linux/fs/nilfs2
Andreas Rohner 2cc88f3a5f nilfs2: implementation of NILFS_IOCTL_SET_SUINFO ioctl
With this ioctl the segment usage entries in the SUFILE can be updated
from userspace.

This is useful, because it allows the userspace GC to modify and update
segment usage entries for specific segments, which enables it to avoid
unnecessary write operations.

If a segment needs to be cleaned, but there is no or very little
reclaimable space in it, the cleaning operation basically degrades to a
useless moving operation.  In the end the only thing that changes is the
location of the data and a timestamp in the segment usage information.
With this ioctl the GC can skip the cleaning and update the segment
usage entries directly instead.

This is basically a shortcut to cleaning the segment.  It is still
necessary to read the segment summary information, but the writing of
the live blocks can be skipped if it's not worth it.

[konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp: add description of NILFS_IOCTL_SET_SUINFO ioctl]
Signed-off-by: Andreas Rohner <andreas.rohner@gmx.net>
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2014-04-03 16:21:25 -07:00
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alloc.c nilfs2: implement calculation of free inodes count 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
alloc.h nilfs2: implement calculation of free inodes count 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
bmap.c
bmap.h nilfs2: add omitted comments for different structures in driver implementation 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
btnode.c
btnode.h nilfs2: add omitted comments for different structures in driver implementation 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
btree.c
btree.h
cpfile.c nilfs2: fix timing issue between rmcp and chcp ioctls 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
cpfile.h
dat.c nilfs2: add omitted comments for different structures in driver implementation 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
dat.h
dir.c [readdir] convert nilfs2 2013-06-29 12:56:36 +04:00
direct.c
direct.h
export.h nilfs2: add omitted comments for different structures in driver implementation 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
file.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-02-26 20:16:07 -08:00
gcinode.c nilfs2: ensure proper cache clearing for gc-inodes 2012-06-20 14:39:35 -07:00
ifile.c ] nilfs2: use atomic64_t type for inodes_count and blocks_count fields in nilfs_root struct 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
ifile.h nilfs2: implement calculation of free inodes count 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
inode.c mm + fs: store shadow entries in page cache 2014-04-03 16:21:01 -07:00
ioctl.c nilfs2: implementation of NILFS_IOCTL_SET_SUINFO ioctl 2014-04-03 16:21:25 -07:00
Kconfig fs/nilfs2: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL 2013-01-11 11:39:04 -08:00
Makefile
mdt.c nilfs2: fix issue with flush kernel thread after remount in RO mode because of driver's internal error or metadata corruption 2013-04-30 17:04:04 -07:00
mdt.h nilfs2: add omitted comments for different structures in driver implementation 2012-07-30 17:25:19 -07:00
namei.c fs: encode_fh: return FILEID_INVALID if invalid fid_type 2013-02-26 02:46:10 -05:00
nilfs.h nilfs2: drop vmtruncate 2012-12-20 18:40:54 -05:00
page.c nilfs2: fix issue with race condition of competition between segments for dirty blocks 2013-09-30 14:31:02 -07:00
page.h nilfs2: fix issue with flush kernel thread after remount in RO mode because of driver's internal error or metadata corruption 2013-04-30 17:04:04 -07:00
recovery.c nilfs2: drop vmtruncate 2012-12-20 18:40:54 -05:00
segbuf.c block: Abstract out bvec iterator 2013-11-23 22:33:47 -08:00
segbuf.h
segment.c nilfs2: fix segctor bug that causes file system corruption 2014-01-15 14:19:42 +07:00
segment.h
sufile.c nilfs2: add nilfs_sufile_set_suinfo to update segment usage 2014-04-03 16:21:25 -07:00
sufile.h nilfs2: add nilfs_sufile_set_suinfo to update segment usage 2014-04-03 16:21:25 -07:00
super.c git simplify nilfs check for busy subtree 2013-09-03 22:52:50 -04:00
the_nilfs.c ] nilfs2: use atomic64_t type for inodes_count and blocks_count fields in nilfs_root struct 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
the_nilfs.h ] nilfs2: use atomic64_t type for inodes_count and blocks_count fields in nilfs_root struct 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00