[f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: reduce memory footprint of ino management

Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Aug 2026 20:34:38 +0800
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Currently, ino entries for APPEND_INO, UPDATE_INO, TRANS_DIR_INO, and
XATTR_DIR_INO allocate a 'struct ino_entry' slab object and attach it to
both a list and a radix tree solely for existence checks via
f2fs_exist_written_data().

Since these ino types only track binary existence status, we can embed
the information directly into radix tree value entries as a bitmap:

- The Linux radix tree/XArray supports in-place value entries via
  xa_mk_value() / xa_to_value(), which tag the least significant bit
  to store an unallocated integer value of BITS_PER_XA_VALUE bits
  (BITS_PER_LONG - 1) directly in the slot pointer.
- For each inode, (ino / BITS_PER_XA_VALUE) serves as the radix tree
  slot index, and (ino % BITS_PER_XA_VALUE) is used as the bit offset
  within the slot's bitmap.

For example, when tracking ino = 7:
- Before: Allocate a 'struct ino_entry' ({ .ino = 7 }), insert its
  pointer into the radix tree at index = 7, and link it to im->ino_list.
- After: Compute slot_index = 7 / BITS_PER_XA_VALUE (index 0) and
  bit_offset = 7 % BITS_PER_XA_VALUE (bit 7), then set bit 7 in the
  value entry via xa_mk_value(bitmap) at index 0, without allocating
  a slab object or linking to a list.

Additionally:
- In-place slot updates are performed via radix_tree_replace_slot(), and
  slots are deleted with radix_tree_delete() once the bitmap is zeroed.
- Reorder the ino list enum so ORPHAN_INO and FLUSH_INO (which still
  require struct ino_entry and list traversal) remain separated, while
  bitmap-based trees are torn down using xa_destroy().

This eliminates 'struct ino_entry' slab allocations and linked-list
tracking for these ino types, significantly reducing memory consumption.

Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <[email protected]>
---
 fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 fs/f2fs/f2fs.h       |  6 +++-
 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 4413eccb5ecb..e2b27fa8941f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -777,26 +777,81 @@ static void f2fs_wait_for_inode_record(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int mode)
 
 void f2fs_add_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int type)
 {
-	/* add new dirty ino entry into list */
-	__add_ino_entry(sbi, ino, 0, type);
+	struct inode_management *im = &sbi->im[type];
+	unsigned long index = INO_SLOT_INDEX(ino);
+	unsigned int ofs = INO_BIT_OFFSET(ino);
+	void **slot, *entry;
+	unsigned long bitmap = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+	f2fs_bug_on(sbi, ret);
+
+	spin_lock(&im->ino_lock);
+	slot = radix_tree_lookup_slot(&im->ino_root, index);
+	if (slot) {
+		entry = radix_tree_deref_slot(slot);
+		bitmap = xa_to_value(entry);
+		if (!(bitmap & (1UL << ofs))) {
+			bitmap |= (1UL << ofs);
+			entry = xa_mk_value(bitmap);
+			radix_tree_replace_slot(&im->ino_root, slot, entry);
+		}
+	} else {
+		bitmap |= (1UL << ofs);
+		entry = xa_mk_value(bitmap);
+		if (unlikely(radix_tree_insert(&im->ino_root, index, entry)))
+			f2fs_bug_on(sbi, 1);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
+	radix_tree_preload_end();
 }
 
 void f2fs_remove_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int type)
 {
-	/* remove dirty ino entry from list */
-	__remove_ino_entry(sbi, ino, type);
+	struct inode_management *im = &sbi->im[type];
+	unsigned long index = INO_SLOT_INDEX(ino);
+	unsigned int ofs = INO_BIT_OFFSET(ino);
+	void **slot, *entry;
+	unsigned long bitmap;
+
+	spin_lock(&im->ino_lock);
+	slot = radix_tree_lookup_slot(&im->ino_root, index);
+	if (slot) {
+		entry = radix_tree_deref_slot(slot);
+		bitmap = xa_to_value(entry);
+		if (bitmap & (1UL << ofs))
+			bitmap &= ~(1UL << ofs);
+
+		if (bitmap) {
+			entry = xa_mk_value(bitmap);
+			radix_tree_replace_slot(&im->ino_root, slot, entry);
+		} else {
+			radix_tree_delete(&im->ino_root, index);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
 }
 
 /* mode should be APPEND_INO, UPDATE_INO or TRANS_DIR_INO */
 bool f2fs_exist_written_data(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino, int mode)
 {
 	struct inode_management *im = &sbi->im[mode];
-	struct ino_entry *e;
+	unsigned long index = INO_SLOT_INDEX(ino);
+	unsigned int ofs = INO_BIT_OFFSET(ino);
+	void *entry;
+	unsigned long bitmap;
 
 	spin_lock(&im->ino_lock);
-	e = radix_tree_lookup(&im->ino_root, ino);
+	entry = radix_tree_lookup(&im->ino_root, index);
+	if (!entry) {
+		spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
+		return false;
+	}
+	bitmap = xa_to_value(entry);
 	spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
-	return e ? true : false;
+
+	return bitmap & (1UL << ofs);
 }
 
 void f2fs_release_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool all)
@@ -804,7 +859,7 @@ void f2fs_release_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool all)
 	struct ino_entry *e, *tmp;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = all ? ORPHAN_INO : APPEND_INO; i < MAX_INO_ENTRY; i++) {
+	for (i = all ? ORPHAN_INO : FLUSH_INO; i <= FLUSH_INO; i++) {
 		struct inode_management *im = &sbi->im[i];
 
 		f2fs_wait_for_inode_record(sbi, i);
@@ -818,6 +873,14 @@ void f2fs_release_ino_entry(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, bool all)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
 	}
+
+	for (i = APPEND_INO; i < MAX_INO_ENTRY; i++) {
+		struct inode_management *im = &sbi->im[i];
+
+		spin_lock(&im->ino_lock);
+		xa_destroy(&im->ino_root);
+		spin_unlock(&im->ino_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 void f2fs_set_dirty_device(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 54f9d3856b5c..a4c23b577ac9 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -389,14 +389,18 @@ enum {
 /* for the list of ino */
 enum {
 	ORPHAN_INO,		/* for orphan ino list */
+	FLUSH_INO,		/* for multiple device flushing */
 	APPEND_INO,		/* for append ino list */
 	UPDATE_INO,		/* for update ino list */
 	TRANS_DIR_INO,		/* for transactions dir ino list */
 	XATTR_DIR_INO,		/* for xattr updated dir ino list */
-	FLUSH_INO,		/* for multiple device flushing */
 	MAX_INO_ENTRY,		/* max. list */
 };
 
+#define INO_BITS_PER_SLOT	BITS_PER_XA_VALUE
+#define INO_SLOT_INDEX(ino)	((ino) / INO_BITS_PER_SLOT)
+#define INO_BIT_OFFSET(ino)	((ino) % INO_BITS_PER_SLOT)
+
 struct ino_entry {
 	struct list_head list;		/* list head */
 	nid_t ino;			/* inode number */
-- 
2.49.0



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