Re: [PATCH] jfs: clear PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY for no-write pages

[Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Fri, 2007-12-28 at 12:33 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-12-28 at 16:03 +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> > Andrew,
> > 
> > This patch fixed the 'pdflush stuck in D state' bug
> >         http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9291
> > and should be pushed to mainline ASAP.
> > ---
> > 
> > When JFS decides to drop a dirty metapage, it simply clears the META_dirty bit
> > and leave alone the PG_dirty and PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY bits.
> > 
> > When such no-write page goes to metapage_writepage(), the `relic'
> > PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY tag should be cleared, to prevent pdflush from
> > repeatedly trying to sync them.
> > 
> > Also, avoid the redirty when a bio submission is planned.
> > 
> > Tested-by: Markus Rehbach <Markus.Rehbach@gmx.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn> 
> > ---
> 
> > +++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
> 
> > @@ -449,9 +450,15 @@ static int metapage_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
> >  			goto dump_bio;
> >  
> >  		submit_bio(WRITE, bio);
> > -	}
> > -	if (redirty)
> > +	} else if (redirty) {
> >  		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
> > +	} else {
> > +		write_lock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
> > +		radix_tree_tag_clear(&mapping->page_tree,
> > +				page_index(page),
> > +				PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY);
> > +		write_unlock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
> > +	}
> 
> I'm not liking this open-coded tag_clear, although I currently fail to
> come up with a nice solution.

I'm looking at __block_write_full_page() for guidance.  The situation
here is similar to writing a page where all the bufferheads are clean.
__block_write_full_page() always calls set_page_writeback(page), and
then, if no I/O is initiated, immediately calls
end_page_writeback(page).

I'll put together a patch for testing.

Thanks,
Shaggy
-- 
David Kleikamp
IBM Linux Technology Center

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