RE: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 13/13] f2fs: handle EIO not to break fs consistency

From: Chao Yu
Date: Fri Aug 22 2014 - 03:58:46 EST


Hi Jaegeuk,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaegeuk Kim [mailto:jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:34 AM
> To: Chao Yu
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 13/13] f2fs: handle EIO not to break fs consistency
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 06:35:18PM +0800, Chao Yu wrote:
> > Hi Jaegeuk,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jaegeuk Kim [mailto:jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:49 AM
> > > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: Jaegeuk Kim
> > > Subject: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 13/13] f2fs: handle EIO not to break fs consistency
> > >
> > > There are two rules when EIO is occurred.
> > > 1. don't write any checkpoint data to preserve the previous checkpoint
> > > 2. don't lose the cached data/node/meta pages
> > >
> > > So, at first, this patch adds set_page_dirty in f2fs_write_end_io's failure.
> > > Then, writing checkpoint/dentry/node blocks is not allowed.
> >
> > do_checkpoint()
> > /* wait for previous submitted node/meta pages writeback */
> > wait_on_all_pages_writeback(sbi);
> >
> > if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > return;
> > add here to prevent unneeded syncing for meta/node pages.
>
> Well, there is one below. But it's not a big deal to change the location.

I saw the last code in git respository, it's not like what I thought.
What I meant is to add one additionally here, not moving from below to here.
It's my mistaken that having expressed unclearly, but like what you said,
it's not a big deal, let's pass it.

>
> >
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> > > fs/f2fs/data.c | 10 +++++++++-
> > > fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 1 +
> > > fs/f2fs/node.c | 2 ++
> > > fs/f2fs/super.c | 3 +++
> > > 5 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> > > index d074e27..b365c64 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> > > @@ -160,14 +160,11 @@ static int f2fs_write_meta_page(struct page *page,
> > > goto redirty_out;
> > > if (wbc->for_reclaim)
> > > goto redirty_out;
> > > -
> > > - /* Should not write any meta pages, if any IO error was occurred */
> > > if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > - goto no_write;
> > > + goto redirty_out;
> > >
> > > f2fs_wait_on_page_writeback(page, META);
> > > write_meta_page(sbi, page);
> > > -no_write:
> > > dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_META);
> > > unlock_page(page);
> > > return 0;
> > > @@ -348,7 +345,7 @@ bool exist_written_data(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int mode)
> > > return e ? true : false;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static void release_dirty_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > +void release_dirty_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > {
> > > struct ino_entry *e, *tmp;
> > > int i;
> > > @@ -737,7 +734,7 @@ retry:
> > > /*
> > > * Freeze all the FS-operations for checkpoint.
> > > */
> > > -static void block_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > +static int block_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > {
> > > struct writeback_control wbc = {
> > > .sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
> > > @@ -745,6 +742,7 @@ static void block_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > .for_reclaim = 0,
> > > };
> > > struct blk_plug plug;
> > > + int err = 0;
> > >
> > > blk_start_plug(&plug);
> > >
> > > @@ -754,6 +752,10 @@ retry_flush_dents:
> > > if (get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_DENTS)) {
> > > f2fs_unlock_all(sbi);
> > > sync_dirty_dir_inodes(sbi);
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
> > > + err = -EIO;
> > > + goto out;
> > > + }
> > > goto retry_flush_dents;
> > > }
> > >
> > > @@ -767,9 +769,16 @@ retry_flush_nodes:
> > > if (get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_NODES)) {
> > > up_write(&sbi->node_write);
> > > sync_node_pages(sbi, 0, &wbc);
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
> > > + f2fs_unlock_all(sbi);
> > > + err = -EIO;
> > > + goto out;
> > > + }
> > > goto retry_flush_nodes;
> > > }
> > > +out:
> > > blk_finish_plug(&plug);
> > > + return err;
> > > }
> > >
> > > static void unblock_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> > > @@ -813,8 +822,11 @@ static void do_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool is_umount)
> > > discard_next_dnode(sbi, NEXT_FREE_BLKADDR(sbi, curseg));
> > >
> > > /* Flush all the NAT/SIT pages */
> > > - while (get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_META))
> > > + while (get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_META)) {
> > > sync_meta_pages(sbi, META, LONG_MAX);
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + return;
> > > + }
> > >
> > > next_free_nid(sbi, &last_nid);
> > >
> > > @@ -931,14 +943,19 @@ static void do_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool is_umount)
> > > sbi->last_valid_block_count = sbi->total_valid_block_count;
> > > sbi->alloc_valid_block_count = 0;
> > >
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + return;
> > > +
> > > /* Here, we only have one bio having CP pack */
> > > sync_meta_pages(sbi, META_FLUSH, LONG_MAX);
> > >
> > > - if (!f2fs_cp_error(sbi)) {
> > > - clear_prefree_segments(sbi);
> > > - release_dirty_inode(sbi);
> > > - F2FS_RESET_SB_DIRT(sbi);
> > > - }
> > > + release_dirty_inode(sbi);
> > > +
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + return;
> > > +
> > > + clear_prefree_segments(sbi);
> > > + F2FS_RESET_SB_DIRT(sbi);
> > > }
> > >
> > > /*
> > > @@ -955,8 +972,10 @@ void write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool is_umount)
> > >
> > > if (!sbi->s_dirty)
> > > goto out;
> > > -
> > > - block_operations(sbi);
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + goto out;
> > > + if (block_operations(sbi))
> > > + goto out;
> > >
> > > trace_f2fs_write_checkpoint(sbi->sb, is_umount, "finish block_ops");
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > index ac3ccc2..68834e2 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void f2fs_write_end_io(struct bio *bio, int err)
> > > struct page *page = bvec->bv_page;
> > >
> > > if (unlikely(err)) {
> > > - SetPageError(page);
> > > + set_page_dirty(page);
> > > set_bit(AS_EIO, &page->mapping->flags);
> > > f2fs_stop_checkpoint(sbi);
> > > }
> > > @@ -836,10 +836,18 @@ write:
> > >
> > > /* Dentry blocks are controlled by checkpoint */
> > > if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + goto redirty_out;
> > > err = do_write_data_page(page, &fio);
> > > goto done;
> > > }
> > >
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
> > > + SetPageError(page);
> > > + unlock_page(page);
> > > + return 0;
> >
> > Without redirtying it, we may lose cached page here which against the
> > second rule.
>
> Ya, I need to change the description for this. If we call redirty_out for all
> the dirty data pages, kworker cannot finish the job, resulting in 98% of cpu to
> retry flushes. This can be found through xfstests/019.
> So, for that reason, we need to drop user data for now.
> It might be worth to do something to support removable devices later.

Oh, got it, and thanks for your explanation.

Regards,
Yu

>
> Thanks,
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yu
> >
> >
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > if (!wbc->for_reclaim)
> > > need_balance_fs = true;
> > > else if (has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, 0))
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> > > index 46ceb88..2d009ae 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> > > @@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ int ra_meta_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *, int, int, int);
> > > long sync_meta_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *, enum page_type, long);
> > > void add_dirty_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *, nid_t, int type);
> > > void remove_dirty_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *, nid_t, int type);
> > > +void release_dirty_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *);
> > > bool exist_written_data(struct f2fs_sb_info *, nid_t, int);
> > > int acquire_orphan_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *);
> > > void release_orphan_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *);
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > index 9f126f8..d2f7842 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > @@ -1215,6 +1215,8 @@ static int f2fs_write_node_page(struct page *page,
> > >
> > > if (unlikely(sbi->por_doing))
> > > goto redirty_out;
> > > + if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
> > > + goto redirty_out;
> > >
> > > f2fs_wait_on_page_writeback(page, NODE);
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> > > index c4f90cd..c999d67 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> > > @@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ static void f2fs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
> > > if (sbi->s_dirty)
> > > write_checkpoint(sbi, true);
> > >
> > > + /* EIO will skip do checkpoint, so here we need to release this */
> > > + release_dirty_inode(sbi);
> > > +
> > > iput(sbi->node_inode);
> > > iput(sbi->meta_inode);
> > >
> > > --
> > > 1.8.5.2 (Apple Git-48)
> > >
> > >
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