Chao Yu 7041d5d286 f2fs: combine nat_bits and free_nid_bitmap cache
Both nat_bits cache and free_nid_bitmap cache provide same functionality
as a intermediate cache between free nid cache and disk, but with
different granularity of indicating free nid range, and different
persistence policy. nat_bits cache provides better persistence ability,
and free_nid_bitmap provides better granularity.

In this patch we combine advantage of both caches, so finally policy of
the intermediate cache would be:
- init: load free nid status from nat_bits into free_nid_bitmap
- lookup: scan free_nid_bitmap before load NAT blocks
- update: update free_nid_bitmap in real-time
- persistence: udpate and persist nat_bits in checkpoint

This patch also resolves performance regression reported by lkp-robot.

commit:
  4ac912427c ("f2fs: introduce free nid bitmap")
  d00030cf9cd0bb96fdccc41e33d3c91dcbb672ba ("f2fs: use __set{__clear}_bit_le")
  1382c0f3f9d3f936c8bc42ed1591cf7a593ef9f7 ("f2fs: combine nat_bits and free_nid_bitmap cache")

4ac912427c d00030cf9cd0bb96fdccc41e33 1382c0f3f9d3f936c8bc42ed15
---------------- -------------------------- --------------------------
         %stddev     %change         %stddev     %change         %stddev
             \          |                \          |                \
     77863 ±  0%      +2.1%      79485 ±  1%     +50.8%     117404 ±  0%  aim7.jobs-per-min
    231.63 ±  0%      -2.0%     227.01 ±  1%     -33.6%     153.80 ±  0%  aim7.time.elapsed_time
    231.63 ±  0%      -2.0%     227.01 ±  1%     -33.6%     153.80 ±  0%  aim7.time.elapsed_time.max
    896604 ±  0%      -0.8%     889221 ±  3%     -20.2%     715260 ±  1%  aim7.time.involuntary_context_switches
      2394 ±  1%      +4.6%       2503 ±  1%      +3.7%       2481 ±  2%  aim7.time.maximum_resident_set_size
      6240 ±  0%      -1.5%       6145 ±  1%     -14.1%       5360 ±  1%  aim7.time.system_time
   1111357 ±  3%      +1.9%    1132509 ±  2%      -6.2%    1041932 ±  2%  aim7.time.voluntary_context_switches
...

Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@huawei.com>
Tested-by: Xiaolong Ye <xiaolong.ye@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
2017-03-20 10:00:18 -04:00
2017-02-13 12:24:56 -05:00
2016-05-23 17:04:14 -07:00
2017-03-19 19:09:39 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst

Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
S
Description
No description provided
Readme 2.3 GiB
Languages
C 97.8%
Assembly 1.5%
Makefile 0.3%
Shell 0.1%
Python 0.1%
Other 0.1%