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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:48:57 +0100 From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> To: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/12] fs: correctly document the inode dirty flags On Fri 08-01-21 23:58:53, Eric Biggers wrote: > From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com> > > The documentation for I_DIRTY_SYNC and I_DIRTY_DATASYNC is a bit > misleading, and I_DIRTY_TIME isn't documented at all. Fix this. > > Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> > Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com> Looks good to me. You can add: Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> Honza > --- > include/linux/fs.h | 18 +++++++++++++----- > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h > index fd47deea7c176..45a0303b2aeb6 100644 > --- a/include/linux/fs.h > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h > @@ -2084,8 +2084,8 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src, > /* > * Inode state bits. Protected by inode->i_lock > * > - * Three bits determine the dirty state of the inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC, > - * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC and I_DIRTY_PAGES. > + * Four bits determine the dirty state of the inode: I_DIRTY_SYNC, > + * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC, I_DIRTY_PAGES, and I_DIRTY_TIME. > * > * Four bits define the lifetime of an inode. Initially, inodes are I_NEW, > * until that flag is cleared. I_WILL_FREE, I_FREEING and I_CLEAR are set at > @@ -2094,12 +2094,20 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src, > * Two bits are used for locking and completion notification, I_NEW and I_SYNC. > * > * I_DIRTY_SYNC Inode is dirty, but doesn't have to be written on > - * fdatasync(). i_atime is the usual cause. > - * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC Data-related inode changes pending. We keep track of > + * fdatasync() (unless I_DIRTY_DATASYNC is also set). > + * Timestamp updates are the usual cause. > + * I_DIRTY_DATASYNC Data-related inode changes pending. We keep track of > * these changes separately from I_DIRTY_SYNC so that we > * don't have to write inode on fdatasync() when only > - * mtime has changed in it. > + * e.g. the timestamps have changed. > * I_DIRTY_PAGES Inode has dirty pages. Inode itself may be clean. > + * I_DIRTY_TIME The inode itself only has dirty timestamps, and the > + * lazytime mount option is enabled. We keep track of this > + * separately from I_DIRTY_SYNC in order to implement > + * lazytime. This gets cleared if I_DIRTY_INODE > + * (I_DIRTY_SYNC and/or I_DIRTY_DATASYNC) gets set. I.e. > + * either I_DIRTY_TIME *or* I_DIRTY_INODE can be set in > + * i_state, but not both. I_DIRTY_PAGES may still be set. > * I_NEW Serves as both a mutex and completion notification. > * New inodes set I_NEW. If two processes both create > * the same inode, one of them will release its inode and > -- > 2.30.0 > -- Jan Kara <jack@...e.com> SUSE Labs, CR
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