Re: [PATCH] f2fs: set file as cold when file defragmentation

[Chao Yu]

On 2021/5/6 12:46, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> On 05/06, Chao Yu wrote:
> > On 2021/4/29 14:20, Daejun Park wrote:
> > > In file defragmentation by ioctl, all data blocks in the file are
> > > re-written out-of-place. File defragmentation implies user will not update
> > > and mostly read the file. So before the defragmentation, we set file
> > > temperature as cold for better block allocation.
> >
> > I don't think all fragmented files are cold, e.g. db file.
>
> I have a bit different opinion. I think one example would be users want to
> defragment a file, when the they want to get higher read bandwidth for

Multimedia file was already defined as cold file now via default extension
list?

> usually multimedia files. That's likely to be cold files. Moreover, I don't
> think they want to defragment db files which will be fragmented soon?

I guess like db files have less update but more access?

Thanks,

> > We have separated interface (via f2fs_xattr_advise_handler, e.g. setfattr -n
> > "system.advise" -v value) to indicate this file is a hot/cold file, so my
> > suggestion is after file defragmentation, if you think this file is cold, and
> > use setxattr() to set it as cold.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Daejun Park <daejun7.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >    fs/f2fs/file.c | 3 +++
> > >    1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > index d697c8900fa7..dcac965a05fe 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > @@ -2669,6 +2669,9 @@ static int f2fs_defragment_range(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> > >    	map.m_len = pg_end - pg_start;
> > >    	total = 0;
> > > +	if (!file_is_cold(inode))
> > > +		file_set_cold(inode);
> > > +
> > >    	while (map.m_lblk < pg_end) {
> > >    		pgoff_t idx;
> > >    		int cnt = 0;
> .