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LU-6142 llite: remove ll_dir_chain
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lustre / llite / statahead.c
index 5a38893..6745d08 100644 (file)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2008, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2016, Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2017, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * This file is part of Lustre, http://www.lustre.org/
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 
 #define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_LLITE
 
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ typedef enum {
        SA_ENTRY_INVA = 2,      /** invalid entry */
 } se_state_t;
 
-/* sa_entry is not refcounted: statahead thread allocates it and do async stat,
+/*
+ * sa_entry is not refcounted: statahead thread allocates it and do async stat,
  * and in async stat callback ll_statahead_interpret() will add it into
  * sai_interim_entries, later statahead thread will call sa_handle_callback() to
  * instantiate entry and move it into sai_entries, and then only scanner process
- * can access and free it. */
+ * can access and free it.
+ */
 struct sa_entry {
        /* link into sai_interim_entries or sai_entries */
        struct list_head        se_list;
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ struct sa_entry {
        struct lu_fid           se_fid;
 };
 
-static unsigned int sai_generation = 0;
+static unsigned int sai_generation;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sai_generation_lock);
 
 static inline int sa_unhashed(struct sa_entry *entry)
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ static inline int sa_unhashed(struct sa_entry *entry)
 /* sa_entry is ready to use */
 static inline int sa_ready(struct sa_entry *entry)
 {
+       /* Make sure sa_entry is updated and ready to use */
        smp_rmb();
        return (entry->se_state != SA_ENTRY_INIT);
 }
@@ -126,9 +130,9 @@ sa_unhash(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry)
 }
 
 static inline int agl_should_run(struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
-                                 struct inode *inode)
+                                struct inode *inode)
 {
-       return (inode != NULL && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && sai->sai_agl_valid);
+       return inode && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && sai->sai_agl_task;
 }
 
 static inline struct ll_inode_info *
@@ -163,8 +167,8 @@ static inline int agl_list_empty(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
  */
 static inline int sa_low_hit(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
 {
-        return ((sai->sai_hit > 7 && sai->sai_hit < 4 * sai->sai_miss) ||
-                (sai->sai_consecutive_miss > 8));
+       return ((sai->sai_hit > 7 && sai->sai_hit < 4 * sai->sai_miss) ||
+               (sai->sai_consecutive_miss > 8));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -173,24 +177,25 @@ static inline int sa_low_hit(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
  */
 static inline int is_omitted_entry(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, __u64 index)
 {
-        return ((__u64)sai->sai_max + index + SA_OMITTED_ENTRY_MAX <
-                 sai->sai_index);
+       return ((__u64)sai->sai_max + index + SA_OMITTED_ENTRY_MAX <
+               sai->sai_index);
 }
 
 /* allocate sa_entry and hash it to allow scanner process to find it */
 static struct sa_entry *
-sa_alloc(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, __u64 index, const char *name, int len,
-        const struct lu_fid *fid)
+sa_alloc(struct dentry *parent, struct ll_statahead_info *sai, __u64 index,
+        const char *name, int len, const struct lu_fid *fid)
 {
        struct ll_inode_info *lli;
        struct sa_entry *entry;
        int entry_size;
        char *dname;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        entry_size = sizeof(struct sa_entry) + (len & ~3) + 4;
        OBD_ALLOC(entry, entry_size);
-       if (unlikely(entry == NULL))
+       if (unlikely(!entry))
                RETURN(ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM));
 
        CDEBUG(D_READA, "alloc sa entry %.*s(%p) index %llu\n",
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ sa_alloc(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, __u64 index, const char *name, int len,
        dname = (char *)entry + sizeof(struct sa_entry);
        memcpy(dname, name, len);
        dname[len] = 0;
-       entry->se_qstr.hash = full_name_hash(name, len);
+       entry->se_qstr.hash = ll_full_name_hash(parent, name, len);
        entry->se_qstr.len = len;
        entry->se_qstr.name = dname;
        entry->se_fid = *fid;
@@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ sa_kill(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry)
        list_del_init(&entry->se_list);
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
-       if (entry->se_inode != NULL)
+       if (entry->se_inode)
                iput(entry->se_inode);
 
        sa_free(sai, entry);
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ sa_put(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry)
 {
        struct sa_entry *tmp, *next;
 
-       if (entry != NULL && entry->se_state == SA_ENTRY_SUCC) {
+       if (entry && entry->se_state == SA_ENTRY_SUCC) {
                struct ll_sb_info *sbi = ll_i2sbi(sai->sai_dentry->d_inode);
 
                sai->sai_hit++;
@@ -292,22 +297,24 @@ sa_put(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry)
                sai->sai_consecutive_miss++;
        }
 
-       if (entry != NULL)
+       if (entry)
                sa_kill(sai, entry);
 
-       /* kill old completed entries, only scanner process does this, no need
-        * to lock */
+       /*
+        * kill old completed entries, only scanner process does this, no need
+        * to lock
+        */
        list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp, next, &sai->sai_entries, se_list) {
                if (!is_omitted_entry(sai, tmp->se_index))
                        break;
                sa_kill(sai, tmp);
        }
-
-       wake_up(&sai->sai_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
 }
 
-/* update state and sort add entry to sai_entries by index, return true if
- * scanner is waiting on this entry. */
+/*
+ * update state and sort add entry to sai_entries by index, return true if
+ * scanner is waiting on this entry.
+ */
 static bool
 __sa_make_ready(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry, int ret)
 {
@@ -325,11 +332,68 @@ __sa_make_ready(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry, int ret)
                }
        }
        list_add(&entry->se_list, pos);
-       entry->se_state = ret < 0 ? SA_ENTRY_INVA : SA_ENTRY_SUCC;
+       /*
+        * LU-9210: ll_statahead_interpet must be able to see this before
+        * we wake it up
+        */
+       smp_store_release(&entry->se_state,
+                         ret < 0 ? SA_ENTRY_INVA : SA_ENTRY_SUCC);
 
