History log of /linux-master/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
Revision Date Author Comments
# ca9ca1a5 29-Jan-2024 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

netfs: Fix missing zero-length check in unbuffered write

Fix netfs_unbuffered_write_iter() to return immediately if
generic_write_checks() returns 0, indicating there's nothing to write.
Note that netfs_file_write_iter() already does this.

Also, whilst we're at it, put in checks for the size being zero before we
even take the locks. Note that generic_write_checks() can still reduce the
size to zero, so we still need that check.

Without this, a warning similar to the following is logged to dmesg:

netfs: Zero-sized write [R=1b6da]

and the syscall fails with EIO, e.g.:

/sbin/ldconfig.real: Writing of cache extension data failed: Input/output error

This can be reproduced on 9p by:

xfs_io -f -c 'pwrite 0 0' /xfstest.test/foo

Fixes: 153a9961b551 ("netfs: Implement unbuffered/DIO write support")
Reported-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ZbQUU6QKmIftKsmo@FV7GG9FTHL/
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240129094924.1221977-3-dhowells@redhat.com
Tested-by: Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@codewreck.org>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@codewreck.org>
cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: <v9fs@lists.linux.dev>
cc: <linux_oss@crudebyte.com>
cc: <netfs@lists.linux.dev>
cc: <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>


# 4088e389 05-Jan-2024 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

netfs: Count DIO writes

Provide a counter for DIO writes to match that for DIO reads.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: linux-cachefs@redhat.com
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
cc: linux-mm@kvack.org


# 0e4d464c 05-Jan-2024 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

netfs: Mark netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked() static

Mark netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked() static as it's only called from
the file in which it is defined.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: linux-cachefs@redhat.com
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
cc: linux-mm@kvack.org


# 100ccd18 24-Nov-2023 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

netfs: Optimise away reads above the point at which there can be no data

Track the file position above which the server is not expected to have any
data (the "zero point") and preemptively assume that we can satisfy
requests by filling them with zeroes locally rather than attempting to
download them if they're over that line - even if we've written data back
to the server. Assume that any data that was written back above that
position is held in the local cache. Note that we have to split requests
that straddle the line.

Make use of this to optimise away some reads from the server. We need to
set the zero point in the following circumstances:

(1) When we see an extant remote inode and have no cache for it, we set
the zero_point to i_size.

(2) On local inode creation, we set zero_point to 0.

(3) On local truncation down, we reduce zero_point to the new i_size if
the new i_size is lower.

(4) On local truncation up, we don't change zero_point.

(5) On local modification, we don't change zero_point.

(6) On remote invalidation, we set zero_point to the new i_size.

(7) If stored data is discarded from the pagecache or culled from fscache,
we must set zero_point above that if the data also got written to the
server.

(8) If dirty data is written back to the server, but not fscache, we must
set zero_point above that.

(9) If a direct I/O write is made, set zero_point above that.

Assuming the above, any read from the server at or above the zero_point
position will return all zeroes.

The zero_point value can be stored in the cache, provided the above rules
are applied to it by any code that culls part of the local cache.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: linux-cachefs@redhat.com
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
cc: linux-mm@kvack.org


# 153a9961 21-Feb-2022 David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

netfs: Implement unbuffered/DIO write support

Implement support for unbuffered writes and direct I/O writes. If the
write is misaligned with respect to the fscrypt block size, then RMW cycles
are performed if necessary. DIO writes are a special case of unbuffered
writes with extra restriction imposed, such as block size alignment
requirements.

Also provide a field that can tell the code to add some extra space onto
the bounce buffer for use by the filesystem in the case of a
content-encrypted file.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: linux-cachefs@redhat.com
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
cc: linux-mm@kvack.org