Merge branch 'urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wfg/writeback (e33f2d23) · Commits · e / devices / android_kernel_sony_msm8998

include/linux/writeback.h

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		@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@
		*
		* (thresh - thresh/DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE, thresh)
		*
		* The 1/16 region above the global dirty limit will be put to maximum pauses:
		*
		* (limit, limit + limit/DIRTY_MAXPAUSE_AREA)
		*
		* The 1/16 region above the max-pause region, dirty exceeded bdi's will be put
		* to loops:
		*
		* (limit + limit/DIRTY_MAXPAUSE_AREA, limit + limit/DIRTY_PASSGOOD_AREA)
		*
		* Further beyond, all dirtier tasks will enter a loop waiting (possibly long
		* time) for the dirty pages to drop, unless written enough pages.
		*
		@@ -31,8 +22,6 @@
		*/
		#define DIRTY_SCOPE 8
		#define DIRTY_FULL_SCOPE (DIRTY_SCOPE / 2)
		#define DIRTY_MAXPAUSE_AREA 16
		#define DIRTY_PASSGOOD_AREA 8

		/*
		* 4MB minimal write chunk size

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		@@ -754,21 +754,10 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
		* 200ms is typically more than enough to curb heavy dirtiers;
		* (b) the pause time limit makes the dirtiers more responsive.
		*/
		if (nr_dirty < dirty_thresh +
		dirty_thresh / DIRTY_MAXPAUSE_AREA &&
		if (nr_dirty < dirty_thresh &&
		bdi_dirty < (task_bdi_thresh + bdi_thresh) / 2 &&
		time_after(jiffies, start_time + MAX_PAUSE))
		break;
		/*
		* pass-good area. When some bdi gets blocked (eg. NFS server
		* not responding), or write bandwidth dropped dramatically due
		* to concurrent reads, or dirty threshold suddenly dropped and
		* the dirty pages cannot be brought down anytime soon (eg. on
		* slow USB stick), at least let go of the good bdi's.
		*/
		if (nr_dirty < dirty_thresh +
		dirty_thresh / DIRTY_PASSGOOD_AREA &&
		bdi_dirty < bdi_thresh)
		break;

		/*
		* Increase the delay for each loop, up to our previous