* [PATCH 0/2] f2fs: multi-device expandable storage support
@ 2026-08-28 12:18 李珂11
2026-08-28 12:18 ` [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: add alloc_primary mount option 李珂11
2026-08-28 12:18 ` [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: allow f2fs_resize_fs to drop the last secondary device 李珂11
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From: 李珂11 @ 2026-08-28 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: jaegeuk@kernel.org, chao@kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
李珂11
From: "ke.li11" <ke.li11@transsion.com>
This series improves multi-device F2FS for expandable storage setups
where a secondary block device holds warm/cold data and may be removed
after userspace performs a final shrink.
Patch 1 adds an alloc_primary mount option. By default F2FS steers
warm/cold allocations to the secondary device via ALLOC_NEXT; this
option keeps them on the primary device when required by userspace
volume management.
Patch 2 extends f2fs_resize_fs() to allow a section-aligned shrink
that fully removes the last secondary device. The on-disk superblock
path for that device is cleared before commit so the next mount does
not try to open a block device that userspace is deleting. The
in-memory device is detached only after both the superblock update and
checkpoint succeed; the path is restored if either step fails.
Testing:
- Mounted /data as a multi-device F2FS filesystem with a secondary expand
device (device=exp_user_device)
- Exercised dynamic resize while the expand volume is attached
- Shrunk the filesystem until the entire exp_user_device is removed;
this triggers the drop_last_dev path in f2fs_resize_fs()
- Verified remount succeeds after userspace tears down the expand
block device
- Mounted with and without alloc_primary and verified allocation behavior
Signed-off-by: ke.li11 <ke.li11@transsion.com>
ke.li11 (2):
f2fs: add alloc_primary mount option
f2fs: allow f2fs_resize_fs to drop the last secondary device
Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst | 3 +
fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 6 ++
fs/f2fs/gc.c | 127 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
fs/f2fs/super.c | 12 +++
4 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--
2.34.1
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* [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: add alloc_primary mount option
2026-08-28 12:18 [PATCH 0/2] f2fs: multi-device expandable storage support 李珂11
@ 2026-08-28 12:18 ` 李珂11
2026-08-28 12:18 ` [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: allow f2fs_resize_fs to drop the last secondary device 李珂11
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From: 李珂11 @ 2026-08-28 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: jaegeuk@kernel.org, chao@kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
李珂11
From: "ke.li11" <ke.li11@transsion.com>
In multi-device setups, F2FS steers warm/cold data to the secondary
device by setting ALLOC_NEXT past the primary device end. Add an
alloc_primary mount option to keep such allocations on the primary
device when userspace manages expandable storage on a separate volume.
Document the new option in Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst.
Signed-off-by: ke.li11 <ke.li11@transsion.com>
---
Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst | 3 +++
fs/f2fs/f2fs.h | 6 ++++++
fs/f2fs/gc.c | 3 ++-
fs/f2fs/super.c | 12 ++++++++++++
4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
index b45d7a687625..f065639d931d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ errors=%s Specify f2fs behavior on critical errors. This supports modes:
====================== =============== =============== ========
nat_bits Enable nat_bits feature to enhance full/empty nat blocks access,
by default it's disabled.
+alloc_primary Keep warm/cold/pin data allocation on the primary device
+ in a multi-device configuration. Without this option, F2FS
+ steers ALLOC_NEXT segments to the secondary device.
lookup_mode=%s Control the directory lookup behavior for casefolded
directories. This option has no effect on directories
that do not have the casefold feature enabled.
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 8376bbe58ee3..2db4d6a2837a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ struct f2fs_mount_info {
unsigned char extensions[COMPRESS_EXT_NUM][F2FS_EXTENSION_LEN]; /* extensions */
unsigned char noextensions[COMPRESS_EXT_NUM][F2FS_EXTENSION_LEN]; /* extensions */
unsigned int lookup_mode;
+ /*
+ * alloc_primary: keep warm/cold/pin allocation on the primary
+ * device. Skips the multi-device ALLOC_NEXT hint that would
+ * otherwise steer them onto the secondary (expand) device.
