[PATCH 0/7] inode allocator refactoring

[PATCH 0/7] inode allocator refactoring

[Christoph Hellwig]

This series turns the higher level inode allocator upside down.

The biggest change is that we try to operate on the incore perag
structure as much as possible instead of reading the AGI buffer.

I don't have a system to measure the benefit on the large create benchmarks
right now, but even if it's not benefitial it at least greatly cleans up
the code.

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[PATCH 1/7] xfs: remove xfs_ialloc_find_free

[Christoph Hellwig]

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This function is entirely trivial and only has one caller, so remove it to
simplify the code.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |    9 +--------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:39:42.512235078 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:39:44.012235117 -0400
@@ -609,13 +609,6 @@ xfs_ialloc_get_rec(
 /*
  * Visible inode allocation functions.
  */
-/*
- * Find a free (set) bit in the inode bitmask.
- */
-static inline int xfs_ialloc_find_free(xfs_inofree_t *fp)
-{
-	return xfs_lowbit64(*fp);
-}
 
 /*
  * Allocate an inode on disk.
@@ -995,7 +988,7 @@ newino:
 	}
 
 alloc_inode:
-	offset = xfs_ialloc_find_free(&rec.ir_free);
+	offset = xfs_lowbit64(rec.ir_free);
 	ASSERT(offset >= 0);
 	ASSERT(offset < XFS_INODES_PER_CHUNK);
 	ASSERT((XFS_AGINO_TO_OFFSET(mp, rec.ir_startino) %

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Re: [PATCH 1/7] xfs: remove xfs_ialloc_find_free

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:48AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> This function is entirely trivial and only has one caller, so remove it to
> simplify the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

*nod*

Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>

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[PATCH 2/7] xfs: split xfs_dialloc

[Christoph Hellwig]

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Move the actual allocation once we have selected an allocation group into a
separate helper, and make xfs_dialloc a wrapper around it.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |  350 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 175 insertions(+), 175 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:47:42.808247375 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:48:26.004248480 -0400
@@ -607,188 +607,35 @@ xfs_ialloc_get_rec(
 }
 
 /*
- * Visible inode allocation functions.
- */
-
-/*
- * Allocate an inode on disk.
- * Mode is used to tell whether the new inode will need space, and whether
- * it is a directory.
- *
- * The arguments IO_agbp and alloc_done are defined to work within
- * the constraint of one allocation per transaction.
- * xfs_dialloc() is designed to be called twice if it has to do an
- * allocation to make more free inodes.  On the first call,
- * IO_agbp should be set to NULL. If an inode is available,
- * i.e., xfs_dialloc() did not need to do an allocation, an inode
- * number is returned.  In this case, IO_agbp would be set to the
- * current ag_buf and alloc_done set to false.
- * If an allocation needed to be done, xfs_dialloc would return
- * the current ag_buf in IO_agbp and set alloc_done to true.
- * The caller should then commit the current transaction, allocate a new
- * transaction, and call xfs_dialloc() again, passing in the previous
- * value of IO_agbp.  IO_agbp should be held across the transactions.
- * Since the agbp is locked across the two calls, the second call is
- * guaranteed to have a free inode available.
+ * Allocate an inode.
  *
- * Once we successfully pick an inode its number is returned and the
- * on-disk data structures are updated.  The inode itself is not read
- * in, since doing so would break ordering constraints with xfs_reclaim.
+ * The caller selected an AG for us, and made sure that free inodes are
+ * available.
  */
-int
-xfs_dialloc(
-	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
-	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent inode (directory) */
-	umode_t		mode,		/* mode bits for new inode */
-	int		okalloc,	/* ok to allocate more space */
-	xfs_buf_t	**IO_agbp,	/* in/out ag header's buffer */
-	boolean_t	*alloc_done,	/* true if we needed to replenish
-					   inode freelist */
-	xfs_ino_t	*inop)		/* inode number allocated */
+STATIC int
+xfs_dialloc_ag(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_buf		*agbp,
+	xfs_ino_t		parent,
+	xfs_ino_t		*inop)
 {
-	xfs_agnumber_t	agcount;	/* number of allocation groups */
-	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
-	xfs_agi_t	*agi;		/* allocation group header structure */
-	xfs_btree_cur_t	*cur;		/* inode allocation btree cursor */
-	int		error;		/* error return value */
-	int		i;		/* result code */
-	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
-	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
-	xfs_ino_t	ino;		/* fs-relative inode to be returned */
-	/* REFERENCED */
-	int		j;		/* result code */
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* file system mount structure */
-	int		offset;		/* index of inode in chunk */
-	xfs_agino_t	pagino;		/* parent's AG relative inode # */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	pagno;		/* parent's AG number */
-	xfs_inobt_rec_incore_t rec;	/* inode allocation record */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	tagno;		/* testing allocation group number */
-	xfs_btree_cur_t	*tcur;		/* temp cursor */
-	xfs_inobt_rec_incore_t trec;	/* temp inode allocation record */
-	struct xfs_perag *pag;
-
-
-	if (*IO_agbp == NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
-		 * group for inode allocation.
-		 */
-		agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-		/*
-		 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
-		 * criteria, give up.
-		 */
-		if (!agbp) {
-			*inop = NULLFSINO;
-			return 0;
-		}
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Continue where we left off before.  In this case, we
-		 * know that the allocation group has free inodes.
-		 */
-		agbp = *IO_agbp;
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
-		ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
-	}
-	mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	agcount = mp->m_sb.sb_agcount;
-	agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
-	tagno = agno;
-	pagno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
-	pagino = XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, parent);
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_agi		*agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
+	xfs_agnumber_t		agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
+	xfs_agnumber_t		pagno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
+	xfs_agino_t		pagino = XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, parent);
+	struct xfs_perag	*pag;
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur, *tcur;
+	struct xfs_inobt_rec_incore rec, trec;
+	xfs_ino_t		ino;
+	int			error;
+	int			offset;
+	int			i, j;
 
