Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix fast commit wait/wake bit mapping on 64-bit
From: Zhang Yi
Date: Thu May 14 2026 - 08:01:28 EST
On 5/13/2026 4:58 PM, Li Chen wrote:
> On 64-bit, ext4 dynamic inode states live in the upper half of i_flags,
> and ext4_test_inode_state() applies the corresponding +32 offset.
>
> The fast-commit wait and wake paths open-coded the wait key with the raw
> EXT4_STATE_* value. Add small helpers for the state wait word and bit,
> and use them for the FC_COMMITTING and FC_FLUSHING_DATA waits so the wait
> key follows the same mapping as the state helpers.
>
> Fixes: 857d32f26181 ("ext4: rework fast commit commit path")
> Reported-by: Sashiko AI review <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Li Chen <chenl311@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ha, This looks good to me! Thanks.
Reviewed-by: Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/ext4/ext4.h | 20 +++++++++++++++++
> fs/ext4/fast_commit.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++---------------------------
> 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> index 94283a991e5c..6569d1d575a0 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> +++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> @@ -2000,6 +2000,8 @@ EXT4_INODE_BIT_FNS(flag, flags, 0)
> static inline int ext4_test_inode_state(struct inode *inode, int bit);
> static inline void ext4_set_inode_state(struct inode *inode, int bit);
> static inline void ext4_clear_inode_state(struct inode *inode, int bit);
> +static inline unsigned long *ext4_inode_state_wait_word(struct inode *inode);
> +static inline int ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(int bit);
> #if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> EXT4_INODE_BIT_FNS(state, state_flags, 0)
>
> @@ -2015,6 +2017,24 @@ static inline void ext4_clear_state_flags(struct ext4_inode_info *ei)
> /* We depend on the fact that callers will set i_flags */
> }
> #endif
> +
> +static inline unsigned long *ext4_inode_state_wait_word(struct inode *inode)
> +{
> +#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> + return &EXT4_I(inode)->i_state_flags;
> +#else
> + return &EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags;
> +#endif
> +}
> +
> +static inline int ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(int bit)
> +{
> +#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> + return bit;
> +#else
> + return bit + 32;
> +#endif
> +}
> #else
> /* Assume that user mode programs are passing in an ext4fs superblock, not
> * a kernel struct super_block. This will allow us to call the feature-test
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c b/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
> index b3c22636251d..1775bce9649a 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/fast_commit.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ void ext4_fc_del(struct inode *inode)
> struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
> struct ext4_fc_dentry_update *fc_dentry;
> wait_queue_head_t *wq;
> + unsigned long *wait_word = ext4_inode_state_wait_word(inode);
> + int wait_bit = ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> int alloc_ctx;
>
> if (ext4_fc_disabled(inode->i_sb))
> @@ -268,17 +270,9 @@ void ext4_fc_del(struct inode *inode)
> WARN_ON(ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING)
> && !ext4_test_mount_flag(inode->i_sb, EXT4_MF_FC_INELIGIBLE));
> while (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA)) {
> -#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> - DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &ei->i_state_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> - wq = bit_waitqueue(&ei->i_state_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> -#else
> - DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &ei->i_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> - wq = bit_waitqueue(&ei->i_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> -#endif
> + DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, wait_word, wait_bit);
> +
> + wq = bit_waitqueue(wait_word, wait_bit);
> prepare_to_wait(wq, &wait.wq_entry, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> if (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA)) {
> ext4_fc_unlock(inode->i_sb, alloc_ctx);
> @@ -542,6 +536,8 @@ void ext4_fc_track_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
> {
> struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
> wait_queue_head_t *wq;
> + unsigned long *wait_word = ext4_inode_state_wait_word(inode);
> + int wait_bit = ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> int ret;
>
> if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
> @@ -564,17 +560,9 @@ void ext4_fc_track_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
> lockdep_assert_not_held(&ei->i_data_sem);
>
> while (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING)) {
> -#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> - DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &ei->i_state_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> - wq = bit_waitqueue(&ei->i_state_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> -#else
> - DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, &ei->i_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> - wq = bit_waitqueue(&ei->i_flags,
> - EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> -#endif
> + DEFINE_WAIT_BIT(wait, wait_word, wait_bit);
> +
> + wq = bit_waitqueue(wait_word, wait_bit);
> prepare_to_wait(wq, &wait.wq_entry, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> if (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING))
> schedule();
> @@ -1034,6 +1022,8 @@ static int ext4_fc_perform_commit(journal_t *journal)
> int ret = 0;
> u32 crc = 0;
> int alloc_ctx;
> + int flushing_wait_bit =
> + ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
>
> /*
> * Step 1: Mark all inodes on s_fc_q[MAIN] with
> @@ -1059,11 +1049,8 @@ static int ext4_fc_perform_commit(journal_t *journal)
> list_for_each_entry(iter, &sbi->s_fc_q[FC_Q_MAIN], i_fc_list) {
> ext4_clear_inode_state(&iter->vfs_inode,
> EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> -#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> - wake_up_bit(&iter->i_state_flags, EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> -#else
> - wake_up_bit(&iter->i_flags, EXT4_STATE_FC_FLUSHING_DATA);
> -#endif
> + wake_up_bit(ext4_inode_state_wait_word(&iter->vfs_inode),
> + flushing_wait_bit);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -1279,6 +1266,8 @@ static void ext4_fc_cleanup(journal_t *journal, int full, tid_t tid)
> struct ext4_inode_info *ei;
> struct ext4_fc_dentry_update *fc_dentry;
> int alloc_ctx;
> + int committing_wait_bit =
> + ext4_inode_state_wait_bit(EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
>
> if (full && sbi->s_fc_bh)
> sbi->s_fc_bh = NULL;
> @@ -1315,11 +1304,8 @@ static void ext4_fc_cleanup(journal_t *journal, int full, tid_t tid)
> * barrier in prepare_to_wait() in ext4_fc_track_inode().
> */
> smp_mb();
> -#if (BITS_PER_LONG < 64)
> - wake_up_bit(&ei->i_state_flags, EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> -#else
> - wake_up_bit(&ei->i_flags, EXT4_STATE_FC_COMMITTING);
> -#endif
> + wake_up_bit(ext4_inode_state_wait_word(&ei->vfs_inode),
> + committing_wait_bit);
> }
>
> while (!list_empty(&sbi->s_fc_dentry_q[FC_Q_MAIN])) {