From: Jeff Moyer Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:56:53 +0000 (-0400) Subject: block: get rid of the WRITE_ODIRECT flag X-Git-Url: http://git.lede-project.org./?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1af60fbd759d31f565552fea315c2033947cfbe6;p=openwrt%2Fstaging%2Fblogic.git block: get rid of the WRITE_ODIRECT flag Hi, The WRITE_ODIRECT flag is only used in one place, and that code path happens to also call blk_run_address_space. The introduction of this flag, then, could result in the device being unplugged twice for every I/O. Further, with the batching changes in the next patch, we don't want an O_DIRECT write to imply a queue unplug. Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c index 8b10b87dc01a..c86d35f142de 100644 --- a/fs/direct-io.c +++ b/fs/direct-io.c @@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode, int acquire_i_mutex = 0; if (rw & WRITE) - rw = WRITE_ODIRECT; + rw = WRITE_SYNC_PLUG; if (bdev) bdev_blkbits = blksize_bits(bdev_logical_block_size(bdev)); diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index 2620a8c63571..2f5fca4147c2 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ struct inodes_stat_t { * WRITE_SYNC Like WRITE_SYNC_PLUG, but also unplugs the device * immediately after submission. The write equivalent * of READ_SYNC. - * WRITE_ODIRECT Special case write for O_DIRECT only. * SWRITE_SYNC * SWRITE_SYNC_PLUG Like WRITE_SYNC/WRITE_SYNC_PLUG, but locks the buffer. * See SWRITE. @@ -151,7 +150,6 @@ struct inodes_stat_t { #define READ_META (READ | (1 << BIO_RW_META)) #define WRITE_SYNC_PLUG (WRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO) | (1 << BIO_RW_NOIDLE)) #define WRITE_SYNC (WRITE_SYNC_PLUG | (1 << BIO_RW_UNPLUG)) -#define WRITE_ODIRECT (WRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO) | (1 << BIO_RW_UNPLUG)) #define SWRITE_SYNC_PLUG \ (SWRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO) | (1 << BIO_RW_NOIDLE)) #define SWRITE_SYNC (SWRITE_SYNC_PLUG | (1 << BIO_RW_UNPLUG))