Hi Jaegeuk,

On 2018/1/31 10:39, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> On 01/31, Gaoxiang (OS) wrote:
>> Hi Jaegeuk,
>>
>> On 2018/1/31 10:18, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
>>> On 01/26, Gaoxiang (OS) wrote:
>>>> 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()
>>>
>>>         -> remove
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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);
>>>
>>>        -> remove
>>>
>>> Hmm, think so.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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?
>>>
>>>      9.2 f2fs_flush_device_cache(), if we have multiple devices.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 10. wait_on_all_pages_writeback()
>>>
>>>       10.1. (f2fs_cp_error())
>>>                 return -EIO;
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>> 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?
>>>
>>> Next cp block won't be written by 10.1.
>>>
>>
>> I think that 10.1 ensures the cp pack before the last cp_block was done.
>> However, what if the last cp block writes fail later without FUA?
> 
> Without FUA? The last cp_block is written by FUA, no?

quote "
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?
"

what I meant is that the last cp_block should be written by FUA.
we need to use META_FLUSH to write last cp_block, right? :)

Thanks,

> 
>> Should we need to ensure the last cp block going into device medium
>> rather than device cache before switching to go into the next checkpoint
>> (I mean we need to ensure writing to medium and then unblock_operation
>> and quit write_checkpoint and go on fs operations)?
>>
>> Other parts seems OK for me :), I will sort out and resent a new patch.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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