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Commit c743d96b authored by Fengguang Wu's avatar Fengguang Wu Committed by Linus Torvalds
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readahead: remove the old algorithm



Remove the old readahead algorithm.

Signed-off-by: default avatarFengguang Wu <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Cc: Steven Pratt <slpratt@austin.ibm.com>
Cc: Ram Pai <linuxram@us.ibm.com>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent dc7868fc
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@@ -701,14 +701,6 @@ struct fown_struct {
 *  file_ra_state.la_index    .ra_index   .lookahead_index   .readahead_index
 */
struct file_ra_state {
	unsigned long start;		/* Current window */
	unsigned long size;
	unsigned long flags;		/* ra flags RA_FLAG_xxx*/
	unsigned long cache_hit;	/* cache hit count*/
	unsigned long prev_index;	/* Cache last read() position */
	unsigned long ahead_start;	/* Ahead window */
	unsigned long ahead_size;

	pgoff_t la_index;               /* enqueue time */
	pgoff_t ra_index;               /* begin offset */
	pgoff_t lookahead_index;        /* time to do next readahead */
@@ -717,10 +709,9 @@ struct file_ra_state {
	unsigned long ra_pages;		/* Maximum readahead window */
	unsigned long mmap_hit;		/* Cache hit stat for mmap accesses */
	unsigned long mmap_miss;	/* Cache miss stat for mmap accesses */
	unsigned long prev_index;	/* Cache last read() position */
	unsigned int prev_offset;	/* Offset where last read() ended in a page */
};
#define RA_FLAG_MISS 0x01	/* a cache miss occured against this file */
#define RA_FLAG_INCACHE 0x02	/* file is already in cache */

/*
 * Measuring read-ahead sizes.
+0 −7
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@@ -1144,13 +1144,6 @@ unsigned long page_cache_readahead_ondemand(struct address_space *mapping,
			  struct page *page,
			  pgoff_t offset,
			  unsigned long size);
unsigned long page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping,
			  struct file_ra_state *ra,
			  struct file *filp,
			  pgoff_t offset,
			  unsigned long size);
void handle_ra_miss(struct address_space *mapping, 
		    struct file_ra_state *ra, pgoff_t offset);
unsigned long max_sane_readahead(unsigned long nr);

/* Do stack extension */
+25 −348
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@@ -49,82 +49,6 @@ file_ra_state_init(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct address_space *mapping)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(file_ra_state_init);

/*
 * Return max readahead size for this inode in number-of-pages.
 */
static inline unsigned long get_max_readahead(struct file_ra_state *ra)
{
	return ra->ra_pages;
}

static inline unsigned long get_min_readahead(struct file_ra_state *ra)
{
	return MIN_RA_PAGES;
}

static inline void reset_ahead_window(struct file_ra_state *ra)
{
	/*
	 * ... but preserve ahead_start + ahead_size value,
	 * see 'recheck:' label in page_cache_readahead().
	 * Note: We never use ->ahead_size as rvalue without
	 * checking ->ahead_start != 0 first.
	 */
	ra->ahead_size += ra->ahead_start;
	ra->ahead_start = 0;
}

static inline void ra_off(struct file_ra_state *ra)
{
	ra->start = 0;
	ra->flags = 0;
	ra->size = 0;
	reset_ahead_window(ra);
	return;
}

/*
 * Set the initial window size, round to next power of 2 and square
 * for small size, x 4 for medium, and x 2 for large
 * for 128k (32 page) max ra
 * 1-8 page = 32k initial, > 8 page = 128k initial
 */
static unsigned long get_init_ra_size(unsigned long size, unsigned long max)
{
	unsigned long newsize = roundup_pow_of_two(size);

	if (newsize <= max / 32)
		newsize = newsize * 4;
	else if (newsize <= max / 4)
		newsize = newsize * 2;
	else
		newsize = max;
	return newsize;
}

/*
 * Set the new window size, this is called only when I/O is to be submitted,
 * not for each call to readahead.  If a cache miss occured, reduce next I/O
 * size, else increase depending on how close to max we are.
 */
static inline unsigned long get_next_ra_size(struct file_ra_state *ra)
{
	unsigned long max = get_max_readahead(ra);
	unsigned long min = get_min_readahead(ra);
	unsigned long cur = ra->size;
	unsigned long newsize;

	if (ra->flags & RA_FLAG_MISS) {
		ra->flags &= ~RA_FLAG_MISS;
		newsize = max((cur - 2), min);
	} else if (cur < max / 16) {
		newsize = 4 * cur;
	} else {
		newsize = 2 * cur;
	}
	return min(newsize, max);
}

#define list_to_page(head) (list_entry((head)->prev, struct page, lru))

/**
@@ -200,66 +124,6 @@ out:
	return ret;
}

/*
 * Readahead design.
 *
 * The fields in struct file_ra_state represent the most-recently-executed
 * readahead attempt:
 *
 * start:	Page index at which we started the readahead
 * size:	Number of pages in that read
 *              Together, these form the "current window".
 *              Together, start and size represent the `readahead window'.
 * prev_index:  The page which the readahead algorithm most-recently inspected.
 *              It is mainly used to detect sequential file reading.
 *              If page_cache_readahead sees that it is again being called for
 *              a page which it just looked at, it can return immediately without
 *              making any state changes.
 * offset:      Offset in the prev_index where the last read ended - used for
 *              detection of sequential file reading.
 * ahead_start,
 * ahead_size:  Together, these form the "ahead window".
 * ra_pages:	The externally controlled max readahead for this fd.
 *
 * When readahead is in the off state (size == 0), readahead is disabled.
 * In this state, prev_index is used to detect the resumption of sequential I/O.
 *
 * The readahead code manages two windows - the "current" and the "ahead"
 * windows.  The intent is that while the application is walking the pages
 * in the current window, I/O is underway on the ahead window.  When the
 * current window is fully traversed, it is replaced by the ahead window
 * and the ahead window is invalidated.  When this copying happens, the
 * new current window's pages are probably still locked.  So
 * we submit a new batch of I/O immediately, creating a new ahead window.
 *
 * So:
 *
 *   ----|----------------|----------------|-----
 *       ^start           ^start+size
 *                        ^ahead_start     ^ahead_start+ahead_size
 *
 *         ^ When this page is read, we submit I/O for the
 *           ahead window.
 *
 * A `readahead hit' occurs when a read request is made against a page which is
 * the next sequential page. Ahead window calculations are done only when it
 * is time to submit a new IO.  The code ramps up the size agressively at first,
 * but slow down as it approaches max_readhead.
 *
 * Any seek/ramdom IO will result in readahead being turned off.  It will resume
 * at the first sequential access.
 *
 * There is a special-case: if the first page which the application tries to
 * read happens to be the first page of the file, it is assumed that a linear
 * read is about to happen and the window is immediately set to the initial size
 * based on I/O request size and the max_readahead.
 *
 * This function is to be called for every read request, rather than when
 * it is time to perform readahead.  It is called only once for the entire I/O
 * regardless of size unless readahead is unable to start enough I/O to satisfy
 * the request (I/O request > max_readahead).
 */

/*
 * do_page_cache_readahead actually reads a chunk of disk.  It allocates all
 * the pages first, then submits them all for I/O. This avoids the very bad
@@ -360,28 +224,6 @@ int force_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
	return ret;
}

/*
 * Check how effective readahead is being.  If the amount of started IO is
 * less than expected then the file is partly or fully in pagecache and
 * readahead isn't helping.
 *
 */
static inline int check_ra_success(struct file_ra_state *ra,
			unsigned long nr_to_read, unsigned long actual)
{
	if (actual == 0) {
		ra->cache_hit += nr_to_read;
		if (ra->cache_hit >= VM_MAX_CACHE_HIT) {
			ra_off(ra);
			ra->flags |= RA_FLAG_INCACHE;
			return 0;
		}
	} else {
		ra->cache_hit=0;
	}
	return 1;
}

/*
 * This version skips the IO if the queue is read-congested, and will tell the
 * block layer to abandon the readahead if request allocation would block.
@@ -398,191 +240,6 @@ int do_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
	return __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, offset, nr_to_read, 0);
}

/*
 * Read 'nr_to_read' pages starting at page 'offset'. If the flag 'block'
 * is set wait till the read completes.  Otherwise attempt to read without
 * blocking.
 * Returns 1 meaning 'success' if read is successful without switching off
 * readahead mode. Otherwise return failure.
 */
static int
blockable_page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
			pgoff_t offset, unsigned long nr_to_read,
			struct file_ra_state *ra, int block)
{
	int actual;

	if (!block && bdi_read_congested(mapping->backing_dev_info))
		return 0;

	actual = __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, offset, nr_to_read, 0);

	return check_ra_success(ra, nr_to_read, actual);
}

static int make_ahead_window(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
				struct file_ra_state *ra, int force)
{
	int block, ret;

	ra->ahead_size = get_next_ra_size(ra);
	ra->ahead_start = ra->start + ra->size;

	block = force || (ra->prev_index >= ra->ahead_start);
	ret = blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp,
			ra->ahead_start, ra->ahead_size, ra, block);

	if (!ret && !force) {
		/* A read failure in blocking mode, implies pages are
		 * all cached. So we can safely assume we have taken
		 * care of all the pages requested in this call.
		 * A read failure in non-blocking mode, implies we are
		 * reading more pages than requested in this call.  So
		 * we safely assume we have taken care of all the pages
		 * requested in this call.
		 *
		 * Just reset the ahead window in case we failed due to
		 * congestion.  The ahead window will any way be closed
		 * in case we failed due to excessive page cache hits.
		 */
		reset_ahead_window(ra);
	}

	return ret;
}

/**
 * page_cache_readahead - generic adaptive readahead
 * @mapping: address_space which holds the pagecache and I/O vectors
 * @ra: file_ra_state which holds the readahead state
 * @filp: passed on to ->readpage() and ->readpages()
 * @offset: start offset into @mapping, in PAGE_CACHE_SIZE units
 * @req_size: hint: total size of the read which the caller is performing in
 *            PAGE_CACHE_SIZE units
 *
 * page_cache_readahead() is the main function.  It performs the adaptive
 * readahead window size management and submits the readahead I/O.
 *
 * Note that @filp is purely used for passing on to the ->readpage[s]()
 * handler: it may refer to a different file from @mapping (so we may not use
 * @filp->f_mapping or @filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode here).
 * Also, @ra may not be equal to &@filp->f_ra.
 *
 */
unsigned long
page_cache_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file_ra_state *ra,
		     struct file *filp, pgoff_t offset, unsigned long req_size)
{
	unsigned long max, newsize;
	int sequential;

	/*
	 * We avoid doing extra work and bogusly perturbing the readahead
	 * window expansion logic.
	 */
	if (offset == ra->prev_index && --req_size)
		++offset;

	/* Note that prev_index == -1 if it is a first read */
	sequential = (offset == ra->prev_index + 1);
	ra->prev_index = offset;
	ra->prev_offset = 0;

	max = get_max_readahead(ra);
	newsize = min(req_size, max);

	/* No readahead or sub-page sized read or file already in cache */
	if (newsize == 0 || (ra->flags & RA_FLAG_INCACHE))
		goto out;

	ra->prev_index += newsize - 1;

	/*
	 * Special case - first read at start of file. We'll assume it's
	 * a whole-file read and grow the window fast.  Or detect first
	 * sequential access
	 */
	if (sequential && ra->size == 0) {
		ra->size = get_init_ra_size(newsize, max);
		ra->start = offset;
		if (!blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, offset,
							 ra->size, ra, 1))
			goto out;

