When an xattr block has a single reference, block is updated inplace
and it is reinserted to the cache. Later, a cache lookup is performed
to see whether an existing block has the same contents. This cache
lookup will most of the time return the just inserted entry so
deduplication is not achieved.
Running the following test script will produce two xattr blocks which
can be observed in "File ACL: " line of debugfs output:
mke2fs -b 1024 -I 128 -F -O extent /dev/sdb 1G
mount /dev/sdb /mnt/sdb
touch /mnt/sdb/{x,y}
setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/x
setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/x
setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/y
setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/y
debugfs -R 'stat x' /dev/sdb | cat
debugfs -R 'stat y' /dev/sdb | cat
This patch defers the reinsertion to the cache so that we can locate
other blocks with the same contents.
Signed-off-by: Tahsin Erdogan <[email protected]>
---
fs/ext4/xattr.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index cff4f41ced61..ad4ea1cf685f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -1815,9 +1815,6 @@ ext4_xattr_block_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
ea_bdebug(bs->bh, "modifying in-place");
error = ext4_xattr_set_entry(i, s, handle, inode,
true /* is_block */);
- if (!error)
- ext4_xattr_block_cache_insert(ea_block_cache,
- bs->bh);
ext4_xattr_block_csum_set(inode, bs->bh);
unlock_buffer(bs->bh);
if (error == -EFSCORRUPTED)
@@ -1973,6 +1970,7 @@ ext4_xattr_block_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
} else if (bs->bh && s->base == bs->bh->b_data) {
/* We were modifying this block in-place. */
ea_bdebug(bs->bh, "keeping this block");
+ ext4_xattr_block_cache_insert(ea_block_cache, bs->bh);
new_bh = bs->bh;
get_bh(new_bh);
} else {
--
2.13.2.932.g7449e964c-goog
On Jul 14, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Tahsin Erdogan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> When an xattr block has a single reference, block is updated inplace
> and it is reinserted to the cache. Later, a cache lookup is performed
> to see whether an existing block has the same contents. This cache
> lookup will most of the time return the just inserted entry so
> deduplication is not achieved.
>
> Running the following test script will produce two xattr blocks which
> can be observed in "File ACL: " line of debugfs output:
>
> mke2fs -b 1024 -I 128 -F -O extent /dev/sdb 1G
> mount /dev/sdb /mnt/sdb
>
> touch /mnt/sdb/{x,y}
>
> setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/x
> setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/x
>
> setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/y
> setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/y
>
> debugfs -R 'stat x' /dev/sdb | cat
> debugfs -R 'stat y' /dev/sdb | cat
>
> This patch defers the reinsertion to the cache so that we can locate
> other blocks with the same contents.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tahsin Erdogan <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/ext4/xattr.c | 4 +---
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
> index cff4f41ced61..ad4ea1cf685f 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
> @@ -1815,9 +1815,6 @@ ext4_xattr_block_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
> ea_bdebug(bs->bh, "modifying in-place");
> error = ext4_xattr_set_entry(i, s, handle, inode,
> true /* is_block */);
> - if (!error)
> - ext4_xattr_block_cache_insert(ea_block_cache,
> - bs->bh);
> ext4_xattr_block_csum_set(inode, bs->bh);
> unlock_buffer(bs->bh);
> if (error == -EFSCORRUPTED)
> @@ -1973,6 +1970,7 @@ ext4_xattr_block_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
> } else if (bs->bh && s->base == bs->bh->b_data) {
> /* We were modifying this block in-place. */
> ea_bdebug(bs->bh, "keeping this block");
> + ext4_xattr_block_cache_insert(ea_block_cache, bs->bh);
> new_bh = bs->bh;
> get_bh(new_bh);
> } else {
> --
> 2.13.2.932.g7449e964c-goog
>
Cheers, Andreas
On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 02:49:05AM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> On Jul 14, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Tahsin Erdogan <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > When an xattr block has a single reference, block is updated inplace
> > and it is reinserted to the cache. Later, a cache lookup is performed
> > to see whether an existing block has the same contents. This cache
> > lookup will most of the time return the just inserted entry so
> > deduplication is not achieved.
> >
> > Running the following test script will produce two xattr blocks which
> > can be observed in "File ACL: " line of debugfs output:
> >
> > mke2fs -b 1024 -I 128 -F -O extent /dev/sdb 1G
> > mount /dev/sdb /mnt/sdb
> >
> > touch /mnt/sdb/{x,y}
> >
> > setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/x
> > setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/x
> >
> > setfattr -n user.1 -v aaa /mnt/sdb/y
> > setfattr -n user.2 -v bbb /mnt/sdb/y
> >
> > debugfs -R 'stat x' /dev/sdb | cat
> > debugfs -R 'stat y' /dev/sdb | cat
> >
> > This patch defers the reinsertion to the cache so that we can locate
> > other blocks with the same contents.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tahsin Erdogan <[email protected]>
>
> Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <[email protected]>
Thanks, applied.
- Ted