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md/r5cache: State machine for raid5-cache write back mode This patch adds state machine for raid5-cache. With log device, the raid456 array could operate in two different modes (r5c_journal_mode): - write-back (R5C_MODE_WRITE_BACK) - write-through (R5C_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH) Existing code of raid5-cache only has write-through mode. For write-back cache, it is necessary to extend the state machine. With write-back cache, every stripe could operate in two different phases: - caching - writing-out In caching phase, the stripe handles writes as: - write to journal - return IO In writing-out phase, the stripe behaviors as a stripe in write through mode R5C_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH. STRIPE_R5C_CACHING is added to sh->state to differentiate caching and writing-out phase. Please note: this is a "no-op" patch for raid5-cache write-through mode. The following detailed explanation is copied from the raid5-cache.c: /* * raid5 cache state machine * * With rhe RAID cache, each stripe works in two phases: * - caching phase * - writing-out phase * * These two phases are controlled by bit STRIPE_R5C_CACHING: * if STRIPE_R5C_CACHING == 0, the stripe is in writing-out phase * if STRIPE_R5C_CACHING == 1, the stripe is in caching phase * * When there is no journal, or the journal is in write-through mode, * the stripe is always in writing-out phase. * * For write-back journal, the stripe is sent to caching phase on write * (r5c_handle_stripe_dirtying). r5c_make_stripe_write_out() kicks off * the write-out phase by clearing STRIPE_R5C_CACHING. * * Stripes in caching phase do not write the raid disks. Instead, all * writes are committed from the log device. Therefore, a stripe in * caching phase handles writes as: * - write to log device * - return IO * * Stripes in writing-out phase handle writes as: * - calculate parity * - write pending data and parity to journal * - write data and parity to raid disks * - return IO for pending writes */ Signed-off-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com> Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com>