writeback: split inode_wb_list_lock into bdi_writeback.list_lock

Split the global inode_wb_list_lock into a per-bdi_writeback list_lock,
as it's currently the most contended lock in the system for metadata
heavy workloads.  It won't help for single-filesystem workloads for
which we'll need the I/O-less balance_dirty_pages, but at least we
can dedicate a cpu to spinning on each bdi now for larger systems.

Based on earlier patches from Nick Piggin and Dave Chinner.

It reduces lock contentions to 1/4 in this test case:
10 HDD JBOD, 100 dd on each disk, XFS, 6GB ram

lock_stat version 0.3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              class name    con-bounces    contentions   waittime-min   waittime-max waittime-total    acq-bounces   acquisitions   holdtime-min   holdtime-max holdtime-total
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vanilla 2.6.39-rc3:
                      inode_wb_list_lock:         42590          44433           0.12         147.74      144127.35         252274         886792           0.08         121.34      917211.23
                      ------------------
                      inode_wb_list_lock              2          [<ffffffff81165da5>] bdev_inode_switch_bdi+0x29/0x85
                      inode_wb_list_lock             34          [<ffffffff8115bd0b>] inode_wb_list_del+0x22/0x49
                      inode_wb_list_lock          12893          [<ffffffff8115bb53>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x170/0x1d0
                      inode_wb_list_lock          10702          [<ffffffff8115afef>] writeback_single_inode+0x16d/0x20a
                      ------------------
                      inode_wb_list_lock              2          [<ffffffff81165da5>] bdev_inode_switch_bdi+0x29/0x85
                      inode_wb_list_lock             19          [<ffffffff8115bd0b>] inode_wb_list_del+0x22/0x49
                      inode_wb_list_lock           5550          [<ffffffff8115bb53>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x170/0x1d0
                      inode_wb_list_lock           8511          [<ffffffff8115b4ad>] writeback_sb_inodes+0x10f/0x157

2.6.39-rc3 + patch:
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock:         11383          11657           0.14         151.69       40429.51          90825         527918           0.11         145.90      556843.37
                ------------------------
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock             10          [<ffffffff8115b189>] inode_wb_list_del+0x5f/0x86
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock           1493          [<ffffffff8115b1ed>] writeback_inodes_wb+0x3d/0x150
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock           3652          [<ffffffff8115a8e9>] writeback_sb_inodes+0x123/0x16f
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock           1412          [<ffffffff8115a38e>] writeback_single_inode+0x17f/0x223
                ------------------------
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock              3          [<ffffffff8110b5af>] bdi_lock_two+0x46/0x4b
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock              6          [<ffffffff8115b189>] inode_wb_list_del+0x5f/0x86
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock           2061          [<ffffffff8115af97>] __mark_inode_dirty+0x173/0x1cf
                &(&wb->list_lock)->rlock           2629          [<ffffffff8115a8e9>] writeback_sb_inodes+0x123/0x16f

hughd@google.com: fix recursive lock when bdi_lock_two() is called with new the same as old
akpm@linux-foundation.org: cleanup bdev_inode_switch_bdi() comment
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@intel.com>

fs/block_dev.c

@@ -44,24 +44,28 @@ inline struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	return &BDEV_I(inode)->bdev;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(I_BDEV);
 
 /*
- * move the inode from it's current bdi to the a new bdi. if the inode is dirty
- * we need to move it onto the dirty list of @dst so that the inode is always
- * on the right list.
+ * Move the inode from its current bdi to a new bdi. If the inode is dirty we
+ * need to move it onto the dirty list of @dst so that the inode is always on
+ * the right list.
  */
 static void bdev_inode_switch_bdi(struct inode *inode,
 			struct backing_dev_info *dst)
 {
-	spin_lock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+	struct backing_dev_info *old = inode->i_data.backing_dev_info;
+
+	if (unlikely(dst == old))		/* deadlock avoidance */
+		return;
+	bdi_lock_two(&old->wb, &dst->wb);
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = dst;
 	if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)
 		list_move(&inode->i_wb_list, &dst->wb.b_dirty);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	spin_unlock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&old->wb.list_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&dst->wb.list_lock);
 }
 
 static sector_t max_block(struct block_device *bdev)

fs/inode.c

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *   inode_lru, inode->i_lru
  * inode_sb_list_lock protects:
  *   sb->s_inodes, inode->i_sb_list
- * inode_wb_list_lock protects:
+ * bdi->wb.list_lock protects:
  *   bdi->wb.b_{dirty,io,more_io}, inode->i_wb_list
  * inode_hash_lock protects:
  *   inode_hashtable, inode->i_hash
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *   inode->i_lock
  *     inode_lru_lock
  *
- * inode_wb_list_lock
+ * bdi->wb.list_lock
  *   inode->i_lock
  *
  * inode_hash_lock
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(inode_lru);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inode_lru_lock);
 
