--- linux.orig/mm/readahead.c +++ linux/mm/readahead.c @@ -337,6 +337,59 @@ static unsigned long get_next_ra_size(st */ /* + * Count contiguously cached pages from @offset-1 to @offset-@max, + * this count is a conservative estimation of + * - length of the sequential read sequence, or + * - thrashing threshold in memory tight systems + */ +static pgoff_t count_history_pages(struct address_space *mapping, + struct file_ra_state *ra, + pgoff_t offset, unsigned long max) +{ + pgoff_t head; + + rcu_read_lock(); + head = radix_tree_prev_hole(&mapping->page_tree, offset - 1, max); + rcu_read_unlock(); + + return offset - 1 - head; +} + +/* + * page cache context based read-ahead + */ +static int try_context_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, + struct file_ra_state *ra, + pgoff_t offset, + unsigned long req_size, + unsigned long max) +{ + pgoff_t size; + + size = count_history_pages(mapping, ra, offset, max); + + /* + * no history pages: + * it could be a random read + */ + if (!size) + return 0; + + /* + * starts from beginning of file: + * it is a strong indication of long-run stream (or whole-file-read) + */ + if (size >= offset) + size *= 2; + + ra->start = offset; + ra->size = get_init_ra_size(size + req_size, max); + ra->async_size = ra->size; + + return 1; +} + +/* * A minimal readahead algorithm for trivial sequential/random reads. */ static unsigned long @@ -345,34 +398,26 @@ ondemand_readahead(struct address_space bool hit_readahead_marker, pgoff_t offset, unsigned long req_size) { - int max = ra->ra_pages; /* max readahead pages */ - pgoff_t prev_offset; - int sequential; + unsigned long max = max_sane_readahead(ra->ra_pages); + + /* + * start of file + */ + if (!offset) + goto initial_readahead; /* * It's the expected callback offset, assume sequential access. * Ramp up sizes, and push forward the readahead window. */ - if (offset && (offset == (ra->start + ra->size - ra->async_size) || - offset == (ra->start + ra->size))) { + if ((offset == (ra->start + ra->size - ra->async_size) || + offset == (ra->start + ra->size))) { ra->start += ra->size; ra->size = get_next_ra_size(ra, max); ra->async_size = ra->size; goto readit; } - prev_offset = ra->prev_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT; - sequential = offset - prev_offset <= 1UL || req_size > max; - - /* - * Standalone, small read. - * Read as is, and do not pollute the readahead state. - */ - if (!hit_readahead_marker && !sequential) { - return __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, - offset, req_size, 0); - } - /* * Hit a marked page without valid readahead state. * E.g. interleaved reads. @@ -383,7 +428,7 @@ ondemand_readahead(struct address_space pgoff_t start; rcu_read_lock(); - start = radix_tree_next_hole(&mapping->page_tree, offset,max+1); + start = radix_tree_next_hole(&mapping->page_tree, offset+1,max); rcu_read_unlock(); if (!start || start - offset > max) @@ -391,23 +436,53 @@ ondemand_readahead(struct address_space ra->start = start; ra->size = start - offset; /* old async_size */ + ra->size += req_size; ra->size = get_next_ra_size(ra, max); ra->async_size = ra->size; goto readit; } /* - * It may be one of - * - first read on start of file - * - sequential cache miss - * - oversize random read - * Start readahead for it. + * oversize read + */ + if (req_size > max) + goto initial_readahead; + + /* + * sequential cache miss */ + if (offset - (ra->prev_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) <= 1UL) + goto initial_readahead; + + /* + * Query the page cache and look for the traces(cached history pages) + * that a sequential stream would leave behind. + */ + if (try_context_readahead(mapping, ra, offset, req_size, max)) + goto readit; + + /* + * standalone, small random read + * Read as is, and do not pollute the readahead state. + */ + return __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, offset, req_size, 0); + +initial_readahead: ra->start = offset; ra->size = get_init_ra_size(req_size, max); ra->async_size = ra->size > req_size ? ra->size - req_size : ra->size; readit: + /* + * Will this read hit the readahead marker made by itself? + * If so, trigger the readahead marker hit now, and merge + * the resulted next readahead window into the current one. + */ + if (offset == ra->start && ra->size == ra->async_size) { + ra->async_size = get_next_ra_size(ra, max); + ra->size += ra->async_size; + } + return ra_submit(ra, mapping, filp); } --- linux.orig/lib/radix-tree.c +++ linux/lib/radix-tree.c @@ -666,6 +666,43 @@ unsigned long radix_tree_next_hole(struc } EXPORT_SYMBOL(radix_tree_next_hole); +/** + * radix_tree_prev_hole - find the prev hole (not-present entry) + * @root: tree root + * @index: index key + * @max_scan: maximum range to search + * + * Search backwards in the range [max(index-max_scan+1, 0), index] + * for the first hole. + * + * Returns: the index of the hole if found, otherwise returns an index + * outside of the set specified (in which case 'index - return >= max_scan' + * will be true). In rare cases of wrap-around, LONG_MAX will be returned. + * + * radix_tree_next_hole may be called under rcu_read_lock. However, like + * radix_tree_gang_lookup, this will not atomically search a snapshot of + * the tree at a single point in time. For example, if a hole is created + * at index 10, then subsequently a hole is created at index 5, + * radix_tree_prev_hole covering both indexes may return 5 if called under + * rcu_read_lock. + */ +unsigned long radix_tree_prev_hole(struct radix_tree_root *root, + unsigned long index, unsigned long max_scan) +{ + unsigned long i; + + for (i = 0; i < max_scan; i++) { + if (!radix_tree_lookup(root, index)) + break; + index--; + if (index == LONG_MAX) + break; + } + + return index; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(radix_tree_prev_hole); + static unsigned int __lookup(struct radix_tree_node *slot, void ***results, unsigned long index, unsigned int max_items, unsigned long *next_index) --- linux.orig/include/linux/radix-tree.h +++ linux/include/linux/radix-tree.h @@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ radix_tree_gang_lookup_slot(struct radix unsigned long first_index, unsigned int max_items); unsigned long radix_tree_next_hole(struct radix_tree_root *root, unsigned long index, unsigned long max_scan); +unsigned long radix_tree_prev_hole(struct radix_tree_root *root, + unsigned long index, unsigned long max_scan); int radix_tree_preload(gfp_t gfp_mask); void radix_tree_init(void); void *radix_tree_tag_set(struct radix_tree_root *root,