由于f2fs的log-structure特性,每次写一个数据块,需要相应更改direct node,NAT和SIT,尤其是NAT和SIT区域,可能仅仅需要修改一个entry几个字节的信息,就要重写整个page,这会严重降低文件系统的性能和SSD的使用寿命,因此,f2fs使用了journal的机制来减少NAT和SIT的写次数。所谓journal,其实就是把NAT和SIT的更改写到f2fs_summary_block中,当写checkpoint时,才把dirty的SIT和NAT区域回写。
struct f2fs_summary_block {
struct f2fs_summary entries[ENTRIES_IN_SUM];
union {
__le16 n_nats;
__le16 n_sits;
};
/* spare area is used by NAT or SIT journals */
union {
struct nat_journal nat_j;
struct sit_journal sit_j;
};
struct summary_footer footer;
} __packed;
struct nat_journal {
struct nat_journal_entry entries[NAT_JOURNAL_ENTRIES];
__u8 reserved[NAT_JOURNAL_RESERVED];
} __packed;
struct sit_journal {
struct sit_journal_entry entries[SIT_JOURNAL_ENTRIES];
__u8 reserved[SIT_JOURNAL_RESERVED];
} __