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inode_sb_list_lock);
-__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inode_wb_list_lock);
 
 /*
  * iprune_sem provides exclusion between the icache shrinking and the

include/linux/backing-dev.h

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct bdi_writeback {
 	struct list_head b_dirty;	/* dirty inodes */
 	struct list_head b_io;		/* parked for writeback */
 	struct list_head b_more_io;	/* parked for more writeback */
+	spinlock_t list_lock;		/* protects the b_* lists */
 };
 
 struct backing_dev_info {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data);
 int bdi_has_dirty_io(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
 void bdi_arm_supers_timer(void);
 void bdi_wakeup_thread_delayed(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
+void bdi_lock_two(struct bdi_writeback *wb1, struct bdi_writeback *wb2);
 
 extern spinlock_t bdi_lock;
 extern struct list_head bdi_list;

include/linux/writeback.h

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 struct backing_dev_info;
 
-extern spinlock_t inode_wb_list_lock;
-
 /*
  * fs/fs-writeback.c
  */

mm/backing-dev.c

@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ static struct timer_list sync_supers_timer;
 static int bdi_sync_supers(void *);
 static void sync_supers_timer_fn(unsigned long);
 
+void bdi_lock_two(struct bdi_writeback *wb1, struct bdi_writeback *wb2)
+{
+	if (wb1 < wb2) {
+		spin_lock(&wb1->list_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&wb2->list_lock, 1);
+	} else {
+		spin_lock(&wb2->list_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&wb1->list_lock, 1);
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -67,14 +78,14 @@ static int bdi_debug_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	nr_dirty = nr_io = nr_more_io = 0;
-	spin_lock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+	spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_dirty, i_wb_list)
 		nr_dirty++;
 	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_io, i_wb_list)
 		nr_io++;
 	list_for_each_entry(inode, &wb->b_more_io, i_wb_list)
 		nr_more_io++;
-	spin_unlock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
 
 	global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
 	bdi_thresh = bdi_dirty_limit(bdi, dirty_thresh);
@@ -628,6 +639,7 @@ static void bdi_wb_init(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_dirty);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_io);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wb->b_more_io);
+	spin_lock_init(&wb->list_lock);
 	setup_timer(&wb->wakeup_timer, wakeup_timer_fn, (unsigned long)bdi);
 }
 
@@ -676,11 +688,12 @@ void bdi_destroy(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	if (bdi_has_dirty_io(bdi)) {
 		struct bdi_writeback *dst = &default_backing_dev_info.wb;
 
-		spin_lock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+		bdi_lock_two(&bdi->wb, dst);
 		list_splice(&bdi->wb.b_dirty, &dst->b_dirty);
 		list_splice(&bdi->wb.b_io, &dst->b_io);
 		list_splice(&bdi->wb.b_more_io, &dst->b_more_io);
-		spin_unlock(&inode_wb_list_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&bdi->wb.list_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&dst->list_lock);
 	}
 
 	bdi_unregister(bdi);

mm/filemap.c

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
  *  ->i_mutex
  *    ->i_alloc_sem             (various)
  *
- *  inode_wb_list_lock
+ *  bdi->wb.list_lock
  *    sb_lock			(fs/fs-writeback.c)
  *    ->mapping->tree_lock	(__sync_single_inode)
  *
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
  *    ->zone.lru_lock		(check_pte_range->isolate_lru_page)
  *    ->private_lock		(page_remove_rmap->set_page_dirty)
  *    ->tree_lock		(page_remove_rmap->set_page_dirty)
- *    inode_wb_list_lock	(page_remove_rmap->set_page_dirty)
+ *    bdi.wb->list_lock		(page_remove_rmap->set_page_dirty)
  *    ->inode->i_lock		(page_remove_rmap->set_page_dirty)
- *    inode_wb_list_lock	(zap_pte_range->set_page_dirty)
+ *    bdi.wb->list_lock		(zap_pte_range->set_page_dirty)
  *    ->inode->i_lock		(zap_pte_range->set_page_dirty)
  *    ->private_lock		(zap_pte_range->__set_page_dirty_buffers)
  *

mm/rmap.c

@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
  *               mmlist_lock (in mmput, drain_mmlist and others)
  *               mapping->private_lock (in __set_page_dirty_buffers)
  *               inode->i_lock (in set_page_dirty's __mark_inode_dirty)
- *               inode_wb_list_lock (in set_page_dirty's __mark_inode_dirty)
+ *               bdi.wb->list_lock (in set_page_dirty's __mark_inode_dirty)
  *                 sb_lock (within inode_lock in fs/fs-writeback.c)
  *                 mapping->tree_lock (widely used, in set_page_dirty,
  *                           in arch-dependent flush_dcache_mmap_lock,
- *                           within inode_wb_list_lock in __sync_single_inode)
+ *                           within bdi.wb->list_lock in __sync_single_inode)
  *
  * (code doesn't rely on that order so it could be switched around)
  * ->tasklist_lock