Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 18:25:59 +0100 From: Jessica Clarke <jrtc27@freebsd.org> To: =?utf-8?Q?Stefan_E=C3=9Fer?= <se@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: git: 077f757d72e5 - main - newfs_msdos: align data area to VM page boundary by default Message-ID: <6D077B35-48BA-4516-BAB7-0B23CD3AB042@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <202406021227.452CRx8I007470@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202406021227.452CRx8I007470@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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On 2 Jun 2024, at 13:27, Stefan E=C3=9Fer <se@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 > The branch main has been updated by se: >=20 > URL: = https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D077f757d72e561eb84193d8e58f63e96= e69b8096 >=20 > commit 077f757d72e561eb84193d8e58f63e96e69b8096 > Author: Stefan E=C3=9Fer <se@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2024-06-02 12:07:52 +0000 > Commit: Stefan E=C3=9Fer <se@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2024-06-02 12:07:52 +0000 >=20 > newfs_msdos: align data area to VM page boundary by default >=20 > Without alignment, the data area will not be aligned with the = buffer > cache, leading to overhead, higher write multiplication on SSD = devices > and issues with very large cluster sizes (see PR 277414). >=20 > The -A option used to align the start of the root directory to a > multiple of the cluster size, which happens to align the start of = the > data area with a buffer page boundary in case of large clusters and > the default number of directory entries (512 entries requiring 16 = KB > for FAT12 or FAT16, FAT32 puts the root directory into the data = area). >=20 > This commit aligns the start of the data area with the page size, = if > neither -A nor -r is used. It changes -A to align the start of the > data area (end of the root directory) to a multiple of the cluster > size, since this is the alignment that prevents write = multiplication > due to clusters crossing erase block boundaries of a SSD device. > The -r option is unchanged and will prevent any automatic alignment > from occuring. Hi, This has completely broken[1] all of the Linux and macOS cross-build CI jobs (which pass -DWITH_DISK_IMAGE_TOOLS_BOOTSTRAP). Please either fix this promptly or back it out until you can do so. Jess [1] See https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/actions/runs/9338256762
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