Re: [PATCH 14/21] ext4: remove ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_min_to_scan dead check in ext4_mb_check_limits

From: Ojaswin Mujoo
Date: Mon Feb 13 2023 - 14:51:39 EST


On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 03:48:18AM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> Only call trace of ext4_mb_check_limits is as following:
> ext4_mb_complex_scan_group
> ext4_mb_measure_extent
> ext4_mb_check_limits(ac, e4b, 0);
> ext4_mb_check_limits(ac, e4b, 1);
>
> If the first ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_max_to_scan check in
> ext4_mb_check_limits is met, we will set ac_status to
> AC_STATUS_BREAK and call ext4_mb_try_best_found to try to use
> ac->ac_b_ex.
> If ext4_mb_try_best_found successes, then block allocation finishs,
> the removed ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_min_to_scan check is not reachable.
> If ext4_mb_try_best_found fails, then we set EXT4_MB_HINT_FIRST and
> reset ac->ac_b_ex to retry block allocation. We will use any found
> free extent in ext4_mb_measure_extent before reach the removed
> ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_min_to_scan check.
> In summary, the removed ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_min_to_scan check is
> not reachable and we can remove that dead check.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> index 0fdbf16ac180..e53f84de5018 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
> @@ -2039,8 +2039,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_check_limits(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
> if (bex->fe_len < gex->fe_len)
> return;
>
> - if ((finish_group || ac->ac_found > sbi->s_mb_min_to_scan)
> - && bex->fe_group == e4b->bd_group) {
> + if (finish_group && bex->fe_group == e4b->bd_group) {
> /* recheck chunk's availability - we don't know
> * when it was found (within this lock-unlock
> * period or not) */
> --
> 2.30.0
>
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Reviewed-by: Ojaswin Mujoo <ojaswin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>