-	/*
-	 * If we have already hit the ceiling of inode blocks then clear
-	 * okalloc so we scan all available agi structures for a free
-	 * inode.
-	 */
-
-	if (mp->m_maxicount &&
-	    mp->m_sb.sb_icount + XFS_IALLOC_INODES(mp) > mp->m_maxicount) {
-		noroom = 1;
-		okalloc = 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Loop until we find an allocation group that either has free inodes
-	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
-	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
-	 */
-	*alloc_done = B_FALSE;
-	while (!agi->agi_freecount) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't do anything if we're not supposed to allocate
-		 * any blocks, just go on to the next ag.
-		 */
-		if (okalloc) {
-			/*
-			 * Try to allocate some new inodes in the allocation
-			 * group.
-			 */
-			if ((error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced))) {
-				xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
-				if (error == ENOSPC) {
-					*inop = NULLFSINO;
-					return 0;
-				} else
-					return error;
-			}
-			if (ialloced) {
-				/*
-				 * We successfully allocated some inodes, return
-				 * the current context to the caller so that it
-				 * can commit the current transaction and call
-				 * us again where we left off.
-				 */
-				ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
-				*alloc_done = B_TRUE;
-				*IO_agbp = agbp;
-				*inop = NULLFSINO;
-				return 0;
-			}
-		}
-		/*
-		 * If it failed, give up on this ag.
-		 */
-		xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
-		/*
-		 * Go on to the next ag: get its ag header.
-		 */
-nextag:
-		if (++tagno == agcount)
-			tagno = 0;
-		if (tagno == agno) {
-			*inop = NULLFSINO;
-			return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
-		}
-		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, tagno);
-		if (pag->pagi_inodeok == 0) {
-			xfs_perag_put(pag);
-			goto nextag;
-		}
-		error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, tagno, &agbp);
-		xfs_perag_put(pag);
-		if (error)
-			goto nextag;
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Here with an allocation group that has a free inode.
-	 * Reset agno since we may have chosen a new ag in the
-	 * loop above.
-	 */
-	agno = tagno;
-	*IO_agbp = NULL;
 	pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
 
  restart_pagno:
-	cur = xfs_inobt_init_cursor(mp, tp, agbp, be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno));
+	cur = xfs_inobt_init_cursor(mp, tp, agbp, agno);
 	/*
 	 * If pagino is 0 (this is the root inode allocation) use newino.
 	 * This must work because we've just allocated some.
@@ -1021,6 +868,159 @@ error0:
 }
 
 /*
+ * Allocate an inode on disk.
+ *
+ * Mode is used to tell whether the new inode will need space, and whether it
+ * is a directory.
+ *
+ * This function is designed to be called twice if it has to do an allocation
+ * to make more free inodes.  On the first call, *IO_agbp should be set to NULL.
+ * If an inode is available without having to performn an allocation, an inode
+ * number is returned.  In this case, *IO_agbp would be NULL.  If an allocation
+ * needes to be done, xfs_dialloc would return the current AGI buffer in
+ * *IO_agbp.  The caller should then commit the current transaction, allocate a
+ * new transaction, and call xfs_dialloc() again, passing in the previous value
+ * of *IO_agbp.  IO_agbp should be held across the transactions. Since the AGI
+ * buffer is locked across the two calls, the second call is guaranteed to have
+ * a free inode available.
+ *
+ * Once we successfully pick an inode its number is returned and the on-disk
+ * data structures are updated.  The inode itself is not read in, since doing so
+ * would break ordering constraints with xfs_reclaim.
+ */
+int
+xfs_dialloc(
+	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
+	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent inode (directory) */
+	umode_t		mode,		/* mode bits for new inode */
+	int		okalloc,	/* ok to allocate more space */
+	xfs_buf_t	**IO_agbp,	/* in/out ag header's buffer */
+	boolean_t	*alloc_done,	/* true if we needed to replenish
+					   inode freelist */
+	xfs_ino_t	*inop)		/* inode number allocated */
+{
+	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
+	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
+	xfs_agi_t	*agi;		/* allocation group header structure */
+	int		error;		/* error return value */
+	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
+	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* file system mount structure */
+	xfs_agnumber_t	tagno;		/* testing allocation group number */
+	struct xfs_perag *pag;
+
+	if (*IO_agbp == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
+		 * group for inode allocation.
+		 */
+		agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
+		/*
+		 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
+		 * criteria, give up.
+		 */
+		if (!agbp) {
+			*inop = NULLFSINO;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
+		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Continue where we left off before.  In this case, we
+		 * know that the allocation group has free inodes.
+		 */
+		agbp = *IO_agbp;
+		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
+		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
+		ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
+	}
+	mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
+	tagno = agno;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we have already hit the ceiling of inode blocks then clear
+	 * okalloc so we scan all available agi structures for a free
+	 * inode.
+	 */
+
+	if (mp->m_maxicount &&
+	    mp->m_sb.sb_icount + XFS_IALLOC_INODES(mp) > mp->m_maxicount) {
+		noroom = 1;
+		okalloc = 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Loop until we find an allocation group that either has free inodes
+	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
+	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
+	 */
+	*alloc_done = B_FALSE;
+	while (!agi->agi_freecount) {
+		/*
+		 * Don't do anything if we're not supposed to allocate
+		 * any blocks, just go on to the next ag.
+		 */
+		if (okalloc) {
+			/*
+			 * Try to allocate some new inodes in the allocation
+			 * group.
+			 */
+			if ((error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced))) {
+				xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
+				if (error == ENOSPC) {
+					*inop = NULLFSINO;
+					return 0;
+				} else
+					return error;
+			}
+			if (ialloced) {
+				/*
+				 * We successfully allocated some inodes, return
+				 * the current context to the caller so that it
+				 * can commit the current transaction and call
+				 * us again where we left off.
+				 */
+				ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
+				*alloc_done = B_TRUE;
+				*IO_agbp = agbp;
+				*inop = NULLFSINO;
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+		/*
+		 * If it failed, give up on this ag.
+		 */
+		xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
+		/*
+		 * Go on to the next ag: get its ag header.
+		 */
+nextag:
+		if (++tagno == mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)
+			tagno = 0;
+		if (tagno == agno) {
+			*inop = NULLFSINO;
+			return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
+		}
+		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, tagno);
+		if (pag->pagi_inodeok == 0) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			goto nextag;
+		}
+		error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, tagno, &agbp);
+		xfs_perag_put(pag);
+		if (error)
+			goto nextag;
+		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
+		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
+	}
+
+	*IO_agbp = NULL;
+	return xfs_dialloc_ag(tp, agbp, parent, inop);
+}
+
+/*
  * Free disk inode.  Carefully avoids touching the incore inode, all
  * manipulations incore are the caller's responsibility.
  * The on-disk inode is not changed by this operation, only the

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Re: [PATCH 2/7] xfs: split xfs_dialloc

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:49AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Move the actual allocation once we have selected an allocation group into a
> separate helper, and make xfs_dialloc a wrapper around it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

looks ok. One minor thing - convert all the typedefs in the in
xfs_dialloc() function header to struct xxx format while you are
touching this code...

