2019-06-21 18:02:03

by Jaegeuk Kim

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Subject: [PATCH] f2fs: add wsync_mode for sysfs entry

From: Jaegeuk Kim <[email protected]>

This add one sysfs entry to control REQ_SYNC/REQ_BACKGROUND for write bios
for data page writes.

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs | 7 +++++++
Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt | 4 ++++
fs/f2fs/data.c | 3 +--
fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 12 ++++++++++++
fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 2 ++
5 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
index dca326e0ee3e..d3eca3eb3214 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
@@ -251,3 +251,10 @@ Description:
If checkpoint=disable, it displays the number of blocks that are unusable.
If checkpoint=enable it displays the enumber of blocks that would be unusable
if checkpoint=disable were to be set.
+
+What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/wsync_mode
+Date June 2019
+Contact: "Jaegeuk Kim" <[email protected]>
+Description:
+ 0 gives no change. 1 assigns all the data writes with REQ_SYNC.
+ 2 does REQ_BACKGROUND instead.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
index bebd1be3ba49..81c529801a88 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ Files in /sys/fs/f2fs/<devname>
that would be unusable if checkpoint=disable were
to be set.

+ wsync_mode 0 is by default. 1 gives REQ_SYNC for all the data
+ writes. 2 gives REQ_BACKGROUND for all. This can
+ used for the performance tuning purpose.
+
================================================================================
USAGE
================================================================================
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index f4e1672bd96e..18c73a1fdef3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
#include <linux/f2fs_fs.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
#include <linux/mpage.h>
-#include <linux/writeback.h>
#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
#include <linux/pagevec.h>
#include <linux/blkdev.h>
@@ -2021,7 +2020,7 @@ static int __write_data_page(struct page *page, bool *submitted,
.ino = inode->i_ino,
.type = DATA,
.op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
- .op_flags = wbc_to_write_flags(wbc),
+ .op_flags = f2fs_wbc_to_write_flags(sbi, wbc),
.old_blkaddr = NULL_ADDR,
.page = page,
.encrypted_page = NULL,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 2be2b16573c3..1cc46a6dc340 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/page-flags.h>
#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/crc32.h>
#include <linux/magic.h>
@@ -1264,6 +1265,7 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {

/* writeback control */
atomic_t wb_sync_req[META]; /* count # of WB_SYNC threads */
+ int wsync_mode; /* write mode */

/* valid inode count */
struct percpu_counter total_valid_inode_count;
@@ -3631,6 +3633,16 @@ static inline void set_opt_mode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned int mt)
}
}

+static inline int f2fs_wbc_to_write_flags(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
+ struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+ if (sbi->wsync_mode == 1)
+ return REQ_SYNC;
+ if (sbi->wsync_mode == 2)
+ return REQ_BACKGROUND;
+ return wbc_to_write_flags(wbc);
+}
+
static inline bool f2fs_may_encrypt(struct inode *inode)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index 3aeacd0aacfd..e3c164d921a1 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(lifetime_write_kbytes);
F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(features);
F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(current_reserved_blocks);
F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(unusable);
+F2FS_RW_ATTR(F2FS_SBI, f2fs_sb_info, wsync_mode, wsync_mode);

#ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
F2FS_FEATURE_RO_ATTR(encryption, FEAT_CRYPTO);
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ static struct attribute *f2fs_attrs[] = {
ATTR_LIST(features),
ATTR_LIST(reserved_blocks),
ATTR_LIST(current_reserved_blocks),
+ ATTR_LIST(wsync_mode),
NULL,
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(f2fs);
--
2.19.0.605.g01d371f741-goog


2019-06-24 01:47:45

by Chao Yu

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Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: add wsync_mode for sysfs entry

On 2019/6/22 2:01, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> From: Jaegeuk Kim <[email protected]>
>
> This add one sysfs entry to control REQ_SYNC/REQ_BACKGROUND for write bios
> for data page writes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <[email protected]>
> ---
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs | 7 +++++++
> Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt | 4 ++++
> fs/f2fs/data.c | 3 +--
> fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 12 ++++++++++++
> fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 2 ++
> 5 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> index dca326e0ee3e..d3eca3eb3214 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> @@ -251,3 +251,10 @@ Description:
> If checkpoint=disable, it displays the number of blocks that are unusable.
> If checkpoint=enable it displays the enumber of blocks that would be unusable
> if checkpoint=disable were to be set.
> +
> +What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/wsync_mode
> +Date June 2019
> +Contact: "Jaegeuk Kim" <[email protected]>

[email protected] ?

