[RFC PATCH 1/3] ocfs2: Add new ocfs2_map_blocks() to introduce iomap feature

From: Heming Zhao

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 01:26:26 EST


As part of migrating OCFS2 DIO read/write code paths towards the modern
and high-performant iomap framework, this patch introduces an iomap API
to replace old high-overhead VFS buffer_head structure paths.

This patch establishes the foundational block mapping routines required by
subsequent iomap integration patches. The implementation draws
inspiration from ext4_map_blocks().

Signed-off-by: Heming Zhao <heming.zhao@xxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ocfs2/aops.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
fs/ocfs2/aops.h | 2 +
fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c | 12 -----
fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h | 45 ++++++++++++++++++-
4 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 4acdbb70882c..08df5e3b5196 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -126,6 +126,100 @@ static int ocfs2_lock_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
return ret;
}

+int ocfs2_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_map_block *map,
+ int flags)
+{
+ int err = 0;
+ unsigned int ext_flags;
+ u64 max_blocks = map->len;
+ u64 p_blkno, count, past_eof;
+ struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
+ int create = flags & OCFS2_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE;
+
+ if (OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_flags & OCFS2_INODE_SYSTEM_FILE)
+ mlog(ML_NOTICE, "map_block on system inode 0x%p (%llu)\n",
+ inode, inode->i_ino);
+
+ if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) {
+ /*
+ * TODO: refer ocfs2_get_block() to handle
+ * ocfs2_read_folio in the future
+ */
+ mlog(ML_NOTICE, "map_block on S_ISLNK file, node 0x%p (%llu)\n",
+ inode, inode->i_ino);
+ dump_stack();
+ goto bail;
+ }
+
+ err = ocfs2_extent_map_get_blocks(inode, map->lblk, &p_blkno, &count,
+ &ext_flags);
+ if (err) {
+ mlog(ML_ERROR, "get_blocks() failed, inode: 0x%p, "
+ "block: %llu\n", inode, map->lblk);
+ goto bail;
+ }
+
+ if (max_blocks < count)
+ count = max_blocks;
+
+ map->pblk = p_blkno;
+ map->len = count;
+
+ /*
+ * ocfs2 never allocates in this function - the only time we
+ * need to use MAP_NEW is when we're extending i_size on a file
+ * system which doesn't support holes, in which case MAP_NEW
+ * allows __block_write_begin() to zero.
+ *
+ * If we see this on a sparse file system, then a truncate has
+ * raced us and removed the cluster. In this case, we clear
+ * the buffers dirty and uptodate bits and let the buffer code
+ * ignore it as a hole.
+ */
+ if (create && map->pblk == 0 && ocfs2_sparse_alloc(osb)) {
+ map->flags &= ~(OCFS2_MAP_DIRTY | OCFS2_MAP_UPTODATE);
+ goto bail;
+ }
+
+ if (p_blkno) {
+ if (ext_flags & OCFS2_EXT_UNWRITTEN) {
+ map->flags |= OCFS2_MAP_UNWRITTEN;
+ } else if (!(ext_flags & OCFS2_EXT_UNWRITTEN)) {
+ /* Treat the unwritten extent as a hole for zeroing purposes. */
+ map->flags |= OCFS2_MAP_MAPPED;
+ } else {
+ /* nothing to do */
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!ocfs2_sparse_alloc(osb)) {
+ if (map->pblk == 0) {
+ err = -EIO;
+ mlog(ML_ERROR,
+ "iblock = %llu p_blkno = %llu blkno=(%llu)\n",
+ (unsigned long long)map->lblk,
+ (unsigned long long)map->pblk,
+ (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);
+ mlog(ML_ERROR, "Size %llu, clusters %u\n",
+ (unsigned long long)i_size_read(inode),
+ OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_clusters);
+ dump_stack();
+ goto bail;
+ }
+ }
+
+ past_eof = ocfs2_blocks_for_bytes(inode->i_sb, i_size_read(inode));
+
+ if (create && (map->lblk >= past_eof))
+ map->flags |= OCFS2_MAP_NEW;
+
+bail:
+ if (err < 0)
+ return -EIO;
+ else
+ return map->len;
+}
+
int ocfs2_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create)
{
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
index 114efc9111e4..8dd6edd7c1a1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ int ocfs2_size_fits_inline_data(struct buffer_head *di_bh, u64 new_size);