Other than that, 

Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>

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[PATCH 3/7] xfs: remove the alloc_done argument to xfs_dialloc

[Christoph Hellwig]

[-- Attachment #1: xfs-simplify-xfs_dialloc --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Size: 5477 bytes --]

We can simplify check the IO_agbp pointer for being non-NULL instead of
passing another argument through two layers of function calls.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |    4 ----
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.h |    2 --
 fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c  |    5 ++---
 fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h  |    2 +-
 fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c  |   17 +++++++----------
 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:48:26.004248480 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
@@ -895,8 +895,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	umode_t		mode,		/* mode bits for new inode */
 	int		okalloc,	/* ok to allocate more space */
 	xfs_buf_t	**IO_agbp,	/* in/out ag header's buffer */
-	boolean_t	*alloc_done,	/* true if we needed to replenish
-					   inode freelist */
 	xfs_ino_t	*inop)		/* inode number allocated */
 {
 	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
@@ -956,7 +954,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
 	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
 	 */
-	*alloc_done = B_FALSE;
 	while (!agi->agi_freecount) {
 		/*
 		 * Don't do anything if we're not supposed to allocate
@@ -983,7 +980,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 				 * us again where we left off.
 				 */
 				ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
-				*alloc_done = B_TRUE;
 				*IO_agbp = agbp;
 				*inop = NULLFSINO;
 				return 0;
Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c	2012-06-04 12:47:39.368247288 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 	prid_t		prid,
 	int		okalloc,
 	xfs_buf_t	**ialloc_context,
-	boolean_t	*call_again,
 	xfs_inode_t	**ipp)
 {
 	xfs_ino_t	ino;
@@ -985,10 +984,10 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 	 * the on-disk inode to be allocated.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_dialloc(tp, pip ? pip->i_ino : 0, mode, okalloc,
-			    ialloc_context, call_again, &ino);
+			    ialloc_context, &ino);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	if (*call_again || ino == NULLFSINO) {
+	if (*ialloc_context || ino == NULLFSINO) {
 		*ipp = NULL;
 		return 0;
 	}
Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h	2012-06-04 12:47:39.368247288 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void		xfs_inode_free(struct xfs_inode *i
  */
 int		xfs_ialloc(struct xfs_trans *, xfs_inode_t *, umode_t,
 			   xfs_nlink_t, xfs_dev_t, prid_t, int,
-			   struct xfs_buf **, boolean_t *, xfs_inode_t **);
+			   struct xfs_buf **, xfs_inode_t **);
 
 uint		xfs_ip2xflags(struct xfs_inode *);
 uint		xfs_dic2xflags(struct xfs_dinode *);
Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c	2012-06-04 12:47:39.368247288 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 	xfs_trans_t	*ntp;
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip;
 	xfs_buf_t	*ialloc_context = NULL;
-	boolean_t	call_again = B_FALSE;
 	int		code;
 	uint		log_res;
 	uint		log_count;
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 	 * the inode(s) that we've just allocated.
 	 */
 	code = xfs_ialloc(tp, dp, mode, nlink, rdev, prid, okalloc,
-			  &ialloc_context, &call_again, &ip);
+			  &ialloc_context, &ip);
 
 	/*
 	 * Return an error if we were unable to allocate a new inode.
@@ -102,19 +101,18 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 		*ipp = NULL;
 		return code;
 	}
-	if (!call_again && (ip == NULL)) {
+	if (!ialloc_context && !ip) {
 		*ipp = NULL;
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENOSPC);
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If call_again is set, then we were unable to get an
+	 * If the AGI buffer is non-NULL, then we were unable to get an
 	 * inode in one operation.  We need to commit the current
 	 * transaction and call xfs_ialloc() again.  It is guaranteed
 	 * to succeed the second time.
 	 */
-	if (call_again) {
-
+	if (ialloc_context) {
 		/*
 		 * Normally, xfs_trans_commit releases all the locks.
 		 * We call bhold to hang on to the ialloc_context across
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 		 * this call should always succeed.
 		 */
 		code = xfs_ialloc(tp, dp, mode, nlink, rdev, prid,
-				  okalloc, &ialloc_context, &call_again, &ip);
+				  okalloc, &ialloc_context, &ip);
 
 		/*
 		 * If we get an error at this point, return to the caller
@@ -206,12 +204,11 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 			*ipp = NULL;
 			return code;
 		}
-		ASSERT ((!call_again) && (ip != NULL));
+		ASSERT(!ialloc_context && ip);
 
 	} else {
-		if (committed != NULL) {
+		if (committed != NULL)
 			*committed = 0;
-		}
 	}
 
 	*ipp = ip;
Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.h
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.h	2012-06-04 12:47:39.368247288 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.h	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	umode_t		mode,		/* mode bits for new inode */
 	int		okalloc,	/* ok to allocate more space */
 	struct xfs_buf	**agbp,		/* buf for a.g. inode header */
-	boolean_t	*alloc_done,	/* an allocation was done to replenish
-					   the free inodes */
 	xfs_ino_t	*inop);		/* inode number allocated */
 
 /*

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Re: [PATCH 3/7] xfs: remove the alloc_done argument to xfs_dialloc

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:50AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> We can simplify check the IO_agbp pointer for being non-NULL instead of
> passing another argument through two layers of function calls.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Looks good.

