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Date:	Sun, 22 Jun 2014 22:36:21 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH] ext4: remove metadata reservation checks

Commit 27dd43854227b ("ext4: introduce reserved space") reserves 2% of
the file system space to make sure metadata allocations will always
succeed.  Given that, tracking the reservation of metadata blocks is
no longer necessary.

Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
---
 fs/ext4/balloc.c  |  1 -
 fs/ext4/ext4.h    |  1 -
 fs/ext4/extents.c |  3 +-
 fs/ext4/inode.c   | 93 +++----------------------------------------------------
 fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 15 +--------
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/balloc.c b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
index 0762d14..807071d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ ext4_fsblk_t ext4_new_meta_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	if (!(*errp) &&
 	    ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_DELALLOC_RESERVED)) {
 		spin_lock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
-		EXT4_I(inode)->i_allocated_meta_blocks += ar.len;
 		spin_unlock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
 		dquot_alloc_block_nofail(inode,
 				EXT4_C2B(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb), ar.len));
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 7cc5a0e..d35c78c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ enum {
 #define EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NO_QUOT_UPDATE	0x0008
 #define EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NOFREE_FIRST_CLUSTER	0x0010
 #define EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NOFREE_LAST_CLUSTER	0x0020
-#define EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_RESERVE		0x0040
 
 /*
  * ioctl commands
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 4da228a..b30172d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -1808,8 +1808,7 @@ static void ext4_ext_try_to_merge_up(handle_t *handle,
 
 	brelse(path[1].p_bh);
 	ext4_free_blocks(handle, inode, NULL, blk, 1,
-			 EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_METADATA | EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_FORGET |
-			 EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_RESERVE);
+			 EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_METADATA | EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_FORGET);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 8a06473..4ccb624 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -357,35 +357,10 @@ void ext4_da_update_reserve_space(struct inode *inode,
 		used = ei->i_reserved_data_blocks;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks > ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks)) {
-		ext4_warning(inode->i_sb, "ino %lu, allocated %d "
-			"with only %d reserved metadata blocks "
-			"(releasing %d blocks with reserved %d data blocks)",
-			inode->i_ino, ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks,
-			     ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks, used,
-			     ei->i_reserved_data_blocks);
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks = ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks;
-	}
-
 	/* Update per-inode reservations */
 	ei->i_reserved_data_blocks -= used;
-	ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks -= ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks;
-	percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter,
-			   used + ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks);
-	ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks = 0;
+	percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter, used);
 
-	if (ei->i_reserved_data_blocks == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * We can release all of the reserved metadata blocks
-		 * only when we have written all of the delayed
-		 * allocation blocks.
-		 */
-		percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter,
-				   ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
-		ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks = 0;
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len = 0;
-	}
 	spin_unlock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
 
 	/* Update quota subsystem for data blocks */
@@ -1232,35 +1207,6 @@ static int ext4_da_reserve_metadata(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblock)
 	ext4_lblk_t save_last_lblock;
 	int save_len;
 
-	/*
-	 * recalculate the amount of metadata blocks to reserve
-	 * in order to allocate nrblocks
-	 * worse case is one extent per block
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
-	/*
-	 * ext4_calc_metadata_amount() has side effects, which we have
-	 * to be prepared undo if we fail to claim space.
-	 */
-	save_len = ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len;
-	save_last_lblock = ei->i_da_metadata_calc_last_lblock;
-	md_needed = EXT4_NUM_B2C(sbi,
-				 ext4_calc_metadata_amount(inode, lblock));
-	trace_ext4_da_reserve_space(inode, md_needed);
-
-	/*
-	 * We do still charge estimated metadata to the sb though;
-	 * we cannot afford to run out of free blocks.
-	 */
-	if (ext4_claim_free_clusters(sbi, md_needed, 0)) {
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len = save_len;
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_last_lblock = save_last_lblock;
-		spin_unlock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
-		return -ENOSPC;
-	}
-	ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks += md_needed;
-	spin_unlock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
-
 	return 0;       /* success */
 }
 
