linux-kernel - [PATCH] f2fs: prevent meta updates while checkpoint is in progress

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Date:   Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:06:59 +0530
From:   Sahitya Tummala <stummala@...eaurora.org>
To:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>, Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Sahitya Tummala <stummala@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] f2fs: prevent meta updates while checkpoint is in progress

allocate_segment_for_resize() can cause metapage updates if
it requires to change the current node/data segments for resizing.
Stop these meta updates when there is a checkpoint already
in progress to prevent inconsistent CP data.

Signed-off-by: Sahitya Tummala <stummala@...eaurora.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/gc.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 5bca560..6122bad 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1399,8 +1399,10 @@ static int free_segment_range(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned int start,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* Move out cursegs from the target range */
+	f2fs_lock_op(sbi);
 	for (type = CURSEG_HOT_DATA; type < NR_CURSEG_TYPE; type++)
 		allocate_segment_for_resize(sbi, type, start, end);
+	f2fs_unlock_op(sbi);
 
 	/* do GC to move out valid blocks in the range */
 	for (segno = start; segno <= end; segno += sbi->segs_per_sec) {
-- 
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