Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 1/3] f2fs: support passing down write hints given by users to block layer

From: Chao Yu
Date: Wed Jan 24 2018 - 10:32:53 EST


On 2018/1/22 18:49, Hyunchul Lee wrote:
> From: Hyunchul Lee <cheol.lee@xxxxxxx>
>
> Add the 'whint_mode' mount option that controls which write
> hints are passed down to block layer. There are "off" and
> "user-based" mode. The default mode is "off".
>
> 1) whint_mode=user-based. F2FS tries to pass down hints given
> by users.

Minor,

1) whint_mode=off. F2FS only passes down WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET

2) whint_mode=user-based. F2FS tries to pass down hints given by users.
...

How about changing all comments and codes with above order?

>
> User F2FS Block
> ---- ---- -----
> META WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> HOT_NODE "
> WARM_NODE "
> COLD_NODE "
> ioctl(COLD) COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> extension list " "
>
> -- buffered io
> WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> WRITE_LIFE_SHORT HOT_DATA WRITE_LIFE_SHORT
> WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET WARM_DATA WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> WRITE_LIFE_NONE " "
> WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM " "
> WRITE_LIFE_LONG " "
>
> -- direct io
> WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> WRITE_LIFE_SHORT HOT_DATA WRITE_LIFE_SHORT
> WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET WARM_DATA WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> WRITE_LIFE_NONE " WRITE_LIFE_NONE
> WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM " WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM
> WRITE_LIFE_LONG " WRITE_LIFE_LONG
>
> 2) whint_mode=off. F2FS only passes down WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET.
>
> Many thanks to Chao Yu and Jaegeuk Kim for comments to
> implement this patch.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hyunchul Lee <cheol.lee@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/f2fs/data.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
> fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 9 +++++++++
> fs/f2fs/segment.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> fs/f2fs/super.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++-
> 4 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> index 6cba74e..c76ddc2 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> @@ -175,15 +175,22 @@ static bool __same_bdev(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> */
> static struct bio *__bio_alloc(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, block_t blk_addr,
> struct writeback_control *wbc,
> - int npages, bool is_read)
> + int npages, bool is_read,
> + enum page_type type, enum temp_type temp)
> {
> struct bio *bio;
>
> bio = f2fs_bio_alloc(sbi, npages, true);
>
> f2fs_target_device(sbi, blk_addr, bio);
> - bio->bi_end_io = is_read ? f2fs_read_end_io : f2fs_write_end_io;
> - bio->bi_private = is_read ? NULL : sbi;
> + if (is_read) {
> + bio->bi_end_io = f2fs_read_end_io;
> + bio->bi_private = NULL;
> + } else {
> + bio->bi_end_io = f2fs_write_end_io;
> + bio->bi_private = sbi;
> + bio->bi_write_hint = io_type_to_rw_hint(sbi, type, temp);
> + }
> if (wbc)
> wbc_init_bio(wbc, bio);
>
> @@ -382,7 +389,7 @@ int f2fs_submit_page_bio(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
>
> /* Allocate a new bio */
> bio = __bio_alloc(fio->sbi, fio->new_blkaddr, fio->io_wbc,
> - 1, is_read_io(fio->op));
> + 1, is_read_io(fio->op), fio->type, fio->temp);
>
> if (bio_add_page(bio, page, PAGE_SIZE, 0) < PAGE_SIZE) {
> bio_put(bio);
> @@ -445,7 +452,8 @@ int f2fs_submit_page_write(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
> goto out_fail;
> }
> io->bio = __bio_alloc(sbi, fio->new_blkaddr, fio->io_wbc,
> - BIO_MAX_PAGES, false);
> + BIO_MAX_PAGES, false,
> + fio->type, fio->temp);
> io->fio = *fio;
> }
>
> @@ -2287,10 +2295,12 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
> {
> struct address_space *mapping = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping;
> struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
> + struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
> size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
> loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
> int rw = iov_iter_rw(iter);
> int err;
> + enum rw_hint hint;
>
> err = check_direct_IO(inode, iter, offset);
> if (err)
> @@ -2301,11 +2311,18 @@ static ssize_t f2fs_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
>
> trace_f2fs_direct_IO_enter(inode, offset, count, rw);
>
> + if (rw == WRITE && sbi->whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_OFF) {
> + hint = iocb->ki_hint;
> + iocb->ki_hint = WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET;
> + }

In f2fs_preallocate_blocks, we should wrap original iocb->ki_hint with
WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET under WHINT_MODE_OFF mode?

