nilfs2: stop using periodic write_super callback
This removes nilfs_write_super and commit super block in nilfs
internal thread, instead of periodic write_super callback.
VFS layer calls ->write_super callback periodically. However,
it looks like that calling back is ommited when disk I/O is busy.
And when cleanerd (nilfs GC) is runnig, disk I/O tend to be busy thus
nilfs superblock is not synchronized as nilfs designed.
To avoid it, syncing superblock by nilfs thread instead of pdflush.
Signed-off-by: Jiro SEKIBA <jir@unicus.jp>
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp>
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 51ff3d0..683df89 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,8 @@
if (test_bit(NILFS_SC_SUPER_ROOT, &sci->sc_flags) &&
nilfs_discontinued(nilfs)) {
down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
- req->sb_err = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 0);
+ req->sb_err = nilfs_commit_super(sbi,
+ nilfs_altsb_need_update(nilfs));
up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
}
}
@@ -2689,6 +2690,7 @@
} else {
DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
int should_sleep = 1;
+ struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
prepare_to_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait,
TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -2709,6 +2711,9 @@
finish_wait(&sci->sc_wait_daemon, &wait);
timeout = ((sci->sc_state & NILFS_SEGCTOR_COMMIT) &&
time_after_eq(jiffies, sci->sc_timer->expires));
+ nilfs = sci->sc_sbi->s_nilfs;
+ if (sci->sc_super->s_dirt && nilfs_sb_need_update(nilfs))
+ set_nilfs_discontinued(nilfs);
}
goto loop;