linux/fs
Linus Torvalds fba2591bf4 VM: Remove "clear_page_dirty()" and "test_clear_page_dirty()" functions
They were horribly easy to mis-use because of their tempting naming, and
they also did way more than any users of them generally wanted them to
do.

A dirty page can become clean under two circumstances:

 (a) when we write it out.  We have "clear_page_dirty_for_io()" for
     this, and that function remains unchanged.

     In the "for IO" case it is not sufficient to just clear the dirty
     bit, you also have to mark the page as being under writeback etc.

 (b) when we actually remove a page due to it becoming inaccessible to
     users, notably because it was truncate()'d away or the file (or
     metadata) no longer exists, and we thus want to cancel any
     outstanding dirty state.

For the (b) case, we now introduce "cancel_dirty_page()", which only
touches the page state itself, and verifies that the page is not mapped
(since cancelling writes on a mapped page would be actively wrong as it
is still accessible to users).

Some filesystems need to be fixed up for this: CIFS, FUSE, JFS,
ReiserFS, XFS all use the old confusing functions, and will be fixed
separately in subsequent commits (with some of them just removing the
offending logic, and others using clear_page_dirty_for_io()).

This was confirmed by Martin Michlmayr to fix the apt database
corruption on ARM.

Cc: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>
Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
Cc: Andrei Popa <andrei.popa@i-neo.ro>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Gordon Farquharson <gordonfarquharson@gmail.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-12-21 09:19:57 -08:00
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9p [PATCH] 9p: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
adfs [PATCH] struct path: convert adfs 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
affs [PATCH] affs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
afs [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
autofs [PATCH] autofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
autofs4 [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
befs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
bfs [PATCH] update Tigran's email addresses 2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
cifs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
coda [PATCH] struct path: convert coda 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
configfs [PATCH] configfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
cramfs [PATCH] struct path: convert cramfs 2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
debugfs DebugFS : file/directory removal fix 2006-12-13 15:38:45 -08:00
devpts [PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure 2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
dlm [DLM] fix compile warning 2006-12-15 12:51:22 -05:00
ecryptfs [PATCH] ecryptfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
efs [PATCH] struct path: convert efs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
exportfs [PATCH] VFS: Make filldir_t and struct kstat deal in 64-bit inode numbers 2006-10-03 08:03:40 -07:00
ext2 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext3 [PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext4 [PATCH] ext4: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
fat [PATCH] fat: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
freevxfs [PATCH] struct path: convert freevxfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
fuse [PATCH] struct path: convert fuse 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
gfs2 [GFS2] Fix Kconfig 2006-12-15 12:51:51 -05:00
hfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hfsplus [PATCH] struct path: convert hfsplus 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hostfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hostfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hpfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hpfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hppfs [PATCH] struct path: convert hppfs 2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hugetlbfs VM: Remove "clear_page_dirty()" and "test_clear_page_dirty()" functions 2006-12-21 09:19:57 -08:00
isofs [PATCH] isofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
jbd [PATCH] user of the jiffies rounding code: JBD 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
jbd2 [PATCH] jbd2: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete 2006-12-07 08:39:42 -08:00
jffs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
jffs2 [PATCH] struct path: convert jffs2 2006-12-08 08:28:46 -08:00
jfs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
lockd [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
minix [PATCH] struct path: convert minix 2006-12-08 08:28:47 -08:00
msdos [PATCH] fat: add fat_getattr() 2006-11-16 11:43:38 -08:00
ncpfs [PATCH] ncpfs: ensure we free wdog_pid on parse_option or fill_inode failure 2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
nfs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
nfs_common [PATCH] nfs_common endianness annotations 2006-10-20 10:26:41 -07:00
nfsd [PATCH] knfsd: Fix up some bit-rot in exp_export 2006-12-13 09:05:54 -08:00
nls [PATCH] fs: make nls_cp936.c handle some U00XY characters and U20AC correctly 2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
ntfs [PATCH] ntfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:42 -08:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] Fix numerous kcalloc() calls, convert to kzalloc() 2006-12-13 09:05:52 -08:00
openpromfs [PATCH] struct path: convert openpromfs 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
partitions [MIPS] Rename SNI_RM200_PCI to just SNI_RM preparing for more RM machines 2006-12-09 01:03:58 +00:00
proc Make SLES9 "get_kernel_version" work on the kernel binary again 2006-12-11 11:34:11 -08:00
qnx4 [PATCH] struct path: convert qnx4 2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
ramfs [PATCH] struct path: convert ramfs 2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
reiserfs [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
romfs [PATCH] struct path: convert romfs 2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
smbfs [PATCH] smbfs: Make conn_pid a struct pid 2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
sysfs [PATCH] sysfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
sysv [PATCH] struct path: convert sysv 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
udf [PATCH] struct path: convert udf 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
ufs [PATCH] struct path: convert ufs 2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
vfat [PATCH] fat: add fat_getattr() 2006-11-16 11:43:38 -08:00
xfs [PATCH] dio: only call aio_complete() after returning -EIOCBQUEUED 2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
aio.c [PATCH] Use activate_mm() in fs/aio.c:use_mm() 2006-12-13 09:05:51 -08:00
attr.c
bad_inode.c [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] add process_session() helper routine 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c fs: Convert kmalloc() + memset() to kzalloc() in fs/. 2006-12-12 20:07:35 +01:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls 2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c [PARISC] Fix fs/binfmt_som.c 2006-10-04 06:51:26 -06:00
bio.c [PATCH] optimize o_direct on block devices 2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] optimize o_direct on block devices 2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
buffer.c Clean up and make try_to_free_buffers() not race with dirty pages 2006-12-21 09:04:31 -08:00
char_dev.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Move extern declarations out of fs/*.c into header files [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:18 +02:00
compat.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
dcache.c [PATCH] dcache: avoid RCU for never-hashed dentries 2006-12-07 08:39:41 -08:00
dcookies.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
direct-io.c [PATCH] dio: lock refcount operations 2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
dquot.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
drop_caches.c
eventpoll.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
exec.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fcntl.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fifo.c
file.c [PATCH] fdtable: Implement new pagesize-based fdtable allocator 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
file_table.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
filesystems.c [PATCH] Ban register_filesystem(NULL); 2006-09-29 09:18:20 -07:00
fs-writeback.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Remove dependence on existence of blockdev_superblock [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
generic_acl.c [PATCH] Generic infrastructure for acls 2006-09-29 09:18:24 -07:00
inode.c [PATCH] relative atime 2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
inotify.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
inotify_user.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
internal.h [PATCH] CONFIG_BLOCK internal.h cleanups 2006-09-30 20:52:32 +02:00
ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
ioprio.c [PATCH] block layer: ioprio_best function fix 2006-10-12 15:09:51 +02:00
Kconfig kconfig: Standardize "depends" -> "depends on" in Kconfig files 2006-12-12 20:04:19 +01:00
Kconfig.binfmt
libfs.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
locks.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_* 2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
mpage.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Dissociate generic_writepages() from mpage stuff [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
namei.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
namespace.c [PATCH] relative atime 2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
nfsctl.c
no-block.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
open.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
pipe.c [PATCH] fix leaks on pipe(2) failure exits 2006-12-21 00:16:03 -08:00
pnode.c [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
pnode.h [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
posix_acl.c [PATCH] kmemdup: some users 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
quota.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
quota_v1.c
quota_v2.c
read_write.c [PATCH] one more EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL removal 2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
read_write.h [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
readdir.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
select.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
splice.c [PATCH] constify pipe_buf_operations 2006-12-13 09:05:47 -08:00
stack.c [PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_* 2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
stat.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
super.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
sync.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
utimes.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
xattr.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
xattr_acl.c