btrfs: reset block group size class when it becomes empty

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Block group size classes are managed consistently everywhere.
Currently, btrfs_use_block_group_size_class() sets a block group's size
class to specialize it for a specific allocation size. However, this
size class remains "stale" even if the block group becomes completely
empty (both used and reserved bytes reach zero).

This happens in two scenarios:

1. When space reservations are freed (e.g., due to errors or transaction
   aborts) via btrfs_free_reserved_bytes().
2. When the last extent in a block group is freed via
   btrfs_update_block_group().

While size classes are advisory, a stale size class can cause
find_free_extent to unnecessarily skip candidate block groups during
initial search loops. This undermines the purpose of size classes to
reduce fragmentation by keeping block groups restricted to a specific
size class when they could be reused for any size.

Fix this by resetting the size class to BTRFS_BG_SZ_NONE whenever a
block group's used and reserved counts both reach zero. This ensures
that empty block groups are fully available for any allocation size in
the next cycle.

Fixes: 52bb7a2166 ("btrfs: introduce size class to block group allocator")
Reviewed-by: Boris Burkov <boris@bur.io>
Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiashengjiangcool@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>

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Jiasheng Jiang 2026-01-14 01:13:38 +00:00 • committed by David Sterba

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