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diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy.h b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy.h new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f50fe360c54 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy.h @@ -0,0 +1,249 @@ +/* + * Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat. All rights reserved. + * + * This file is released under the GPL. + */ + +#ifndef DM_CACHE_POLICY_H +#define DM_CACHE_POLICY_H + +#include "dm-cache-block-types.h" + +#include <linux/device-mapper.h> + +/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/ + +/* FIXME: make it clear which methods are optional.  Get debug policy to + * double check this at start. + */ + +/* + * The cache policy makes the important decisions about which blocks get to + * live on the faster cache device. + * + * When the core target has to remap a bio it calls the 'map' method of the + * policy.  This returns an instruction telling the core target what to do. + * + * POLICY_HIT: + *   That block is in the cache.  Remap to the cache and carry on. + * + * POLICY_MISS: + *   This block is on the origin device.  Remap and carry on. + * + * POLICY_NEW: + *   This block is currently on the origin device, but the policy wants to + *   move it.  The core should: + * + *   - hold any further io to this origin block + *   - copy the origin to the given cache block + *   - release all the held blocks + *   - remap the original block to the cache + * + * POLICY_REPLACE: + *   This block is currently on the origin device.  The policy wants to + *   move it to the cache, with the added complication that the destination + *   cache block needs a writeback first.  The core should: + * + *   - hold any further io to this origin block + *   - hold any further io to the origin block that's being written back + *   - writeback + *   - copy new block to cache + *   - release held blocks + *   - remap bio to cache and reissue. + * + * Should the core run into trouble while processing a POLICY_NEW or + * POLICY_REPLACE instruction it will roll back the policies mapping using + * remove_mapping() or force_mapping().  These methods must not fail.  This + * approach avoids having transactional semantics in the policy (ie, the + * core informing the policy when a migration is complete), and hence makes + * it easier to write new policies. + * + * In general policy methods should never block, except in the case of the + * map function when can_migrate is set.  So be careful to implement using + * bounded, preallocated memory. + */ +enum policy_operation { +	POLICY_HIT, +	POLICY_MISS, +	POLICY_NEW, +	POLICY_REPLACE +}; + +/* + * This is the instruction passed back to the core target. + */ +struct policy_result { +	enum policy_operation op; +	dm_oblock_t old_oblock;	/* POLICY_REPLACE */ +	dm_cblock_t cblock;	/* POLICY_HIT, POLICY_NEW, POLICY_REPLACE */ +}; + +typedef int (*policy_walk_fn)(void *context, dm_cblock_t cblock, +			      dm_oblock_t oblock, uint32_t hint); + +/* + * The cache policy object.  Just a bunch of methods.  It is envisaged that + * this structure will be embedded in a bigger, policy specific structure + * (ie. use container_of()). + */ +struct dm_cache_policy { + +	/* +	 * FIXME: make it clear which methods are optional, and which may +	 * block. +	 */ + +	/* +	 * Destroys this object. +	 */ +	void (*destroy)(struct dm_cache_policy *p); + +	/* +	 * See large comment above. +	 * +	 * oblock      - the origin block we're interested in. +	 * +	 * can_block - indicates whether the current thread is allowed to +	 *             block.  -EWOULDBLOCK returned if it can't and would. +	 * +	 * can_migrate - gives permission for POLICY_NEW or POLICY_REPLACE +	 *               instructions.  If denied and the policy would have +	 *               returned one of these instructions it should +	 *               return -EWOULDBLOCK. +	 * +	 * discarded_oblock - indicates whether the whole origin block is +	 *               in a discarded state (FIXME: better to tell the +	 *               policy about this sooner, so it can recycle that +	 *               cache block if it wants.) +	 * bio         - the bio that triggered this call. +	 * result      - gets filled in with the instruction. +	 * +	 * May only return 0, or -EWOULDBLOCK (if !can_migrate) +	 */ +	int (*map)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock, +		   bool can_block, bool can_migrate, bool discarded_oblock, +		   struct bio *bio, struct policy_result *result); + +	/* +	 * Sometimes we want to see if a block is in the cache, without +	 * triggering any update of stats.  (ie. it's not a real hit). +	 * +	 * Must not block. +	 * +	 * Returns 0 if in cache, -ENOENT if not, < 0 for other errors +	 * (-EWOULDBLOCK would be typical). +	 */ +	int (*lookup)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock, dm_cblock_t *cblock); + +	void (*set_dirty)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock); +	void (*clear_dirty)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock); + +	/* +	 * Called when a cache target is first created.  Used to load a +	 * mapping from the metadata device into the policy. +	 */ +	int (*load_mapping)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock, +			    dm_cblock_t cblock, uint32_t hint, bool hint_valid); + +	int (*walk_mappings)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, policy_walk_fn fn, +			     void *context); + +	/* +	 * Override functions used on the error paths of the core target. +	 * They must succeed. +	 */ +	void (*remove_mapping)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t oblock); +	void (*force_mapping)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t current_oblock, +			      dm_oblock_t new_oblock); + +	/* +	 * This is called via the invalidate_cblocks message.  It is +	 * possible the particular cblock has already been removed due to a +	 * write io in passthrough mode.  In which case this should return +	 * -ENODATA. +	 */ +	int (*remove_cblock)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_cblock_t cblock); + +	/* +	 * Provide a dirty block to be written back by the core target. +	 * +	 * Returns: +	 * +	 * 0 and @cblock,@oblock: block to write back provided +	 * +	 * -ENODATA: no dirty blocks available +	 */ +	int (*writeback_work)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, dm_oblock_t *oblock, dm_cblock_t *cblock); + +	/* +	 * How full is the cache? +	 */ +	dm_cblock_t (*residency)(struct dm_cache_policy *p); + +	/* +	 * Because of where we sit in the block layer, we can be asked to +	 * map a lot of little bios that are all in the same block (no +	 * queue merging has occurred).  To stop the policy being fooled by +	 * these the core target sends regular tick() calls to the policy. +	 * The policy should only count an entry as hit once per tick. +	 */ +	void (*tick)(struct dm_cache_policy *p); + +	/* +	 * Configuration. +	 */ +	int (*emit_config_values)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, +				  char *result, unsigned maxlen); +	int (*set_config_value)(struct dm_cache_policy *p, +				const char *key, const char *value); + +	/* +	 * Book keeping ptr for the policy register, not for general use. +	 */ +	void *private; +}; + +/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/ + +/* + * We maintain a little register of the different policy types. + */ +#define CACHE_POLICY_NAME_SIZE 16 +#define CACHE_POLICY_VERSION_SIZE 3 + +struct dm_cache_policy_type { +	/* For use by the register code only. */ +	struct list_head list; + +	/* +	 * Policy writers should fill in these fields.  The name field is +	 * what gets passed on the target line to select your policy. +	 */ +	char name[CACHE_POLICY_NAME_SIZE]; +	unsigned version[CACHE_POLICY_VERSION_SIZE]; + +	/* +	 * For use by an alias dm_cache_policy_type to point to the +	 * real dm_cache_policy_type. +	 */ +	struct dm_cache_policy_type *real; + +	/* +	 * Policies may store a hint for each each cache block. +	 * Currently the size of this hint must be 0 or 4 bytes but we +	 * expect to relax this in future. +	 */ +	size_t hint_size; + +	struct module *owner; +	struct dm_cache_policy *(*create)(dm_cblock_t cache_size, +					  sector_t origin_size, +					  sector_t block_size); +}; + +int dm_cache_policy_register(struct dm_cache_policy_type *type); +void dm_cache_policy_unregister(struct dm_cache_policy_type *type); + +/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/ + +#endif	/* DM_CACHE_POLICY_H */  | 
