Re: [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: tune discard speed with storage usage rate
From: Chao Yu
Date: Tue Aug 14 2018 - 22:51:25 EST
On 2018/8/15 10:33, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> On 08/15, Chao Yu wrote:
>> On 2018/8/15 1:23, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
>>> On 08/14, Chao Yu wrote:
>>>> On 2018/8/14 12:19, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
>>>>> On 08/10, Chao Yu wrote:
>>>>>> Previously, discard speed was fixed mostly, and in high usage rate
>>>>>> device, we will speed up issuing discard, but it doesn't make sense
>>>>>> that in a non-full filesystem, we still issue discard with slow speed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you please elaborate the problem in more detail? The speed depends
>>>>> on how many candidates?
>>>>
>>>> undiscard blocks are all 4k granularity.
>>>> a) utility: filesystem: 20% + undiscard blocks: 20% = flash storage: 40%
>>>> b) utility: filesystem: 40% + undiscard blocks: 25% = flash storage: 65%
>>>> c) utility: filesystem: 60% + undiscard blocks: 30% = flash storage: 100%
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1. for case c), we need to speed up issuing discard based on utilization of
>>>> "filesystem + undiscard" instead of just utilization of filesystem.
>>>>
>>>> - if (utilization(sbi) > DEF_DISCARD_URGENT_UTIL) {
>>>> - dpolicy->granularity = 1;
>>>> - dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>> - }
>>>>
>>>> 2. If free space in storage touches therein threshold, performance will be very
>>>> sensitive. In low-end storage, with high usage in space, even free space is
>>>> reduced by 1%, performance will decrease a lot.
>>>
>>> So, we may need to distinguish low-end vs. high-end storage. In high-end case,
>>> it'd be better to avoid IO contention, while low-end device wants to get more
>>> discard commands as much as possible. So, how about adding an option for this
>>> as a tunable point?
>>
>> Agreed, how about adding a sysfs entry discard_tunning:
>> 1: enabled, use 4k granularity, self-adapted speed based on real device free space.
>> 0: disabled, use dcc->discard_granularity, fixed speed.
>>
>> By default: enabled
>>
>> How do you think?
>
> I don't think this is proper with a sysfs entry, since we already know the
You mean by storage capacity? <= 32GB means low-end?
Thanks,
> device type when mounting the partition. We won't require to change the policy
> on the fly. And, I still don't get to change the default.
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> IMO, in above cases, we'd better to issue discard with high speed for c), middle
>>>> speed for b), and low speed for a).
>>>>
>>>> How do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, it comes out undiscarded block makes FTL GC be lower efficient
>>>>>> and causing high lifetime overhead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's tune discard speed as below:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a. adjust default issue interval:
>>>>>> original after
>>>>>> min_interval: 50ms 100ms
>>>>>> mid_interval: 500ms 1000ms
>>>>>> max_interval: 60000ms 10000ms
>>>>>>
>>>>>> b. if last time we stop issuing discard due to IO interruption of user,
>>>>>> let's reset all {min,mid,max}_interval to default one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> c. tune {min,mid,max}_interval with below calculation method:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> base_interval = default_interval / 10;
>>>>>> total_interval = default_interval - base_interval;
>>>>>> interval = base_interval + total_interval * (100 - dev_util) / 100;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For example:
>>>>>> min_interval (:100ms)
>>>>>> dev_util (%) interval (ms)
>>>>>> 0 100
>>>>>> 10 91
>>>>>> 20 82
>>>>>> 30 73
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>> 80 28
>>>>>> 90 19
>>>>>> 100 10
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 11 ++++----
>>>>>> fs/f2fs/segment.c | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>>>>>> fs/f2fs/segment.h | 9 +++++++
>>>>>> fs/f2fs/super.c | 2 +-
>>>>>> 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
>>>>>> index 273ffdaf4891..a1dd2e1c3cb9 100644
>>>>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
>>>>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
>>>>>> @@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ enum {
>>>>>>
>>>>>> #define MAX_DISCARD_BLOCKS(sbi) BLKS_PER_SEC(sbi)
>>>>>> #define DEF_MAX_DISCARD_REQUEST 8 /* issue 8 discards per round */
>>>>>> -#define DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 50 /* 50 ms, if exists */
>>>>>> -#define DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 500 /* 500 ms, if device busy */
>>>>>> -#define DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 60000 /* 60 s, if no candidates */
>>>>>> -#define DEF_DISCARD_URGENT_UTIL 80 /* do more discard over 80% */
>>>>>> +#define DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 100 /* 100 ms, if exists */
>>>>>> +#define DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 1000 /* 1000 ms, if device busy */
>>>>>> +#define DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME 10000 /* 10000 ms, if no candidates */
>>>>>> #define DEF_CP_INTERVAL 60 /* 60 secs */
>>>>>> #define DEF_IDLE_INTERVAL 5 /* 5 secs */
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @@ -248,7 +247,8 @@ struct discard_entry {
>>>>>> };
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /* default discard granularity of inner discard thread, unit: block count */
>>>>>> -#define DEFAULT_DISCARD_GRANULARITY 1
>>>>>> +#define MID_DISCARD_GRANULARITY 16
>>>>>> +#define MIN_DISCARD_GRANULARITY 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /* max discard pend list number */
>>>>>> #define MAX_PLIST_NUM 512
>>>>>> @@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ struct discard_cmd_control {
>>>>>> atomic_t discard_cmd_cnt; /* # of cached cmd count */
>>>>>> struct rb_root root; /* root of discard rb-tree */
>>>>>> bool rbtree_check; /* config for consistence check */
>>>>>> + bool io_interrupted; /* last state of io interrupted */
>>>>>> };
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /* for the list of fsync inodes, used only during recovery */
>>>>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
>>>>>> index 8b52e8dfb12f..9564aaf1f27b 100644
>>>>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
>>>>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
>>>>>> @@ -968,6 +968,44 @@ static void __check_sit_bitmap(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> #endif
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +static void __adjust_discard_speed(unsigned int *interval,
>>>>>> + unsigned int def_interval, int dev_util)
>>>>>> +{
>>>>>> + unsigned int base_interval, total_interval;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + base_interval = def_interval / 10;
>>>>>> + total_interval = def_interval - base_interval;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + /*
>>>>>> + * if def_interval = 100, adjusted interval should be in range of
>>>>>> + * [10, 100].
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> + *interval = base_interval + total_interval * (100 - dev_util) / 100;
>>>>>> +}
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +static void __tune_discard_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> + struct discard_policy *dpolicy)
>>>>>> +{
>>>>>> + struct discard_cmd_control *dcc = SM_I(sbi)->dcc_info;
>>>>>> + int dev_util;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + if (dcc->io_interrupted) {
>>>>>> + dpolicy->min_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> + dpolicy->mid_interval = DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> + dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> + return;
>>>>>> + }
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + dev_util = dev_utilization(sbi);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + __adjust_discard_speed(&dpolicy->min_interval,
>>>>>> + DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME, dev_util);
>>>>>> + __adjust_discard_speed(&dpolicy->mid_interval,
>>>>>> + DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME, dev_util);
>>>>>> + __adjust_discard_speed(&dpolicy->max_interval,
>>>>>> + DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME, dev_util);
>>>>>> +}
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> static void __init_discard_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> struct discard_policy *dpolicy,
>>>>>> int discard_type, unsigned int granularity)
>>>>>> @@ -982,20 +1020,11 @@ static void __init_discard_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> dpolicy->io_aware_gran = MAX_PLIST_NUM;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> if (discard_type == DPOLICY_BG) {
>>>>>> - dpolicy->min_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> - dpolicy->mid_interval = DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> - dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> dpolicy->io_aware = true;
>>>>>> dpolicy->sync = false;
>>>>>> dpolicy->ordered = true;
>>>>>> - if (utilization(sbi) > DEF_DISCARD_URGENT_UTIL) {
>>>>>> - dpolicy->granularity = 1;
>>>>>> - dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> - }
>>>>>> + __tune_discard_policy(sbi, dpolicy);
>>>>>> } else if (discard_type == DPOLICY_FORCE) {
>>>>>> - dpolicy->min_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> - dpolicy->mid_interval = DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> - dpolicy->max_interval = DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> dpolicy->io_aware = false;
