Tweaks to YaffsTuning doc.
[yaffs2.git] / yaffs_fs.c
index 86a8e8dd39dc3b52baf093dcab6ba713b6b06366..95538ab4ea2210ee6278847b5260a7a50a3cc115 100644 (file)
  */
 
 const char *yaffs_fs_c_version =
-    "$Id: yaffs_fs.c,v 1.92 2010-01-19 21:16:30 charles Exp $";
+    "$Id: yaffs_fs.c,v 1.102 2010-03-15 23:10:33 charles Exp $";
 extern const char *yaffs_guts_c_version;
 
 #include <linux/version.h>
+
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 10))
+#define YAFFS_COMPILE_BACKGROUND
+#endif
+
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 19))
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #endif
@@ -51,6 +56,13 @@ extern const char *yaffs_guts_c_version;
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/exportfs.h>
+
+#ifdef YAFFS_COMPILE_BACKGROUND
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#endif
+
 
 #include "asm/div64.h"
 
@@ -117,6 +129,8 @@ static uint32_t YCALCBLOCKS(uint64_t partition_size, uint32_t block_size)
 #include "yaffs_trace.h"
 #include "yaffs_guts.h"
 
+#include "yaffs_linux.h"
+
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include "yaffs_mtdif.h"
 #include "yaffs_mtdif1.h"
@@ -125,16 +139,19 @@ static uint32_t YCALCBLOCKS(uint64_t partition_size, uint32_t block_size)
 unsigned int yaffs_traceMask = YAFFS_TRACE_BAD_BLOCKS | YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS;
 unsigned int yaffs_wr_attempts = YAFFS_WR_ATTEMPTS;
 unsigned int yaffs_auto_checkpoint = 1;
+unsigned int yaffs_gc_control = 1;
 
 /* Module Parameters */
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 5, 0))
 module_param(yaffs_traceMask, uint, 0644);
 module_param(yaffs_wr_attempts, uint, 0644);
 module_param(yaffs_auto_checkpoint, uint, 0644);
+module_param(yaffs_gc_control, uint, 0644);
 #else
 MODULE_PARM(yaffs_traceMask, "i");
 MODULE_PARM(yaffs_wr_attempts, "i");
 MODULE_PARM(yaffs_auto_checkpoint, "i");
+MODULE_PARM(yaffs_gc_control, "i");
 #endif
 
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25))
@@ -270,6 +287,7 @@ static void *yaffs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 #else
 static int yaffs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
 #endif
+static loff_t yaffs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
 
 static struct address_space_operations yaffs_file_address_operations = {
        .readpage = yaffs_readpage,
@@ -362,6 +380,7 @@ static const struct file_operations yaffs_dir_operations = {
        .read = generic_read_dir,
        .readdir = yaffs_readdir,
        .fsync = yaffs_sync_object,
+       .llseek = yaffs_dir_llseek,
 };
 
 static const struct super_operations yaffs_super_ops = {
@@ -380,19 +399,90 @@ static const struct super_operations yaffs_super_ops = {
        .write_super = yaffs_write_super,
 };
 
+static unsigned yaffs_gc_control_callback(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       return yaffs_gc_control;
+}
+                                                                                                                       
 static void yaffs_GrossLock(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        T(LOCK_TRACE && YAFFS_TRACE_OS, ("yaffs locking %p\n", current));
-       down(&dev->grossLock);
+       down(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->grossLock));
        T(LOCK_TRACE && YAFFS_TRACE_OS, ("yaffs locked %p\n", current));
 }
 
 static void yaffs_GrossUnlock(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        T(LOCK_TRACE && YAFFS_TRACE_OS, ("yaffs unlocking %p\n", current));
-       up(&dev->grossLock);
+       up(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->grossLock));
+}
+
+
+
+static struct inode *
+yaffs2_nfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, uint64_t ino, uint32_t generation)
+{
+       return yaffs_iget(sb, ino);
+}
+
+static struct dentry *
+yaffs2_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fid, int fh_len, int fh_type)
+{
+       return generic_fh_to_dentry(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type, yaffs2_nfs_get_inode) ;
+}
+
+static struct dentry *
+ yaffs2_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fid, int fh_len, int fh_type)
+{
+       return generic_fh_to_parent(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type, yaffs2_nfs_get_inode);
+}
+
+struct dentry *yaffs2_get_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+
+       struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
+       struct dentry *parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+       struct inode *inode;
+       unsigned long parent_ino;
+       yaffs_Object *d_obj;
+       yaffs_Object *parent_obj;
+
+       d_obj = yaffs_InodeToObject(dentry->d_inode);
+
+       if (d_obj) {
+               parent_obj = d_obj->parent;
+               if (parent_obj) {
+                       parent_ino = yaffs_GetObjectInode(parent_obj);
+                       inode = yaffs_iget(sb, parent_ino);
+
+                       if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+                               parent = ERR_CAST(inode);
+                       } else {
+                               parent = d_obtain_alias(inode);
+                               if (!IS_ERR(parent)) {
+                                       parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                                       iput(inode);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       return parent;
 }
 
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,9))
+/* Just declare a zero structure as a NULL value implies
+ * using the default functions of expfs.
+ */
+
+static struct export_operations yaffs_export_ops =
+{
+       .fh_to_dentry = yaffs2_fh_to_dentry,
+       .fh_to_parent = yaffs2_fh_to_parent,
+       .get_parent = yaffs2_get_parent,
+} ;
+
+#endif
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Directory search context allows us to unlock access to yaffs during
@@ -440,7 +530,7 @@ static struct yaffs_SearchContext * yaffs_NewSearch(yaffs_Object *dir)
                                 dir->variant.directoryVariant.children.next,
                                yaffs_Object,siblings);
                YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&sc->others);
-               ylist_add(&sc->others,&dev->searchContexts);
+               ylist_add(&sc->others,&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->searchContexts));
        }
        return sc;
 }
@@ -489,7 +579,7 @@ static void yaffs_RemoveObjectCallback(yaffs_Object *obj)
 
         struct ylist_head *i;
         struct yaffs_SearchContext *sc;
-        struct ylist_head *search_contexts = &obj->myDev->searchContexts;
+        struct ylist_head *search_contexts = &(yaffs_DeviceToContext(obj->myDev)->searchContexts);
 
 
         /* Iterate through the directory search contexts.
@@ -581,7 +671,8 @@ static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
        yaffs_Device *dev = yaffs_InodeToObject(dir)->myDev;
 
-       yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
+       if(current != yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess)
+               yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
                ("yaffs_lookup for %d:%s\n",
@@ -593,7 +684,8 @@ static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
        obj = yaffs_GetEquivalentObject(obj);   /* in case it was a hardlink */
 
        /* Can't hold gross lock when calling yaffs_get_inode() */
-       yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
+       if(current != yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess)
+               yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 
        if (obj) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
@@ -1266,6 +1358,33 @@ static void yaffs_release_space(struct file *f)
        yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 }
 
+
+static loff_t yaffs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+       long long retval;
+
+       lock_kernel();
+
+       switch (origin){
+       case 2:
+               offset += i_size_read(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
+               break;
+       case 1:
+               offset += file->f_pos;
+       }
+       retval = -EINVAL;
+
+       if (offset >= 0){
+               if (offset != file->f_pos)
+                       file->f_pos = offset;
+
+               retval = offset;
+       }
+       unlock_kernel();
+       return retval;
+}
+
+
 static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
        yaffs_Object *obj;
@@ -1283,6 +1402,8 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
        yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
+       yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess = current;
+
        offset = f->f_pos;
 
         sc = yaffs_NewSearch(obj);
@@ -1321,12 +1442,13 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
        /* If the directory has changed since the open or last call to
           readdir, rewind to after the 2 canned entries. */
-
+#if 0 /* For exportfs patch */
        if (f->f_version != inode->i_version) {
                offset = 2;
                f->f_pos = offset;
                f->f_version = inode->i_version;
        }
+#endif
 
        while(sc->nextReturn){
                curoffs++;
@@ -1360,6 +1482,8 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
        }
 
 unlock_out:
+       yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess = NULL;
+
        yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 out:
         yaffs_EndSearch(sc);
@@ -1367,6 +1491,8 @@ out:
        return retVal;
 }
 
+
+
 /*
  * File creation. Allocate an inode, and we're done..
  */
@@ -1457,6 +1583,7 @@ static int yaffs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
                        ("yaffs_mknod created object %d count = %d\n",
                        obj->objectId, atomic_read(&inode->i_count)));
                error = 0;
+               yaffs_FillInodeFromObject(dir,parent);
        } else {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
                        ("yaffs_mknod failed making object\n"));
@@ -1490,16 +1617,17 @@ static int yaffs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
        int retVal;
 
        yaffs_Device *dev;
+       yaffs_Object *obj;
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
                ("yaffs_unlink %d:%s\n", (int)(dir->i_ino),
                dentry->d_name.name));
-
-       dev = yaffs_InodeToObject(dir)->myDev;
+       obj = yaffs_InodeToObject(dir);
+       dev = obj->myDev;
 
        yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
-       retVal = yaffs_Unlink(yaffs_InodeToObject(dir), dentry->d_name.name);
+       retVal = yaffs_Unlink(obj, dentry->d_name.name);
 
        if (retVal == YAFFS_OK) {
                dentry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
@@ -1662,14 +1790,20 @@ static int yaffs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 static int yaffs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
        struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error;
+       int error = 0;
        yaffs_Device *dev;
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
                ("yaffs_setattr of object %d\n",
                yaffs_InodeToObject(inode)->objectId));
 
