In this round, we introduce sysfile-based quota support which is required for Android by default. In addition, we allow that users are able to reserve some blocks in runtime to mitigate performance drops in low free space. Enhancement - assign proper data segments according to write_hints given by user - issue cache_flush on dirty devices only among multiple devices - exploit cp_error flag and add more faults to enhance fault injection test - conduct more readaheads during f2fs_readdir - add a range for discard commands Bug fix - fix zero stat->st_blocks when inline_data is set - drop crypto key and free stale memory pointer while evict_inode is failing - fix some corner cases in free space and segment management - fix wrong last_disk_size This series includes lots of clean-ups and code enhancement in terms of xattr operations, discard/flush command control. In addition, it adds versatile debugfs entries to monitor f2fs status. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEE00UqedjCtOrGVvQiQBSofoJIUNIFAloNCPAACgkQQBSofoJI UNLYmg/8DbDp/mTXqJ0AURo84Z4OQUOTRxYkWazx4ct2WPZp2+5HCWDDoM8AAtUn 1J6/t7cU3osjos+zWvpUREZq1SPbp5m0h818HBFFJ/YMBPXucdQcd6wpepniOR5J 5uKauVd7jd2pbAAL7hKyr+iBSLrJl816wsq34Ml8y8zkDSJe4wO5YsGDqzqyKf4N 8nxMavUgerb14I/qXPb3ljlYlfaNNRlCT649QGCG78gx5hPeiUtUJ2l5DKV2xPe7 v+5lZO93FFwW1siGy+Atq+nqQJyUkeiOYGPR1NPx9tfmaPO58iOIXLirfblKASZY HXJigVf50fQQBtwdBFL8ICSop6zV6gCKkNGZCHLzcYFWWL2TQwCIP3/iJdj9Wy+j +YUYyN0dyl2mmNEDZjRNX1V+QBW1k+msmvBCb0fT1GJTQAyRfA4XfBDyg94cpWQ1 9YivNywuzG8YtghY7gYU3lCfT2OG19nXCSdz4qYUb5SSwoeGtLahLxMV4mlil4Tg dOa8CPLFhJnCqB9ivI4L6SennBr+gNgL26SeZ3PF+B5KimYOTZxbenrll1kTi1xp uCU6UR1xJS0W7Cjk8sCIu5hXkJMJwPJ0hcVeTgsxMkujLGvSSRCGb2hmOeILfwRZ N4aGn+kVmwwgKaKjD/F4CY4b3yJLdTKMjjl74u5YaMQWe4Bq4qU= =c49T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Merge tag 'f2fs-for-4.15-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs Pull f2fs updates from Jaegeuk Kim: "In this round, we introduce sysfile-based quota support which is required for Android by default. In addition, we allow that users are able to reserve some blocks in runtime to mitigate performance drops in low free space. Enhancements: - assign proper data segments according to write_hints given by user - issue cache_flush on dirty devices only among multiple devices - exploit cp_error flag and add more faults to enhance fault injection test - conduct more readaheads during f2fs_readdir - add a range for discard commands Bug fixes: - fix zero stat->st_blocks when inline_data is set - drop crypto key and free stale memory pointer while evict_inode is failing - fix some corner cases in free space and segment management - fix wrong last_disk_size This series includes lots of clean-ups and code enhancement in terms of xattr operations, discard/flush command control. In addition, it adds versatile debugfs entries to monitor f2fs status" * tag 'f2fs-for-4.15-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs: (75 commits) f2fs: deny accessing encryption policy if encryption is off f2fs: inject fault in inc_valid_node_count f2fs: fix to clear FI_NO_PREALLOC f2fs: expose quota information in debugfs f2fs: separate nat entry mem alloc from nat_tree_lock f2fs: validate before set/clear free nat bitmap f2fs: avoid opened loop codes in __add_ino_entry f2fs: apply write hints to select the type of segments for buffered write f2fs: introduce scan_curseg_cache for cleanup f2fs: optimize the way of traversing free_nid_bitmap f2fs: keep scanning until enough free nids are acquired f2fs: trace checkpoint reason in fsync() f2fs: keep isize once block is reserved cross EOF f2fs: avoid race in between GC and block exchange f2fs: save a multiplication for last_nid calculation f2fs: fix summary info corruption f2fs: remove dead code in update_meta_page f2fs: remove unneeded semicolon f2fs: don't bother with inode->i_version f2fs: check curseg space before foreground GC ... |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.