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1 /*
2  *  linux/fs/ext2/balloc.c
3  *
4  * Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
5  * Remy Card (card@masi.ibp.fr)
6  * Laboratoire MASI - Institut Blaise Pascal
7  * Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
8  *
9  *  Enhanced block allocation by Stephen Tweedie (sct@redhat.com), 1993
10  *  Big-endian to little-endian byte-swapping/bitmaps by
11  *        David S. Miller (davem@caip.rutgers.edu), 1995
12  */
13
14 #include "ext2.h"
15 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
16 #include <linux/sched.h>
17 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
18 #include <linux/capability.h>
19
20 /*
21  * balloc.c contains the blocks allocation and deallocation routines
22  */
23
24 /*
25  * The free blocks are managed by bitmaps.  A file system contains several
26  * blocks groups.  Each group contains 1 bitmap block for blocks, 1 bitmap
27  * block for inodes, N blocks for the inode table and data blocks.
28  *
29  * The file system contains group descriptors which are located after the
30  * super block.  Each descriptor contains the number of the bitmap block and
31  * the free blocks count in the block.  The descriptors are loaded in memory
32  * when a file system is mounted (see ext2_fill_super).
33  */
34
35
36 #define in_range(b, first, len) ((b) >= (first) && (b) <= (first) + (len) - 1)
37
38 struct ext2_group_desc * ext2_get_group_desc(struct super_block * sb,
39                                              unsigned int block_group,
40                                              struct buffer_head ** bh)
41 {
42         unsigned long group_desc;
43         unsigned long offset;
44         struct ext2_group_desc * desc;
45         struct ext2_sb_info *sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
46
47         if (block_group >= sbi->s_groups_count) {
48                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_get_group_desc",
49                             "block_group >= groups_count - "
50                             "block_group = %d, groups_count = %lu",
51                             block_group, sbi->s_groups_count);
52
53                 return NULL;
54         }
55
56         group_desc = block_group >> EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK_BITS(sb);
57         offset = block_group & (EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK(sb) - 1);
58         if (!sbi->s_group_desc[group_desc]) {
59                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_get_group_desc",
60                             "Group descriptor not loaded - "
61                             "block_group = %d, group_desc = %lu, desc = %lu",
62                              block_group, group_desc, offset);
63                 return NULL;
64         }
65
66         desc = (struct ext2_group_desc *) sbi->s_group_desc[group_desc]->b_data;
67         if (bh)
68                 *bh = sbi->s_group_desc[group_desc];
69         return desc + offset;
70 }
71
72 static inline int
73 block_in_use(unsigned long block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
74 {
75         return ext2_test_bit ((block -
76                 le32_to_cpu(EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) %
77                          EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb), map);
78 }
79
80 /*
81  * Read the bitmap for a given block_group, reading into the specified 
82  * slot in the superblock's bitmap cache.
83  *
84  * Return buffer_head on success or NULL in case of failure.
85  */
86 static struct buffer_head *
87 read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int block_group)
88 {
89         int i;
90         struct ext2_group_desc * desc;
91         struct buffer_head * bh = NULL;
92         unsigned int bitmap_blk;
93
94         desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, block_group, NULL);
95         if (!desc)
96                 return NULL;
97         bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap);
98         bh = sb_bread(sb, bitmap_blk);
99         if (!bh)
100                 ext2_error (sb, __FUNCTION__,
101                             "Cannot read block bitmap - "
102                             "block_group = %d, block_bitmap = %u",
103                             block_group, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap));
104
105         /* check whether block bitmap block number is set */
106         if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
107                 /* bad block bitmap */
108                 goto error_out;
109         }
110         /* check whether the inode bitmap block number is set */
111         bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_bitmap);
112         if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
113                 /* bad block bitmap */
114                 goto error_out;
115         }
116         /* check whether the inode table block number is set */
117         bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table);
118         for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group; i++, bitmap_blk++) {
119                 if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
120                         /* bad block bitmap */
121                         goto error_out;
122                 }
123         }
124
125         return bh;
126
127 error_out:
128         brelse(bh);
129         ext2_error(sb, __FUNCTION__,
130                         "Invalid block bitmap - "
131                         "block_group = %d, block = %u",
132                         block_group, bitmap_blk);
133         return NULL;
134 }
135
136 /*
137  * Set sb->s_dirt here because the superblock was "logically" altered.  We
138  * need to recalculate its free blocks count and flush it out.
139  */
140 static int reserve_blocks(struct super_block *sb, int count)
141 {
142         struct ext2_sb_info *sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
143         struct ext2_super_block *es = sbi->s_es;
144         unsigned free_blocks;
145         unsigned root_blocks;
146
147         free_blocks = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter);
148         root_blocks = le32_to_cpu(es->s_r_blocks_count);
149
150         if (free_blocks < count)
151                 count = free_blocks;
152
153         if (free_blocks < root_blocks + count && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) &&
154             sbi->s_resuid != current->fsuid &&
155             (sbi->s_resgid == 0 || !in_group_p (sbi->s_resgid))) {
156                 /*
157                  * We are too close to reserve and we are not privileged.
158                  * Can we allocate anything at all?
159                  */
160                 if (free_blocks > root_blocks)
161                         count = free_blocks - root_blocks;
162                 else
163                         return 0;
164         }
165
166         percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter, count);
167         sb->s_dirt = 1;
168         return count;
169 }
170
171 static void release_blocks(struct super_block *sb, int count)
172 {
173         if (count) {
174                 struct ext2_sb_info *sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
175
176                 percpu_counter_add(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter, count);
177                 sb->s_dirt = 1;
178         }
179 }
180
181 static int group_reserve_blocks(struct ext2_sb_info *sbi, int group_no,
182         struct ext2_group_desc *desc, struct buffer_head *bh, int count)
183 {
184         unsigned free_blocks;
185
186         if (!desc->bg_free_blocks_count)
187                 return 0;
188
189         spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no));
190         free_blocks = le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count);
191         if (free_blocks < count)
192                 count = free_blocks;
193         desc->bg_free_blocks_count = cpu_to_le16(free_blocks - count);
194         spin_unlock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no));
195         mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
196         return count;
197 }
198
199 static void group_release_blocks(struct super_block *sb, int group_no,
200         struct ext2_group_desc *desc, struct buffer_head *bh, int count)
201 {
202         if (count) {
203                 struct ext2_sb_info *sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
204                 unsigned free_blocks;
205
206                 spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no));
207                 free_blocks = le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count);
208                 desc->bg_free_blocks_count = cpu_to_le16(free_blocks + count);
209                 spin_unlock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no));
210                 sb->s_dirt = 1;
211                 mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
212         }
213 }
214
215 /* Free given blocks, update quota and i_blocks field */
216 void ext2_free_blocks (struct inode * inode, unsigned long block,
217                        unsigned long count)
218 {
219         struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh = NULL;
220         struct buffer_head * bh2;
221         unsigned long block_group;
222         unsigned long bit;
223         unsigned long i;
224         unsigned long overflow;
225         struct super_block * sb = inode->i_sb;
226         struct ext2_sb_info * sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
227         struct ext2_group_desc * desc;
228         struct ext2_super_block * es = sbi->s_es;
229         unsigned freed = 0, group_freed;
230
231         if (block < le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block) ||
232             block + count < block ||
233             block + count > le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count)) {
234                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_free_blocks",
235                             "Freeing blocks not in datazone - "
236                             "block = %lu, count = %lu", block, count);
237                 goto error_return;
238         }
239
240         ext2_debug ("freeing block(s) %lu-%lu\n", block, block + count - 1);
241
242 do_more:
243         overflow = 0;
244         block_group = (block - le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block)) /
245                       EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
246         bit = (block - le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block)) %
247                       EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
248         /*
249          * Check to see if we are freeing blocks across a group
250          * boundary.