+ */
+ bool alloc_primary;
};
#define F2FS_FEATURE_ENCRYPT 0x00000001
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index ffaa7ba76a1b..c5c243e6d3b2 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,8 @@ void f2fs_build_gc_manager(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
sbi->gc_pin_file_threshold = DEF_GC_FAILED_PINNED_FILES;
/* give warm/cold data area from slower device */
- if (f2fs_is_multi_device(sbi) && !__is_large_section(sbi))
+ if (!F2FS_OPTION(sbi).alloc_primary &&
+ f2fs_is_multi_device(sbi) && !__is_large_section(sbi))
SIT_I(sbi)->last_victim[ALLOC_NEXT] =
GET_SEGNO(sbi, FDEV(0).end_blk) + 1;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index be22c31015ef..3df06c525a2c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ enum {
Opt_jqfmt,
Opt_checkpoint,
Opt_lookup_mode,
+ Opt_alloc_primary,
Opt_err,
};
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ static const struct fs_parameter_spec f2fs_param_specs[] = {
fsparam_flag("age_extent_cache", Opt_age_extent_cache),
fsparam_enum("errors", Opt_errors, f2fs_param_errors),
fsparam_enum("lookup_mode", Opt_lookup_mode, f2fs_param_lookup_mode),
+ fsparam_flag("alloc_primary", Opt_alloc_primary),
{}
};
@@ -404,6 +406,7 @@ static match_table_t f2fs_checkpoint_tokens = {
#define F2FS_SPEC_errors (1 << 23)
#define F2FS_SPEC_lookup_mode (1 << 24)
#define F2FS_SPEC_reserve_node (1 << 25)
+#define F2FS_SPEC_alloc_primary (1 << 26)
struct f2fs_fs_context {
struct f2fs_mount_info info;
@@ -1235,6 +1238,10 @@ static int f2fs_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
F2FS_CTX_INFO(ctx).lookup_mode = result.uint_32;
ctx->spec_mask |= F2FS_SPEC_lookup_mode;
break;
+ case Opt_alloc_primary:
+ F2FS_CTX_INFO(ctx).alloc_primary = true;
+ ctx->spec_mask |= F2FS_SPEC_alloc_primary;
+ break;
}
return 0;
}
@@ -1763,6 +1770,8 @@ static void f2fs_apply_options(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *sb)
F2FS_OPTION(sbi).errors = F2FS_CTX_INFO(ctx).errors;
if (ctx->spec_mask & F2FS_SPEC_lookup_mode)
F2FS_OPTION(sbi).lookup_mode = F2FS_CTX_INFO(ctx).lookup_mode;
+ if (ctx->spec_mask & F2FS_SPEC_alloc_primary)
+ F2FS_OPTION(sbi).alloc_primary = F2FS_CTX_INFO(ctx).alloc_primary;
f2fs_apply_compression(fc, sb);
f2fs_apply_test_dummy_encryption(fc, sb);
@@ -2543,6 +2552,9 @@ static int f2fs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct dentry *root)
else if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).lookup_mode == LOOKUP_AUTO)
seq_show_option(seq, "lookup_mode", "auto");
+ if (F2FS_OPTION(sbi).alloc_primary)
+ seq_puts(seq, ",alloc_primary");
+
return 0;
}
--
2.34.1
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* [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: allow f2fs_resize_fs to drop the last secondary device
2026-08-28 12:18 [PATCH 0/2] f2fs: multi-device expandable storage support 李珂11
2026-08-28 12:18 ` [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: add alloc_primary mount option 李珂11
@ 2026-08-28 12:18 ` 李珂11
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From: 李珂11 @ 2026-08-28 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: jaegeuk@kernel.org, chao@kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
李珂11
From: "ke.li11" <ke.li11@transsion.com>
When shrinking a multi-device filesystem, allow a section-aligned
resize that fully removes the last secondary device. Clear the
device path in the on-disk superblock before commit so the next
mount does not open a block device that userspace is removing, and
detach the in-memory device only after superblock and checkpoint
are both persisted. Restore the path if commit or checkpoint fails.
Signed-off-by: ke.li11 <ke.li11@transsion.com>
---
fs/f2fs/gc.c | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 120 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
index c5c243e6d3b2..737bac48c8f5 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
@@ -2316,6 +2316,84 @@ static void update_fs_metadata(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int secs)
}
}
+/*
+ * After a shrink that zeroes the last secondary device's total_segments,
+ * clear its on-disk path so the next mount does not try to open a mapper
+ * that userspace is about to tear down.
+ *
+ * Must be called with total_segments already updated; restores path on
+ * the raw superblock if @restore is true (commit failed).
