linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] f2fs: remove useless io_aware

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Message-ID: <a73cb0ce-7666-607a-fb00-dde2befb9108@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:12:53 +0800
From:   Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
To:     Yuwei Guan <ssawgyw@...il.com>, jaegeuk@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yuwei.Guan@...krlife.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] f2fs: remove useless io_aware_gran variable

On 2022/11/16 21:10, Yuwei Guan wrote:
> This 'io_aware_gran' is initialized as MAX_PLIST_NUM in
> __init_discard_policy(), and use as 'i < dpolicy->io_aware_gran'
> in __issue_discard_cmd(), but 'i < dpolicy->io_aware_gran' is
> true always, so remvoe this variable.

I guess we can export it via sysfs for better configuation?

Thanks,

> 
> Signed-off-by: Yuwei Guan <Yuwei.Guan@...krlife.com>
> ---
>   fs/f2fs/f2fs.h    | 1 -
>   fs/f2fs/segment.c | 4 +---
>   2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> index dedac413bf64..ced8a5b226b5 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> @@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ struct discard_policy {
>   	unsigned int mid_interval;	/* used for device busy */
>   	unsigned int max_interval;	/* used for candidates not exist */
>   	unsigned int max_requests;	/* # of discards issued per round */
> -	unsigned int io_aware_gran;	/* minimum granularity discard not be aware of I/O */
>   	bool io_aware;			/* issue discard in idle time */
>   	bool sync;			/* submit discard with REQ_SYNC flag */
>   	bool ordered;			/* issue discard by lba order */
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> index 8b0b76550578..1cc41a65a645 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
> @@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@ static void __init_discard_policy(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>   	dpolicy->granularity = granularity;
>   
>   	dpolicy->max_requests = dcc->max_discard_request;
> -	dpolicy->io_aware_gran = MAX_PLIST_NUM;
>   	dpolicy->timeout = false;
>   
>   	if (discard_type == DPOLICY_BG) {
> @@ -1483,8 +1482,7 @@ static int __issue_discard_cmd(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>   				f2fs_time_over(sbi, UMOUNT_DISCARD_TIMEOUT))
>   				break;
>   
> -			if (dpolicy->io_aware && i < dpolicy->io_aware_gran &&
> -						!is_idle(sbi, DISCARD_TIME)) {
> +			if (dpolicy->io_aware && !is_idle(sbi, DISCARD_TIME)) {
>   				io_interrupted = true;
>   				break;
>   			}