linux.git/fs/inode.c, branch v2.6.39

fs: export empty_aops

2011-04-05T21:51:48+00:00

With the ->sync_page() hook gone, we have a few users that
add their own static address_space_operations without any
functions defined.

fs/inode.c already has an empty_aops that it uses for init
purposes. Lets export that and use it in the places where
an otherwise empty aops was defined.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

fs: fix inode.c kernel-doc warning

2011-03-28T02:30:19+00:00

Fix inode.c kernel-doc fatal error: 2 comment sections have the same name:

  Error(fs/inode.c:1171): duplicate section name 'Note'

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

fs: simplify iget & friends

2011-03-25T01:17:52+00:00

Merge get_new_inode/get_new_inode_fast into iget5_locked/iget_locked
as those were the only callers.  Remove the internal ifind/ifind_fast
helpers - ifind_fast only had a single caller, and ifind had two
callers wanting it to do different things.  Also clean up the comments
in this area to focus on information important to a developer trying
to use it, instead of overloading them with implementation details.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: rename inode_lock to inode_hash_lock

2011-03-25T01:17:51+00:00

All that remains of the inode_lock is protecting the inode hash list
manipulation and traversals. Rename the inode_lock to
inode_hash_lock to reflect it's actual function.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: move i_wb_list out from under inode_lock

2011-03-25T01:17:51+00:00

Protect the inode writeback list with a new global lock
inode_wb_list_lock and use it to protect the list manipulations and
traversals. This lock replaces the inode_lock as the inodes on the
list can be validity checked while holding the inode->i_lock and
hence the inode_lock is no longer needed to protect the list.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: move i_sb_list out from under inode_lock

2011-03-25T01:16:32+00:00

Protect the per-sb inode list with a new global lock
inode_sb_list_lock and use it to protect the list manipulations and
traversals. This lock replaces the inode_lock as the inodes on the
list can be validity checked while holding the inode->i_lock and
hence the inode_lock is no longer needed to protect the list.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: remove inode_lock from iput_final and prune_icache

2011-03-25T01:16:32+00:00

Now that inode state changes are protected by the inode->i_lock and
the inode LRU manipulations by the inode_lru_lock, we can remove the
inode_lock from prune_icache and the initial part of iput_final().

instead of using the inode_lock to protect the inode during
iput_final, use the inode->i_lock instead. This protects the inode
against new references being taken while we change the inode state
to I_FREEING, as well as preventing prune_icache from grabbing the
inode while we are manipulating it. Hence we no longer need the
inode_lock in iput_final prior to setting I_FREEING on the inode.

For prune_icache, we no longer need the inode_lock to protect the
LRU list, and the inodes themselves are protected against freeing
races by the inode->i_lock. Hence we can lift the inode_lock from
prune_icache as well.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: Lock the inode LRU list separately

2011-03-25T01:16:31+00:00

Introduce the inode_lru_lock to protect the inode_lru list. This
lock is nested inside the inode->i_lock to allow the inode to be
added to the LRU list in iput_final without needing to deal with
lock inversions. This keeps iput_final() clean and neat.

Further, where marking the inode I_FREEING and removing it from the
LRU, move the LRU list manipulation within the inode->i_lock to keep
the list manipulation consistent with iput_final. This also means
that most of the open coded LRU list removal + unused inode
accounting can now use the inode_lru_list_del() wrappers which
cleans the code up further.

However, this locking change means what the LRU traversal in
prune_icache() inverts this lock ordering and needs to use trylock
semantics on the inode->i_lock to avoid deadlocking. In these cases,
if we fail to lock the inode we move it to the back of the LRU to
prevent spinning on it.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: factor inode disposal

2011-03-25T01:16:31+00:00

We have a couple of places that dispose of inodes. factor the
disposal into evict() to isolate this code and make it simpler to
peel away the inode_lock from the code.

While doing this, change the logic flow in iput_final() to separate
the different cases that need to be handled to make the transitions
the inode goes through more obvious.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro

fs: protect inode->i_state with inode->i_lock

2011-03-25T01:16:31+00:00

Protect inode state transitions and validity checks with the
inode->i_lock. This enables us to make inode state transitions
independently of the inode_lock and is the first step to peeling
away the inode_lock from the code.

This requires that __iget() is done atomically with i_state checks
during list traversals so that we don't race with another thread
marking the inode I_FREEING between the state check and grabbing the
reference.

Also remove the unlock_new_inode() memory barrier optimisation
required to avoid taking the inode_lock when clearing I_NEW.
Simplify the code by simply taking the inode->i_lock around the
state change and wakeup. Because the wakeup is no longer tricky,
remove the wake_up_inode() function and open code the wakeup where
necessary.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner 
Signed-off-by: Al Viro