Re: [PATCH] [RFC] jbd2: Add buffer triggers

[Andreas Dilger <adilger@sun.com>]

On Sep 17, 2008  16:26 -0700, Joel Becker wrote:
> +	/* We have the actual buffer to go out, fire any commit trigger */
> +	/* XXX Checking trigger pointers here so as to skip kmap when
> +	 * empty */
> +	if (jh_in->b_triggers && jh_in->b_triggers->t_commit) {
> +		mapped_data = kmap_atomic(new_page, KM_USER0);
> +
> +		jbd2_buffer_commit_trigger(jh_in, mapped_data + new_offset);
> +		kunmap_atomic(mapped_data, KM_USER0);
> +	}

In many cases the kmap will not be needed (i.e. never for ext* because the
metadata buffers will always be allocated in low memory).

> index 8a62d1e..087a1c2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/journal-head.h
> +++ b/include/linux/journal-head.h
> @@ -87,6 +89,9 @@ struct journal_head {
>  	struct journal_head *b_cpnext, *b_cpprev;
> +
> +	/* Trigger type */
> +	struct jbd2_buffer_trigger_type *b_triggers;
>  };

The journal-head.h header is shared between jbd.h and jbd2.h, so it seems
a bit strange to have a jbd2_* struct here.

Cheers, Andreas
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Andreas Dilger
Sr. Staff Engineer, Lustre Group
Sun Microsystems of Canada, Inc.