Improving JFFS2 RAM usage and performance.ppt

Improving JFFS2 RAM usage and performance ELC Europe 2007 Agenda JFFS2 in brief JFFS2 efficiency on large volumes Market data on flash densities Volume size test data Why JFFS2 is inefficient on large volumes Improving JFFS2 RAM usage and performance within existing architecture Proposed improvement File direct I/O as a fast solution to reduce RAM usage and increase performance Test data Requirements and limitations Current status and availability Deferred write and JFFS2 RAM buffer as a RAM usage reduction prototype QA JFFS2 in brief Journaling Flash File System version 2 Supported in Linux for years since 2001. Works with NOR, NOR-ECC, NOR with programming regions, NAND and Dataflash Widely used in many configurations to provide FS interface to memory technology devices. Forecasted Flash Densities Volume size test data Volume size test data Why Does JFFS2 Become Inefficient on Large Data Volumes? Improving RAM Usage and File Open Time Within Existing JFFS2 Architecture Our approach to reducing RAM usage and decreasing file open time is conceptually simple (but effective): Reduce the number of JFFS2 fragments Using File Direct I/O to Reduce RAM Usage and Increase Performance Using File Direct I/O to Reduce RAM Usage and Increase Performance One way to reduce number of nodes (fragments) is to provide direct file IO interface support in JFFS2 and increase JFFS2 granularity Test Results JFFS2 RAM Usage for Different Volume Sizes Test Results Stat Time Performance for Different File Sizes Requirements and Limitations Current status and availability Deferred Write and RAM Buffer as a RAM Usage Reduction Prototype Conclusion Q A The same is about stat time. The chart shows that stat time could also be improved significantly. So this implementation gives significant advantages in RAM usage and easy applicable. However it has some restrictions. First: This solution is effective if applications write in large chunks. Over 4KB. If applications write data i