8 files changed, 112 insertions, 141 deletions

diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 789f55e851ae..4a181fcb5175 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -54,18 +54,6 @@ struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(I_BDEV);
 
-void __vfs_msg(struct super_block *sb, const char *prefix, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	struct va_format vaf;
-	va_list args;
-
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vaf.fmt = fmt;
-	vaf.va = &args;
-	printk_ratelimited("%sVFS (%s): %pV\n", prefix, sb->s_id, &vaf);
-	va_end(args);
-}
-
 static void bdev_write_inode(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = bdev->bd_inode;
@@ -249,7 +237,7 @@ __blkdev_direct_IO_simple(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		if (!READ_ONCE(bio.bi_private))
 			break;
 		if (!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) ||
-		    !blk_mq_poll(bdev_get_queue(bdev), qc))
+		    !blk_poll(bdev_get_queue(bdev), qc))
 			io_schedule();
 	}
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -414,7 +402,7 @@ __blkdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter, int nr_pages)
 			break;
 
 		if (!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) ||
-		    !blk_mq_poll(bdev_get_queue(bdev), qc))
+		    !blk_poll(bdev_get_queue(bdev), qc))
 			io_schedule();
 	}
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -674,7 +662,7 @@ int bdev_read_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 	if (!ops->rw_page || bdev_get_integrity(bdev))
 		return result;
 
-	result = blk_queue_enter(bdev->bd_queue, false);
+	result = blk_queue_enter(bdev->bd_queue, 0);
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 	result = ops->rw_page(bdev, sector + get_start_sect(bdev), page, false);
@@ -710,7 +698,7 @@ int bdev_write_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
 
 	if (!ops->rw_page || bdev_get_integrity(bdev))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	result = blk_queue_enter(bdev->bd_queue, false);
+	result = blk_queue_enter(bdev->bd_queue, 0);
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 49b7e9bdcd1d..1c18a22a6013 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -253,27 +253,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * Kick the writeback threads then try to free up some ZONE_NORMAL memory.
- */
-static void free_more_memory(void)
-{
-	struct zoneref *z;
-	int nid;
-
-	wakeup_flusher_threads(1024, WB_REASON_FREE_MORE_MEM);
-	yield();
-
-	for_each_online_node(nid) {
-
-		z = first_zones_zonelist(node_zonelist(nid, GFP_NOFS),
-						gfp_zone(GFP_NOFS), NULL);
-		if (z->zone)
-			try_to_free_pages(node_zonelist(nid, GFP_NOFS), 0,
-						GFP_NOFS, NULL);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
  * I/O completion handler for block_read_full_page() - pages
  * which come unlocked at the end of I/O.
  */
@@ -861,16 +840,19 @@ int remove_inode_buffers(struct inode *inode)
  * which may not fail from ordinary buffer allocations.
  */
 struct buffer_head *alloc_page_buffers(struct page *page, unsigned long size,
-		int retry)
+		bool retry)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
+	gfp_t gfp = GFP_NOFS;
 	long offset;
 
-try_again:
+	if (retry)
+		gfp |= __GFP_NOFAIL;
+
 	head = NULL;
 	offset = PAGE_SIZE;
 	while ((offset -= size) >= 0) {
-		bh = alloc_buffer_head(GFP_NOFS);
+		bh = alloc_buffer_head(gfp);
 		if (!bh)
 			goto no_grow;
 
@@ -896,23 +878,7 @@ no_grow:
 		} while (head);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Return failure for non-async IO requests.  Async IO requests
-	 * are not allowed to fail, so we have to wait until buffer heads
-	 * become available.  But we don't want tasks sleeping with 
-	 * partially complete buffers, so all were released above.
-	 */
-	if (!retry)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* We're _really_ low on memory. Now we just
-	 * wait for old buffer heads to become free due to
-	 * finishing IO.  Since this is an async request and
-	 * the reserve list is empty, we're sure there are 
-	 * async buffer heads in use.
-	 */
-	free_more_memory();
-	goto try_again;
+	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_page_buffers);
 
@@ -1001,8 +967,6 @@ grow_dev_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block,
 	gfp_mask |= __GFP_NOFAIL;
 
 	page = find_or_create_page(inode->i_mapping, index, gfp_mask);
-	if (!page)
-		return ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 
@@ -1021,9 +985,7 @@ grow_dev_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block,
 	/*
 	 * Allocate some buffers for this page
 	 */
-	bh = alloc_page_buffers(page, size, 0);
-	if (!bh)
-		goto failed;
+	bh = alloc_page_buffers(page, size, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Link the page to the buffers and initialise them.  Take the
@@ -1103,8 +1065,6 @@ __getblk_slow(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block,
 		ret = grow_buffers(bdev, block, size, gfp);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return NULL;
-		if (ret == 0)
-			free_more_memory();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1575,7 +1535,7 @@ void create_empty_buffers(struct page *page,
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head, *tail;
 
