3 files changed, 24 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
index 81efac18ff57..374089fe4326 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
@@ -330,26 +330,16 @@ static bool pblk_gc_should_run(struct pblk_gc *gc, struct pblk_rl *rl)
 	return ((gc->gc_active) && (nr_blocks_need > nr_blocks_free));
 }
 
-/*
- * Lines with no valid sectors will be returned to the free list immediately. If
- * GC is activated - either because the free block count is under the determined
- * threshold, or because it is being forced from user space - only lines with a
- * high count of invalid sectors will be recycled.
- */
-static void pblk_gc_run(struct pblk *pblk)
+void pblk_gc_free_full_lines(struct pblk *pblk)
 {
 	struct pblk_line_mgmt *l_mg = &pblk->l_mg;
-	struct pblk_gc *gc = &pblk->gc;
 	struct pblk_line *line;
-	struct list_head *group_list;
-	bool run_gc;
-	int inflight_gc, gc_group = 0, prev_group = 0;
 
 	do {
 		spin_lock(&l_mg->gc_lock);
 		if (list_empty(&l_mg->gc_full_list)) {
 			spin_unlock(&l_mg->gc_lock);
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		line = list_first_entry(&l_mg->gc_full_list,
@@ -365,6 +355,24 @@ static void pblk_gc_run(struct pblk *pblk)
 
 		kref_put(&line->ref, pblk_line_put);
 	} while (1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Lines with no valid sectors will be returned to the free list immediately. If
+ * GC is activated - either because the free block count is under the determined
+ * threshold, or because it is being forced from user space - only lines with a
+ * high count of invalid sectors will be recycled.
+ */
+static void pblk_gc_run(struct pblk *pblk)
+{
+	struct pblk_line_mgmt *l_mg = &pblk->l_mg;
+	struct pblk_gc *gc = &pblk->gc;
+	struct pblk_line *line;
+	struct list_head *group_list;
+	bool run_gc;
+	int inflight_gc, gc_group = 0, prev_group = 0;
+
+	pblk_gc_free_full_lines(pblk);
 
 	run_gc = pblk_gc_should_run(&pblk->gc, &pblk->rl);
 	if (!run_gc || (atomic_read(&gc->inflight_gc) >= PBLK_GC_L_QD))
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index 27eb430958ff..f08fa2083fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ static int pblk_lines_configure(struct pblk *pblk, int flags)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Free full lines directly as GC has not been started yet */
+	pblk_gc_free_full_lines(pblk);
+
 	if (!line) {
 		/* Configure next line for user data */
 		line = pblk_line_get_first_data(pblk);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 191b1ec0627b..21438d1550a2 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ void pblk_gc_exit(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_should_start(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_should_stop(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_kick(struct pblk *pblk);
+void pblk_gc_free_full_lines(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_sysfs_state_show(struct pblk *pblk, int *gc_enabled,
 			      int *gc_active);
 int pblk_gc_sysfs_force(struct pblk *pblk, int force);