251          */
252         if (bit + count > EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb)) {
253                 overflow = bit + count - EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
254                 count -= overflow;
255         }
256         brelse(bitmap_bh);
257         bitmap_bh = read_block_bitmap(sb, block_group);
258         if (!bitmap_bh)
259                 goto error_return;
260
261         desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, block_group, &bh2);
262         if (!desc)
263                 goto error_return;
264
265         if (in_range (le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap), block, count) ||
266             in_range (le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_bitmap), block, count) ||
267             in_range (block, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table),
268                       sbi->s_itb_per_group) ||
269             in_range (block + count - 1, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table),
270                       sbi->s_itb_per_group))
271                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_free_blocks",
272                             "Freeing blocks in system zones - "
273                             "Block = %lu, count = %lu",
274                             block, count);
275
276         for (i = 0, group_freed = 0; i < count; i++) {
277                 if (!ext2_clear_bit_atomic(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, block_group),
278                                                 bit + i, bitmap_bh->b_data)) {
279                         ext2_error(sb, __FUNCTION__,
280                                 "bit already cleared for block %lu", block + i);
281                 } else {
282                         group_freed++;
283                 }
284         }
285
286         mark_buffer_dirty(bitmap_bh);
287         if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
288                 sync_dirty_buffer(bitmap_bh);
289
290         group_release_blocks(sb, block_group, desc, bh2, group_freed);
291         freed += group_freed;
292
293         if (overflow) {
294                 block += count;
295                 count = overflow;
296                 goto do_more;
297         }
298 error_return:
299         brelse(bitmap_bh);
300         release_blocks(sb, freed);
301         DQUOT_FREE_BLOCK(inode, freed);
302 }
303
304 static int grab_block(spinlock_t *lock, char *map, unsigned size, int goal)
305 {
306         int k;
307         char *p, *r;
308
309         if (!ext2_test_bit(goal, map))
310                 goto got_it;
311
312 repeat:
313         if (goal) {
314                 /*
315                  * The goal was occupied; search forward for a free 
316                  * block within the next XX blocks.
317                  *
318                  * end_goal is more or less random, but it has to be
319                  * less than EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP. Aligning up to the
320                  * next 64-bit boundary is simple..
321                  */
322                 k = (goal + 63) & ~63;
323                 goal = ext2_find_next_zero_bit(map, k, goal);
324                 if (goal < k)
325                         goto got_it;
326                 /*
327                  * Search in the remainder of the current group.
328                  */
329         }
330
331         p = map + (goal >> 3);
332         r = memscan(p, 0, (size - goal + 7) >> 3);
333         k = (r - map) << 3;
334         if (k < size) {
335                 /* 
336                  * We have succeeded in finding a free byte in the block
337                  * bitmap.  Now search backwards to find the start of this
338                  * group of free blocks - won't take more than 7 iterations.
339                  */
340                 for (goal = k; goal && !ext2_test_bit (goal - 1, map); goal--)
341                         ;
342                 goto got_it;
343         }
344
345         k = ext2_find_next_zero_bit ((u32 *)map, size, goal);
346         if (k < size) {
347                 goal = k;
348                 goto got_it;
349         }
350         return -1;
351 got_it:
352         if (ext2_set_bit_atomic(lock, goal, (void *) map)) 
353                 goto repeat;    
354         return goal;
355 }
356
357 /*
358  * ext2_new_block uses a goal block to assist allocation.  If the goal is
359  * free, or there is a free block within 32 blocks of the goal, that block
360  * is allocated.  Otherwise a forward search is made for a free block; within 
361  * each block group the search first looks for an entire free byte in the block
362  * bitmap, and then for any free bit if that fails.
363  * This function also updates quota and i_blocks field.
364  */
365 int ext2_new_block(struct inode *inode, unsigned long goal,
366                         u32 *prealloc_count, u32 *prealloc_block, int *err)
367 {
368         struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh = NULL;
369         struct buffer_head *gdp_bh;     /* bh2 */
370         struct ext2_group_desc *desc;
371         int group_no;                   /* i */
372         int ret_block;                  /* j */
373         int group_idx;                  /* k */
374         int target_block;               /* tmp */
375         int block = 0;
376         struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
377         struct ext2_sb_info *sbi = EXT2_SB(sb);
378         struct ext2_super_block *es = sbi->s_es;
379         unsigned group_size = EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
380         unsigned prealloc_goal = es->s_prealloc_blocks;
381         unsigned group_alloc = 0, es_alloc, dq_alloc;
382         int nr_scanned_groups;
383
384         if (!prealloc_goal--)
385                 prealloc_goal = EXT2_DEFAULT_PREALLOC_BLOCKS - 1;
386         if (!prealloc_count || *prealloc_count)
387                 prealloc_goal = 0;
388
389         if (DQUOT_ALLOC_BLOCK(inode, 1)) {
390                 *err = -EDQUOT;
391                 goto out;
392         }
393
394         while (prealloc_goal && DQUOT_PREALLOC_BLOCK(inode, prealloc_goal))
395                 prealloc_goal--;
396
397         dq_alloc = prealloc_goal + 1;
398         es_alloc = reserve_blocks(sb, dq_alloc);
399         if (!es_alloc) {
400                 *err = -ENOSPC;
401                 goto out_dquot;
402         }
403
404         ext2_debug ("goal=%lu.\n", goal);
405
406         if (goal < le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block) ||
407             goal >= le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count))
408                 goal = le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block);
409         group_no = (goal - le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block)) / group_size;
410         desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, group_no, &gdp_bh);
411         if (!desc) {
412                 /*
413                  * gdp_bh may still be uninitialised.  But group_release_blocks
414                  * will not touch it because group_alloc is zero.
