[PATCH v3 00/12] fs/ceph: optimize struct layouts

From: Max Kellermann

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 16:32:12 EST


This patch set aims to reduce the memory usage of the Ceph filesystems
by optimizing the layout of structs, most importantly struct
ceph_inode_info:

- use `bool` instead of `int` for booelans
- use `u32` instead of `u64` where possible
- reorder fields to eliminate padding holes
- eliminate redundant fields

Without this patch set, ceph_inode_info looks like this with pahole:

/* size: 1456, cachelines: 23, members: 79 */
/* sum members: 1424, holes: 8, sum holes: 32 */
/* member types with holes: 3, total: 3 */

With this patch set, struct ceph_inode_info got smaller by 96 bytes:

/* size: 1360, cachelines: 22, members: 76 */
/* member types with holes: 1, total: 1 */

struct ceph_cap shrinks by 24 bytes:

/* size: 120, cachelines: 2, members: 12 */

/* size: 96, cachelines: 2, members: 10 */

struct ceph_snap_realm shrinks by 24 bytes, too:

/* size: 232, cachelines: 4, members: 21 */
/* sum members: 216, holes: 3, sum holes: 12 */

/* size: 208, cachelines: 4, members: 20 */

---
v1->v2:
- fix CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION check in "i_truncate_pagecache_size" patch
- add patches to shrink ceph_cap and ceph_snap_realm
v2->v3:
- rebase on latest master

Max Kellermann (12):
fs/ceph/super: remove unused field `i_cap_migration_resv`
fs/ceph/super: make field `i_truncate_pagecache_size` optional
include/ceph/ceph_fs.h: convert `pool_id` to u32
fs/ceph/super.h: convert ceph_inode_xattr fields to `bool`
fs/ceph/super.h: convert ceph_cap_snap.writing fields to `bool`
fs/ceph: consistently use `u32` for `time_warp_seq`
fs/ceph/super: reorder fields to eliminate padding holes
fs/ceph: remove i_truncate_mutex, use i_fragtree_mutex for both
fs/ceph/super.h: add `const` to helpers
fs/ceph/super.h: add helper ceph_in_snap()
fs/ceph: use ceph_vino() etc. instead of accessing i_vino directly
fs/ceph: remove redundant inode number from ceph_inode_info

fs/ceph/acl.c | 2 +-
fs/ceph/addr.c | 23 ++++----
fs/ceph/cache.c | 4 +-
fs/ceph/caps.c | 8 +--
fs/ceph/dir.c | 20 +++----
fs/ceph/export.c | 8 +--
fs/ceph/file.c | 28 +++++-----
fs/ceph/inode.c | 38 ++++++++-----
fs/ceph/mds_client.c | 12 ++---
fs/ceph/mds_client.h | 2 +-
fs/ceph/quota.c | 6 +--
fs/ceph/snap.c | 8 +--
fs/ceph/super.h | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
fs/ceph/util.c | 8 +--
fs/ceph/xattr.c | 18 +++----
include/linux/ceph/ceph_fs.h | 2 +-
16 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)

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