Hi Jaegeuk and Chao,

On 2018/1/26 9:36, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2018/1/26 6:06, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
>>
>> Then, we don't need to wait for this as well as wait_on_all_pages_writeback()
>> in the early stage in do_checkpoint()?
>>
>> So, it seems like we can modify like below:
>>
>> ---
>> 1. while (get_pages())
>>      sync_meta_pages()
>> 2. if (enabled_nat_bits())
>>      while (get_pages())
>>              sync_meta_pages()
>>
>> 3. wait_on_all_pages_writeback()
>>   -> remove
> 
> Would meta area across two devices? if it would, we need to wait all meta
> be persisted in second device before f2fs_flush_device_cache?
> 
>>
>> 4. f2fs_flush_device_cache()
>>
>> 5. update_meta_page() <- for first cp_block
>>
>> 6. update_meta_page()... <- payload
>>
>> 7. orphan writes
>>
>> 8. node_summary writes
>>
>> 9. update_meta_page() <- for last cp_block
>>   -> remove
> 

-       /* writeout checkpoint block */
-       update_meta_page(sbi, ckpt, start_blk);
-
-       /* wait for previous submitted node/meta pages writeback */
-       wait_on_all_pages_writeback(sbi);
-
-       if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi)))
-               return -EIO;
-
Could also be removed, too?

         filemap_fdatawait_range(NODE_MAPPING(sbi), 0, LLONG_MAX);
         filemap_fdatawait_range(META_MAPPING(sbi), 0, LLONG_MAX);


> 9.1 sync_meta_pages(META) to make sure all meta IOs are issued.
> 

If I understand correctly, I have the same questions with Chao.
It seems that META doesn't have another flush mechanism (eg. flush 
thread) other than sync_meta_pages?

>>
>> 10. wait_on_all_pages_writeback()
>>
>> ----
>> Add) 11. commit_checkpoint()
>>    - update_meta_page() <- for last cp_block
>>    - sync_meta_pages(META_FLUSH)
>>
>> We don't need to wait for page_writeback any more.
>>


Apart from that, I think we should "wait_on_all_pages_writeback(sbi);" 
after META_FLUSH in case for pulluting the next checkpoint when the last 
cp block is failed to write with FUA?


Thanks all,

>>>   
>>> @@ -1313,10 +1337,15 @@ static int do_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, 
>>> struct cp_control *cpc)
>>>     sbi->last_valid_block_count = sbi->total_valid_block_count;
>>>     percpu_counter_set(&sbi->alloc_valid_block_count, 0);
>>>   
>>> -   /* Here, we only have one bio having CP pack */
>>> -   sync_meta_pages(sbi, META_FLUSH, LONG_MAX, FS_CP_META_IO);
>>> +   /* Here, we have one bio having CP pack except cp pack 2 page */
>>> +   sync_meta_pages(sbi, META, LONG_MAX, FS_CP_META_IO);
>>>   
>>>     /* wait for previous submitted meta pages writeback */
>>> +   if (!test_opt(sbi, NOBARRIER))
>>
>> The above has nothing to do with this patch.
> 
> We only need to use wait_on_all_pages_writeback to keep writeback order of
> previous metadata and last cp pack metadata if barrier is on?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>>
>>> +           wait_on_all_pages_writeback(sbi);
>>> +
>>> +   /* barrier and flush checkpoint cp pack 2 page */
>>> +   commit_checkpoint(sbi, ckpt, start_blk);
>>>     wait_on_all_pages_writeback(sbi);
>>>   
>>>     release_ino_entry(sbi, false);
>>> -- 
>>> 2.1.4
>>
>> .
>>
> 

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