-       error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
+       /* Fail if a requested resize >= 2GB */         
+       if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE &&
+               (attr->ia_size >> 31))
+               error = -EINVAL;
+
+       if (error == 0)
+               error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
        if (error == 0) {
                int result;
                if (!error){
@@ -1692,8 +1826,9 @@ static int yaffs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
                yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 
        }
+
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-               ("yaffs_setattr done\n"));
+               ("yaffs_setattr done returning %d\n",error));
 
        return error;
 }
@@ -1727,8 +1862,8 @@ static int yaffs_statfs(struct super_block *sb, struct statfs *buf)
                uint64_t bytesInDev;
                uint64_t bytesFree;
 
-               bytesInDev = ((uint64_t)((dev->endBlock - dev->startBlock + 1))) *
-                       ((uint64_t)(dev->nChunksPerBlock * dev->nDataBytesPerChunk));
+               bytesInDev = ((uint64_t)((dev->param.endBlock - dev->param.startBlock + 1))) *
+                       ((uint64_t)(dev->param.nChunksPerBlock * dev->nDataBytesPerChunk));
 
                do_div(bytesInDev, sb->s_blocksize); /* bytesInDev becomes the number of blocks */
                buf->f_blocks = bytesInDev;
@@ -1743,16 +1878,16 @@ static int yaffs_statfs(struct super_block *sb, struct statfs *buf)
        } else if (sb->s_blocksize > dev->nDataBytesPerChunk) {
 
                buf->f_blocks =
-                       (dev->endBlock - dev->startBlock + 1) *
-                       dev->nChunksPerBlock /
+                       (dev->param.endBlock - dev->param.startBlock + 1) *
+                       dev->param.nChunksPerBlock /
                        (sb->s_blocksize / dev->nDataBytesPerChunk);
                buf->f_bfree =
                        yaffs_GetNumberOfFreeChunks(dev) /
                        (sb->s_blocksize / dev->nDataBytesPerChunk);
        } else {
                buf->f_blocks =
-                       (dev->endBlock - dev->startBlock + 1) *
-                       dev->nChunksPerBlock *
+                       (dev->param.endBlock - dev->param.startBlock + 1) *
+                       dev->param.nChunksPerBlock *
                        (dev->nDataBytesPerChunk / sb->s_blocksize);
 
                buf->f_bfree =
@@ -1770,7 +1905,7 @@ static int yaffs_statfs(struct super_block *sb, struct statfs *buf)
 
 
 
-static void yaffs_flush_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
+static void yaffs_FlushInodes(struct super_block *sb)
 {
        struct inode *iptr;
        yaffs_Object *obj;
@@ -1784,28 +1919,120 @@ static void yaffs_flush_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
        }
 }
 
-static int yaffs_do_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb)
+
+static void yaffs_FlushSuperBlock(struct super_block *sb, int do_checkpoint)
+{
+       yaffs_Device *dev = yaffs_SuperToDevice(sb);    
+       if(!dev)
+               return;
+       
+       yaffs_FlushInodes(sb);
+       yaffs_UpdateDirtyDirectories(dev);
+       yaffs_FlushEntireDeviceCache(dev);
+       if(do_checkpoint)
+               yaffs_CheckpointSave(dev);
+}
+
+static int yaffs_do_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int do_checkpoint)
 {
 
        yaffs_Device *dev = yaffs_SuperToDevice(sb);
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, ("yaffs_do_sync_fs\n"));
+       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, 
+               ("yaffs_do_sync_fs: %s %s\n", 
+               sb->s_dirt ? "dirty" : "clean",
+               do_checkpoint ? "with checkpoint" : "no checkpoint"));
 
        if (sb->s_dirt) {
                yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
+               yaffs_FlushSuperBlock(sb,do_checkpoint);
+               yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 
-               if (dev) {
-                       yaffs_FlushEntireDeviceCache(dev);
-                       yaffs_flush_sb_inodes(sb);
-                       yaffs_CheckpointSave(dev);
-               }
+               sb->s_dirt = 0;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * yaffs background thread functions .
+ * yaffs_BackgroundThread() the thread function
+ * yaffs_BackgroundStart() launches the background thread.
+ * yaffs_BackgroundStop() cleans up the background thread.
+ *
+ * NB: 
+ * The thread should only run after the yaffs is initialised
+ * The thread should be stopped before yaffs is unmounted.
+ * The thread should not do any writing while the fs is in read only.
+ */
 
