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![]() In this round, we've tried to address some performance issues in f2fs_checkpoint and direct IO flows. Also, there was a work to enhance the page cache management used for compression. Other than them, we've done typical work including sysfs, code clean-ups, tracepoint, sanity check, in addition to bug fixes on corner cases. Enhancement: - use iomap for direct IO - try to avoid lock contention to improve f2fs_ckpt speed - avoid unnecessary memory allocation in compression flow - POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED drops the page cache containing compression pages - add some sysfs entries (gc_urgent_high_remaining, pending_discard) Bug fix: - try not to expose unwritten blocks to user by DIO : this was added to avoid merge conflict; another patch is coming to address other missing case. - relax minor error condition for file pinning feature used in Android OTA - fix potential deadlock case in compression flow - should not truncate any block on pinned file In addition, we've done some code clean-ups and tracepoint/sanity check improvement. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEE00UqedjCtOrGVvQiQBSofoJIUNIFAmHnY0sACgkQQBSofoJI UNIOkg//UmjCSSG63/YZM/lQQQe4kK/tT6QTT8W/VQtzWL9vXcL7bcaxzwX3LQbR Gb47Zmsw9bzVJt6GQ2VRbODE1py/KPNMl5SDXJXHo6fOZ/dOnHve32gLwcLEzhPd casB0TbwQJ6bpEsJiZ5ho741mURxUrSCHAAX6QIQVXh8ofm9qAqlWu74OLI6UHiV MM84XmXcHtGUZG5SCTWfSCJhJM6Az/3A83ws9KVeu86dlE7IrigphU2nI2vdCKiO trR3CiLC/364fiM+9ssLS3X2wKFPD/unEU7ljBv5UaG36jsVfW+tisjTKldzpiKK 44cNgDv1FEDxC0g3FKUhEGezAhxT8AJZB0in0zn8+5scarKGJtFCy9XhCGMVaeP+ usxvHVy8Ga1I7sMV6oHEBcGiPJWkmurzq1XXobtj6oL/JxN4gqUJeHTcod89hQHA lx9kZs7MLKm2au+T3gZf5xyx35YCie8sY/N1qoPy8tU9Q7FJ54NdqqAc9JEZ6mSk k9ybMaa/srHG/EI/XYPw0DrobHg6P5+bYtmsRvw2vP/nsNsD3ZI/EwBBEll2ITxC V5Dn7MljYWI/5kB41Hl5xz6X65WeIN7koRyTXw5mp9tkNrLugqII5hzhwhSlcqJ1 3k9TAN3RbVpWHBcyryDyLbm/+dcbwIJ4v/eJEMIDk8F2SrBGOZs= =LCJH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'f2fs-for-5.17-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs Pull f2fs updates from Jaegeuk Kim: "In this round, we've tried to address some performance issues in f2fs_checkpoint and direct IO flows. Also, there was a work to enhance the page cache management used for compression. Other than them, we've done typical work including sysfs, code clean-ups, tracepoint, sanity check, in addition to bug fixes on corner cases. Enhancements: - use iomap for direct IO - try to avoid lock contention to improve f2fs_ckpt speed - avoid unnecessary memory allocation in compression flow - POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED drops the page cache containing compression pages - add some sysfs entries (gc_urgent_high_remaining, pending_discard) Bug fixes: - try not to expose unwritten blocks to user by DIO (this was added to avoid merge conflict; another patch is coming to address other missing case) - relax minor error condition for file pinning feature used in Android OTA - fix potential deadlock case in compression flow - should not truncate any block on pinned file In addition, we've done some code clean-ups and tracepoint/sanity check improvement" * tag 'f2fs-for-5.17-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs: (29 commits) f2fs: do not allow partial truncation on pinned file f2fs: remove redunant invalidate compress pages f2fs: Simplify bool conversion f2fs: don't drop compressed page cache in .{invalidate,release}page f2fs: fix to reserve space for IO align feature f2fs: fix to check available space of CP area correctly in update_ckpt_flags() f2fs: support fault injection to f2fs_trylock_op() f2fs: clean up __find_inline_xattr() with __find_xattr() f2fs: fix to do sanity check on last xattr entry in __f2fs_setxattr() f2fs: do not bother checkpoint by f2fs_get_node_info f2fs: avoid down_write on nat_tree_lock during checkpoint f2fs: compress: fix potential deadlock of compress file f2fs: avoid EINVAL by SBI_NEED_FSCK when pinning a file f2fs: add gc_urgent_high_remaining sysfs node f2fs: fix to do sanity check in is_alive() f2fs: fix to avoid panic in is_alive() if metadata is inconsistent f2fs: fix to do sanity check on inode type during garbage collection f2fs: avoid duplicate call of mark_inode_dirty f2fs: show number of pending discard commands f2fs: support POSIX_FADV_DONTNEED drop compressed page cache ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. Note: The fields should be use a simple notation, compatible with ReST markup. Also, the file **should not** have a top-level index, like:: === foo === How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.