xfs: buffer lru reference count error injection tag
XFS uses a fixed reference count for certain types of buffers in the internal LRU cache. These reference counts dictate how aggressively certain buffers are reclaimed vs. others. While the reference counts implements priority across different buffer types, all buffers (other than uncached buffers) are typically cached for at least one reclaim cycle. We've had at least one bug recently that has been hidden by a released buffer sitting around in the LRU. Users hitting the problem were able to reproduce under enough memory pressure to cause aggressive reclaim in a particular window of time. To support future xfstests cases, add an error injection tag to hardcode the buffer reference count to zero. When enabled, this bypasses caching of associated buffers and facilitates test cases that depend on this behavior. Signed-off-by: Brian Foster <bfoster@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
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