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Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: support aligned pinned file
To:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
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From:   Chao Yu <yuchao0@huawei.com>
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Date:   Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:27:23 +0800
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On 2019/10/31 0:09, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> 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?

However, I doubt arbitrary foreground GC with greedy algorithm will ruin
hot/cold data separation, actually, for sufficient free segment case, it's
unnecessary to call FGGC.

Thanks,

> 
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> +
>>>>> +		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;
>>>>>  }
>>>>>
>>> .
>>>
> .
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