[PATCH] Add buffer head related helper functions

[Aneesh Kumar K.V]

Add buffer head related helper function
bh_uptodate_or_lock and bh_submit_read
which can be used by file system

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 fs/buffer.c                 |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/buffer_head.h |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 7249e01..7593ff3 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -3213,6 +3213,47 @@ static int buffer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
        return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * bh_uptodate_or_lock: Test whether the buffer is uptodate
+ * @bh: struct buffer_head
+ *
+ * Return true if the buffer is up-to-date and false,
+ * with the buffer locked, if not.
+ */
+int bh_uptodate_or_lock(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+       if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+               lock_buffer(bh);
+               if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
+                       return 0;
+               unlock_buffer(bh);
+       }
+       return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bh_uptodate_or_lock);
+/**
+ * bh_submit_read: Submit a locked buffer for reading
+ * @bh: struct buffer_head
+ *
+ * Returns a negative error
+ */
+int bh_submit_read(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+       if (!buffer_locked(bh))
+               lock_buffer(bh);
+
+       if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
+               return 0;
+
+       get_bh(bh);
+       bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
+       submit_bh(READ, bh);
+       wait_on_buffer(bh);
+       if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
+               return 0;
+       return -EIO;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bh_submit_read);
 void __init buffer_init(void)
 {
        int nrpages;
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index da0d83f..e98801f 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ int sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh);
 int submit_bh(int, struct buffer_head *);
 void write_boundary_block(struct block_device *bdev,
                        sector_t bblock, unsigned blocksize);
+int bh_uptodate_or_lock(struct buffer_head *bh);
+int bh_submit_read(struct buffer_head *bh);
 
 extern int buffer_heads_over_limit;
 
-- 
1.5.3.5.652.gf192c-dirty

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