[PATCH v6 12/24] netfs: Defer the emission of trace_netfs_folio()

From: David Howells

Date: Tue May 12 2026 - 08:39:38 EST


Change netfs_perform_write() to keep the netfs_folio trace value in a
variable and emit it later to make it easier to choose the value displayed.
This is a prerequisite for a subsequent patch.

Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260414082004.3756080-1-dhowells%40redhat.com
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/netfs/buffered_write.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index b6ecd059dc4f..278aeb074e75 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
}

do {
+ enum netfs_folio_trace trace;
struct netfs_folio *finfo;
struct netfs_group *group;
unsigned long long fpos;
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
if (unlikely(copied == 0))
goto copy_failed;
netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_is_uptodate);
+ trace = netfs_folio_is_uptodate;
goto copied;
}

@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
folio_zero_segment(folio, offset + copied, flen);
__netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_modify_and_clear);
+ trace = netfs_modify_and_clear;
goto copied;
}

@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
}
__netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_whole_folio_modify);
+ trace = netfs_whole_folio_modify;
goto copied;
}

@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
if (unlikely(copied == 0))
goto copy_failed;
netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_just_prefetch);
+ trace = netfs_just_prefetch;
goto copied;
}

@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
if (offset == 0 && copied == flen) {
__netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_streaming_filled_page);
+ trace = netfs_streaming_filled_page;
goto copied;
}

@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
finfo->dirty_len = copied;
folio_attach_private(folio, (void *)((unsigned long)finfo |
NETFS_FOLIO_INFO));
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_streaming_write);
+ trace = netfs_streaming_write;
goto copied;
}

@@ -332,9 +333,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
folio_detach_private(folio);
folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
kfree(finfo);
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_streaming_cont_filled_page);
+ trace = netfs_streaming_cont_filled_page;
} else {
- trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_streaming_write_cont);
+ trace = netfs_streaming_write_cont;
}
goto copied;
}
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
continue;

copied:
+ trace_netfs_folio(folio, trace);
flush_dcache_folio(folio);

/* Update the inode size if we moved the EOF marker */