+#ifdef YAFFS_COMPILE_BACKGROUND
+static int yaffs_BackgroundThread(void *data)
+{
+       yaffs_Device *dev = (yaffs_Device *)data;
+       struct yaffs_LinuxContext *context = yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev);
+
+       T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               ("yaffs_background starting for dev %p\n",
+               (void *)dev));
+       
+       while(context->bgRunning){
+               T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+                       ("yaffs_background\n"));
+
+               if(kthread_should_stop())
+                       break;
+               yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
+               yaffs_UpdateDirtyDirectories(dev);
                yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
+               msleep(500);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
 
-               sb->s_dirt = 0;
+static int yaffs_BackgroundStart(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       int retval = 0;
+
+       struct yaffs_LinuxContext *context = yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev);
+
+       context->bgRunning = 1;
+
+       context->bgThread = kthread_run(yaffs_BackgroundThread,(void *)dev,"yaffs_%x",(unsigned)dev);
+
+       if(IS_ERR(context->bgThread)){
+               retval = PTR_ERR(context->bgThread);
+               context->bgThread = NULL;
+               context->bgRunning = 0;
+       }
+       return retval;
+}
+
+static void yaffs_BackgroundStop(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       struct yaffs_LinuxContext *ctxt = yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev);
+
+       ctxt->bgRunning = 0;
+
+       if( ctxt->bgThread){
+               kthread_stop(ctxt->bgThread);
+               ctxt->bgThread = NULL;
        }
+}
+#else
+static int yaffs_BackgroundThread(void *data)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int yaffs_BackgroundStart(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void yaffs_BackgroundStop(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 17))
 static void yaffs_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -1815,8 +2042,8 @@ static int yaffs_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, ("yaffs_write_super\n"));
-       if (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 2)
-               yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb);
+       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb, yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 2);
+
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 18))
        return 0;
 #endif
@@ -1831,8 +2058,7 @@ static int yaffs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb)
 {
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, ("yaffs_sync_fs\n"));
 
-       if (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 1)
-               yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb);
+       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb,yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 1);
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1886,18 +2112,21 @@ static void yaffs_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
                ("yaffs_read_inode for %d\n", (int)inode->i_ino));
 
-       yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
+       if(current != yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess)
+               yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
        obj = yaffs_FindObjectByNumber(dev, inode->i_ino);
 
        yaffs_FillInodeFromObject(inode, obj);
 
-       yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
+       if(current != yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->readdirProcess)
+               yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 }
 
 #endif
 
-static YLIST_HEAD(yaffs_dev_list);
+static YLIST_HEAD(yaffs_context_list);
+struct semaphore yaffs_context_lock;
 
 #if 0 /* not used */
 static int yaffs_remount_fs(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
@@ -1912,9 +2141,7 @@ static int yaffs_remount_fs(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 
                yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
-               yaffs_FlushEntireDeviceCache(dev);
-
-               yaffs_CheckpointSave(dev);
+               yaffs_FlushSuperBlock(sb,1);
 
                if (mtd->sync)
                        mtd->sync(mtd);
@@ -1937,23 +2164,24 @@ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
        yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
-       yaffs_FlushEntireDeviceCache(dev);
+       yaffs_FlushSuperBlock(sb,1);
 
-       yaffs_CheckpointSave(dev);
+       if (yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->putSuperFunc)
+               yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->putSuperFunc(sb);
 
-       if (dev->putSuperFunc)
-               dev->putSuperFunc(sb);
+       yaffs_BackgroundStop(dev);
 
        yaffs_Deinitialise(dev);
 
        yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
 
-       /* we assume this is protected by lock_kernel() in mount/umount */
-       ylist_del(&dev->devList);
+       down(&yaffs_context_lock);
+       ylist_del_init(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->contextList));
+       up(&yaffs_context_lock);
 
-       if (dev->spareBuffer) {
-               YFREE(dev->spareBuffer);
-               dev->spareBuffer = NULL;
+       if (yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->spareBuffer) {
+               YFREE(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->spareBuffer);
+               yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->spareBuffer = NULL;
        }
 
        kfree(dev);
@@ -1962,7 +2190,7 @@ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 static void yaffs_MTDPutSuper(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-       struct mtd_info *mtd = yaffs_SuperToDevice(sb)->genericDevice;
+       struct mtd_info *mtd = yaffs_DeviceToContext(yaffs_SuperToDevice(sb))->mtd;
 
        if (mtd->sync)
                mtd->sync(mtd);
@@ -1971,9 +2199,9 @@ static void yaffs_MTDPutSuper(struct super_block *sb)
 }
 
 
-static void yaffs_MarkSuperBlockDirty(void *vsb)
+static void yaffs_MarkSuperBlockDirty(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
-       struct super_block *sb = (struct super_block *)vsb;
+       struct super_block *sb = yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->superBlock;
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, ("yaffs_MarkSuperBlockDirty() sb = %p\n", sb));
        if (sb)
@@ -2068,6 +2296,8 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffsVersion,
        struct mtd_info *mtd;
        int err;
        char *data_str = (char *)data;
+       struct yaffs_LinuxContext *context = NULL;
+       yaffs_DeviceParam *param;
 
        yaffs_options options;
 
@@ -2075,6 +2305,10 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffsVersion,
        sb->s_op = &yaffs_super_ops;
        sb->s_flags |= MS_NOATIME;
 
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,9))
+       sb->s_export_op = &yaffs_export_ops;
+#endif
+
        if (!sb)
                printk(KERN_INFO "yaffs: sb is NULL\n");
        else if (!sb->s_dev)
@@ -2224,11 +2458,18 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffsVersion,
         * Set the yaffs_Device up for mtd
         */
 
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 5, 0))
-       sb->s_fs_info = dev = kmalloc(sizeof(yaffs_Device), GFP_KERNEL);
-#else
-       sb->u.generic_sbp = dev = kmalloc(sizeof(yaffs_Device), GFP_KERNEL);
-#endif
+       dev = kmalloc(sizeof(yaffs_Device), GFP_KERNEL);
+       context = kmalloc(sizeof(struct yaffs_LinuxContext),GFP_KERNEL);
+       
+       if(!dev || !context ){
+               if(dev)
+                       kfree(dev);
+               if(context)
+                       kfree(context);
+               dev = NULL;
+               context = NULL;
+       }
+
        if (!dev) {
                /* Deep shit could not allocate device structure */
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
@@ -2236,106 +2477,138 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffsVersion,
                   "yaffs_Device. \n"));
                return NULL;
        }
-
        memset(dev, 0, sizeof(yaffs_Device));
-       dev->genericDevice = mtd;
-       dev->name = mtd->name;
+       param = &(dev->param);
+
+       memset(context,0,sizeof(struct yaffs_LinuxContext));
+       dev->context = context;
+       YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(context->contextList));
+       context->dev = dev;
+       context->superBlock = sb;
+
+       
+
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 5, 0))
+       sb->s_fs_info = dev;
+#else
+       sb->u.generic_sbp = dev;
+#endif
+       
+       yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->mtd = mtd;
+       param->name = mtd->name;
 
        /* Set up the memory size parameters.... */
 
        nBlocks = YCALCBLOCKS(mtd->size, (YAFFS_CHUNKS_PER_BLOCK * YAFFS_BYTES_PER_CHUNK));
 
-       dev->startBlock = 0;
-       dev->endBlock = nBlocks - 1;
-       dev->nChunksPerBlock = YAFFS_CHUNKS_PER_BLOCK;
-       dev->totalBytesPerChunk = YAFFS_BYTES_PER_CHUNK;
-       dev->nReservedBlocks = 5;
-       dev->nShortOpCaches = (options.no_cache) ? 0 : 10;
-       dev->inbandTags = options.inband_tags;
+       param->startBlock = 0;
+       param->endBlock = nBlocks - 1;
+       param->nChunksPerBlock = YAFFS_CHUNKS_PER_BLOCK;
+       param->totalBytesPerChunk = YAFFS_BYTES_PER_CHUNK;
+       param->nReservedBlocks = 5;
+       param->nShortOpCaches = (options.no_cache) ? 0 : 10;
+       param->inbandTags = options.inband_tags;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_LAZY_LOAD
-       dev->disableLazyLoad = 1;
+       param->disableLazyLoad = 1;
 #endif
        if(options.lazy_loading_overridden)
-               dev->disableLazyLoad = !options.lazy_loading_enabled;
+               param->disableLazyLoad = !options.lazy_loading_enabled;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_TAGS_ECC
-       dev->noTagsECC = 1;
+       param->noTagsECC = 1;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_BACKGROUND
+#else
+       param->deferDirectoryUpdate = 1;
 #endif
+
        if(options.tags_ecc_overridden)
-               dev->noTagsECC = !options.tags_ecc_on;
+               param->noTagsECC = !options.tags_ecc_on;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_EMPTY_LOST_AND_FOUND
-       dev->emptyLostAndFound = 1;
+       param->emptyLostAndFound = 1;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_BLOCK_REFRESHING
+       param->refreshPeriod = 0;
+#else
+       param->refreshPeriod = 10000;
 #endif
+
        if(options.empty_lost_and_found_overridden)
-               dev->emptyLostAndFound = options.empty_lost_and_found;
+               param->emptyLostAndFound = options.empty_lost_and_found;
 
        /* ... and the functions. */
        if (yaffsVersion == 2) {
-               dev->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND =
+               param->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND =
                    nandmtd2_WriteChunkWithTagsToNAND;
-               dev->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND =
+               param->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND =
                    nandmtd2_ReadChunkWithTagsFromNAND;
-               dev->markNANDBlockBad = nandmtd2_MarkNANDBlockBad;
-               dev->queryNANDBlock = nandmtd2_QueryNANDBlock;
-               dev->spareBuffer = YMALLOC(mtd->oobsize);
-               dev->isYaffs2 = 1;
+               param->markNANDBlockBad = nandmtd2_MarkNANDBlockBad;
+               param->queryNANDBlock = nandmtd2_QueryNANDBlock;
+               yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->spareBuffer = YMALLOC(mtd->oobsize);
+               param->isYaffs2 = 1;
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 17))
-               dev->totalBytesPerChunk = mtd->writesize;
-               dev->nChunksPerBlock = mtd->erasesize / mtd->writesize;
+               param->totalBytesPerChunk = mtd->writesize;
+               param->nChunksPerBlock = mtd->erasesize / mtd->writesize;
 #else
-               dev->totalBytesPerChunk = mtd->oobblock;
-               dev->nChunksPerBlock = mtd->erasesize / mtd->oobblock;
+               param->totalBytesPerChunk = mtd->oobblock;
+               param->nChunksPerBlock = mtd->erasesize / mtd->oobblock;
 #endif
                nBlocks = YCALCBLOCKS(mtd->size, mtd->erasesize);
 
-               dev->startBlock = 0;
-               dev->endBlock = nBlocks - 1;
+               param->startBlock = 0;
+               param->endBlock = nBlocks - 1;
        } else {
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 17))
                /* use the MTD interface in yaffs_mtdif1.c */
-               dev->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND =
+               param->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND =
                        nandmtd1_WriteChunkWithTagsToNAND;
-               dev->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND =
+               param->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND =
                        nandmtd1_ReadChunkWithTagsFromNAND;
-               dev->markNANDBlockBad = nandmtd1_MarkNANDBlockBad;
-               dev->queryNANDBlock = nandmtd1_QueryNANDBlock;
+               param->markNANDBlockBad = nandmtd1_MarkNANDBlockBad;
+               param->queryNANDBlock = nandmtd1_QueryNANDBlock;
 #else
-               dev->writeChunkToNAND = nandmtd_WriteChunkToNAND;
-               dev->readChunkFromNAND = nandmtd_ReadChunkFromNAND;
+               param->writeChunkToNAND = nandmtd_WriteChunkToNAND;
+               param->readChunkFromNAND = nandmtd_ReadChunkFromNAND;
 #endif
-               dev->isYaffs2 = 0;
+               param->isYaffs2 = 0;
        }
        /* ... and common functions */
-       dev->eraseBlockInNAND = nandmtd_EraseBlockInNAND;
-       dev->initialiseNAND = nandmtd_InitialiseNAND;
+       param->eraseBlockInNAND = nandmtd_EraseBlockInNAND;
+       param->initialiseNAND = nandmtd_InitialiseNAND;
 
-       dev->putSuperFunc = yaffs_MTDPutSuper;
+       yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->putSuperFunc = yaffs_MTDPutSuper;
 
-       dev->superBlock = (void *)sb;
-       dev->markSuperBlockDirty = yaffs_MarkSuperBlockDirty;
+       param->markSuperBlockDirty = yaffs_MarkSuperBlockDirty;
+       param->gcControl = yaffs_gc_control_callback;
 
+       yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->superBlock= sb;
+       
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_YAFFS_DOES_ECC
-       dev->useNANDECC = 1;
+       param->useNANDECC = 1;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_WIDE_TNODES
-       dev->wideTnodesDisabled = 1;
+       param->wideTnodesDisabled = 1;
 #endif
 
-       dev->skipCheckpointRead = options.skip_checkpoint_read;
-       dev->skipCheckpointWrite = options.skip_checkpoint_write;
+       param->skipCheckpointRead = options.skip_checkpoint_read;
+       param->skipCheckpointWrite = options.skip_checkpoint_write;
 
        /* we assume this is protected by lock_kernel() in mount/umount */
-       ylist_add_tail(&dev->devList, &yaffs_dev_list);
+       down(&yaffs_context_lock);
+       ylist_add_tail(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->contextList), &yaffs_context_list);
+       up(&yaffs_context_lock);
 
         /* Directory search handling...*/
-        YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->searchContexts);
-        dev->removeObjectCallback = yaffs_RemoveObjectCallback;
+        YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->searchContexts));
+        param->removeObjectCallback = yaffs_RemoveObjectCallback;
 
