linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/5] f2fs: prevent an f2fs_gc loop during disable

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:55:34 -0800
From: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] f2fs: prevent an f2fs_gc loop during disable_checkpoint

Don't get stuck in the f2fs_gc loop while disabling checkpoint. Instead, we have
a time-based management.

Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/super.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index fc7f1a9fbbda..7d9b92978709 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -2191,6 +2191,7 @@ static int f2fs_disable_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 			.init_gc_type = FG_GC,
 			.should_migrate_blocks = false,
 			.err_gc_skipped = true,
+			.no_bg_gc = true,
 			.nr_free_secs = 1 };
 
 		f2fs_down_write(&sbi->gc_lock);
-- 
2.44.0.rc0.258.g7320e95886-goog