linux 2.6.16.38 w/ vs2.0.3-rc1
[linux-2.6.git] / fs / nfs / write.c
index 4cfada2..9449b68 100644 (file)
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 
 #include "delegation.h"
-#include "iostat.h"
 
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY                NFSDBG_PAGECACHE
 
@@ -77,52 +76,23 @@ static struct nfs_page * nfs_update_request(struct nfs_open_context*,
                                            struct inode *,
                                            struct page *,
                                            unsigned int, unsigned int);
+static void nfs_writeback_done_partial(struct nfs_write_data *, int);
+static void nfs_writeback_done_full(struct nfs_write_data *, int);
 static int nfs_wait_on_write_congestion(struct address_space *, int);
 static int nfs_wait_on_requests(struct inode *, unsigned long, unsigned int);
 static int nfs_flush_inode(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start,
                           unsigned int npages, int how);
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops;
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops;
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops;
 
 static kmem_cache_t *nfs_wdata_cachep;
-static mempool_t *nfs_wdata_mempool;
+mempool_t *nfs_wdata_mempool;
 static mempool_t *nfs_commit_mempool;
 
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(nfs_write_congestion);
 
-struct nfs_write_data *nfs_commit_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
+static inline struct nfs_write_data *nfs_commit_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
 {
        struct nfs_write_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_commit_mempool, SLAB_NOFS);
 
-       if (p) {
-               memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->pages);
-               if (pagecount < NFS_PAGEVEC_SIZE)
-                       p->pagevec = &p->page_array[0];
-               else {
-                       size_t size = ++pagecount * sizeof(struct page *);
-                       p->pagevec = kzalloc(size, GFP_NOFS);
-                       if (!p->pagevec) {
-                               mempool_free(p, nfs_commit_mempool);
-                               p = NULL;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       return p;
-}
-
-void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
-{
-       if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
-               kfree(p->pagevec);
-       mempool_free(p, nfs_commit_mempool);
-}
-
-struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
-{
-       struct nfs_write_data *p = mempool_alloc(nfs_wdata_mempool, SLAB_NOFS);
-
        if (p) {
                memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->pages);
@@ -134,7 +104,7 @@ struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
                        if (p->pagevec) {
                                memset(p->pagevec, 0, size);
                        } else {
-                               mempool_free(p, nfs_wdata_mempool);
+                               mempool_free(p, nfs_commit_mempool);
                                p = NULL;
                        }
                }
@@ -142,11 +112,11 @@ struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount)
        return p;
 }
 
-void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
+static inline void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
 {
        if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
                kfree(p->pagevec);
-       mempool_free(p, nfs_wdata_mempool);
+       mempool_free(p, nfs_commit_mempool);
 }
 
 void nfs_writedata_release(void *wdata)
@@ -166,7 +136,6 @@ static void nfs_grow_file(struct page *page, unsigned int offset, unsigned int c
        end = ((loff_t)page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + ((loff_t)offset+count);
        if (i_size >= end)
                return;
-       nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_EXTENDWRITE);
        i_size_write(inode, end);
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +225,6 @@ static int nfs_writepage_sync(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
                wdata->args.pgbase += result;
                written += result;
                count -= result;
-               nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_SERVERWRITTENBYTES, result);
        } while (count);
        /* Update file length */
        nfs_grow_file(page, offset, written);
@@ -313,9 +281,6 @@ int nfs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
        int priority = wb_priority(wbc);
        int err;
 
-       nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGE);
-       nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_WRITEPAGES, 1);
-
        /*
         * Note: We need to ensure that we have a reference to the inode
         *       if we are to do asynchronous writes. If not, waiting
@@ -380,8 +345,6 @@ int nfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc)
        struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
        int err;
 