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[PATCH 4/7] xfs: add a short cut to xfs_dialloc for the non-NULL agbp case

[Christoph Hellwig]

[-- Attachment #1: xfs-dialloc-shortcut-second-call --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Size: 2571 bytes --]

In this case we already have selected an AG and know it has free space
beause the buffer lock never got released.  Jump directly into xfs_dialloc_ag
and short cut the AG selection loop.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:49:26.040250019 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:49:31.376250156 -0400
@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ xfs_dialloc_ag(
 
 	pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
 
+	ASSERT(pag->pagi_init);
+	ASSERT(pag->pagi_inodeok);
+	ASSERT(pag->pagi_freecount > 0);
+
  restart_pagno:
 	cur = xfs_inobt_init_cursor(mp, tp, agbp, agno);
 	/*
@@ -907,32 +911,32 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	xfs_agnumber_t	tagno;		/* testing allocation group number */
 	struct xfs_perag *pag;
 
-	if (*IO_agbp == NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
-		 * group for inode allocation.
-		 */
-		agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-		/*
-		 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
-		 * criteria, give up.
-		 */
-		if (!agbp) {
-			*inop = NULLFSINO;
-			return 0;
-		}
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
-	} else {
+	if (*IO_agbp) {
 		/*
-		 * Continue where we left off before.  In this case, we
+		 * If the caller passes in a pointer to the AGI buffer,
+		 * continue where we left off before.  In this case, we
 		 * know that the allocation group has free inodes.
 		 */
 		agbp = *IO_agbp;
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
-		ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
+		goto out_alloc;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
+	 * group for inode allocation.
+	 */
+	agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
+
+	/*
+	 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
+	 * criteria, give up.
+	 */
+	if (!agbp) {
+		*inop = NULLFSINO;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
+
 	mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
 	tagno = agno;
@@ -1012,6 +1016,7 @@ nextag:
 		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
 	}
 
+out_alloc:
 	*IO_agbp = NULL;
 	return xfs_dialloc_ag(tp, agbp, parent, inop);
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Re: [PATCH 4/7] xfs: add a short cut to xfs_dialloc for the non-NULL agbp case

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:51AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> In this case we already have selected an AG and know it has free space
> beause the buffer lock never got released.  Jump directly into xfs_dialloc_ag
> and short cut the AG selection loop.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Looks fine.

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[PATCH 5/7] xfs: refactor xfs_ialloc_ag_select

[Christoph Hellwig]

[-- Attachment #1: xfs-cleanup-xfs_ialloc_ag_select --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Size: 5467 bytes --]

Loop over the in-core perag structures and prefer using pagi_freecount over
going out to the AGI buffer where possible.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |   96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:49:31.000000000 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:54:53.000258389 -0400
@@ -442,14 +442,13 @@ xfs_ialloc_next_ag(
  * Select an allocation group to look for a free inode in, based on the parent
  * inode and then mode.  Return the allocation group buffer.
  */
-STATIC xfs_buf_t *			/* allocation group buffer */
+STATIC xfs_agnumber_t
 xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent directory inode number */
 	umode_t		mode,		/* bits set to indicate file type */
 	int		okalloc)	/* ok to allocate more space */
 {
-	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header buffer */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agcount;	/* number of ag's in the filesystem */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* current ag number */
 	int		flags;		/* alloc buffer locking flags */
@@ -459,6 +458,7 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	int		needspace;	/* file mode implies space allocated */
 	xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	pagno;		/* parent (starting) ag number */
+	int		error;
 
 	/*
 	 * Files of these types need at least one block if length > 0
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 		if (pagno >= agcount)
 			pagno = 0;
 	}
+
 	ASSERT(pagno < agcount);
+
 	/*
 	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
 	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
@@ -486,51 +488,45 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	flags = XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK;
 	for (;;) {
 		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
+		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
+			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
+			goto nextag;
+		}
+
 		if (!pag->pagi_init) {
-			if (xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-				agbp = NULL;
+			error = xfs_ialloc_pagi_init(mp, tp, agno);
+			if (error)
 				goto nextag;
-			}
-		} else
-			agbp = NULL;
+		}
 
-		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
-			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
-			goto unlock_nextag;
+		if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			return agno;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block
-		 * of inodes (if we need to allocate some)?
-		 */
-		ineed = pag->pagi_freecount ? 0 : XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
-		if (ineed && !pag->pagf_init) {
-			if (agbp == NULL &&
-			    xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-				agbp = NULL;
+		if (!okalloc)
+			goto nextag;
+
+		if (!pag->pagf_init) {
+			error = xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
+			if (error)
 				goto nextag;
-			}
-			(void)xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
 		}
-		if (!ineed || pag->pagf_init) {
-			if (ineed && !(longest = pag->pagf_longest))
-				longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
-			if (!ineed ||
-			    (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
-			     longest >= ineed &&
-			     okalloc)) {
-				if (agbp == NULL &&
-				    xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-					agbp = NULL;
-					goto nextag;
-				}
-				xfs_perag_put(pag);
-				return agbp;
-			}
+
+		/*
+		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block of
+		 * inodes? (if we need to allocate some)?
+		 */
+		ineed = XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
+		longest = pag->pagf_longest;
+		if (!longest)
+			longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
+
+		if (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
+		    longest >= ineed) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			return agno;
 		}
-unlock_nextag:
-		if (agbp)
-			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
 nextag:
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		/*
@@ -538,13 +534,13 @@ nextag:
 		 * down.
 		 */
 		if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
-			return NULL;
+			return NULLAGNUMBER;
 		agno++;
 		if (agno >= agcount)
 			agno = 0;
 		if (agno == pagno) {
 			if (flags == 0)
-				return NULL;
+				return NULLAGNUMBER;
 			flags = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -901,13 +897,13 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	xfs_buf_t	**IO_agbp,	/* in/out ag header's buffer */
 	xfs_ino_t	*inop)		/* inode number allocated */
 {
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
 	xfs_agi_t	*agi;		/* allocation group header structure */
 	int		error;		/* error return value */
 	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
 	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* file system mount structure */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	tagno;		/* testing allocation group number */
 	struct xfs_perag *pag;
 
