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When we fill an inode item for logging we are setting its nbytes field with the value returned by inode_get_bytes() (a VFS API), however we do not need it because it is not used during log replay. In fact, for fast fsyncs, when we call inode_get_bytes() we may even get an outdated value for nbytes because the nbytes field of the inode is only updated when ordered extents complete, and a fast fsync only waits for writeback to complete, it does not wait for ordered extent completion. So just remove the setup of nbytes and add an explicit comment mentioning why we do not set it. This also avoids adding contention on the inode's i_lock (VFS) with concurrent stat() calls, since that spinlock is used by inode_get_bytes() which is also called by our stat callback (btrfs_getattr()). This patch is part of a patchset comprised of the following patches: btrfs: remove unnecessary directory inode item update when deleting dir entry btrfs: stop setting nbytes when filling inode item for logging btrfs: avoid logging new ancestor inodes when logging new inode btrfs: skip logging directories already logged when logging all parents btrfs: skip logging inodes already logged when logging new entries btrfs: remove unnecessary check_parent_dirs_for_sync() btrfs: make concurrent fsyncs wait less when waiting for a transaction commit Performance results, after applying all patches, are mentioned in the change log of the last patch. Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com> Signed-off-by: Filipe Manana <fdmanana@suse.com> Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
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