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Fix most zfs_arc_* mod params not actually being modifiable at runtime
Most of the zfs_arc_* module parameters do not have their values used by the ARC code directly. Instead, there is a function, arc_tuning_update, which is called during module initialization and periodically thereafter, whose job is to fetch the module parameter values, clamp/ limit them appropriately, and then assign those values to a separate set of internal variables that are actually referenced by the ARC code. Commit 3ec34e5 featured an overhaul of arc_reclaim_thread, which is the former location where the post-init-time calls to arc_tuning_update would occur. The rework split the work previously done by the arc_reclaim_thread into a pair of replacement threads; and unfortunately, the call to arc_tuning_update fell through the cracks and was lost in the reorganization. This meant that changing almost any ARC-related zfs module parameter via /sys/module/zfs/parameters/ would result in the module parameter value itself appearing to change; however the modification would not actually propagate to the ARC code and have any real effect. This commit reinstates the post-init-time call to arc_tuning_update. It is now called during arc_adjust_cb_check; this should be equivalent to its former call location in arc_reclaim_thread. Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov> Reviewed-by: Tony Hutter <hutter2@llnl.gov> Signed-off-by: Justin Gottula <justin@jgottula.com> Closes #8405 Closes #8463
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