[RFC PATCH 2/3] ocfs2: switch dio read path from buffer_head to iomap

From: Heming Zhao

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 01:28:50 EST


This patch migrates the DIO read path from the legacy buffer_head
infrastructure to the modern and more efficient iomap framework.

One thing need to care: The generic iomap layer clears
`iocb->private` during its internal execution. To preserve the OCFS2
rw lock state across the DIO lifecycle, we leverage the top 2 bits
of `iocb->ki_flags` (`IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK` and `IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL`)
to safely carry the lock state into the `end_io` callback.

Signed-off-by: Heming Zhao <heming.zhao@xxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ocfs2/Kconfig | 1 +
fs/ocfs2/aops.c | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
fs/ocfs2/aops.h | 24 +++++++++++
fs/ocfs2/file.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++---
fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h | 3 ++
fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h | 3 ++
6 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig b/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
index 2514d36cbe01..bf1678a5eb01 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config OCFS2_FS
select CRC32
select QUOTA
select QUOTA_TREE
+ select FS_IOMAP
select FS_POSIX_ACL
select LEGACY_DIRECT_IO
help
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 08df5e3b5196..59d445dd61f6 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
*/

#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/iomap.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/highmem.h>
#include <linux/pagemap.h>
@@ -2556,6 +2557,106 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
ocfs2_dio_end_io, 0);
}

+static int ocfs2_iomap_begin(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length,
+ unsigned int flags, struct iomap *iomap, struct iomap *srcmap)
+{
+ int ret;
+ struct ocfs2_map_block map;
+ struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(inode);
+ u8 blkbits = inode->i_blkbits;
+
+ if ((offset >> blkbits) > OCFS2_MAX_LOGICAL_BLOCK)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*
+ * Calculate the first and last logical blocks respectively.
+ */
+ map.lblk = offset >> blkbits;
+ map.len = min_t(loff_t, (offset + length - 1) >> blkbits,
+ OCFS2_MAX_LOGICAL_BLOCK) - map.lblk + 1;
+ map.flags = 0;
+
+ if (flags & IOMAP_WRITE) {
+ /* todo */
+ } else {
+ down_read(&oi->ip_alloc_sem);
+ ret = ocfs2_map_blocks(inode, &map, 0);
+ up_read(&oi->ip_alloc_sem);
+ }
+
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ /*
+ * Before returning to iomap, let's ensure the allocated mapping
+ * covers the entire requested length for atomic writes.
+ */
+ if (flags & IOMAP_ATOMIC) {
+ if (map.len < (length >> blkbits)) {
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* may use ocfs2_set_iomap() to replace all blow code */
+ iomap->bdev = inode->i_sb->s_bdev;
+ iomap->offset = (u64)map.lblk << blkbits;
+ iomap->length = (u64)map.len << blkbits;
+
+ if (map.pblk == 0) {
+ iomap->type = IOMAP_HOLE;
+ iomap->addr = IOMAP_NULL_ADDR;
+ } else {
+ if (map.flags & OCFS2_MAP_UNWRITTEN) {
+ iomap->type = IOMAP_UNWRITTEN;
+ } else if (map.flags & OCFS2_MAP_MAPPED) {
+ iomap->type = IOMAP_MAPPED;
+ } else {
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+ iomap->addr = (sector_t)map.pblk << blkbits;
+ }
+
+ if (map.flags & OCFS2_MAP_NEW)
+ iomap->flags |= IOMAP_F_NEW;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+const struct iomap_ops ocfs2_iomap_ops = {
+ .iomap_begin = ocfs2_iomap_begin,
+};
+
+static int ocfs2_dio_read_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb, ssize_t size, int error,
+ unsigned int flags)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
+ int level;
+
+ if (error) {
+ mlog_ratelimited(ML_ERROR, "Direct IO failed, bytes = %lld errno:%d",
+ (long long)size, error);
+ goto bail;
+ }
+
+ BUG_ON(!ocfs2_iomap_iocb_is_rw_locked(iocb));
+
+ level = ocfs2_iomap_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb);
+
+ /* sync dio unlock job done in .read_iter or .write_iter */
+ if (ocfs2_iomap_iocb_is_rw_locked(iocb))
+ ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, level);
+
+ ocfs2_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb);
+ ocfs2_iomap_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb);
+bail:
+ return error;
+}
+
+const struct iomap_dio_ops ocfs2_dio_r_ops = {
+ .end_io = ocfs2_dio_read_end_io,
+};
const struct address_space_operations ocfs2_aops = {
.dirty_folio = block_dirty_folio,
.read_folio = ocfs2_read_folio,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
index 8dd6edd7c1a1..5966fa725135 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
@@ -74,4 +74,28 @@ enum ocfs2_iocb_lock_bits {
#define ocfs2_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb) \
test_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_RW_LOCK_LEVEL, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)

