kernel/include/linux/blkdev.h, branch linux-2.6.19.y

[PATCH] separate bdi congestion functions from queue congestion functions

2006-10-20T17:26:35Z

Separate out the concept of "queue congestion" from "backing-dev congestion". Congestion is a backing-dev concept, not a queue concept. The blk_* congestion functions are retained, as wrappers around the core backing-dev congestion functions. This proper layering is needed so that NFS can cleanly use the congestion functions, and so that CONFIG_BLOCK=n actually links. Cc: "Thomas Maier" Cc: "Jens Axboe" Cc: Trond Myklebust Cc: David Howells Cc: Peter Osterlund Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] export clear_queue_congested and set_queue_congested

2006-10-20T17:26:35Z

Export the clear_queue_congested() and set_queue_congested() functions located in ll_rw_blk.c The functions are renamed to blk_clear_queue_congested() and blk_set_queue_congested(). (needed in the pktcdvd driver's bio write congestion control) Signed-off-by: Thomas Maier Cc: Peter Osterlund Cc: Jens Axboe Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] ide-cd: fix breakage with internally queued commands

2006-10-12T13:08:51Z

We still need to maintain a private PC style command, since it isn't completely unified with REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC yet. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] helper function for retrieving scsi_cmd given host based block layer tag

2006-10-04T17:32:09Z

This was necessitated by the need for a function to get back to a scsi_cmnd, when an hba the posts its (corresponding) completion interrupt with a block layer tag as its reference. Signed-off-by: Mike Christie Signed-off-by: David Somayajulu Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] CONFIG_BLOCK: blk_congestion_wait() fix

2006-09-30T18:52:33Z

Don't just do nothing: it'll cause busywaits all over writeback and page reclaim. For now, take a fixed-length nap. Will improve when NFS starts waking up throttled processes. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6]

2006-09-30T18:52:31Z

Make it possible to disable the block layer. Not all embedded devices require it, some can make do with just JFFS2, NFS, ramfs, etc - none of which require the block layer to be present. This patch does the following: (*) Introduces CONFIG_BLOCK to disable the block layer, buffering and blockdev support. (*) Adds dependencies on CONFIG_BLOCK to any configuration item that controls an item that uses the block layer. This includes: (*) Block I/O tracing. (*) Disk partition code. (*) All filesystems that are block based, eg: Ext3, ReiserFS, ISOFS. (*) The SCSI layer. As far as I can tell, even SCSI chardevs use the block layer to do scheduling. Some drivers that use SCSI facilities - such as USB storage - end up disabled indirectly from this. (*) Various block-based device drivers, such as IDE and the old CDROM drivers. (*) MTD blockdev handling and FTL. (*) JFFS - which uses set_bdev_super(), something it could avoid doing by taking a leaf out of JFFS2's book. (*) Makes most of the contents of linux/blkdev.h, linux/buffer_head.h and linux/elevator.h contingent on CONFIG_BLOCK being set. sector_div() is, however, still used in places, and so is still available. (*) Also made contingent are the contents of linux/mpage.h, linux/genhd.h and parts of linux/fs.h. (*) Makes a number of files in fs/ contingent on CONFIG_BLOCK. (*) Makes mm/bounce.c (bounce buffering) contingent on CONFIG_BLOCK. (*) set_page_dirty() doesn't call __set_page_dirty_buffers() if CONFIG_BLOCK is not enabled. (*) fs/no-block.c is created to hold out-of-line stubs and things that are required when CONFIG_BLOCK is not set: (*) Default blockdev file operations (to give error ENODEV on opening). (*) Makes some /proc changes: (*) /proc/devices does not list any blockdevs. (*) /proc/diskstats and /proc/partitions are contingent on CONFIG_BLOCK. (*) Makes some compat ioctl handling contingent on CONFIG_BLOCK. (*) If CONFIG_BLOCK is not defined, makes sys_quotactl() return -ENODEV if given command other than Q_SYNC or if a special device is specified. (*) In init/do_mounts.c, no reference is made to the blockdev routines if CONFIG_BLOCK is not defined. This does not prohibit NFS roots or JFFS2. (*) The bdflush, ioprio_set and ioprio_get syscalls can now be absent (return error ENOSYS by way of cond_syscall if so). (*) The seclvl_bd_claim() and seclvl_bd_release() security calls do nothing if CONFIG_BLOCK is not set, since they can't then happen. Signed-Off-By: David Howells Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] Allow file systems to differentiate between data and meta reads

2006-09-30T18:29:42Z

We can use this information for making more intelligent priority decisions, and it will also be useful for blktrace. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] Add blk_start_queueing() helper

2006-09-30T18:29:40Z

CFQ implements this on its own now, but it's really block layer knowledge. Tells a device queue to start dispatching requests to the driver, taking care to unplug if needed. Also fixes the issue where as/cfq will invoke a stopped queue, which we really don't want. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] Make sure all block/io scheduler setups are node aware

2006-09-30T18:29:39Z

Some were kmalloc_node(), some were still kmalloc(). Change them all to kmalloc_node(). Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

[PATCH] Kill various deprecated/unused block layer defines/functions

2006-09-30T18:29:38Z

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe