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[RFC,1/3] ext4:Add a function merging extent right and left.

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Yongqiang Yang April 14, 2011, 5:40 a.m. UTC
1] Rename ext4_ext_try_to_merge() to ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right().

2] Add a new function ext4_ext_try_to_merge() which tries to merge
   an extent both left and right.

3] Use the new function in ext4_ext_convert_unwritten_endio() and
   ext4_ext_insert_extent().

Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
---
 fs/ext4/extents.c |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

Comments

Mingming Cao April 14, 2011, 7:03 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 22:40 -0700, Yongqiang Yang wrote:
> 1] Rename ext4_ext_try_to_merge() to ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right().
> 
> 2] Add a new function ext4_ext_try_to_merge() which tries to merge
>    an extent both left and right.
> 
> 3] Use the new function in ext4_ext_convert_unwritten_endio() and
>    ext4_ext_insert_extent().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/extents.c |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>  1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> index dd2cb50..11f30d2 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> @@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ ext4_can_extents_be_merged(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ex1,
>   * Returns 0 if the extents (ex and ex+1) were _not_ merged and returns
>   * 1 if they got merged.
>   */
> -static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(struct inode *inode,
>  				 struct ext4_ext_path *path,
>  				 struct ext4_extent *ex)
>  {
> @@ -1603,6 +1603,31 @@ static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
>  }
> 
>  /*
> + * This function tries to merge the @ex extent to neighbours in the tree.
> + * return 1 if merge left else 0.
> + */
> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
> +				  struct ext4_ext_path *path,
> +				  struct ext4_extent *ex) {
> +	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
> +	unsigned int depth;
> +	int merge_done = 0;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	depth = ext_depth(inode);
> +	BUG_ON(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL);
> +	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
> +
> +	if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh))
> +		merge_done = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex - 1);
> +
> +	if (!merge_done)
> +		ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex);
> +

Is there any reason not to merge right after merge left? The old code
does both, I think.

> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/*
>   * check if a portion of the "newext" extent overlaps with an
>   * existing extent.
>   *
> @@ -3039,6 +3064,7 @@ fix_extent_len:
>  	ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
>  	return err;
>  }
> +
>  static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
>  					      struct inode *inode,
>  					      struct ext4_ext_path *path)
> @@ -3047,46 +3073,25 @@ static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
>  	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
>  	int depth;
>  	int err = 0;
> -	int ret = 0;
> 
>  	depth = ext_depth(inode);
>  	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
>  	ex = path[depth].p_ext;
> 
> +	ext_debug("ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio: inode %lu, logical"
> +		"block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
> +		(unsigned long long)le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
> +		ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex));
> +
>  	err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
>  	if (err)
>  		goto out;
>  	/* first mark the extent as initialized */
>  	ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
> 
> -	/*
> -	 * We have to see if it can be merged with the extent
> -	 * on the left.
> -	 */
> -	if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) {
> -		/*
> -		 * To merge left, pass "ex - 1" to try_to_merge(),
> -		 * since it merges towards right _only_.
> -		 */
> -		ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex - 1);
> -		if (ret) {
> -			err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
> -			if (err)
> -				goto out;
> -			depth = ext_depth(inode);
> -			ex--;
> -		}
> -	}
> -	/*
> -	 * Try to Merge towards right.
> -	 */
> -	ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
> -		if (err)
> -			goto out;
> -		depth = ext_depth(inode);
> -	}
> +	/* correct indexes is nt needed becasue borders are not changed */
> +	ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
> +

Ah, so you discovered an issue -- currently ext4 can't merge across the
index block borders. that's a pity. This might need to fix up,
especially with split is going to be heavily used in punch hole,
snapshots, direct IO handling holes.


>  	/* Mark modified extent as dirty */
>  	err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
>  out:


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Yongqiang Yang April 15, 2011, 1:12 a.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:03 AM, Mingming Cao <cmm@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 22:40 -0700, Yongqiang Yang wrote:
>> 1] Rename ext4_ext_try_to_merge() to ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right().
>>
>> 2] Add a new function ext4_ext_try_to_merge() which tries to merge
>>    an extent both left and right.
>>
>> 3] Use the new function in ext4_ext_convert_unwritten_endio() and
>>    ext4_ext_insert_extent().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  fs/ext4/extents.c |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>>  1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
>> index dd2cb50..11f30d2 100644
>> --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
>> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
>> @@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ ext4_can_extents_be_merged(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ex1,
>>   * Returns 0 if the extents (ex and ex+1) were _not_ merged and returns
>>   * 1 if they got merged.
>>   */
>> -static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
>> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(struct inode *inode,
>>                                struct ext4_ext_path *path,
>>                                struct ext4_extent *ex)
>>  {
>> @@ -1603,6 +1603,31 @@ static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
>>  }
>>
>>  /*
>> + * This function tries to merge the @ex extent to neighbours in the tree.
>> + * return 1 if merge left else 0.
>> + */
>> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
>> +                               struct ext4_ext_path *path,
>> +                               struct ext4_extent *ex) {
>> +     struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
>> +     unsigned int depth;
>> +     int merge_done = 0;
>> +     int ret = 0;
>> +
>> +     depth = ext_depth(inode);
>> +     BUG_ON(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL);
>> +     eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
>> +
>> +     if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh))
>> +             merge_done = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex - 1);
>> +
>> +     if (!merge_done)
>> +             ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex);
>> +
>
> Is there any reason not to merge right after merge left? The old code
> does both, I think.
What does merge left do?  Actually it does as merge right, it merge
ex-1 to right until no more merges can be done.  So if merge to right
happens then, ex,ex+1 has been tried to merge also.

