lightnvm: pblk: start gc if needed during init

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Start GC if needed, directly after init, as we might
need to garbage collect in order to make room for user writes.

Create a helper function that allows to kick GC without exposing the
internals of the GC/rate-limiter interaction.

Signed-off-by: Hans Holmberg <hans.holmberg@cnexlabs.com>
Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <m@bjorling.me>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

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Hans Holmberg 2017-10-13 14:46:37 +02:00 • committed by Jens Axboe

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drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c

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drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c

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drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rl.c

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drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h

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