linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH RFC 7/8] fs/ext4: Only change S

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Date:   Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:18:46 -0700
From:   Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 7/8] fs/ext4: Only change S_DAX on inode load

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 04:03:08PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Mon 13-04-20 21:00:29, ira.weiny@...el.com wrote:
> > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> > 
> > To prevent complications with in memory inodes we only set S_DAX on
> > inode load.  FS_XFLAG_DAX can be changed at any time and S_DAX will
> > change after inode eviction and reload.
> > 
> > Add init bool to ext4_set_inode_flags() to indicate if the inode is
> > being newly initialized.
> > 
> > Assert that S_DAX is not set on an inode which is just being loaded.
> 
> > @@ -4408,11 +4408,13 @@ static bool ext4_enable_dax(struct inode *inode)
> >  	return (flags & EXT4_DAX_FL) == EXT4_DAX_FL;
> >  }
> >  
> > -void ext4_set_inode_flags(struct inode *inode)
> > +void ext4_set_inode_flags(struct inode *inode, bool init)
> >  {
> >  	unsigned int flags = EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags;
> >  	unsigned int new_fl = 0;
> >  
> > +	J_ASSERT(!(IS_DAX(inode) && init));
> > +
> 
> WARN_ON or BUG_ON here? J_ASSERT is for journalling assertions...

Ah sorry, did not realize that J_ was specific.

Changed to WARN_ON_ONCE()

Ira

> 
> Otherwise the patch looks good.
> 
> 								Honza
> 
> -- 
> Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
> SUSE Labs, CR