[PATCH 3/3] minix: convert file operations to iomap and add direct I/O

From: Jeremy Bingham

Date: Thu Jun 25 2026 - 17:49:27 EST


Replace the generic file read/write iterators with iomap-aware
versions. Buffered reads go through iomap_bio_read_folio (via the
aops read_folio), and buffered writes now use iomap_file_buffered_write
instead of the generic_file_write_iter path.

Add direct I/O support: minix_dio_read_iter and minix_dio_write_iter
implement DIO read and write paths using iomap_dio_rw, with a
write_end_io callback that updates i_size and marks the inode dirty.
Unaligned or extending DIO writes fall back to buffered I/O via
iomap_file_buffered_write after the DIO portion completes.

The minix_file_open hook sets FMODE_CAN_ODIRECT so that the VFS allows
O_DIRECT opens. splice_write is added via iter_file_splice_write.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Bingham <jbingham@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/minix/file.c | 153 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 149 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/minix/file.c b/fs/minix/file.c
index 86e5943cd2ff..1f4217115401 100644
--- a/fs/minix/file.c
+++ b/fs/minix/file.c
@@ -17,17 +17,162 @@ int minix_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
start, end, datasync);
}

+static ssize_t minix_dio_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
+ ssize_t ret;
+
+ inode_lock_shared(inode);
+
+ const struct iomap_ops *ops = minix_iomap_ops_ver(inode);
+
+ ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, to, ops, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+ inode_unlock_shared(inode);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int minix_dio_write_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb, ssize_t size, int error,
+ unsigned int flags)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
+ loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
+
+ if (error)
+ return error;
+
+ pos += size;
+ if (size && pos > i_size_read(inode)) {
+ i_size_write(inode, pos);
+ mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct iomap_dio_ops minix_dio_write_ops = {
+ .end_io = minix_dio_write_end_io,
+};
+
+static ssize_t minix_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
+ ssize_t ret;
+ unsigned int flags = 0;
+ unsigned long blocksize = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+
+ inode_lock(inode);
+ ret = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
+ if (ret <= 0)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ ret = kiocb_modified(iocb);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ if (iocb->ki_pos + iov_iter_count(from) > i_size_read(inode) ||
+ !IS_ALIGNED(iocb->ki_pos | iov_iter_alignment(from), blocksize))
+ flags |= IOMAP_DIO_FORCE_WAIT;
+
+ const struct iomap_ops *ops = minix_iomap_ops_ver(inode);
+
+ ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, from, ops,
+ &minix_dio_write_ops, flags, NULL, 0);
+ if (ret == -ENOTBLK)
+ ret = 0; /* fallback to buffered */
+
+ if (ret >= 0 && iov_iter_count(from)) {
+ loff_t pos;
+ loff_t endbyte;
+ ssize_t status;
+
+ iocb->ki_flags &= ~IOCB_DIRECT;
+ pos = iocb->ki_pos;
+ status = iomap_file_buffered_write(iocb, from, ops,
+ NULL, NULL);
+ if (unlikely(status < 0)) {
+ ret = status;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
+ ret += status;
+ endbyte = pos + status - 1;
+ status = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, pos, endbyte);
+ if (!status) {
+ invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping,
+ pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+ endbyte >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+ if (ret > 0)
+ ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
+ } else {
+ ret = status;
+ }
+ }
+
+out_unlock:
+ inode_unlock(inode);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t minix_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
+{
+ if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
+ return minix_dio_read_iter(iocb, to);
+
+ return generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
+}
+
+static ssize_t minix_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
+ ssize_t ret;
+
+ /* minix_dio_write_iter also locks the inode and appears to do the same
+ * general sorts of checks as this, so just return directly from there.
+ */
+ if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
+ return minix_dio_write_iter(iocb, from);
+
+ inode_lock(inode);
+ ret = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
+ if (ret <= 0)
+ goto unlock;
+
+ ret = file_modified(iocb->ki_filp);
+ if (ret)
+ goto unlock;
+
+ const struct iomap_ops *ops = minix_iomap_ops_ver(inode);
+
+ ret = iomap_file_buffered_write(iocb, from, ops,
+ NULL, NULL);
+
+ if (ret > 0)
+ ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
+
+unlock:
+ inode_unlock(inode);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int minix_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+ filp->f_mode |= FMODE_CAN_ODIRECT;
+ return generic_file_open(inode, filp);
+}
+
/*
- * We have mostly NULLs here: the current defaults are OK for
- * the minix filesystem.
+ * We still have some NULLs here, but not as many of the current defaults are
+ * still OK for the minix filesystem.
*/
+
const struct file_operations minix_file_operations = {
.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
- .read_iter = generic_file_read_iter,
- .write_iter = generic_file_write_iter,
+ .read_iter = minix_file_read_iter,
+ .write_iter = minix_file_write_iter,
.mmap_prepare = generic_file_mmap_prepare,
+ .open = minix_file_open,
.fsync = minix_fsync,
.splice_read = filemap_splice_read,
+ .splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
};

static int minix_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
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