> +Description:
> + 0 gives no change. 1 assigns all the data writes with REQ_SYNC.
> + 2 does REQ_BACKGROUND instead.
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
> index bebd1be3ba49..81c529801a88 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
> @@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ Files in /sys/fs/f2fs/<devname>
> that would be unusable if checkpoint=disable were
> to be set.
>
> + wsync_mode 0 is by default. 1 gives REQ_SYNC for all the data
> + writes. 2 gives REQ_BACKGROUND for all. This can
> + used for the performance tuning purpose.

It looks so hacking. :P

Could you please explain more about this idea, I'm confused in which scenario it
can improve performance.

Thanks,

> +
> ================================================================================
> USAGE
> ================================================================================
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> index f4e1672bd96e..18c73a1fdef3 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
> #include <linux/f2fs_fs.h>
> #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
> #include <linux/mpage.h>
> -#include <linux/writeback.h>
> #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
> #include <linux/pagevec.h>
> #include <linux/blkdev.h>
> @@ -2021,7 +2020,7 @@ static int __write_data_page(struct page *page, bool *submitted,
> .ino = inode->i_ino,
> .type = DATA,
> .op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
> - .op_flags = wbc_to_write_flags(wbc),
> + .op_flags = f2fs_wbc_to_write_flags(sbi, wbc),
> .old_blkaddr = NULL_ADDR,
> .page = page,
> .encrypted_page = NULL,
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> index 2be2b16573c3..1cc46a6dc340 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
> #include <linux/types.h>
> #include <linux/page-flags.h>
> #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
> +#include <linux/writeback.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> #include <linux/crc32.h>
> #include <linux/magic.h>
> @@ -1264,6 +1265,7 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
>
> /* writeback control */
> atomic_t wb_sync_req[META]; /* count # of WB_SYNC threads */
> + int wsync_mode; /* write mode */
>
> /* valid inode count */
> struct percpu_counter total_valid_inode_count;
> @@ -3631,6 +3633,16 @@ static inline void set_opt_mode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned int mt)
> }
> }
>
> +static inline int f2fs_wbc_to_write_flags(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> + struct writeback_control *wbc)
> +{
> + if (sbi->wsync_mode == 1)
> + return REQ_SYNC;
> + if (sbi->wsync_mode == 2)
> + return REQ_BACKGROUND;
> + return wbc_to_write_flags(wbc);
> +}
> +
> static inline bool f2fs_may_encrypt(struct inode *inode)
> {
> #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> index 3aeacd0aacfd..e3c164d921a1 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> @@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(lifetime_write_kbytes);
> F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(features);
> F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(current_reserved_blocks);
> F2FS_GENERAL_RO_ATTR(unusable);
> +F2FS_RW_ATTR(F2FS_SBI, f2fs_sb_info, wsync_mode, wsync_mode);
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
> F2FS_FEATURE_RO_ATTR(encryption, FEAT_CRYPTO);
> @@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ static struct attribute *f2fs_attrs[] = {
> ATTR_LIST(features),
> ATTR_LIST(reserved_blocks),
> ATTR_LIST(current_reserved_blocks),
> + ATTR_LIST(wsync_mode),
> NULL,
> };
> ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(f2fs);
>

2019-06-24 14:15:15

by Christoph Hellwig

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Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: add wsync_mode for sysfs entry

Moreover if it makes sense it should be a generic setting. Please
Cc Jens who added REQ_BACKGROUND and linux-mm to the cc list so that
we can have a good discussion.