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diff --git a/include/linux/list_lru.h b/include/linux/list_lru.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1a548b0b7578 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/linux/list_lru.h @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +/* + * Copyright (c) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. and Parallels Inc. All rights reserved. + * Authors: David Chinner and Glauber Costa + * + * Generic LRU infrastructure + */ +#ifndef _LRU_LIST_H +#define _LRU_LIST_H + +#include <linux/list.h> + +/* list_lru_walk_cb has to always return one of those */ +enum lru_status { + LRU_REMOVED, /* item removed from list */ + LRU_ROTATE, /* item referenced, give another pass */ + LRU_SKIP, /* item cannot be locked, skip */ + LRU_RETRY, /* item not freeable. May drop the lock + internally, but has to return locked. */ +}; + +struct list_lru { + spinlock_t lock; + struct list_head list; + /* kept as signed so we can catch imbalance bugs */ + long nr_items; +}; + +int list_lru_init(struct list_lru *lru); + +/** + * list_lru_add: add an element to the lru list's tail + * @list_lru: the lru pointer + * @item: the item to be added. + * + * If the element is already part of a list, this function returns doing + * nothing. Therefore the caller does not need to keep state about whether or + * not the element already belongs in the list and is allowed to lazy update + * it. Note however that this is valid for *a* list, not *this* list. If + * the caller organize itself in a way that elements can be in more than + * one type of list, it is up to the caller to fully remove the item from + * the previous list (with list_lru_del() for instance) before moving it + * to @list_lru + * + * Return value: true if the list was updated, false otherwise + */ +bool list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item); + +/** + * list_lru_del: delete an element to the lru list + * @list_lru: the lru pointer + * @item: the item to be deleted. + * + * This function works analogously as list_lru_add in terms of list + * manipulation. The comments about an element already pertaining to + * a list are also valid for list_lru_del. + * + * Return value: true if the list was updated, false otherwise + */ +bool list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item); + +/** + * list_lru_count: return the number of objects currently held by @lru + * @lru: the lru pointer. + * + * Always return a non-negative number, 0 for empty lists. There is no + * guarantee that the list is not updated while the count is being computed. + * Callers that want such a guarantee need to provide an outer lock. + */ +static inline unsigned long list_lru_count(struct list_lru *lru) +{ + return lru->nr_items; +} + +typedef enum lru_status +(*list_lru_walk_cb)(struct list_head *item, spinlock_t *lock, void *cb_arg); +/** + * list_lru_walk: walk a list_lru, isolating and disposing freeable items. + * @lru: the lru pointer. + * @isolate: callback function that is resposible for deciding what to do with + * the item currently being scanned + * @cb_arg: opaque type that will be passed to @isolate + * @nr_to_walk: how many items to scan. + * + * This function will scan all elements in a particular list_lru, calling the + * @isolate callback for each of those items, along with the current list + * spinlock and a caller-provided opaque. The @isolate callback can choose to + * drop the lock internally, but *must* return with the lock held. The callback + * will return an enum lru_status telling the list_lru infrastructure what to + * do with the object being scanned. + * + * Please note that nr_to_walk does not mean how many objects will be freed, + * just how many objects will be scanned. + * + * Return value: the number of objects effectively removed from the LRU. + */ +unsigned long list_lru_walk(struct list_lru *lru, list_lru_walk_cb isolate, + void *cb_arg, unsigned long nr_to_walk); + +typedef void (*list_lru_dispose_cb)(struct list_head *dispose_list); +/** + * list_lru_dispose_all: forceably flush all elements in an @lru + * @lru: the lru pointer + * @dispose: callback function to be called for each lru list. + * + * This function will forceably isolate all elements into the dispose list, and + * call the @dispose callback to flush the list. Please note that the callback + * should expect items in any state, clean or dirty, and be able to flush all of + * them. + * + * Return value: how many objects were freed. It should be equal to all objects + * in the list_lru. + */ +unsigned long +list_lru_dispose_all(struct list_lru *lru, list_lru_dispose_cb dispose); +#endif /* _LRU_LIST_H */ |