        return (index == sai->sai_index_wait);
 }
 
+/* finish async stat RPC arguments */
+static void sa_fini_data(struct md_enqueue_info *minfo)
+{
+       ll_unlock_md_op_lsm(&minfo->mi_data);
+       iput(minfo->mi_dir);
+       OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
+}
+
+static int ll_statahead_interpret(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
+                                 struct md_enqueue_info *minfo, int rc);
+
+/*
+ * prepare arguments for async stat RPC.
+ */
+static struct md_enqueue_info *
+sa_prep_data(struct inode *dir, struct inode *child, struct sa_entry *entry)
+{
+       struct md_enqueue_info   *minfo;
+       struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo;
+       struct md_op_data        *op_data;
+
+       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(minfo);
+       if (!minfo)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+       op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(&minfo->mi_data, dir, child,
+                                    entry->se_qstr.name, entry->se_qstr.len, 0,
+                                    LUSTRE_OPC_ANY, NULL);
+       if (IS_ERR(op_data)) {
+               OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
+               return (struct md_enqueue_info *)op_data;
+       }
+
+       if (!child)
+               op_data->op_fid2 = entry->se_fid;
+
+       minfo->mi_it.it_op = IT_GETATTR;
+       minfo->mi_dir = igrab(dir);
+       minfo->mi_cb = ll_statahead_interpret;
+       minfo->mi_cbdata = entry;
+
+       einfo = &minfo->mi_einfo;
+       einfo->ei_type   = LDLM_IBITS;
+       einfo->ei_mode   = it_to_lock_mode(&minfo->mi_it);
+       einfo->ei_cb_bl  = ll_md_blocking_ast;
+       einfo->ei_cb_cp  = ldlm_completion_ast;
+       einfo->ei_cb_gl  = NULL;
+       einfo->ei_cbdata = NULL;
+
+       return minfo;
+}
+
 /*
  * release resources used in async stat RPC, update entry state and wakeup if
  * scanner process it waiting on this entry.
@@ -346,8 +410,7 @@ sa_make_ready(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry, int ret)
        if (minfo) {
                entry->se_minfo = NULL;
                ll_intent_release(&minfo->mi_it);
-               iput(minfo->mi_dir);
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
+               sa_fini_data(minfo);
        }
 
        if (req) {
@@ -365,11 +428,10 @@ sa_make_ready(struct ll_statahead_info *sai, struct sa_entry *entry, int ret)
 
 /* insert inode into the list of sai_agls */
 static void ll_agl_add(struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
-                       struct inode *inode, int index)
+                      struct inode *inode, int index)
 {
        struct ll_inode_info *child  = ll_i2info(inode);
        struct ll_inode_info *parent = ll_i2info(sai->sai_dentry->d_inode);
-       int                   added  = 0;
 
        spin_lock(&child->lli_agl_lock);
        if (child->lli_agl_index == 0) {
@@ -378,18 +440,19 @@ static void ll_agl_add(struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
 
                LASSERT(list_empty(&child->lli_agl_list));
 
-               igrab(inode);
                spin_lock(&parent->lli_agl_lock);
-               if (agl_list_empty(sai))
-                       added = 1;
-               list_add_tail(&child->lli_agl_list, &sai->sai_agls);
+               /* Re-check under the lock */
+               if (agl_should_run(sai, inode)) {
+                       if (agl_list_empty(sai))
+                               wake_up_process(sai->sai_agl_task);
+                       igrab(inode);
+                       list_add_tail(&child->lli_agl_list, &sai->sai_agls);
+               } else
+                       child->lli_agl_index = 0;
                spin_unlock(&parent->lli_agl_lock);
        } else {
                spin_unlock(&child->lli_agl_lock);
        }
-
-       if (added > 0)
-               wake_up(&sai->sai_agl_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
 }
 
 /* allocate sai */
@@ -398,6 +461,7 @@ static struct ll_statahead_info *ll_sai_alloc(struct dentry *dentry)
        struct ll_statahead_info *sai;
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dentry->d_inode);
        int i;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        OBD_ALLOC_PTR(sai);
@@ -409,8 +473,6 @@ static struct ll_statahead_info *ll_sai_alloc(struct dentry *dentry)
        sai->sai_max = LL_SA_RPC_MIN;
        sai->sai_index = 1;
        init_waitqueue_head(&sai->sai_waitq);
-       init_waitqueue_head(&sai->sai_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
-       init_waitqueue_head(&sai->sai_agl_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sai->sai_interim_entries);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sai->sai_entries);
@@ -450,7 +512,7 @@ static inline struct ll_statahead_info *ll_sai_get(struct inode *dir)
 
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        sai = lli->lli_sai;
-       if (sai != NULL)
+       if (sai)
                atomic_inc(&sai->sai_refcount);
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
@@ -472,8 +534,8 @@ static void ll_sai_put(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
                lli->lli_sai = NULL;
                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
-               LASSERT(thread_is_stopped(&sai->sai_thread));
-               LASSERT(thread_is_stopped(&sai->sai_agl_thread));
+               LASSERT(!sai->sai_task);
+               LASSERT(!sai->sai_agl_task);
                LASSERT(sai->sai_sent == sai->sai_replied);
                LASSERT(!sa_has_callback(sai));
 
@@ -493,75 +555,81 @@ static void ll_sai_put(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
 static void ll_agl_trigger(struct inode *inode, struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
 {
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(inode);
-       __u64 index = lli->lli_agl_index;
+       u64 index = lli->lli_agl_index;
+       ktime_t expire;
        int rc;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        LASSERT(list_empty(&lli->lli_agl_list));
 
-        /* AGL maybe fall behind statahead with one entry */
-        if (is_omitted_entry(sai, index + 1)) {
-                lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
-                iput(inode);
-                RETURN_EXIT;
-        }
+       /* AGL maybe fall behind statahead with one entry */
+       if (is_omitted_entry(sai, index + 1)) {
+               lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
+               iput(inode);
+               RETURN_EXIT;
+       }
 
-       /* In case of restore, the MDT has the right size and has already
+       /*
+        * In case of restore, the MDT has the right size and has already
         * sent it back without granting the layout lock, inode is up-to-date.
         * Then AGL (async glimpse lock) is useless.
         * Also to glimpse we need the layout, in case of a runninh restore
         * the MDT holds the layout lock so the glimpse will block up to the
-        * end of restore (statahead/agl will block) */
+        * end of restore (statahead/agl will block)
+        */
        if (ll_file_test_flag(lli, LLIF_FILE_RESTORING)) {
                lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
                iput(inode);
                RETURN_EXIT;
        }
 
-        /* Someone is in glimpse (sync or async), do nothing. */
+       /* Someone is in glimpse (sync or async), do nothing. */
        rc = down_write_trylock(&lli->lli_glimpse_sem);
-        if (rc == 0) {
-                lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
-                iput(inode);
-                RETURN_EXIT;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Someone triggered glimpse within 1 sec before.
-         * 1) The former glimpse succeeded with glimpse lock granted by OST, and
-         *    if the lock is still cached on client, AGL needs to do nothing. If
-         *    it is cancelled by other client, AGL maybe cannot obtaion new lock
-         *    for no glimpse callback triggered by AGL.
-         * 2) The former glimpse succeeded, but OST did not grant glimpse lock.
-         *    Under such case, it is quite possible that the OST will not grant
-         *    glimpse lock for AGL also.
-         * 3) The former glimpse failed, compared with other two cases, it is
-         *    relative rare. AGL can ignore such case, and it will not muchly
-         *    affect the performance.
-         */
-        if (lli->lli_glimpse_time != 0 &&
-            cfs_time_before(cfs_time_shift(-1), lli->lli_glimpse_time)) {
+       if (rc == 0) {
+               lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
+               iput(inode);
+               RETURN_EXIT;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Someone triggered glimpse within 1 sec before.
+        * 1) The former glimpse succeeded with glimpse lock granted by OST, and
+        *    if the lock is still cached on client, AGL needs to do nothing. If
+        *    it is cancelled by other client, AGL maybe cannot obtaion new lock
+        *    for no glimpse callback triggered by AGL.
+        * 2) The former glimpse succeeded, but OST did not grant glimpse lock.
+        *    Under such case, it is quite possible that the OST will not grant
+        *    glimpse lock for AGL also.
+        * 3) The former glimpse failed, compared with other two cases, it is
+        *    relative rare. AGL can ignore such case, and it will not muchly
+        *    affect the performance.
+        */
+       expire = ktime_sub_ns(ktime_get(), NSEC_PER_SEC);
+       if (ktime_to_ns(lli->lli_glimpse_time) &&
+           ktime_before(expire, lli->lli_glimpse_time)) {
                up_write(&lli->lli_glimpse_sem);
-                lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
-                iput(inode);
-                RETURN_EXIT;
-        }
+               lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
+               iput(inode);
+               RETURN_EXIT;
+       }
 
-        CDEBUG(D_READA, "Handling (init) async glimpse: inode = "
-              DFID", idx = %llu\n", PFID(&lli->lli_fid), index);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA,
+              "Handling (init) async glimpse: inode = " DFID", idx = %llu\n",
+              PFID(&lli->lli_fid), index);
 
-        cl_agl(inode);
-        lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
-        lli->lli_glimpse_time = cfs_time_current();
+       cl_agl(inode);
+       lli->lli_agl_index = 0;
+       lli->lli_glimpse_time = ktime_get();
        up_write(&lli->lli_glimpse_sem);
 
-        CDEBUG(D_READA, "Handled (init) async glimpse: inode= "
-              DFID", idx = %llu, rc = %d\n",
-               PFID(&lli->lli_fid), index, rc);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA,
+              "Handled (init) async glimpse: inode= " DFID", idx = %llu, rc = %d\n",
+              PFID(&lli->lli_fid), index, rc);
 
-        iput(inode);
+       iput(inode);
 
-        EXIT;
+       EXIT;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -569,7 +637,7 @@ static void ll_agl_trigger(struct inode *inode, struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
  * to be used by scanner process.
  */
 static void sa_instantiate(struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
-                                struct sa_entry *entry)
+                          struct sa_entry *entry)
 {
        struct inode *dir = sai->sai_dentry->d_inode;
        struct inode *child;
@@ -578,54 +646,56 @@ static void sa_instantiate(struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
        struct ptlrpc_request *req;
        struct mdt_body *body;
        int rc = 0;
+
        ENTRY;
 
-        LASSERT(entry->se_handle != 0);
+       LASSERT(entry->se_handle != 0);
 
-        minfo = entry->se_minfo;
-        it = &minfo->mi_it;
-        req = entry->se_req;
-        body = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_MDT_BODY);
-        if (body == NULL)
-                GOTO(out, rc = -EFAULT);
+       minfo = entry->se_minfo;
+       it = &minfo->mi_it;
+       req = entry->se_req;
+       body = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_MDT_BODY);
+       if (!body)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EFAULT);
 
        child = entry->se_inode;
-       if (child != NULL) {
-               /* revalidate; unlinked and re-created with the same name */
-               if (unlikely(!lu_fid_eq(&minfo->mi_data.op_fid2,
-                                       &body->mbo_fid1))) {
+       /* revalidate; unlinked and re-created with the same name */
+       if (unlikely(!lu_fid_eq(&minfo->mi_data.op_fid2, &body->mbo_fid1))) {
+               if (child) {
                        entry->se_inode = NULL;
                        iput(child);
-                       child = NULL;
                }
+               /* The mdt_body is invalid. Skip this entry */
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
        }
 
        it->it_lock_handle = entry->se_handle;
        rc = md_revalidate_lock(ll_i2mdexp(dir), it, ll_inode2fid(dir), NULL);
-        if (rc != 1)
-                GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
+       if (rc != 1)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
 
-        rc = ll_prep_inode(&child, req, dir->i_sb, it);
-        if (rc)
-                GOTO(out, rc);
+       rc = ll_prep_inode(&child, req, dir->i_sb, it);
+       if (rc)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
 
        CDEBUG(D_READA, "%s: setting %.*s"DFID" l_data to inode %p\n",
-              ll_get_fsname(child->i_sb, NULL, 0),
-              entry->se_qstr.len, entry->se_qstr.name,
-              PFID(ll_inode2fid(child)), child);
-        ll_set_lock_data(ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_md_exp, child, it, NULL);
+              ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_fsname, entry->se_qstr.len,
+              entry->se_qstr.name, PFID(ll_inode2fid(child)), child);
+       ll_set_lock_data(ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_md_exp, child, it, NULL);
 
-        entry->se_inode = child;
+       entry->se_inode = child;
 
-        if (agl_should_run(sai, child))
-                ll_agl_add(sai, child, entry->se_index);
+       if (agl_should_run(sai, child))
+               ll_agl_add(sai, child, entry->se_index);
 
-        EXIT;
+       EXIT;
 
 out:
-       /* sa_make_ready() will drop ldlm ibits lock refcount by calling
+       /*
+        * sa_make_ready() will drop ldlm ibits lock refcount by calling
         * ll_intent_drop_lock() in spite of failures. Do not worry about
-        * calling ll_intent_drop_lock() more than once. */
+        * calling ll_intent_drop_lock() more than once.
+        */
        sa_make_ready(sai, entry, rc);
 }
 
@@ -636,21 +706,19 @@ static void sa_handle_callback(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
 
        lli = ll_i2info(sai->sai_dentry->d_inode);
 
+       spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        while (sa_has_callback(sai)) {
                struct sa_entry *entry;
 
-               spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-               if (unlikely(!sa_has_callback(sai))) {
-                       spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-                       break;
-               }
                entry = list_entry(sai->sai_interim_entries.next,
                                   struct sa_entry, se_list);
                list_del_init(&entry->se_list);
                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
                sa_instantiate(sai, entry);
+               spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        }
+       spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -667,16 +735,17 @@ static int ll_statahead_interpret(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
        struct ll_statahead_info *sai = lli->lli_sai;
        struct sa_entry *entry = (struct sa_entry *)minfo->mi_cbdata;
        __u64 handle = 0;
-       wait_queue_head_t *waitq = NULL;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        if (it_disposition(it, DISP_LOOKUP_NEG))
                rc = -ENOENT;
 
-       /* because statahead thread will wait for all inflight RPC to finish,
-        * sai should be always valid, no need to refcount */
+       /*
+        * because statahead thread will wait for all inflight RPC to finish,
+        * sai should be always valid, no need to refcount
+        */
        LASSERT(sai != NULL);
-       LASSERT(!thread_is_stopped(&sai->sai_thread));
        LASSERT(entry != NULL);
 