-	head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, 1);
+	head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, true);
 	bh = head;
 	do {
 		bh->b_state |= b_state;
@@ -2639,7 +2599,7 @@ int nobh_write_begin(struct address_space *mapping,
 	 * Be careful: the buffer linked list is a NULL terminated one, rather
 	 * than the circular one we're used to.
 	 */
-	head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, 0);
+	head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, false);
 	if (!head) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_release;
@@ -3056,8 +3016,16 @@ void guard_bio_eod(int op, struct bio *bio)
 	sector_t maxsector;
 	struct bio_vec *bvec = &bio->bi_io_vec[bio->bi_vcnt - 1];
 	unsigned truncated_bytes;
+	struct hd_struct *part;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	part = __disk_get_part(bio->bi_disk, bio->bi_partno);
+	if (part)
+		maxsector = part_nr_sects_read(part);
+	else
+		maxsector = get_capacity(bio->bi_disk);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	maxsector = get_capacity(bio->bi_disk);
 	if (!maxsector)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 98fe1325da9d..3aafb3343a65 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static struct bio *dio_await_one(struct dio *dio)
 		dio->waiter = current;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dio->bio_lock, flags);
 		if (!(dio->iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) ||
-		    !blk_mq_poll(dio->bio_disk->queue, dio->bio_cookie))
+		    !blk_poll(dio->bio_disk->queue, dio->bio_cookie))
 			io_schedule();
 		/* wake up sets us TASK_RUNNING */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dio->bio_lock, flags);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 245c430a2e41..08f5debd07d1 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -933,33 +933,36 @@ static void bdi_split_work_to_wbs(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
 
-void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, long nr_pages,
-			bool range_cyclic, enum wb_reason reason)
+/*
+ * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
+ * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
+ */
+static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
 {
-	struct wb_writeback_work *work;
+	return global_node_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
+		global_node_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
+		get_nr_dirty_inodes();
+}
 
+static void wb_start_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb, enum wb_reason reason)
+{
 	if (!wb_has_dirty_io(wb))
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * This is WB_SYNC_NONE writeback, so if allocation fails just
-	 * wakeup the thread for old dirty data writeback
+	 * All callers of this function want to start writeback of all
+	 * dirty pages. Places like vmscan can call this at a very
+	 * high frequency, causing pointless allocations of tons of
+	 * work items and keeping the flusher threads busy retrieving
+	 * that work. Ensure that we only allow one of them pending and
+	 * inflight at the time.
 	 */
-	work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work),
-		       GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NOWARN);
-	if (!work) {
-		trace_writeback_nowork(wb);
-		wb_wakeup(wb);
+	if (test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state) ||
+	    test_and_set_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
 		return;
-	}
-
-	work->sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_NONE;
-	work->nr_pages	= nr_pages;
-	work->range_cyclic = range_cyclic;
-	work->reason	= reason;
-	work->auto_free	= 1;
 
-	wb_queue_work(wb, work);
+	wb->start_all_reason = reason;
+	wb_wakeup(wb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1814,17 +1817,6 @@ static struct wb_writeback_work *get_next_work_item(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 	return work;
 }
 
-/*
- * Add in the number of potentially dirty inodes, because each inode
- * write can dirty pagecache in the underlying blockdev.
- */
-static unsigned long get_nr_dirty_pages(void)
-{
-	return global_node_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
-		global_node_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) +
-		get_nr_dirty_inodes();
-}
-
 static long wb_check_background_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 {
 	if (wb_over_bg_thresh(wb)) {
@@ -1877,6 +1869,30 @@ static long wb_check_old_data_flush(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static long wb_check_start_all(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	long nr_pages;
+
+	if (!test_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state))
+		return 0;
+
+	nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
+	if (nr_pages) {
+		struct wb_writeback_work work = {
+			.nr_pages	= wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, nr_pages),
+			.sync_mode	= WB_SYNC_NONE,
+			.range_cyclic	= 1,
+			.reason		= wb->start_all_reason,
+		};
+
+		nr_pages = wb_writeback(wb, &work);
+	}
+
+	clear_bit(WB_start_all, &wb->state);
+	return nr_pages;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Retrieve work items and do the writeback they describe
  */
@@ -1893,6 +1909,11 @@ static long wb_do_writeback(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Check for a flush-everything request
+	 */
+	wrote += wb_check_start_all(wb);
+
+	/*
 	 * Check for periodic writeback, kupdated() style
 	 */
 	wrote += wb_check_old_data_flush(wb);
@@ -1947,10 +1968,33 @@ void wb_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /*
- * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages.  If `nr_pages' is zero, write back
- * the whole world.
+ * Start writeback of `nr_pages' pages on this bdi. If `nr_pages' is zero,
+ * write back the whole world.
  */
-void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason)
+static void __wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
+					 enum wb_reason reason)
+{
+	struct bdi_writeback *wb;
+
+	if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
+		wb_start_writeback(wb, reason);
+}
+
+void wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
+				enum wb_reason reason)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	__wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Wakeup the flusher threads to start writeback of all currently dirty pages
+ */
+void wakeup_flusher_threads(enum wb_reason reason)
 {
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
 
