Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs/dax: Remove unused dax_layout_busy_page()
From: Jan Kara
Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 04:34:09 EST
On Fri 04-09-26 23:27:48, Kaitao Cheng wrote:
> From: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> dax_layout_busy_page() used to let filesystems scan an entire DAX
> mapping for pinned pages. All callers now use dax_break_layout(),
> which also handles waiting for busy pages and deleting DAX mapping
> entries once the range becomes idle.
>
> The remaining function is only a wrapper around
> dax_layout_busy_page_range() and has no in-tree users. Remove it
> together with its declaration, !CONFIG_FS_DAX stub, and exported
> symbol.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Looks good. Feel free to add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Honza
> ---
> fs/dax.c | 6 ------
> include/linux/dax.h | 6 ------
> 2 files changed, 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
> index dad4efea7964..1e19e4a354ce 100644
> --- a/fs/dax.c
> +++ b/fs/dax.c
> @@ -841,12 +841,6 @@ struct page *dax_layout_busy_page_range(struct address_space *mapping,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_layout_busy_page_range);
>
> -struct page *dax_layout_busy_page(struct address_space *mapping)
> -{
> - return dax_layout_busy_page_range(mapping, 0, LLONG_MAX);
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_layout_busy_page);
> -
> static int __dax_invalidate_entry(struct address_space *mapping,
> pgoff_t index, bool trunc)
> {
> diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
> index fe6c3ded1b50..05e59e45a1c2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dax.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dax.h
> @@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ int dax_writeback_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping,
> struct dax_device *dax_dev, struct writeback_control *wbc);
> int dax_folio_reset_order(struct folio *folio);
>
> -struct page *dax_layout_busy_page(struct address_space *mapping);
> struct page *dax_layout_busy_page_range(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t start, loff_t end);
> dax_entry_t dax_lock_folio(struct folio *folio);
> void dax_unlock_folio(struct folio *folio, dax_entry_t cookie);
> @@ -173,11 +172,6 @@ static inline int fs_dax_get(struct dax_device *dax_dev, void *holder,
> {
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> }
> -static inline struct page *dax_layout_busy_page(struct address_space *mapping)
> -{
> - return NULL;
> -}
> -
> static inline struct page *dax_layout_busy_page_range(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t start, pgoff_t nr_pages)
> {
> return NULL;
> --
> 2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR