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Linus Torvalds ecdfc9787f Resurrect 'try_to_free_buffers()' VM hackery 
It's not pretty, but it appears that ext3 with data=journal will clean
pages without ever actually telling the VM that they are clean.  This,
in turn, will result in the VM (and balance_dirty_pages() in particular)
to never realize that the pages got cleaned, and wait forever for an
event that already happened.

Technically, this seems to be a problem with ext3 itself, but it used to
be hidden by 'try_to_free_buffers()' noticing this situation on its own,
and just working around the filesystem problem.

This commit re-instates that hack, in order to avoid a regression for
the 2.6.20 release. This fixes bugzilla 7844:

	http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7844

Peter Zijlstra points out that we should probably retain the debugging
code that this removes from cancel_dirty_page(), and I agree, but for
the imminent release we might as well just silence the warning too
(since it's not a new bug: anything that triggers that warning has been
around forever).

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Acked-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-01-26 12:47:06 -08:00
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9p
[PATCH] 9p: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
adfs
[PATCH] adfs: fix filename handling
2007-01-05 23:55:22 -08:00
affs
[PATCH] affs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
afs
[PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace
2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
autofs
[PATCH] autofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
autofs4
[PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls
2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
befs
[PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls
2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
bfs
[PATCH] update Tigran's email addresses
2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
cifs
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6
2007-01-24 09:46:54 -08:00
coda
[PATCH] struct path: convert coda
2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
configfs
[PATCH] configfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
cramfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert cramfs
2006-12-08 08:28:44 -08:00
debugfs
DebugFS : file/directory removal fix
2006-12-13 15:38:45 -08:00
devpts
[PATCH] inode-diet: Eliminate i_blksize from the inode structure
2006-09-27 08:26:18 -07:00
dlm
[DLM] fix compile warning
2006-12-15 12:51:22 -05:00
ecryptfs
[PATCH] ecryptfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:43 -08:00
efs
[PATCH] struct path: convert efs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
exportfs
[PATCH] VFS: Make filldir_t and struct kstat deal in 64-bit inode numbers
2006-10-03 08:03:40 -07:00
ext2
[PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel
2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext3
[PATCH] LOG2: Implement a general integer log2 facility in the kernel
2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
ext4
[PATCH] ext4: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
fat
[PATCH] fat: change uses of f_{dentry,vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
freevxfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert freevxfs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
fuse
[PATCH] fuse: remove clear_page_dirty() call
2006-12-21 09:25:08 -08:00
gfs2
[PATCH] Revert bd_mount_mutex back to a semaphore
2007-01-11 18:18:21 -08:00
hfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert hfs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hfsplus
[PATCH] struct path: convert hfsplus
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hostfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert hostfs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hpfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert hpfs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hppfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert hppfs
2006-12-08 08:28:45 -08:00
hugetlbfs
VM: Remove "clear_page_dirty()" and "test_clear_page_dirty()" functions
2006-12-21 09:19:57 -08:00
isofs
[PATCH] isofs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
jbd
[PATCH] jbd: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete
2006-12-22 08:55:51 -08:00
jbd2
[PATCH] jbd2: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete
2006-12-07 08:39:42 -08:00
jffs
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
2007-01-18 10:34:51 +11:00
jffs2
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
2007-01-18 10:34:51 +11:00
jfs
[PATCH] Fix JFS after clear_page_dirty() removal
2006-12-21 09:24:03 -08:00
lockd
[PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls
2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
minix
[PATCH] struct path: convert minix
2006-12-08 08:28:47 -08:00
msdos
[PATCH] fat: add fat_getattr()
2006-11-16 11:43:38 -08:00
ncpfs
[PATCH] ncpfs: ensure we free wdog_pid on parse_option or fill_inode failure
2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
nfs
[PATCH] NFS: Fix races in nfs_revalidate_mapping()
2007-01-24 12:31:06 -08:00
nfs_common
[PATCH] nfs_common endianness annotations
2006-10-20 10:26:41 -07:00
nfsd
[PATCH] knfsd: Fix up some bit-rot in exp_export
2006-12-13 09:05:54 -08:00
nls
[PATCH] fs: make nls_cp936.c handle some U00XY characters and U20AC correctly
2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
ntfs
NTFS: Forgot to bump version number in makefile to 2.1.28...
2007-01-18 10:28:18 +00:00
ocfs2
ocfs2: Add backup superblock info to ocfs2_fs.h
2007-01-21 16:20:10 -08:00
openpromfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert openpromfs
2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
partitions
[MIPS] Rename SNI_RM200_PCI to just SNI_RM preparing for more RM machines
2006-12-09 01:03:58 +00:00
proc
[PATCH] fix linux banner format string
2007-01-10 09:33:59 -08:00
qnx4
[PATCH] struct path: convert qnx4
2006-12-08 08:28:48 -08:00
ramfs
[PATCH] ramfs breaks without CONFIG_BLOCK
2006-12-30 10:56:42 -08:00
reiserfs
[PATCH] resierfs: avoid tail packing if an inode was ever mmapped
2007-01-23 07:52:06 -08:00
romfs
[PATCH] struct path: convert romfs
2006-12-08 08:28:49 -08:00
smbfs
[PATCH] smbfs: Make conn_pid a struct pid
2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
sysfs
[PATCH] sysfs: change uses of f_{dentry, vfsmnt} to use f_path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
sysv
[PATCH] fs/sysv/: proper prototypes for 2 functions
