linux-ext4 - [PATCH 02/52] ext4: start searching for the right extent from the goal group.

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Date:	Sat,  5 Jul 2008 13:35:28 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Developers List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>, "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH 02/52] ext4: start searching for the right extent from the goal group.

From: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

With mballoc we search for the best extent using different
criteria. We should always use the goal group when we are
starting with a new criteria.

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
---
 fs/ext4/mballoc.c |   10 ++++++----
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index c9900aa..e4b1ea3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1730,10 +1730,6 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 		ac->ac_g_ex.fe_start = sbi->s_mb_last_start;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
 	}
-
-	/* searching for the right group start from the goal value specified */
-	group = ac->ac_g_ex.fe_group;
-
 	/* Let's just scan groups to find more-less suitable blocks */
 	cr = ac->ac_2order ? 0 : 1;
 	/*
@@ -1743,6 +1739,12 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 repeat:
 	for (; cr < 4 && ac->ac_status == AC_STATUS_CONTINUE; cr++) {
 		ac->ac_criteria = cr;
+		/*
+		 * searching for the right group start
+		 * from the goal value specified
+		 */
+		group = ac->ac_g_ex.fe_group;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < EXT4_SB(sb)->s_groups_count; group++, i++) {
 			struct ext4_group_info *grp;
 			struct ext4_group_desc *desc;
-- 
1.5.6.rc3.1.g36b7.dirty

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