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fs: introduce mnt_clone_write

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This patch speeds up lmbench lat_mmap test by about another 2% after the
first patch.

Before:
 avg = 462.286
 std = 5.46106

After:
 avg = 453.12
 std = 9.58257

(50 runs of each, stddev gives a reasonable confidence)

It does this by introducing mnt_clone_write, which avoids some heavyweight
operations of mnt_want_write if called on a vfsmount which we know already
has a write count; and mnt_want_write_file, which can call mnt_clone_write
if the file is open for write.

After these two patches, mnt_want_write and mnt_drop_write go from 7% on
the profile down to 1.3% (including mnt_clone_write).

[AV: mnt_want_write_file() should take file alone and derive mnt from it;
not only all callers have that form, but that's the only mnt about which
we know that it's already held for write if file is opened for write]

Cc: Dave Hansen <haveblue@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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npiggin@suse.de
2009-04-26 20:25:55 +10:00
committed by Al Viro
parent d3ef3d7351
commit 96029c4e09
6 changed files with 50 additions and 6 deletions
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@@ -264,6 +264,46 @@ out:
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mnt_want_write);
/**
* mnt_clone_write - get write access to a mount
* @mnt: the mount on which to take a write
*
* This is effectively like mnt_want_write, except
* it must only be used to take an extra write reference
* on a mountpoint that we already know has a write reference
* on it. This allows some optimisation.
*
* After finished, mnt_drop_write must be called as usual to
* drop the reference.
*/
int mnt_clone_write(struct vfsmount *mnt)
{
/* superblock may be r/o */
if (__mnt_is_readonly(mnt))
return -EROFS;
preempt_disable();
inc_mnt_writers(mnt);
preempt_enable();
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mnt_clone_write);
/**
* mnt_want_write_file - get write access to a file's mount
* @file: the file who's mount on which to take a write
*
* This is like mnt_want_write, but it takes a file and can
* do some optimisations if the file is open for write already
*/
int mnt_want_write_file(struct file *file)
{
if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
return mnt_want_write(file->f_path.mnt);
else
return mnt_clone_write(file->f_path.mnt);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mnt_want_write_file);
/**
* mnt_drop_write - give up write access to a mount
* @mnt: the mount on which to give up write access