struct backing_dev_info *bdi = wb->bdi;
long pages_written;
+ set_worker_desc("flush-%s", dev_name(bdi->dev));
current->flags |= PF_SWAPWRITE;
- set_freezable();
- wb->last_active = jiffies;
-
- /*
- * Our parent may run at a different priority, just set us to normal
- */
- set_user_nice(current, 0);
-
- trace_writeback_thread_start(bdi);
- while (!kthread_freezable_should_stop(NULL)) {
+ if (likely(!current_is_workqueue_rescuer() ||
+ list_empty(&bdi->bdi_list))) {
/*
- * Remove own delayed wake-up timer, since we are already awake
- * and we'll take care of the periodic write-back.
+ * The normal path. Keep writing back @bdi until its
+ * work_list is empty. Note that this path is also taken
+ * if @bdi is shutting down even when we're running off the
+ * rescuer as work_list needs to be drained.
*/
- del_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer);
-
- pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
-
+ do {
+ pages_written = wb_do_writeback(wb, 0);
+ trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
+ } while (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list));
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * bdi_wq can't get enough workers and we're running off
+ * the emergency worker. Don't hog it. Hopefully, 1024 is
+ * enough for efficient IO.
+ */
+ pages_written = writeback_inodes_wb(&bdi->wb, 1024,
+ WB_REASON_FORKER_THREAD);
trace_writeback_pages_written(pages_written);
-
- if (pages_written)
- wb->last_active = jiffies;
-
- set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
- if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list) || kthread_should_stop()) {
- __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
- continue;
- }
-
- if (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval)
- schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
- else {
- /*
- * We have nothing to do, so can go sleep without any
- * timeout and save power. When a work is queued or
- * something is made dirty - we will be woken up.
- */
- schedule();
- }
}
- /* Flush any work that raced with us exiting */
- if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list))
- wb_do_writeback(wb, 1);
+ if (!list_empty(&bdi->work_list) ||
+ (wb_has_dirty_io(wb) && dirty_writeback_interval))
+ queue_delayed_work(bdi_wq, &wb->dwork,
+ msecs_to_jiffies(dirty_writeback_interval * 10));
- trace_writeback_thread_stop(bdi);
- return 0;
+ current->flags &= ~PF_SWAPWRITE;
}
-
/*
* Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages. If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
* the whole world.