Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: don't clear CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG

[Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>]

On 02/20, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2019/2/20 15:25, Chao Yu wrote:
> > On 2019/2/20 15:08, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> >> On 02/18, Chao Yu wrote:
> >>> On 2019/2/16 12:55, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> >>>> On 02/13, Chao Yu wrote:
> >>>>> On 2019/2/12 10:33, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> >>>>>> If we met this once, let fsck.f2fs clear this only.
> >>>>>> Note that, this addresses all the subtle fault injection test.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@kernel.org>
> >>>>>> ---
> >>>>>>  fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c | 2 --
> >>>>>>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> >>>>>> index 03fea4efd64b..10a3ada28715 100644
> >>>>>> --- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> >>>>>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
> >>>>>> @@ -1267,8 +1267,6 @@ static void update_ckpt_flags(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
> >>>>>>  
> >>>>>>  	if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH))
> >>>>>>  		__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>>>>> -	else
> >>>>>> -		__clear_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I didn't get it, previously, if we didn't persist all quota file's data in
> >>>>> checkpoint, then we will tag CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG in CP area, but in current
> >>>>> checkpoint, we have persisted all quota file's data, quota files are consistent
> >>>>> with all other files in filesystem, why we can't remove this NEED_FSCK flag..?
> >>>>
> >>>> I said it's subtle. So, I guessed 1) set CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG, 2) clear
> >>>
> >>> I know it's subtle... and I agreed we can fix it like this in upstream
> >>> first, but in our product, it's not rare that we hit the
> >>> QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH(its value is 4) case, later we may encounter long latency
> >>> caused by quota repairing of fsck.
> >>>
> >>>> SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH by checkpoint, 3) clear CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG by another
> >>>> checkpoint?
> >>>
> >>> But later if QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR is set, we will set QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG
> >>> again, right?
> >>>
> >>> if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR))
> >>> 	__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> So in order to figure out whether this is caused by out-of-order execution
> >>> of below assignments:
> >>>
> >>> 	if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH))
> >>> 		__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>> 	else
> >>> 		__clear_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG); --- clear flag later
> >>>
> >>> 	if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR))
> >>> 		__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG); --- set flag first
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Could you have a try:
> >>>
> >>> 	if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR) ||
> >>> 			is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_SKIP_FLUSH))
> >>> 		__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>> 	else
> >>> 		__clear_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>
> >> What does this mean? I'm in doubt we have a missing case where we clear this
> > 
> > Cpu pipeline / compiler can make code out-of-order execution, which means:
> > 
> > a = 1;
> > b = 2;
> > 
> > may actually be executed as the order of:
> > 
> > b = 2;
> > a = 1;
> > 
> > So I doubt that below two line codes can be executed out-of-order:
> > 
> > else
> > 	__clear_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG); --- clear flag later
> > 
> > if ()
> > 	__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG); --- set flag first

In spin_lock_irqsave()?

> > 
> >> flag, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG.
> > 
> > Agreed, I've checked each operation in f2fs_quota_operations yesterday, and
> > didn't find any missing places yet...
> 
> Oh, I mean the place where set SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR, I also doubt we
> missed to set the flag.

So, I may need to keep this patch untill we find the missing case. I'll keep an
eye on this.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>  
> >>>>>>  	if (is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_QUOTA_NEED_REPAIR))
> >>>>>>  		__set_ckpt_flags(ckpt, CP_QUOTA_NEED_FSCK_FLAG);
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> .
> >>>>
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> > 
> > 
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