linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] DAX: enable iostat for read/write

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:12:18 +0000
From:   "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:     "dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
CC:     "viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        "ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com" <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DAX: enable iostat for read/write

On Mon, 2016-10-17 at 11:55 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Kani, Toshimitsu <toshi.kani@....co
> m> wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 2016-10-15 at 18:54 +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:25:13AM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> >  :
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > +static void dax_iostat_start(struct gendisk *disk, struct
> > > > iov_iter
> > > > *iter,
> > > > +     unsigned long *start)
> > > > +{
> > > > +int rw = iov_iter_rw(iter);
> > > > +int sec = iov_iter_count(iter) >> 9;
> > > > +int cpu = part_stat_lock();
> > > > +
> > > > +*start = jiffies;
> > > > +part_round_stats(cpu, &disk->part0);
> > > > +part_stat_inc(cpu, &disk->part0, ios[rw]);
> > > > +part_stat_add(cpu, &disk->part0, sectors[rw], sec);
> > > > +part_inc_in_flight(&disk->part0, rw);
> > > > +part_stat_unlock();
> > > > +}
> > > 
> > > Why reimplement generic_start_io_acct() and
> > > generic_end_io_acct()?
> > 
> > It was modeled after __nd_iostat_start() / nd_iostart_end().  I
> > agree that we can use generic_start_io_acct() and
> > generic_end_io_acct() here.
> > 
> > Should we also change the nd interface to use the generic version
> > as well?
> 
> Yes, sounds good to me.

Will do. Thanks!
-Toshi