commit 7ff81078d8b9f3d05a27b7bd3786ffb1ef1b0d1f
author Fengguang Wu <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn> Tue Oct 16 01:24:35 2007 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org> Tue Oct 16 09:42:52 2007 -0700
tree ac73cf0c8325783a28c4d16c783f6fd96d17be7c
parent 6b10c6c9fbfe754e8482efb8c8b84f8e40c0f2eb

readahead: remove the local copy of ra in do_generic_mapping_read()

The local copy of ra in do_generic_mapping_read() can now go away.

It predates readanead(req_size).  In a time when the readahead code was called
on *every* single page.  Hence a local has to be made to reduce the chance of
the readahead state being overwritten by a concurrent reader.  More details
in: Linux: Random File I/O Regressions In 2.6
<http://kerneltrap.org/node/3039>

Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

mm/filemap.c

diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index bbcca45..3c97bdc 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
  * It may be NULL.
  */
 void do_generic_mapping_read(struct address_space *mapping,
-			     struct file_ra_state *_ra,
+			     struct file_ra_state *ra,
 			     struct file *filp,
 			     loff_t *ppos,
 			     read_descriptor_t *desc,
@@ -874,13 +874,12 @@
 	unsigned int prev_offset;
 	struct page *cached_page;
 	int error;
-	struct file_ra_state ra = *_ra;
 
 	cached_page = NULL;
 	index = *ppos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	next_index = index;
-	prev_index = ra.prev_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	prev_offset = ra.prev_pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1);
+	prev_index = ra->prev_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	prev_offset = ra->prev_pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1);
 	last_index = (*ppos + desc->count + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	offset = *ppos & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
 
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@
 		page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
 		if (!page) {
 			page_cache_sync_readahead(mapping,
-					&ra, filp,
+					ra, filp,
 					index, last_index - index);
 			page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
 			if (unlikely(page == NULL))
@@ -903,7 +902,7 @@
 		}
 		if (PageReadahead(page)) {
 			page_cache_async_readahead(mapping,
-					&ra, filp, page,
+					ra, filp, page,
 					index, last_index - index);
 		}
 		if (!PageUptodate(page))
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@
 				}
 				unlock_page(page);
 				error = -EIO;
-				shrink_readahead_size_eio(filp, &ra);
+				shrink_readahead_size_eio(filp, ra);
 				goto readpage_error;
 			}
 			unlock_page(page);
@@ -1054,10 +1053,9 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	*_ra = ra;
-	_ra->prev_pos = prev_index;
-	_ra->prev_pos <<= PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	_ra->prev_pos |= prev_offset;
+	ra->prev_pos = prev_index;
+	ra->prev_pos <<= PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	ra->prev_pos |= prev_offset;
 
 	*ppos = ((loff_t)index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + offset;
 	if (cached_page)