Introduces two new sys nodes: device_border_line and device_alloc_policy.
The device_border_line identifies the boundary between devices, measured
in sections; it defaults to the end of the device for single storage
setups, and the end of the first device for multiple storage setups. The
device_alloc_policy determines the write strategy, with a default value of
0 for normal sequential write strategy. A value of 1 prioritizes writes
before the device_border_line, while a value of 2 prioritizes writes after
it.
This strategy addresses the issue where, despite F2FS supporting multiple
devices, SOC vendors lack multi-device support (currently only supporting
zoned devices). As a workaround, multiple storage devices are mapped to a
single dm device. Both this workaround and the F2FS multi-device solution
may require prioritizing writing to certain devices, such as a device with
better performance or when switching is needed due to performance
degradation near a device's end. For scenarios with more than two devices,
sort them at mount time to utilize this feature.
This patch covers both the F2FS multi-device solution and the single dm
device mapping for multiple devices. Additionally, there is functional
overlap with blkzone_alloc_policy. Future consideration might involve
integrating blkzone_alloc_policy into device_alloc_policy, as zoned devices
are a special case of multi-device setups.
Signed-off-by: Liao Yuanhong <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
---
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 8 ++++++++
fs/f2fs/gc.c | 5 +++++
fs/f2fs/segment.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
fs/f2fs/super.c | 4 ++++
fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
6 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
index bc0e7fefc39d..2ef3ba36a775 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
@@ -883,3 +883,25 @@ Date: June 2025
Contact: "Daeho Jeong" <daehoje...@google.com>
Description: Control GC algorithm for boost GC. 0: cost benefit, 1: greedy
Default: 1
+
+What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/device_border_line
+Date: August 2025
+Contact: "Liao Yuanhong" <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
+Description: Indicates the border line between the first device and others
in amulti-devices
+ setup. It defaults to the end of the first device in sections.
For a single storage
+ device, it defaults to the total number of sections. It can be
manually set to match
+ scenarios where multi-devices are mapped to the same dm device.
+
+What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/device_alloc_policy
+Date: August 2025
+Contact: "Liao Yuanhong" <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
+Description: Controls write priority in multi-device setups. A value of 0
means normal writing.
+ A value of 1 prioritizes writing to devices before the
device_border_line. A value of 2
+ prioritizes writing to devices after the device_border_line.
The default is 0.
+
+ =======================
======================================================
+ value description
+ device_alloc_policy = 0 Normal writing
+ device_alloc_policy = 1 Prioritize writing to device before
device_border_line
+ device_alloc_policy = 2 Prioritize writing to device after
device_border_line
+ ========================
======================================================
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 46be7560548c..4af5f2ad0b2b 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ enum blkzone_allocation_policy {
BLKZONE_ALLOC_PRIOR_CONV, /* Prioritize writing to conventional
zones */
};
+enum device_allocation_policy {
+ DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_NORMAL,
+ DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_FRONT,
+ DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_BACK,
+};
+
/*
* An implementation of an rwsem that is explicitly unfair to readers. This
* prevents priority inversion when a low-priority reader acquires the read
lock
@@ -1804,6 +1810,8 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
spinlock_t dev_lock; /* protect dirty_device */
bool aligned_blksize; /* all devices has the same
logical blksize */
unsigned int first_seq_zone_segno; /* first segno in sequential
zone */
+ unsigned int device_border_line; /* the boundary position
between devices */
+ unsigned int device_alloc_policy; /* determine the device writing
priority */
/* For write statistics */
u64 sectors_written_start;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index 098e9f71421e..5fd5cc3c70b3 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2182,6 +2182,8 @@ static void update_fs_metadata(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
int secs)
SM_I(sbi)->segment_count = (int)SM_I(sbi)->segment_count + segs;
MAIN_SEGS(sbi) = (int)MAIN_SEGS(sbi) + segs;
MAIN_SECS(sbi) += secs;
+ if (sbi->device_border_line > MAIN_SECS(sbi))
+ sbi->device_border_line = MAIN_SECS(sbi);
FREE_I(sbi)->free_sections = (int)FREE_I(sbi)->free_sections + secs;
FREE_I(sbi)->free_segments = (int)FREE_I(sbi)->free_segments + segs;
F2FS_CKPT(sbi)->user_block_count = cpu_to_le64(user_block_count + blks);
@@ -2189,6 +2191,9 @@ static void update_fs_metadata(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
int secs)
if (f2fs_is_multi_device(sbi)) {
int last_dev = sbi->s_ndevs - 1;
+ sbi->device_border_line = FDEV(0).total_segments /
+ SEGS_PER_SEC(sbi);
+
FDEV(last_dev).total_segments =
(int)FDEV(last_dev).total_segments + segs;
FDEV(last_dev).end_blk =
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index cc82d42ef14c..0b0427c7995a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -2807,6 +2807,10 @@ static int get_new_segment(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
}
#endif
+ if (sbi->device_alloc_policy == DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_BACK &&
+ hint < sbi->device_border_line)
+ hint = sbi->device_border_line;
+
find_other_zone:
secno = find_next_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap, MAIN_SECS(sbi), hint);
@@ -2828,13 +2832,24 @@ static int get_new_segment(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
#endif
if (secno >= MAIN_SECS(sbi)) {
- secno = find_first_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
+ if (sbi->device_alloc_policy == DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_BACK) {
+ secno = find_next_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
+ MAIN_SECS(sbi),
sbi->device_border_line);
+ if (secno >= MAIN_SECS(sbi))
+ secno = find_first_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
+ MAIN_SECS(sbi));
+ } else
+ secno = find_first_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
MAIN_SECS(sbi));
if (secno >= MAIN_SECS(sbi)) {
ret = -ENOSPC;
f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !pinning);
goto out_unlock;
}
+ } else if (sbi->device_alloc_policy == DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_FRONT &&
+ secno >= sbi->device_border_line) {
+ secno = find_first_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
+ MAIN_SECS(sbi));
}
segno = GET_SEG_FROM_SEC(sbi, secno);
zoneno = GET_ZONE_FROM_SEC(sbi, secno);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index e16c4e2830c2..d3de907d8aaa 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -3860,6 +3860,7 @@ static int sanity_check_raw_super(struct f2fs_sb_info
*sbi,
segs_per_sec = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->segs_per_sec);
secs_per_zone = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->secs_per_zone);
total_sections = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->section_count);
+ sbi->device_border_line = total_sections;
/* blocks_per_seg should be 512, given the above check */
blocks_per_seg = BIT(le32_to_cpu(raw_super->log_blocks_per_seg));
@@ -4629,6 +4630,7 @@ static int f2fs_scan_devices(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
logical_blksize = bdev_logical_block_size(sbi->sb->s_bdev);
sbi->aligned_blksize = true;
+ sbi->device_alloc_policy = DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_NORMAL;
#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
sbi->max_open_zones = UINT_MAX;
sbi->blkzone_alloc_policy = BLKZONE_ALLOC_PRIOR_SEQ;
@@ -4659,6 +4661,8 @@ static int f2fs_scan_devices(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
SEGS_TO_BLKS(sbi,
FDEV(i).total_segments) - 1 +
le32_to_cpu(raw_super->segment0_blkaddr);
+ sbi->device_border_line =
FDEV(i).total_segments /
+ SEGS_PER_SEC(sbi);
} else {
FDEV(i).start_blk = FDEV(i - 1).end_blk + 1;
FDEV(i).end_blk = FDEV(i).start_blk +
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
index f736052dea50..3af77f37fb64 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
@@ -866,6 +866,20 @@ static ssize_t __sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
return count;
}
+ if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "device_border_line")) {
+ if (t < 0 || t > MAIN_SECS(sbi))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ sbi->device_border_line = t;
+ return count;
+ }
+
+ if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "device_alloc_policy")) {
+ if (t < DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_NORMAL || t >
DEVICE_ALLOC_PRIOR_BACK)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ sbi->device_alloc_policy = t;
+ return count;
+ }
+
*ui = (unsigned int)t;
return count;
@@ -1138,6 +1152,8 @@ F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(max_victim_search);
F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(migration_granularity);
F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(migration_window_granularity);
F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(dir_level);
+F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(device_border_line);
+F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(device_alloc_policy);
#ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_IOSTAT
F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(iostat_enable);
F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(iostat_period_ms);
@@ -1371,6 +1387,8 @@ static struct attribute *f2fs_attrs[] = {
ATTR_LIST(max_read_extent_count),
ATTR_LIST(carve_out),
ATTR_LIST(reserved_pin_section),
+ ATTR_LIST(device_border_line),
+ ATTR_LIST(device_alloc_policy),
NULL,
};
ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(f2fs);
--
2.34.1
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