-       init_MUTEX(&dev->grossLock);
+       init_MUTEX(&(yaffs_DeviceToContext(dev)->grossLock));
 
        yaffs_GrossLock(dev);
 
@@ -2344,6 +2617,13 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffsVersion,
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
          ("yaffs_read_super: guts initialised %s\n",
           (err == YAFFS_OK) ? "OK" : "FAILED"));
+          
+       if(err == YAFFS_OK)
+               yaffs_BackgroundStart(dev);
+               
+       if(!context->bgThread)
+               param->deferDirectoryUpdate = 0;
+
 
        /* Release lock before yaffs_get_inode() */
        yaffs_GrossUnlock(dev);
@@ -2474,55 +2754,61 @@ static DECLARE_FSTYPE(yaffs2_fs_type, "yaffs2", yaffs2_read_super,
 #endif                         /* CONFIG_YAFFS_YAFFS2 */
 
 static struct proc_dir_entry *my_proc_entry;
+static struct proc_dir_entry *debug_proc_entry;
 
 static char *yaffs_dump_dev_part0(char *buf, yaffs_Device * dev)
 {
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "startBlock......... %d\n", dev->startBlock);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "endBlock........... %d\n", dev->endBlock);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "totalBytesPerChunk. %d\n", dev->totalBytesPerChunk);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "startBlock......... %d\n", dev->param.startBlock);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "endBlock........... %d\n", dev->param.endBlock);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "totalBytesPerChunk. %d\n", dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "useNANDECC......... %d\n", dev->param.useNANDECC);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "noTagsECC.......... %d\n", dev->param.noTagsECC);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "isYaffs2........... %d\n", dev->param.isYaffs2);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "inbandTags......... %d\n", dev->param.inbandTags);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "emptyLostAndFound.. %d\n", dev->param.emptyLostAndFound);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "disableLazyLoad.... %d\n", dev->param.disableLazyLoad);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "refreshPeriod...... %d\n", dev->param.refreshPeriod);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nShortOpCaches..... %d\n", dev->param.nShortOpCaches);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nReservedBlocks.... %d\n", dev->param.nReservedBlocks);
+
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "\n");
+
+       return buf;
+}
+
+
+static char *yaffs_dump_dev_part1(char *buf, yaffs_Device * dev)
+{
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nDataBytesPerChunk. %d\n", dev->nDataBytesPerChunk);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "chunkGroupBits..... %d\n", dev->chunkGroupBits);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "chunkGroupSize..... %d\n", dev->chunkGroupSize);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nErasedBlocks...... %d\n", dev->nErasedBlocks);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nReservedBlocks.... %d\n", dev->nReservedBlocks);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "blocksInCheckpoint. %d\n", dev->blocksInCheckpoint);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "\n");
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nTnodesCreated..... %d\n", dev->nTnodesCreated);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nFreeTnodes........ %d\n", dev->nFreeTnodes);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nObjectsCreated.... %d\n", dev->nObjectsCreated);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nFreeObjects....... %d\n", dev->nFreeObjects);
        buf += sprintf(buf, "nFreeChunks........ %d\n", dev->nFreeChunks);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nPageWrites........ %d\n", dev->nPageWrites);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nPageReads......... %d\n", dev->nPageReads);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nBlockErasures..... %d\n", dev->nBlockErasures);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nGCCopies.......... %d\n", dev->nGCCopies);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "garbageCollections. %d\n", dev->garbageCollections);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "passiveGCs......... %d\n",
-                   dev->passiveGarbageCollections);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nRetriedWrites..... %d\n", dev->nRetriedWrites);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nShortOpCaches..... %d\n", dev->nShortOpCaches);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nRetireBlocks...... %d\n", dev->nRetiredBlocks);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "eccFixed........... %d\n", dev->eccFixed);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "eccUnfixed......... %d\n", dev->eccUnfixed);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "tagsEccFixed....... %d\n", dev->tagsEccFixed);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "tagsEccUnfixed..... %d\n", dev->tagsEccUnfixed);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "cacheHits.......... %d\n", dev->cacheHits);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nDeletedFiles...... %d\n", dev->nDeletedFiles);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "nUnlinkedFiles..... %d\n", dev->nUnlinkedFiles);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "\n");
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nPageWrites........ %u\n", dev->nPageWrites);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nPageReads......... %u\n", dev->nPageReads);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nBlockErasures..... %u\n", dev->nBlockErasures);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nGCCopies.......... %u\n", dev->nGCCopies);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "garbageCollections. %u\n", dev->garbageCollections);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "passiveGCs......... %u\n", dev->passiveGarbageCollections);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nRetriedWrites..... %u\n", dev->nRetriedWrites);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nRetireBlocks...... %u\n", dev->nRetiredBlocks);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "eccFixed........... %u\n", dev->eccFixed);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "eccUnfixed......... %u\n", dev->eccUnfixed);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "tagsEccFixed....... %u\n", dev->tagsEccFixed);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "tagsEccUnfixed..... %u\n", dev->tagsEccUnfixed);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "cacheHits.......... %u\n", dev->cacheHits);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nDeletedFiles...... %u\n", dev->nDeletedFiles);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "nUnlinkedFiles..... %u\n", dev->nUnlinkedFiles);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "refreshCount....... %u\n", dev->refreshCount);
        buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "nBackgroudDeletions %d\n", dev->nBackgroundDeletions);
-
-       return buf;
-}
-
-
-static char *yaffs_dump_dev_part1(char *buf, yaffs_Device * dev)
-{
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "useNANDECC......... %d\n", dev->useNANDECC);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "noTagsECC.......... %d\n", dev->noTagsECC);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "isYaffs2........... %d\n", dev->isYaffs2);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "inbandTags......... %d\n", dev->inbandTags);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "emptyLostAndFound.. %d\n", dev->emptyLostAndFound);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "disableLazyLoad.... %d\n", dev->disableLazyLoad);
+           sprintf(buf, "nBackgroudDeletions %u\n", dev->nBackgroundDeletions);
 