-       nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGES);
-
        err = generic_writepages(mapping, wbc);
        if (err)
                return err;
@@ -393,7 +356,6 @@ int nfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc)
        err = nfs_flush_inode(inode, 0, 0, wb_priority(wbc));
        if (err < 0)
                goto out;
-       nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_WRITEPAGES, err);
        wbc->nr_to_write -= err;
        if (!wbc->nonblocking && wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL) {
                err = nfs_wait_on_requests(inode, 0, 0);
@@ -429,7 +391,6 @@ static int nfs_inode_add_request(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_page *req)
                if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_WRITE))
                        nfsi->change_attr++;
        }
-       SetPagePrivate(req->wb_page);
        nfsi->npages++;
        atomic_inc(&req->wb_count);
        return 0;
@@ -446,7 +407,6 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
        BUG_ON (!NFS_WBACK_BUSY(req));
 
        spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       ClearPagePrivate(req->wb_page);
        radix_tree_delete(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree, req->wb_index);
        nfsi->npages--;
        if (!nfsi->npages) {
@@ -539,7 +499,8 @@ nfs_mark_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req)
  *
  * Interruptible by signals only if mounted with intr flag.
  */
-static int nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start, unsigned int npages)
+static int
+nfs_wait_on_requests(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start, unsigned int npages)
 {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
        struct nfs_page *req;
@@ -552,6 +513,7 @@ static int nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_st
        else
                idx_end = idx_start + npages - 1;
 
+       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        next = idx_start;
        while (radix_tree_gang_lookup_tag(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree, (void **)&req, next, 1, NFS_PAGE_TAG_WRITEBACK)) {
                if (req->wb_index > idx_end)
@@ -564,23 +526,13 @@ static int nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_st
                spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
                error = nfs_wait_on_request(req);
                nfs_release_request(req);
-               spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
                if (error < 0)
                        return error;
+               spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
                res++;
        }
-       return res;
-}
-
-static int nfs_wait_on_requests(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start, unsigned int npages)
-{
-       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-       int ret;
-
-       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       ret = nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(inode, idx_start, npages);
        spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       return ret;
+       return res;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -634,11 +586,6 @@ nfs_scan_commit(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *dst, unsigned long idx_st
        }
        return res;
 }
-#else
-static inline int nfs_scan_commit(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *dst, unsigned long idx_start, unsigned int npages)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
 static int nfs_wait_on_write_congestion(struct address_space *mapping, int intr)
@@ -651,9 +598,6 @@ static int nfs_wait_on_write_congestion(struct address_space *mapping, int intr)
 
        if (!bdi_write_congested(bdi))
                return 0;
-
-       nfs_inc_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_CONGESTIONWAIT);
-
        if (intr) {
                struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(mapping->host);
                sigset_t oldset;
@@ -709,11 +653,8 @@ static struct nfs_page * nfs_update_request(struct nfs_open_context* ctx,
                                spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
                                error = nfs_wait_on_request(req);
                                nfs_release_request(req);
-                               if (error < 0) {
-                                       if (new)
-                                               nfs_release_request(new);
+                               if (error < 0)
                                        return ERR_PTR(error);
-                               }
                                continue;
                        }
                        spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
@@ -807,8 +748,6 @@ int nfs_updatepage(struct file *file, struct page *page,
        struct nfs_page *req;
        int             status = 0;
 
-       nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSUPDATEPAGE);
-
        dprintk("NFS:      nfs_updatepage(%s/%s %d@%Ld)\n",
                file->f_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
                file->f_dentry->d_name.name, count,
@@ -918,12 +857,10 @@ static inline int flush_task_priority(int how)
  */
 static void nfs_write_rpcsetup(struct nfs_page *req,
                struct nfs_write_data *data,
-               const struct rpc_call_ops *call_ops,
                unsigned int count, unsigned int offset,
                int how)
 {
        struct inode            *inode;
-       int flags;
 
        /* Set up the RPC argument and reply structs
         * NB: take care not to mess about with data->commit et al. */
@@ -944,9 +881,6 @@ static void nfs_write_rpcsetup(struct nfs_page *req,
        data->res.verf    = &data->verf;
        nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
 
-       /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
-       flags = (how & FLUSH_SYNC) ? 0 : RPC_TASK_ASYNC;
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, NFS_CLIENT(inode), flags, call_ops, data);
        NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, how);
 
        data->task.tk_priority = flush_task_priority(how);
@@ -976,7 +910,7 @@ static void nfs_execute_write(struct nfs_write_data *data)
  * Generate multiple small requests to write out a single
  * contiguous dirty area on one page.
  */
-static int nfs_flush_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
+static int nfs_flush_multi(struct list_head *head, struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
        struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
        struct page *page = req->wb_page;
@@ -1010,15 +944,14 @@ static int nfs_flush_multi(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
                list_del_init(&data->pages);
 
                data->pagevec[0] = page;
+               data->complete = nfs_writeback_done_partial;
 
