Re: [PATCH][FAT] FAT dirent scan with hin take #3

["Machida, Hiroyuki" <machida@sm.sony.co.jp>]

Hi,

Thank you checking code...

Pekka Enberg wrote:
> Hi,
	:
	snip

> > This patch enables using hint information on scanning dir.
> > It achieves excellent performance with "ls -l" for over 1000 entries.
> >
> > * fat-dirscan-with-hint_3.patch for linux 2.6.13
> >
> > fs/fat/dir.c             |  130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> > fs/fat/inode.c           |   13 ++++
> > include/linux/msdos_fs.h |    2
> > 3 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Hiroyuki Machida <machida@sm.sony.co.jp> for CELF
> >
> > * modified files
> >
> >
> > --- linux-2.6.13/fs/fat/dir.c   2005-08-29 08:41:01.000000000 +0900
> > +++ linux-2.6.13-work/fs/fat/dir.c      2005-08-31 13:48:01.001119437 +0900
> > @@ -201,6 +201,88 @@ fat_shortname2uni(struct nls_table *nls,
> >  * Return values: negative -> error, 0 -> not found, positive -> found,
> >  * value is the total amount of slots, including the shortname entry.
> >  */
> > +
> > +#define FAT_SCAN_SHIFT 4                       /* 2x8 way scan hints  */
> > +#define FAT_SCAN_NWAY  (1<<FAT_SCAN_SHIFT)
> > +
> > +inline
> > +static int hint_allocate(struct inode *dir)
> > +{
> > +       loff_t *hints;
> > +       int err = 0;
> > +
> > +       if (!MSDOS_I(dir)->scan_hints) {
>
>
> Please consider moving this check to callers. Conditional allocation
> makes this bit strange API-wise. Or alternatively, give
> hint_allocate() a better name.

How about hint_allocate_conditional() ?

> > --- linux-2.6.13/fs/fat/inode.c 2005-08-29 08:41:01.000000000 +0900
> > +++ linux-2.6.13-work/fs/fat/inode.c    2005-08-31 12:59:54.292274060 +0900
> > @@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ static int fat_fill_inode(struct inode *
> >        inode->i_version++;
> >        inode->i_generation = get_seconds();
> >
> > +       init_MUTEX(&MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_lock);
> > +       MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_hints = 0;
>
>
> Please use NULL.

Ok,

> >        if ((de->attr & ATTR_DIR) && !IS_FREE(de->name)) {
> >                inode->i_generation &= ~1;
> >                inode->i_mode = MSDOS_MKMODE(de->attr,
> > @@ -345,6 +347,15 @@ static void fat_delete_inode(struct inod
> > static void fat_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
> > {
> >        struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb);
> > +       loff_t *hints;
> > +
> > +       down(&MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_lock);
> > +       hints = (MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_hints);
>
>
> Pleas drop redundant parenthesis.

Ok,

> > +       if (hints) {
> > +               MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_hints = NULL;
> > +       }
> > +       up(&MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_lock);
> > +       kfree(hints);
>
>
> Why can't you do kfree() under scan_lock?
Just try to minimize blocked period.


> > @@ -1011,6 +1022,8 @@ static int fat_read_root(struct inode *i
> >        struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
> >        int error;
> >
> > +       init_MUTEX(&MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_lock);
> > +       MSDOS_I(inode)->scan_hints = 0;
>
>
> Please use NULL here.

Ok.

>                              Pekka
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