Hi Yunlong, On 07/27, Yunlong Song wrote: > v1->v2, fix some dead lock problems under some heavy load test So, does this patch resolve the previous GC problem? Thanks, > > On 2017/7/27 20:11, Yunlong Song wrote: > > Let node writeback also do f2fs_balance_fs to ensure there are always enough free > > segments. > > > > Signed-off-by: Yunlong Song <yunlong.song@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c | 2 +- > > fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 2 +- > > fs/f2fs/node.c | 14 ++++++++------ > > 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c > > index 5b876f6..3c84a25 100644 > > --- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c > > @@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int block_operations(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi) > > if (get_pages(sbi, F2FS_DIRTY_NODES)) { > > up_write(&sbi->node_write); > > - err = sync_node_pages(sbi, &wbc); > > + err = sync_node_pages(sbi, &wbc, false); > > if (err) { > > up_write(&sbi->node_change); > > f2fs_unlock_all(sbi); > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h > > index 94a88b2..f69051b 100644 > > --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h > > @@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ struct page *new_node_page(struct dnode_of_data *dn, > > void move_node_page(struct page *node_page, int gc_type); > > int fsync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct inode *inode, > > struct writeback_control *wbc, bool atomic); > > -int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct writeback_control *wbc); > > +int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct writeback_control *wbc, bool need); > > void build_free_nids(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool sync, bool mount); > > bool alloc_nid(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t *nid); > > void alloc_nid_done(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t nid); > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c > > index d53fe62..210ec25 100644 > > --- a/fs/f2fs/node.c > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c > > @@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static struct page *last_fsync_dnode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino) > > } > > static int __write_node_page(struct page *page, bool atomic, bool *submitted, > > - struct writeback_control *wbc) > > + struct writeback_control *wbc, bool need) > > { > > struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_P_SB(page); > > nid_t nid; > > @@ -1387,6 +1387,8 @@ static int __write_node_page(struct page *page, bool atomic, bool *submitted, > > } > > unlock_page(page); > > + if (need) > > + f2fs_balance_fs(sbi, false); > > if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) { > > f2fs_submit_merged_write(sbi, NODE); > > @@ -1405,7 +1407,7 @@ static int __write_node_page(struct page *page, bool atomic, bool *submitted, > > static int f2fs_write_node_page(struct page *page, > > struct writeback_control *wbc) > > { > > - return __write_node_page(page, false, NULL, wbc); > > + return __write_node_page(page, false, NULL, wbc, false); > > } > > int fsync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct inode *inode, > > @@ -1493,7 +1495,7 @@ int fsync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct inode *inode, > > ret = __write_node_page(page, atomic && > > page == last_page, > > - &submitted, wbc); > > + &submitted, wbc, true); > > if (ret) { > > unlock_page(page); > > f2fs_put_page(last_page, 0); > > @@ -1530,7 +1532,7 @@ int fsync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct inode *inode, > > return ret ? -EIO: 0; > > } > > -int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct writeback_control *wbc) > > +int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct writeback_control *wbc, bool need) > > { > > pgoff_t index, end; > > struct pagevec pvec; > > @@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ int sync_node_pages(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct writeback_control *wbc) > > set_fsync_mark(page, 0); > > set_dentry_mark(page, 0); > > - ret = __write_node_page(page, false, &submitted, wbc); > > + ret = __write_node_page(page, false, &submitted, wbc, need); > > if (ret) > > unlock_page(page); > > else if (submitted) > > @@ -1697,7 +1699,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_node_pages(struct address_space *mapping, > > diff = nr_pages_to_write(sbi, NODE, wbc); > > wbc->sync_mode = WB_SYNC_NONE; > > blk_start_plug(&plug); > > - sync_node_pages(sbi, wbc); > > + sync_node_pages(sbi, wbc, true); > > blk_finish_plug(&plug); > > wbc->nr_to_write = max((long)0, wbc->nr_to_write - diff); > > return 0; > > -- > Thanks, > Yunlong Song >