Re: [PATCH v6 03/24] erofs: add super block operations

[Gao Xiang]

Hi Christoph,

Here is also my redo-ed comments...

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 03:15:45AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 02, 2019 at 08:53:26PM +0800, Gao Xiang wrote:
> > +static int __init erofs_init_inode_cache(void)
> > +{
> > +	erofs_inode_cachep = kmem_cache_create("erofs_inode",
> > +					       sizeof(struct erofs_vnode), 0,
> > +					       SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT,
> > +					       init_once);
> > +
> > +	return erofs_inode_cachep ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
> 
> Please just use normal if/else.  Also having this function seems
> entirely pointless.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-7-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

> 
> > +static void erofs_exit_inode_cache(void)
> > +{
> > +	kmem_cache_destroy(erofs_inode_cachep);
> > +}
> 
> Same for this one.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-7-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

> 
> > +static void free_inode(struct inode *inode)
> 
> Please use an erofs_ prefix for all your functions.

free_inode and most short, common static functions are fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-19-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

For all non-static functions, all are prefixed with "erofs_"

> 
> > +{
> > +	struct erofs_vnode *vi = EROFS_V(inode);
> 
> Why is this called vnode instead of inode?  That seems like a rather
> odd naming for a Linux file system.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-8-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

> 
> > +
> > +	/* be careful RCU symlink path (see ext4_inode_info->i_data)! */
> > +	if (is_inode_fast_symlink(inode))
> > +		kfree(inode->i_link);
> 
> is_inode_fast_symlink only shows up in a later patch.  And really
> obsfucates the check here in the only caller as you can just do an
> unconditional kfree here - i_link will be NULL except for the case
> where you explicitly set it.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-10-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

and with my following comments....
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190831005446.GA233871@architecture4/

> 
> Also this code is nothing like ext4, so the code seems a little confusing.
> 
> > +static bool check_layout_compatibility(struct super_block *sb,
> > +				       struct erofs_super_block *layout)
> > +{
> > +	const unsigned int requirements = le32_to_cpu(layout->requirements);
> 
> Why is the variable name for the on-disk subperblock layout?  We usually
> still calls this something with sb in the name, e.g. dsb. for disk
> super block.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-12-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

> 
> > +	EROFS_SB(sb)->requirements = requirements;
> > +
> > +	/* check if current kernel meets all mandatory requirements */
> > +	if (requirements & (~EROFS_ALL_REQUIREMENTS)) {
> > +		errln("unidentified requirements %x, please upgrade kernel version",
> > +		      requirements & ~EROFS_ALL_REQUIREMENTS);
> > +		return false;
> > +	}
> > +	return true;
> 
> Note that normally we call this features, but that doesn't really
> matter too much.

No modification at this... (some comments already right here...)

 20 /* 128-byte erofs on-disk super block */
 21 struct erofs_super_block {
...
 24         __le32 features;        /* (aka. feature_compat) */
...
 38         __le32 requirements;    /* (aka. feature_incompat) */
...
 41 };

> 
> > +static int superblock_read(struct super_block *sb)
> > +{
> > +	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi;
> > +	struct buffer_head *bh;
> > +	struct erofs_super_block *layout;
> > +	unsigned int blkszbits;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	bh = sb_bread(sb, 0);
> 
> Is there any good reasons to use buffer heads like this in new code
> vs directly using bios?

As you said, I want it in the page cache.

The reason "why not use read_mapping_page or similar?" is simply
read_mapping_page -> .readpage -> (for bdev inode) block_read_full_page
 -> create_page_buffers anyway...

sb_bread haven't obsoleted... It has similar function though...

> 
> > +
> > +	sbi->blocks = le32_to_cpu(layout->blocks);
> > +	sbi->meta_blkaddr = le32_to_cpu(layout->meta_blkaddr);
> > +	sbi->islotbits = ffs(sizeof(struct erofs_inode_v1)) - 1;
> > +	sbi->root_nid = le16_to_cpu(layout->root_nid);
> > +	sbi->inos = le64_to_cpu(layout->inos);
> > +
> > +	sbi->build_time = le64_to_cpu(layout->build_time);
> > +	sbi->build_time_nsec = le32_to_cpu(layout->build_time_nsec);
> > +
> > +	memcpy(&sb->s_uuid, layout->uuid, sizeof(layout->uuid));
> > +	memcpy(sbi->volume_name, layout->volume_name,
> > +	       sizeof(layout->volume_name));
> 
> s_uuid should preferably be a uuid_t (assuming it is a real BE uuid,
> if it is le it should be a guid_t).

For this case, I have no idea how to deal with...
I have little knowledge about this uuid stuff, so I just copied
from f2fs... (Could be no urgent of this field...)

> 
> > +/* set up default EROFS parameters */
> > +static void default_options(struct erofs_sb_info *sbi)
> > +{
> > +}
> 
> No need to add an empty function.

My fault of spilting patches...

> 
> > +static int erofs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
> > +{
> > +	struct inode *inode;
> > +	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi;
> > +	int err;
> > +
> > +	infoln("fill_super, device -> %s", sb->s_id);
> > +	infoln("options -> %s", (char *)data);
> 
> That is some very verbose debug info.  We usually don't add that and
> let people trace the function instead.  Also you should probably
> implement the new mount API.
> new mount API.

Fixed in
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190901055130.30572-13-hsiangkao@xxxxxxx/

(For new mount API,
 https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190721040547.GF17978@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
 , I will a look later)

> 
> > +static void erofs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
> > +{
> > +	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi;
> > +
> > +	WARN_ON(sb->s_magic != EROFS_SUPER_MAGIC);
> > +	infoln("unmounting for %s", sb->s_id);
> > +
> > +	kill_block_super(sb);
> > +
> > +	sbi = EROFS_SB(sb);
> > +	if (!sbi)
> > +		return;
> > +	kfree(sbi);
> > +	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
> > +}
> 
> Why is this needed?  You can just free your sb privatte information in
> ->put_super and wire up kill_block_super as the ->kill_sb method
> directly.

The background is Al's comments in erofs v2....
(which simplify erofs_fill_super logic)
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190720224955.GD17978@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

with a specific notation...
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190721040547.GF17978@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

"
> OTOH, for the case of NULL ->s_root ->put_super() won't be called
> at all, so in that case you need it directly in ->kill_sb().
"

Thanks,
Gao Xiang