On 05/11, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2021/5/10 22:47, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > On 05/06, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > On 2021/5/6 12:46, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > > > On 05/06, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > > > On 2021/4/29 14:20, Daejun Park wrote:
> > > > > > In file defragmentation by ioctl, all data blocks in the file are
> > > > > > re-written out-of-place. File defragmentation implies user will not
> > > > > > update
> > > > > > and mostly read the file. So before the defragmentation, we set file
> > > > > > temperature as cold for better block allocation.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think all fragmented files are cold, e.g. db file.
> > > >
> > > > I have a bit different opinion. I think one example would be users want
> > > > to
> > > > defragment a file, when the they want to get higher read bandwidth for
> > >
> > > Multimedia file was already defined as cold file now via default extension
> > > list?
> >
> > I just gave an example. And default is default.
> >
> > >
> > > > usually multimedia files. That's likely to be cold files. Moreover, I
> > > > don't
> > > > think they want to defragment db files which will be fragmented soon?
> > >
> > > I guess like db files have less update but more access?
> >
> > I think both, and we set it as hot.
>
> Then hot and cold bit will set to the same db file after defragmentation?
Do you set cold bit to db files? I mean, generally db is not cold, but hot.
>
> Thanks,
>
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > We have separated interface (via f2fs_xattr_advise_handler, e.g.
> > > > > setfattr -n
> > > > > "system.advise" -v value) to indicate this file is a hot/cold file,
> > > > > so my
> > > > > suggestion is after file defragmentation, if you think this file is
> > > > > cold, and
> > > > > use setxattr() to set it as cold.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Daejun Park <daejun7.p...@samsung.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > fs/f2fs/file.c | 3 +++
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > index d697c8900fa7..dcac965a05fe 100644
> > > > > > --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > > > > > @@ -2669,6 +2669,9 @@ static int f2fs_defragment_range(struct
> > > > > > f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> > > > > > map.m_len = pg_end - pg_start;
> > > > > > total = 0;
> > > > > > + if (!file_is_cold(inode))
> > > > > > + file_set_cold(inode);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > while (map.m_lblk < pg_end) {
> > > > > > pgoff_t idx;
> > > > > > int cnt = 0;
> > > > > >
> > > > .
> > > >
> > .
> >
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