[PATCH v10 35/35] netfs: Clean up now-unused code
From: David Howells
Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 11:13:20 EST
Delete now-unused code from netfslib, given the changes to the writeback
dispatch code and the combination of ->prepare_xxx() and ->issue_xxx()
methods.
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/netfs/write_issue.c | 216 -----------------------------------------
1 file changed, 216 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index e0d14d77b751..961949689303 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -223,69 +223,6 @@ struct netfs_io_subrequest *netfs_alloc_write_subreq(struct netfs_io_request *wr
return subreq;
}
-#if 0 // TODO: Remove old stuff
-/*
- * Prepare a write subrequest. We need to allocate a new subrequest
- * if we don't have one.
- */
-void netfs_prepare_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
- struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
- uoff_t start)
-{
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq;
-
- subreq = netfs_alloc_subrequest(wreq);
- subreq->source = stream->source;
- subreq->start = start;
- subreq->stream_nr = stream->stream_nr;
-
- bvecq_pos_set(&subreq->dispatch_pos, &wreq->dispatch_cursor);
-
- _enter("R=%x[%x]", wreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index);
-
- trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_prepare);
-
- stream->sreq_max_len = UINT_MAX;
- stream->sreq_max_segs = INT_MAX;
- switch (stream->source) {
- case NETFS_UPLOAD_TO_SERVER:
- netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_upload);
- stream->sreq_max_len = wreq->wsize;
- break;
- case NETFS_WRITE_TO_CACHE:
- netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_write);
- break;
- default:
- WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
- break;
- }
-
- if (stream->prepare_write)
- stream->prepare_write(subreq);
-
- __set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
-
- /* We add to the end of the list whilst the collector may be walking
- * the list. The collector only goes nextwards and uses the lock to
- * remove entries off of the front.
- */
- spin_lock(&wreq->lock);
- /* Write IN_PROGRESS before pointer to new subreq */
- list_add_tail_release(&subreq->rreq_link, &stream->subrequests);
- if (list_is_first(&subreq->rreq_link, &stream->subrequests)) {
- if (!stream->active) {
- stream->collected_to = subreq->start;
- /* Write list pointers before active flag */
- smp_store_release(&stream->active, true);
- }
- }
-
- spin_unlock(&wreq->lock);
-
- stream->construct = subreq;
-}
-#endif
-
/*
* Advance the state of the amount of data buffered on a stream.
*/
@@ -368,159 +305,6 @@ int netfs_prepare_write_buffer(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_prepare_write_buffer);
-#if 0 // TODO: Remove old stuff
-/*
- * Set the I/O iterator for the filesystem/cache to use and dispatch the I/O
- * operation. The operation may be asynchronous and should call
- * netfs_write_subrequest_terminated() when complete.
- */
-static void netfs_do_issue_write(struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
-{
- struct netfs_io_request *wreq = subreq->rreq;
-
- _enter("R=%x[%x],%zx", wreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index, subreq->len);
-
- if (stream->source == NETFS_WRITE_TO_CACHE &&
- unlikely(test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_CACHE_STOP, &wreq->flags))) {
- size_t dio_size = wreq->cache_resources.dio_size;
- size_t len, disp;
-
- disp = subreq->start & (dio_size - 1);
- len = round_up(subreq->len + disp, dio_size);
-
- subreq->start -= disp;
- subreq->len = len;
-
- __set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CANCELLED, &subreq->flags);
- return netfs_write_subrequest_terminated(subreq, subreq->len);
- }
-
- if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_FAILED, &subreq->flags))
- return netfs_write_subrequest_terminated(subreq, subreq->error);
-
- trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_submit);
- stream->issue_write(subreq);
-}
-
-void netfs_reissue_write(struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
-{
- // TODO: Use encrypted buffer
- bvecq_pos_unset(&subreq->content);
- bvecq_pos_set(&subreq->content, &subreq->dispatch_pos);
- iov_iter_bvec_queue(&subreq->io_iter, ITER_SOURCE,
- subreq->content.bvecq, subreq->content.slot,
- subreq->content.offset,
- subreq->len);
- iov_iter_advance(&subreq->io_iter, subreq->transferred);
-
- subreq->retry_count++;
- subreq->error = 0;
- __clear_bit(NETFS_SREQ_MADE_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
- __set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
- netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_retry_write_subreq);
- netfs_do_issue_write(stream, subreq);
-}
-
-static void netfs_issue_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
- struct netfs_io_stream *stream)
-{
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq = stream->construct;
-
- if (!subreq)
- return;
-
- bvecq_pos_set(&subreq->content, &subreq->dispatch_pos);
- iov_iter_bvec_queue(&subreq->io_iter, ITER_SOURCE,
- subreq->content.bvecq, subreq->content.slot,
- subreq->content.offset,
- subreq->len);
-
- stream->construct = NULL;
- netfs_do_issue_write(stream, subreq);
-}
-
-/*
- * Add data to the write subrequest, dispatching each as we fill it up or if it
- * is discontiguous with the previous. We only fill one part at a time so that
- * we can avoid overrunning the credits obtained (cifs) and try to parallelise
- * content-crypto preparation with network writes.
- */
-size_t netfs_advance_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
- struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
- uoff_t start, size_t len, bool to_eof)
-{
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq = stream->construct;
- size_t part;
-
- if (!stream->avail) {
- _leave("no write");
- return len;
- }
-
- _enter("R=%x[%x]", wreq->debug_id, subreq ? subreq->debug_index : 0);
-
- if (subreq && start != subreq->start + subreq->len) {
- netfs_issue_write(wreq, stream);
- subreq = NULL;
- }
-
- if (!stream->construct)
- netfs_prepare_write(wreq, stream, start);
- subreq = stream->construct;
-
- part = umin(stream->sreq_max_len - subreq->len, len);
- _debug("part %zx/%zx %zx/%zx", subreq->len, stream->sreq_max_len, part, len);
- subreq->len += part;
- subreq->nr_segs++;
-
- if (subreq->len >= stream->sreq_max_len ||
- subreq->nr_segs >= stream->sreq_max_segs ||
- to_eof) {
- netfs_issue_write(wreq, stream);
- subreq = NULL;
- }
-
- return part;
-}
-
-/*
- * Prepare and issue a subrequest.
- * TODO: Replace with combined ->prepare/->issue call().
- */
-static int netfs_prep_and_issue_subreq(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
- struct netfs_io_stream *stream,
- struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
-{
- stream->sreq_max_len = UINT_MAX;
- stream->sreq_max_segs = INT_MAX;
- switch (stream->source) {
- case NETFS_UPLOAD_TO_SERVER:
- netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_upload);
- stream->sreq_max_len = wreq->wsize;
- break;
- case NETFS_WRITE_TO_CACHE:
- netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_write);
- break;
- default:
- WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
- break;
- }
-
- if (stream->prepare_write)
- stream->prepare_write(subreq);
- netfs_prepare_buffered_write_buffer(subreq, stream->sreq_max_segs);
- iov_iter_bvec_queue(&subreq->io_iter, ITER_SOURCE,
- subreq->content.bvecq, subreq->content.slot,
- subreq->content.offset,
- subreq->len);
- trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_submit);
- stream->issue_write(subreq);
- return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
/*
* Issue writes for a stream.
*/