@@ -925,20 +921,17 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
 	 * group for inode allocation.
 	 */
-	agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-
-	/*
-	 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
-	 * criteria, give up.
-	 */
-	if (!agbp) {
+	agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
+	if (agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
 		*inop = NULLFSINO;
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
+	if (error)
+		return XFS_ERROR(error);
 	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
 
-	mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
 	tagno = agno;
 
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Re: [PATCH 5/7] xfs: refactor xfs_ialloc_ag_select

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:52AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Loop over the in-core perag structures and prefer using pagi_freecount over
> going out to the AGI buffer where possible.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Looks good. One minor thing:

> @@ -901,13 +897,13 @@ xfs_dialloc(
>  	xfs_buf_t	**IO_agbp,	/* in/out ag header's buffer */
>  	xfs_ino_t	*inop)		/* inode number allocated */
>  {
> +	xfs_mount_t	*mp = tp->t_mountp;

struct xfs_mount

Otherwise,

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[PATCH 6/7] xfs: do not read the AGI buffer in xfs_dialloc until nessecary

[Christoph Hellwig]

[-- Attachment #1: xfs-dialloc-cleanup-ag-loop-2 --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Size: 5222 bytes --]

Refactor the AG selection loop in xfs_dialloc to operate on the in-memory
perag data as much as possible.  We only read the AGI buffer once we have
selected an AG to allocate inodes now instead of for every AG considered.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |  127 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:54:53.000000000 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:58:07.104263361 -0400
@@ -900,11 +900,10 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
-	xfs_agi_t	*agi;		/* allocation group header structure */
 	int		error;		/* error return value */
 	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
 	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	tagno;		/* testing allocation group number */
+	xfs_agnumber_t	start_agno;	/* starting allocation group number */
 	struct xfs_perag *pag;
 
 	if (*IO_agbp) {
@@ -921,25 +920,17 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
 	 * group for inode allocation.
 	 */
-	agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-	if (agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
+	start_agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
+	if (start_agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
 		*inop = NULLFSINO;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
-	if (error)
-		return XFS_ERROR(error);
-	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-
-	tagno = agno;
-
 	/*
 	 * If we have already hit the ceiling of inode blocks then clear
 	 * okalloc so we scan all available agi structures for a free
 	 * inode.
 	 */
-
 	if (mp->m_maxicount &&
 	    mp->m_sb.sb_icount + XFS_IALLOC_INODES(mp) > mp->m_maxicount) {
 		noroom = 1;
@@ -951,67 +942,87 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
 	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
 	 */
-	while (!agi->agi_freecount) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't do anything if we're not supposed to allocate
-		 * any blocks, just go on to the next ag.
-		 */
-		if (okalloc) {
-			/*
-			 * Try to allocate some new inodes in the allocation
-			 * group.
-			 */
-			if ((error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced))) {
-				xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
-				if (error == ENOSPC) {
-					*inop = NULLFSINO;
-					return 0;
-				} else
-					return error;
-			}
-			if (ialloced) {
-				/*
-				 * We successfully allocated some inodes, return
-				 * the current context to the caller so that it
-				 * can commit the current transaction and call
-				 * us again where we left off.
-				 */
-				ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_freecount) > 0);
-				*IO_agbp = agbp;
-				*inop = NULLFSINO;
-				return 0;
-			}
+	agno = start_agno;
+	for (;;) {
+		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
+		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
+			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
+			goto nextag;
+		}
+
+		if (!pag->pagi_init) {
+			error = xfs_ialloc_pagi_init(mp, tp, agno);
+			if (error)
+				goto out_error;
 		}
+
 		/*
-		 * If it failed, give up on this ag.
+		 * Do a first racy fast path check if this AG is usable.
 		 */
-		xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
+		if (!pag->pagi_freecount && !okalloc)
+			goto nextag;
+
+		error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_error;
+
 		/*
-		 * Go on to the next ag: get its ag header.
+		 * Once the AGI has been read in we have to recheck
+		 * pagi_freecount with the AGI buffer lock held.
 		 */
-nextag:
-		if (++tagno == mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)
-			tagno = 0;
-		if (tagno == agno) {
+		if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			goto out_alloc;
+		}
+
+		if (!okalloc) {
+			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
+			goto nextag;
+		}
+
+		error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced);
+		if (error) {
+			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
+
+			if (error != ENOSPC)
+				goto out_error;
+
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
 			*inop = NULLFSINO;
-			return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
+			return 0;
 		}
-		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, tagno);
-		if (pag->pagi_inodeok == 0) {
+
+		if (ialloced) {
+			/*
+			 * We successfully allocated some inodes, return
+			 * the current context to the caller so that it
+			 * can commit the current transaction and call
+			 * us again where we left off.
+			 */
+			ASSERT(pag->pagi_freecount > 0);
 			xfs_perag_put(pag);
-			goto nextag;
+
+			*IO_agbp = agbp;
+			*inop = NULLFSINO;
+			return 0;
 		}
-		error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, tagno, &agbp);
+
+nextag:
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
-		if (error)
-			goto nextag;
-		agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
-		ASSERT(agi->agi_magicnum == cpu_to_be32(XFS_AGI_MAGIC));
+		if (++agno == mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)
+			agno = 0;
+		if (agno == start_agno) {
+			*inop = NULLFSINO;
+			return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 out_alloc:
 	*IO_agbp = NULL;
 	return xfs_dialloc_ag(tp, agbp, parent, inop);
+out_error:
+	xfs_perag_put(pag);
+	return XFS_ERROR(error);
 }
 
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Re: [PATCH 6/7] xfs: do not read the AGI buffer in xfs_dialloc until nessecary

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:53AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Refactor the AG selection loop in xfs_dialloc to operate on the in-memory
> perag data as much as possible.  We only read the AGI buffer once we have
> selected an AG to allocate inodes now instead of for every AG considered.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

Looks ok to me.

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[PATCH 7/7] xfs: merge xfs_ialloc_ag_select into xfs_dialloc

[Christoph Hellwig]

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Both function contain the same basic loop over all AGs.  Merge the two
by creating three passes in the loop instead of duplicating the code.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |  179 +++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:58:07.104263361 -0400
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 13:11:52.512284497 -0400
@@ -439,114 +439,6 @@ xfs_ialloc_next_ag(
 }
 
 /*
- * Select an allocation group to look for a free inode in, based on the parent
- * inode and then mode.  Return the allocation group buffer.
- */
-STATIC xfs_agnumber_t
-xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
-	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
-	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent directory inode number */
-	umode_t		mode,		/* bits set to indicate file type */
-	int		okalloc)	/* ok to allocate more space */
-{
-	xfs_agnumber_t	agcount;	/* number of ag's in the filesystem */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* current ag number */
-	int		flags;		/* alloc buffer locking flags */
-	xfs_extlen_t	ineed;		/* blocks needed for inode allocation */
-	xfs_extlen_t	longest = 0;	/* longest extent available */
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* mount point structure */
-	int		needspace;	/* file mode implies space allocated */
-	xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
-	xfs_agnumber_t	pagno;		/* parent (starting) ag number */
-	int		error;
-
-	/*
-	 * Files of these types need at least one block if length > 0
-	 * (and they won't fit in the inode, but that's hard to figure out).
-	 */
-	needspace = S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode);
-	mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	agcount = mp->m_maxagi;
-	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
-		pagno = xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
-	else {
-		pagno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
-		if (pagno >= agcount)
-			pagno = 0;
-	}
-
-	ASSERT(pagno < agcount);
-
-	/*
-	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
-	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
-	 * Instead, we include whether there is a need to allocate inodes
-	 * to mean that blocks must be allocated for them,
-	 * if none are currently free.
-	 */
-	agno = pagno;
-	flags = XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK;
-	for (;;) {
-		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
-		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
-			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
-			goto nextag;
-		}
-
-		if (!pag->pagi_init) {
-			error = xfs_ialloc_pagi_init(mp, tp, agno);
-			if (error)
-				goto nextag;
-		}
-
-		if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
-			xfs_perag_put(pag);
-			return agno;
-		}
-
-		if (!okalloc)
-			goto nextag;
-
-		if (!pag->pagf_init) {
-			error = xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
-			if (error)
-				goto nextag;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block of
-		 * inodes? (if we need to allocate some)?
-		 */
-		ineed = XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
-		longest = pag->pagf_longest;
-		if (!longest)
-			longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
-
-		if (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
-		    longest >= ineed) {
-			xfs_perag_put(pag);
-			return agno;
-		}
-nextag:
-		xfs_perag_put(pag);
-		/*
-		 * No point in iterating over the rest, if we're shutting
-		 * down.
-		 */
-		if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
-			return NULLAGNUMBER;
-		agno++;
-		if (agno >= agcount)
-			agno = 0;
-		if (agno == pagno) {
-			if (flags == 0)
-				return NULLAGNUMBER;
-			flags = 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/*
  * Try to retrieve the next record to the left/right from the current one.
  */
 STATIC int
@@ -901,9 +793,9 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
 	int		error;		/* error return value */
-	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
 	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	start_agno;	/* starting allocation group number */
+	int		pass;
 	struct xfs_perag *pag;
 
 	if (*IO_agbp) {
@@ -917,16 +809,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
-	 * group for inode allocation.
-	 */
-	start_agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-	if (start_agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
-		*inop = NULLFSINO;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
 	 * If we have already hit the ceiling of inode blocks then clear
 	 * okalloc so we scan all available agi structures for a free
 	 * inode.
@@ -938,12 +820,31 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Loop until we find an allocation group that either has free inodes
-	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
-	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
+	 * For directories start with a new allocation groups, for other file
+	 * types aim to find an inode close to the parent.
 	 */
+	if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+		start_agno = xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
+		ASSERT(start_agno < mp->m_maxagi);
+	} else {
+		start_agno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
+		if (start_agno >= mp->m_maxagi)
+			start_agno = 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
+	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
+	 * Instead, we include whether there is a need to allocate inodes
+	 * to mean that blocks must be allocated for them, if none are
+	 * currently free.
+	 */
+	*inop = NULLFSINO;
 	agno = start_agno;
+	pass = 0;
 	for (;;) {
+		int			ialloced;
+
 		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
 		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
 			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
@@ -980,6 +881,33 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 			goto nextag;
 		}
 
+		if (!pag->pagf_init) {
+			int flags = pass ? 0 : XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK;
+
+			error = xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
+			if (error)
+				goto out_error;
+		}
+
+		if (pass < 2) {
+			/*
+			 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block
+			 * of inodes?
+			 */
+			xfs_extlen_t	longest = pag->pagf_longest;
+			int		needspace =
+				S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode);
+
+			if (!longest)
+				longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
+
+			if (pag->pagf_freeblks <
+			    XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp) + needspace)
+				goto nextag;
+			if (longest < XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp))
+				goto nextag;
+		}
+
 		error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced);
 		if (error) {
 			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
@@ -1012,8 +940,11 @@ nextag:
 		if (++agno == mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)
 			agno = 0;
 		if (agno == start_agno) {
-			*inop = NULLFSINO;
-			return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
+			if (pass == 2) {
+				*inop = NULLFSINO;
+				return noroom ? ENOSPC : 0;
+			}
+			pass++;
 		}
 	}
 

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Re: [PATCH 7/7] xfs: merge xfs_ialloc_ag_select into xfs_dialloc

