for io, eldest first.
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 * Before
 *         newly dirtied     b_dirty    b_io    b_more_io
 *         =============>    gf         edc     BA
 * After
 *         newly dirtied     b_dirty    b_io    b_more_io
 *         =============>    g          fBAedc
 *                                           |
 *                                           +--> dequeue for IO
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 */
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static void queue_io(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long *older_than_this)
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{
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	list_splice_init(&wb->b_more_io, &wb->b_io);
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	move_expired_inodes(&wb->b_dirty, &wb->b_io, older_than_this);
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}

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static int write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
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{
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	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode && !is_bad_inode(inode))
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		return inode->i_sb->s_op->write_inode(inode, wbc);
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	return 0;
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}

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/*
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 * Wait for writeback on an inode to complete.
 */
static void inode_wait_for_writeback(struct inode *inode)
{
	DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
	wait_queue_head_t *wqh;

	wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
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	 while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
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		spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
		__wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
		spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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	}
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}

/*
 * Write out an inode's dirty pages.  Called under inode_lock.  Either the
 * caller has ref on the inode (either via __iget or via syscall against an fd)
 * or the inode has I_WILL_FREE set (via generic_forget_inode)
 *
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 * If `wait' is set, wait on the writeout.
 *
 * The whole writeout design is quite complex and fragile.  We want to avoid
 * starvation of particular inodes when others are being redirtied, prevent
 * livelocks, etc.
 *
 * Called under inode_lock.
 */
static int
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writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
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{
	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
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	unsigned dirty;
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	int ret;

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	if (!atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
		WARN_ON(!(inode->i_state & (I_WILL_FREE|I_FREEING)));
	else
		WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);

	if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
		/*
		 * If this inode is locked for writeback and we are not doing
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		 * writeback-for-data-integrity, move it to b_more_io so that
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		 * writeback can proceed with the other inodes on s_io.
		 *
		 * We'll have another go at writing back this inode when we
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		 * completed a full scan of b_io.
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		 */
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		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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			requeue_io(inode);
			return 0;
		}

		/*
		 * It's a data-integrity sync.  We must wait.
		 */
		inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
	}

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	BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
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	/* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY_PAGES */
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	inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
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	inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_PAGES;
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	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);

	ret = do_writepages(mapping, wbc);

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	/*
	 * Make sure to wait on the data before writing out the metadata.
	 * This is important for filesystems that modify metadata on data
	 * I/O completion.
	 */
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	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
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		int err = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
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		if (ret == 0)
			ret = err;
	}

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	/*
	 * Some filesystems may redirty the inode during the writeback
	 * due to delalloc, clear dirty metadata flags right before
	 * write_inode()
	 */
	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
	dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
	inode->i_state &= ~(I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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	/* Don't write the inode if only I_DIRTY_PAGES was set */
	if (dirty & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
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		int err = write_inode(inode, wbc);
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		if (ret == 0)
			ret = err;
	}

	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
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	if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
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		if (mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
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			/*
			 * We didn't write back all the pages.  nfs_writepages()
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			 * sometimes bales out without doing anything.
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			 */
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			inode->i_state |= I_DIRTY_PAGES;
			if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
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				/*
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				 * slice used up: queue for next turn
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				 */
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				requeue_io(inode);
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			} else {
				/*
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				 * Writeback blocked by something other than
				 * congestion. Delay the inode for some time to
				 * avoid spinning on the CPU (100% iowait)
				 * retrying writeback of the dirty page/inode
				 * that cannot be performed immediately.
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				 */
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				redirty_tail(inode);
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			}
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		} else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) {
			/*
			 * Filesystems can dirty the inode during writeback
			 * operations, such as delayed allocation during
			 * submission or metadata updates after data IO
			 * completion.
			 */
			redirty_tail(inode);
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		} else if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
			/*
			 * The inode is clean, inuse
			 */
			list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
		} else {
			/*
			 * The inode is clean, unused
			 */
			list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
		}
	}
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	inode_sync_complete(inode);
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	return ret;
}

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/*
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 * For background writeback the caller does not have the sb pinned
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 * before calling writeback. So make sure that we do pin it, so it doesn't
 * go away while we are writing inodes from it.
 */
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static bool pin_sb_for_writeback(struct super_block *sb)
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{
	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
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	if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
		spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
		return false;
	}

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	sb->s_count++;
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	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);

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	if (down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount)) {
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		if (sb->s_root)
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			return true;
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		up_read(&sb->s_umount);
	}
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	put_super(sb);
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	return false;
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}

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/*
 * Write a portion of b_io inodes which belong to @sb.
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 *
 * If @only_this_sb is true, then find and write all such
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 * inodes. Otherwise write only ones which go sequentially
 * in reverse order.
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 *
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 * Return 1, if the caller writeback routine should be
 * interrupted. Otherwise return 0.
 */
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static int writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct bdi_writeback *wb,
		struct writeback_control *wbc, bool only_this_sb)
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{
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	while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
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		long pages_skipped;
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		struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
						 struct inode, i_list);
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		if (inode->i_sb != sb) {
			if (only_this_sb) {
				/*
				 * We only want to write back data for this
				 * superblock, move all inodes not belonging
				 * to it back onto the dirty list.
				 */
				redirty_tail(inode);
				continue;
			}

			/*
			 * The inode belongs to a different superblock.
			 * Bounce back to the caller to unpin this and
			 * pin the next superblock.
			 */
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			return 0;
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		}

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		if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_WILL_FREE)) {
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			requeue_io(inode);
			continue;
		}
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		/*
		 * Was this inode dirtied after sync_sb_inodes was called?
		 * This keeps sync from extra jobs and livelock.
		 */
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		if (inode_dirtied_after(inode, wbc->wb_start))
			return 1;
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		BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_FREEING);
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		__iget(inode);
		pages_skipped = wbc->pages_skipped;
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		writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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		if (wbc->pages_skipped != pages_skipped) {
			/*
			 * writeback is not making progress due to locked
			 * buffers.  Skip this inode for now.
			 */
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			redirty_tail(inode);
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		}
		spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
		iput(inode);
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		cond_resched();
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		spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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		if (wbc->nr_to_write <= 0) {
			wbc->more_io = 1;
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			return 1;
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		}
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		if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))
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			wbc->more_io = 1;
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	}
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	/* b_io is empty */
	return 1;
}

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void writeback_inodes_wb(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
		struct writeback_control *wbc)
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{
	int ret = 0;

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	if (!wbc->wb_start)
		wbc->wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
	if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
		queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
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	while (!list_empty(&wb->b_io)) {
		struct inode *inode = list_entry(wb->b_io.prev,
						 struct inode, i_list);
		struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
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		if (!pin_sb_for_writeback(sb)) {
			requeue_io(inode);
			continue;
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		}
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		ret = writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, false);
		drop_super(sb);
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		if (ret)
			break;
	}
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	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
	/* Leave any unwritten inodes on b_io */
}

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static void __writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb,
		struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
{
	WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));

	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
	if (!wbc->for_kupdate || list_empty(&wb->b_io))
		queue_io(wb, wbc->older_than_this);
	writeback_sb_inodes(sb, wb, wbc, true);
	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
}

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/*
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 * The maximum number of pages to writeout in a single bdi flush/kupdate
 * operation.  We do this so we don't hold I_SYNC against an inode for
 * enormous amounts of time, which would block a userspace task which has
 * been forced to throttle against that inode.  Also, the code reevaluates
 * the dirty each time it has written this many pages.
 */
#define MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES     1024

static inline bool over_bground_thresh(void)
{
	unsigned long background_thresh, dirty_thresh;

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	global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
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	return (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
		global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) >= background_thresh);
}

/*
 * Explicit flushing or periodic writeback of "old" data.
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 *
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 * Define "old": the first time one of an inode's pages is dirtied, we mark the
 * dirtying-time in the inode's address_space.  So this periodic writeback code
 * just walks the superblock inode list, writing back any inodes which are
 * older than a specific point in time.
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 *
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 * Try to run once per dirty_writeback_interval.  But if a writeback event
 * takes longer than a dirty_writeback_interval interval, then leave a
 * one-second gap.
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 *
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 * older_than_this takes precedence over nr_to_write.  So we'll only write back
 * all dirty pages if they are all attached to "old" mappings.
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 */
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static long wb_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
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			 struct wb_writeback_work *work)
616
{
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	struct writeback_control wbc = {
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		.sync_mode		= work->sync_mode,
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		.older_than_this	= NULL,
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		.for_kupdate		= work->for_kupdate,
		.for_background		= work->for_background,
		.range_cyclic		= work->range_cyclic,
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	};
	unsigned long oldest_jif;
	long wrote = 0;
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	struct inode *inode;
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	if (wbc.for_kupdate) {
		wbc.older_than_this = &oldest_jif;
		oldest_jif = jiffies -
				msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_expire_interval * 10);
	}
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	if (!wbc.range_cyclic) {
		wbc.range_start = 0;
		wbc.range_end = LLONG_MAX;
	}
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	wbc.wb_start = jiffies; /* livelock avoidance */
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	for (;;) {
		/*
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		 * Stop writeback when nr_pages has been consumed
642
		 */
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		if (work->nr_pages <= 0)
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			break;
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		/*
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		 * For background writeout, stop when we are below the
		 * background dirty threshold
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		 */
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		if (work->for_background && !over_bground_thresh())
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			break;
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		wbc.more_io = 0;
		wbc.nr_to_write = MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES;
		wbc.pages_skipped = 0;
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		trace_wbc_writeback_start(&wbc, wb->bdi);
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		if (work->sb)
			__writeback_inodes_sb(work->sb, wb, &wbc);
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		else
			writeback_inodes_wb(wb, &wbc);
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		trace_wbc_writeback_written(&wbc, wb->bdi);

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		work->nr_pages -= MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;
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		wrote += MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES - wbc.nr_to_write;

		/*
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		 * If we consumed everything, see if we have more
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		 */
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		if (wbc.nr_to_write <= 0)
			continue;
		/*
		 * Didn't write everything and we don't have more IO, bail
		 */
		if (!wbc.more_io)
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			break;
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		/*
		 * Did we write something? Try for more
		 */
		if (wbc.nr_to_write < MAX_WRITEBACK_PAGES)
			continue;
		/*
		 * Nothing written. Wait for some inode to
		 * become available for writeback. Otherwise
		 * we'll just busyloop.
		 */
		spin_lock(&inode_lock);
		if (!list_empty(&wb->b_more_io))  {
			inode = list_entry(wb->b_more_io.prev,
						struct inode, i_list);
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			trace_wbc_writeback_wait(&wbc, wb->bdi);
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			inode_wait_for_writeback(inode);
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		}
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		spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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	}

	return wrote;
}

/*
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 * Return the next wb_writeback_work struct that hasn't been processed yet.
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 */
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static struct wb_writeback_work *
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get_next_work_item(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
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{
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	struct wb_writeback_work *work = NULL;
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	spin_lock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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	if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list)) {
		work = list_entry(bdi->work_list.next,
				  struct wb_writeback_work, list);
		list_del_init(&work->list);
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	}
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	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi->wb_lock);
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	return work;
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}

static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
{
	unsigned long expired;
	long nr_pages;

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	/*
	 * When set to zero, disable periodic writeback
	 */
	if (!dirty_writeback_interval)
		return 0;

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	expired = wb->last_old_flush +
			msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10);
	if (time_before(jiffies, expired))
		return 0;

	wb->last_old_flush = jiffies;
	nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
			global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
			(inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);

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	if (nr_pages) {
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		struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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			.nr_pages	= nr_pages,
			.sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_NONE,
			.for_kupdate	= 1,
			.range_cyclic	= 1,
		};

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		return wb_writeback(wb, &work);
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	}
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	return 0;
}

/*
 * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
 */
long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, int force_wait)
{
	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
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	struct wb_writeback_work *work;
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	long wrote = 0;
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	set_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
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	while ((work = get_next_work_item(bdi)) != NULL) {
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		/*
		 * Override sync mode, in case we must wait for completion
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		 * because this thread is exiting now.
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		 */
		if (force_wait)
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			work->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL;
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		trace_writeback_exec(bdi, work);

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		wrote += wb_writeback(wb, work);
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		/*
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		 * Notify the caller of completion if this is a synchronous
		 * work item, otherwise just free it.
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		 */
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		if (work->done)
			complete(work->done);
		else
			kfree(work);
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	}

	/*
	 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
	 */
	wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
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	clear_bit(BDI_writeback_running, &wb->bdi->state);
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	return wrote;
}

/*
 * Handle writeback of dirty data for the device backed by this bdi. Also
 * wakes up periodically and does kupdated style flushing.
 */
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int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
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{
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	struct bdi_writeback *wb = data;
	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
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	long pages_written;

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	current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
	set_freezable();
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	wb->last_active = jiffies;
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	/*
	 * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
	 */
	set_user_nice(current, 0);

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	trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);

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	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
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		/*
		 * Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
		 * and we'll take care of the preriodic write-back.
		 */
		del_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer);

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		pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);

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		trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);

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		if (pages_written)
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			wb->last_active = jiffies;
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		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
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		if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list) || kthread_should_stop()) {
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			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
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			continue;
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		}

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		if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
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			schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
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		else {
			/*
			 * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
			 * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
			 * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
			 */
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			schedule();
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		}
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		try_to_freeze();
	}