+ */
+static void f2fs_update_empty_secondary_sb_path(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
+ char path_backup[MAX_PATH_LEN],
+ bool restore)
+{
+ struct f2fs_super_block *raw_sb = F2FS_RAW_SUPER(sbi);
+ int last_dev;
+
+ if (!f2fs_is_multi_device(sbi))
+ return;
+
+ last_dev = sbi->s_ndevs - 1;
+ if (last_dev < 1)
+ return;
+
+ f2fs_down_write(&sbi->sb_lock);
+ if (restore) {
+ if (path_backup[0]) {
+ memcpy(raw_sb->devs[last_dev].path, path_backup,
+ MAX_PATH_LEN);
+ f2fs_info(sbi,
+ "resize_fs: restored FDEV[%d] path after failed drop",
+ last_dev);
+ }
+ } else if (le32_to_cpu(raw_sb->devs[last_dev].total_segments) == 0 &&
+ raw_sb->devs[last_dev].path[0]) {
+ memcpy(path_backup, raw_sb->devs[last_dev].path, MAX_PATH_LEN);
+ memset(raw_sb->devs[last_dev].path, 0, MAX_PATH_LEN);
+ f2fs_info(sbi,
+ "resize_fs: cleared FDEV[%d] path (total_segments=0)",
+ last_dev);
+ }
+ f2fs_up_write(&sbi->sb_lock);
+}
+
+/* Detach last empty secondary from in-memory FDEV[] after successful SB+CP. */
+static void f2fs_detach_empty_secondary(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
+{
+ int last_dev;
+
+ if (!f2fs_is_multi_device(sbi))
+ return;
+
+ last_dev = sbi->s_ndevs - 1;
+ if (last_dev < 1)
+ return;
+
+ if (FDEV(last_dev).total_segments != 0)
+ return;
+
+ f2fs_info(sbi,
+ "resize_fs: dropping FDEV[%d], ndevs %d->%d",
+ last_dev, sbi->s_ndevs, sbi->s_ndevs - 1);
+
+ if (FDEV(last_dev).bdev_file) {
+ fs_bdev_file_release(FDEV(last_dev).bdev_file, sbi->sb);
+ FDEV(last_dev).bdev_file = NULL;
+ FDEV(last_dev).bdev = NULL;
+ }
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED
+ kvfree(FDEV(last_dev).blkz_seq);
+ FDEV(last_dev).blkz_seq = NULL;
+#endif
+ memset(FDEV(last_dev).path, 0, MAX_PATH_LEN + 1);
+ FDEV(last_dev).total_segments = 0;
+ FDEV(last_dev).start_blk = 0;
+ FDEV(last_dev).end_blk = 0;
+ sbi->s_ndevs--;
+}
+
+
int f2fs_resize_fs(struct file *filp, __u64 block_count)
{
struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(file_inode(filp));
@@ -2327,6 +2405,8 @@ int f2fs_resize_fs(struct file *filp, __u64 block_count)
unsigned int secs;
int err = 0;
__u32 rem;
+ bool drop_last_dev = false;
+ char drop_path_backup[MAX_PATH_LEN] = {};
old_block_count = le64_to_cpu(F2FS_RAW_SUPER(sbi)->block_count);
if (block_count > old_block_count)
@@ -2336,9 +2416,33 @@ int f2fs_resize_fs(struct file *filp, __u64 block_count)
int last_dev = sbi->s_ndevs - 1;
__u64 last_segs = FDEV(last_dev).total_segments;
- if (block_count + SEGS_TO_BLKS(sbi, last_segs) <=
- old_block_count)
- return -EINVAL;
+ __u64 last_blks = SEGS_TO_BLKS(sbi, last_segs);
+ __u64 primary_end = old_block_count - last_blks;
+
+ /*
+ * Stock F2FS rejects any shrink with block_count + last_blks <=
+ * old_block_count, i.e. the new size would no longer cover the
+ * last secondary device. As an exception, accept a section-
+ * aligned @block_count at or below primary_end when it removes
+ * the entire last device (drop_last_dev), so userspace can
+ * delete the expand volume after the final shrink. Still reject
+ * if @block_count falls below the section boundary at
+ * primary_end and would shrink into the primary device.
+ */
+ if (block_count <= primary_end) {
+ __u64 primary_aligned = rounddown(primary_end,
+ BLKS_PER_SEC(sbi));
+
+ if (block_count < primary_aligned) {
+ f2fs_err(sbi,
+ "resize_fs: reject new=%llu < primary_aligned=%llu (primary_end=%llu)",
+ (unsigned long long)block_count,
+ (unsigned long long)primary_aligned,
+ (unsigned long long)primary_end);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ drop_last_dev = true;
+ }
}
/* new fs size should align to section size */
@@ -2426,9 +2530,14 @@ int f2fs_resize_fs(struct file *filp, __u64 block_count)
goto recover_out;
update_sb_metadata(sbi, -secs);
+ if (drop_last_dev)
+ f2fs_update_empty_secondary_sb_path(sbi, drop_path_backup, false);
err = f2fs_commit_super(sbi, false);
if (err) {
+ if (drop_last_dev)
+ f2fs_update_empty_secondary_sb_path(sbi, drop_path_backup,
+ true);
update_sb_metadata(sbi, secs);
goto recover_out;
}
@@ -2441,14 +2550,21 @@ int f2fs_resize_fs(struct file *filp, __u64 block_count)
err = f2fs_write_checkpoint(sbi, &cpc);
if (err) {
update_fs_metadata(sbi, secs);
+ if (drop_last_dev)
+ f2fs_update_empty_secondary_sb_path(sbi, drop_path_backup,
+ true);
update_sb_metadata(sbi, secs);
f2fs_commit_super(sbi, false);
+ } else if (drop_last_dev) {
+ f2fs_detach_empty_secondary(sbi);
}
recover_out:
clear_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_IS_RESIZEFS);
if (err) {
set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_FSCK);
- f2fs_err(sbi, "resize_fs failed, should run fsck to repair!");
+ f2fs_err(sbi,
+ "resize_fs failed err=%d, should run fsck to repair!",
+ err);
spin_lock(&sbi->stat_lock);
sbi->user_block_count += shrunk_blocks;
--
2.34.1
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