>>>>>> } else if (discard_type == DPOLICY_FSTRIM) {
>>>>>> dpolicy->io_aware = false;
>>>>>> @@ -1353,6 +1382,8 @@ static unsigned int __issue_discard_cmd_orderly(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> if (!issued && io_interrupted)
>>>>>> issued = -1;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> + dcc->io_interrupted = io_interrupted;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> return issued;
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @@ -1370,7 +1401,7 @@ static int __issue_discard_cmd(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> if (i + 1 < dpolicy->granularity)
>>>>>> break;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - if (i < DEFAULT_DISCARD_GRANULARITY && dpolicy->ordered)
>>>>>> + if (i < MID_DISCARD_GRANULARITY && dpolicy->ordered)
>>>>>> return __issue_discard_cmd_orderly(sbi, dpolicy);
>>>>>>
>>>>>> pend_list = &dcc->pend_list[i];
>>>>>> @@ -1407,6 +1438,8 @@ static int __issue_discard_cmd(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>>>>>> if (!issued && io_interrupted)
>>>>>> issued = -1;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> + dcc->io_interrupted = io_interrupted;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> return issued;
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @@ -1576,7 +1609,11 @@ static int issue_discard_thread(void *data)
>>>>>> struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = data;
>>>>>> struct discard_cmd_control *dcc = SM_I(sbi)->dcc_info;
>>>>>> wait_queue_head_t *q = &dcc->discard_wait_queue;
>>>>>> - struct discard_policy dpolicy;
>>>>>> + struct discard_policy dpolicy = {
>>>>>> + .min_interval = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME,
>>>>>> + .mid_interval = DEF_MID_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME,
>>>>>> + .max_interval = DEF_MAX_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME,
>>>>>> + };
>>>>>> unsigned int wait_ms = DEF_MIN_DISCARD_ISSUE_TIME;
>>>>>> int issued;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @@ -1929,7 +1966,7 @@ static int create_discard_cmd_control(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>>>>>> if (!dcc)
>>>>>> return -ENOMEM;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - dcc->discard_granularity = DEFAULT_DISCARD_GRANULARITY;
>>>>>> + dcc->discard_granularity = MIN_DISCARD_GRANULARITY;
>>>>>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dcc->entry_list);
>>>>>> for (i = 0; i < MAX_PLIST_NUM; i++)
>>>>>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dcc->pend_list[i]);
>>>>>> @@ -1945,6 +1982,7 @@ static int create_discard_cmd_control(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>>>>>> dcc->next_pos = 0;
>>>>>> dcc->root = RB_ROOT;
>>>>>> dcc->rbtree_check = false;
>>>>>> + dcc->io_interrupted = false;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> init_waitqueue_head(&dcc->discard_wait_queue);
>>>>>> SM_I(sbi)->dcc_info = dcc;
>>>>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.h b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
>>>>>> index 422b0ceb1eaa..63b4da72cd34 100644
>>>>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.h
>>>>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
>>>>>> @@ -616,6 +616,15 @@ static inline int utilization(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>>>>>> sbi->user_block_count);
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +static inline int dev_utilization(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>>>>>> +{
>>>>>> + unsigned int dev_blks;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + dev_blks = valid_user_blocks(sbi) + SM_I(sbi)->dcc_info->undiscard_blks;
>>>>>> + return div_u64((u64)dev_blks * 100,
>>>>>> + MAIN_SEGS(sbi) << sbi->log_blocks_per_seg);
>>>>>> +}
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> /*
>>>>>> * Sometimes f2fs may be better to drop out-of-place update policy.
>>>>>> * And, users can control the policy through sysfs entries.
>>>>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
>>>>>> index b055f2ea77c5..55ed76daad23 100644
>>>>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
>>>>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
>>>>>> @@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ static void f2fs_tuning_parameters(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
>>>>>> /* adjust parameters according to the volume size */
>>>>>> if (sm_i->main_segments <= SMALL_VOLUME_SEGMENTS) {
>>>>>> F2FS_OPTION(sbi).alloc_mode = ALLOC_MODE_REUSE;
>>>>>> - sm_i->dcc_info->discard_granularity = 1;
>>>>>> + sm_i->dcc_info->discard_granularity = MIN_DISCARD_GRANULARITY;
>>>>>> sm_i->ipu_policy = 1 << F2FS_IPU_FORCE;
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 2.18.0.rc1
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