Message-ID: <20080604042325.GB22348@skywalker>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:53:25 +0530
From:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] ext4: delalloc  block reservation fix

On Tue, Jun 03, 2008 at 07:13:41PM -0700, Mingming Cao wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 01:48 +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote: 
> > a) We need to decrement the meta data blocks that got allocated
> > from percpu s_freeblocks_counter
> > 
> With the original patch, reserved metadata but unused meta data blocks
> are got released when block allocation is done, isn't it? comments below
> in the code ...
> 
> > b) We need to protect the reservation block counter so that
> > reserve and release space doesn't race each other.
> > 
> 
> Yeah I was aware of this, just still trying to decide whether it worth a
> lock for these two counters or use atmoc_t . I guess using a lock to
> protect is more accurate.

How would atomic_t protect that ? We need to make sure in the below
sequence

total = EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks + nrblocks;
mdblocks = ext4_ext_calc_metadata_amount(inode, total);
BUG_ON(mdblocks < EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks);

we don't change the value of EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks
after we calculate total. I actually hit that BUG_ON  above and that is
what made me add the spin_lock.

> 
> > c) don't check for free space in ext4_mb_new_blocks with delalloc
> > We already reserved the space.
> > 
> 
> Yep, that's a bug. The fix looks right, thanks.
> 
> > e) Don't release space for block allocation from fallocate space.
> > We don't  reserve space for them
> > 
> 
> That a bug too, but the fix is not quit right, comments below..
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> >  fs/ext4/balloc.c  |    9 +++++++++
> >  fs/ext4/ext4_i.h  |    2 ++
> >  fs/ext4/inode.c   |   39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> >  fs/ext4/mballoc.c |    7 ++++++-
> >  fs/ext4/super.c   |    2 ++
> >  5 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/fs/ext4/balloc.c b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
> > index 71b184c..bd18ceb 100644
> > --- a/fs/ext4/balloc.c
> > +++ b/fs/ext4/balloc.c
> > @@ -1959,6 +1959,15 @@ ext4_fsblk_t ext4_new_meta_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
> >  	ar.goal = goal;
> >  	ar.len = 1;
> >  	ret = ext4_mb_new_blocks(handle, &ar, errp);
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Account for the allocated meta blocks
> > +	 */
> > +	if (!(*errp)) {
> > +		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);
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	return ret;
> >  }
> >  ext4_fsblk_t ext4_new_meta_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
> > diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
> > index 425518e..3d08e5b 100644
> > --- a/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
> > +++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_i.h
> > @@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ struct ext4_inode_info {
> >  	/* allocation reservation info for delalloc */
> >  	unsigned long i_reserved_data_blocks;
> >  	unsigned long i_reserved_meta_blocks;
> > +	unsigned long i_allocated_meta_blocks;
> >  	unsigned short i_delalloc_reserved_flag;
> > +	spinlock_t i_block_reservation_lock;
> >  };
> > 
> >  #endif	/* _EXT4_I */
> > diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
> > index 1695ecc..787ce99 100644
> > --- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
> > +++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
> > @@ -1426,11 +1426,12 @@ static int ext4_da_reserve_space(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks)
> >         struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
> >         unsigned long md_needed, mdblocks, total = 0;
> > 
> > -       /*
> > -        * calculate the amount of metadata blocks to reserve
> > -	* in order to allocate nrblocks
> > -	* worse case is one extent per block
> > -	*/
> > +	/*
> > +	 * recalculate the amount of metadata blocks to reserve
> > +	 * in order to allocate nrblocks
> > +	 * worse case is one extent per block
> > +	 */
> > +	spin_lock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
> >  	total = EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks + nrblocks;
> >  	mdblocks = ext4_ext_calc_metadata_amount(inode, total);
> >  	BUG_ON(mdblocks < EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
> > @@ -1438,42 +1439,51 @@ static int ext4_da_reserve_space(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks)
> >  	md_needed = mdblocks - EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks;
> >  	total = md_needed + nrblocks;
> > 
> > -	if (ext4_has_free_blocks(sbi, total) < total)
> > +	if (ext4_has_free_blocks(sbi, total) < total) {
> > +		spin_unlock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
> >  		return -ENOSPC;
> > +	}
> > 
> >  	/* reduce fs free blocks counter */
> >  	percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter, total);
> > 
> >  	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks += nrblocks;
> > -	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks += md_needed;
> > +	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks = mdblocks;
> > 
> > +	spin_unlock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
> >  	return 0;       /* success */
> >  }
> > 
> >  void ext4_da_release_space(struct inode *inode, int used, int to_free)
> >  {
> >  	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
> > -	int total, mdb, release;
> > +	int total, mdb, mdb_free, release;
> > 
> > -	/* calculate the number of metablocks still need to be reserved */
> > +	spin_lock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
> > +	/* recalculate the number of metablocks still need to be reserved */
> >  	total = EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks - used - to_free;
> 
> Okay, here is the part I guess you got confused (due to confused
> variable name I agree, will fix that next) 
> 
> >  	mdb = ext4_ext_calc_metadata_amount(inode, total);
> > 
> This calculate the number of metadata need to reserve in order to
> allocate "total" number of blocks. total is the the number of data
> blocks that are reserved but remains unallocated by now.
> 
> >  	/* figure out how many metablocks to release */
> >  	BUG_ON(mdb > EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
> > -	mdb = EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks - mdb;
> 
> Okay, above trying to figure out how many extra metadata this inode have
> reserved that need to be free(due to some allocation finished), by
> calculate the delta of how many we have reserved for metadata before the
> allocation, and  how many we still need for future allocation (that
> already have reserved blocks) after the just finished allocation from
> ext4_da_get_block_write().
> 
> > +	mdb_free = EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks - mdb;
> > +
> 
> actually with your change, mdb_free becomes the number of blocks that
> need to be reserved incorrectly, right?
> 
> I hope this helps clarify things..


