Yuanhong,
On 8/20/25 16:21, Liao Yuanhong wrote:
> Introduces two new sys nodes: allocate_section_hint and
> allocate_section_policy. The allocate_section_hint 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 allocate_section_policy determines the write strategy,
> with a default value of 0 for normal sequential write strategy. A value of
> 1 prioritizes writes before the allocate_section_hint, while a value of 2
> prioritizes writes after it.
>
> This strategy addresses the issue where, despite F2FS supporting multiple
> devices, SOC vendors lack multi-devices 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-devices 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.
>
> When using this feature with a single storage device, it has almost no
> impact. However, for configurations where multiple storage devices are
> mapped to the same dm device using F2FS, utilizing this feature can provide
> some optimization benefits. Therefore, I believe it should not be limited
> to just multi-devices usage.
>
> Signed-off-by: Liao Yuanhong <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Updated the feature naming to better reflect its actual functionality.
> - Appended patch description to clarify whether the usage should be
> limited to multi-devices.
> - Improved the code style.
> - Fixed typo.
> ---
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 8 ++++++++
> fs/f2fs/gc.c | 5 +++++
> fs/f2fs/segment.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
> fs/f2fs/super.c | 4 ++++
> fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 6 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> index ee3acc8c2cb8..b590809869ca 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-fs-f2fs
> @@ -911,3 +911,25 @@ Description: Used to adjust the BG_GC priority when
> pending IO, with a default v
> bggc_io_aware = 1 skip background GC if there is pending read
> IO
> bggc_io_aware = 2 don't aware IO for background GC
> ==================
> ======================================================
> +
> +What: /sys/fs/f2fs/<disk>/allocate_section_hint
> +Date: August 2025
> +Contact: "Liao Yuanhong" <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
> +Description: Indicates the hint section between the first device and others
> in multi-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>/allocate_section_policy
> +Date: August 2025
> +Contact: "Liao Yuanhong" <liaoyuanh...@vivo.com>
> +Description: Controls write priority in multi-devices setups. A value of 0
> means normal writing.
> + A value of 1 prioritizes writing to devices before the
> allocate_section_hint. A value of 2
> + prioritizes writing to devices after the allocate_section_hint.
> The default is 0.
> +
> + ===========================
> ==========================================================
> + value description
> + allocate_section_policy = 0 Normal writing
> + allocate_section_policy = 1 Prioritize writing to section
> before allocate_section_hint
> + allocate_section_policy = 2 Prioritize writing to section
> after allocate_section_hint
> + ===========================
> ==========================================================
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> index d6a49de1b7e9..5ce9bf6be462 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> @@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ enum bggc_io_aware_policy {
> AWARE_NONE, /* don't aware IO for background GC */
> };
>
> +enum device_allocation_policy {
> + ALLOCATE_FORWARD_NOHINT,
> + ALLOCATE_FORWARD_WITHIN_HINT,
> + ALLOCATE_FORWARD_FROM_HINT,
> +};
> +
> /*
> * An implementation of an rwsem that is explicitly unfair to readers. This
> * prevents priority inversion when a low-priority reader acquires the read
> lock
> @@ -1850,6 +1856,8 @@ struct f2fs_sb_info {
> bool aligned_blksize; /* all devices has the same
> logical blksize */
> unsigned int first_seq_zone_segno; /* first segno in sequential
> zone */
> unsigned int bggc_io_aware; /* For adjust the BG_GC
> priority when pending IO */
> + unsigned int allocate_section_hint; /* the boundary position
> between devices */
> + unsigned int allocate_section_policy; /* determine the section
> writing priority */
>
> /* For write statistics */
> u64 sectors_written_start;
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> index 098e9f71421e..b57b8fd64747 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->allocate_section_hint > MAIN_SECS(sbi))
> + sbi->allocate_section_hint = 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->allocate_section_hint = 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 04b0a3c1804d..e0f6589c6a1c 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->allocate_section_policy == ALLOCATE_FORWARD_FROM_HINT &&
> + hint < sbi->allocate_section_hint)
> + hint = sbi->allocate_section_hint;
> +
> find_other_zone:
> secno = find_next_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap, MAIN_SECS(sbi), hint);
>
> @@ -2828,13 +2832,25 @@ 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->allocate_section_policy == ALLOCATE_FORWARD_FROM_HINT)
> {
> + secno = find_next_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
> + MAIN_SECS(sbi),
> sbi->allocate_section_hint);
> + 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->allocate_section_policy == ALLOCATE_FORWARD_WITHIN_HINT
> &&
> + secno >= sbi->allocate_section_hint) {
> + secno = find_first_zero_bit(free_i->free_secmap,
> + MAIN_SECS(sbi));
Will we hit "secno >= MAIN_SECS(sbi)" case here?
> }
> 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 5aa9d650512d..fa38a3e6b9cd 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
> @@ -3942,6 +3942,7 @@ 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->allocate_section_hint = total_sections;
What about assigning sbi->allocate_section_hint in anywhere else rather than
in sanity_check_raw_super()?
>
> /* blocks_per_seg should be 512, given the above check */
> blocks_per_seg = BIT(le32_to_cpu(raw_super->log_blocks_per_seg));
> @@ -4713,6 +4714,7 @@ 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->bggc_io_aware = AWARE_ALL_IO;
> + sbi->allocate_section_policy = ALLOCATE_FORWARD_NOHINT;
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
> sbi->max_open_zones = UINT_MAX;
> sbi->blkzone_alloc_policy = BLKZONE_ALLOC_PRIOR_SEQ;
> @@ -4744,6 +4746,8 @@ 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->allocate_section_hint =
> 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 1ffaf9e74ce9..81b99c2a02a9 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c
> @@ -889,6 +889,20 @@ static ssize_t __sbi_store(struct f2fs_attr *a,
> return count;
> }
>
> + if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "allocate_section_hint")) {
> + if (t < 0 || t > MAIN_SECS(sbi))
> + return -EINVAL;
> + sbi->allocate_section_hint = t;
Will it race w/ resize_fs ioctl?
Thanks,
> + return count;
> + }
> +
> + if (!strcmp(a->attr.name, "allocate_section_policy")) {
> + if (t < ALLOCATE_FORWARD_NOHINT || t >
> ALLOCATE_FORWARD_FROM_HINT)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + sbi->allocate_section_policy = t;
> + return count;
> + }
> +
> *ui = (unsigned int)t;
>
> return count;
> @@ -1161,6 +1175,8 @@ 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(allocate_section_hint);
> +F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(allocate_section_policy);
> #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_IOSTAT
> F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(iostat_enable);
> F2FS_SBI_GENERAL_RW_ATTR(iostat_period_ms);
> @@ -1398,6 +1414,8 @@ static struct attribute *f2fs_attrs[] = {
> ATTR_LIST(max_read_extent_count),
> ATTR_LIST(carve_out),
> ATTR_LIST(reserved_pin_section),
> + ATTR_LIST(allocate_section_hint),
> + ATTR_LIST(allocate_section_policy),
> NULL,
> };
> ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(f2fs);
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