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authorArtem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>2009-09-01 17:06:43 +0300
committerArtem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>2009-09-10 12:06:47 +0300
commit873a64c762f0c52cdf95dcee59bd416bbf9688e6 (patch)
tree02b0bde3595eb9f7f5b83d961e41504748a4e325 /fs/ubifs/file.c
parent0dcd18e4073454daf591e7127247e32ec942b4f3 (diff)
downloadlinux-873a64c762f0c52cdf95dcee59bd416bbf9688e6.tar.bz2
UBIFS: amend commentaries
This patch amends and nicifies commentaries in file.c, as well as fixes some spelling problems. Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/ubifs/file.c')
-rw-r--r--fs/ubifs/file.c62
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/file.c b/fs/ubifs/file.c
index 6d34dc7e33e1..2e6481a7701c 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/file.c
@@ -21,34 +21,32 @@
*/
/*
- * This file implements VFS file and inode operations of regular files, device
+ * This file implements VFS file and inode operations for regular files, device
* nodes and symlinks as well as address space operations.
*
- * UBIFS uses 2 page flags: PG_private and PG_checked. PG_private is set if the
- * page is dirty and is used for budgeting purposes - dirty pages should not be
- * budgeted. The PG_checked flag is set if full budgeting is required for the
- * page e.g., when it corresponds to a file hole or it is just beyond the file
- * size. The budgeting is done in 'ubifs_write_begin()', because it is OK to
- * fail in this function, and the budget is released in 'ubifs_write_end()'. So
- * the PG_private and PG_checked flags carry the information about how the page
- * was budgeted, to make it possible to release the budget properly.
+ * UBIFS uses 2 page flags: @PG_private and @PG_checked. @PG_private is set if
+ * the page is dirty and is used for optimization purposes - dirty pages are
+ * not budgeted so the flag shows that 'ubifs_write_end()' should not release
+ * the budget for this page. The @PG_checked flag is set if full budgeting is
+ * required for the page e.g., when it corresponds to a file hole or it is
+ * beyond the file size. The budgeting is done in 'ubifs_write_begin()', because
+ * it is OK to fail in this function, and the budget is released in
+ * 'ubifs_write_end()'. So the @PG_private and @PG_checked flags carry
+ * information about how the page was budgeted, to make it possible to release
+ * the budget properly.
*
- * A thing to keep in mind: inode's 'i_mutex' is locked in most VFS operations
- * we implement. However, this is not true for '->writepage()', which might be
- * called with 'i_mutex' unlocked. For example, when pdflush is performing
- * write-back, it calls 'writepage()' with unlocked 'i_mutex', although the
- * inode has 'I_LOCK' flag in this case. At "normal" work-paths 'i_mutex' is
- * locked in '->writepage', e.g. in "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim
- * path'. So, in '->writepage()' we are only guaranteed that the page is
- * locked.
+ * A thing to keep in mind: inode @i_mutex is locked in most VFS operations we
+ * implement. However, this is not true for 'ubifs_writepage()', which may be
+ * called with @i_mutex unlocked. For example, when pdflush is doing background
+ * write-back, it calls 'ubifs_writepage()' with unlocked @i_mutex. At "normal"
+ * work-paths the @i_mutex is locked in 'ubifs_writepage()', e.g. in the
+ * "sys_write -> alloc_pages -> direct reclaim path". So, in 'ubifs_writepage()'
+ * we are only guaranteed that the page is locked.
*
- * Similarly, 'i_mutex' does not have to be locked in readpage(), e.g.,
- * readahead path does not have it locked ("sys_read -> generic_file_aio_read
- * -> ondemand_readahead -> readpage"). In case of readahead, 'I_LOCK' flag is
- * not set as well. However, UBIFS disables readahead.
- *
- * This, for example means that there might be 2 concurrent '->writepage()'
- * calls for the same inode, but different inode dirty pages.
+ * Similarly, @i_mutex is not always locked in 'ubifs_readpage()', e.g., the
+ * read-ahead path does not lock it ("sys_read -> generic_file_aio_read ->
+ * ondemand_readahead -> readpage"). In case of readahead, @I_LOCK flag is not
+ * set as well. However, UBIFS disables readahead.
*/
#include "ubifs.h"
@@ -449,9 +447,9 @@ static int ubifs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
/*
* We change whole page so no need to load it. But we
* have to set the @PG_checked flag to make the further
- * code the page is new. This might be not true, but it
- * is better to budget more that to read the page from
- * the media.
+ * code know that the page is new. This might be not
+ * true, but it is better to budget more than to read
+ * the page from the media.
*/
SetPageChecked(page);
skipped_read = 1;
@@ -497,8 +495,8 @@ static int ubifs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
}
/*
- * Whee, we aquired budgeting quickly - without involving
- * garbage-collection, committing or forceing write-back. We return
+ * Whee, we acquired budgeting quickly - without involving
+ * garbage-collection, committing or forcing write-back. We return
* with @ui->ui_mutex locked if we are appending pages, and unlocked
* otherwise. This is an optimization (slightly hacky though).
*/
@@ -562,7 +560,7 @@ static int ubifs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
/*
* Return 0 to force VFS to repeat the whole operation, or the
- * error code if 'do_readpage()' failes.
+ * error code if 'do_readpage()' fails.
*/
copied = do_readpage(page);
goto out;
@@ -1175,11 +1173,11 @@ static int do_truncation(struct ubifs_info *c, struct inode *inode,
ui->ui_size = inode->i_size;
/* Truncation changes inode [mc]time */
inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = ubifs_current_time(inode);
- /* The other attributes may be changed at the same time as well */
+ /* Other attributes may be changed at the same time as well */
do_attr_changes(inode, attr);
-
err = ubifs_jnl_truncate(c, inode, old_size, new_size);
mutex_unlock(&ui->ui_mutex);
+
out_budg:
if (budgeted)
ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);