2006-12-22 08:55:47 -08:00
udf
[PATCH] struct path: convert udf
2006-12-08 08:28:50 -08:00
ufs
[PATCH] fix garbage instead of zeroes in UFS
2007-01-05 23:55:29 -08:00
vfat
[PATCH] fat: add fat_getattr()
2006-11-16 11:43:38 -08:00
xfs
[PATCH] Fix XFS after clear_page_dirty() removal
2006-12-21 10:01:08 -08:00
aio.c
[PATCH] Fix lock inversion aio_kick_handler()
2006-12-30 10:55:54 -08:00
attr.c
[PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/)
2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
bad_inode.c
[PATCH] fix memory corruption from misinterpreted bad_inode_ops return values
2007-01-05 23:55:23 -08:00
binfmt_aout.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
fs: Convert kmalloc() + memset() to kzalloc() in fs/.
2006-12-12 20:07:35 +01:00
binfmt_elf.c
Revert "[PATCH] binfmt_elf: randomize PIE binaries (2nd try)"
2007-01-06 13:28:21 -08:00
binfmt_em86.c
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
binfmt_flat.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_misc.c
[PATCH] getting rid of all casts of k[cmz]alloc() calls
2006-12-13 09:05:58 -08:00
binfmt_script.c
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
binfmt_som.c
[PARISC] Fix fs/binfmt_som.c
2006-10-04 06:51:26 -06:00
bio.c
[PATCH] optimize o_direct on block devices
2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
block_dev.c
[PATCH] fix blk_direct_IO bio preparation
2007-01-23 07:52:06 -08:00
buffer.c
Resurrect 'try_to_free_buffers()' VM hackery
2007-01-26 12:47:06 -08:00
char_dev.c
[PATCH] BLOCK: Move extern declarations out of fs/*.c into header files [try #6]
2006-09-30 20:52:18 +02:00
compat_ioctl.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
compat.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size
2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
dcache.c
[PATCH] dcache: avoid RCU for never-hashed dentries
2006-12-07 08:39:41 -08:00
dcookies.c
[PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t
2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
direct-io.c
[PATCH] dio: lock refcount operations
2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
dnotify.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
dquot.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
drop_caches.c
[PATCH] drop-pagecache
2006-01-08 20:12:40 -08:00
eventpoll.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
exec.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size
2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fcntl.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size
2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fifo.c
[PATCH] pipe.c/fifo.c code cleanups
2006-04-11 13:53:33 +02:00
file_table.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
file.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Provide free_fdtable() wrapper
2006-12-22 08:55:50 -08:00
filesystems.c
[PATCH] Ban register_filesystem(NULL);
2006-09-29 09:18:20 -07:00
fs-writeback.c
[PATCH] BLOCK: Remove dependence on existence of blockdev_superblock [try #6]
2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
generic_acl.c
[PATCH] Generic infrastructure for acls
2006-09-29 09:18:24 -07:00
inode.c
[PATCH] relative atime
2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
inotify_user.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
inotify.c
[PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h
2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
internal.h
[PATCH] CONFIG_BLOCK internal.h cleanups
2006-09-30 20:52:32 +02:00
ioctl.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
ioprio.c
[PATCH] block layer: ioprio_best function fix
2006-10-12 15:09:51 +02:00
Kconfig
[PATCH] Make JFFS depend on CONFIG_BROKEN
2006-12-22 08:55:48 -08:00
Kconfig.binfmt
[PATCH] frv: suppress configuration of certain features for FRV
2006-01-08 20:13:36 -08:00
libfs.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
locks.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
Makefile
[PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_*
2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
mbcache.c
[PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t
2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
mpage.c
[PATCH] BLOCK: Dissociate generic_writepages() from mpage stuff [try #6]
2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
namei.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
namespace.c
[PATCH] relative atime
2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
nfsctl.c
Remove obsolete #include <linux/config.h>
2006-06-30 19:25:36 +02:00
no-block.c
[PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6]
2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
open.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size
2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
pipe.c
[PATCH] fix leaks on pipe(2) failure exits
2006-12-21 00:16:03 -08:00
pnode.c
[PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace
2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
pnode.h
[PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace
2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
posix_acl.c
[PATCH] kmemdup: some users
2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
quota_v1.c
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
quota_v2.c
[PATCH] sem2mutex: quota
2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
quota.c
[PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6]
2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
read_write.c
[PATCH] one more EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL removal
2006-12-13 09:05:53 -08:00
read_write.h
[PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead
2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
readdir.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
select.c
[PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size
2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
seq_file.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
splice.c
[PATCH] constify pipe_buf_operations
2006-12-13 09:05:47 -08:00
stack.c
[PATCH] fsstack: Remove inode copy
2006-12-22 08:55:48 -08:00
stat.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
super.c
[PATCH] Revert bd_mount_mutex back to a semaphore
2007-01-11 18:18:21 -08:00
sync.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
utimes.c
[PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h
2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
xattr_acl.c
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
xattr.c
[PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path
2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00