From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jaegeuk Kim Subject: [PATCH] f2fs: check bdi->dirty_exceeded when trying to skip data writes Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:58:38 +0900 Message-ID: <1403956718-17575-1-git-send-email-jaegeuk@kernel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jaegeuk Kim To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-f2fs-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org If we don't check the current backing device status, balance_dirty_pages can fall into infinite pausing routine. This can be occurred when a lot of directories make a small number of dirty dentry pages including files. Reported-by: Brian Chadwick Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim --- fs/f2fs/node.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c index 56907c6..a90f51d 100644 --- a/fs/f2fs/node.c +++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c @@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ bool available_free_memory(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type) mem_size = (nm_i->nat_cnt * sizeof(struct nat_entry)) >> 12; res = mem_size < ((val.totalram * nm_i->ram_thresh / 100) >> 2); } else if (type == DIRTY_DENTS) { + if (sbi->sb->s_bdi->dirty_exceeded) + return false; mem_size = get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_DENTS); res = mem_size < ((val.totalram * nm_i->ram_thresh / 100) >> 1); } -- 1.8.5.2 (Apple Git-48) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open source business process management suite built on Java and Eclipse Turn processes into business applications with Bonita BPM Community Edition Quickly connect people, data, and systems into organized workflows Winner of BOSSIE, CODIE, OW2 and Gartner awards http://p.sf.net/sfu/Bonitasoft