[f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: wake up gc thread immediately when gc_urgent is set

Fixes: 5b0e95398e2b ("f2fs: introduce sbi->gc_mode to determine the policy") Signed-off-by: Sheng Yong --- fs/f2fs/sysfs.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c index f22782a0defe..cd2e030e47b8 100644 --- a/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c +++ b/fs/f2fs/sysfs.c @@

Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: checkpoint disabling

Hi Daniel, Could you please rebase the patch on top of f2fs/dev-test branch? I'd like to review the code by playing with a little bit. Thanks, On 07/25, Daniel Rosenberg wrote: > This adds a lightweight non-persistent snapshotting scheme to f2fs. > > To use, mount with the option

Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: avoid fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE] lock in f2fs_gc

The f2fs_gc() called by f2fs_balance_fs() requires to be called outside of fi->i_gc_rwsem[WRITE], since f2fs_gc() can try to grab it in a loop. If it hits the miximum retrials in GC, let's give a chance to release gc_mutex for a short time in order not to go into live lock in the worst case.