This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
f2fs: fix to avoid use GC_AT when setting gc_mode as GC_URGENT_LOW or GC_URGENT_MID
to the 6.1-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
f2fs-fix-to-avoid-use-gc_at-when-setting-gc_mode-as-.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.1 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
commit b0a54cca3e05cf302e88b569eb82ca34ce1509b3
Author: Zhiguo Niu <zhiguo.niu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Oct 29 11:12:49 2024 +0800
f2fs: fix to avoid use GC_AT when setting gc_mode as GC_URGENT_LOW or GC_URGENT_MID
[ Upstream commit 296b8cb34e65fa93382cf919be5a056f719c9a26 ]
If gc_mode is set to GC_URGENT_LOW or GC_URGENT_MID, cost benefit GC
approach should be used, but if ATGC is enabled at the same time,
Age-threshold approach will be selected, which can only do amount of
GC and it is much less than the numbers of CB approach.
some traces:
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.684028: f2fs_gc_begin: dev = (254,48), gc_type = Background GC, no_background_GC = 0, nr_free_secs = 0, nodes = 1053, dents = 2, imeta = 18, free_sec:44898, free_seg:44898, rsv_seg:239, prefree_seg:0
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.684527: f2fs_get_victim: dev = (254,48), type = No TYPE, policy = (Background GC, LFS-mode, Age-threshold), victim = 10, cost = 4294364975, ofs_unit = 1, pre_victim_secno = -1, prefree = 0, free = 44898
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.714835: f2fs_gc_end: dev = (254,48), ret = 0, seg_freed = 0, sec_freed = 0, nodes = 1562, dents = 2, imeta = 18, free_sec:44898, free_seg:44898, rsv_seg:239, prefree_seg:0
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.714843: f2fs_background_gc: dev = (254,48), wait_ms = 50, prefree = 0, free = 44898
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.771785: f2fs_gc_begin: dev = (254,48), gc_type = Background GC, no_background_GC = 0, nr_free_secs = 0, nodes = 1562, dents = 2, imeta = 18, free_sec:44898, free_seg:44898, rsv_seg:239, prefree_seg:
f2fs_gc-254:48-396 [007] ..... 2311600.772275: f2fs_gc_end: dev = (254,48), ret = -61, seg_freed = 0, sec_freed = 0, nodes = 1562, dents = 2, imeta = 18, free_sec:44898, free_seg:44898, rsv_seg:239, prefree_seg:0
Fixes: 0e5e81114de1 ("f2fs: add GC_URGENT_LOW mode in gc_urgent")
Fixes: d98af5f45520 ("f2fs: introduce gc_urgent_mid mode")
Signed-off-by: Zhiguo Niu <zhiguo.niu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
index 483639fb727b2..a411ce2c75016 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
@@ -303,10 +303,13 @@ Description: Do background GC aggressively when set. Set to 0 by default.
GC approach and turns SSR mode on.
gc urgent low(2): lowers the bar of checking I/O idling in
order to process outstanding discard commands and GC a
- little bit aggressively. uses cost benefit GC approach.
+ little bit aggressively. always uses cost benefit GC approach,
+ and will override age-threshold GC approach if ATGC is enabled
+ at the same time.
gc urgent mid(3): does GC forcibly in a period of given
gc_urgent_sleep_time and executes a mid level of I/O idling check.
- uses cost benefit GC approach.
+ always uses cost benefit GC approach, and will override
+ age-threshold GC approach if ATGC is enabled at the same time.
What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/gc_urgent_sleep_time
Date: August 2017
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 5a661a0e76632..687b2ce82c854 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ static int select_gc_type(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int gc_type)
switch (sbi->gc_mode) {
case GC_IDLE_CB:
+ case GC_URGENT_LOW:
+ case GC_URGENT_MID:
gc_mode = GC_CB;
break;
case GC_IDLE_GREEDY:
