4 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
index 7e2b3ce57aa9..c56300d8d177 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
@@ -491,3 +491,30 @@ int nilfs_palloc_freev(struct inode *inode, __u64 *entry_nrs, size_t nitems)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void nilfs_palloc_setup_cache(struct inode *inode,
+			      struct nilfs_palloc_cache *cache)
+{
+	NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_palloc_cache = cache;
+	spin_lock_init(&cache->lock);
+}
+
+void nilfs_palloc_clear_cache(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct nilfs_palloc_cache *cache = NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_palloc_cache;
+
+	spin_lock(&cache->lock);
+	brelse(cache->prev_desc.bh);
+	brelse(cache->prev_bitmap.bh);
+	brelse(cache->prev_entry.bh);
+	cache->prev_desc.bh = NULL;
+	cache->prev_bitmap.bh = NULL;
+	cache->prev_entry.bh = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&cache->lock);
+}
+
+void nilfs_palloc_destroy_cache(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	nilfs_palloc_clear_cache(inode);
+	NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_palloc_cache = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.h b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.h
index 4ace5475c2c7..f4543ac4f560 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.h
@@ -69,4 +69,25 @@ int nilfs_palloc_freev(struct inode *, __u64 *, size_t);
 #define nilfs_clear_bit_atomic		ext2_clear_bit_atomic
 #define nilfs_find_next_zero_bit	ext2_find_next_zero_bit
 
+/*
+ * persistent object allocator cache
+ */
+
+struct nilfs_bh_assoc {
+	unsigned long blkoff;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+};
+
+struct nilfs_palloc_cache {
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct nilfs_bh_assoc prev_desc;
+	struct nilfs_bh_assoc prev_bitmap;
+	struct nilfs_bh_assoc prev_entry;
+};
+
+void nilfs_palloc_setup_cache(struct inode *inode,
+			      struct nilfs_palloc_cache *cache);
+void nilfs_palloc_clear_cache(struct inode *inode);
+void nilfs_palloc_destroy_cache(struct inode *inode);
+
 #endif	/* _NILFS_ALLOC_H */
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
index 948b1f8bc505..06713ffcc7f2 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ void nilfs_mdt_destroy(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nilfs_mdt_info *mdi = NILFS_MDT(inode);
 
+	if (mdi->mi_palloc_cache)
+		nilfs_palloc_destroy_cache(inode);
 	nilfs_mdt_clear(inode);
 
 	kfree(mdi->mi_bgl); /* kfree(NULL) is safe */
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
index c396b6c03931..6c4bbb0470fc 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  * @mi_entry_size: size of an entry
  * @mi_first_entry_offset: offset to the first entry
  * @mi_entries_per_block: number of entries in a block
+ * @mi_palloc_cache: persistent object allocator cache
  * @mi_blocks_per_group: number of blocks in a group
  * @mi_blocks_per_desc_block: number of blocks per descriptor block
  */
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ struct nilfs_mdt_info {
 	unsigned		mi_entry_size;
 	unsigned		mi_first_entry_offset;
 	unsigned long		mi_entries_per_block;
+	struct nilfs_palloc_cache *mi_palloc_cache;
 	unsigned long		mi_blocks_per_group;
 	unsigned long		mi_blocks_per_desc_block;
 };