Re: [PATCH 07/29] jbd2: Refine waiting for shadow buffers

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On Fri 03-05-13 22:16:13, Zheng Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 11:32:12PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > Currently when we add a buffer to a transaction, we wait until the
> > buffer is removed from BJ_Shadow list (so that we prevent any changes to
> > the buffer that is just written to the journal). This can take
> > unnecessarily long as a lot happens between the time the buffer is
> > submitted to the journal and the time when we remove the buffer from
> > BJ_Shadow list (e.g.  we wait for all data buffers in the transaction,
> > we issue a cache flush etc.). Also this creates a dependency of
> > do_get_write_access() on transaction commit (namely waiting for data IO
> > to complete) which we want to avoid when implementing transaction
> > reservation.
> > 
> > So we modify commit code to set new BH_Shadow flag when temporary
> > shadowing buffer is created and we clear that flag once IO on that
> > buffer is complete. This allows do_get_write_access() to wait only for
> > BH_Shadow bit and thus removes the dependency on data IO completion.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> 
> A minor nit below.  Otherwise the patch looks good to me.
> Reviewed-by: Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@xxxxxxxxxx>
  Thanks for review! I'll fix that typo.

							Honza
> 
> > ---
> >  fs/jbd2/commit.c           |   20 ++++++++++----------
> >  fs/jbd2/journal.c          |    2 ++
> >  fs/jbd2/transaction.c      |   44 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
> >  include/linux/jbd.h        |   25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/jbd2.h       |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/jbd_common.h |   26 --------------------------
> >  6 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> > index 1a03762..4863f5b 100644
> > --- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> > +++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
> > @@ -30,15 +30,22 @@
> >  #include <trace/events/jbd2.h>
> >  
> >  /*
> > - * Default IO end handler for temporary BJ_IO buffer_heads.
> > + * IO end handler for temporary buffer_heads handling writes to the journal.
> >   */
> >  static void journal_end_buffer_io_sync(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
> >  {
> > +	struct buffer_head *orig_bh = bh->b_private;
> > +
> >  	BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "");
> >  	if (uptodate)
> >  		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
> >  	else
> >  		clear_buffer_uptodate(bh);
> > +	if (orig_bh) {
> > +		clear_bit_unlock(BH_Shadow, &orig_bh->b_state);
> > +		smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
> > +		wake_up_bit(&orig_bh->b_state, BH_Shadow);
> > +	}
> >  	unlock_buffer(bh);
> >  }
> >  
> > @@ -818,7 +825,7 @@ start_journal_io:
> >  		jbd2_unfile_log_bh(bh);
> >  
> >  		/*
> > -		 * The list contains temporary buffer heads created by
> > +		 * The list contains temporary buffer heas created by
>                                                       ^^^^
>                                                 typo: head
> 
> Regards,
>                                                 - Zheng
> 
> >  		 * jbd2_journal_write_metadata_buffer().
> >  		 */
> >  		BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "dumping temporary bh");
> > @@ -831,6 +838,7 @@ start_journal_io:
> >  		bh = jh2bh(jh);
> >  		clear_buffer_jwrite(bh);
> >  		J_ASSERT_BH(bh, buffer_jbddirty(bh));
> > +		J_ASSERT_BH(bh, !buffer_shadow(bh));
> >  
> >  		/* The metadata is now released for reuse, but we need
> >                     to remember it against this transaction so that when
> > @@ -838,14 +846,6 @@ start_journal_io:
> >                     required. */
> >  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "file as BJ_Forget");
> >  		jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, commit_transaction, BJ_Forget);
> > -		/*
> > -		 * Wake up any transactions which were waiting for this IO to
> > -		 * complete. The barrier must be here so that changes by
> > -		 * jbd2_journal_file_buffer() take effect before wake_up_bit()
> > -		 * does the waitqueue check.
> > -		 */
> > -		smp_mb();
> > -		wake_up_bit(&bh->b_state, BH_Unshadow);
> >  		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "brelse shadowed buffer");
> >  		__brelse(bh);
> >  	}
> > diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> > index e03aae0..e9a9cdb 100644
> > --- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> > +++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> > @@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ repeat:
> >  	new_bh->b_size = bh_in->b_size;
> >  	new_bh->b_bdev = journal->j_dev;
> >  	new_bh->b_blocknr = blocknr;
> > +	new_bh->b_private = bh_in;
> >  	set_buffer_mapped(new_bh);
> >  	set_buffer_dirty(new_bh);
> >  
> > @@ -467,6 +468,7 @@ repeat:
> >  	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> >  	__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh_in, transaction, BJ_Shadow);
> >  	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
> > +	set_buffer_shadow(bh_in);
> >  	jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh_in);
> >  
> >  	return do_escape | (done_copy_out << 1);
> > diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > index bc35899..81df09c 100644
> > --- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > +++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
> > @@ -620,6 +620,12 @@ static void warn_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
> >  	       bdevname(bh->b_bdev, b), (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
> >  }
> >  
> > +static int sleep_on_shadow_bh(void *word)
> > +{
> > +	io_schedule();
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * If the buffer is already part of the current transaction, then there
> >   * is nothing we need to do.  If it is already part of a prior
> > @@ -747,41 +753,29 @@ repeat:
> >  		 * journaled.  If the primary copy is already going to
> >  		 * disk then we cannot do copy-out here. */
> >  
> > -		if (jh->b_jlist == BJ_Shadow) {
> > -			DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &bh->b_state, BH_Unshadow);
> > -			wait_queue_head_t *wqh;
> > -
> > -			wqh = bit_waitqueue(&bh->b_state, BH_Unshadow);
> > -
> > +		if (buffer_shadow(bh)) {
> >  			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "on shadow: sleep");
> >  			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
> > -			/* commit wakes up all shadow buffers after IO */
> > -			for ( ; ; ) {
> > -				prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait.wait,
> > -						TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> > -				if (jh->b_jlist != BJ_Shadow)
> > -					break;
> > -				schedule();
> > -			}
> > -			finish_wait(wqh, &wait.wait);
> > +			wait_on_bit(&bh->b_state, BH_Shadow,
> > +				    sleep_on_shadow_bh, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> >  			goto repeat;
> >  		}
> >  
> > -		/* Only do the copy if the currently-owning transaction
> > -		 * still needs it.  If it is on the Forget list, the
> > -		 * committing transaction is past that stage.  The
> > -		 * buffer had better remain locked during the kmalloc,
> > -		 * but that should be true --- we hold the journal lock
> > -		 * still and the buffer is already on the BUF_JOURNAL
> > -		 * list so won't be flushed.
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Only do the copy if the currently-owning transaction still
> > +		 * needs it. If buffer isn't on BJ_Metadata list, the
> > +		 * committing transaction is past that stage (here we use the
> > +		 * fact that BH_Shadow is set under bh_state lock together with
> > +		 * refiling to BJ_Shadow list and at this point we know the
> > +		 * buffer doesn't have BH_Shadow set).
> >  		 *
> >  		 * Subtle point, though: if this is a get_undo_access,
> >  		 * then we will be relying on the frozen_data to contain
> >  		 * the new value of the committed_data record after the
> >  		 * transaction, so we HAVE to force the frozen_data copy
> > -		 * in that case. */
> > -
> > -		if (jh->b_jlist != BJ_Forget || force_copy) {
> > +		 * in that case.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (jh->b_jlist == BJ_Metadata || force_copy) {
> >  			JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "generate frozen data");
> >  			if (!frozen_buffer) {
> >  				JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "allocate memory for buffer");
> > diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
> > index c8f3297..1c36b0c 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/jbd.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
> > @@ -244,6 +244,31 @@ typedef struct journal_superblock_s
> >  
> >  #include <linux/fs.h>
> >  #include <linux/sched.h>
> > +
> > +enum jbd_state_bits {
> > +	BH_JBD			/* Has an attached ext3 journal_head */
> > +	  = BH_PrivateStart,
> > +	BH_JWrite,		/* Being written to log (@@@ DEBUGGING) */
> > +	BH_Freed,		/* Has been freed (truncated) */
> > +	BH_Revoked,		/* Has been revoked from the log */
> > +	BH_RevokeValid,		/* Revoked flag is valid */
> > +	BH_JBDDirty,		/* Is dirty but journaled */
> > +	BH_State,		/* Pins most journal_head state */
> > +	BH_JournalHead,		/* Pins bh->b_private and jh->b_bh */
> > +	BH_Unshadow,		/* Dummy bit, for BJ_Shadow wakeup filtering */
> > +	BH_JBDPrivateStart,	/* First bit available for private use by FS */
> > +};
> > +
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JBD, jbd)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JWrite, jwrite)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Freed, freed)
> > +
> >  #include <linux/jbd_common.h>
> >  
> >  #define J_ASSERT(assert)	BUG_ON(!(assert))
> > diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> > index 4584518..be5115f 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> > @@ -302,6 +302,34 @@ typedef struct journal_superblock_s
> >  
> >  #include <linux/fs.h>
> >  #include <linux/sched.h>
> > +
> > +enum jbd_state_bits {
> > +	BH_JBD			/* Has an attached ext3 journal_head */
> > +	  = BH_PrivateStart,
> > +	BH_JWrite,		/* Being written to log (@@@ DEBUGGING) */
> > +	BH_Freed,		/* Has been freed (truncated) */
> > +	BH_Revoked,		/* Has been revoked from the log */
> > +	BH_RevokeValid,		/* Revoked flag is valid */
> > +	BH_JBDDirty,		/* Is dirty but journaled */
> > +	BH_State,		/* Pins most journal_head state */
> > +	BH_JournalHead,		/* Pins bh->b_private and jh->b_bh */
> > +	BH_Shadow,		/* IO on shadow buffer is running */
> > +	BH_Verified,		/* Metadata block has been verified ok */
> > +	BH_JBDPrivateStart,	/* First bit available for private use by FS */
> > +};
> > +
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JBD, jbd)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JWrite, jwrite)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Freed, freed)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Shadow, shadow)
> > +BUFFER_FNS(Verified, verified)
> > +
> >  #include <linux/jbd_common.h>
> >  
> >  #define J_ASSERT(assert)	BUG_ON(!(assert))
> > diff --git a/include/linux/jbd_common.h b/include/linux/jbd_common.h
> > index 6133679..b1f7089 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/jbd_common.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/jbd_common.h
> > @@ -1,32 +1,6 @@
> >  #ifndef _LINUX_JBD_STATE_H
> >  #define _LINUX_JBD_STATE_H
> >  
> > -enum jbd_state_bits {
> > -	BH_JBD			/* Has an attached ext3 journal_head */
> > -	  = BH_PrivateStart,
> > -	BH_JWrite,		/* Being written to log (@@@ DEBUGGING) */
> > -	BH_Freed,		/* Has been freed (truncated) */
> > -	BH_Revoked,		/* Has been revoked from the log */
> > -	BH_RevokeValid,		/* Revoked flag is valid */
> > -	BH_JBDDirty,		/* Is dirty but journaled */
> > -	BH_State,		/* Pins most journal_head state */
> > -	BH_JournalHead,		/* Pins bh->b_private and jh->b_bh */
> > -	BH_Unshadow,		/* Dummy bit, for BJ_Shadow wakeup filtering */
> > -	BH_Verified,		/* Metadata block has been verified ok */
> > -	BH_JBDPrivateStart,	/* First bit available for private use by FS */
> > -};
> > -
> > -BUFFER_FNS(JBD, jbd)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(JWrite, jwrite)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > -TAS_BUFFER_FNS(JBDDirty, jbddirty)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > -TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Revoked, revoked)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > -TAS_BUFFER_FNS(RevokeValid, revokevalid)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(Freed, freed)
> > -BUFFER_FNS(Verified, verified)
> > -
> >  static inline struct buffer_head *jh2bh(struct journal_head *jh)
> >  {
> >  	return jh->b_bh;
> > -- 
> > 1.7.1
> > 
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