        CDEBUG(D_READA, "sa_entry %.*s rc %d\n",
@@ -684,94 +753,55 @@ static int ll_statahead_interpret(struct ptlrpc_request *req,
 
        if (rc != 0) {
                ll_intent_release(it);
-               iput(dir);
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
+               sa_fini_data(minfo);
        } else {
-               /* release ibits lock ASAP to avoid deadlock when statahead
+               /*
+                * release ibits lock ASAP to avoid deadlock when statahead
                 * thread enqueues lock on parent in readdir and another
                 * process enqueues lock on child with parent lock held, eg.
-                * unlink. */
+                * unlink.
+                */
                handle = it->it_lock_handle;
                ll_intent_drop_lock(it);
+               ll_unlock_md_op_lsm(&minfo->mi_data);
        }
 
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        if (rc != 0) {
                if (__sa_make_ready(sai, entry, rc))
-                       waitq = &sai->sai_waitq;
+                       wake_up(&sai->sai_waitq);
        } else {
+               int first = 0;
+
                entry->se_minfo = minfo;
                entry->se_req = ptlrpc_request_addref(req);
-               /* Release the async ibits lock ASAP to avoid deadlock
+               /*
+                * Release the async ibits lock ASAP to avoid deadlock
                 * when statahead thread tries to enqueue lock on parent
                 * for readpage and other tries to enqueue lock on child
-                * with parent's lock held, for example: unlink. */
+                * with parent's lock held, for example: unlink.
+                */
                entry->se_handle = handle;
                if (!sa_has_callback(sai))
-                       waitq = &sai->sai_thread.t_ctl_waitq;
+                       first = 1;
 
                list_add_tail(&entry->se_list, &sai->sai_interim_entries);
+               if (first && sai->sai_task)
+                       wake_up_process(sai->sai_task);
        }
        sai->sai_replied++;
-       if (waitq != NULL)
-               wake_up(waitq);
+
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-/* finish async stat RPC arguments */
-static void sa_fini_data(struct md_enqueue_info *minfo)
-{
-        iput(minfo->mi_dir);
-        OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
-}
-
-/*
- * prepare arguments for async stat RPC.
- */
-static struct md_enqueue_info *
-sa_prep_data(struct inode *dir, struct inode *child, struct sa_entry *entry)
-{
-       struct md_enqueue_info   *minfo;
-       struct ldlm_enqueue_info *einfo;
-       struct md_op_data        *op_data;
-
-       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(minfo);
-       if (minfo == NULL)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-       op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(&minfo->mi_data, dir, child, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                    LUSTRE_OPC_ANY, NULL);
-       if (IS_ERR(op_data)) {
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(minfo);
-               return (struct md_enqueue_info *)op_data;
-       }
-
-       if (child == NULL)
-               op_data->op_fid2 = entry->se_fid;
-
-       minfo->mi_it.it_op = IT_GETATTR;
-       minfo->mi_dir = igrab(dir);
-       minfo->mi_cb = ll_statahead_interpret;
-       minfo->mi_cbdata = entry;
-
-       einfo = &minfo->mi_einfo;
-       einfo->ei_type   = LDLM_IBITS;
-       einfo->ei_mode   = it_to_lock_mode(&minfo->mi_it);
-       einfo->ei_cb_bl  = ll_md_blocking_ast;
-       einfo->ei_cb_cp  = ldlm_completion_ast;
-       einfo->ei_cb_gl  = NULL;
-       einfo->ei_cbdata = NULL;
-
-       return minfo;
-}
-
 /* async stat for file not found in dcache */
 static int sa_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct sa_entry *entry)
 {
        struct md_enqueue_info   *minfo;
        int                       rc;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        minfo = sa_prep_data(dir, NULL, entry);
@@ -800,30 +830,29 @@ static int sa_revalidate(struct inode *dir, struct sa_entry *entry,
                                    .it_lock_handle = 0 };
        struct md_enqueue_info *minfo;
        int rc;
+
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (unlikely(inode == NULL))
+       if (unlikely(!inode))
                RETURN(1);
 
        if (d_mountpoint(dentry))
                RETURN(1);
 
+       minfo = sa_prep_data(dir, inode, entry);
+       if (IS_ERR(minfo))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(minfo));
+
        entry->se_inode = igrab(inode);
        rc = md_revalidate_lock(ll_i2mdexp(dir), &it, ll_inode2fid(inode),
                                NULL);
        if (rc == 1) {
                entry->se_handle = it.it_lock_handle;
                ll_intent_release(&it);
+               sa_fini_data(minfo);
                RETURN(1);
        }
 
-       minfo = sa_prep_data(dir, inode, entry);
-       if (IS_ERR(minfo)) {
-               entry->se_inode = NULL;
-               iput(inode);
-               RETURN(PTR_ERR(minfo));
-       }
-
        rc = md_intent_getattr_async(ll_i2mdexp(dir), minfo);
        if (rc < 0) {
                entry->se_inode = NULL;
@@ -844,9 +873,10 @@ static void sa_statahead(struct dentry *parent, const char *name, int len,
        struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
        struct sa_entry *entry;
        int rc;
+
        ENTRY;
 
-       entry = sa_alloc(sai, sai->sai_index, name, len, fid);
+       entry = sa_alloc(parent, sai, sai->sai_index, name, len, fid);
        if (IS_ERR(entry))
                RETURN_EXIT;
 
@@ -859,7 +889,7 @@ static void sa_statahead(struct dentry *parent, const char *name, int len,
                        ll_agl_add(sai, dentry->d_inode, entry->se_index);
        }
 
-       if (dentry != NULL)
+       if (dentry)
                dput(dentry);
 
        if (rc != 0)
@@ -879,54 +909,55 @@ static int ll_agl_thread(void *arg)
        struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
        struct ll_inode_info *plli = ll_i2info(dir);
        struct ll_inode_info *clli;
-       struct ll_sb_info *sbi = ll_i2sbi(dir);
-       struct ll_statahead_info *sai;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread *thread;
-       struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
-       ENTRY;
-
-
-       sai = ll_sai_get(dir);
-       thread = &sai->sai_agl_thread;
-       thread->t_pid = current_pid();
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "agl thread started: sai %p, parent %.*s\n",
-              sai, parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
-
-       atomic_inc(&sbi->ll_agl_total);
-       spin_lock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
-       sai->sai_agl_valid = 1;
-       if (thread_is_init(thread))
-               /* If someone else has changed the thread state
-                * (e.g. already changed to SVC_STOPPING), we can't just
-                * blindly overwrite that setting. */
-               thread_set_flags(thread, SVC_RUNNING);
-       spin_unlock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
-       wake_up(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       /*
+        * We already own this reference, so it is safe to take it
+        * without a lock.
+        */
+       struct ll_statahead_info *sai = plli->lli_sai;
 
-        while (1) {
-                l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                             !agl_list_empty(sai) ||
-                             !thread_is_running(thread),
-                             &lwi);
+       ENTRY;
 
-                if (!thread_is_running(thread))
-                        break;
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "agl thread started: sai %p, parent %pd\n",
+              sai, parent);
 
