linux_dsm_epyc7002/include/trace/events
Tejun Heo 839a8e8660 writeback: replace custom worker pool implementation with unbound workqueue
Writeback implements its own worker pool - each bdi can be associated
with a worker thread which is created and destroyed dynamically.  The
worker thread for the default bdi is always present and serves as the
"forker" thread which forks off worker threads for other bdis.

there's no reason for writeback to implement its own worker pool when
using unbound workqueue instead is much simpler and more efficient.
This patch replaces custom worker pool implementation in writeback
with an unbound workqueue.

The conversion isn't too complicated but the followings are worth
mentioning.

* bdi_writeback->last_active, task and wakeup_timer are removed.
  delayed_work ->dwork is added instead.  Explicit timer handling is
  no longer necessary.  Everything works by either queueing / modding
  / flushing / canceling the delayed_work item.

* bdi_writeback_thread() becomes bdi_writeback_workfn() which runs off
  bdi_writeback->dwork.  On each execution, it processes
  bdi->work_list and reschedules itself if there are more things to
  do.

  The function also handles low-mem condition, which used to be
  handled by the forker thread.  If the function is running off a
  rescuer thread, it only writes out limited number of pages so that
  the rescuer can serve other bdis too.  This preserves the flusher
  creation failure behavior of the forker thread.

* INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->bdi_list) is used to tell
  bdi_writeback_workfn() about on-going bdi unregistration so that it
  always drains work_list even if it's running off the rescuer.  Note
  that the original code was broken in this regard.  Under memory
  pressure, a bdi could finish unregistration with non-empty
  work_list.

* The default bdi is no longer special.  It now is treated the same as
  any other bdi and bdi_cap_flush_forker() is removed.

* BDI_pending is no longer used.  Removed.

* Some tracepoints become non-applicable.  The following TPs are
  removed - writeback_nothread, writeback_wake_thread,
  writeback_wake_forker_thread, writeback_thread_start,
  writeback_thread_stop.

Everything, including devices coming and going away and rescuer
operation under simulated memory pressure, seems to work fine in my
test setup.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@intel.com>
Cc: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>
2013-04-01 19:08:06 -07:00
..
9p.h net/9p: Convert net/9p protocol dumps to tracepoints 2011-10-24 11:13:12 -05:00
asoc.h ASoC: dapm: Fix x86_64 build warning. 2012-04-23 13:15:35 +01:00
block.h block: add block_{touch|dirty}_buffer tracepoint 2013-01-14 15:00:36 +01:00
btrfs.h Btrfs: parse parent 0 into correct value in tracepoint 2012-12-16 20:46:18 -05:00
compaction.h UAPI: (Scripted) Convert #include "..." to #include <path/...> in kernel system headers 2012-10-02 18:01:25 +01:00
ext3.h userns: Convert ext3 to use kuid/kgid where appropriate 2012-05-15 14:59:27 -07:00
ext4.h ext4: optimize ext4_es_shrink() 2013-02-28 23:58:56 -05:00
gfpflags.h mm: add a __GFP_KMEMCG flag 2012-12-18 15:02:12 -08:00
gpio.h gpio: add trace events for setting direction and value 2011-05-20 00:40:19 -06:00
irq.h rcu: Use softirq to address performance regression 2011-06-14 15:25:39 -07:00
jbd2.h jbd2: add tracepoints which provide per-handle statistics 2013-02-08 13:00:22 -05:00
jbd.h jbd: Write journal superblock with WRITE_FUA after checkpointing 2012-05-15 23:34:37 +02:00
kmem.h UAPI: (Scripted) Convert #include "..." to #include <path/...> in kernel system headers 2012-10-02 18:01:25 +01:00
kvm.h KVM: trace: Fix exit decoding. 2013-01-10 15:51:11 -02:00
lock.h tracing: Factorize lock events in a lock class 2010-05-09 13:45:35 +02:00
mce.h tracing: Fix event alignment: mce:mce_record 2011-03-10 10:34:28 -05:00
migrate.h mm: migrate: Add a tracepoint for migrate_pages 2012-12-11 14:28:35 +00:00
module.h include: replace linux/module.h with "struct module" wherever possible 2011-10-31 19:32:32 -04:00
napi.h napi: Convert trace_napi_poll to TRACE_EVENT 2010-09-07 17:51:01 +02:00
net.h net: tracepoint of net_dev_xmit sees freed skb and causes panic 2011-06-02 14:06:31 -07:00
oom.h mm, oom: change type of oom_score_adj to short 2012-12-11 17:22:27 -08:00
power.h PM / tracing: remove deprecated power trace API 2013-01-26 00:39:12 +01:00
printk.h printk/tracing: Add console output tracing 2012-02-13 13:46:05 -05:00
random.h random: add tracepoints for easier debugging and verification 2012-07-14 20:17:48 -04:00
ras.h aerdrv: Trace Event for PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting 2013-01-03 14:31:44 -08:00
rcu.h Merge branches 'doctorture.2013.01.29a', 'fixes.2013.01.26a', 'tagcb.2013.01.24a' and 'tiny.2013.01.29b' into HEAD 2013-01-28 22:25:21 -08:00
regmap.h The following text was taken from the original review request: 2012-03-24 10:41:37 -07:00
regulator.h regulator: Add basic trace facilities 2011-01-12 14:33:00 +00:00
rpm.h device.h: audit and cleanup users in main include dir 2012-03-16 10:38:24 -04:00
sched.h perf/trace: Add ability to set a target task for events 2012-07-31 17:02:05 +02:00
scsi.h [SCSI] Include protection operation in SCSI command trace 2011-03-14 18:36:02 -05:00
signal.h tracing: let trace_signal_generate() report more info, kill overflow_fail/lose_info 2012-01-13 18:48:50 +01:00
skb.h tracing: Fix event alignment: skb:kfree_skb 2011-03-10 10:34:31 -05:00
sock.h core: add tracepoints for queueing skb to rcvbuf 2011-06-21 16:06:10 -07:00
sunrpc.h SUNRPC: Adding status trace points 2012-02-06 10:37:53 -05:00
syscalls.h tracing: Allow raw syscall trace events for non privileged users 2010-11-18 14:37:43 +01:00
task.h mm, oom: change type of oom_score_adj to short 2012-12-11 17:22:27 -08:00
timer.h tracing: Fix timer tracing 2010-08-19 13:00:41 +02:00
udp.h udp: add tracepoints for queueing skb to rcvbuf 2011-06-21 16:06:10 -07:00
vmscan.h UAPI: (Scripted) Convert #include "..." to #include <path/...> in kernel system headers 2012-10-02 18:01:25 +01:00
workqueue.h workqueue: rename cpu_workqueue to pool_workqueue 2013-02-13 19:29:12 -08:00
writeback.h writeback: replace custom worker pool implementation with unbound workqueue 2013-04-01 19:08:06 -07:00
xen.h xen/mmu: Use Xen specific TLB flush instead of the generic one. 2012-10-31 12:38:31 -04:00