Re: [PATCH] xfs: Do not fallback to buffered-io for DIO atomic write
From: IBM
Date: Mon Oct 28 2024 - 14:43:27 EST
We need not pick this patch up. As after the careful review of the code,
it seems XFS can never fallback to buffered-io for DIO atomic writes.
Hence we don't need this patch. More details in [1].
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/cover.1729825985.git.ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx/T/#m9dbecc11bed713ed0d7a486432c56b105b555f04
(Sorry for the noise).
"Ritesh Harjani (IBM)" <ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> iomap can return -ENOTBLK if pagecache invalidation fails.
> Let's make sure if -ENOTBLK is ever returned for atomic
> writes than we fail the write request (-EIO) instead of
> fallback to buffered-io.
>
> Suggested-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> This should be on top of John's atomic write series [1].
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20241019125113.369994-1-john.g.garry@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> fs/xfs/xfs_file.c | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> index ca47cae5a40a..b819a9273511 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> @@ -876,6 +876,14 @@ xfs_file_write_iter(
> ret = xfs_file_dio_write(iocb, from);
> if (ret != -ENOTBLK)
> return ret;
> + /*
> + * iomap can return -ENOTBLK if pagecache invalidation fails.
> + * Let's make sure if -ENOTBLK is ever returned for atomic
> + * writes than we fail the write request instead of fallback
> + * to buffered-io.
> + */
> + if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_ATOMIC)
> + return -EIO;
> }
>
> return xfs_file_buffered_write(iocb, from);
> --
> 2.39.5