>
>> +     return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>>   * check if a portion of the "newext" extent overlaps with an
>>   * existing extent.
>>   *
>> @@ -3039,6 +3064,7 @@ fix_extent_len:
>>       ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
>>       return err;
>>  }
>> +
>>  static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
>>                                             struct inode *inode,
>>                                             struct ext4_ext_path *path)
>> @@ -3047,46 +3073,25 @@ static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
>>       struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
>>       int depth;
>>       int err = 0;
>> -     int ret = 0;
>>
>>       depth = ext_depth(inode);
>>       eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
>>       ex = path[depth].p_ext;
>>
>> +     ext_debug("ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio: inode %lu, logical"
>> +             "block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
>> +             (unsigned long long)le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
>> +             ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex));
>> +
>>       err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
>>       if (err)
>>               goto out;
>>       /* first mark the extent as initialized */
>>       ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
>>
>> -     /*
>> -      * We have to see if it can be merged with the extent
>> -      * on the left.
>> -      */
>> -     if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) {
>> -             /*
>> -              * To merge left, pass "ex - 1" to try_to_merge(),
>> -              * since it merges towards right _only_.
>> -              */
>> -             ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex - 1);
>> -             if (ret) {
>> -                     err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
>> -                     if (err)
>> -                             goto out;
>> -                     depth = ext_depth(inode);
>> -                     ex--;
>> -             }
>> -     }
>> -     /*
>> -      * Try to Merge towards right.
>> -      */
>> -     ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
>> -     if (ret) {
>> -             err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
>> -             if (err)
>> -                     goto out;
>> -             depth = ext_depth(inode);
>> -     }
>> +     /* correct indexes is nt needed becasue borders are not changed */
>> +     ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
>> +
>
> Ah, so you discovered an issue -- currently ext4 can't merge across the
> index block borders. that's a pity. This might need to fix up,
Yes, currently borders are changed only in one case that storing an
extent to an empty leaf.

I think the patch which enable merging across index block should be
independent on these patches.


> especially with split is going to be heavily used in punch hole,
> snapshots, direct IO handling holes.
What does direct IO here refer to?  It seems I am missing something.

These patches involves ext4_ext_convrt_to_initialized() in buffer
write case, and split_unwritten_extents() and
convert_to_initialized_endio() in direct IO case.

>
>
>>       /* Mark modified extent as dirty */
>>       err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
>>  out:
>
>
>
Mingming Cao April 15, 2011, 4:39 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, 2011-04-15 at 09:12 +0800, Yongqiang Yang wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:03 AM, Mingming Cao <cmm@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 22:40 -0700, Yongqiang Yang wrote:
> >> 1] Rename ext4_ext_try_to_merge() to ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right().
> >>
> >> 2] Add a new function ext4_ext_try_to_merge() which tries to merge
> >>    an extent both left and right.
> >>
> >> 3] Use the new function in ext4_ext_convert_unwritten_endio() and
> >>    ext4_ext_insert_extent().
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Yongqiang Yang <xiaoqiangnk@gmail.com>
> >> ---
> >>  fs/ext4/extents.c |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> >>  1 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> >> index dd2cb50..11f30d2 100644
> >> --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
> >> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> >> @@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ ext4_can_extents_be_merged(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ex1,
> >>   * Returns 0 if the extents (ex and ex+1) were _not_ merged and returns
> >>   * 1 if they got merged.
> >>   */
> >> -static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
> >> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(struct inode *inode,
> >>                                struct ext4_ext_path *path,
> >>                                struct ext4_extent *ex)
> >>  {
> >> @@ -1603,6 +1603,31 @@ static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
> >>  }
> >>
> >>  /*
> >> + * This function tries to merge the @ex extent to neighbours in the tree.
> >> + * return 1 if merge left else 0.
> >> + */
> >> +static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
> >> +                               struct ext4_ext_path *path,
> >> +                               struct ext4_extent *ex) {
> >> +     struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
> >> +     unsigned int depth;
> >> +     int merge_done = 0;
> >> +     int ret = 0;
> >> +
> >> +     depth = ext_depth(inode);
> >> +     BUG_ON(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL);
> >> +     eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
> >> +
> >> +     if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh))
> >> +             merge_done = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex - 1);
> >> +
> >> +     if (!merge_done)
> >> +             ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex);
> >> +
> >
> > Is there any reason not to merge right after merge left? The old code
> > does both, I think.
> What does merge left do?  Actually it does as merge right, it merge
> ex-1 to right until no more merges can be done.  So if merge to right
> happens then, ex,ex+1 has been tried to merge also.
> 

Yep, you are right, the merge is always merge toward right. 