+       while (({set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
+                !kthread_should_stop(); })) {
                spin_lock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
-               /* The statahead thread maybe help to process AGL entries,
-                * so check whether list empty again. */
                if (!agl_list_empty(sai)) {
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
                        clli = agl_first_entry(sai);
                        list_del_init(&clli->lli_agl_list);
                        spin_unlock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
                        ll_agl_trigger(&clli->lli_vfs_inode, sai);
+                       cond_resched();
                } else {
                        spin_unlock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
+                       schedule();
                }
        }
+       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+       RETURN(0);
+}
+
+static void ll_stop_agl(struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
+{
+       struct dentry *parent = sai->sai_dentry;
+       struct ll_inode_info *plli = ll_i2info(parent->d_inode);
+       struct ll_inode_info *clli;
+       struct task_struct *agl_task;
+
+       spin_lock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
+       agl_task = sai->sai_agl_task;
+       sai->sai_agl_task = NULL;
+       spin_unlock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
+       if (!agl_task)
+               return;
+
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "stop agl thread: sai %p pid %u\n",
+              sai, (unsigned int)agl_task->pid);
+       kthread_stop(agl_task);
 
        spin_lock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
-       sai->sai_agl_valid = 0;
        while (!agl_list_empty(sai)) {
                clli = agl_first_entry(sai);
                list_del_init(&clli->lli_agl_list);
@@ -935,39 +966,38 @@ static int ll_agl_thread(void *arg)
                iput(&clli->lli_vfs_inode);
                spin_lock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
        }
-       thread_set_flags(thread, SVC_STOPPED);
        spin_unlock(&plli->lli_agl_lock);
-       wake_up(&thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "agl thread stopped: sai %p, parent %pd\n",
+              sai, parent);
        ll_sai_put(sai);
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "agl thread stopped: sai %p, parent %.*s\n",
-              sai, parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
-       RETURN(0);
 }
 
 /* start agl thread */
 static void ll_start_agl(struct dentry *parent, struct ll_statahead_info *sai)
 {
-       struct ptlrpc_thread *thread = &sai->sai_agl_thread;
-       struct l_wait_info    lwi    = { 0 };
-       struct ll_inode_info  *plli;
-       struct task_struct            *task;
+       int node = cfs_cpt_spread_node(cfs_cpt_tab, CFS_CPT_ANY);
+       struct ll_inode_info *plli;
+       struct task_struct *task;
+
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "start agl thread: sai %p, parent %.*s\n",
-              sai, parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "start agl thread: sai %p, parent %pd\n",
+              sai, parent);
 
        plli = ll_i2info(parent->d_inode);
-       task = kthread_run(ll_agl_thread, parent,
-                              "ll_agl_%u", plli->lli_opendir_pid);
+       task = kthread_create_on_node(ll_agl_thread, parent, node, "ll_agl_%d",
+                                     plli->lli_opendir_pid);
        if (IS_ERR(task)) {
                CERROR("can't start ll_agl thread, rc: %ld\n", PTR_ERR(task));
-               thread_set_flags(thread, SVC_STOPPED);
                RETURN_EXIT;
        }
+       sai->sai_agl_task = task;
+       atomic_inc(&ll_i2sbi(d_inode(parent))->ll_agl_total);
+       /* Get an extra reference that the thread holds */
+       ll_sai_get(d_inode(parent));
+
+       wake_up_process(task);
 
-       l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    thread_is_running(thread) || thread_is_stopped(thread),
-                    &lwi);
        EXIT;
 }
 
@@ -978,57 +1008,41 @@ static int ll_statahead_thread(void *arg)
        struct inode *dir = parent->d_inode;
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
        struct ll_sb_info *sbi = ll_i2sbi(dir);
-       struct ll_statahead_info *sai;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread *sa_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread *agl_thread;
+       struct ll_statahead_info *sai = lli->lli_sai;
        int first = 0;
        struct md_op_data *op_data;
-       struct ll_dir_chain chain;
-       struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
        struct page *page = NULL;
        __u64 pos = 0;
        int rc = 0;
-       ENTRY;
 
-       sai = ll_sai_get(dir);
-       sa_thread = &sai->sai_thread;
-       agl_thread = &sai->sai_agl_thread;
-       sa_thread->t_pid = current_pid();
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "statahead thread starting: sai %p, parent %.*s\n",
-              sai, parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
-
-       op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(NULL, dir, dir, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                    LUSTRE_OPC_ANY, dir);
-       if (IS_ERR(op_data))
-               GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(op_data));
-
-       op_data->op_max_pages = ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_md_brw_pages;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       if (sbi->ll_flags & LL_SBI_AGL_ENABLED)
-               ll_start_agl(parent, sai);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "statahead thread starting: sai %p, parent %pd\n",
+              sai, parent);
 
-       atomic_inc(&sbi->ll_sa_total);
-       spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       if (thread_is_init(sa_thread))
-               /* If someone else has changed the thread state
-                * (e.g. already changed to SVC_STOPPING), we can't just
-                * blindly overwrite that setting. */
-               thread_set_flags(sa_thread, SVC_RUNNING);
-       spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       wake_up(&sa_thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(op_data);
+       if (!op_data)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
-       ll_dir_chain_init(&chain);
-       while (pos != MDS_DIR_END_OFF && thread_is_running(sa_thread)) {
+       while (pos != MDS_DIR_END_OFF && sai->sai_task) {
                struct lu_dirpage *dp;
                struct lu_dirent  *ent;
 
+               op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(op_data, dir, dir, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                            LUSTRE_OPC_ANY, dir);
+               if (IS_ERR(op_data)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(op_data);
+                       break;
+               }
+
                sai->sai_in_readpage = 1;
-               page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, pos, &chain);
+               page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, pos);
+               ll_unlock_md_op_lsm(op_data);
                sai->sai_in_readpage = 0;
                if (IS_ERR(page)) {
                        rc = PTR_ERR(page);
-                       CDEBUG(D_READA, "error reading dir "DFID" at %llu"
-                              "/%llu opendir_pid = %u: rc = %d\n",
+                       CDEBUG(D_READA,
+                              "error reading dir "DFID" at %llu /%llu opendir_pid = %u: rc = %d\n",
                               PFID(ll_inode2fid(dir)), pos, sai->sai_index,
                               lli->lli_opendir_pid, rc);
                        break;
@@ -1036,7 +1050,7 @@ static int ll_statahead_thread(void *arg)
 
                dp = page_address(page);
                for (ent = lu_dirent_start(dp);
-                    ent != NULL && thread_is_running(sa_thread) &&
+                    ent != NULL && sai->sai_task &&
                     !sa_low_hit(sai);
                     ent = lu_dirent_next(ent)) {
                        __u64 hash;
@@ -1087,34 +1101,35 @@ static int ll_statahead_thread(void *arg)
 
                        fid_le_to_cpu(&fid, &ent->lde_fid);
 
-                       /* wait for spare statahead window */
-                       do {
-                               l_wait_event(sa_thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                                            !sa_sent_full(sai) ||
-                                            sa_has_callback(sai) ||
-                                            !agl_list_empty(sai) ||
-                                            !thread_is_running(sa_thread),
-                                            &lwi);
-
-                               sa_handle_callback(sai);
+                       while (({set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
+                                sai->sai_task; })) {
+                               if (sa_has_callback(sai)) {
+                                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+                                       sa_handle_callback(sai);
+                               }
 
