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Mingming Cao 89747d369d [PATCH] ext3_get_blocks: Mapping multiple blocks at a once 
Currently ext3_get_block() only maps or allocates one block at a time.  This
is quite inefficient for sequential IO workload.

I have posted a early implements a simply multiple block map and allocation
with current ext3.  The basic idea is allocating the 1st block in the existing
way, and attempting to allocate the next adjacent blocks on a best effort
basis.  More description about the implementation could be found here:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ext2-devel&m=112162230003522&w=2

The following the latest version of the patch: break the original patch into 5
patches, re-worked some logicals, and fixed some bugs.  The break ups are:

 [patch 1] Adding map multiple blocks at a time in ext3_get_blocks()
 [patch 2] Extend ext3_get_blocks() to support multiple block allocation
 [patch 3] Implement multiple block allocation in ext3-try-to-allocate
 (called via ext3_new_block()).
 [patch 4] Proper accounting updates in ext3_new_blocks()
 [patch 5] Adjust reservation window size properly (by the given number
 of blocks to allocate) before block allocation to increase the
 possibility of allocating multiple blocks in a single call.

Tests done so far includes fsx,tiobench and dbench.  The following numbers
collected from Direct IO tests (1G file creation/read) shows the system time
have been greatly reduced (more than 50% on my 8 cpu system) with the patches.

 1G file DIO write:
 	2.6.15		2.6.15+patches
 real    0m31.275s	0m31.161s
 user    0m0.000s	0m0.000s
 sys     0m3.384s	0m0.564s

 1G file DIO read:
 	2.6.15		2.6.15+patches
 real    0m30.733s	0m30.624s
 user    0m0.000s	0m0.004s
 sys     0m0.748s	0m0.380s

Some previous test we did on buffered IO with using multiple blocks allocation
and delayed allocation shows noticeable improvement on throughput and system
time.

This patch:

Add support of mapping multiple blocks in one call.

This is useful for DIO reads and re-writes (where blocks are already
allocated), also is in line with Christoph's proposal of using getblocks() in
mpage_readpage() or mpage_readpages().

Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <cmm@us.ibm.com>
Cc: Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
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9p [PATCH] 9p: fix name consistency problems 2006-03-25 08:22:54 -08:00
adfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
affs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
afs [PATCH] Make address_space_operations->invalidatepage return void 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
autofs [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
autofs4 [PATCH] sem2mutex: autofs4 wq_sem 2006-03-23 07:38:13 -08:00
befs fix typos "wich" -> "which" 2006-03-24 18:23:14 +01:00
bfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
cifs [PATCH] 2tb-files-add-blkcnt_t-fixes 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
coda BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/coda/ 2006-03-24 18:42:13 +01:00
configfs [PATCH] BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/configfs/ 2006-02-03 14:03:09 -08:00
cramfs [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/ 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
debugfs [PATCH] debugfs: Add debugfs_create_blob() helper for exporting binary data 2006-03-20 13:42:59 -08:00
devfs [PATCH] mutex subsystem, semaphore to mutex: VFS, ->i_sem 2006-01-09 15:59:24 -08:00
devpts [PATCH] devpts: use lib/parser.c for parsing mount options 2006-03-23 07:38:17 -08:00
efs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache filesystems 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
exportfs [PATCH] exportfs: add find_acceptable_alias helper 2006-01-18 19:20:28 -08:00
ext2 [PATCH] Ext2 flags shouldn't report "nogrpid" 2006-03-25 08:22:58 -08:00
ext3 [PATCH] ext3_get_blocks: Mapping multiple blocks at a once 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
fat [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
freevxfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache filesystems 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
fuse [PATCH] fuse: fix bug in negative lookup 2006-02-28 20:53:43 -08:00
hfs [PATCH] hfs: cleanup HFS prints 2006-01-18 19:20:23 -08:00
hfsplus [PATCH] hfs: set type/creator for symlinks 2006-01-18 19:20:23 -08:00
hostfs [PATCH] uml: hostfs - fix possible PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT overflows 2005-12-29 09:48:15 -08:00
hpfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
hppfs [PATCH] mutex subsystem, semaphore to mutex: VFS, ->i_sem 2006-01-09 15:59:24 -08:00
hugetlbfs [PATCH] convert hugetlbfs_counter to atomic 2006-03-22 07:54:04 -08:00
isofs [PATCH] isofs: remove unused debugging macros 2006-03-24 07:33:24 -08:00
jbd [PATCH] Make address_space_operations->invalidatepage return void 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
jffs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
jffs2 [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/ 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
jfs [PATCH] mempool: use mempool_create_slab_pool() 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
lockd [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/ 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
minix [PATCH] fix messages in fs/minix 2006-03-25 08:22:56 -08:00
msdos [PATCH] fat: remove the unneeded vfat_find() in vfat_rename() 2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00
ncpfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
nfs [PATCH] mempool: use mempool_create_slab_pool() 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
nfs_common [PATCH] nfsacl: Solaris VxFS compatibility fix 2005-10-11 09:46:54 -07:00
nfsd [PATCH] NFSD4: return conflict lock without races 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
nls [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
ntfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache filesystems 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] 2tb-files-add-blkcnt_t-fixes 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
openpromfs [PATCH] kfree cleanup: fs 2005-11-07 07:54:06 -08:00
partitions [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/ 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
proc [PATCH] protect remove_proc_entry 2006-03-26 08:56:53 -08:00
qnx4 [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
ramfs [PATCH] fs/*/file.c: drop insane header dependencies 2006-03-23 07:38:17 -08:00
reiserfs [PATCH] Make address_space_operations->invalidatepage return void 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
romfs [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
smbfs [PATCH] smbfs: Fix debug logging-only compilation error 2006-03-25 08:22:55 -08:00
sysfs [PATCH] sysfs: fix a kobject leak in sysfs_add_link on the error path 2006-03-20 13:42:59 -08:00
sysv [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache filesystems 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
udf [PATCH] udf: fix uid/gid options and add uid/gid=ignore and forget options 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
ufs typo patch for fs/ufs/super.c 2006-03-24 18:21:44 +01:00
vfat [PATCH] fat: remove the unneeded vfat_find() in vfat_rename() 2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00
xfs [PATCH] mempool: use mempool_create_slab_pool() 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
aio.c [PATCH] use kzalloc and kcalloc in core fs code 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
attr.c [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
bad_inode.c [PATCH] make some things static 2005-05-05 16:36:47 -07:00
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] dump_thread() cleanup 2006-01-10 08:01:25 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] x86_64: Increase the variability of the process stack on 64bit architectures 2006-03-25 09:10:52 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c BUG_ON() Conversion in fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c 2006-03-24 18:38:48 +01:00
binfmt_em86.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
binfmt_flat.c [PATCH] flat binary loader doesn't check fd table full 2006-03-25 08:23:01 -08:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] Unlinline a bunch of other functions 2006-01-14 18:27:06 -08:00
binfmt_script.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
binfmt_som.c [PATCH] mm: mm_init set_mm_counters 2005-10-29 21:40:38 -07:00
bio.c [PATCH] mempool: use mempool_create_slab_pool() 2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
buffer.c [PATCH] Make address_space_operations->invalidatepage return void 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
char_dev.c [PATCH] use kzalloc and kcalloc in core fs code 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
compat.c [PATCH] use kzalloc and kcalloc in core fs code 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
dcache.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
dcookies.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
direct-io.c [PATCH] direct-io: bug fix in dio handling write error 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
dquot.c [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache format 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
drop_caches.c [PATCH] drop-pagecache 2006-01-08 20:12:40 -08:00
eventpoll.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
exec.c [PATCH] use kzalloc and kcalloc in core fs code 2006-03-25 08:23:00 -08:00
fcntl.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
fifo.c Simplify fifo_open() locking logic 2006-03-07 09:16:35 -08:00
file.c [PATCH] Shrinks sizeof(files_struct) and better layout 2006-03-23 07:38:09 -08:00
file_table.c [PATCH] get_empty_filp tweaks, inline epoll_init_file() 2006-03-23 07:38:17 -08:00
filesystems.c [PATCH] fix missing includes 2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00
fs-writeback.c [PATCH] Move cond_resched() after iput() in sync_sb_inodes() 2006-03-25 08:22:56 -08:00
inode.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
inotify.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
ioctl.c [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
ioprio.c [PATCH] capable/capability.h (fs/) 2006-01-11 18:42:13 -08:00
Kconfig Merge branch 'linus' 2006-03-23 23:44:19 -05:00
Kconfig.binfmt [PATCH] frv: suppress configuration of certain features for FRV 2006-01-08 20:13:36 -08:00
libfs.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/libfs.c 2006-03-23 07:38:12 -08:00
locks.c [PATCH] VFS,fs/locks.c,NFSD4: add race_free posix_lock_file_conf() interface 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] relay: migrate from relayfs to a generic relay API 2006-03-23 19:56:55 +01:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] cpuset memory spread: slab cache filesystems 2006-03-24 07:33:23 -08:00
mpage.c [PATCH] fix possible PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT overflows 2006-01-08 20:13:54 -08:00
namei.c Merge branch 'audit.b3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/audit-current 2006-03-25 09:24:53 -08:00
namespace.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
nfsctl.c [PATCH] fs: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro 2006-03-24 07:33:19 -08:00
open.c Merge branch 'audit.b3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/audit-current 2006-03-25 09:24:53 -08:00
pipe.c [PATCH] Use __read_mostly on some hot fs variables 2006-03-26 08:56:56 -08:00
pnode.c [PATCH] s/;;/;/g 2006-03-24 07:33:24 -08:00
pnode.h [PATCH] unbindable mounts 2005-11-07 18:18:11 -08:00
posix_acl.c [PATCH] gfp flags annotations - part 1 2005-10-08 15:00:57 -07:00
quota.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: quota 2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
quota_v1.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
quota_v2.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: quota 2006-03-23 07:38:11 -08:00
read_write.c [PATCH] remove needless check in fs/read_write.c 2006-03-25 08:23:01 -08:00
readdir.c [PATCH] mutex subsystem, semaphore to mutex: VFS, ->i_sem 2006-01-09 15:59:24 -08:00
select.c [PATCH] select: time comparison fixes 2006-02-17 13:59:28 -08:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/seq_file.c 2006-03-23 07:38:12 -08:00
stat.c [PATCH] fstatat64 support 2006-02-11 21:41:10 -08:00
super.c [PATCH] sem2mutex: fs/ 2006-03-26 08:56:55 -08:00
xattr.c [PATCH] Collect more inode information during syscall processing. 2006-03-20 14:08:53 -05:00
xattr_acl.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00