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    xfs: use generic percpu counters for free block counter · 0d485ada
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    XFS has hand-rolled per-cpu counters for the superblock since before
    there was any generic implementation. The free block counter is
    special in that it is used for ENOSPC detection outside transaction
    contexts for for delayed allocation. This means that the counter
    needs to be accurate at zero. The current per-cpu counter code jumps
    through lots of hoops to ensure we never run past zero, but we don't
    need to make all those jumps with the generic counter
    implementation.
    
    The generic counter implementation allows us to pass a "batch"
    threshold at which the addition/subtraction to the counter value
    will be folded back into global value under lock. We can use this
    feature to reduce the batch size as we approach 0 in a very similar
    manner to the existing counters and their rebalance algorithm. If we
    use a batch size of 1 as we approach 0, then every addition and
    subtraction will be done against the global value and hence allow
    accurate detection of zero threshold crossing.
    
    Hence we can replace the handrolled, accurate-at-zero counters with
    generic percpu counters.
    
    Note: this removes just enough of the icsb infrastructure to compile
    without warnings. The rest will go in subsequent commits.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarBrian Foster <bfoster@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
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