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Message-Id: <687935F0-EEA5-4CB6-9E5C-43E49FBB39E2@dilger.ca>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:13:46 -0700
From: Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>
To: Lokesh Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>,
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc: linux-ext4 <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] EXT4: optimizing group search for inode allocation
On Jan 6, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Lokesh Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com> wrote:
>
> you are right flex groups cannot be completely empty as some
> blocks are used for inode table and allocation bitmaps. I
> missed that point. I have corrected that. Also I have tested
> and validated this patch by putting some traces it works!
Good news. Thanks for updating the patch and testing it.
More comments below.
> Here are corresponding logs:
> commands:
> =========
> mkfs.ext4 -g 10000 -G 2 /dev/sdc
> mount -t ext4 /dev/sdc /mnt/test_ext4/
> cd /mnt/test_ext4
> mkdir 1
> cd 1
>
> logs:
> =====
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792939] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792939] stats.free_clusters = [19264]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792939] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792939] stats.free_inodes = [4853]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792950] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792950] stats.free_clusters = [19481]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792950] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792950] stats.free_inodes = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792958] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792958] stats.free_clusters = [19481]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792958] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792958] stats.free_inodes = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792965] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792965] stats.free_clusters = [19481]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792965] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792965] stats.free_inodes = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792972] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792972] stats.free_clusters = [19481]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792972] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792972] stats.free_inodes = [4864]
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792979] max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = [19692]<<<<<<<<<<<
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792979] stats.free_clusters = [19692]<<<<<<<<<<<
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792979] Inodes_per_flex_group = [4864]<<<<<<<<<<<<
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792979] stats.free_inodes = [4864]<<<<<<<<<<<<
> Jan 7 03:36:45 root kernel: [ 64.792985] found_flex_bg >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>condition satisfied
>
>
> [Patch v4]:
> ==========
> From: Lokesh Nagappa Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 05:12:20 +0530
> Subject: [PATCH] ext4: optimizing group serch for inode allocation
>
> Added a check at the start of group search loop to
> avoid looping unecessarily in case of empty group.
> This also allow group search to jump directly to
> "found_flex_bg" with "stats" and "group" already set,
> so there is no need to go through the extra steps of
> setting "best_desc" , "best_group" and then break
> out of the loop just to set "stats" and "group" again.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lokesh Nagappa Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>
> ---
> fs/ext4/ext4.h | 2 ++
> fs/ext4/ialloc.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> index cc7ca4e..fc48f9a 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> +++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> @@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ struct flex_groups {
> #define EXT4_MAX_DESC_SIZE EXT4_MIN_BLOCK_SIZE
> #define EXT4_DESC_SIZE(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_desc_size)
> #ifdef __KERNEL__
> +# define EXT4_INODE_TABLE_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_itb_per_group)
> +# define EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_CLUSTER(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_cluster_ratio)
I don't think there is much value to these macros. They aren't much
shorter than the actual variable access, and they don't provide any
improved clarity for the reader.
I think they were introduced many years ago so that this header could
be shared between the kernel and e2fsprogs, but that is no longer true
so I don't think there is a need to add new ones.
Ted, any opinion on this?
> # define EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_blocks_per_group)
> # define EXT4_CLUSTERS_PER_GROUP(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_clusters_per_group)
> # define EXT4_DESC_PER_BLOCK(s) (EXT4_SB(s)->s_desc_per_block)
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
> index 1b8024d..dc66ad8 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
> @@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent,
> sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex;
> parent_group >>= sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex;
> }
> -
> freei = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
> avefreei = freei / ngroups;
Not sure why this line is being deleted?
> @@ -477,7 +476,20 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent,
> (ext4_test_inode_flag(parent, EXT4_INODE_TOPDIR)))) {
> int best_ndir = inodes_per_group;
> int ret = -1;
> -
> + /* blocks used for inode table and allocation bitmaps */
> + unsigned int max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group;
This could be shorter and still clear, like "max_blocks_per_flex".