Thanks,

> +
> down_read(&F2FS_I(inode)->dio_rwsem[rw]);
> err = blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, iter, get_data_block_dio);
> up_read(&F2FS_I(inode)->dio_rwsem[rw]);
>
> if (rw == WRITE) {
> + if (sbi->whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_OFF)
> + iocb->ki_hint = hint;
> if (err > 0) {
> f2fs_update_iostat(F2FS_I_SB(inode), APP_DIRECT_IO,
> err);
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> index b7ba496..d7c2797 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> @@ -1035,6 +1035,11 @@ enum {
> MAX_TIME,
> };
>
> +enum {
> + WHINT_MODE_OFF, /* not pass down write hints */
> + WHINT_MODE_USER, /* try to pass down hints given by users */
> +};
> +
> struct f2fs_sb_info {
> struct super_block *sb; /* pointer to VFS super block */
> struct proc_dir_entry *s_proc; /* proc entry */
> @@ -1218,6 +1223,8 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
> char *s_qf_names[MAXQUOTAS];
> int s_jquota_fmt; /* Format of quota to use */
> #endif
> + /* For which write hints are passed down to block layer */
> + int whint_mode;
> };
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION
> @@ -2766,6 +2773,8 @@ int lookup_journal_in_cursum(struct f2fs_journal *journal, int type,
> int __init create_segment_manager_caches(void);
> void destroy_segment_manager_caches(void);
> int rw_hint_to_seg_type(enum rw_hint hint);
> +enum rw_hint io_type_to_rw_hint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, enum page_type type,
> + enum temp_type temp);
>
> /*
> * checkpoint.c
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> index e5739ce..8bc1fc1 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> @@ -2458,6 +2458,62 @@ int rw_hint_to_seg_type(enum rw_hint hint)
> }
> }
>
> +/* This returns write hints for each segment type. This hints will be
> + * passed down to block layer. There are 2 mapping tables which depend on
> + * the mount option 'whint'.
> + *
> + * 1) whint_mode=user-based. F2FS tries to pass down hints given by users.
> + *
> + * User F2FS Block
> + * ---- ---- -----
> + * META WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> + * HOT_NODE "
> + * WARM_NODE "
> + * COLD_NODE "
> + * ioctl(COLD) COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> + * extension list " "
> + *
> + * -- buffered io
> + * WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> + * WRITE_LIFE_SHORT HOT_DATA WRITE_LIFE_SHORT
> + * WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET WARM_DATA WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> + * WRITE_LIFE_NONE " "
> + * WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM " "
> + * WRITE_LIFE_LONG " "
> + *
> + * -- direct io
> + * WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME COLD_DATA WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME
> + * WRITE_LIFE_SHORT HOT_DATA WRITE_LIFE_SHORT
> + * WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET WARM_DATA WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET
> + * WRITE_LIFE_NONE " WRITE_LIFE_NONE
> + * WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM " WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM
> + * WRITE_LIFE_LONG " WRITE_LIFE_LONG
> + *
> + * 2) whint_mode=off. F2FS only passes down WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET.
> + *
> + */
> +
> +enum rw_hint io_type_to_rw_hint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> + enum page_type type, enum temp_type temp)
> +{
> + if (sbi->whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_USER) {
> + if (type == DATA) {
> + switch (temp) {
> + case COLD:
> + return WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME;
> + case HOT:
> + return WRITE_LIFE_SHORT;
> + default:
> + return WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET;
> + }
> + } else {
> + return WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET;
> + }
> + } else {
> + return WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET;
> + }
> +}
> +
> static int __get_segment_type_2(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
> {
> if (fio->type == DATA)
> @@ -2645,6 +2701,7 @@ void write_meta_page(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct page *page,
> struct f2fs_io_info fio = {
> .sbi = sbi,
> .type = META,
> + .temp = HOT,

Could you check to make sure all .temp being covered?

> .op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
> .op_flags = REQ_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO,
> .old_blkaddr = page->index,
> @@ -2693,6 +2750,8 @@ int rewrite_data_page(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
> int err;
>
> fio->new_blkaddr = fio->old_blkaddr;
> + /* i/o temperature is needed for passing down write hints */
> + __get_segment_type(fio);
> stat_inc_inplace_blocks(fio->sbi);
>
> err = f2fs_submit_page_bio(fio);
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> index 8173ae6..9e22926 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ enum {
> Opt_jqfmt_vfsold,
> Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0,
> Opt_jqfmt_vfsv1,
> + Opt_whint,
> Opt_err,
> };
>
> @@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ enum {
> {Opt_jqfmt_vfsold, "jqfmt=vfsold"},
> {Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0, "jqfmt=vfsv0"},
> {Opt_jqfmt_vfsv1, "jqfmt=vfsv1"},
> + {Opt_whint, "whint_mode=%s"},
> {Opt_err, NULL},
> };
>
> @@ -679,6 +681,22 @@ static int parse_options(struct super_block *sb, char *options)
> "quota operations not supported");
> break;
> #endif
> + case Opt_whint:
> + name = match_strdup(&args[0]);
> + if (!name)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> + if (strlen(name) == 10 &&
> + !strncmp(name, "user-based", 10)) {
> + sbi->whint_mode = WHINT_MODE_USER;
> + } else if (strlen(name) == 3 &&
> + !strncmp(name, "off", 3)) {
> + sbi->whint_mode = WHINT_MODE_OFF;
> + } else {
> + kfree(name);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> + kfree(name);
> + break;
> default:
> f2fs_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
> "Unrecognized mount option \"%s\" or missing value",
> @@ -1225,6 +1243,8 @@ static int f2fs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *root)
> seq_puts(seq, ",prjquota");
> #endif
> f2fs_show_quota_options(seq, sbi->sb);
> + if (sbi->whint_mode == WHINT_MODE_USER)
> + seq_printf(seq, ",whint_mode=%s", "user-based");
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -1234,6 +1254,7 @@ static void default_options(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> /* init some FS parameters */
> sbi->active_logs = NR_CURSEG_TYPE;
> sbi->inline_xattr_size = DEFAULT_INLINE_XATTR_ADDRS;
> + sbi->whint_mode = WHINT_MODE_OFF;
>
> set_opt(sbi, BG_GC);
> set_opt(sbi, INLINE_XATTR);
> @@ -1274,6 +1295,7 @@ static int f2fs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
> bool need_restart_gc = false;
> bool need_stop_gc = false;
> bool no_extent_cache = !test_opt(sbi, EXTENT_CACHE);
> + int old_whint_mode = sbi->whint_mode;
> #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FAULT_INJECTION
> struct f2fs_fault_info ffi = sbi->fault_info;
> #endif
> @@ -1373,7 +1395,7 @@ static int f2fs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
> need_stop_gc = true;
> }
>
> - if (*flags & SB_RDONLY) {
> + if (*flags & SB_RDONLY || sbi->whint_mode != old_whint_mode) {
> writeback_inodes_sb(sb, WB_REASON_SYNC);
> sync_inodes_sb(sb);
>
>