+/*
+ * Since iomap clear iocb->private in some cases, we use iocb->ki_flags
+ * top 2-bit to store the rw lock state. Hope ki_flags never touch these 2-bit.
+ */
+#define IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK (1 << 30)
+#define IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL (1 << 31)
+static inline void ocfs2_iomap_iocb_set_rw_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, int level)
+{
+ iocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK;
+ if (level)
+ iocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL;
+ else
+ iocb->ki_flags &= ~IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL;
+}
+
+#define ocfs2_iomap_iocb_is_rw_locked(iocb) \
+ (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK)
+#define ocfs2_iomap_iocb_init_rw_locked(iocb) \
+ (iocb->ki_flags &= ~(IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK | IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL))
+#define ocfs2_iomap_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb) \
+ (iocb->ki_flags &= ~IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK)
+#define ocfs2_iomap_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb) \
+ ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_OCFS2_RW_LOCK_LEVEL) ? 1 : 0)
+
#endif /* OCFS2_FILE_H */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index d6e977ba6565..e879312ff86b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@

#include <linux/capability.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/iomap.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/highmem.h>
@@ -2374,6 +2375,29 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct file *file,
return ret;
}

+static bool ocfs2_should_use_dio(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
+ struct inode *inode)
+{
+ unsigned int dio_align = bdev_logical_block_size(inode->i_sb->s_bdev);
+
+ /*
+ * Fallback to buffered I/O if we see an inode without
+ * extents.
+ */
+ if (OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_dyn_features & OCFS2_INLINE_DATA_FL)
+ return false;
+
+ /*
+ * Allow Direct I/O for any write requests aligned to the underlying
+ * logical sector size (e.g., 512 bytes).
+ */
+ if (IS_ALIGNED(iocb->ki_pos | iov_iter_alignment(iter), dio_align)) {
+ return true;
+ } else {
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
static ssize_t ocfs2_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
struct iov_iter *from)
{
@@ -2548,7 +2572,6 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
filp->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
to->nr_segs); /* GRRRRR */

-
if (!inode) {
ret = -EINVAL;
mlog_errno(ret);
@@ -2558,26 +2581,37 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
if (!direct_io && nowait)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;

+ if (!iov_iter_count(to))
+ return 0; /* skip atime */
+
+ /*
+ * the following two lines do the same thing. Once iomap completely
+ * replaces buffer_head, we can remove ocfs2_iocb_init_rw_locked(),
+ * ocfs2_iocb_clear_rw_locked() and ocfs2_iocb_rw_locked_level().
+ */
ocfs2_iocb_init_rw_locked(iocb);
+ ocfs2_iomap_iocb_init_rw_locked(iocb);

/*
* buffered reads protect themselves in ->read_folio(). O_DIRECT reads
* need locks to protect pending reads from racing with truncate.
*/
if (direct_io) {
+ rw_level = 0;
if (nowait)
- ret = ocfs2_try_rw_lock(inode, 0);
+ ret = ocfs2_try_rw_lock(inode, rw_level);
else
- ret = ocfs2_rw_lock(inode, 0);
+ ret = ocfs2_rw_lock(inode, rw_level);

if (ret < 0) {
if (ret != -EAGAIN)
mlog_errno(ret);
goto bail;
}
- rw_level = 0;
/* communicate with ocfs2_dio_end_io */
ocfs2_iocb_set_rw_locked(iocb, rw_level);
+ /* communicate with ocfs2_dio_read_end_io */
+ ocfs2_iomap_iocb_set_rw_locked(iocb, rw_level);
}

/*
@@ -2598,7 +2632,12 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
}
ocfs2_inode_unlock(inode, lock_level);

- ret = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
+ if (direct_io && ocfs2_should_use_dio(iocb, to, inode)) {
+ ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, to, &ocfs2_iomap_ops, &ocfs2_dio_r_ops, 0, NULL, 0);
+ } else {
+ iocb->ki_flags &= ~IOCB_DIRECT;
+ ret = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
+ }
trace_generic_file_read_iter_ret(ret);

/* buffered aio wouldn't have proper lock coverage today */
@@ -2610,8 +2649,10 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
}

bail:
- if (rw_level != -1)
+ if (rw_level != -1) {
ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, rw_level);
+ ocfs2_iomap_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb);
+ }

return ret;
}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 095f7ae5dded..9397947583fb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -549,6 +549,9 @@ struct ocfs2_map_block {
unsigned int flags;
};

+extern const struct iomap_ops ocfs2_iomap_ops;
+extern const struct iomap_dio_ops ocfs2_dio_r_ops;
+
/* Flags used by ocfs2_map_blocks() */
#define OCFS2_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE (0x0001)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
index c501eb3cdcda..000bd014acbd 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@
*/
#define OCFS2_CLUSTER_O2CB_GLOBAL_HEARTBEAT (0x01)

+/* Max logical block we can support */
+#define OCFS2_MAX_LOGICAL_BLOCK (0xFFFFFFFE)
+
struct ocfs2_system_inode_info {
char *si_name;
int si_iflags;
--
2.54.0