@@ -1295,25 +1241,15 @@ static int ext4_da_reserve_space(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblock)
 	 * ext4_calc_metadata_amount() has side effects, which we have
 	 * to be prepared undo if we fail to claim space.
 	 */
-	save_len = ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len;
-	save_last_lblock = ei->i_da_metadata_calc_last_lblock;
-	md_needed = EXT4_NUM_B2C(sbi,
-				 ext4_calc_metadata_amount(inode, lblock));
-	trace_ext4_da_reserve_space(inode, md_needed);
+	md_needed = 0;
+	trace_ext4_da_reserve_space(inode, 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * We do still charge estimated metadata to the sb though;
-	 * we cannot afford to run out of free blocks.
-	 */
-	if (ext4_claim_free_clusters(sbi, md_needed + 1, 0)) {
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len = save_len;
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_last_lblock = save_last_lblock;
+	if (ext4_claim_free_clusters(sbi, 1, 0)) {
 		spin_unlock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
 		dquot_release_reservation_block(inode, EXT4_C2B(sbi, 1));
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 	ei->i_reserved_data_blocks++;
-	ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks += md_needed;
 	spin_unlock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
 
 	return 0;       /* success */
@@ -1346,20 +1282,6 @@ static void ext4_da_release_space(struct inode *inode, int to_free)
 	}
 	ei->i_reserved_data_blocks -= to_free;
 
-	if (ei->i_reserved_data_blocks == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * We can release all of the reserved metadata blocks
-		 * only when we have written all of the delayed
-		 * allocation blocks.
-		 * Note that in case of bigalloc, i_reserved_meta_blocks,
-		 * i_reserved_data_blocks, etc. refer to number of clusters.
-		 */
-		percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter,
-				   ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
-		ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks = 0;
-		ei->i_da_metadata_calc_len = 0;
-	}
-
 	/* update fs dirty data blocks counter */
 	percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter, to_free);
 
@@ -1500,10 +1422,6 @@ static void ext4_print_free_blocks(struct inode *inode)
 	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_CRIT, "Block reservation details");
 	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_CRIT, "i_reserved_data_blocks=%u",
 		 ei->i_reserved_data_blocks);
-	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_CRIT, "i_reserved_meta_blocks=%u",
-	       ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
-	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_CRIT, "i_allocated_meta_blocks=%u",
-	       ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -2843,8 +2761,7 @@ int ext4_alloc_da_blocks(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	trace_ext4_alloc_da_blocks(inode);
 
-	if (!EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks &&
-	    !EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks)
+	if (!EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 59e3162..4503b8f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -4619,7 +4619,6 @@ void ext4_free_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	struct buffer_head *gd_bh;
 	ext4_group_t block_group;
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi;
-	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
 	struct ext4_buddy e4b;
 	unsigned int count_clusters;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -4830,19 +4829,7 @@ do_more:
 			     &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_clusters);
 	}
 
-	if (flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_RESERVE && ei->i_reserved_data_blocks) {
-		percpu_counter_add(&sbi->s_dirtyclusters_counter,
-				   count_clusters);
-		spin_lock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
-		if (flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_METADATA)
-			ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks += count_clusters;
-		else
-			ei->i_reserved_data_blocks += count_clusters;
-		spin_unlock(&ei->i_block_reservation_lock);
-		if (!(flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NO_QUOT_UPDATE))
-			dquot_reclaim_block(inode,
-					EXT4_C2B(sbi, count_clusters));
-	} else if (!(flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NO_QUOT_UPDATE))
+	if (!(flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NO_QUOT_UPDATE))
 		dquot_free_block(inode, EXT4_C2B(sbi, count_clusters));
 	percpu_counter_add(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter, count_clusters);
 
-- 
2.0.0

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