This patch series attempts to improve the performance of backref searches by changing the prelim_refs implementation to use rbtrees instead of lists. This also aims to reduce the soft lockup occurences that can result when a backref search consumes too much cpu time.
Test runs of btrfs/130 show an improvement in the overall run time of the test (shown below in seconds) as a function of the number of extents: nr_extents: 256 512 640 1024 2048 ------------+-------+-----+-------+-------+------ unpatched: 20 186 375 2204 40419 patched: 12 93 203 1060 22007 (Note, the current default value for nr_extents in btrfs/130 is 4096, which takes a very long time to complete.) Edmund Nadolski (6): btrfs: btrfs_check_shared should manage its own transaction btrfs: remove ref_tree implementation from backref.c btrfs: convert prelimary reference tracking to use rbtrees btrfs: add cond_resched() calls when resolving backrefs btrfs: allow backref search checks for shared extents btrfs: clean up extraneous computations in add_delayed_refs Jeff Mahoney (7): btrfs: struct-funcs, constify readers btrfs: constify tracepoint arguments btrfs: backref, constify some arguments btrfs: backref, add unode_aux_to_inode_list helper btrfs: backref, cleanup __ namespace abuse btrfs: add a node counter to each of the rbtrees btrfs: backref, add tracepoints for prelim_ref insertion and merging fs/btrfs/async-thread.c | 6 +- fs/btrfs/async-thread.h | 6 +- fs/btrfs/backref.c | 1042 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------ fs/btrfs/backref.h | 16 +- fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h | 4 +- fs/btrfs/ctree.h | 128 +++--- fs/btrfs/extent_io.c | 46 +- fs/btrfs/extent_io.h | 19 +- fs/btrfs/struct-funcs.c | 9 +- fs/btrfs/super.c | 1 + include/trace/events/btrfs.h | 300 +++++++----- 11 files changed, 750 insertions(+), 827 deletions(-) -- 2.10.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html