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SubjectRe: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: run GCs synchronously given user requests
On 06/28, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> On 06/28, Chao Yu wrote:
> > On 2022/6/23 0:58, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > On 06/22, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > > On 2022/6/20 6:34, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > > > On 06/19, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > > > > On 2022/6/18 6:31, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > > > > > When users set GC_URGENT or GC_MID, they expected to do GCs right away.
> > > > > > > But, there's a condition to bypass it. Let's indicate we need to do now
> > > > > > > in the thread.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > .should_migrate_blocks is used to force migrating blocks in full
> > > > > > section, so what is the condition here? GC should not never select
> > > > > > a full section, right?
> > > > >
> > > > > I think it'll move a full section given .victim_segno is not NULL_SEGNO,
> > > > > as __get_victim will give a dirty segment all the time. wdyt?
> > > >
> > > > However, in gc_thread_fun() victim_segno is NULL_SEGNO all the time.
> > >
> > > What do you mean? The gc_thread thread sets NULL_SEGNO, which prevents
> > > from selecting the full section. But, f2fs_ioc_flush_device will set the
> > > segno to move, and f2fs_resize_fs calls do_garbage_collect directly.
> >
> > Yes, but I didn't get why this patch updates .should_migrate_blocks for
> > gc_thread_func() case? If this is added to avoid breaking from below condition,
> > I guess it's not necessary, since victim selected from gc_thread_func() will
> > always be dirty, so get_valid_blocks(sbi, segno, true) == BLKS_PER_SEC(sbi)
> > will be false anyway? or am I missing something?
>
> I lost the previous test. :( IIRC, once I set GC_URGENT_HIGH, I've seen that
> f2fs_gc couldn't migrate blocks quickly, even or never succeeded. And, I
> also suspected the below condition tho, if I give force_migrate, it
> simply worked. I just realized that that may be caused by large sections
> having non-2MB-aligned zone capacity. Will check it again, as I found
> some buggy flows in that case.

Let me drop this patch, since [1] series could fix the GC issue.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/20220628234733.3330502-1-jaegeuk@kernel.org/T/#t

>
> >
> > /*
> > * stop BG_GC if there is not enough free sections.
> > * Or, stop GC if the segment becomes fully valid caused by
> > * race condition along with SSR block allocation.
> > */
> > if ((gc_type == BG_GC && has_not_enough_free_secs(sbi, 0, 0)) ||
> > (!force_migrate && get_valid_blocks(sbi, segno, true) ==
> > BLKS_PER_SEC(sbi)))
> > return submitted;
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I guess .should_migrate_blocks should only be set to true for
> > > > F2FS_IOC_FLUSH_DEVICE/F2FS_IOC_RESIZE_FS case? rather than GC_URGENT or GC_MID
> > > > case? See commit 7dede88659df ("f2fs: fix to allow migrating fully valid segment").
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > fs/f2fs/gc.c | 8 ++++++--
> > > > > > > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > > > > > index d5fb426e0747..f4aa3c88118b 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > > > > > @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
> > > > > > > unsigned int wait_ms;
> > > > > > > struct f2fs_gc_control gc_control = {
> > > > > > > .victim_segno = NULL_SEGNO,
> > > > > > > - .should_migrate_blocks = false,
> > > > > > > .err_gc_skipped = false };
> > > > > > > wait_ms = gc_th->min_sleep_time;
> > > > > > > @@ -113,7 +112,10 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
> > > > > > > sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT_MID) {
> > > > > > > wait_ms = gc_th->urgent_sleep_time;
> > > > > > > f2fs_down_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
> > > > > > > + gc_control.should_migrate_blocks = true;
> > > > > > > goto do_gc;
> > > > > > > + } else {
> > > > > > > + gc_control.should_migrate_blocks = false;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > if (foreground) {
> > > > > > > @@ -139,7 +141,9 @@ static int gc_thread_func(void *data)
> > > > > > > if (!foreground)
> > > > > > > stat_inc_bggc_count(sbi->stat_info);
> > > > > > > - sync_mode = F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_SYNC;
> > > > > > > + sync_mode = F2FS_OPTION(sbi).bggc_mode == BGGC_MODE_SYNC ||
> > > > > > > + sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT_HIGH ||
> > > > > > > + sbi->gc_mode == GC_URGENT_MID;
> > > > > > > /* foreground GC was been triggered via f2fs_balance_fs() */
> > > > > > > if (foreground)
>
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