Re: [PATCH] f2fs: don't traverse directory blocks after EOF

From: Jaegeuk Kim
Date: Mon Jul 29 2024 - 12:23:07 EST


On 07/29, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2024/7/27 11:27, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > On 07/26, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > On 2024/7/26 0:55, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > > On 07/12, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > > > All directory blocks are within the scope of i_size, so let's limit
> > > > > the end_block to just check valid dirent blocks.
> > > >
> > > > Do we really need this?
> > >
> > > f2fs_readdir() and f2fs_empty_dir() uses dir_blocks() for upper boundary,
> > > this patch aligns find_in_level() w/ them.
> > >
> > > Also, it can avoid grabbing never used page cache across EOF.
> > >
> > > So, we can consider taking this patch?
> >
> > I'm wondering whether the current code has a bug or not.
>
> I think it's not a bug, but, in corner case it may waste memory and
> cause a bit performance reduction.

Well, I don't think it's really a problem.

>
> Thanks,
>
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Meanwhile, it uses dir_blocks() instead of variable for cleanup in
> > > > > __f2fs_find_entry().
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > fs/f2fs/dir.c | 6 ++++--
> > > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/dir.c b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
> > > > > index 02c9355176d3..d4591c215f07 100644
> > > > > --- a/fs/f2fs/dir.c
> > > > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
> > > > > @@ -305,18 +305,21 @@ static struct f2fs_dir_entry *find_in_level(struct inode *dir,
> > > > > int s = GET_DENTRY_SLOTS(fname->disk_name.len);
> > > > > unsigned int nbucket, nblock;
> > > > > unsigned int bidx, end_block;
> > > > > + unsigned long last_block;
> > > > > struct page *dentry_page;
> > > > > struct f2fs_dir_entry *de = NULL;
> > > > > pgoff_t next_pgofs;
> > > > > bool room = false;
> > > > > int max_slots;
> > > > > + last_block = dir_blocks(dir);
> > > > > nbucket = dir_buckets(level, F2FS_I(dir)->i_dir_level);
> > > > > nblock = bucket_blocks(level);
> > > > > bidx = dir_block_index(level, F2FS_I(dir)->i_dir_level,
> > > > > le32_to_cpu(fname->hash) % nbucket);
> > > > > end_block = bidx + nblock;
> > > > > + end_block = min_t(unsigned int, end_block, last_block);
> > > > > while (bidx < end_block) {
> > > > > /* no need to allocate new dentry pages to all the indices */
> > > > > @@ -361,7 +364,6 @@ struct f2fs_dir_entry *__f2fs_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
> > > > > const struct f2fs_filename *fname,
> > > > > struct page **res_page)
> > > > > {
> > > > > - unsigned long npages = dir_blocks(dir);
> > > > > struct f2fs_dir_entry *de = NULL;
> > > > > unsigned int max_depth;
> > > > > unsigned int level;
> > > > > @@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ struct f2fs_dir_entry *__f2fs_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
> > > > > goto out;
> > > > > }
> > > > > - if (npages == 0)
> > > > > + if (dir_blocks(dir) == 0)
> > > > > goto out;
> > > > > max_depth = F2FS_I(dir)->i_current_depth;
> > > > > --
> > > > > 2.40.1