> >
> >> +     return ret;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/*
> >>   * check if a portion of the "newext" extent overlaps with an
> >>   * existing extent.
> >>   *
> >> @@ -3039,6 +3064,7 @@ fix_extent_len:
> >>       ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
> >>       return err;
> >>  }
> >> +
> >>  static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
> >>                                             struct inode *inode,
> >>                                             struct ext4_ext_path *path)
> >> @@ -3047,46 +3073,25 @@ static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
> >>       struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
> >>       int depth;
> >>       int err = 0;
> >> -     int ret = 0;
> >>
> >>       depth = ext_depth(inode);
> >>       eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
> >>       ex = path[depth].p_ext;
> >>
> >> +     ext_debug("ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio: inode %lu, logical"
> >> +             "block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
> >> +             (unsigned long long)le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
> >> +             ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex));
> >> +
> >>       err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
> >>       if (err)
> >>               goto out;
> >>       /* first mark the extent as initialized */
> >>       ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
> >>
> >> -     /*
> >> -      * We have to see if it can be merged with the extent
> >> -      * on the left.
> >> -      */
> >> -     if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) {
> >> -             /*
> >> -              * To merge left, pass "ex - 1" to try_to_merge(),
> >> -              * since it merges towards right _only_.
> >> -              */
> >> -             ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex - 1);
> >> -             if (ret) {
> >> -                     err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
> >> -                     if (err)
> >> -                             goto out;
> >> -                     depth = ext_depth(inode);
> >> -                     ex--;
> >> -             }
> >> -     }
> >> -     /*
> >> -      * Try to Merge towards right.
> >> -      */
> >> -     ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
> >> -     if (ret) {
> >> -             err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
> >> -             if (err)
> >> -                     goto out;
> >> -             depth = ext_depth(inode);
> >> -     }
> >> +     /* correct indexes is nt needed becasue borders are not changed */
> >> +     ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
> >> +
> >
> > Ah, so you discovered an issue -- currently ext4 can't merge across the
> > index block borders. that's a pity. This might need to fix up,
> Yes, currently borders are changed only in one case that storing an
> extent to an empty leaf.
> 
> I think the patch which enable merging across index block should be
> independent on these patches.
> 

Sure.

> 
> > especially with split is going to be heavily used in punch hole,
> > snapshots, direct IO handling holes.
> What does direct IO here refer to?  It seems I am missing something.
> 
> These patches involves ext4_ext_convrt_to_initialized() in buffer
> write case, and split_unwritten_extents() and
> convert_to_initialized_endio() in direct IO case.
> 

The plit_unwritten_extents() and convert_to_initialized_endio() were
added to support direct IO on holes/fallocated space. That's what I am
referring to above.

> >
> >
> >>       /* Mark modified extent as dirty */
> >>       err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
> >>  out:
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 


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Patch

diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index dd2cb50..11f30d2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@  ext4_can_extents_be_merged(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ex1,
  * Returns 0 if the extents (ex and ex+1) were _not_ merged and returns
  * 1 if they got merged.
  */
-static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
+static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(struct inode *inode,
 				 struct ext4_ext_path *path,
 				 struct ext4_extent *ex)
 {
@@ -1603,6 +1603,31 @@  static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
 }
 
 /*
+ * This function tries to merge the @ex extent to neighbours in the tree.
+ * return 1 if merge left else 0.
+ */
+static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
+				  struct ext4_ext_path *path,
+				  struct ext4_extent *ex) {
+	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
+	unsigned int depth;
+	int merge_done = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	depth = ext_depth(inode);
+	BUG_ON(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL);
+	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
+
+	if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh))
+		merge_done = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex - 1);
+
+	if (!merge_done)
+		ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
  * check if a portion of the "newext" extent overlaps with an
  * existing extent.
  *
@@ -3039,6 +3064,7 @@  fix_extent_len:
 	ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
 	return err;
 }
+
 static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
 					      struct inode *inode,
 					      struct ext4_ext_path *path)
@@ -3047,46 +3073,25 @@  static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
 	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
 	int depth;
 	int err = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	depth = ext_depth(inode);
 	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
 	ex = path[depth].p_ext;
 
+	ext_debug("ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio: inode %lu, logical"
+		"block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
+		(unsigned long long)le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
+		ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex));
+
 	err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	/* first mark the extent as initialized */
 	ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
 
-	/*
-	 * We have to see if it can be merged with the extent
-	 * on the left.
-	 */
-	if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) {
-		/*
-		 * To merge left, pass "ex - 1" to try_to_merge(),
-		 * since it merges towards right _only_.
-		 */
-		ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex - 1);
-		if (ret) {
-			err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
-			if (err)
-				goto out;
-			depth = ext_depth(inode);
-			ex--;
-		}
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Try to Merge towards right.
-	 */
-	ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
-	if (ret) {
-		err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-		depth = ext_depth(inode);
-	}
+	/* correct indexes is nt needed becasue borders are not changed */
+	ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
+
 	/* Mark modified extent as dirty */
 	err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
 out: