[PATCH v4 2/2] fuse: allow parallel direct writes in passthrough write_iter
From: Russ Fellows
Date: Sat Jul 25 2026 - 22:02:22 EST
fuse_passthrough_write_iter() unconditionally took the exclusive inode
lock, so passthrough writes were fully serialised even when the server
advertised FOPEN_PARALLEL_DIRECT_WRITES and the write was direct,
non-append and within EOF. Native direct-IO writes already take a
shared lock in that case via fuse_dio_lock(); passthrough should do the
same.
Rather than duplicate the direct-IO locking logic, generalise it and
share it between both write paths:
- rename fuse_dio_wr_exclusive_lock() to fuse_io_wr_exclusive_lock()
and teach it that a passthrough open without FOPEN_DIRECT_IO only
qualifies for the shared lock when the write itself is IOCB_DIRECT
(buffered passthrough writes keep the exclusive lock);
- factor the uncached-io refcount dance into fuse_parallel_dio_start()
and fuse_parallel_dio_end(), which are no-ops for the permanent
uncached iomode that passthrough opens hold, so the shared-lock
past-EOF re-check works unchanged for both paths;
- rename fuse_dio_lock()/fuse_dio_unlock() to fuse_io_wr_lock()/
fuse_io_wr_unlock(), export them via fuse_i.h, and call them from
fuse_passthrough_write_iter().
No functional change for the native direct-IO write path.
Suggested-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Russ Fellows <russ.fellows@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/fuse/file.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
fs/fuse/fuse_i.h | 2 ++
fs/fuse/passthrough.c | 6 ++---
3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 79d1b50..449837a 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1349,19 +1349,29 @@ static bool fuse_io_past_eof(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
}
/*
- * @return true if an exclusive lock for direct IO writes is needed
+ * @return true if an exclusive lock for direct IO or passthrough writes is
+ * needed
*/
-static bool fuse_dio_wr_exclusive_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
+static bool fuse_io_wr_exclusive_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
{
struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
+ bool fopen_direct_io = ff->open_flags & FOPEN_DIRECT_IO;
/* Server side has to advise that it supports parallel dio writes. */
if (!(ff->open_flags & FOPEN_PARALLEL_DIRECT_WRITES))
return true;
+ /*
+ * Passthrough opens without FOPEN_DIRECT_IO only support parallel
+ * writes for I/O that is itself direct (IOCB_DIRECT); buffered
+ * passthrough writes still need the exclusive lock.
+ */
+ if (!fopen_direct_io && !(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT))
+ return true;
+
/*
* Append will need to know the eventual EOF - always needs an
* exclusive lock.
@@ -1380,13 +1390,33 @@ static bool fuse_dio_wr_exclusive_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from
return false;
}
-static void fuse_dio_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from,
- bool *exclusive)
+static int fuse_parallel_dio_start(struct fuse_file *ff, struct fuse_inode *fi)
+{
+ /* Passthrough opens are in permanent uncached mode */
+ if (ff->iomode == IOM_UNCACHED)
+ return 0;
+
+ return fuse_inode_uncached_io_start(fi, NULL);
+}
+
+static void fuse_parallel_dio_end(struct fuse_file *ff, struct fuse_inode *fi)
+{
+ /* Passthrough opens are in permanent uncached mode */
+ if (ff->iomode == IOM_UNCACHED)
+ return;
+
+ /* Allow opens in caching mode after last parallel dio end */
+ fuse_inode_uncached_io_end(fi);
+}
+
+/* Take shared/exclusive inode lock for a direct IO or passthrough write */
+void fuse_io_wr_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from, bool *exclusive)
{
+ struct fuse_file *ff = iocb->ki_filp->private_data;
struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
- *exclusive = fuse_dio_wr_exclusive_lock(iocb, from);
+ *exclusive = fuse_io_wr_exclusive_lock(iocb, from);
if (*exclusive) {
inode_lock(inode);
} else {
@@ -1399,7 +1429,7 @@ static void fuse_dio_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from,
* have raced, so check it again.
*/
if (fuse_io_past_eof(iocb, from) ||
- fuse_inode_uncached_io_start(fi, NULL) != 0) {
+ fuse_parallel_dio_start(ff, fi) != 0) {
inode_unlock_shared(inode);
inode_lock(inode);
*exclusive = true;
@@ -1407,16 +1437,17 @@ static void fuse_dio_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from,
}
}
-static void fuse_dio_unlock(struct kiocb *iocb, bool exclusive)
+/* Release the inode lock taken for a direct IO or passthrough write */
+void fuse_io_wr_unlock(struct kiocb *iocb, bool exclusive)
{
+ struct fuse_file *ff = iocb->ki_filp->private_data;
struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
if (exclusive) {
inode_unlock(inode);
} else {
- /* Allow opens in caching mode after last parallel dio end */
- fuse_inode_uncached_io_end(fi);
+ fuse_parallel_dio_end(ff, fi);
inode_unlock_shared(inode);
}
}
@@ -1759,7 +1790,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_direct_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
ssize_t res;
bool exclusive;
- fuse_dio_lock(iocb, from, &exclusive);
+ fuse_io_wr_lock(iocb, from, &exclusive);
res = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
if (res > 0) {
task_io_account_write(res);
@@ -1773,7 +1804,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_direct_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
fuse_write_update_attr(inode, iocb->ki_pos, res);
}
}
- fuse_dio_unlock(iocb, exclusive);
+ fuse_io_wr_unlock(iocb, exclusive);
return res;
}
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index c288f28..821eccf 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1529,6 +1529,8 @@ struct fuse_file *fuse_file_open(struct fuse_mount *fm, u64 nodeid,
unsigned int open_flags, bool isdir);
void fuse_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct fuse_file *ff,
unsigned int open_flags, fl_owner_t id, bool isdir);
+void fuse_io_wr_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from, bool *exclusive);
+void fuse_io_wr_unlock(struct kiocb *iocb, bool exclusive);
/* backing.c */
#ifdef CONFIG_FUSE_PASSTHROUGH
diff --git a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
index f2d08ac..2f4fe90 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
struct iov_iter *iter)
{
struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
- struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
struct file *backing_file = fuse_file_passthrough(ff);
size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
ssize_t ret;
+ bool exclusive;
struct backing_file_ctx ctx = {
.cred = ff->cred,
.end_write = fuse_passthrough_end_write,
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
if (!count)
return 0;
- inode_lock(inode);
+ fuse_io_wr_lock(iocb, iter, &exclusive);
ret = backing_file_write_iter(backing_file, iter, iocb, iocb->ki_flags,
&ctx);
- inode_unlock(inode);
+ fuse_io_wr_unlock(iocb, exclusive);
return ret;
}
--
2.51.0