                                spin_lock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
                                while (sa_sent_full(sai) &&
                                       !agl_list_empty(sai)) {
                                        struct ll_inode_info *clli;
 
+                                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
                                        clli = agl_first_entry(sai);
                                        list_del_init(&clli->lli_agl_list);
                                        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
 
                                        ll_agl_trigger(&clli->lli_vfs_inode,
-                                                       sai);
-
+                                                      sai);
+                                       cond_resched();
                                        spin_lock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
                                }
                                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
-                       } while (sa_sent_full(sai) &&
-                                thread_is_running(sa_thread));
+
+                               if (!sa_sent_full(sai))
+                                       break;
+                               schedule();
+                       }
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
                        sa_statahead(parent, name, namelen, &fid);
                }
@@ -1126,77 +1141,61 @@ static int ll_statahead_thread(void *arg)
                if (sa_low_hit(sai)) {
                        rc = -EFAULT;
                        atomic_inc(&sbi->ll_sa_wrong);
-                       CDEBUG(D_READA, "Statahead for dir "DFID" hit "
-                              "ratio too low: hit/miss %llu/%llu"
-                              ", sent/replied %llu/%llu, stopping "
-                              "statahead thread: pid %d\n",
+                       CDEBUG(D_READA,
+                              "Statahead for dir "DFID" hit ratio too low: hit/miss %llu/%llu, sent/replied %llu/%llu, stoppingstatahead thread: pid %d\n",
                               PFID(&lli->lli_fid), sai->sai_hit,
                               sai->sai_miss, sai->sai_sent,
-                              sai->sai_replied, current_pid());
+                              sai->sai_replied, current->pid);
                        break;
                }
        }
-       ll_dir_chain_fini(&chain);
        ll_finish_md_op_data(op_data);
 
        if (rc < 0) {
                spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-               thread_set_flags(sa_thread, SVC_STOPPING);
+               sai->sai_task = NULL;
                lli->lli_sa_enabled = 0;
                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        }
 
-       /* statahead is finished, but statahead entries need to be cached, wait
-        * for file release to stop me. */
-       while (thread_is_running(sa_thread)) {
-               l_wait_event(sa_thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                            sa_has_callback(sai) ||
-                            !thread_is_running(sa_thread),
-                            &lwi);
-
-               sa_handle_callback(sai);
+       /*
+        * statahead is finished, but statahead entries need to be cached, wait
+        * for file release to stop me.
+        */
+       while (({set_current_state(TASK_IDLE);
+                sai->sai_task; })) {
+               if (sa_has_callback(sai)) {
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+                       sa_handle_callback(sai);
+               } else {
+                       schedule();
+               }
        }
+       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
        EXIT;
 out:
-       if (sai->sai_agl_valid) {
-               spin_lock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
-               thread_set_flags(agl_thread, SVC_STOPPING);
-               spin_unlock(&lli->lli_agl_lock);
-               wake_up(&agl_thread->t_ctl_waitq);
-
-               CDEBUG(D_READA, "stop agl thread: sai %p pid %u\n",
-                      sai, (unsigned int)agl_thread->t_pid);
-               l_wait_event(agl_thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                            thread_is_stopped(agl_thread),
-                            &lwi);
-       } else {
-               /* Set agl_thread flags anyway. */
-               thread_set_flags(agl_thread, SVC_STOPPED);
-       }
+       ll_stop_agl(sai);
 
-       /* wait for inflight statahead RPCs to finish, and then we can free sai
-        * safely because statahead RPC will access sai data */
-       while (sai->sai_sent != sai->sai_replied) {
+       /*
+        * wait for inflight statahead RPCs to finish, and then we can free sai
+        * safely because statahead RPC will access sai data
+        */
+       while (sai->sai_sent != sai->sai_replied)
                /* in case we're not woken up, timeout wait */
-               lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(msecs_to_jiffies(MSEC_PER_SEC >> 3),
-                                 NULL, NULL);
-               l_wait_event(sa_thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                       sai->sai_sent == sai->sai_replied, &lwi);
-       }
+               msleep(125);
 
        /* release resources held by statahead RPCs */
        sa_handle_callback(sai);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "%s: statahead thread stopped: sai %p, parent %pd\n",
+              sbi->ll_fsname, sai, parent);
+
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       thread_set_flags(sa_thread, SVC_STOPPED);
+       sai->sai_task = NULL;
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "statahead thread stopped: sai %p, parent %.*s\n",
-              sai, parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
-
        wake_up(&sai->sai_waitq);
-       wake_up(&sa_thread->t_ctl_waitq);
+
        ll_sai_put(sai);
 
        return rc;
@@ -1208,14 +1207,14 @@ void ll_authorize_statahead(struct inode *dir, void *key)
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
 
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       if (lli->lli_opendir_key == NULL && lli->lli_sai == NULL) {
+       if (!lli->lli_opendir_key && !lli->lli_sai) {
                /*
                 * if lli_sai is not NULL, it means previous statahead is not
                 * finished yet, we'd better not start a new statahead for now.
                 */
                LASSERT(lli->lli_opendir_pid == 0);
                lli->lli_opendir_key = key;
-               lli->lli_opendir_pid = current_pid();
+               lli->lli_opendir_pid = current->pid;
                lli->lli_sa_enabled = 1;
        }
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
@@ -1234,24 +1233,25 @@ void ll_deauthorize_statahead(struct inode *dir, void *key)
        LASSERT(lli->lli_opendir_pid != 0);
 
        CDEBUG(D_READA, "deauthorize statahead for "DFID"\n",
-               PFID(&lli->lli_fid));
+              PFID(&lli->lli_fid));
 
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
        lli->lli_opendir_key = NULL;
        lli->lli_opendir_pid = 0;
        lli->lli_sa_enabled = 0;
        sai = lli->lli_sai;
-       if (sai != NULL && thread_is_running(&sai->sai_thread)) {
+       if (sai && sai->sai_task) {
                /*
-                * statahead thread may not quit yet because it needs to cache
-                * entries, now it's time to tell it to quit.
+                * statahead thread may not have quit yet because it needs to
+                * cache entries, now it's time to tell it to quit.
                 *
-                * In case sai is released, wake_up() is called inside spinlock,
-                * so we have to call smp_mb() explicitely to serialize ops.
+                * wake_up_process() provides the necessary barriers
+                * to pair with set_current_state().
                 */
-               thread_set_flags(&sai->sai_thread, SVC_STOPPING);
-               smp_mb();
-               wake_up(&sai->sai_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
+               struct task_struct *task = sai->sai_task;
+
+               sai->sai_task = NULL;
+               wake_up_process(task);
        }
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 }
@@ -1274,13 +1274,13 @@ enum {
 /* file is first dirent under @dir */
 static int is_first_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-       struct ll_dir_chain   chain;
        struct qstr          *target = &dentry->d_name;
        struct md_op_data    *op_data;
        int                   dot_de;
        struct page          *page = NULL;
        int                   rc = LS_NOT_FIRST_DE;
        __u64                 pos = 0;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        op_data = ll_prep_md_op_data(NULL, dir, dir, NULL, 0, 0,
@@ -1290,10 +1290,8 @@ static int is_first_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
        /**
         *FIXME choose the start offset of the readdir
         */
-       op_data->op_max_pages = ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_md_brw_pages;
 