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	/* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
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	if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
		wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
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	trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
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	return 0;
}

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/*
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 * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages.  If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
 * the whole world.
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 */
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void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages)
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{
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	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
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	if (!nr_pages) {
		nr_pages = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
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				global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
	}
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	rcu_read_lock();
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	list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
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		if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
			continue;
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		__bdi_start_writeback(bdi, nr_pages, false, false);
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	}
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	rcu_read_unlock();
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}

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static noinline void block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
{
	if (inode->i_ino || strcmp(inode->i_sb->s_id, "bdev")) {
		struct dentry *dentry;
		const char *name = "?";

		dentry = d_find_alias(inode);
		if (dentry) {
			spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
			name = (const char *) dentry->d_name.name;
		}
		printk(KERN_DEBUG
		       "%s(%d): dirtied inode %lu (%s) on %s\n",
		       current->comm, task_pid_nr(current), inode->i_ino,
		       name, inode->i_sb->s_id);
		if (dentry) {
			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
			dput(dentry);
		}
	}
}

/**
 *	__mark_inode_dirty -	internal function
 *	@inode: inode to mark
 *	@flags: what kind of dirty (i.e. I_DIRTY_SYNC)
 *	Mark an inode as dirty. Callers should use mark_inode_dirty or
 *  	mark_inode_dirty_sync.
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 *
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 * Put the inode on the super block's dirty list.
 *
 * CAREFUL! We mark it dirty unconditionally, but move it onto the
 * dirty list only if it is hashed or if it refers to a blockdev.
 * If it was not hashed, it will never be added to the dirty list
 * even if it is later hashed, as it will have been marked dirty already.
 *
 * In short, make sure you hash any inodes _before_ you start marking
 * them dirty.
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 *
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 * This function *must* be atomic for the I_DIRTY_PAGES case -
 * set_page_dirty() is called under spinlock in several places.
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 *
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 * Note that for blockdevs, inode->dirtied_when represents the dirtying time of
 * the block-special inode (/dev/hda1) itself.  And the ->dirtied_when field of
 * the kernel-internal blockdev inode represents the dirtying time of the
 * blockdev's pages.  This is why for I_DIRTY_PAGES we always use
 * page->mapping->host, so the page-dirtying time is recorded in the internal
 * blockdev inode.
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 */
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void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
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{
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	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
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	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
	bool wakeup_bdi = false;
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	/*
	 * Don't do this for I_DIRTY_PAGES - that doesn't actually
	 * dirty the inode itself
	 */
	if (flags & (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
		if (sb->s_op->dirty_inode)
			sb->s_op->dirty_inode(inode);
	}

	/*
	 * make sure that changes are seen by all cpus before we test i_state
	 * -- mikulas
	 */
	smp_mb();

	/* avoid the locking if we can */
	if ((inode->i_state & flags) == flags)
		return;

	if (unlikely(block_dump))
		block_dump___mark_inode_dirty(inode);

	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
	if ((inode->i_state & flags) != flags) {
		const int was_dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;

		inode->i_state |= flags;

		/*
		 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
		 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
		 * superblock list, based upon its state.
		 */
		if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
			goto out;

		/*
		 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
		 * dirty list.  Add blockdev inodes as well.
		 */
		if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
			if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
				goto out;
		}
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		if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
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			goto out;

		/*
		 * If the inode was already on b_dirty/b_io/b_more_io, don't
		 * reposition it (that would break b_dirty time-ordering).
		 */
		if (!was_dirty) {
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			bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);

			if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
				WARN(!test_bit(BDI_registered, &bdi->state),
				     "bdi-%s not registered\n", bdi->name);

				/*
				 * If this is the first dirty inode for this
				 * bdi, we have to wake-up the corresponding
				 * bdi thread to make sure background
				 * write-back happens later.
				 */
				if (!wb_has_dirty_io(&bdi->wb))
					wakeup_bdi = true;
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			}
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			inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
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			list_move(&inode->i_list, &bdi->wb.b_dirty);
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		}
	}
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out:
	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
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	if (wakeup_bdi)
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		bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(bdi);
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}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mark_inode_dirty);

/*
 * Write out a superblock's list of dirty inodes.  A wait will be performed
 * upon no inodes, all inodes or the final one, depending upon sync_mode.
 *
 * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
 * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
 *
 * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
 * This function assumes that the blockdev superblock's inodes are backed by
 * a variety of queues, so all inodes are searched.  For other superblocks,
 * assume that all inodes are backed by the same queue.
 *
 * The inodes to be written are parked on bdi->b_io.  They are moved back onto
 * bdi->b_dirty as they are selected for writing.  This way, none can be missed
 * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
 * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
 */
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static void wait_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
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{
	struct inode *inode, *old_inode = NULL;

	/*
	 * We need to be protected against the filesystem going from
	 * r/o to r/w or vice versa.
	 */
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	WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));
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	spin_lock(&inode_lock);

	/*
	 * Data integrity sync. Must wait for all pages under writeback,
	 * because there may have been pages dirtied before our sync
	 * call, but which had writeout started before we write it out.
	 * In which case, the inode may not be on the dirty list, but
	 * we still have to wait for that writeout.
	 */
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	list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
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		struct address_space *mapping;

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		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE|I_NEW))
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			continue;
		mapping = inode->i_mapping;
		if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
			continue;
		__iget(inode);
		spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
		/*
		 * We hold a reference to 'inode' so it couldn't have
		 * been removed from s_inodes list while we dropped the
		 * inode_lock.  We cannot iput the inode now as we can
		 * be holding the last reference and we cannot iput it
		 * under inode_lock. So we keep the reference and iput
		 * it later.
		 */
		iput(old_inode);
		old_inode = inode;

		filemap_fdatawait(mapping);

		cond_resched();

		spin_lock(&inode_lock);
	}
	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
	iput(old_inode);
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}

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/**
 * writeback_inodes_sb	-	writeback dirty inodes from given super_block
 * @sb: the superblock
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 *
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 * Start writeback on some inodes on this super_block. No guarantees are made
 * on how many (if any) will be written, and this function does not wait
 * for IO completion of submitted IO. The number of pages submitted is
 * returned.
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 */
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void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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{
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	unsigned long nr_dirty = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY);
	unsigned long nr_unstable = global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
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	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
	struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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		.sb		= sb,
		.sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_NONE,
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		.done		= &done,
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	};
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	WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));

1104
	work.nr_pages = nr_dirty + nr_unstable +
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			(inodes_stat.nr_inodes - inodes_stat.nr_unused);

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	bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
	wait_for_completion(&done);
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}
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EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
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/**
 * writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle	-	start writeback if none underway
 * @sb: the superblock
 *
 * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb if no writeback is currently underway.
 * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
 */
int writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle(struct super_block *sb)
{
	if (!writeback_in_progress(sb->s_bdi)) {
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		down_read(&sb->s_umount);
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		writeback_inodes_sb(sb);
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		up_read(&sb->s_umount);
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		return 1;
	} else
		return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb_if_idle);

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/**
 * sync_inodes_sb	-	sync sb inode pages
 * @sb: the superblock
 *
 * This function writes and waits on any dirty inode belonging to this
 * super_block. The number of pages synced is returned.
 */
1138
void sync_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb)
1139
{
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	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
	struct wb_writeback_work work = {
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		.sb		= sb,
		.sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_ALL,
		.nr_pages	= LONG_MAX,
		.range_cyclic	= 0,
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		.done		= &done,
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	};

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	WARN_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&sb->s_umount));

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	bdi_queue_work(sb->s_bdi, &work);
	wait_for_completion(&done);

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	wait_sb_inodes(sb);
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}
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EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inodes_sb);
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/**
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 * write_inode_now	-	write an inode to disk
 * @inode: inode to write to disk
 * @sync: whether the write should be synchronous or not
 *
 * This function commits an inode to disk immediately if it is dirty. This is
 * primarily needed by knfsd.
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 *
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 * The caller must either have a ref on the inode or must have set I_WILL_FREE.
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 */
int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
{
	int ret;
	struct writeback_control wbc = {
		.nr_to_write = LONG_MAX,
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		.sync_mode = sync ? WB_SYNC_ALL : WB_SYNC_NONE,
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		.range_start = 0,
		.range_end = LLONG_MAX,
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	};

	if (!mapping_cap_writeback_dirty(inode->i_mapping))
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		wbc.nr_to_write = 0;
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	might_sleep();
	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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	ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
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	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
	if (sync)
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		inode_sync_wait(inode);
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	return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);

/**
 * sync_inode - write an inode and its pages to disk.
 * @inode: the inode to sync
 * @wbc: controls the writeback mode
 *
 * sync_inode() will write an inode and its pages to disk.  It will also
 * correctly update the inode on its superblock's dirty inode lists and will
 * update inode->i_state.
 *
 * The caller must have a ref on the inode.
 */
int sync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
{
	int ret;

	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
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	ret = writeback_single_inode(inode, wbc);
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	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
	return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);