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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-22 17:07:18 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-22 17:07:18 -0700 |
| commit | a2887097f25cd38cadfc11d10769e2b349fb5eca (patch) | |
| tree | cd4adcb305365d6ba9acd2c02d4eb9d0125c6f8d /block/blk-settings.c | |
| parent | 8abfc6e7a45eb74e51904bbae676fae008b11366 (diff) | |
| parent | 005a1d15f5a6b2bb4ada80349513effbf22b4588 (diff) | |
| download | linux-a2887097f25cd38cadfc11d10769e2b349fb5eca.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block
* 'for-2.6.37/barrier' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: (46 commits) xen-blkfront: disable barrier/flush write support Added blk-lib.c and blk-barrier.c was renamed to blk-flush.c block: remove BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT aic7xxx_old: removed unused 'req' variable block: remove the BH_Eopnotsupp flag block: remove the BLKDEV_IFL_BARRIER flag block: remove the WRITE_BARRIER flag swap: do not send discards as barriers fat: do not send discards as barriers ext4: do not send discards as barriers jbd2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage jbd2: Modify ASYNC_COMMIT code to not rely on queue draining on barrier jbd: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage nilfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage reiserfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage gfs2: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage btrfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage xfs: replace barriers with explicit flush / FUA usage block: pass gfp_mask and flags to sb_issue_discard dm: convey that all flushes are processed as empty ...
Diffstat (limited to 'block/blk-settings.c')
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c index 315b88c8cbbb..701859fb9647 100644 --- a/block/blk-settings.c +++ b/block/blk-settings.c @@ -792,6 +792,26 @@ void blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(struct request_queue *q, int mask) } EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_update_dma_alignment); +/** + * blk_queue_flush - configure queue's cache flush capability + * @q: the request queue for the device + * @flush: 0, REQ_FLUSH or REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA + * + * Tell block layer cache flush capability of @q. If it supports + * flushing, REQ_FLUSH should be set. If it supports bypassing + * write cache for individual writes, REQ_FUA should be set. + */ +void blk_queue_flush(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int flush) +{ + WARN_ON_ONCE(flush & ~(REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA)); + + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(flush & REQ_FLUSH) && (flush & REQ_FUA))) + flush &= ~REQ_FUA; + + q->flush_flags = flush & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_flush); + static int __init blk_settings_init(void) { blk_max_low_pfn = max_low_pfn - 1; |