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[5/6] Btrfs: grab write lock directly if write_lock_level is the max level

Message ID 1526406728-109055-6-git-send-email-bo.liu@linux.alibaba.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Liu Bo May 15, 2018, 5:52 p.m. UTC
In case of (cow && (p->keep_locks || p->lowest_level)), write_lock_level
is the max level, and we should grab write lock of root node from the very
beginning.

Signed-off-by: Liu Bo <bo.liu@linux.alibaba.com>
---
 fs/btrfs/ctree.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

Comments

Nikolay Borisov May 16, 2018, 7:09 a.m. UTC | #1
On 15.05.2018 20:52, Liu Bo wrote:
> In case of (cow && (p->keep_locks || p->lowest_level)), write_lock_level
> is the max level, and we should grab write lock of root node from the very
> beginning.

THis needs to be expanded to explain what are the adverse effects (if
any) without this commit. And then explain how this commit actually
improve things.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Liu Bo <bo.liu@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  fs/btrfs/ctree.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
> index cf34eca41d4e..f7c3f581f647 100644
> --- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
> +++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
> @@ -2633,20 +2633,23 @@ static struct extent_buffer *btrfs_search_slot_get_root(struct btrfs_root *root,
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * we don't know the level of the root node until we actually
> -	 * have it read locked
> -	 */
> -	b = btrfs_read_lock_root_node(root);
> -	level = btrfs_header_level(b);
> -	if (level > write_lock_level)
> -		goto out;
> +	if (write_lock_level < BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL) {
> +		/*
> +		 * we don't know the level of the root node until we actually
> +		 * have it read locked
> +		 */
> +		b = btrfs_read_lock_root_node(root);
> +		level = btrfs_header_level(b);
> +		if (level > write_lock_level)
> +			goto out;
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * whoops, must trade for write lock
> +		 */
> +		btrfs_tree_read_unlock(b);
> +		free_extent_buffer(b);
> +	}

Here just seems you are adding 1 extra branch so more context please.

>  
> -	/*
> -	 * whoops, must trade for write lock
> -	 */
> -	btrfs_tree_read_unlock(b);
> -	free_extent_buffer(b);
>  	b = btrfs_lock_root_node(root);
>  	root_lock = BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK;
>  	/*
> 
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Patch

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index cf34eca41d4e..f7c3f581f647 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2633,20 +2633,23 @@  static struct extent_buffer *btrfs_search_slot_get_root(struct btrfs_root *root,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * we don't know the level of the root node until we actually
-	 * have it read locked
-	 */
-	b = btrfs_read_lock_root_node(root);
-	level = btrfs_header_level(b);
-	if (level > write_lock_level)
-		goto out;
+	if (write_lock_level < BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL) {
+		/*
+		 * we don't know the level of the root node until we actually
+		 * have it read locked
+		 */
+		b = btrfs_read_lock_root_node(root);
+		level = btrfs_header_level(b);
+		if (level > write_lock_level)
+			goto out;
+
+		/*
+		 * whoops, must trade for write lock
+		 */
+		btrfs_tree_read_unlock(b);
+		free_extent_buffer(b);
+	}
 
-	/*
-	 * whoops, must trade for write lock
-	 */
-	btrfs_tree_read_unlock(b);
-	free_extent_buffer(b);
 	b = btrfs_lock_root_node(root);
 	root_lock = BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK;
 	/*