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Message-ID: <7f5af1ac-ff50-4e9d-b4a8-94d7a6a2f378@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 11:40:20 +0800
From: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
To: jinsu1.lee@...sung.com,
"linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net"
<linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>, "jaegeuk@...nel.org" <jaegeuk@...nel.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: fix to avoid forcing direct write to use
buffered IO on inline_data inode
On 2024/11/4 10:28, Jinsu Lee wrote:
>> Jinsu Lee reported a performance regression issue, after commit
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>> 5c8764f8679e ("f2fs: fix to force buffered IO on inline_data
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>> inode"), we forced direct write to use buffered IO on inline_data
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>> inode, it will cause performace regression due to memory copy
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>> and data flush.
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>> It's fine to not force direct write to use buffered IO, as it
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>> can convert inline inode before committing direct write IO.
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>> Fixes: 5c8764f8679e ("f2fs: fix to force buffered IO on inline_data inode")
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>> Reported-by: Jinsu Lee <jinsu1.lee@...sung.com>
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>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/af03dd2c-e361-4f80-b2fd-39440766cf6e@kernel.org
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>> Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
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>> ---
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>> fs/f2fs/file.c | 6 +++++-
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>> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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>
>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
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>> index 0e7a0195eca8..377a10b81bf3 100644
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>> --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
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>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
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>> @@ -883,7 +883,11 @@ static bool f2fs_force_buffered_io(struct inode *inode, int rw)
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>> return true;
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>> if (f2fs_compressed_file(inode))
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>> return true;
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>> - if (f2fs_has_inline_data(inode))
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>> + /*
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>> + * only force direct read to use buffered IO, for direct write,
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>> + * it expects inline data conversion before committing IO.
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>> + */
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>> + if (f2fs_has_inline_data(inode) && rw == READ)
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>
> Chao Yu,
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> The fio direct performance problem I reported did not improve when reflecting this commit.
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> Rather, it has been improved when reflecting your commit below.
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> The previous commit seems to be mistitled as read and the following commit appears to be the final version.
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> The reason for the improvement with the commit below is that there is no "m_may_create" condition
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> when performing "io_submit" directly, so performance regression issue may occur.
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>
> I wonder if "rw == READ" should be additionally reflected.
Alright, thanks for your feedback.
I thought you have bisected this performance issue to commit
5c8764f8679e ("f2fs: fix to force buffered IO on inline_data inode"),
so I sent this patch for comments.
Can you please apply both below dio fixes, and help to check final
performance?
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/20241104015016.228963-1-chao@kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/20241104013551.218037-1-chao@kernel.org
Thanks,
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> commit 2b6bb0cd3bdcb1108189301ec4ec76c89f939310
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> Author: Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel <linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
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> Date: Mon Nov 4 09:35:51 2024 +0800
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>
> [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: fix to map blocks correctly for direct write
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>
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