linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 02/11] ext4: Let S_DAX set only if DAX is really supported

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Date:   Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:46:39 -0700
From:   Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     Ted Tso <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] ext4: Let S_DAX set only if DAX is really supported

On Tue, Nov 08, 2016 at 12:08:08PM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> Currently we have S_DAX set inode->i_flags for a regular file whenever
> ext4 is mounted with dax mount option. However in some cases we cannot
> really do DAX - e.g. when inode is marked to use data journalling, when
> inode data is being encrypted, or when inode is stored inline. Make sure
> S_DAX flag is appropriately set/cleared in these cases.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> ---
<>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
> index 20da99da0a34..b3108e6fa5f3 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/super.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
> @@ -1126,6 +1126,10 @@ static int ext4_set_context(struct inode *inode, const void *ctx, size_t len,
>  			ext4_set_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_ENCRYPT);
>  			ext4_clear_inode_state(inode,
>  					EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA);
> +			/*
> +			 * Update inode->i_flags - e.g. S_DAX may get disabled
> +			 */
> +			ext4_set_inode_flags(inode);
>  		}
>  		return res;
>  	}
> @@ -1140,6 +1144,7 @@ static int ext4_set_context(struct inode *inode, const void *ctx, size_t len,
>  			len, 0);
>  	if (!res) {
>  		ext4_set_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_ENCRYPT);
> +		/* Update inode->i_flags - e.g. S_DAX may get disabled */

Missing call to ext4_set_inode_flags(inode)?

>  		res = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
>  		if (res)
>  			EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "Failed to mark inode dirty");
> -- 
> 2.6.6
> 
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