415                  */
416                 goto io_error;
417         }
418
419         group_alloc = group_reserve_blocks(sbi, group_no, desc,
420                                         gdp_bh, es_alloc);
421         if (group_alloc) {
422                 ret_block = ((goal - le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block)) %
423                                         group_size);
424                 brelse(bitmap_bh);
425                 bitmap_bh = read_block_bitmap(sb, group_no);
426                 if (!bitmap_bh)
427                         goto io_error;
428                 
429                 ext2_debug("goal is at %d:%d.\n", group_no, ret_block);
430
431                 ret_block = grab_block(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no),
432                                 bitmap_bh->b_data, group_size, ret_block);
433                 if (ret_block >= 0)
434                         goto got_block;
435                 group_release_blocks(sb, group_no, desc, gdp_bh, group_alloc);
436                 group_alloc = 0;
437         }
438
439         ext2_debug ("Bit not found in block group %d.\n", group_no);
440
441         /*
442          * Now search the rest of the groups.  We assume that 
443          * i and desc correctly point to the last group visited.
444          */
445         nr_scanned_groups = 0;
446 retry:
447         for (group_idx = 0; !group_alloc &&
448                         group_idx < sbi->s_groups_count; group_idx++) {
449                 group_no++;
450                 if (group_no >= sbi->s_groups_count)
451                         group_no = 0;
452                 desc = ext2_get_group_desc(sb, group_no, &gdp_bh);
453                 if (!desc)
454                         goto io_error;
455                 group_alloc = group_reserve_blocks(sbi, group_no, desc,
456                                                 gdp_bh, es_alloc);
457         }
458         if (!group_alloc) {
459                 *err = -ENOSPC;
460                 goto out_release;
461         }
462         brelse(bitmap_bh);
463         bitmap_bh = read_block_bitmap(sb, group_no);
464         if (!bitmap_bh)
465                 goto io_error;
466
467         ret_block = grab_block(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no), bitmap_bh->b_data,
468                                 group_size, 0);
469         if (ret_block < 0) {
470                 /*
471                  * If a free block counter is corrupted we can loop inifintely.
472                  * Detect that here.
473                  */
474                 nr_scanned_groups++;
475                 if (nr_scanned_groups > 2 * sbi->s_groups_count) {
476                         ext2_error(sb, "ext2_new_block",
477                                 "corrupted free blocks counters");
478                         goto io_error;
479                 }
480                 /*
481                  * Someone else grabbed the last free block in this blockgroup
482                  * before us.  Retry the scan.
483                  */
484                 group_release_blocks(sb, group_no, desc, gdp_bh, group_alloc);
485                 group_alloc = 0;
486                 goto retry;
487         }
488
489 got_block:
490         ext2_debug("using block group %d(%d)\n",
491                 group_no, desc->bg_free_blocks_count);
492
493         target_block = ret_block + group_no * group_size +
494                         le32_to_cpu(es->s_first_data_block);
495
496         if (target_block == le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap) ||
497             target_block == le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_bitmap) ||
498             in_range(target_block, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table),
499                       sbi->s_itb_per_group))
500                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_new_block",
501                             "Allocating block in system zone - "
502                             "block = %u", target_block);
503
504         if (target_block >= le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count)) {
505                 ext2_error (sb, "ext2_new_block",
506                             "block(%d) >= blocks count(%d) - "
507                             "block_group = %d, es == %p ", ret_block,
508                         le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count), group_no, es);
509                 goto io_error;
510         }
511         block = target_block;
512
513         /* OK, we _had_ allocated something */
514         ext2_debug("found bit %d\n", ret_block);
515
516         dq_alloc--;
517         es_alloc--;
518         group_alloc--;
519
520         /*
521          * Do block preallocation now if required.