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 10:46:54AM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Both function contain the same basic loop over all AGs.  Merge the two
> by creating three passes in the loop instead of duplicating the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
> 
> ---
>  fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |  179 +++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
> ===================================================================
> --- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 12:58:07.104263361 -0400
> +++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-06-04 13:11:52.512284497 -0400
> @@ -439,114 +439,6 @@ xfs_ialloc_next_ag(
>  }
>  
>  /*
> - * Select an allocation group to look for a free inode in, based on the parent
> - * inode and then mode.  Return the allocation group buffer.
> - */
> -STATIC xfs_agnumber_t
> -xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
> -	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
> -	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent directory inode number */
> -	umode_t		mode,		/* bits set to indicate file type */
> -	int		okalloc)	/* ok to allocate more space */
> -{
> -	xfs_agnumber_t	agcount;	/* number of ag's in the filesystem */
> -	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* current ag number */
> -	int		flags;		/* alloc buffer locking flags */
> -	xfs_extlen_t	ineed;		/* blocks needed for inode allocation */
> -	xfs_extlen_t	longest = 0;	/* longest extent available */
> -	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* mount point structure */
> -	int		needspace;	/* file mode implies space allocated */
> -	xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
> -	xfs_agnumber_t	pagno;		/* parent (starting) ag number */
> -	int		error;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Files of these types need at least one block if length > 0
> -	 * (and they won't fit in the inode, but that's hard to figure out).
> -	 */
> -	needspace = S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode);
> -	mp = tp->t_mountp;
> -	agcount = mp->m_maxagi;
> -	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
> -		pagno = xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
> -	else {
> -		pagno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
> -		if (pagno >= agcount)
> -			pagno = 0;
> -	}
> -
> -	ASSERT(pagno < agcount);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
> -	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
> -	 * Instead, we include whether there is a need to allocate inodes
> -	 * to mean that blocks must be allocated for them,
> -	 * if none are currently free.
> -	 */
> -	agno = pagno;
> -	flags = XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK;
> -	for (;;) {
> -		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
> -		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
> -			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
> -			goto nextag;
> -		}
> -
> -		if (!pag->pagi_init) {
> -			error = xfs_ialloc_pagi_init(mp, tp, agno);
> -			if (error)
> -				goto nextag;
> -		}
> -
> -		if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
> -			xfs_perag_put(pag);
> -			return agno;
> -		}
> -
> -		if (!okalloc)
> -			goto nextag;
> -
> -		if (!pag->pagf_init) {
> -			error = xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
> -			if (error)
> -				goto nextag;
> -		}
> -
> -		/*
> -		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block of
> -		 * inodes? (if we need to allocate some)?
> -		 */
> -		ineed = XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
> -		longest = pag->pagf_longest;
> -		if (!longest)
> -			longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
> -
> -		if (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
> -		    longest >= ineed) {
> -			xfs_perag_put(pag);
> -			return agno;
> -		}
> -nextag:
> -		xfs_perag_put(pag);
> -		/*
> -		 * No point in iterating over the rest, if we're shutting
> -		 * down.
> -		 */
> -		if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
> -			return NULLAGNUMBER;
> -		agno++;
> -		if (agno >= agcount)
> -			agno = 0;
> -		if (agno == pagno) {
> -			if (flags == 0)
> -				return NULLAGNUMBER;
> -			flags = 0;
> -		}
> -	}
> -}
> -
> -/*
>   * Try to retrieve the next record to the left/right from the current one.
>   */
>  STATIC int
> @@ -901,9 +793,9 @@ xfs_dialloc(
>  	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header's buffer */
>  	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* allocation group number */
>  	int		error;		/* error return value */
> -	int		ialloced;	/* inode allocation status */
>  	int		noroom = 0;	/* no space for inode blk allocation */
>  	xfs_agnumber_t	start_agno;	/* starting allocation group number */
> +	int		pass;
>  	struct xfs_perag *pag;
>  
>  	if (*IO_agbp) {
> @@ -917,16 +809,6 @@ xfs_dialloc(
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
> -	 * group for inode allocation.
> -	 */
> -	start_agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
> -	if (start_agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
> -		*inop = NULLFSINO;
> -		return 0;
> -	}
> -
> -	/*
>  	 * If we have already hit the ceiling of inode blocks then clear
>  	 * okalloc so we scan all available agi structures for a free
>  	 * inode.
> @@ -938,12 +820,31 @@ xfs_dialloc(
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Loop until we find an allocation group that either has free inodes
> -	 * or in which we can allocate some inodes.  Iterate through the
> -	 * allocation groups upward, wrapping at the end.
> +	 * For directories start with a new allocation groups, for other file
> +	 * types aim to find an inode close to the parent.
>  	 */
> +	if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
> +		start_agno = xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
> +		ASSERT(start_agno < mp->m_maxagi);
> +	} else {
> +		start_agno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, parent);
> +		if (start_agno >= mp->m_maxagi)
> +			start_agno = 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
> +	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
> +	 * Instead, we include whether there is a need to allocate inodes
> +	 * to mean that blocks must be allocated for them, if none are
> +	 * currently free.
> +	 */
> +	*inop = NULLFSINO;
>  	agno = start_agno;
> +	pass = 0;

Do we even need multiple passes here? The first and second
passes appear to be identical except for the XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK
flag on the xfs_alloc_pagf_init() call. After the first time we've
allocated in an AG, pag->pagf_init will always be set, so this means
pass = 0 and pass = 1 are identical for anything other than a
freshly mounted filesystem. Hence I think you can just drop the
trylock pass here.

And further, I can't see why we need a second pass at all.

I.e. what we used to do was:

select ag:

	pass 1:
		nonblocking scan over all AGI/AGF buffers
	pass 2 on fail:
		blocking scan over all AGI/AGF buffers

dialloc:
	if okalloc
		allocate inode chunk
	else
		pass 3:
			blocking scan over AGIs to find free inodes

So the 3 passes were used to work around the blocking nature of
AGI/AGF locks and minimising the allocation latency caused by
waiting on busy AGI/AGF buffers. By moving to using the per-ag data,
we avoid that latency problem altogether except for the
initialisation cases, which onyl occur just after mount.

Your logic now is:

dialloc:
	pass 1
		nonblocking scan over pagi/pagf
		if free inodes found, allocate
		else if pagf cannot be read, goto pass 2
		else if no contiguous free space could be found goto pass 2
		else allocate inode chunk and return

	pass 2
		nonblocking scan over pagi/pagf
		if free inodes found, allocate
		else if no contiguous free space could be found goto pass 3
		else allocate inode chunk and return

	pass 3:
		nonblocking scan over pagi/pagf
		if free inodes found, allocate
		else allocate inode chunk and return

AFAICS, pass 3 will always fail if pass 2 failed - if there isn't
enough contiguous free space in the AGF, we won't be able to
allocate a new inode chunk and avoiding that check won't change
anything. And given that pass 2 is completely redundant for a
filesytem that has been active for a few minutes, I really can't see
a need for multiple passes here at all...

