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    xfs: don't set bmapi total block req where minleft is · da781e64
    Brian Foster authored
    xfs_bmapi_write() takes a total block requirement parameter that is
    passed down to the block allocation code and is used to specify the
    total block requirement of the associated transaction. This is used
    to try and select an AG that can not only satisfy the requested
    extent allocation, but can also accommodate subsequent allocations
    that might be required to complete the transaction. For example,
    additional bmbt block allocations may be required on insertion of
    the resulting extent to an inode data fork.
    
    While it's important for callers to calculate and reserve such extra
    blocks in the transaction, it is not necessary to pass the total
    value to xfs_bmapi_write() in all cases. The latter automatically
    sets minleft to ensure that sufficient free blocks remain after the
    allocation attempt to expand the format of the associated inode
    (i.e., such as extent to btree conversion, btree splits, etc).
    Therefore, any callers that pass a total block requirement of the
    bmap mapping length plus worst case bmbt expansion essentially
    specify the additional reservation requirement twice. These callers
    can pass a total of zero to rely on the bmapi minleft policy.
    
    Beyond being superfluous, the primary motivation for this change is
    that the total reservation logic in the bmbt code is dubious in
    scenarios where minlen < maxlen and a maxlen extent cannot be
    allocated (which is more common for data extent allocations where
    contiguity is not required). The total value is based on maxlen in
    the xfs_bmapi_write() caller. If the bmbt code falls back to an
    allocation between minlen and maxlen, that allocation will not
    succeed until total is reset to minlen, which essentially throws
    away any additional reservation included in total by the caller. In
    addition, the total value is not reset until after alignment is
    dropped, which means that such callers drop alignment far too
    aggressively than necessary.
    
    Update all callers of xfs_bmapi_write() that pass a total block
    value of the mapping length plus bmbt reservation to instead pass
    zero and rely on xfs_bmapi_minleft() to enforce the bmbt reservation
    requirement. This trades off slightly less conservative AG selection
    for the ability to preserve alignment in more scenarios.
    xfs_bmapi_write() callers that incorporate unrelated or additional
    reservations in total beyond what is already included in minleft
    must continue to use the former.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBrian Foster <bfoster@redhat.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
    da781e64
xfs_bmap.c 169 KB