522          */
523         write_lock(&EXT2_I(inode)->i_meta_lock);
524         if (group_alloc && !*prealloc_count) {
525                 unsigned n;
526
527                 for (n = 0; n < group_alloc && ++ret_block < group_size; n++) {
528                         if (ext2_set_bit_atomic(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group_no),
529                                                 ret_block,
530                                                 (void*) bitmap_bh->b_data))
531                                 break;
532                 }
533                 *prealloc_block = block + 1;
534                 *prealloc_count = n;
535                 es_alloc -= n;
536                 dq_alloc -= n;
537                 group_alloc -= n;
538         }
539         write_unlock(&EXT2_I(inode)->i_meta_lock);
540
541         mark_buffer_dirty(bitmap_bh);
542         if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
543                 sync_dirty_buffer(bitmap_bh);
544
545         ext2_debug ("allocating block %d. ", block);
546
547         *err = 0;
548 out_release:
549         group_release_blocks(sb, group_no, desc, gdp_bh, group_alloc);
550         release_blocks(sb, es_alloc);
551 out_dquot:
552         DQUOT_FREE_BLOCK(inode, dq_alloc);
553 out:
554         brelse(bitmap_bh);
555         return block;
556
557 io_error:
558         *err = -EIO;
559         goto out_release;
560 }
561
562 #ifdef EXT2FS_DEBUG
563
564 static const int nibblemap[] = {4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 0};
565
566 unsigned long ext2_count_free (struct buffer_head * map, unsigned int numchars)
567 {
568         unsigned int i;
569         unsigned long sum = 0;
570
571         if (!map)
572                 return (0);
573         for (i = 0; i < numchars; i++)
574                 sum += nibblemap[map->b_data[i] & 0xf] +
575                         nibblemap[(map->b_data[i] >> 4) & 0xf];
576         return (sum);
577 }
578
579 #endif  /*  EXT2FS_DEBUG  */
580
581 unsigned long ext2_count_free_blocks (struct super_block * sb)
582 {
583         struct ext2_group_desc * desc;
584         unsigned long desc_count = 0;
585         int i;
586 #ifdef EXT2FS_DEBUG
587         unsigned long bitmap_count, x;
588         struct ext2_super_block *es;
589
590         es = EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es;
591         desc_count = 0;
592         bitmap_count = 0;
593         desc = NULL;
594         for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_groups_count; i++) {
595                 struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh;
596                 desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, i, NULL);
597                 if (!desc)
598                         continue;
599                 desc_count += le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count);
600                 bitmap_bh = read_block_bitmap(sb, i);
601                 if (!bitmap_bh)
602                         continue;
603                 
604                 x = ext2_count_free(bitmap_bh, sb->s_blocksize);
605                 printk ("group %d: stored = %d, counted = %lu\n",
606                         i, le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count), x);
607                 bitmap_count += x;
608                 brelse(bitmap_bh);
609         }
610         printk("ext2_count_free_blocks: stored = %lu, computed = %lu, %lu\n",
611                 (long)le32_to_cpu(es->s_free_blocks_count),
612                 desc_count, bitmap_count);
613         return bitmap_count;
614 #else
615         for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_groups_count; i++) {
616                 desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, i, NULL);
617                 if (!desc)
618                         continue;
619                 desc_count += le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_blocks_count);
620         }
621         return desc_count;
622 #endif
623 }
624
625
626 static inline int test_root(int a, int b)
627 {
628         int num = b;
629
630         while (a > num)
631                 num *= b;
632         return num == a;
633 }
634
635 static int ext2_group_sparse(int group)
636 {
637         if (group <= 1)
638                 return 1;
639         return (test_root(group, 3) || test_root(group, 5) ||
640                 test_root(group, 7));
641 }
642
643 /**
644  *      ext2_bg_has_super - number of blocks used by the superblock in group
645  *      @sb: superblock for filesystem
646  *      @group: group number to check
647  *
648  *      Return the number of blocks used by the superblock (primary or backup)
649  *      in this group.  Currently this will be only 0 or 1.
650  */
651 int ext2_bg_has_super(struct super_block *sb, int group)
652 {
653         if (EXT2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb,EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER)&&
654             !ext2_group_sparse(group))
655                 return 0;
656         return 1;
657 }
658
659 /**
660  *      ext2_bg_num_gdb - number of blocks used by the group table in group
661  *      @sb: superblock for filesystem
662  *      @group: group number to check
663  *
664  *      Return the number of blocks used by the group descriptor table
665  *      (primary or backup) in this group.  In the future there may be a
666  *      different number of descriptor blocks in each group.
667  */
668 unsigned long ext2_bg_num_gdb(struct super_block *sb, int group)
669 {
670         if (EXT2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb,EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER)&&
671             !ext2_group_sparse(group))
672                 return 0;
673         return EXT2_SB(sb)->s_gdb_count;
674 }
675