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f2fs: add fsync_mode=nobarrier for non-atomic files

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For non-atomic files, this patch adds an option to give nobarrier which
doesn't issue flush commands to the device.

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
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Jaegeuk Kim 2018-05-25 18:02:58 -07:00
parent 9a997188ff
commit d6290814b0
4 changed files with 15 additions and 8 deletions
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Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt
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@ -182,13 +182,15 @@ whint_mode=%s Control which write hints are passed down to block
passes down hints with its policy. passes down hints with its policy.
alloc_mode=%s Adjust block allocation policy, which supports "reuse" alloc_mode=%s Adjust block allocation policy, which supports "reuse"
and "default". and "default".
fsync_mode=%s Control the policy of fsync. Currently supports "posix" fsync_mode=%s Control the policy of fsync. Currently supports "posix",
and "strict". In "posix" mode, which is default, fsync "strict", and "nobarrier". In "posix" mode, which is
will follow POSIX semantics and does a light operation default, fsync will follow POSIX semantics and does a
to improve the filesystem performance. In "strict" mode, light operation to improve the filesystem performance.
fsync will be heavy and behaves in line with xfs, ext4 In "strict" mode, fsync will be heavy and behaves in line
and btrfs, where xfstest generic/342 will pass, but the with xfs, ext4 and btrfs, where xfstest generic/342 will
performance will regress. pass, but the performance will regress. "nobarrier" is
based on "posix", but doesn't issue flush command for
non-atomic files likewise "nobarrier" mount option.
test_dummy_encryption Enable dummy encryption, which provides a fake fscrypt test_dummy_encryption Enable dummy encryption, which provides a fake fscrypt
context. The fake fscrypt context is used by xfstests. context. The fake fscrypt context is used by xfstests.

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fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
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@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ enum {
enum fsync_mode { enum fsync_mode {
FSYNC_MODE_POSIX, /* fsync follows posix semantics */ FSYNC_MODE_POSIX, /* fsync follows posix semantics */
FSYNC_MODE_STRICT, /* fsync behaves in line with ext4 */ FSYNC_MODE_STRICT, /* fsync behaves in line with ext4 */
FSYNC_MODE_NOBARRIER, /* fsync behaves nobarrier based on posix */
}; };
#ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FS_ENCRYPTION #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FS_ENCRYPTION

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fs/f2fs/file.c
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@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int f2fs_do_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, APPEND_INO); remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, APPEND_INO);
clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_APPEND_WRITE); clear_inode_flag(inode, FI_APPEND_WRITE);
flush_out: flush_out:
if (!atomic) if (!atomic && F2FS_OPTION(sbi).fsync_mode != FSYNC_MODE_NOBARRIER)
ret = f2fs_issue_flush(sbi, inode->i_ino); ret = f2fs_issue_flush(sbi, inode->i_ino);
if (!ret) { if (!ret) {
remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, UPDATE_INO); remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, UPDATE_INO);

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fs/f2fs/super.c
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@ -740,6 +740,10 @@ static int parse_options(struct super_block *sb, char *options)
} else if (strlen(name) == 6 && } else if (strlen(name) == 6 &&
!strncmp(name, "strict", 6)) { !strncmp(name, "strict", 6)) {
F2FS_OPTION(sbi).fsync_mode = FSYNC_MODE_STRICT; F2FS_OPTION(sbi).fsync_mode = FSYNC_MODE_STRICT;
} else if (strlen(name) == 9 &&
!strncmp(name, "nobarrier", 9)) {
F2FS_OPTION(sbi).fsync_mode =
FSYNC_MODE_NOBARRIER;
} else { } else {
kfree(name); kfree(name);
return -EINVAL; return -EINVAL;