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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 5/7] fs: prioritize and separate direct_io from dax_io
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On Mon, 2016-05-02 at 07:56 -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> >
> > index 79defba..97a1f5f 100644
> > --- a/fs/block_dev.c
> > +++ b/fs/block_dev.c
> > @@ -167,12 +167,21 @@ blkdev_direct_IO(struct kiocb *iocb, struct
> > iov_iter *iter, loff_t offset)
> >   struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
> >   struct inode *inode = bdev_file_inode(file);
> >  
> > - if (IS_DAX(inode))
> > + if (iocb_is_direct(iocb))
> > + return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode,
> > I_BDEV(inode), iter,
> > +     offset,
> > blkdev_get_block, NULL,
> > +     NULL,
> > DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT);
> > + else if (iocb_is_dax(iocb))
> >   return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter, offset,
> > blkdev_get_block,
> >   NULL, DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT);
> > - return __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, I_BDEV(inode),
> > iter, offset,
> > -     blkdev_get_block, NULL, NULL,
> > -     DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT);
> > + else {
> > + /*
> > +  * If we're in the direct_IO path, either the
> > IOCB_DIRECT or
> > +  * IOCB_DAX flags must be set.
> > +  */
> > + WARN_ONCE(1, "Kernel Bug with iocb flags\n");
> > + return -ENXIO;
> > + }
> DAX should not even end up in ->direct_IO.

Do you mean to say remove the last 'else' clause entirely?
I agree that it should never be hit, which is why it is a WARN..
But I'm happy to remove it.

>
> >
> > --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> > +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> > @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ xfs_file_read_iter(
> >  
> >   XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_read_calls);
> >  
> > - if (unlikely(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT))
> > + if (unlikely(iocb->ki_flags & (IOCB_DIRECT | IOCB_DAX)))
> >   ioflags |= XFS_IO_ISDIRECT;
> please also add a XFS_IO_ISDAX flag to propagate the information
> properly and allow tracing to display the actual I/O type.

Will do.

>
> >
> > +static inline bool iocb_is_dax(struct kiocb *iocb)
> >  {
> > + return IS_DAX(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp)) &&
> > + (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DAX);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static inline bool iocb_is_direct(struct kiocb *iocb)
> > +{
> > + return iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT;
> >  }
> No need for these helpers - especially as IOCB_DAX should never be
> set
> if IS_DAX is false.

Ok. So check the flags directly where needed?

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