On 02/01, Chao Yu wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2018/2/1 6:15, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > On 01/31, Chao Yu wrote:
> >> On 2018/1/31 10:02, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> >>> What if we want to add more entries in addition to node_checksum? Do we 
> >>> have
> >>> to add a new feature flag at every time? How about adding a layout value 
> >>> instead
> >>
> >> Hmm.. for previous implementation, IMO, we'd better add a new feature flag 
> >> at
> >> every time, otherwise, w/ extra_nsize only, in current image, we can know a
> >> valid range of extended area in node block, but we don't know which
> >> fields/features are valid/enabled or not.
> >>
> >> One more thing is that if we can add one feature flag for each field, we 
> >> got one
> >> more chance to disable it dynamically.
> >>
> >>> of extra_nsize? For example, layout #1 means node_checksum with 
> >>> extra_nsize=X?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> What does 1017 mean? We need to make this structure more flexibly for new
> >>
> >> Yes, using raw 1017 is not appropriate here.
> >>
> >>> entries. Like this?
> >>>           union {
> >>>                   struct node_v1;
> >>>                   struct node_v2;
> >>>                   struct node_v3;
> >>>                   ...
> >>>                   struct direct_node dn;
> >>>                   struct indirect_node in;
> >>>           };
> >>>   };
> >>>
> >>>   struct node_v1 {
> >>>           __le32 data[DEF_ADDRS_PER_BLOCK - V1_NSIZE=1];
> >>>           __le32 node_checksum;
> >>>   }
> >>>
> >>>   struct node_v2 {
> >>>           __le32 data[DEF_ADDRS_PER_BLOCK - V2_NSIZE=500];
> >>
> >> Hmm.. If we only need to add one more 4 bytes field in struct node_v2, but
> >> V2_NSIZE is defined as fixed 500, there must be 492 bytes wasted.
> >>
> >> Or we can define V2_NSIZE as 8, but if there comes more and more extended
> >> fields, node version count can be a large number, it results in complicated
> >> version recognization and handling.
> >>
> >> One more question is how can we control which fields are valid or not in
> >> comp[Vx_NSIZE]?
> >>
> >>
> >> Anyway, what I'm thinking is maybe we can restructure layout of node block 
> >> like
> >> the one used by f2fs_inode:
> >>
> >> struct f2fs_node {
> >>    union {
> >>            struct f2fs_inode i;
> >>            union {
> >>                    struct {
> >>                            __le32 node_checksum;
> >>                            __le32 feature_field_1;
> >>                            __le32 feature_field_2;
> >>                            ....
> >>                            __le32 addr[];
> >>                            
> >>                    };
> >>                    struct direct_node dn;
> >>                    struct indirect_node in;
> >>            };
> >>    };
> >>    struct node_footer footer;
> >> } __packed;
> >>
> >> Moving all extended fields to the head of f2fs_node, so we don't have to 
> >> use
> >> macro to indicate actual size of addr.
> > 
> > Thinking what'd be the best way. My concern is, once getting more entries, 
> > we
> 
> OK, I think we need more discussion.. ;)
> 
> > can't set each of features individually. Like the second entry should have
> 
> Oh, that will be hard. If we have to avoid that, we have to tag in somewhere
> e.g. f2fs_inode::i_flags2 to indicate which new field in f2fs_node is valid, 
> for
> example:
> 
> #define F2FS_NODE_CHECKSUM    0x0001
> #define F2FS_NODE_FIELD1      0x0002
> #define F2FS_NODE_FIELD2      0x0004
> 
>       union {
>               struct {
>                       __le32 node_checksum;
>                       __le32 field_1;
>                       __le32 field_2;
>                       ....
>                       __le32 addr[];
>               };
>               struct direct_node dn;
>               struct indirect_node in;
>       };
> 
> f2fs_inode::i_flags2 = F2FS_NODE_CHECKSUM | F2FS_NODE_FIELD1
> indicates that f2fs_node::node_checksum and f2fs_node::field_1 are valid;
> 
> f2fs_inode::i_flags2 = F2FS_NODE_FIELD1 | F2FS_NODE_FIELD2
> indicates that f2fs_node::field_1 and f2fs_node::field_2 are valid.

So, that's why I thought we may need a sort of each formats.

> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > enabled node_checksum, which we may not want to do.
> > 
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>>           __le32 comp[V2_NSIZE];
> >>>   }
> >>>   ...
> >>>
> >>>> +                        };
> >>>> +                        struct direct_node dn;
> >>>> +                        struct indirect_node in;
> >>>> +                };
> >>>>          };
> >>>>          struct node_footer footer;
> >>>>  } __packed;
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> 2.15.0.55.gc2ece9dc4de6
> >>>
> >>> .
> >>>

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