Re: [PATCH 1/6] dax: fix build breakage with ext4, dax and !iomap

[Jan Kara]

On Mon 28-11-16 12:15:04, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:02:39AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> > On Wed 23-11-16 11:44:17, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> > > With the current Kconfig setup it is possible to have the following:
> > > 
> > > CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> > > CONFIG_FS_DAX=y
> > > CONFIG_FS_IOMAP=n	# this is in fs/Kconfig & isn't user accessible
> > > 
> > > With this config we get build failures in ext4_dax_fault() because the
> > > iomap functions in fs/dax.c are missing:
> > > 
> > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_dax_fault':
> > > file.c:(.text+0x7f3ac): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_fault'
> > > file.c:(.text+0x7f404): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_fault'
> > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_file_read_iter':
> > > file.c:(.text+0x7fc54): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_file_write_iter':
> > > file.c:(.text+0x7fe9a): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > file.c:(.text+0x7feed): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_block_zero_page_range':
> > > inode.c:(.text+0x85c0d): undefined reference to `iomap_zero_range'
> > > 
> > > Now that the struct buffer_head based DAX fault paths and I/O path have
> > > been removed we really depend on iomap support being present for DAX.  Make
> > > this explicit by selecting FS_IOMAP if we compile in DAX support.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > I've sent the same patch to Ted yesterday and he will probably queue it on
> > top of ext4 iomap patches. If it doesn't happen for some reason, feel free
> > to add:
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Cool, looks like Ted has pulled in your patch.
> 
> I think we still eventually want this patch because it cleans up our handling
> of FS_IOMAP.  With your patch we select it separately in both ext4 & ext2
> based on whether we include DAX, and we still have #ifdefs in fs/dax.c for
> FS_IOMAP.

Actually, based on Dave's request I've also sent Ted updated version which
did select FS_IOMAP in CONFIG_DAX section. However Ted didn't pull that
patch (yet?). Anyway, I don't care whose patch gets merged, I just wanted
to notify you of possible conflict.

								Honza
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Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR