linux/fs/xfs
Christoph Hellwig 0030807c66 xfs: revert to using a kthread for AIL pushing
Currently we have a few issues with the way the workqueue code is used to
implement AIL pushing:

 - it accidentally uses the same workqueue as the syncer action, and thus
   can be prevented from running if there are enough sync actions active
   in the system.
 - it doesn't use the HIGHPRI flag to queue at the head of the queue of
   work items

At this point I'm not confident enough in getting all the workqueue flags and
tweaks right to provide a perfectly reliable execution context for AIL
pushing, which is the most important piece in XFS to make forward progress
when the log fills.

Revert back to use a kthread per filesystem which fixes all the above issues
at the cost of having a task struct and stack around for each mounted
filesystem.  In addition this also gives us much better ways to diagnose
any issues involving hung AIL pushing and removes a small amount of code.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Reported-by: Stefan Priebe <s.priebe@profihost.ag>
Tested-by: Stefan Priebe <s.priebe@profihost.ag>
Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <aelder@sgi.com>
2011-10-11 11:02:49 -05:00
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Kconfig quota: Make QUOTACTL config be selected by its users 2010-10-05 12:16:37 +02:00
Makefile xfs: fix tracing builds inside the source tree 2011-08-22 16:37:24 -05:00
kmem.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
kmem.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
mrlock.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
time.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
uuid.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
uuid.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs.h xfs: don't expect xfs headers to be in subdirectories 2011-08-12 13:57:55 -05:00
xfs_acl.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_acl.h xfs: Fix build breakage in xfs_iops.c when CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL is not set 2011-08-01 02:35:04 -04:00
xfs_ag.h xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_alloc.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_ERROR and family 2011-07-25 14:57:46 -05:00
xfs_alloc.h xfs: do not discard alloc btree blocks 2011-05-24 11:17:22 -05:00
xfs_alloc_btree.c xfs: remove leftovers of the old btree tracing code 2011-07-13 13:43:50 +02:00
xfs_alloc_btree.h
xfs_aops.c xfs: fix a use after free in xfs_end_io_direct_write 2011-09-14 08:56:35 -05:00
xfs_aops.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_attr.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_ERROR and family 2011-07-25 14:57:46 -05:00
xfs_attr.h xfs: convert attr to use unsigned names 2010-01-20 10:47:48 +11:00
xfs_attr_leaf.c xfs: byteswap constants instead of variables 2011-07-08 14:36:05 +02:00
xfs_attr_leaf.h
xfs_attr_sf.h xfs: convert attr to use unsigned names 2010-01-20 10:47:48 +11:00
xfs_bit.c
xfs_bit.h
xfs_bmap.c Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux 2011-08-08 07:06:24 -05:00
xfs_bmap.h xfs: remove the unused XFS_BMAPI_RSVBLOCKS flag 2011-05-25 10:48:36 -05:00
xfs_bmap_btree.c xfs: remove leftovers of the old btree tracing code 2011-07-13 13:43:50 +02:00
xfs_bmap_btree.h xfs: make several more functions static 2010-01-15 15:31:38 -06:00
xfs_btree.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_ERROR and family 2011-07-25 14:57:46 -05:00
xfs_btree.h xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_buf.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_buf.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_buf_item.c xfs: force the log if we encounter pinned buffers in .iop_pushbuf 2011-10-11 11:02:48 -05:00
xfs_buf_item.h xfs: use struct list_head for the buf cancel table 2010-12-16 16:05:22 -06:00
xfs_da_btree.c Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux 2011-08-08 07:06:24 -05:00
xfs_da_btree.h xfs: remove the dead XFS_DABUF_DEBUG code 2011-07-13 13:43:50 +02:00
xfs_dfrag.c xfs: cleanup duplicate initializations 2011-04-28 13:25:29 -05:00
xfs_dfrag.h xfs: clean up inconsistent variable naming in xfs_swap_extent 2010-01-15 15:31:23 -06:00
xfs_dinode.h xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_dir2.c xfs: get rid of open-coded S_ISREG(), etc. 2011-07-26 15:05:16 -04:00
xfs_dir2.h xfs: reshuffle dir2 headers 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_block.c xfs: reshuffle dir2 headers 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_data.c xfs: reshuffle dir2 headers 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_format.h xfs: cleanup struct xfs_dir2_free 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_leaf.c xfs: factor out xfs_dir2_leaf_find_stale 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_node.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-07-25 13:56:39 -07:00
xfs_dir2_priv.h xfs: reshuffle dir2 headers 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_dir2_sf.c xfs: reshuffle dir2 headers 2011-07-13 13:43:48 +02:00
xfs_discard.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_discard.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_dquot.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_dquot.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_dquot_item.c xfs: force the log if we encounter pinned buffers in .iop_pushbuf 2011-10-11 11:02:48 -05:00
xfs_dquot_item.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_error.c xfs: Convert remaining cmn_err() callers to new API 2011-03-07 10:08:35 +11:00
xfs_error.h xfs: kill support/debug.[ch] 2011-03-07 10:09:35 +11:00
xfs_export.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_export.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_extfree_item.c xfs: fix efi item leak on forced shutdown 2011-01-28 09:01:33 -06:00
xfs_extfree_item.h xfs: Pull EFI/EFD handling out from under the AIL lock 2010-12-20 11:59:49 +11:00
xfs_file.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_filestream.c xfs: fix misspelled S_IS...() 2011-07-26 15:05:30 -04:00
xfs_filestream.h xfs: clean up filestreams helpers 2010-07-26 13:16:51 -05:00
xfs_fs.h xfs: consolidate & clarify mount sanity checks 2011-07-08 11:32:51 -05:00
xfs_fs_subr.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_fsops.c Revert "xfs: fix filesystsem freeze race in xfs_trans_alloc" 2011-07-11 10:21:03 -05:00
xfs_fsops.h xfs: ensure log covering transactions are synchronous 2011-01-11 20:28:17 -06:00
xfs_globals.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_ialloc.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_ERROR and family 2011-07-25 14:57:46 -05:00
xfs_ialloc.h xfs: rationalize xfs_inobt_lookup* 2009-09-01 12:45:39 -05:00
xfs_ialloc_btree.c xfs: remove leftovers of the old btree tracing code 2011-07-13 13:43:50 +02:00
xfs_ialloc_btree.h
xfs_iget.c xfs: remove leftovers of the old btree tracing code 2011-07-13 13:43:50 +02:00
xfs_inode.c Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux 2011-08-08 07:06:24 -05:00
xfs_inode.h xfs: get rid of open-coded S_ISREG(), etc. 2011-07-26 15:05:16 -04:00
xfs_inode_item.c xfs: force the log if we encounter pinned buffers in .iop_pushbuf 2011-10-11 11:02:48 -05:00
xfs_inode_item.h xfs: simplify inode to transaction joining 2010-07-26 13:16:36 -05:00
xfs_inum.h xfs: cleanup shortform directory inode number handling 2011-07-08 14:35:03 +02:00
xfs_ioctl.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_ioctl.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_ioctl32.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_ioctl32.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_iomap.c Revert "xfs: fix filesystsem freeze race in xfs_trans_alloc" 2011-07-11 10:21:03 -05:00
xfs_iomap.h xfs: kill xfs_iomap 2010-12-16 16:05:51 -06:00
xfs_iops.c xfs: fix xfs_mark_inode_dirty during umount 2011-08-31 17:59:39 -05:00
xfs_iops.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_itable.c xfs: fix variable set but not used warnings 2011-04-08 08:09:12 -05:00
xfs_itable.h xfs: remove block number from inode lookup code 2010-06-24 11:35:17 +10:00
xfs_linux.h xfs: revert to using a kthread for AIL pushing 2011-10-11 11:02:49 -05:00
xfs_log.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_SET_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:17 -05:00
xfs_log.h xfs: exact busy extent tracking 2011-04-28 13:18:04 -05:00
xfs_log_cil.c xfs: add online discard support 2011-05-24 11:17:13 -05:00
xfs_log_priv.h xfs: exact busy extent tracking 2011-04-28 13:18:04 -05:00
xfs_log_recover.c xfs: replace xfs_buf_geterror() with bp->b_error 2011-08-12 13:39:40 -05:00
xfs_log_recover.h xfs: Clean up XFS_BLI_* flag namespace 2010-05-24 10:33:39 -05:00
xfs_message.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_message.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_mount.c Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux 2011-08-08 07:06:24 -05:00
xfs_mount.h xfs: Remove the second parameter to xfs_sb_count() 2011-07-20 18:35:03 -05:00
xfs_mru_cache.c xfs: convert to alloc_workqueue() 2011-02-01 11:42:43 +01:00
xfs_mru_cache.h xfs: Kill filestreams cache flush 2010-01-15 15:34:22 -06:00
xfs_qm.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_qm.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_qm_bhv.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_qm_stats.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_qm_stats.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_qm_syscalls.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_quota.h xfs: Convert xlog_warn to new logging interface 2011-03-07 10:01:35 +11:00
xfs_quota_priv.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_quotaops.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_rename.c xfs: get rid of open-coded S_ISREG(), etc. 2011-07-26 15:05:16 -04:00
xfs_rtalloc.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_rtalloc.h xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_rw.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUFTARG_NAME 2011-07-25 15:03:37 -05:00
xfs_rw.h xfs: only clear the suid bit once in xfs_write 2010-02-12 13:43:57 -06:00
xfs_sb.h xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_PTR 2011-07-25 15:03:13 -05:00
xfs_stats.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_stats.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_super.c xfs: revert to using a kthread for AIL pushing 2011-10-11 11:02:49 -05:00
xfs_super.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_sync.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_sync.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_sysctl.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_sysctl.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_trace.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_trace.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_trans.c xfs: use a cursor for bulk AIL insertion 2011-07-20 18:37:20 -05:00
xfs_trans.h xfs: force the log if we encounter pinned buffers in .iop_pushbuf 2011-10-11 11:02:48 -05:00
xfs_trans_ail.c xfs: revert to using a kthread for AIL pushing 2011-10-11 11:02:49 -05:00
xfs_trans_buf.c xfs: Remove the macro XFS_BUF_TARGET 2011-07-25 15:03:31 -05:00
xfs_trans_dquot.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_trans_extfree.c xfs: Pull EFI/EFD handling out from under the AIL lock 2010-12-20 11:59:49 +11:00
xfs_trans_inode.c xfs: remove i_transp 2011-07-08 14:34:47 +02:00
xfs_trans_priv.h xfs: revert to using a kthread for AIL pushing 2011-10-11 11:02:49 -05:00
xfs_trans_space.h
xfs_types.h xfs: exact busy extent tracking 2011-04-28 13:18:04 -05:00
xfs_utils.c xfs: remove xfs_cred.h 2010-10-18 15:08:06 -05:00
xfs_utils.h xfs: remove xfs_cred.h 2010-10-18 15:08:06 -05:00
xfs_vnode.h xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
xfs_vnodeops.c xfs: replace xfs_buf_geterror() with bp->b_error 2011-08-12 13:39:40 -05:00
xfs_vnodeops.h xfs: split xfs_setattr 2011-07-08 14:34:23 +02:00
xfs_xattr.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00