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Date:   Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:09:42 -0700
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
To:     Chao Yu <yuchao0@huawei.com>
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Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: support aligned pinned file
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On 10/26, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2019/10/26 2:18, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > On 10/24, Chao Yu wrote:
> >> Hi Jaegeuk,
> >>
> >> On 2019/10/23 1:16, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> >>> This patch supports 2MB-aligned pinned file, which can guarantee no GC at all
> >>> by allocating fully valid 2MB segment.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
> >>> ---
> >>>  fs/f2fs/f2fs.h     |  4 +++-
> >>>  fs/f2fs/file.c     | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >>>  fs/f2fs/recovery.c |  2 +-
> >>>  fs/f2fs/segment.c  | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
> >>>  fs/f2fs/segment.h  |  2 ++
> >>>  fs/f2fs/super.c    |  1 +
> >>>  fs/f2fs/sysfs.c    |  2 ++
> >>>  7 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> >>> index ca342f4c7db1..c681f51e351b 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> >>> @@ -890,6 +890,7 @@ enum {
> >>>  	CURSEG_WARM_NODE,	/* direct node blocks of normal files */
> >>>  	CURSEG_COLD_NODE,	/* indirect node blocks */
> >>>  	NO_CHECK_TYPE,
> >>> +	CURSEG_COLD_DATA_PINNED,/* cold data for pinned file */
> >>>  };
> >>>  
> >>>  struct flush_cmd {
> >>> @@ -1301,6 +1302,7 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
> >>>  
> >>>  	/* threshold for gc trials on pinned files */
> >>>  	u64 gc_pin_file_threshold;
> >>> +	struct rw_semaphore pin_sem;
> >>>  
> >>>  	/* maximum # of trials to find a victim segment for SSR and GC */
> >>>  	unsigned int max_victim_search;
> >>> @@ -3116,7 +3118,7 @@ void f2fs_release_discard_addrs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi);
> >>>  int f2fs_npages_for_summary_flush(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool for_ra);
> >>>  void allocate_segment_for_resize(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type,
> >>>  					unsigned int start, unsigned int end);
> >>> -void f2fs_allocate_new_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi);
> >>> +void f2fs_allocate_new_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type);
> >>>  int f2fs_trim_fs(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct fstrim_range *range);
> >>>  bool f2fs_exist_trim_candidates(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> >>>  					struct cp_control *cpc);
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> >>> index 29bc0a542759..f6c038e8a6a7 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> >>> @@ -1545,12 +1545,41 @@ static int expand_inode_data(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset,
> >>>  	if (off_end)
> >>>  		map.m_len++;
> >>>  
> >>> -	if (f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode))
> >>> -		map.m_seg_type = CURSEG_COLD_DATA;
> >>> +	if (!map.m_len)
> >>> +		return 0;
> >>> +
> >>> +	if (f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode)) {
> >>> +		block_t len = (map.m_len >> sbi->log_blocks_per_seg) <<
> >>> +					sbi->log_blocks_per_seg;
> >>> +		block_t done = 0;
> >>> +
> >>> +		if (map.m_len % sbi->blocks_per_seg)
> >>> +			len += sbi->blocks_per_seg;
> >>>  
> >>> -	err = f2fs_map_blocks(inode, &map, 1, (f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode) ?
> >>> -						F2FS_GET_BLOCK_PRE_DIO :
> >>> -						F2FS_GET_BLOCK_PRE_AIO));
> >>> +		map.m_len = sbi->blocks_per_seg;
> >>> +next_alloc:
> >>> +		mutex_lock(&sbi->gc_mutex);
> >>> +		err = f2fs_gc(sbi, true, false, NULL_SEGNO);
> >>> +		if (err && err != -ENODATA && err != -EAGAIN)
> >>> +			goto out_err;
> >>
> >> To grab enough free space?
> >>
> >> Shouldn't we call
> >>
> >> 	if (has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, 0, 0)) {
> >> 		mutex_lock(&sbi->gc_mutex);
> >> 		f2fs_gc(sbi, false, false, NULL_SEGNO);
> >> 	}
> > 
> > The above calls gc all the time. Do we need this?
> 
> Hmmm... my concern is why we need to run foreground GC even if there is enough
> free space..

In order to get the free segment easily?