@@ -1960,20 +2004,9 @@ void wakeup_flusher_threads(long nr_pages, enum wb_reason reason)
 	if (blk_needs_flush_plug(current))
 		blk_schedule_flush_plug(current);
 
-	if (!nr_pages)
-		nr_pages = get_nr_dirty_pages();
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list) {
-		struct bdi_writeback *wb;
-
-		if (!bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi))
-			continue;
-
-		list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node)
-			wb_start_writeback(wb, wb_split_bdi_pages(wb, nr_pages),
-					   false, reason);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(bdi, &bdi_list, bdi_list)
+		__wakeup_flusher_threads_bdi(bdi, reason);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -2343,37 +2376,19 @@ void writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(writeback_inodes_sb);
 
 /**
- * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr - try to start writeback if none underway
+ * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway
  * @sb: the superblock
- * @nr: the number of pages to write
- * @reason: the reason of writeback
+ * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
  *
- * Invoke writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
- * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
+ * Invoke __writeback_inodes_sb_nr if no writeback is currently underway.
  */
-bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nr,
-				   enum wb_reason reason)
+void try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
 {
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&sb->s_umount))
-		return false;
+		return;
 
-	__writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, nr, reason, true);
+	__writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason, true);
 	up_read(&sb->s_umount);
-	return true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr);
-
-/**
- * try_to_writeback_inodes_sb - try to start writeback if none underway
- * @sb: the superblock
- * @reason: reason why some writeback work was initiated
- *
- * Implement by try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr()
- * Returns 1 if writeback was started, 0 if not.
- */
-bool try_to_writeback_inodes_sb(struct super_block *sb, enum wb_reason reason)
-{
-	return try_to_writeback_inodes_sb_nr(sb, get_nr_dirty_pages(), reason);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_writeback_inodes_sb);
 
diff --git a/fs/iomap.c b/fs/iomap.c
index 5011a964a550..b9f74803e56c 100644
--- a/fs/iomap.c
+++ b/fs/iomap.c
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ iomap_dio_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 			if (!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_HIPRI) ||
 			    !dio->submit.last_queue ||
-			    !blk_mq_poll(dio->submit.last_queue,
+			    !blk_poll(dio->submit.last_queue,
 					 dio->submit.cookie))
 				io_schedule();
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
index cc91856b5e2d..3a2e509c77c5 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ void mark_ntfs_record_dirty(struct page *page, const unsigned int ofs) {
 	spin_lock(&mapping->private_lock);
 	if (unlikely(!page_has_buffers(page))) {
 		spin_unlock(&mapping->private_lock);
-		bh = head = alloc_page_buffers(page, bh_size, 1);
+		bh = head = alloc_page_buffers(page, bh_size, true);
 		spin_lock(&mapping->private_lock);
 		if (likely(!page_has_buffers(page))) {
 			struct buffer_head *tail;
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/mft.c b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
index b6f402194f02..ee8392aee9f6 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/mft.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/mft.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int ntfs_sync_mft_mirror(ntfs_volume *vol, const unsigned long mft_no,
 	if (unlikely(!page_has_buffers(page))) {
 		struct buffer_head *tail;
 
-		bh = head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, 1);
+		bh = head = alloc_page_buffers(page, blocksize, true);
 		do {
 			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 			tail = bh;
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index 83ac79a960dd..6e0a2cbaf6de 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sync)
 {
 	int nowait = 0, wait = 1;
 
-	wakeup_flusher_threads(0, WB_REASON_SYNC);
+	wakeup_flusher_threads(WB_REASON_SYNC);
 	iterate_supers(sync_inodes_one_sb, NULL);
 	iterate_supers(sync_fs_one_sb, &nowait);
 	iterate_supers(sync_fs_one_sb, &wait);