                if (nbytes > wsize) {
-                       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, &nfs_write_partial_ops,
-                                       wsize, offset, how);
+                       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, wsize, offset, how);
                        offset += wsize;
                        nbytes -= wsize;
                } else {
-                       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, &nfs_write_partial_ops,
-                                       nbytes, offset, how);
+                       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, nbytes, offset, how);
                        nbytes = 0;
                }
                nfs_execute_write(data);
@@ -1045,13 +978,16 @@ out_bad:
  * This is the case if nfs_updatepage detects a conflicting request
  * that has been written but not committed.
  */
-static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
+static int nfs_flush_one(struct list_head *head, struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
        struct nfs_page         *req;
        struct page             **pages;
        struct nfs_write_data   *data;
        unsigned int            count;
 
+       if (NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
+               return nfs_flush_multi(head, inode, how);
+
        data = nfs_writedata_alloc(NFS_SERVER(inode)->wpages);
        if (!data)
                goto out_bad;
@@ -1069,8 +1005,9 @@ static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
        }
        req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
 
+       data->complete = nfs_writeback_done_full;
        /* Set up the argument struct */
-       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, &nfs_write_full_ops, count, 0, how);
+       nfs_write_rpcsetup(req, data, count, 0, how);
 
        nfs_execute_write(data);
        return 0;
@@ -1084,32 +1021,24 @@ static int nfs_flush_one(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static int nfs_flush_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int npages, int how)
+static int
+nfs_flush_list(struct list_head *head, int wpages, int how)
 {
        LIST_HEAD(one_request);
-       int (*flush_one)(struct inode *, struct list_head *, int);
-       struct nfs_page *req;
-       int wpages = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wpages;
-       int wsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize;
-       int error;
-
-       flush_one = nfs_flush_one;
-       if (wsize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
-               flush_one = nfs_flush_multi;
-       /* For single writes, FLUSH_STABLE is more efficient */
-       if (npages <= wpages && npages == NFS_I(inode)->npages
-                       && nfs_list_entry(head->next)->wb_bytes <= wsize)
-               how |= FLUSH_STABLE;
+       struct nfs_page         *req;
+       int                     error = 0;
+       unsigned int            pages = 0;
 
-       do {
-               nfs_coalesce_requests(head, &one_request, wpages);
+       while (!list_empty(head)) {
+               pages += nfs_coalesce_requests(head, &one_request, wpages);
                req = nfs_list_entry(one_request.next);
-               error = flush_one(inode, &one_request, how);
+               error = nfs_flush_one(&one_request, req->wb_context->dentry->d_inode, how);
                if (error < 0)
-                       goto out_err;
-       } while (!list_empty(head));
-       return 0;
-out_err:
+                       break;
+       }
+       if (error >= 0)
+               return pages;
+
        while (!list_empty(head)) {
                req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
                nfs_list_remove_request(req);
@@ -1122,9 +1051,8 @@ out_err:
 /*
  * Handle a write reply that flushed part of a page.
  */
-static void nfs_writeback_done_partial(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+static void nfs_writeback_done_partial(struct nfs_write_data *data, int status)
 {
-       struct nfs_write_data   *data = calldata;
        struct nfs_page         *req = data->req;
        struct page             *page = req->wb_page;
 
@@ -1134,14 +1062,11 @@ static void nfs_writeback_done_partial(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
                req->wb_bytes,
                (long long)req_offset(req));
 
-       if (nfs_writeback_done(task, data) != 0)
-               return;
-
-       if (task->tk_status < 0) {
+       if (status < 0) {
                ClearPageUptodate(page);
                SetPageError(page);
-               req->wb_context->error = task->tk_status;
-               dprintk(", error = %d\n", task->tk_status);
+               req->wb_context->error = status;
+               dprintk(", error = %d\n", status);
        } else {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
                if (data->verf.committed < NFS_FILE_SYNC) {
@@ -1162,11 +1087,6 @@ static void nfs_writeback_done_partial(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
                nfs_writepage_release(req);
 }
 
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops = {
-       .rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_partial,
-       .rpc_release = nfs_writedata_release,
-};
-
 /*
  * Handle a write reply that flushes a whole page.
  *
@@ -1174,15 +1094,11 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops = {
  *       writebacks since the page->count is kept > 1 for as long
  *       as the page has a write request pending.
  */
-static void nfs_writeback_done_full(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+static void nfs_writeback_done_full(struct nfs_write_data *data, int status)
 {
-       struct nfs_write_data   *data = calldata;
        struct nfs_page         *req;
        struct page             *page;
 