> 
> > 
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> +		down_write(&sbi->pin_sem);
> >>> +		map.m_seg_type = CURSEG_COLD_DATA_PINNED;
> >>> +		f2fs_allocate_new_segments(sbi, CURSEG_COLD_DATA);
> >>> +		err = f2fs_map_blocks(inode, &map, 1, F2FS_GET_BLOCK_PRE_DIO);
> >>> +		up_write(&sbi->pin_sem);
> >>> +
> >>> +		done += map.m_len;
> >>> +		len -= map.m_len;
> >>> +		map.m_lblk += map.m_len;
> >>> +		if (!err && len)
> >>> +			goto next_alloc;
> >>> +
> >>> +		map.m_len = done;
> >>> +	} else {
> >>> +		err = f2fs_map_blocks(inode, &map, 1, F2FS_GET_BLOCK_PRE_AIO);
> >>> +	}
> >>> +out_err:
> >>>  	if (err) {
> >>>  		pgoff_t last_off;
> >>>  
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
> >>> index 783773e4560d..76477f71d4ee 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
> >>> @@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static int recover_data(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct list_head *inode_list,
> >>>  		f2fs_put_page(page, 1);
> >>>  	}
> >>>  	if (!err)
> >>> -		f2fs_allocate_new_segments(sbi);
> >>> +		f2fs_allocate_new_segments(sbi, NO_CHECK_TYPE);
> >>>  	return err;
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> >>> index 25c750cd0272..253d72c2663c 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> >>> @@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ void allocate_segment_for_resize(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type,
> >>>  	up_read(&SM_I(sbi)->curseg_lock);
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>> -void f2fs_allocate_new_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> >>> +void f2fs_allocate_new_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type)
> >>>  {
> >>>  	struct curseg_info *curseg;
> >>>  	unsigned int old_segno;
> >>> @@ -2699,6 +2699,9 @@ void f2fs_allocate_new_segments(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> >>>  	down_write(&SIT_I(sbi)->sentry_lock);
> >>>  
> >>>  	for (i = CURSEG_HOT_DATA; i <= CURSEG_COLD_DATA; i++) {
> >>> +		if (type != NO_CHECK_TYPE && i != type)
> >>> +			continue;
> >>> +
> >>>  		curseg = CURSEG_I(sbi, i);
> >>>  		old_segno = curseg->segno;
> >>>  		SIT_I(sbi)->s_ops->allocate_segment(sbi, i, true);
> >>> @@ -3068,6 +3071,19 @@ void f2fs_allocate_data_block(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct page *page,
> >>>  {
> >>>  	struct sit_info *sit_i = SIT_I(sbi);
> >>>  	struct curseg_info *curseg = CURSEG_I(sbi, type);
> >>> +	bool put_pin_sem = false;
> >>> +
> >>> +	if (type == CURSEG_COLD_DATA) {
> >>> +		/* GC during CURSEG_COLD_DATA_PINNED allocation */
> >>> +		if (down_read_trylock(&sbi->pin_sem)) {
> >>> +			put_pin_sem = true;
> >>> +		} else {
> >>> +			type = CURSEG_WARM_DATA;
> >>> +			curseg = CURSEG_I(sbi, type);
> >>
> >> It will mix pending cold data into warm area... rather than recovering curseg to
> >> write pointer of last cold segment?
> >>
> >> I know maybe that fallocate aligned address could be corner case, but I guess
> >> there should be some better solutions can handle race case more effectively.
> >>
> >> One solution could be: allocating a virtual log header to select free segment as
> >> 2m-aligned space target.
> > 
> > I thought about that, but concluded to avoid too much changes.
> 
> We have an unupstreamed feature which is based on virtual log header, I can
> introduce that basic virtual log fwk, which can be used for aligned allocation
> and later new features, would you like to check that?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > 
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>> +		}
> >>> +	} else if (type == CURSEG_COLD_DATA_PINNED) {
> >>> +		type = CURSEG_COLD_DATA;
> >>> +	}
> >>>  
> >>>  	down_read(&SM_I(sbi)->curseg_lock);
> >>>  
> >>> @@ -3133,6 +3149,9 @@ void f2fs_allocate_data_block(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct page *page,
> >>>  	mutex_unlock(&curseg->curseg_mutex);
> >>>  
> >>>  	up_read(&SM_I(sbi)->curseg_lock);
> >>> +
> >>> +	if (put_pin_sem)
> >>> +		up_read(&sbi->pin_sem);
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>>  static void update_device_state(struct f2fs_io_info *fio)
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.h b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
> >>> index 325781a1ae4d..a95467b202ea 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.h
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
> >>> @@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ struct sit_entry_set {
> >>>   */
> >>>  static inline struct curseg_info *CURSEG_I(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int type)
> >>>  {
> >>> +	if (type == CURSEG_COLD_DATA_PINNED)
> >>> +		type = CURSEG_COLD_DATA;
> >>>  	return (struct curseg_info *)(SM_I(sbi)->curseg_array + type);
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> >>> index f320fd11db48..c02a47ce551b 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> >>> @@ -2853,6 +2853,7 @@ static void init_sb_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> >>>  	spin_lock_init(&sbi->dev_lock);
> >>>  
> >>>  	init_rwsem(&sbi->sb_lock);
> >>> +	init_rwsem(&sbi->pin_sem);
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>>  static int init_percpu_info(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
> >>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> >>> index b558b64a4c9c..f164959e4224 100644
> >>> --- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> >>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> >>> @@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ static ssize_t features_show(struct f2fs_attr *a,
> >>>  	if (f2fs_sb_has_casefold(sbi))
> >>>  		len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len, "%s%s",
> >>>  				len ? ", " : "", "casefold");
> >>> +	len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len, "%s%s",
> >>> +				len ? ", " : "", "pin_file");
> >>>  	len += snprintf(buf + len, PAGE_SIZE - len, "\n");
> >>>  	return len;
> >>>  }
> >>>
> > .
> >