2008-03-19 19:32:22

by Aneesh Kumar K.V

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Subject: BUG with delayed allocation




2008-03-19 19:43:44

by Eric Sandeen

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Eric actually observed it yesterday. I am able to reproduce it locally.
> With delayed allocation we are observing wrong value of i_size.
>
> kenrel: 2.6.25-rc5 +
> With all the patches in the patch queue

...

I also see this with only:

patches/delalloc-vfs.patch
patches/delalloc-ext4.patch

applied.

-Eric

2008-03-20 00:47:07

by Mingming Cao

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 14:22 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Eric actually observed it yesterday. I am able to reproduce it locally.
> With delayed allocation we are observing wrong value of i_size.
>

The problem is current delalloc does not update on-disk i_size until
writeout time, the in-core i_size is updated though.

Could you try the following patch? It updates the i_disksize at the
write_end time.


Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <[email protected]>
---
fs/ext4/inode.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc5.orig/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:32:44.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:43:19.000000000 -0700
@@ -1355,6 +1355,43 @@ static int ext4_writeback_write_end(stru
return ret ? ret : copied;
}

+static int ext4_da_write_end(struct file *file,
+ struct address_space *mapping,
+ loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
+ struct page *page, void *fsdata)
+{
+ handle_t *handle;
+ struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
+ int needed_blocks = ext4_writepage_trans_blocks(inode);
+ int ret = 0, ret2;
+ loff_t new_i_size;
+
+ handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, needed_blocks);
+ if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+ unlock_page(page);
+ page_cache_release(page);
+ ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ new_i_size = pos + copied;
+ if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
+ EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
+
+ copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+ page, fsdata);
+ if (copied < 0)
+ ret = copied;
+
+ ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+ if (!ret)
+ ret = ret2;
+ unlock_page(page);
+ page_cache_release(page);
+
+ return ret ? ret : copied;
+}
+
static int ext4_journalled_write_end(struct file *file,
struct address_space *mapping,
loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
@@ -2020,7 +2057,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operat
.writepages = ext4_da_writepages,
.sync_page = block_sync_page,
.write_begin = ext4_da_write_begin,
- .write_end = generic_write_end,
+ .write_end = ext4_da_write_end,
.bmap = ext4_bmap,
.invalidatepage = ext4_da_invalidatepage,
.releasepage = ext4_releasepage,



2008-03-20 04:22:08

by Aneesh Kumar K.V

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

This mail didn't seem to reach the list.

-aneesh

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:02:55AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 09:42:13AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Eric actually observed it yesterday. I am able to reproduce it locally.
> > > With delayed allocation we are observing wrong value of i_size.
> > >
> > > kenrel: 2.6.25-rc5 +
> > > With all the patches in the patch queue
> >
> > ...
> >
> > I also see this with only:
> >
> > patches/delalloc-vfs.patch
> > patches/delalloc-ext4.patch
> >
> > applied.
>
> This one seems to work for me. Need to think a bit more about parallel
> truncate.
>
> -aneesh
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
> index 79930df..b74426d 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
> @@ -1488,6 +1488,43 @@ out:
>
> return ret;
> }
> +static int ext4_da_writepage(struct page *page,
> + struct writeback_control *wbc)
> +{
> + struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
> + handle_t *handle = NULL;
> + int ret = 0;
> + int err;
> +
> + if (ext4_journal_current_handle())
> + goto out_fail;
> +
> + handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, ext4_writepage_trans_blocks(inode));
> + if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
> + ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
> + goto out_fail;
> + }
> +
> + if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, NOBH) && ext4_should_writeback_data(inode))
> + ret = nobh_writepage(page, ext4_get_block, wbc);
> + else
> + ret = block_write_full_page(page, ext4_get_block, wbc);
> +
> + if (!ret && inode->i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) {
> + EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size;
> + ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
> + }
> +
> + err = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
> + if (!ret)
> + ret = err;
> + return ret;
> +
> +out_fail:
> + redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
> + unlock_page(page);
> + return ret;
> +}
>
> static int ext4_da_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
> struct writeback_control *wbc)
> @@ -2015,7 +2052,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operations ext4_journalled_aops = {
> static const struct address_space_operations ext4_da_aops = {
> .readpage = ext4_readpage,
> .readpages = ext4_readpages,
> - .writepage = ext4_writeback_writepage,
> + .writepage = ext4_da_writepage,
> .writepages = ext4_da_writepages,
> .sync_page = block_sync_page,
> .write_begin = ext4_da_write_begin,

2008-03-20 05:40:01

by Aneesh Kumar K.V

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:46:58PM -0700, Mingming Cao wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 14:22 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Eric actually observed it yesterday. I am able to reproduce it locally.
> > With delayed allocation we are observing wrong value of i_size.
> >
>
> The problem is current delalloc does not update on-disk i_size until
> writeout time, the in-core i_size is updated though.
>

ext4_da_writepages actually update the i_disksize during writeout time.
The writepage callback for delalloc was using ext4_writeback_writepage,
which didn't update the i_disksize. That is why some of the files have
correct size while some doesn't. I tested the below change and sent this
to list. But i appears vger dropped the mail to the list.


diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 79930df..b74426d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1488,6 +1488,43 @@ out:

return ret;
}
+static int ext4_da_writepage(struct page *page,
+ struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
+ handle_t *handle = NULL;
+ int ret = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ if (ext4_journal_current_handle())
+ goto out_fail;
+
+ handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, ext4_writepage_trans_blocks(inode));
+ if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
+ goto out_fail;
+ }
+
+ if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, NOBH) && ext4_should_writeback_data(inode))
+ ret = nobh_writepage(page, ext4_get_block, wbc);
+ else
+ ret = block_write_full_page(page, ext4_get_block, wbc);
+
+ if (!ret && inode->i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) {
+ EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size;
+ ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
+ }
+
+ err = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+ if (!ret)
+ ret = err;
+ return ret;
+
+out_fail:
+ redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+ unlock_page(page);
+ return ret;
+}

static int ext4_da_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
struct writeback_control *wbc)
@@ -2015,7 +2052,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operations ext4_journalled_aops = {
static const struct address_space_operations ext4_da_aops = {
.readpage = ext4_readpage,
.readpages = ext4_readpages,
- .writepage = ext4_writeback_writepage,
+ .writepage = ext4_da_writepage,
.writepages = ext4_da_writepages,
.sync_page = block_sync_page,
.write_begin = ext4_da_write_begin,

> Could you try the following patch? It updates the i_disksize at the
> write_end time.
>

I will test the patch and update you. BTW shouldn't we update
i_disksize only after actual block got allocated ?


>
> Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/ext4/inode.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> Index: linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.25-rc5.orig/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:32:44.000000000 -0700
> +++ linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:43:19.000000000 -0700
> @@ -1355,6 +1355,43 @@ static int ext4_writeback_write_end(stru
> return ret ? ret : copied;
> }
>
> +static int ext4_da_write_end(struct file *file,
> + struct address_space *mapping,
> + loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
> + struct page *page, void *fsdata)
> +{
> + handle_t *handle;
> + struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
> + int needed_blocks = ext4_writepage_trans_blocks(inode);
> + int ret = 0, ret2;
> + loff_t new_i_size;
> +
> + handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, needed_blocks);
> + if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
> + unlock_page(page);
> + page_cache_release(page);
> + ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + new_i_size = pos + copied;
> + if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
> + EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
> +
> + copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
> + page, fsdata);
> + if (copied < 0)
> + ret = copied;
> +
> + ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
> + if (!ret)
> + ret = ret2;
> + unlock_page(page);
> + page_cache_release(page);
> +
> + return ret ? ret : copied;
> +}
> +
> static int ext4_journalled_write_end(struct file *file,
> struct address_space *mapping,
> loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
> @@ -2020,7 +2057,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operat
> .writepages = ext4_da_writepages,
> .sync_page = block_sync_page,
> .write_begin = ext4_da_write_begin,
> - .write_end = generic_write_end,
> + .write_end = ext4_da_write_end,
> .bmap = ext4_bmap,
> .invalidatepage = ext4_da_invalidatepage,
> .releasepage = ext4_releasepage,
>
>

-aneesh

2008-03-20 17:29:58

by Mingming Cao

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 11:09 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:

> > Could you try the following patch? It updates the i_disksize at the
> > write_end time.
> >
>
> I will test the patch and update you. BTW shouldn't we update
> i_disksize only after actual block got allocated ?
>
>
Hmm...I am not 100% sure but I think we should not to change the
behavior that the on-disk inode size should be updated when write()
returns to user. Right now the in-memory inode size is updated, user
would expecting the same when they run e2fsck, but e2fsck reads inode
size from disk. Pushing the inode i_disksize update at the writeout
(allocation) time will cause the window that i_size is different than
the i_disksize being enlarged quite big.

Mingming
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <[email protected]>
> > ---
> > fs/ext4/inode.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > Index: linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.25-rc5.orig/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:32:44.000000000 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.25-rc5/fs/ext4/inode.c 2008-03-19 17:43:19.000000000 -0700
> > @@ -1355,6 +1355,43 @@ static int ext4_writeback_write_end(stru
> > return ret ? ret : copied;
> > }
> >
> > +static int ext4_da_write_end(struct file *file,
> > + struct address_space *mapping,
> > + loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
> > + struct page *page, void *fsdata)
> > +{
> > + handle_t *handle;
> > + struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
> > + int needed_blocks = ext4_writepage_trans_blocks(inode);
> > + int ret = 0, ret2;
> > + loff_t new_i_size;
> > +
> > + handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, needed_blocks);
> > + if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
> > + unlock_page(page);
> > + page_cache_release(page);
> > + ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > +
> > + new_i_size = pos + copied;
> > + if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
> > + EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
> > +
> > + copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
> > + page, fsdata);
> > + if (copied < 0)
> > + ret = copied;
> > +
> > + ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
> > + if (!ret)
> > + ret = ret2;
> > + unlock_page(page);
> > + page_cache_release(page);
> > +
> > + return ret ? ret : copied;
> > +}
> > +
> > static int ext4_journalled_write_end(struct file *file,
> > struct address_space *mapping,
> > loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
> > @@ -2020,7 +2057,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operat
> > .writepages = ext4_da_writepages,
> > .sync_page = block_sync_page,
> > .write_begin = ext4_da_write_begin,
> > - .write_end = generic_write_end,
> > + .write_end = ext4_da_write_end,
> > .bmap = ext4_bmap,
> > .invalidatepage = ext4_da_invalidatepage,
> > .releasepage = ext4_releasepage,
> >
> >
>
> -aneesh
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2008-03-20 17:56:34

by Aneesh Kumar K.V

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:29:50AM -0700, Mingming Cao wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 11:09 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
>
> > > Could you try the following patch? It updates the i_disksize at the
> > > write_end time.
> > >
> >
> > I will test the patch and update you. BTW shouldn't we update
> > i_disksize only after actual block got allocated ?
> >
> >
> Hmm...I am not 100% sure but I think we should not to change the
> behavior that the on-disk inode size should be updated when write()
> returns to user. Right now the in-memory inode size is updated, user
> would expecting the same when they run e2fsck, but e2fsck reads inode
> size from disk. Pushing the inode i_disksize update at the writeout
> (allocation) time will cause the window that i_size is different than
> the i_disksize being enlarged quite big.
>

If we are updating i_disksize during write_end and if we crash before actually
allocating the blocks e2fsck will find errors because the inode doesn't
really have that many blocks right ?


-aneesh

2008-03-20 23:55:22

by Andreas Dilger

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Subject: Re: BUG with delayed allocation

On Mar 20, 2008 23:26 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:29:50AM -0700, Mingming Cao wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 11:09 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> > > > Could you try the following patch? It updates the i_disksize at the
> > > > write_end time.
> > >
> > > I will test the patch and update you. BTW shouldn't we update
> > > i_disksize only after actual block got allocated ?
> >
> > Hmm...I am not 100% sure but I think we should not to change the
> > behavior that the on-disk inode size should be updated when write()
> > returns to user. Right now the in-memory inode size is updated, user
> > would expecting the same when they run e2fsck, but e2fsck reads inode
> > size from disk. Pushing the inode i_disksize update at the writeout
> > (allocation) time will cause the window that i_size is different than
> > the i_disksize being enlarged quite big.
>
> If we are updating i_disksize during write_end and if we crash before actually
> allocating the blocks e2fsck will find errors because the inode doesn't
> really have that many blocks right ?

No, it would just think the file is sparse and return \0 for the reads.

That said, I don't agree with Mingming - the i_disksize should only be
increased at the time the blocks are allocated on disk and not when the
file is extended in memory. Even if the window where i_size is different
than i_disksize is large, this is only important after a crash, and at
that time ordered mode users want the file to have a shorter i_disksize
and the file contains only valid data, instead of the extended i_size
but the file contains \0 bytes at the end.

Cheers, Andreas
--
Andreas Dilger
Sr. Staff Engineer, Lustre Group
Sun Microsystems of Canada, Inc.