Re: [PATCHv4 2/9] zram: Add recompression algorithm sysfs knob

From: Sergey Senozhatsky
Date: Thu Nov 03 2022 - 01:36:24 EST


On (22/11/03 13:09), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (22/11/03 12:05), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> > What is the use case for removal of a secondary algorithm?
> >
> > > My point is that we don't need to implement it atm but makes the
> > > interface to open the possibility for future extension.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> >
> > So, as far as I understand, we don't have reason to add remove_recomp_algo
> > right now. And existing recomp_algo does not enforce any particular format,
> > it can be extended. Right now we accept "$name" but can do something like
> > "$name:$priority".
>
> Or with keywords:
>
> name=STRING priority=INT
>
> and the only legal priority for now is 1.


E.g. recomp_algorithm support for algorithms name= and optional
integer priority=.

I sort of like the recomp_algorithm name so far, but we can change it.

---

diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index cf9d3474b80c..9a614253de07 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1102,9 +1102,38 @@ static ssize_t recomp_algorithm_store(struct device *dev,
size_t len)
{
struct zram *zram = dev_to_zram(dev);
+ int prio = ZRAM_SECONDARY_ZCOMP;
+ char *args, *param, *val;
+ char *alg = NULL;
int ret;

- ret = __comp_algorithm_store(zram, ZRAM_SECONDARY_ZCOMP, buf);
+ args = skip_spaces(buf);
+ while (*args) {
+ args = next_arg(args, &param, &val);
+
+ if (!*val)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!strcmp(param, "name")) {
+ alg = val;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (!strcmp(param, "priority")) {
+ ret = kstrtoint(val, 10, &prio);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ continue;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!alg)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (prio < ZRAM_SECONDARY_ZCOMP || prio >= ZRAM_MAX_ZCOMPS)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = __comp_algorithm_store(zram, prio, alg);
return ret ? ret : len;
}
#endif