[PATCH v2 2/2] f2fs: enable buffered RWF_DONTCACHE

From: Wenjie Qi

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 03:15:21 EST


Pass FGP_DONTCACHE to f2fs_filemap_get_folio() for IOCB_DONTCACHE writes
and advertise FOP_DONTCACHE.

Keep the F2FS-specific lookup flags because write_begin_get_folio() adds
FGP_STABLE, which can deadlock here.

Signed-off-by: Wenjie Qi <qiwenjie@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/f2fs/data.c | 9 ++++++---
fs/f2fs/file.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 774a3e2d8e3..ebd9dc582f9 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -3981,11 +3981,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_I_SB(inode);
struct folio *folio;
+ fgf_t fgp_flags = FGP_LOCK | FGP_WRITE | FGP_CREAT;
pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
bool need_balance = false;
block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
int err = 0;

+ if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DONTCACHE)
+ fgp_flags |= FGP_DONTCACHE;
+
trace_f2fs_write_begin(inode, pos, len);

if (!f2fs_is_checkpoint_ready(sbi)) {
@@ -4031,9 +4035,8 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
* Do not use FGP_STABLE to avoid deadlock.
* Will wait that below with our IO control.
*/
- folio = f2fs_filemap_get_folio(mapping, index,
- FGP_LOCK | FGP_WRITE | FGP_CREAT,
- mapping_gfp_mask(mapping));
+ folio = f2fs_filemap_get_folio(mapping, index, fgp_flags,
+ mapping_gfp_mask(mapping));
if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
err = PTR_ERR(folio);
goto fail;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index a54b3ab52f1..08285c07c2d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -5911,6 +5911,6 @@ const struct file_operations f2fs_file_operations = {
.splice_read = f2fs_file_splice_read,
.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
.fadvise = f2fs_file_fadvise,
- .fop_flags = FOP_BUFFER_RASYNC,
+ .fop_flags = FOP_BUFFER_RASYNC | FOP_DONTCACHE,
.setlease = generic_setlease,
};
--
2.43.0