int ocfs2_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);
+int ocfs2_map_blocks(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_map_block *map,
+ int flags);
/* all ocfs2_dio_end_io()'s fault */
#define ocfs2_iocb_is_rw_locked(iocb) \
test_bit(0, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
index 7bfe377af2df..493f2209cca5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@
#include "buffer_head_io.h"
#include "ocfs2_trace.h"

-/*
- * Bits on bh->b_state used by ocfs2.
- *
- * These MUST be after the JBD2 bits. Hence, we use BH_JBDPrivateStart.
- */
-enum ocfs2_state_bits {
- BH_NeedsValidate = BH_JBDPrivateStart,
-};
-
-/* Expand the magic b_state functions */
-BUFFER_FNS(NeedsValidate, needs_validate);
-
int ocfs2_write_block(struct ocfs2_super *osb, struct buffer_head *bh,
struct ocfs2_caching_info *ci)
{
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 62cad6522c7a..095f7ae5dded 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -509,7 +509,50 @@ struct ocfs2_super
struct ocfs2_filecheck_sysfs_entry osb_fc_ent;
};

-#define OCFS2_SB(sb) ((struct ocfs2_super *)(sb)->s_fs_info)
+/*
+ * Bits on bh->b_state used by ocfs2.
+ *
+ * These MUST be after the JBD2 bits. Hence, we use BH_JBDPrivateStart.
+ */
+enum ocfs2_state_bits {
+ BH_NeedsValidate = BH_JBDPrivateStart,
+};
+
+/* Expand the magic b_state functions */
+BUFFER_FNS(NeedsValidate, needs_validate);
+
+/*
+ * Logical to physical block mapping, used by ocfs2_map_blocks()
+ *
+ * This structure is used to pass requests into ocfs2_map_blocks() as
+ * well as to store the information returned by ocfs2_map_blocks(). It
+ * takes less room on the stack than a struct buffer_head.
+ */
+#define OCFS2_MAP_NEW BIT(BH_New)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_MAPPED BIT(BH_Mapped)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_UNWRITTEN BIT(BH_Unwritten)
+/* useless? #define OCFS2_MAP_BOUNDARY BIT(BH_Boundary) */
+/* useless? #define OCFS2_MAP_DELAYED BIT(BH_Delay) */
+#define OCFS2_MAP_DIRTY BIT(BH_Dirty)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_UPTODATE BIT(BH_Uptodate)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_NEEDS_VALIDATE BIT(BH_NeedsValidate)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_DEFER_COMPLETION BIT(BH_Defer_Completion)
+#define OCFS2_MAP_FLAGS (OCFS2_MAP_NEW | OCFS2_MAP_MAPPED |\
+ OCFS2_MAP_DIRTY | OCFS2_MAP_UPTODATE |\
+ OCFS2_MAP_NEEDS_VALIDATE |\
+ OCFS2_MAP_DEFER_COMPLETION)
+
+struct ocfs2_map_block {
+ u64 pblk; /* physical block# */
+ u64 lblk; /* logical block# */
+ u64 len; /* number of block */
+ unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+/* Flags used by ocfs2_map_blocks() */
+#define OCFS2_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE (0x0001)
+
+#define OCFS2_SB(sb) ((struct ocfs2_super *)(sb)->s_fs_info)

/* Useful typedef for passing around journal access functions */
typedef int (*ocfs2_journal_access_func)(handle_t *handle,
--
2.54.0