linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: don't set GC_FAILURE

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Date:   Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:11:18 +0800
From:   Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
To:     jaegeuk@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>,
        Chao Yu <chao.yu@...o.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: don't set GC_FAILURE_PIN for background GC

So that it can reduce the possibility that file be unpinned forcely by
foreground GC due to .i_gc_failures[GC_FAILURE_PIN] exceeds threshold.

Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao.yu@...o.com>
---
 fs/f2fs/gc.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index e83c07144d8f..6a7e4148ff9d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -1202,7 +1202,8 @@ static int move_data_block(struct inode *inode, block_t bidx,
 	}
 
 	if (f2fs_is_pinned_file(inode)) {
-		f2fs_pin_file_control(inode, true);
+		if (gc_type == FG_GC)
+			f2fs_pin_file_control(inode, true);
 		err = -EAGAIN;
 		goto out;
 	}
-- 
2.32.0