> + unsigned int blocks_per_group = EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
> + unsigned int inode_table_blocks_per_group = \
> + EXT4_INODE_TABLE_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb);
> + /* Number of blocks per cluster */
> + unsigned int cluster_ratio = EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_CLUSTER(sb);
There also isn't much value to making local variables that hold these
same values again. It increases stack space for little benefit. They
are only accessed once anyway.
> + unsigned int inodes_per_flex_group = inodes_per_group * \
> + flex_size;
> + max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group = \
> + ((blocks_per_group*flex_size) - \
Spaces around that '*'.
> + (inode_table_blocks_per_group * \
> + flex_size + 2 * flex_size)) / \
This is C and not a CPP macro, so no need for linefeed escapes.
> + cluster_ratio;
This should be ">> EXT4_SB(sb)->s_cluster_bits" to avoid the divide.
> if (qstr) {
> hinfo.hash_version = DX_HASH_HALF_MD4;
> hinfo.seed = sbi->s_hash_seed;
> @@ -489,6 +501,11 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent,
> for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
> g = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
> get_orlov_stats(sb, g, flex_size, &stats);
> + /* can't get better group than empty group */
> + if (max_usable_blocks_per_flex_group == \
> + stats.free_clusters && \
No need for linefeed escapes.
> + inodes_per_flex_group == stats.free_inodes)
Align continued line after '(' from the "if (" line.
> + goto found_flex_bg;
This is indented too much. It will work properly when you fix the
previous line.
> if (!stats.free_inodes)
> continue;
> if (stats.used_dirs >= best_ndir)
> --
> 1.7.1
>
> Regards,
> Lokesh
>
> On Sun, Jan 03, 2016 at 11:34:51AM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote:
>> On Dec 26, 2015, at 01:41, Lokesh Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From 5199982d29ff291b181c25af63a22d6f2d6d3f7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>> From: Lokesh Nagappa Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>
>>> Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:19:36 +0530
>>> Subject: [PATCH v3] ext4: optimizing group search for inode allocation
>>>
>>> Added a check at the start of group search loop to
>>> avoid looping unecessarily in case of empty group.
>>> This also allow group search to jump directly to
>>> "found_flex_bg" with "stats" and "group" already set,
>>> so there is no need to go through the extra steps of
>>> setting "best_desc" and "best_group" and then break
>>> out of the loop just to set "stats" and "group" again.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Lokesh Nagappa Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>
>>> ---
>>> fs/ext4/ialloc.c | 12 ++++++++++--
>>> 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>> index 1b8024d..16f94db 100644
>>> --- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>> +++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>> @@ -473,10 +473,14 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent,
>>> ndirs = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
>>>
>>> if (S_ISDIR(mode) &&
>>> - ((parent == d_inode(sb->s_root)) ||
>>> - (ext4_test_inode_flag(parent, EXT4_INODE_TOPDIR)))) {
>>> + ((parent == d_inode(sb->s_root)) ||
>>> + (ext4_test_inode_flag(parent, EXT4_INODE_TOPDIR)))) {
>>
>> I don't understand why you are changing the indentation here?
>>
>>> + unsigned int inodes_per_flex_group;
>>> + unsigned long int clusters_per_flex_group;
>>> int best_ndir = inodes_per_group;
>>> int ret = -1;
>>> + inodes_per_flex_group = inodes_per_group * flex_size;
>>> + clusters_per_flex_group = sbi->s_clusters_per_group * flex_size;
>>
>> Have you actually tested if this code works? When I was looking at this
>> code I was accidentally looking at the ext2 version, which only deals with
>> individual groups, and not flex groups. I don't think that a flex group
>> can actually be completely empty, since it will always contain at least
>> an inode table and some bitmaps.
>>
>> This calculation needs to take this into account or it will just be
>> overhead and not an optimization. Something like:
>>
>> /* account for inode table and allocation bitmaps */
>> clusters_per_flex_group = sbi->s_clusters_per_group * flex_size -
>> ((inodes_per_flex_group * EXT4_INODE_SIZE(sb) +
>> (flex_size << sb->s_blocksize_bits) * 2 ) >>
>> EXT4_SB(sb)->s_cluster_bits;
>>
>> It would be worthwhile to print this out and verify that there are actually
>> groups with this many free blocks in a newly formatted filesystem.