        return buf;
 }
@@ -2554,30 +2840,65 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
        else {
                step-=2;
                
-               /* hold lock_kernel while traversing yaffs_dev_list */
-               lock_kernel();
+               down(&yaffs_context_lock);
 
                /* Locate and print the Nth entry.  Order N-squared but N is small. */
-               ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_dev_list) {
-                       yaffs_Device *dev = ylist_entry(item, yaffs_Device, devList);
+               ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+                       struct yaffs_LinuxContext *dc = ylist_entry(item, struct yaffs_LinuxContext, contextList);
+                       yaffs_Device *dev = dc->dev;
+
                        if (n < (step & ~1)) {
                                n+=2;
                                continue;
                        }
                        if((step & 1)==0){
-                               buf += sprintf(buf, "\nDevice %d \"%s\"\n", n, dev->name);
+                               buf += sprintf(buf, "\nDevice %d \"%s\"\n", n, dev->param.name);
                                buf = yaffs_dump_dev_part0(buf, dev);
                        } else
                                buf = yaffs_dump_dev_part1(buf, dev);
                        
                        break;
                }
-               unlock_kernel();
+               up(&yaffs_context_lock);
        }
 
        return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
 }
 
+static int yaffs_debug_proc_read(char *page,
+                               char **start,
+                               off_t offset, int count, int *eof, void *data)
+{
+       struct ylist_head *item;
+       char *buf = page;
+       int n = 0;
+
+       down(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+       /* Locate and print the Nth entry.  Order N-squared but N is small. */
+       ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+               struct yaffs_LinuxContext *dc = ylist_entry(item, struct yaffs_LinuxContext, contextList);
+               yaffs_Device *dev = dc->dev;
+
+               int erasedChunks;
+               int nObjects;
+               int nTnodes;
+
+               erasedChunks = dev->nErasedBlocks * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
+               nObjects = dev->nObjectsCreated -dev->nFreeObjects;
+               nTnodes = dev->nTnodesCreated - dev->nFreeTnodes;
+               
+               
+               buf += sprintf(buf,"%d, %d, %d, %d, %d\n", 
+                               n, dev->nFreeChunks, erasedChunks,
+                               nObjects, nTnodes);
+       }
+       up(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+
+       return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
+}
+
 /**
  * Set the verbosity of the warnings and error messages.
  *
@@ -2607,6 +2928,8 @@ static struct {
        {"tracing", YAFFS_TRACE_TRACING},
        {"sync", YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC},
 
+       {"background", YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND},
+
        {"verify", YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY},
        {"verify_nand", YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY_NAND},
        {"verify_full", YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY_FULL},
@@ -2738,7 +3061,9 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
          ("yaffs " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " Installing. \n"));
 
-       /* Install the proc_fs entry */
+       init_MUTEX(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+       /* Install the proc_fs entries */
        my_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs",
                                               S_IRUGO | S_IFREG,
                                               YPROC_ROOT);
@@ -2750,6 +3075,17 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
        } else
                return -ENOMEM;
 
+       debug_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs_debug",
+                                              S_IRUGO | S_IFREG,
+                                              YPROC_ROOT);
+
+       if (debug_proc_entry) {
+               debug_proc_entry->write_proc = NULL;
+               debug_proc_entry->read_proc = yaffs_debug_proc_read;
+               debug_proc_entry->data = NULL;
+       } else
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        /* Now add the file system entries */
 
        fsinst = fs_to_install;