diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev.h b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
index 4d9222c..48a62ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/proportions.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 struct page;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@
 	void *unplug_io_data;
 
 	struct percpu_counter bdi_stat[NR_BDI_STAT_ITEMS];
+
+	struct prop_local_percpu completions;
+	int dirty_exceeded;
 };
 
 int bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index d1321a8..52be879 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 extern int block_dump;
 extern int laptop_mode;
 
+extern int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+		struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		loff_t *ppos);
+
 struct ctl_table;
 struct file;
 int dirty_writeback_centisecs_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 96efbb8..c676b5e 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
 		.data		= &vm_dirty_ratio,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(vm_dirty_ratio),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.proc_handler	= &dirty_ratio_handler,
 		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &one_hundred,
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index a47065e..b0ceb29 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_BDI_STAT_ITEMS; i++) {
 		err = percpu_counter_init_irq(&bdi->bdi_stat[i], 0);
-		if (err) {
-			for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-				percpu_counter_destroy(&bdi->bdi_stat[i]);
-			break;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	bdi->dirty_exceeded = 0;
+	err = prop_local_init_percpu(&bdi->completions);
+
+	if (err) {
+err:
+		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
+			percpu_counter_destroy(&bdi->bdi_stat[i]);
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -29,6 +35,8 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_BDI_STAT_ITEMS; i++)
 		percpu_counter_destroy(&bdi->bdi_stat[i]);
+
+	prop_local_destroy_percpu(&bdi->completions);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_destroy);
 
@@ -81,3 +89,4 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(congestion_wait);
+
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index f1d201f..b036054 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * mm/page-writeback.c
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2002, Linus Torvalds.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra <pzijlstr@redhat.com>
  *
  * Contains functions related to writing back dirty pages at the
  * address_space level.
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@
  */
 static long ratelimit_pages = 32;
 
-static int dirty_exceeded __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;	/* Dirty mem may be over limit */
-
 /*
  * When balance_dirty_pages decides that the caller needs to perform some
  * non-background writeback, this is how many pages it will attempt to write.
@@ -103,6 +102,103 @@
 static void background_writeout(unsigned long _min_pages);
 
 /*
+ * Scale the writeback cache size proportional to the relative writeout speeds.
+ *
+ * We do this by keeping a floating proportion between BDIs, based on page
+ * writeback completions [end_page_writeback()]. Those devices that write out
+ * pages fastest will get the larger share, while the slower will get a smaller
+ * share.
+ *
+ * We use page writeout completions because we are interested in getting rid of
+ * dirty pages. Having them written out is the primary goal.
+ *
+ * We introduce a concept of time, a period over which we measure these events,
+ * because demand can/will vary over time. The length of this period itself is
+ * measured in page writeback completions.
+ *
+ */
+static struct prop_descriptor vm_completions;
+
+static unsigned long determine_dirtyable_memory(void);
+
+/*
+ * couple the period to the dirty_ratio:
+ *
+ *   period/2 ~ roundup_pow_of_two(dirty limit)
+ */
+static int calc_period_shift(void)
+{
+	unsigned long dirty_total;
+
+	dirty_total = (vm_dirty_ratio * determine_dirtyable_memory()) / 100;
+	return 2 + ilog2(dirty_total - 1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * update the period when the dirty ratio changes.
+ */
+int dirty_ratio_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+		struct file *filp, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+		loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int old_ratio = vm_dirty_ratio;
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, filp, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	if (ret == 0 && write && vm_dirty_ratio != old_ratio) {
+		int shift = calc_period_shift();
+		prop_change_shift(&vm_completions, shift);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Increment the BDI's writeout completion count and the global writeout
+ * completion count. Called from test_clear_page_writeback().
+ */
+static inline void __bdi_writeout_inc(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	__prop_inc_percpu(&vm_completions, &bdi->completions);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain an accurate fraction of the BDI's portion.
+ */
+static void bdi_writeout_fraction(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
+		long *numerator, long *denominator)
+{
+	if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
+		prop_fraction_percpu(&vm_completions, &bdi->completions,
+				numerator, denominator);
+	} else {
+		*numerator = 0;
+		*denominator = 1;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clip the earned share of dirty pages to that which is actually available.
+ * This avoids exceeding the total dirty_limit when the floating averages
+ * fluctuate too quickly.
+ */
+static void
+clip_bdi_dirty_limit(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, long dirty, long *pbdi_dirty)
+{
+	long avail_dirty;
+
+	avail_dirty = dirty -
+		(global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
+		 global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK) +
+		 global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS));
+
+	if (avail_dirty < 0)
+		avail_dirty = 0;
+
+	avail_dirty += bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE) +
+		bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+
+	*pbdi_dirty = min(*pbdi_dirty, avail_dirty);
+}
+
+/*
  * Work out the current dirty-memory clamping and background writeout
  * thresholds.
  *
@@ -158,8 +254,8 @@
 }
 
 static void
-get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty,
-					struct address_space *mapping)
+get_dirty_limits(long *pbackground, long *pdirty, long *pbdi_dirty,
+		 struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	int background_ratio;		/* Percentages */
 	int dirty_ratio;
@@ -193,6 +289,22 @@
 	}
 	*pbackground = background;
 	*pdirty = dirty;
+
+	if (bdi) {
+		u64 bdi_dirty = dirty;
+		long numerator, denominator;
+
+		/*
+		 * Calculate this BDI's share of the dirty ratio.
+		 */
+		bdi_writeout_fraction(bdi, &numerator, &denominator);
+
+		bdi_dirty *= numerator;
+		do_div(bdi_dirty, denominator);
+
+		*pbdi_dirty = bdi_dirty;
+		clip_bdi_dirty_limit(bdi, dirty, pbdi_dirty);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -204,9 +316,11 @@
  */
 static void balance_dirty_pages(struct address_space *mapping)
 {
-	long nr_reclaimable;
+	long bdi_nr_reclaimable;
+	long bdi_nr_writeback;
 	long background_thresh;
 	long dirty_thresh;
+	long bdi_thresh;
 	unsigned long pages_written = 0;
 	unsigned long write_chunk = sync_writeback_pages();
 