-       ll_dir_chain_init(&chain);
-       page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, 0, &chain);
+       page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, 0);
 
        while (1) {
                struct lu_dirpage *dp;
@@ -1303,9 +1301,8 @@ static int is_first_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
 
                        rc = PTR_ERR(page);
-                       CERROR("%s: reading dir "DFID" at %llu"
-                              "opendir_pid = %u : rc = %d\n",
-                              ll_get_fsname(dir->i_sb, NULL, 0),
+                       CERROR("%s: reading dir "DFID" at %llu opendir_pid = %u : rc = %d\n",
+                              ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_fsname,
                               PFID(ll_inode2fid(dir)), pos,
                               lli->lli_opendir_pid, rc);
                        break;
@@ -1319,8 +1316,10 @@ static int is_first_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                        char *name;
 
                        hash = le64_to_cpu(ent->lde_hash);
-                       /* The ll_get_dir_page() can return any page containing
-                        * the given hash which may be not the start hash. */
+                       /*
+                        * The ll_get_dir_page() can return any page containing
+                        * the given hash which may be not the start hash.
+                        */
                        if (unlikely(hash < pos))
                                continue;
 
@@ -1381,14 +1380,14 @@ static int is_first_dirent(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
                         */
                        ll_release_page(dir, page, le32_to_cpu(dp->ldp_flags) &
                                              LDF_COLLIDE);
-                       page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, pos, &chain);
+                       page = ll_get_dir_page(dir, op_data, pos);
                }
        }
        EXIT;
 out:
-       ll_dir_chain_fini(&chain);
        ll_finish_md_op_data(op_data);
-        return rc;
+
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1404,15 +1403,15 @@ out:
  * \retval             negative number upon error
  */
 static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
-                                       struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
-                                       struct dentry **dentryp,
-                                       bool unplug)
+                                      struct ll_statahead_info *sai,
+                                      struct dentry **dentryp,
+                                      bool unplug)
 {
        struct sa_entry *entry = NULL;
-       struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
        struct ll_dentry_data *ldd;
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
        int rc = 0;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        if ((*dentryp)->d_name.name[0] == '.') {
@@ -1446,7 +1445,7 @@ static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
                GOTO(out, rc = 1);
 
        entry = sa_get(sai, &(*dentryp)->d_name);
-       if (entry == NULL)
+       if (!entry)
                GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
 
        /* if statahead is busy in readdir, help it do post-work */
@@ -1457,10 +1456,9 @@ static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
                spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
                sai->sai_index_wait = entry->se_index;
                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-               lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT_INTR(cfs_time_seconds(30), NULL,
-                                      LWI_ON_SIGNAL_NOOP, NULL);
-               rc = l_wait_event(sai->sai_waitq, sa_ready(entry), &lwi);
-               if (rc < 0) {
+               rc = wait_event_idle_timeout(sai->sai_waitq, sa_ready(entry),
+                                            cfs_time_seconds(30));
+               if (rc == 0) {
                        /*
                         * entry may not be ready, so it may be used by inflight
                         * statahead RPC, don't free it.
@@ -1470,7 +1468,12 @@ static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
                }
        }
 
-       if (entry->se_state == SA_ENTRY_SUCC && entry->se_inode != NULL) {
+       /*
+        * We need to see the value that was set immediately before we
+        * were woken up.
+        */
+       if (smp_load_acquire(&entry->se_state) == SA_ENTRY_SUCC &&
+           entry->se_inode) {
                struct inode *inode = entry->se_inode;
                struct lookup_intent it = { .it_op = IT_GETATTR,
                                            .it_lock_handle =
@@ -1480,7 +1483,7 @@ static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
                rc = md_revalidate_lock(ll_i2mdexp(dir), &it,
                                        ll_inode2fid(inode), &bits);
                if (rc == 1) {
-                       if ((*dentryp)->d_inode == NULL) {
+                       if (!(*dentryp)->d_inode) {
                                struct dentry *alias;
 
                                alias = ll_splice_alias(inode, *dentryp);
@@ -1489,21 +1492,18 @@ static int revalidate_statahead_dentry(struct inode *dir,
                                        GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(alias));
                                }
                                *dentryp = alias;
-                               /* statahead prepared this inode, transfer inode
-                                * refcount from sa_entry to dentry */
+                               /*
+                                * statahead prepared this inode, transfer inode
+                                * refcount from sa_entry to dentry
+                                */
                                entry->se_inode = NULL;
                        } else if ((*dentryp)->d_inode != inode) {
                                /* revalidate, but inode is recreated */
                                CDEBUG(D_READA,
-                                       "%s: stale dentry %.*s inode "
-                                       DFID", statahead inode "DFID
-                                       "\n",
-                                       ll_get_fsname((*dentryp)->d_inode->i_sb,
-                                                     NULL, 0),
-                                       (*dentryp)->d_name.len,
-                                       (*dentryp)->d_name.name,
-                                       PFID(ll_inode2fid((*dentryp)->d_inode)),
-                                       PFID(ll_inode2fid(inode)));
+                                      "%s: stale dentry %pd inode " DFID", statahead inode "DFID "\n",
+                                      ll_i2sbi(inode)->ll_fsname, *dentryp,
+                                      PFID(ll_inode2fid((*dentryp)->d_inode)),
+                                      PFID(ll_inode2fid(inode)));
                                ll_intent_release(&it);
                                GOTO(out, rc = -ESTALE);
                        }
@@ -1524,9 +1524,13 @@ out:
         */
        ldd = ll_d2d(*dentryp);
        /* ldd can be NULL if llite lookup failed. */
-       if (ldd != NULL)
+       if (ldd)
                ldd->lld_sa_generation = lli->lli_sa_generation;
        sa_put(sai, entry);
+       spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
+       if (sai->sai_task)
+               wake_up_process(sai->sai_task);
+       spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
@@ -1537,41 +1541,53 @@ out:
  * \param[in] dir      parent directory
  * \param[in] dentry   dentry that triggers statahead, normally the first
  *                     dirent under @dir
+ * \param[in] agl      indicate whether AGL is needed
  * \retval             -EAGAIN on success, because when this function is
  *                     called, it's already in lookup call, so client should
  *                     do it itself instead of waiting for statahead thread
  *                     to do it asynchronously.
  * \retval             negative number upon error
  */
-static int start_statahead_thread(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int start_statahead_thread(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+                                 bool agl)
 {
+       int node = cfs_cpt_spread_node(cfs_cpt_tab, CFS_CPT_ANY);
        struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
        struct ll_statahead_info *sai = NULL;
        struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread *thread;
-       struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
        struct task_struct *task;
-       int rc;
+       struct ll_sb_info *sbi = ll_i2sbi(parent->d_inode);
+       int first = LS_FIRST_DE;
+       int rc = 0;
+
        ENTRY;
 
