Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Redefined the meaning of io_alloc_async_data's return value

[Gabriel Krisman Bertazi]

Lu Hongfei <luhongfei@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> Usually, successful memory allocation returns true and failure returns false,
> which is more in line with the intuitive perception of most people. So it
> is necessary to redefine the meaning of io_alloc_async_data's return value.
>
> This could enhance the readability of the code and reduce the possibility
> of confusion.

just want to say, this is the kind of patch that causes bugs in
downstream kernels.  It is not fixing anything, and when we backport a
future bugfix around it, it is easy to miss it and slightly break the
semantics.

That's my downstream problem, of course. But at least it would be good
practice to change the symbol, making the change hard to miss.  Or
make the function return int instead of bool, which preserves the
interface and is a common C idiom.  Or leave it as it is, which is quite
readable already..

thx,

> Signed-off-by: Lu Hongfei <luhongfei@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  io_uring/io_uring.c  | 13 +++++++++----
>  io_uring/net.c       |  4 ++--
>  io_uring/rw.c        |  2 +-
>  io_uring/timeout.c   |  2 +-
>  io_uring/uring_cmd.c |  2 +-
>  5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
> index e8096d502a7c..19f14b7b417d 100644
> --- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
> +++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
> @@ -1753,14 +1753,19 @@ unsigned int io_file_get_flags(struct file *file)
>  	return res;
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * Alloc async data to the req.
> + *
> + * Returns 'true' if the allocation is successful, 'false' otherwise.
> + */
>  bool io_alloc_async_data(struct io_kiocb *req)
>  {
>  	WARN_ON_ONCE(!io_cold_defs[req->opcode].async_size);
>  	req->async_data = kmalloc(io_cold_defs[req->opcode].async_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (req->async_data) {
> -		req->flags |= REQ_F_ASYNC_DATA;
> +	if (!req->async_data)
>  		return false;
> -	}
> +
> +	req->flags |= REQ_F_ASYNC_DATA;
>  	return true;
>  }
>  
> @@ -1777,7 +1782,7 @@ int io_req_prep_async(struct io_kiocb *req)
>  	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(req_has_async_data(req)))
>  		return -EFAULT;
>  	if (!def->manual_alloc) {
> -		if (io_alloc_async_data(req))
> +		if (!io_alloc_async_data(req))
>  			return -EAGAIN;
>  	}
>  	return cdef->prep_async(req);
> diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
> index eb1f51ddcb23..49e659d3a874 100644
> --- a/io_uring/net.c
> +++ b/io_uring/net.c
> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static struct io_async_msghdr *io_msg_alloc_async(struct io_kiocb *req,
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
> +	if (io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
>  		hdr = req->async_data;
>  		hdr->free_iov = NULL;
>  		return hdr;
> @@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
>  		}
>  		if (req_has_async_data(req))
>  			return -EAGAIN;
> -		if (io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
> +		if (!io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
>  			ret = -ENOMEM;
>  			goto out;
>  		}
> diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
> index 1bce2208b65c..90d4be57a811 100644
> --- a/io_uring/rw.c
> +++ b/io_uring/rw.c
> @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int io_setup_async_rw(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct iovec *iovec,
>  	if (!req_has_async_data(req)) {
>  		struct io_async_rw *iorw;
>  
> -		if (io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
> +		if (!io_alloc_async_data(req)) {
>  			kfree(iovec);
>  			return -ENOMEM;
>  		}
> diff --git a/io_uring/timeout.c b/io_uring/timeout.c
> index fb0547b35dcd..35a756d22781 100644
> --- a/io_uring/timeout.c
> +++ b/io_uring/timeout.c
> @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int __io_timeout_prep(struct io_kiocb *req,
>  
>  	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(req_has_async_data(req)))
>  		return -EFAULT;
> -	if (io_alloc_async_data(req))
> +	if (!io_alloc_async_data(req))
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
>  	data = req->async_data;
> diff --git a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
> index 476c7877ce58..716a28495bf3 100644
> --- a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
> +++ b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
> @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int io_uring_cmd(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
>  	ret = file->f_op->uring_cmd(ioucmd, issue_flags);
>  	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
>  		if (!req_has_async_data(req)) {
> -			if (io_alloc_async_data(req))
> +			if (!io_alloc_async_data(req))
>  				return -ENOMEM;
>  			io_uring_cmd_prep_async(req);
>  		}

-- 
Gabriel Krisman Bertazi