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@fromorbit.com

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[PATCH 0/7] inode allocator refactoring V2

[Christoph Hellwig]

This series turns the higher level inode allocator upside down.

The biggest change is that we try to operate on the incore perag
structure as much as possible instead of reading the AGI buffer.

I don't have a system to measure the benefit on the large create benchmarks
right now, but even if it's not benefitial it at least greatly cleans up
the code.

Changes since V1:
  - minor cleanups noted by Dave

Note that this does not collapse the three passes in xfs_dialloc yet -
I tried it and got deadlocks that I haven't fully understood yet.  I plan
to look into them when I get a bit more time.

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[PATCH 5/7] xfs: refactor xfs_ialloc_ag_select

[Christoph Hellwig]

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Loop over the in-core perag structures and prefer using pagi_freecount over
going out to the AGI buffer where possible.

Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

---
 fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c |   95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

Index: xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
===================================================================
--- xfs.orig/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-07-02 12:24:18.305775386 +0200
+++ xfs/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c	2012-07-02 12:24:50.605775194 +0200
@@ -442,14 +442,13 @@ xfs_ialloc_next_ag(
  * Select an allocation group to look for a free inode in, based on the parent
  * inode and then mode.  Return the allocation group buffer.
  */
-STATIC xfs_buf_t *			/* allocation group buffer */
+STATIC xfs_agnumber_t
 xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_ino_t	parent,		/* parent directory inode number */
 	umode_t		mode,		/* bits set to indicate file type */
 	int		okalloc)	/* ok to allocate more space */
 {
-	xfs_buf_t	*agbp;		/* allocation group header buffer */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agcount;	/* number of ag's in the filesystem */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	agno;		/* current ag number */
 	int		flags;		/* alloc buffer locking flags */
@@ -459,6 +458,7 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	int		needspace;	/* file mode implies space allocated */
 	xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
 	xfs_agnumber_t	pagno;		/* parent (starting) ag number */
+	int		error;
 
 	/*
 	 * Files of these types need at least one block if length > 0
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 		if (pagno >= agcount)
 			pagno = 0;
 	}
+
 	ASSERT(pagno < agcount);
+
 	/*
 	 * Loop through allocation groups, looking for one with a little
 	 * free space in it.  Note we don't look for free inodes, exactly.
@@ -486,51 +488,45 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 	flags = XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_TRYLOCK;
 	for (;;) {
 		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
+		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
+			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
+			goto nextag;
+		}
+
 		if (!pag->pagi_init) {
-			if (xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-				agbp = NULL;
+			error = xfs_ialloc_pagi_init(mp, tp, agno);
+			if (error)
 				goto nextag;
-			}
-		} else
-			agbp = NULL;
+		}
 
-		if (!pag->pagi_inodeok) {
-			xfs_ialloc_next_ag(mp);
-			goto unlock_nextag;
+		if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			return agno;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block
-		 * of inodes (if we need to allocate some)?
-		 */
-		ineed = pag->pagi_freecount ? 0 : XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
-		if (ineed && !pag->pagf_init) {
-			if (agbp == NULL &&
-			    xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-				agbp = NULL;
+		if (!okalloc)
+			goto nextag;
+
+		if (!pag->pagf_init) {
+			error = xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
+			if (error)
 				goto nextag;
-			}
-			(void)xfs_alloc_pagf_init(mp, tp, agno, flags);
 		}
-		if (!ineed || pag->pagf_init) {
-			if (ineed && !(longest = pag->pagf_longest))
-				longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
-			if (!ineed ||
-			    (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
-			     longest >= ineed &&
-			     okalloc)) {
-				if (agbp == NULL &&
-				    xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp)) {
-					agbp = NULL;
-					goto nextag;
-				}
-				xfs_perag_put(pag);
-				return agbp;
-			}
+
+		/*
+		 * Is there enough free space for the file plus a block of
+		 * inodes? (if we need to allocate some)?
+		 */
+		ineed = XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp);
+		longest = pag->pagf_longest;
+		if (!longest)
+			longest = pag->pagf_flcount > 0;
+
+		if (pag->pagf_freeblks >= needspace + ineed &&
+		    longest >= ineed) {
+			xfs_perag_put(pag);
+			return agno;
 		}
-unlock_nextag:
-		if (agbp)
-			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
 nextag:
 		xfs_perag_put(pag);
 		/*
@@ -538,13 +534,13 @@ nextag:
 		 * down.
 		 */
 		if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
-			return NULL;
+			return NULLAGNUMBER;
 		agno++;
 		if (agno >= agcount)
 			agno = 0;
 		if (agno == pagno) {
 			if (flags == 0)
-				return NULL;
+				return NULLAGNUMBER;
 			flags = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -901,13 +897,13 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	struct xfs_buf		**IO_agbp,
 	xfs_ino_t		*inop)
 {
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	struct xfs_buf		*agbp;
 	xfs_agnumber_t		agno;
 	struct xfs_agi		*agi;
 	int			error;
 	int			ialloced;
 	int			noroom = 0;
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp;
 	xfs_agnumber_t		tagno;
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag;
 
@@ -925,20 +921,17 @@ xfs_dialloc(
 	 * We do not have an agbp, so select an initial allocation
 	 * group for inode allocation.
 	 */
-	agbp = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
-
-	/*
-	 * Couldn't find an allocation group satisfying the
-	 * criteria, give up.
-	 */
-	if (!agbp) {
+	agno = xfs_ialloc_ag_select(tp, parent, mode, okalloc);
+	if (agno == NULLAGNUMBER) {
 		*inop = NULLFSINO;
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
+	if (error)
+		return XFS_ERROR(error);
 	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
 
-	mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	agno = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_seqno);
 	tagno = agno;
 
 	/*

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Re: [PATCH 5/7] xfs: refactor xfs_ialloc_ag_select

[Mark Tinguely]

On 07/04/12 09:54, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Loop over the in-core perag structures and prefer using pagi_freecount over
> going out to the AGI buffer where possible.
>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner<dchinner@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig<hch@lst.de>


Looks good

Not your fault, but the "longest" variable is complicated to understand.

Reviewed-by: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@sgi.com>

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