-       if (nfs_writeback_done(task, data) != 0)
-               return;
-
        /* Update attributes as result of writeback. */
        while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
                req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
@@ -1195,13 +1111,13 @@ static void nfs_writeback_done_full(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
                        req->wb_bytes,
                        (long long)req_offset(req));
 
-               if (task->tk_status < 0) {
+               if (status < 0) {
                        ClearPageUptodate(page);
                        SetPageError(page);
-                       req->wb_context->error = task->tk_status;
+                       req->wb_context->error = status;
                        end_page_writeback(page);
                        nfs_inode_remove_request(req);
-                       dprintk(", error = %d\n", task->tk_status);
+                       dprintk(", error = %d\n", status);
                        goto next;
                }
                end_page_writeback(page);
@@ -1223,30 +1139,18 @@ static void nfs_writeback_done_full(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
        }
 }
 
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops = {
-       .rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_full,
-       .rpc_release = nfs_writedata_release,
-};
-
-
 /*
  * This function is called when the WRITE call is complete.
  */
-int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
+void nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
+       struct nfs_write_data   *data = calldata;
        struct nfs_writeargs    *argp = &data->args;
        struct nfs_writeres     *resp = &data->res;
-       int status;
 
        dprintk("NFS: %4d nfs_writeback_done (status %d)\n",
                task->tk_pid, task->tk_status);
 
-       /* Call the NFS version-specific code */
-       status = NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->write_done(task, data);
-       if (status != 0)
-               return status;
-       nfs_add_stats(data->inode, NFSIOS_SERVERWRITTENBYTES, resp->count);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
        if (resp->verf->committed < argp->stable && task->tk_status >= 0) {
                /* We tried a write call, but the server did not
@@ -1272,8 +1176,6 @@ int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
        if (task->tk_status >= 0 && resp->count < argp->count) {
                static unsigned long    complain;
 
-               nfs_inc_stats(data->inode, NFSIOS_SHORTWRITE);
-
                /* Has the server at least made some progress? */
                if (resp->count != 0) {
                        /* Was this an NFSv2 write or an NFSv3 stable write? */
@@ -1289,7 +1191,7 @@ int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
                                argp->stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
                        }
                        rpc_restart_call(task);
-                       return -EAGAIN;
+                       return;
                }
                if (time_before(complain, jiffies)) {
                        printk(KERN_WARNING
@@ -1300,7 +1202,11 @@ int nfs_writeback_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
                /* Can't do anything about it except throw an error. */
                task->tk_status = -EIO;
        }
-       return 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Process the nfs_page list
+        */
+       data->complete(data, task->tk_status);
 }
 
 
@@ -1314,12 +1220,10 @@ void nfs_commit_release(void *wdata)
  * Set up the argument/result storage required for the RPC call.
  */
 static void nfs_commit_rpcsetup(struct list_head *head,
-               struct nfs_write_data *data,
-               int how)
+               struct nfs_write_data *data, int how)
 {
        struct nfs_page         *first;
        struct inode            *inode;
-       int flags;
 
        /* Set up the RPC argument and reply structs
         * NB: take care not to mess about with data->commit et al. */
@@ -1339,10 +1243,7 @@ static void nfs_commit_rpcsetup(struct list_head *head,
        data->res.fattr   = &data->fattr;
        data->res.verf    = &data->verf;
        nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
-
-       /* Set up the initial task struct.  */
-       flags = (how & FLUSH_SYNC) ? 0 : RPC_TASK_ASYNC;
-       rpc_init_task(&data->task, NFS_CLIENT(inode), flags, &nfs_commit_ops, data);
+       
        NFS_PROTO(inode)->commit_setup(data, how);
 
        data->task.tk_priority = flush_task_priority(how);
@@ -1383,7 +1284,7 @@ nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
 /*
  * COMMIT call returned
  */
-static void nfs_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+void nfs_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
        struct nfs_write_data   *data = calldata;
        struct nfs_page         *req;
@@ -1392,10 +1293,6 @@ static void nfs_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
         dprintk("NFS: %4d nfs_commit_done (status %d)\n",
                                 task->tk_pid, task->tk_status);
 
-       /* Call the NFS version-specific code */
-       if (NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_done(task, data) != 0)
-               return;
-
        while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
                req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
                nfs_list_remove_request(req);
@@ -1429,16 +1326,6 @@ static void nfs_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
        }
        sub_page_state(nr_unstable,res);
 }
-
-static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops = {
-       .rpc_call_done = nfs_commit_done,
-       .rpc_release = nfs_commit_release,
-};
-#else
-static inline int nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
-{
-       return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
 static int nfs_flush_inode(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start,
@@ -1446,16 +1333,24 @@ static int nfs_flush_inode(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start,
 {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
        LIST_HEAD(head);
-       int res;
+       int                     res,
+                               error = 0;
 
        spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        res = nfs_scan_dirty(inode, &head, idx_start, npages);
        spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        if (res) {
-               int error = nfs_flush_list(inode, &head, res, how);
-               if (error < 0)
-                       return error;
+               struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
+
+               /* For single writes, FLUSH_STABLE is more efficient */
+               if (res == nfsi->npages && nfsi->npages <= server->wpages) {
+                       if (res > 1 || nfs_list_entry(head.next)->wb_bytes <= server->wsize)
+                               how |= FLUSH_STABLE;
+               }
+               error = nfs_flush_list(&head, server->wpages, how);
        }
+       if (error < 0)
+               return error;
        return res;
 }
 
@@ -1464,13 +1359,14 @@ int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
        LIST_HEAD(head);
-       int res;
+       int                     res,
+                               error = 0;
 
        spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        res = nfs_scan_commit(inode, &head, 0, 0);
        spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        if (res) {
-               int error = nfs_commit_list(inode, &head, how);
+               error = nfs_commit_list(inode, &head, how);
                if (error < 0)
                        return error;
        }
@@ -1478,38 +1374,28 @@ int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 }
 #endif
 
-int nfs_sync_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start,
-               unsigned int npages, int how)
+int nfs_sync_inode(struct inode *inode, unsigned long idx_start,
+                 unsigned int npages, int how)
 {
-       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-       LIST_HEAD(head);
        int nocommit = how & FLUSH_NOCOMMIT;
-       int pages, ret;
+       int wait = how & FLUSH_WAIT;
+       int error;
+
+       how &= ~(FLUSH_WAIT|FLUSH_NOCOMMIT);
 
-       how &= ~FLUSH_NOCOMMIT;
-       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
        do {
-               ret = nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(inode, idx_start, npages);
-               if (ret != 0)
-                       continue;
-               pages = nfs_scan_dirty(inode, &head, idx_start, npages);
-               if (pages != 0) {
-                       spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-                       ret = nfs_flush_list(inode, &head, pages, how);
-                       spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-                       continue;
+               if (wait) {
+                       error = nfs_wait_on_requests(inode, idx_start, npages);
+                       if (error != 0)
+                               continue;
                }
-               if (nocommit)
-                       break;
-               pages = nfs_scan_commit(inode, &head, 0, 0);
-               if (pages == 0)
-                       break;
-               spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-               ret = nfs_commit_list(inode, &head, how);
-               spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       } while (ret >= 0);
-       spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-       return ret;
+               error = nfs_flush_inode(inode, idx_start, npages, how);
+               if (error != 0)
+                       continue;
+               if (!nocommit)
+                       error = nfs_commit_inode(inode, how);
+       } while (error > 0);
+       return error;
 }
 
 int nfs_init_writepagecache(void)
@@ -1521,13 +1407,17 @@ int nfs_init_writepagecache(void)
        if (nfs_wdata_cachep == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       nfs_wdata_mempool = mempool_create_slab_pool(MIN_POOL_WRITE,
-                                                    nfs_wdata_cachep);
+       nfs_wdata_mempool = mempool_create(MIN_POOL_WRITE,
+                                          mempool_alloc_slab,
+                                          mempool_free_slab,
+                                          nfs_wdata_cachep);
        if (nfs_wdata_mempool == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       nfs_commit_mempool = mempool_create_slab_pool(MIN_POOL_COMMIT,
-                                                     nfs_wdata_cachep);
+       nfs_commit_mempool = mempool_create(MIN_POOL_COMMIT,
+                                          mempool_alloc_slab,
+                                          mempool_free_slab,
+                                          nfs_wdata_cachep);
        if (nfs_commit_mempool == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;