linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/14] ext4: replace ext4_es_insert

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Message-ID: <176455640539.1349182.13217688668593418002.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date: Mon,  1 Dec 2025 11:23:50 -0500
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@...weicloud.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, jack@...e.cz,
        ojaswin@...ux.ibm.com, yi.zhang@...wei.com, yizhang089@...il.com,
        libaokun1@...wei.com, yangerkun@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/14] ext4: replace ext4_es_insert_extent() when caching on-disk extents


On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:32:32 +0800, Zhang Yi wrote:
> Changes since v2:
>  - Rebase the codes on ext4.git dev-91ef18b567da.
>  - Move the first cleanup patch in v2 to patch 08 to facilitate easier
>    backporting.
>  - In patch 01, correct the mismatch comments for
>    EXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1 and EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1.
>  - Modify patch 06 and add 07, cleanup the commit message to avoid
>    confusion, and don't always drop extent cache before splitting
>    extent, instead, do this only after PARTIAL_VALID1 zeroed out or
>    split extent fails.
>  - In patch 08, mark zero_ex to initialized.
>  - In patch 09, correct the word 'tag' to 'lable' in the commit message.
>  - In patch 11, add return value check of __es_remove_extent() in
>    ext4_es_cache_extent().
>  - Collecting RVB tags.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[01/14] ext4: subdivide EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID1
        commit: 0f9885eab9182118fd7bfd8cdf8bab6f71f74699
[02/14] ext4: don't zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1
        commit: 1fec988b1f71c27c45d31cde6ffe3efdb10657b9
[03/14] ext4: don't set EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CONVERT when splitting before submitting I/O
        commit: c42e9f199c419f11938b8d411123e3f6719941d4
[04/14] ext4: correct the mapping status if the extent has been zeroed
        commit: 2410e55561cc405c56b9e38d69be1b8fdb6c9722
[05/14] ext4: don't cache extent during splitting extent
        commit: 4b4a6ac831ff347127e46c60a516b3ec42921242
[06/14] ext4: drop extent cache after doing PARTIAL_VALID1 zeroout
        commit: 87d5cb059b8ab1623f5bcebcc0b53e43abd36ae7
[07/14] ext4: drop extent cache when splitting extent fails
        commit: 889085343ddffdf9ccb6be8402469458da6b350f
[08/14] ext4: cleanup zeroout in ext4_split_extent_at()
        commit: 02f8dc1707ceb87656288e6460f3ebb94200ba2c
[09/14] ext4: cleanup useless out label in __es_remove_extent()
        commit: 13cbc168d9ba14822de66fc085e85416cc2fda8e
[10/14] ext4: make __es_remove_extent() check extent status
        commit: ad02a3d000a512aada99cfad13d62c3edfb793de
[11/14] ext4: make ext4_es_cache_extent() support overwrite existing extents
        commit: 41a414d53bfb5c91ea5c73125181568901c74a7a
[12/14] ext4: adjust the debug info in ext4_es_cache_extent()
        commit: 4e84970a460d27f35f3127327c3e131476c06b03
[13/14] ext4: replace ext4_es_insert_extent() when caching on-disk extents
        commit: d494567091eddfeded77017bb9b4dc677046d93d
[14/14] ext4: drop the TODO comment in ext4_es_insert_extent()
        commit: 6fb67ac896900e60f46ee4efba97b372a80370e0

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>