NTFS: Optimize fs/ntfs/aops.c::ntfs_write_block() by extending the page

      lock protection over the buffer submission for i/o which allows the
      removal of the get_bh()/put_bh() pairs for each buffer.

Signed-off-by: Anton Altaparmakov <[email protected]>

fs/ntfs/ChangeLog

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ ToDo/Notes:
 	  only zeroes.
 	- Fixup handling of sparse, compressed, and encrypted attributes in
 	  fs/ntfs/aops.c::ntfs_writepage().
+	- Optimize fs/ntfs/aops.c::ntfs_write_block() by extending the page
+	  lock protection over the buffer submission for i/o which allows the
+	  removal of the get_bh()/put_bh() pairs for each buffer.
 
 2.1.23 - Implement extension of resident files and make writing safe as well as
 	 many bug fixes, cleanups, and enhancements...

fs/ntfs/aops.c

@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static int ntfs_write_block(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	/* For the error case, need to reset bh to the beginning. */
 	bh = head;
 
-	/* Just an optimization, so ->readpage() isn't called later. */
+	/* Just an optimization, so ->readpage() is not called later. */
 	if (unlikely(!PageUptodate(page))) {
 		int uptodate = 1;
 		do {
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ static int ntfs_write_block(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 
 	/* Setup all mapped, dirty buffers for async write i/o. */
 	do {
-		get_bh(bh);
 		if (buffer_mapped(bh) && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 			lock_buffer(bh);
 			if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
@@ -789,24 +788,18 @@ static int ntfs_write_block(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 
 	BUG_ON(PageWriteback(page));
 	set_page_writeback(page);	/* Keeps try_to_free_buffers() away. */
-	unlock_page(page);
 
-	/*
-	 * Submit the prepared buffers for i/o. Note the page is unlocked,
-	 * and the async write i/o completion handler can end_page_writeback()
-	 * at any time after the *first* submit_bh(). So the buffers can then
-	 * disappear...
-	 */
+	/* Submit the prepared buffers for i/o. */
 	need_end_writeback = TRUE;
 	do {
 		struct buffer_head *next = bh->b_this_page;
 		if (buffer_async_write(bh)) {
 			submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
 			need_end_writeback = FALSE;
 		}
-		put_bh(bh);
 		bh = next;
 	} while (bh != head);
+	unlock_page(page);
 
 	/* If no i/o was started, need to end_page_writeback(). */
 	if (unlikely(need_end_writeback))