RE: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 4/6] f2fs: avoid multiple node page writes due to inline_data

From: Chao Yu
Date: Wed Jan 27 2016 - 01:29:26 EST


Hi Jaegeuk,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaegeuk Kim [mailto:jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 2:48 AM
> To: Chao Yu
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 4/6] f2fs: avoid multiple node page writes due to inline_data
>
> Hi Chao,
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 01:41:05PM +0800, Chao Yu wrote:
> > Hi Jaegeuk,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jaegeuk Kim [mailto:jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 6:05 AM
> > > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > > linux-f2fs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: Jaegeuk Kim
> > > Subject: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 4/6] f2fs: avoid multiple node page writes due to inline_data
> > >
> > > The sceanrio is:
> > > 1. create fully node blocks
> > > 2. flush node blocks
> > > 3. write inline_data for all the node blocks again
> > > 4. flush node blocks redundantly
> > >
> > > So, this patch tries to flush inline_data when flushing node blocks.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > fs/f2fs/data.c | 1 +
> > > fs/f2fs/inline.c | 2 ++
> > > fs/f2fs/node.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > fs/f2fs/node.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
> > > 4 files changed, 57 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > index 89a37ba..260c0eb 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > > @@ -1463,6 +1463,7 @@ restart:
> > > if (pos + len <= MAX_INLINE_DATA) {
> > > read_inline_data(page, ipage);
> > > set_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_DATA_EXIST);
> > > + set_inline_node(ipage);
> > > sync_inode_page(&dn);
> > > } else {
> > > err = f2fs_convert_inline_page(&dn, page);
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/inline.c b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
> > > index 8df13e5..fc4d298 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/inline.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/inline.c
> > > @@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ no_update:
> > >
> > > /* clear inline data and flag after data writeback */
> > > truncate_inline_inode(dn->inode_page, 0);
> > > + clear_inline_node(dn->inode_page);
> > > clear_out:
> > > stat_dec_inline_inode(dn->inode);
> > > f2fs_clear_inline_inode(dn->inode);
> > > @@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ int f2fs_write_inline_data(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
> > > set_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_DATA_EXIST);
> > >
> > > sync_inode_page(&dn);
> > > + clear_inline_node(dn.inode_page);
> > > f2fs_put_dnode(&dn);
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > index 23b800d..94a6755 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
> > > @@ -1154,6 +1154,37 @@ void sync_inode_page(struct dnode_of_data *dn)
> > > dn->node_changed = ret ? true: false;
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static void flush_inline_data(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino)
> > > +{
> > > + struct inode *inode;
> > > + struct page *page;
> > > +
> > > + /* should flush inline_data before evict_inode */
> > > + inode = ilookup(sbi->sb, ino);
> > > + if (!inode)
> > > + return;
> > > +
> > > + page = pagecache_get_page(inode->i_mapping, 0, FGP_LOCK|FGP_NOWAIT, 0);
> > > + if (!page)
> > > + goto iput_out;
> > > +
> > > + if (!PageUptodate(page))
> > > + goto page_out;
> > > +
> > > + if (!PageDirty(page))
> > > + goto page_out;
> > > +
> > > + if (!clear_page_dirty_for_io(page))
> > > + goto page_out;
> > > +
> > > + if (!f2fs_write_inline_data(inode, page))
> >
> > better to redirty the page when fail except -EAGAIN?
>
> Agreed.
>
> >
> > > + inode_dec_dirty_pages(inode);
> > > +page_out:
> > > + f2fs_put_page(page, 1);
> > > +iput_out:
> > > + iput(inode);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino,
> > > struct writeback_control *wbc)
> > > {
> > > @@ -1221,6 +1252,14 @@ continue_unlock:
> > > goto continue_unlock;
> > > }
> > >
> > > + /* flush inline_data */
> > > + if (!ino && is_inline_node(page)) {
> > > + clear_inline_node(page);
> >
> > Should clear after flushed inline data? otherwise if we failed to flush
> > inline data, we will lose the change to flush it before node flush.
>
> My intention was just letting it go and flush by ->writepage later.

Hmm.. since it's rare scenario, so it's OK to me.

> So, the above set_page_dirty() would handle this, right?

Yes.

Please add
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao2.yu@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

>
> Thanks,
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > > + unlock_page(page);
> > > + flush_inline_data(sbi, ino_of_node(page));
> > > + continue;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > if (!clear_page_dirty_for_io(page))
> > > goto continue_unlock;
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.h b/fs/f2fs/node.h
> > > index 23bd992..1f4f9d4 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/node.h
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/node.h
> > > @@ -379,6 +379,21 @@ static inline int is_node(struct page *page, int type)
> > > #define is_fsync_dnode(page) is_node(page, FSYNC_BIT_SHIFT)
> > > #define is_dent_dnode(page) is_node(page, DENT_BIT_SHIFT)
> > >
> > > +static inline int is_inline_node(struct page *page)
> > > +{
> > > + return PageChecked(page);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static inline void set_inline_node(struct page *page)
> > > +{
> > > + SetPageChecked(page);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static inline void clear_inline_node(struct page *page)
> > > +{
> > > + ClearPageChecked(page);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > static inline void set_cold_node(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
> > > {
> > > struct f2fs_node *rn = F2FS_NODE(page);
> > > --
> > > 2.6.3
> > >
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