@@ -221,15 +335,15 @@
 			.range_cyclic	= 1,
 		};
 
-		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, mapping);
-		nr_reclaimable = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
-					global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
-		if (nr_reclaimable + global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK) <=
-			dirty_thresh)
-				break;
+		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh,
+				&bdi_thresh, bdi);
+		bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+		bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+		if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback <= bdi_thresh)
+			break;
 
-		if (!dirty_exceeded)
-			dirty_exceeded = 1;
+		if (!bdi->dirty_exceeded)
+			bdi->dirty_exceeded = 1;
 
 		/* Note: nr_reclaimable denotes nr_dirty + nr_unstable.
 		 * Unstable writes are a feature of certain networked
@@ -237,26 +351,42 @@
 		 * written to the server's write cache, but has not yet
 		 * been flushed to permanent storage.
 		 */
-		if (nr_reclaimable) {
+		if (bdi_nr_reclaimable) {
 			writeback_inodes(&wbc);
-			get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh,
-					 	&dirty_thresh, mapping);
-			nr_reclaimable = global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
-					global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
-			if (nr_reclaimable +
-				global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK)
-					<= dirty_thresh)
-						break;
 			pages_written += write_chunk - wbc.nr_to_write;
-			if (pages_written >= write_chunk)
-				break;		/* We've done our duty */
+			get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh,
+				       &bdi_thresh, bdi);
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * In order to avoid the stacked BDI deadlock we need
+		 * to ensure we accurately count the 'dirty' pages when
+		 * the threshold is low.
+		 *
+		 * Otherwise it would be possible to get thresh+n pages
+		 * reported dirty, even though there are thresh-m pages
+		 * actually dirty; with m+n sitting in the percpu
+		 * deltas.
+		 */
+		if (bdi_thresh < 2*bdi_stat_error(bdi)) {
+			bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat_sum(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+			bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat_sum(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+		} else if (bdi_nr_reclaimable) {
+			bdi_nr_reclaimable = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
+			bdi_nr_writeback = bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+		}
+
+		if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback <= bdi_thresh)
+			break;
+		if (pages_written >= write_chunk)
+			break;		/* We've done our duty */
+
 		congestion_wait(WRITE, HZ/10);
 	}
 
-	if (nr_reclaimable + global_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK)
-		<= dirty_thresh && dirty_exceeded)
-			dirty_exceeded = 0;
+	if (bdi_nr_reclaimable + bdi_nr_writeback < bdi_thresh &&
+			bdi->dirty_exceeded)
+		bdi->dirty_exceeded = 0;
 
 	if (writeback_in_progress(bdi))
 		return;		/* pdflush is already working this queue */
@@ -270,7 +400,9 @@
 	 * background_thresh, to keep the amount of dirty memory low.
 	 */
 	if ((laptop_mode && pages_written) ||
-	     (!laptop_mode && (nr_reclaimable > background_thresh)))
+			(!laptop_mode && (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY)
+					  + global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS)
+					  > background_thresh)))
 		pdflush_operation(background_writeout, 0);
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +438,7 @@
 	unsigned long *p;
 
 	ratelimit = ratelimit_pages;
-	if (dirty_exceeded)
+	if (mapping->backing_dev_info->dirty_exceeded)
 		ratelimit = 8;
 
 	/*
@@ -342,7 +474,7 @@
 	}
 
         for ( ; ; ) {
-		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL);
+		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
 
                 /*
                  * Boost the allowable dirty threshold a bit for page
@@ -377,7 +509,7 @@
 		long background_thresh;
 		long dirty_thresh;
 
-		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL);
+		get_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh, NULL, NULL);
 		if (global_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
 			global_page_state(NR_UNSTABLE_NFS) < background_thresh
 				&& min_pages <= 0)
@@ -580,9 +712,14 @@
  */
 void __init page_writeback_init(void)
 {
+	int shift;
+
 	mod_timer(&wb_timer, jiffies + dirty_writeback_interval);
 	writeback_set_ratelimit();
 	register_cpu_notifier(&ratelimit_nb);
+
+	shift = calc_period_shift();
+	prop_descriptor_init(&vm_completions, shift);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -988,8 +1125,10 @@
 			radix_tree_tag_clear(&mapping->page_tree,
 						page_index(page),
 						PAGECACHE_TAG_WRITEBACK);
-			if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi))
+			if (bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi)) {
 				__dec_bdi_stat(bdi, BDI_WRITEBACK);
+				__bdi_writeout_inc(bdi);
+			}
 		}
 		write_unlock_irqrestore(&mapping->tree_lock, flags);
 	} else {