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Subject: Re: Review Request 130084: Add a pair of flags forcing fsync during copy loop
From: Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date: 2017-05-05 8:25:13
Message-ID: 20170505082513.2829.71179 () mimi ! kde ! org
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src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp (line 112)
<https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/130084/#comment68663>
typo
src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp (line 138)
<https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/130084/#comment68664>
why are you testing hotpluggable? what's the exact definition in this context? technically, any sata \
drive is hotpluggable ...
src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp (line 324)
<https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/130084/#comment68665>
i'd use some parens here to make it more readable.
- Oswald Buddenhagen
On April 17, 2017, 1:27 p.m., KJ Tsanaktsidis wrote:
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> (Updated April 17, 2017, 1:27 p.m.)
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> Review request for KDE Frameworks, Oswald Buddenhagen and Thiago Macieira.
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> Repository: kio
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> Description
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> When copying a large-ish file (~1-2GB) from very fast storage to very slow storage (e.g. an NVME SSD to \
> a cheap USB flash drive) on a machine with lots of RAM, Dolphin displays a progress bar which finishes \
> in a fraction of a second (i.e. as fast as it takes to read the source file into the Linux page cache). \
> Unmounting the drive then of course takes a long time, with only an indeterminate spinner.
> This patch adds an option to force fsync during copy jobs, so that the copy progress bar measures how \
> long it will take to actually copy the file to the destination.
> I've added two flags - Fsync and FsyncCrossFilesystem - to the JobEnum flag. The former will cause all \
> copy operations to fsync during the copy loop, whilst the latter will only fsync copies that are across \
> different filesystems.
> If this patch gets OK'd, I have another patch which adds support for this into the appropriate places \
> in Dolphin. I would think that at least FsyncCrossFilesystem should be the default, but Fsync always \
> might be a little heavy handed. At the least fsync'ing cross-filesystem copies ensures that the unmount \
> won't take forever.
>
> Diffs
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> src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt b9132ced9d4a08b2cf9f9bbbaa3bd43f026c6469
> src/ioslaves/file/ConfigureChecks.cmake 5a83d1b9fbe90c851c774e3b467468d93b5a2bd4
> src/ioslaves/file/config-kioslave-file.h.cmake 372f79d01ad4597aae0b2ae62627648fe7680b64
> src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp 3c1b9927e3dd2d0134f77caec6e6b24a0356d26f
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> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/130084/diff/
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> Testing
> -------
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> Tested the patch with KDE/Dolphin on Arch Linux, which is version 5.32.0. The diff applies cleanly to \
> master so I assume there shouldn't be any issues there, but I've not actually checked that. As \
> advertised, copying a file to USB flash storage now displays an accurate progress bar.
> I experimented with how often fsync should be called on my hardware, and I found calling it every ~1M \
> copied caused no decrease in copy performance whilst still providing accurate progress info. That is \
> the setting I've gone with in this patch. I'm open to suggestions on how this could be tuned better \
> though.
>
> Thanks,
>
> KJ Tsanaktsidis
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style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 140%; margin: 0; "> <span class="k">return</span> <span \
class="n">real_storagedrive</span><span class="o">-></span><span class="n">isRemovable</span><span \
class="p">()</span> <span class="o">||</span> <span class="n">real_storagedrive</span><span \
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inherit;white-space: inherit;">why are you testing hotpluggable? what's the exact definition in this \
context? technically, any sata drive is hotpluggable ...</p></pre> </div>
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style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 140%; margin: 0; "> <span class="k">if</span> <span \
class="p">(</span><span class="n">should_fsync</span> <span class="o">&&</span> <span \
class="n">niters</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="mi">128</span> <span class="o">==</span> \
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<p>- Oswald Buddenhagen</p>
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<p>On April 17th, 2017, 1:27 p.m. CEST, KJ Tsanaktsidis wrote:</p>
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<div>Review request for KDE Frameworks, Oswald Buddenhagen and Thiago Macieira.</div>
<div>By KJ Tsanaktsidis.</div>
<p style="color: grey;"><i>Updated April 17, 2017, 1:27 p.m.</i></p>
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<b style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt;">Repository: </b>
kio
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Description </h1>
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<pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: \
inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">When copying a large-ish file (~1-2GB) from \
very fast storage to very slow storage (e.g. an NVME SSD to a cheap USB flash drive) on a machine with \
lots of RAM, Dolphin displays a progress bar which finishes in a fraction of a second (i.e. as fast as it \
takes to read the source file into the Linux page cache). Unmounting the drive then of course takes a \
long time, with only an indeterminate spinner.</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: \
0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">This patch adds an option to force fsync during copy jobs, \
so that the copy progress bar measures how long it will take to actually copy the file to the \
destination.</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: \
inherit;">I've added two flags - Fsync and FsyncCrossFilesystem - to the JobEnum flag. The former will \
cause all copy operations to fsync during the copy loop, whilst the latter will only fsync copies that \
are across different filesystems.</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: 0;line-height: \
inherit;white-space: inherit;">If this patch gets OK'd, I have another patch which adds support for this \
into the appropriate places in Dolphin. I would think that at least FsyncCrossFilesystem should be the \
default, but Fsync always might be a little heavy handed. At the least fsync'ing cross-filesystem copies \
ensures that the unmount won't take forever.</p></pre> </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Testing </h1>
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<pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: \
-pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: \
inherit;margin: 0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">Tested the patch with KDE/Dolphin on Arch \
Linux, which is version 5.32.0. The diff applies cleanly to master so I assume there shouldn't be any \
issues there, but I've not actually checked that. As advertised, copying a file to USB flash storage now \
displays an accurate progress bar.</p> <p style="padding: 0;text-rendering: inherit;margin: \
0;line-height: inherit;white-space: inherit;">I experimented with how often fsync should be called on my \
hardware, and I found calling it every ~1M copied caused no decrease in copy performance whilst still \
providing accurate progress info. That is the setting I've gone with in this patch. I'm open to \
suggestions on how this could be tuned better though.</p></pre> </td>
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<h1 style="color: #575012; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1.5em;">Diffs</b> </h1>
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<li>src/ioslaves/file/CMakeLists.txt <span style="color: \
grey">(b9132ced9d4a08b2cf9f9bbbaa3bd43f026c6469)</span></li>
<li>src/ioslaves/file/ConfigureChecks.cmake <span style="color: \
grey">(5a83d1b9fbe90c851c774e3b467468d93b5a2bd4)</span></li>
<li>src/ioslaves/file/config-kioslave-file.h.cmake <span style="color: \
grey">(372f79d01ad4597aae0b2ae62627648fe7680b64)</span></li>
<li>src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp <span style="color: \
grey">(3c1b9927e3dd2d0134f77caec6e6b24a0356d26f)</span></li>
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<p><a href="https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/130084/diff/" style="margin-left: 3em;">View Diff</a></p>
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