linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] ext4/xfs: add page refcount helper

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Date:   Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:52:26 +1000
From:   Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:     Alex Sierra <alex.sierra@....com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Felix.Kuehling@....com,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, rcampbell@...dia.com,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        hch@....de, jgg@...dia.com, jglisse@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] ext4/xfs: add page refcount helper

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 10:16:58AM -0500, Alex Sierra wrote:
> From: Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>
> 
> There are several places where ZONE_DEVICE struct pages assume a reference
> count == 1 means the page is idle and free. Instead of open coding this,
> add a helper function to hide this detail.
> 
> v2:
> [AS]: rename dax_layout_is_idle_page func to dax_page_unused

Did you even compile test this?

> Signed-off-by: Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Sierra <alex.sierra@....com>
> ---
>  fs/dax.c            |  4 ++--
>  fs/ext4/inode.c     |  5 +----
>  fs/xfs/xfs_file.c   |  4 +---
>  include/linux/dax.h | 10 ++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
> index 26d5dcd2d69e..321f4ddc6643 100644
> --- a/fs/dax.c
> +++ b/fs/dax.c
> @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void dax_disassociate_entry(void *entry, struct address_space *mapping,
>  	for_each_mapped_pfn(entry, pfn) {
>  		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
>  
> -		WARN_ON_ONCE(trunc && page_ref_count(page) > 1);
> +		WARN_ON_ONCE(trunc && !dax_layout_is_idle_page(page));

Because you still use dax_layout_is_idle_page() here, not
dax_page_unused()...

>  		WARN_ON_ONCE(page->mapping && page->mapping != mapping);
>  		page->mapping = NULL;
>  		page->index = 0;
> @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static struct page *dax_busy_page(void *entry)
>  	for_each_mapped_pfn(entry, pfn) {
>  		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
>  
> -		if (page_ref_count(page) > 1)
> +		if (!dax_layout_is_idle_page(page))

Here too.

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com