Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v4] f2fs: introduce fragment allocation mode mount option

From: Daeho Jeong
Date: Sat Sep 04 2021 - 00:40:30 EST


> As a per curseg field.
>
> > Maybe, we run into the same race condition issue you told before for
> > fragment_remained_chunk.
> > Could you clarify this more?
>
> e.g.
>
> F2FS_OPTION(sbi).fs_mode = FS_MODE_FRAGMENT_FIXED_BLK
> fragment_chunk_size = 384
> fragment_hole_size = 384
>
> When creating hole:
>
> - f2fs_allocate_data_block
> - __refresh_next_blkoff
> chunk locates in [0, 383] of current segment
> seg->next_blkoff = 384
> sbi->fragment_remained_chunk = 0
> then we will reset sbi->fragment_remained_chunk to 384
> and move seg->next_blkoff forward to 768 (384 + 384)
> - __has_curseg_space() returns false
> - allocate_segment() allocates new current segment
>
> So, for such case that hole may cross two segments, hole size may be truncated
> to left size of previous segment.

First, sbi->fragment_remained_chunk should be seg->fragment_remained_chunk.
I understand what you mean, so you mean we need to take the leftover
"hole" size over to the next segment?
In the example, the leftover hole size will be (384 - (512-384)). Do
you want to take this over to the next segment?