		/*
		 * If the request size is larger than our max readahead, we
		 * at least want to be sure that we get 2 IOs in flight and
		 * we know that we will definitly need the new I/O.
		 * once we do this, subsequent calls should be able to overlap
		 * IOs,* thus preventing stalls. so issue the ahead window
		 * immediately.
		 */
		if (req_size >= max)
			make_ahead_window(mapping, filp, ra, 1);

		goto out;
	}

	/*
	 * Now handle the random case:
	 * partial page reads and first access were handled above,
	 * so this must be the next page otherwise it is random
	 */
	if (!sequential) {
		ra_off(ra);
		blockable_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, offset,
				 newsize, ra, 1);
		goto out;
	}

	/*
	 * If we get here we are doing sequential IO and this was not the first
	 * occurence (ie we have an existing window)
	 */
	if (ra->ahead_start == 0) {	 /* no ahead window yet */
		if (!make_ahead_window(mapping, filp, ra, 0))
			goto recheck;
	}

	/*
	 * Already have an ahead window, check if we crossed into it.
	 * If so, shift windows and issue a new ahead window.
	 * Only return the #pages that are in the current window, so that
	 * we get called back on the first page of the ahead window which
	 * will allow us to submit more IO.
	 */
	if (ra->prev_index >= ra->ahead_start) {
		ra->start = ra->ahead_start;
		ra->size = ra->ahead_size;
		make_ahead_window(mapping, filp, ra, 0);
recheck:
		/* prev_index shouldn't overrun the ahead window */
		ra->prev_index = min(ra->prev_index,
			ra->ahead_start + ra->ahead_size - 1);
	}

out:
	return ra->prev_index + 1;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(page_cache_readahead);

/*
 * handle_ra_miss() is called when it is known that a page which should have
 * been present in the pagecache (we just did some readahead there) was in fact
 * not found.  This will happen if it was evicted by the VM (readahead
 * thrashing)
 *
 * Turn on the cache miss flag in the RA struct, this will cause the RA code
 * to reduce the RA size on the next read.
 */
void handle_ra_miss(struct address_space *mapping,
		struct file_ra_state *ra, pgoff_t offset)
{
	ra->flags |= RA_FLAG_MISS;
	ra->flags &= ~RA_FLAG_INCACHE;
	ra->cache_hit = 0;
}

/*
 * Given a desired number of PAGE_CACHE_SIZE readahead pages, return a
 * sensible upper limit.
@@ -612,20 +269,40 @@ unsigned long ra_submit(struct file_ra_state *ra,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ra_submit);

/*
 * Set the initial window size, round to next power of 2 and square
 * for small size, x 4 for medium, and x 2 for large
 * for 128k (32 page) max ra
 * 1-8 page = 32k initial, > 8 page = 128k initial
 */
static unsigned long get_init_ra_size(unsigned long size, unsigned long max)
{
	unsigned long newsize = roundup_pow_of_two(size);

	if (newsize <= max / 32)
		newsize = newsize * 4;
	else if (newsize <= max / 4)
		newsize = newsize * 2;
	else
		newsize = max;

	return newsize;
}

/*
 *  Get the previous window size, ramp it up, and
 *  return it as the new window size.
 */
static unsigned long get_next_ra_size2(struct file_ra_state *ra,
static unsigned long get_next_ra_size(struct file_ra_state *ra,
						unsigned long max)
{
	unsigned long cur = ra->readahead_index - ra->ra_index;
	unsigned long newsize;

	if (cur < max / 16)
		newsize = cur * 4;
		newsize = 4 * cur;
	else
		newsize = cur * 2;
		newsize = 2 * cur;

	return min(newsize, max);
}
@@ -701,7 +378,7 @@ ondemand_readahead(struct address_space *mapping,
	if (offset && (offset == ra->lookahead_index ||
			offset == ra->readahead_index)) {
		ra_index = ra->readahead_index;
		ra_size = get_next_ra_size2(ra, max);
		ra_size = get_next_ra_size(ra, max);
		la_size = ra_size;
		goto fill_ra;
	}