linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] f2fs: don't set FI_COMPRESS

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Date:   Tue, 3 Jan 2023 18:29:34 -0800
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To:     zhou dan <zhuqiandann@...il.com>
Cc:     chao@...nel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zhoudan8@...omi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] f2fs: don't set FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED if file is not
 compressed

On 12/16, zhou dan wrote:
> Hi, about this patch, I haven't received any reply recently.
> Maybe you have some new ideas to solve this problem?

Could you please describe the exact flow that you're suffering from?

> 
> 
> zhoudan <zhuqiandann@...il.com> 于2022年12月13日周二 10:21写道：
> >
> > However, 'f2fs_compressed_file()' only determines whether the file can
> > be compressed, not whether the file has been compressed. As far as I
> > know, when compress_mode is user, files marked FI_COMPRESSED_FILE
> > will be compressed only after 'f2fs_ioc_compress_file()' is called.
> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:05:08PM -0800, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > On 12/12, zhoudan wrote:
> > > > Maybe I'm not describing it clearly enough, but I think there is
> > > > something wrong with the logic here.The 'f2fs_release_compress_blocks'
> > > > method does not determine if the file is compressed, but simply adds
> > > > the FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED flag.
> > >
> > > I firstly lost your point since f2fs_release_compress_blocks() checked
> > > f2fs_compressed_file().
> > >
> > > > In particular, in the current Android system, when the application is
> > > > installed, the release interface is called by default to release the
> > > > storage marked as compressed,  without checking whether the file is
> > > > actually compressed. In this case, when compress_mode is set to user,
> > > > calling the compress interface returns ENVAL and the file cannot be
> > > > compressed.
> > > > So I think the implementation of release needs to be modified, and
> > > > only set FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED when it's really compressed and the
> > > > storage is released.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Dec 09, 2022 at 12:19:44PM -0800, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > > > On 12/08, zhoudan8 wrote:
> > > > > > In compress_mode=user, f2fs_release_compress_blocks()
> > > > > >  does not verify whether it has been compressed and
> > > > > >  sets FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED directly. which will lead to
> > > > > > return -EINVAL after calling compress.
> > > > > > To fix it,let's do not set FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED if file
> > > > > > is not compressed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you mean you want to avoid EINVAL on a file having FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED
> > > > > with zero i_compr_blokcs?
> > > > >
> > > > > I think the current logic is giving the error on a released file already.
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: zhoudan8 <zhoudan8@...omi.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  fs/f2fs/file.c | 3 +--
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > index 82cda1258227..f32910077df6 100644
> > > > > > --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > @@ -3451,14 +3451,13 @@ static int f2fs_release_compress_blocks(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
> > > > > >         ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, 0, LLONG_MAX);
> > > > > >         if (ret)
> > > > > >                 goto out;
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > -       set_inode_flag(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED);
> > > > > >         inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
> > > > > >         f2fs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode, true);
> > > > > >
> > > > > >         if (!atomic_read(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_compr_blocks))
> > > > > >                 goto out;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +       set_inode_flag(inode, FI_COMPRESS_RELEASED);
> > > > > >         f2fs_down_write(&F2FS_I(inode)->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE]);
> > > > > >         filemap_invalidate_lock(inode->i_mapping);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 2.38.1