>>
>> Cheers, Andreas
>>
>>> if (qstr) {
>>> hinfo.hash_version = DX_HASH_HALF_MD4;
>>> @@ -489,6 +493,10 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent,
>>> for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
>>> g = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
>>> get_orlov_stats(sb, g, flex_size, &stats);
>>> + /* the group can't get any better than empty */
>>> + if (inodes_per_flex_group == stats.free_inodes &&
>>> + clusters_per_flex_group == stats.free_clusters)
>>> + goto found_flex_bg;
>>> if (!stats.free_inodes)
>>> continue;
>>> if (stats.used_dirs >= best_ndir)
>>> --
>>> 1.7.1
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:27:37AM -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote:
>>>>> On Dec 18, 2015, at 4:32 PM, lokesh jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From 9e09fef78b2fa552c883bf8124af873abfde0805 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>>>> From: Lokesh Nagappa Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...gate.com>
>>>>
>>>> In the patch summary there is a typo - s/serch/search/
>>>>
>>>> Also, it appears your email client has mangled the whitespace in the
>>>> patch. Please use "git send-email" to send your patch to the list:
>>>>
>>>> git send-email --to tytso@....edu --cc linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org HEAD~1
>>>>
>>>> so that it arrives intact. You probably need to set it up in ~/.gitconfig:
>>>>
>>>> [sendemail]
>>>> confirm = compose
>>>> smtpdomain = {your client hostname}
>>>> smtpserver = {your SMTP server hostname}
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Andreas
>>>>
>>>>> Added a check at the start of group search loop to
>>>>> avoid looping unecessarily in case of empty group.
>>>>> This also allow group search to jump directly to
>>>>> "found_flex_bg" with "stats" and "group" already set,
>>>>> so there is no need to go through the extra steps of
>>>>> setting "best_desc" and "best_group" and then break
>>>>> out of the loop just to set "stats" and "group" again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Lokesh N Jaliminche <lokesh.jaliminche@...il.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> fs/ext4/ialloc.c | 8 ++++++++
>>>>> 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>>>> index 1b8024d..588bf8e 100644
>>>>> --- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>>>> +++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
>>>>> @@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block
>>>>> *sb, struct inode *parent,
>>>>> struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
>>>>> ext4_group_t real_ngroups = ext4_get_groups_count(sb);
>>>>> int inodes_per_group = EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
>>>>> + unsigned int inodes_per_flex_group;
>>>>> + long unsigned int blocks_per_clustre;
>>>>> unsigned int freei, avefreei, grp_free;
>>>>> ext4_fsblk_t freeb, avefreec;
>>>>> unsigned int ndirs;
>>>>> @@ -470,6 +472,8 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block
>>>>> *sb, struct inode *parent,
>>>>> percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_freeclusters_counter));
>>>>> avefreec = freeb;
>>>>> do_div(avefreec, ngroups);
>>>>> + inodes_per_flex_group = inodes_per_group * flex_size;
>>>>> + blocks_per_clustre = sbi->s_blocks_per_group * flex_size;
>>>>> ndirs = percpu_counter_read_positive(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
>>>>>
>>>>> if (S_ISDIR(mode) &&
>>>>> @@ -489,6 +493,10 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block
>>>>> *sb, struct inode *parent,
>>>>> for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
>>>>> g = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
>>>>> get_orlov_stats(sb, g, flex_size, &stats);
>>>>> + /* the group can't get any better than empty */
>>>>> + if (inodes_per_flex_group == stats.free_inodes &&
>>>>> + blocks_per_clustre == stats.free_clusters)
>>>>> + goto found_flex_bg;
>>>>> if (!stats.free_inodes)
>>>>> continue;
>>>>> if (stats.used_dirs >= best_ndir)
>>>>> --
>>>>> 1.7.1
>>>>> <0001-EXT4-optimizing-group-serch-for-inode-allocation.patch>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Andreas
>>>
>>>
>>> <0001-ext4-optimizing-group-serch-for-inode-allocation.patch>
> <0001-ext4-optimizing-group-serch-for-inode-allocation.patch>
Cheers, Andreas
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