Re: [PATCH 2/2] ocfs2: No need to zero pages past i_size. i_size v2

From: Joel Becker
Date: Tue Jul 06 2010 - 03:11:38 EST


On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 11:13:01PM +0800, Tao Ma wrote:
> On 07/04/2010 05:33 AM, Joel Becker wrote:
> >@@ -1142,11 +1143,17 @@ static int ocfs2_grab_pages_for_write(struct address_space *mapping,
> > /*
> > * Figure out how many pages we'll be manipulating here. For
> > * non allocating write, we just change the one
> >- * page. Otherwise, we'll need a whole clusters worth.
> >+ * page. Otherwise, we'll need a whole clusters worth. If we're
> >+ * writing past i_size, we only need enough pages to cover the
> >+ * last page of the write.
> The comments for the whole function before the function name also
> needs this change accordingly?

Not really. That comment set a limit, this comment is more
detailed.

> > if (new) {
> > wc->w_num_pages = ocfs2_pages_per_cluster(inode->i_sb);
> > start = ocfs2_align_clusters_to_page_index(inode->i_sb, cpos);
> >+ /* This is the index *past* the write */
> >+ end_index = ((user_pos + user_len)>> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + 1;
> should it be
> end_index = ((user_pos + user_len - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + 1?

Maybe. Gotta think about it and test.

Joel

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