        /* I am the "lli_opendir_pid" owner, only me can set "lli_sai". */
-       rc = is_first_dirent(dir, dentry);
-       if (rc == LS_NOT_FIRST_DE)
+       first = is_first_dirent(dir, dentry);
+       if (first == LS_NOT_FIRST_DE)
                /* It is not "ls -{a}l" operation, no need statahead for it. */
                GOTO(out, rc = -EFAULT);
 
+       if (unlikely(atomic_inc_return(&sbi->ll_sa_running) >
+                                      sbi->ll_sa_running_max)) {
+               CDEBUG(D_READA,
+                      "Too many concurrent statahead instances, avoid new statahead instance temporarily.\n");
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EMFILE);
+       }
+
        sai = ll_sai_alloc(parent);
-       if (sai == NULL)
+       if (!sai)
                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
-       sai->sai_ls_all = (rc == LS_FIRST_DOT_DE);
+       sai->sai_ls_all = (first == LS_FIRST_DOT_DE);
 
-       /* if current lli_opendir_key was deauthorized, or dir re-opened by
+       /*
+        * if current lli_opendir_key was deauthorized, or dir re-opened by
         * another process, don't start statahead, otherwise the newly spawned
-        * statahead thread won't be notified to quit. */
+        * statahead thread won't be notified to quit.
+        */
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       if (unlikely(lli->lli_sai != NULL ||
-                    lli->lli_opendir_key == NULL ||
+       if (unlikely(lli->lli_sai || !lli->lli_opendir_key ||
                     lli->lli_opendir_pid != current->pid)) {
                spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
                GOTO(out, rc = -EPERM);
@@ -1579,25 +1595,27 @@ static int start_statahead_thread(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
        lli->lli_sai = sai;
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
-       atomic_inc(&ll_i2sbi(parent->d_inode)->ll_sa_running);
+       CDEBUG(D_READA, "start statahead thread: [pid %d] [parent %pd]\n",
+              current->pid, parent);
 
-       CDEBUG(D_READA, "start statahead thread: [pid %d] [parent %.*s]\n",
-              current_pid(), parent->d_name.len, parent->d_name.name);
-
-       task = kthread_run(ll_statahead_thread, parent, "ll_sa_%u",
-                          lli->lli_opendir_pid);
-       thread = &sai->sai_thread;
+       task = kthread_create_on_node(ll_statahead_thread, parent, node,
+                                     "ll_sa_%u", lli->lli_opendir_pid);
        if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+               spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
+               lli->lli_sai = NULL;
+               spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
                rc = PTR_ERR(task);
                CERROR("can't start ll_sa thread, rc: %d\n", rc);
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
 
-       l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    thread_is_running(thread) || thread_is_stopped(thread),
-                    &lwi);
-       ll_sai_put(sai);
+       if (ll_i2sbi(parent->d_inode)->ll_flags & LL_SBI_AGL_ENABLED && agl)
+               ll_start_agl(parent, sai);
 
+       atomic_inc(&ll_i2sbi(parent->d_inode)->ll_sa_total);
+       sai->sai_task = task;
+
+       wake_up_process(task);
        /*
         * We don't stat-ahead for the first dirent since we are already in
         * lookup.
@@ -1605,19 +1623,43 @@ static int start_statahead_thread(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
        RETURN(-EAGAIN);
 
 out:
-       /* once we start statahead thread failed, disable statahead so that
-        * subsequent stat won't waste time to try it. */
+       /*
+        * once we start statahead thread failed, disable statahead so that
+        * subsequent stat won't waste time to try it.
+        */
        spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
-       lli->lli_sa_enabled = 0;
-       lli->lli_sai = NULL;
+       if (lli->lli_opendir_pid == current->pid)
+               lli->lli_sa_enabled = 0;
        spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
 
-       if (sai != NULL)
+       if (sai)
                ll_sai_free(sai);
+       if (first != LS_NOT_FIRST_DE)
+               atomic_dec(&sbi->ll_sa_running);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check whether statahead for @dir was started.
+ */
+static inline bool ll_statahead_started(struct inode *dir, bool agl)
+{
+       struct ll_inode_info *lli = ll_i2info(dir);
+       struct ll_statahead_info *sai;
+
+       spin_lock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
+       sai = lli->lli_sai;
+       if (sai && (sai->sai_agl_task != NULL) != agl)
+               CDEBUG(D_READA,
+                      "%s: Statahead AGL hint changed from %d to %d\n",
+                      ll_i2sbi(dir)->ll_fsname,
+                      sai->sai_agl_task != NULL, agl);
+       spin_unlock(&lli->lli_sa_lock);
+
+       return !!sai;
+}
+
 /**
  * statahead entry function, this is called when client getattr on a file, it
  * will start statahead thread if this is the first dir entry, else revalidate
@@ -1625,6 +1667,26 @@ out:
  *
  * \param[in]  dir     parent directory
  * \param[out] dentryp dentry to getattr
+ * \param[in]  agl     whether start the agl thread
+ *
+ * \retval             1 on success
+ * \retval             0 revalidation from statahead cache failed, caller needs
+ *                     to getattr from server directly
+ * \retval             negative number on error, caller often ignores this and
+ *                     then getattr from server
+ */
+int ll_start_statahead(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, bool agl)
+{
+       if (!ll_statahead_started(dir, agl))
+               return start_statahead_thread(dir, dentry, agl);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * revalidate dentry from statahead cache.
+ *
+ * \param[in]  dir     parent directory
+ * \param[out] dentryp dentry to getattr
  * \param[in]  unplug  unplug statahead window only (normally for negative
  *                     dentry)
  * \retval             1 on success
@@ -1633,19 +1695,18 @@ out:
  * \retval             negative number on error, caller often ignores this and
  *                     then getattr from server
  */
-int ll_statahead(struct inode *dir, struct dentry **dentryp, bool unplug)
+int ll_revalidate_statahead(struct inode *dir, struct dentry **dentryp,
+                           bool unplug)
 {
        struct ll_statahead_info *sai;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        sai = ll_sai_get(dir);
-       if (sai != NULL) {
-               int rc;
-
+       if (sai) {
                rc = revalidate_statahead_dentry(dir, sai, dentryp, unplug);
-               CDEBUG(D_READA, "revalidate statahead %.*s: %d.\n",
-                       (*dentryp)->d_name.len, (*dentryp)->d_name.name, rc);
+               CDEBUG(D_READA, "revalidate statahead %pd: rc = %d.\n",
+                      *dentryp, rc);
                ll_sai_put(sai);
-               return rc;
        }
-       return start_statahead_thread(dir, *dentryp);
+       return rc;
 }