Re: [PATCH] f2fs: fix to convert inline inode in ->setattr

From: Jaegeuk Kim
Date: Fri Dec 04 2015 - 15:55:30 EST


Hi Chao,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 11:36:16AM +0800, Chao Yu wrote:
> In commit 3c4541452748 ("f2fs: do not trim preallocated blocks when
> truncating after i_size"), in order to follow the regulation: "truncate(x)
> where x > i_size will not trim all blocks past i_size." like other file
> systems, in ->setattr we invoked truncate_setsize instead of f2fs_truncate
> to avoid unneeded block trimming in such case, but forgot to call
> f2fs_convert_inline_inode keep consistency of inline data conversion rule.
>
> This patch fixes to convert inline data if necessary.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao2.yu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/f2fs/file.c | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> index 96e4e04..a018ed3 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> @@ -686,6 +686,14 @@ int f2fs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
> * larger than i_size.
> */
> truncate_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
> +
> + /* should convert inline inode here */
> + if (f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) &&
> + !f2fs_may_inline_data(inode)) {
> + err = f2fs_convert_inline_inode(inode);
> + if (err)
> + return err;
> + }

Without this, f2fs handles correctly inline_data when user tries to write
something later, right?

One corner case is:
if the partiton is filled up to 100% with data + inline_data, we cannot truncate
one of inline_data after merging this patch.
Cause it failed to convert it.

Thanks,

> inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
> }
> }
> --
> 2.6.3
>
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