fs/ubifs/io.c

17  * write-buffering support. Write buffers help to save space which otherwise
19  * Instead, data first goes to the write-buffer and is flushed when the
23  * UBIFS distinguishes between minimum write size (@c->min_io_size) and maximum
24  * write size (@c->max_write_size). The latter is the maximum amount of bytes
27  * @c->min_io_size <= @c->max_write_size. Write-buffers are of
29  * write-buffer is flushed, only the portion of it (aligned to @c->min_io_size
30  * boundary) which contains data is written, not the whole write-buffer,
34  * hand, we want to write in optimal @c->max_write_size bytes chunks, which
36  * other hand, we do not want to waste space when synchronizing the write
38  * the next write offset to be not aligned to @c->max_write_size bytes. So the
39  * have to make sure that the write-buffer offset (@wbuf->offs) becomes aligned
41  * write-buffer size (@wbuf->size).
43  * Write-buffers are defined by 'struct ubifs_wbuf' objects and protected by
45  * has to lock the write-buffer (e.g. journal space reservation code), many
46  * functions related to write-buffers have "nolock" suffix which means that the
47  * caller has to lock the write-buffer before calling this function.
310  * The flash media obliges us to write only in chunks of %c->min_io_size and
311  * when we have to write less data we add padding node to the write-buffer and
314  * padding node which takes %UBIFS_PAD_NODE_SZ bytes, we write padding bytes
436  * wbuf_timer_callback - write-buffer timer callback function.
437  * @timer: timer data (write-buffer descriptor)
439  * This function is called when the write-buffer timer expires.
453  * new_wbuf_timer - start new write-buffer timer.
454  * @wbuf: write-buffer descriptor
473  * cancel_wbuf_timer - cancel write-buffer timer.
474  * @wbuf: write-buffer descriptor
487  * ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock - synchronize write-buffer.
488  * @wbuf: write-buffer to synchronize
490  * This function synchronizes write-buffer @buf and returns zero in case of
493  * Note, although write-buffers are of @c->max_write_size, this function does
495  * if the write-buffer is only partially filled with data, only the used part
496  * of the write-buffer (aligned on @c->min_io_size boundary) is synchronized.
506 		/* Write-buffer is empty or not seeked */  in ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock()
524 	 * Do not write whole write buffer but write only the minimum necessary  in ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock()
539 	 * But our goal is to optimize writes and make sure we write in  in ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock()
544 	 * write-buffer flush we are again at the optimal offset (aligned to  in ubifs_wbuf_sync_nolock()
565  * ubifs_wbuf_seek_nolock - seek write-buffer.
566  * @wbuf: write-buffer
570  * This function targets the write-buffer to logical eraseblock @lnum:@offs.
571  * The write-buffer has to be empty. Returns zero in case of success and a
603  * ubifs_bg_wbufs_sync - synchronize write-buffers.
606  * This function is called by background thread to synchronize write-buffers.
646 			ubifs_err(c, "cannot sync write-buffer, error %d", err);  in ubifs_bg_wbufs_sync()
667  * ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock - write data to flash via write-buffer.
668  * @wbuf: write-buffer
669  * @buf: node to write
672  * This function writes data to flash via write-buffer @wbuf. This means that
674  * does not take whole max. write unit (@c->max_write_size). Instead, the node
675  * will sit in RAM until the write-buffer is synchronized (e.g., by timer, or
676  * because more data are appended to the write-buffer).
716 		 * write-buffer.  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
754 		 * write-buffer and switch to the next max. write unit.  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
770 		 * The write-buffer offset is not aligned to  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
772 		 * @c->max_write_size. Write @wbuf->size bytes to make sure the  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
776 		dbg_io("write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d",  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
790 	 * The remaining data may take more whole max. write units, so write the  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
791 	 * remains multiple to max. write unit size directly to the flash media.  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
798 		dbg_io("write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d", n, wbuf->lnum,  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
814 		 * max. write unit, so write it to the write-buffer and we are  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
843 	ubifs_err(c, "cannot write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d, error %d",  in ubifs_wbuf_write_nolock()
852  * ubifs_write_node - write node to the media.
854  * @buf: the node to write
891  * ubifs_read_node_wbuf - read node from the media or write-buffer.
900  * in @buf. If the node partially or fully sits in the write-buffer, this
921 		/* We may safely unlock the write-buffer and read the data */  in ubifs_read_node_wbuf()
931 	/* Copy the rest from the write-buffer */  in ubifs_read_node_wbuf()
936 		/* Read everything that goes before write-buffer */  in ubifs_read_node_wbuf()
1029  * ubifs_wbuf_init - initialize write-buffer.
1031  * @wbuf: write-buffer to initialize
1033  * This function initializes write-buffer. Returns zero in case of success
1055 	 * If the LEB starts at the max. write size aligned address, then  in ubifs_wbuf_init()
1056 	 * write-buffer size has to be set to @c->max_write_size. Otherwise,  in ubifs_wbuf_init()
1058 	 * write size boundary.  in ubifs_wbuf_init()
1081  * @wbuf: the write-buffer where to add
1084  * This function adds an inode number to the inode array of the write-buffer.
1100  * @wbuf: the write-buffer
1103  * This function returns with %1 if the write-buffer contains some data from the
1122  * ubifs_sync_wbufs_by_inode - synchronize write-buffers for an inode.
1126  * This function synchronizes write-buffers which contain nodes belonging to