btrfs: introduce key type for persistent temporary items

The number of distinct key types is not that big that we could waste one
for something new we want to store in the tree. We'll introduce a new
name for an existing key value and use the objectid for further
extension.  The victim is the BTRFS_BALANCE_ITEM_KEY (248).

The nature of the balance status item is a good example of the temporary
item. It exists from beginning of the balance, keeps the status until it
finishes.

Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index bfe4a33..e20f406 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -2185,9 +2185,25 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args {
  */
 #define BTRFS_QGROUP_RELATION_KEY       246
 
+/*
+ * Obsolete name, see BTRFS_TEMPORARY_ITEM_KEY.
+ */
 #define BTRFS_BALANCE_ITEM_KEY	248
 
 /*
+ * The key type for tree items that are stored persistently, but do not need to
+ * exist for extended period of time. The items can exist in any tree.
+ *
+ * [subtype, BTRFS_TEMPORARY_ITEM_KEY, data]
+ *
+ * Existing items:
+ *
+ * - balance status item
+ *   (BTRFS_BALANCE_OBJECTID, BTRFS_TEMPORARY_ITEM_KEY, 0)
+ */
+#define BTRFS_TEMPORARY_ITEM_KEY	248
+
+/*
  * Persistantly stores the io stats in the device tree.
  * One key for all stats, (0, BTRFS_DEV_STATS_KEY, devid).
  */