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+#ifndef __LINUX_BACKING_DEV_DEFS_H
+#define __LINUX_BACKING_DEV_DEFS_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
+#include <linux/flex_proportions.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+
+struct page;
+struct device;
+struct dentry;
+
+/*
+ * Bits in bdi_writeback.state
+ */
+enum wb_state {
+	WB_async_congested,	/* The async (write) queue is getting full */
+	WB_sync_congested,	/* The sync queue is getting full */
+	WB_registered,		/* bdi_register() was done */
+	WB_writeback_running,	/* Writeback is in progress */
+};
+
+typedef int (congested_fn)(void *, int);
+
+enum wb_stat_item {
+	WB_RECLAIMABLE,
+	WB_WRITEBACK,
+	WB_DIRTIED,
+	WB_WRITTEN,
+	NR_WB_STAT_ITEMS
+};
+
+#define WB_STAT_BATCH (8*(1+ilog2(nr_cpu_ids)))
+
+struct bdi_writeback {
+	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;	/* our parent bdi */
+
+	unsigned long state;		/* Always use atomic bitops on this */
+	unsigned long last_old_flush;	/* last old data flush */
+
+	struct list_head b_dirty;	/* dirty inodes */
+	struct list_head b_io;		/* parked for writeback */
+	struct list_head b_more_io;	/* parked for more writeback */
+	struct list_head b_dirty_time;	/* time stamps are dirty */
+	spinlock_t list_lock;		/* protects the b_* lists */
+
+	struct percpu_counter stat[NR_WB_STAT_ITEMS];
+
+	unsigned long bw_time_stamp;	/* last time write bw is updated */
+	unsigned long dirtied_stamp;
+	unsigned long written_stamp;	/* pages written at bw_time_stamp */
+	unsigned long write_bandwidth;	/* the estimated write bandwidth */
+	unsigned long avg_write_bandwidth; /* further smoothed write bw */
+
+	/*
+	 * The base dirty throttle rate, re-calculated on every 200ms.
+	 * All the bdi tasks' dirty rate will be curbed under it.
+	 * @dirty_ratelimit tracks the estimated @balanced_dirty_ratelimit
+	 * in small steps and is much more smooth/stable than the latter.
+	 */
+	unsigned long dirty_ratelimit;
+	unsigned long balanced_dirty_ratelimit;
+
+	struct fprop_local_percpu completions;
+	int dirty_exceeded;
+
+	spinlock_t work_lock;		/* protects work_list & dwork scheduling */
+	struct list_head work_list;
+	struct delayed_work dwork;	/* work item used for writeback */
+};
+
+struct backing_dev_info {
+	struct list_head bdi_list;
+	unsigned long ra_pages;	/* max readahead in PAGE_CACHE_SIZE units */
+	unsigned int capabilities; /* Device capabilities */
+	congested_fn *congested_fn; /* Function pointer if device is md/dm */
+	void *congested_data;	/* Pointer to aux data for congested func */
+
+	char *name;
+
+	unsigned int min_ratio;
+	unsigned int max_ratio, max_prop_frac;
+
+	struct bdi_writeback wb;  /* default writeback info for this bdi */
+
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	struct timer_list laptop_mode_wb_timer;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	struct dentry *debug_dir;
+	struct dentry *debug_stats;
+#endif
+};
+
+enum {
+	BLK_RW_ASYNC	= 0,
+	BLK_RW_SYNC	= 1,
+};
+
+void clear_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int sync);
+void set_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int sync);
+
+#endif	/* __LINUX_BACKING_DEV_DEFS_H */