So first we have 10 blocks and we needed x meta-data block for that
Now I add the 10 blocks and we need x+y (for 20 blocks). I successfully
allocated 10 blocks and this needed z blocks of meta-data. That means
the number of blocks remaining is 10 and the meta-data needed for that is x.
Now the mdb_free would be

		mdb_free = x+y - x;
		mdb_free = y;

So we are freeing y meta-block. But really we allocated z meta-data
blocks. The patch was to make sure we account for the allocated z
meta-data blocks. So with the patch we have

		mdb_free = y - z;

> 
> > +	/* Account for allocated meta_blocks */
> > +	mdb_free -= EXT4_I(inode)->i_allocated_meta_blocks;
> > 
> > -	release = to_free + mdb;
> > +	release = to_free + mdb_free;
> > 
> >  	/* update fs free blocks counter for truncate case */
> >  	percpu_counter_add(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter, release);
> > 
> >  	/* update per-inode reservations */
> >  	BUG_ON(used + to_free > EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks);
> > -	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks -= used + to_free;
> > +	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_data_blocks -= (used + to_free);
> > 
> >  	BUG_ON(mdb > EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks);
> > -	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks -= mdb;
> > +	EXT4_I(inode)->i_reserved_meta_blocks = mdb;
> > +	EXT4_I(inode)->i_allocated_meta_blocks = 0;
> > +	spin_unlock(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_block_reservation_lock);
> >  }
> > 
> >  static void ext4_da_page_release_reservation(struct page *page,
> > @@ -1555,7 +1565,8 @@ static int ext4_da_get_block_write(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
> >  		bh_result->b_size = (ret << inode->i_blkbits);
> > 
> >  		/* release reserved-but-unused meta blocks */
> > -		ext4_da_release_space(inode, ret, 0);
> > +		if (buffer_delay(bh_result))
> > +			ext4_da_release_space(inode, ret, 0);
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> The bh_result passed to ext4_da_get_block() (calling from
> mpage_da_map_blocks())could be a dummy one that doesn't have
> buffer_delay set. So I assume you want to set this dummy bh_result as
> buffer_delay before calling ext4_da_write_page().

Currently it should not happen. We build the lbh buffer_head using
the same state as the buffer_head found in the page and if the
b_state value differs we do a block allocation.

in mpage_add_bh_to_extent we have

lbh->b_state = bh->b_state & BH_FLAGS;
...

(bh->b_state & BH_FLAGS) == lbh->b_state

Also we cannot unconditionally set this in ext4_get_blocks_wrap
because we can call ext4_get_blocks_wrap for non delay buffer
head also via page_mkwrite.


> 
> with above assumption, this fixed the issue with fallocate, but still
> issue for rewrite after sync (i.e. blocks are already allocated), the
> reservation updating is not needed. 
> 
> ext4_da_get_block_write() could not do allocation at all and just
> simplely return the number of blocks that are already allocated. I think
> the ext4_da_release_space() should be called inside
> ext4_get_blocks_wrap() when we know there is block allocation ( not
> block lookup/map or fallocate split extents).

For rewrite after sync we would have cleared the delay bit already when
we allocated the blocks. I guess rule should be we should be clearing
the delay bit when the blocks are allocated. (exactly why I suggested
the last fix should be where we associated block number to the
buffer_head).


> 
> >  		/*
> >  		 * Update on-disk size along with block allocation
> > diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> > index a7bdacb..09922ae 100644
> > --- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> > +++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> > @@ -4052,7 +4052,12 @@ ext4_fsblk_t ext4_mb_new_blocks(handle_t *handle,
> >  					    &(ar->len), errp);
> >  		return block;
> >  	}
> > -	ar->len = ext4_has_free_blocks(sbi, ar->len);
> > +	if (!EXT4_I(ar->inode)->i_delalloc_reserved_flag) {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * With delalloc we already reserved the blocks
> > +		 */
> > +		ar->len = ext4_has_free_blocks(sbi, ar->len);
> > +	}
> > 
> > 
> agree.
> 
> >  	if (ar->len == 0) {
> >  		*errp = -ENOSPC;
> > diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
> > index 073bb2c..ee036af 100644
> > --- a/fs/ext4/super.c
> > +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
> > @@ -574,7 +574,9 @@ static struct inode *ext4_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
> >  	spin_lock_init(&ei->i_prealloc_lock);
> >  	ei->i_reserved_data_blocks = 0;
> >  	ei->i_reserved_meta_blocks = 0;
> > +	ei->i_allocated_meta_blocks = 0;
> >  	ei->i_delalloc_reserved_flag = 0;
> > +	spin_lock_init(&(ei->i_block_reservation_lock));
> >  	return &ei->vfs_inode;
> >  }
> > 
> 
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