introduce I_SYNC

I_LOCK was used for several unrelated purposes, which caused deadlock
situations in certain filesystems as a side effect.  One of the purposes
now uses the new I_SYNC bit.

Also document the various bits and change their order from historical to
logical.

[bunk@stusta.de: make fs/inode.c:wake_up_inode() static]
Signed-off-by: Joern Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
Cc: Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: David Chinner <dgc@sgi.com>
Cc: Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@cam.ac.uk>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

5 files changed, 47 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 71c158ac60a3..686734ff973d 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 		inode->i_state |= flags;
 
 		/*
-		 * If the inode is locked, just update its dirty state. 
+		 * If the inode is being synced, just update its dirty state.
 		 * The unlocker will place the inode on the appropriate
 		 * superblock list, based upon its state.
 		 */
-		if (inode->i_state & I_LOCK)
+		if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)
 			goto out;
 
 		/*
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode)
 	list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode->i_sb->s_more_io);
 }
 
+static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
+}
+
 /*
  * Move expired dirty inodes from @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.
  */
@@ -225,11 +234,11 @@ __sync_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_LOCK);
+	BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
 
-	/* Set I_LOCK, reset I_DIRTY */
+	/* Set I_SYNC, reset I_DIRTY */
 	dirty = inode->i_state & I_DIRTY;
-	inode->i_state |= I_LOCK;
+	inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;
 	inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY;
 
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@ __sync_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-	inode->i_state &= ~I_LOCK;
+	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
 		if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) &&
 		    mapping_tagged(mapping, PAGECACHE_TAG_DIRTY)) {
@@ -305,7 +314,7 @@ __sync_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 			list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
 		}
 	}
-	wake_up_inode(inode);
+	inode_sync_complete(inode);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +333,7 @@ __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	else
 		WARN_ON(inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE);
 
-	if ((wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) && (inode->i_state & I_LOCK)) {
+	if ((wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL) && (inode->i_state & I_SYNC)) {
 		struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -350,16 +359,16 @@ __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	/*
 	 * It's a data-integrity sync.  We must wait.
 	 */
-	if (inode->i_state & I_LOCK) {
-		DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_LOCK);
+	if (inode->i_state & I_SYNC) {
+		DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wq, &inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
 
-		wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_LOCK);
+		wqh = bit_waitqueue(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
 		do {
 			spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 			__wait_on_bit(wqh, &wq, inode_wait,
 							TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-		} while (inode->i_state & I_LOCK);
+		} while (inode->i_state & I_SYNC);
 	}
 	return __sync_single_inode(inode, wbc);
 }
@@ -392,7 +401,7 @@ __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  * The inodes to be written are parked on sb->s_io.  They are moved back onto
  * sb->s_dirty as they are selected for writing.  This way, none can be missed
  * on the writer throttling path, and we get decent balancing between many
- * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on __wait_on_inode.
+ * throttled threads: we don't want them all piling up on inode_sync_wait.
  */
 static void
 sync_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct writeback_control *wbc)
@@ -661,7 +670,7 @@ int write_inode_now(struct inode *inode, int sync)
 	ret = __writeback_single_inode(inode, &wbc);
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 	if (sync)
-		wait_on_inode(inode);
+		inode_sync_wait(inode);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_inode_now);
@@ -736,7 +745,7 @@ int generic_osync_inode(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping, int
 			err = err2;
 	}
 	else
-		wait_on_inode(inode);
+		inode_sync_wait(inode);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 6bf6890f0530..0f5df73dbb73 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void hugetlbfs_forget_inode(struct inode *inode) __releases(inode_lock)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 
 	if (!hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash)) {
-		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_LOCK)))
+		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_SYNC)))
 			list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
 		inodes_stat.nr_unused++;
 		if (!sb || (sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE)) {
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index c6165771e00e..ed35383d0b6c 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ struct inodes_stat_t inodes_stat;
 
 static struct kmem_cache * inode_cachep __read_mostly;
 
+static void wake_up_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_LOCK);
+}
+
 static struct inode *alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	static const struct address_space_operations empty_aops;
@@ -232,7 +241,7 @@ void __iget(struct inode * inode)
 		return;
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
-	if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_LOCK)))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_SYNC)))
 		list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_in_use);
 	inodes_stat.nr_unused--;
 }
@@ -253,7 +262,7 @@ void clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	BUG_ON(inode->i_data.nrpages);
 	BUG_ON(!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING));
 	BUG_ON(inode->i_state & I_CLEAR);
-	wait_on_inode(inode);
+	inode_sync_wait(inode);
 	DQUOT_DROP(inode);
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->clear_inode)
 		inode->i_sb->s_op->clear_inode(inode);
@@ -1071,7 +1080,7 @@ static void generic_forget_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 
 	if (!hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash)) {
-		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_LOCK)))
+		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_SYNC)))
 			list_move(&inode->i_list, &inode_unused);
 		inodes_stat.nr_unused++;
 		if (sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE) {
@@ -1314,15 +1323,6 @@ static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
 }
 
-void wake_up_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Prevent speculative execution through spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
-	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_LOCK);
-}
-
 /*
  * We rarely want to lock two inodes that do not have a parent/child
  * relationship (such as directory, child inode) simultaneously. The
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 7aa1f7004eaf..e7c60ae6b5b2 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -1289,7 +1289,14 @@ int txCommit(tid_t tid,		/* transaction identifier */
 		 * commit the transaction synchronously, so the last iput
 		 * will be done by the calling thread (or later)
 		 */
-		if (tblk->u.ip->i_state & I_LOCK)
+		/*
+		 * I believe this code is no longer needed.  Splitting I_LOCK
+		 * into two bits, I_LOCK and I_SYNC should prevent this
+		 * deadlock as well.  But since I don't have a JFS testload
+		 * to verify this, only a trivial s/I_LOCK/I_SYNC/ was done.
+		 * Joern
+		 */
+		if (tblk->u.ip->i_state & I_SYNC)
 			tblk->xflag &= ~COMMIT_LAZY;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 0b5fa124bef2..e0e06dd4bef2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ xfs_ichgtime(
 	 */
 	SYNCHRONIZE();
 	ip->i_update_core = 1;
-	if (!(inode->i_state & I_LOCK))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC))
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ xfs_ichgtime_fast(
 	 */
 	SYNCHRONIZE();
 	ip->i_update_core = 1;
-	if (!(inode->i_state & I_LOCK))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC))
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 }