linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 04/11] dax: remove the pgmap sanity checks in generic_fsdax

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Message-ID: <CAPcyv4gUU1D25XSY32oDEbpLXRCvQ_q34sL86xmQ_cH0q5PjZQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:02:22 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        device-mapper development <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
        linux-xfs <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux NVDIMM <nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-s390 <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-ext4 <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] dax: remove the pgmap sanity checks in generic_fsdax_supported

On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 9:41 PM Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:
>
> Drivers that register a dax_dev should make sure it works, no need
> to double check from the file system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> ---
>  drivers/dax/super.c | 49 +--------------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 48 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
> index 9383c11b21853..04fc680542e8d 100644
> --- a/drivers/dax/super.c
> +++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
> @@ -107,13 +107,9 @@ bool generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
>                 struct block_device *bdev, int blocksize, sector_t start,
>                 sector_t sectors)
>  {
> -       bool dax_enabled = false;
>         pgoff_t pgoff, pgoff_end;
> -       void *kaddr, *end_kaddr;
> -       pfn_t pfn, end_pfn;
>         sector_t last_page;
> -       long len, len2;
> -       int err, id;
> +       int err;
>
>         if (blocksize != PAGE_SIZE) {
>                 pr_info("%pg: error: unsupported blocksize for dax\n", bdev);
> @@ -138,49 +134,6 @@ bool generic_fsdax_supported(struct dax_device *dax_dev,
>                 return false;
>         }
>
> -       id = dax_read_lock();
> -       len = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff, 1, &kaddr, &pfn);
> -       len2 = dax_direct_access(dax_dev, pgoff_end, 1, &end_kaddr, &end_pfn);
> -
> -       if (len < 1 || len2 < 1) {
> -               pr_info("%pg: error: dax access failed (%ld)\n",
> -                               bdev, len < 1 ? len : len2);
> -               dax_read_unlock(id);
> -               return false;
> -       }
> -
> -       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_DAX_LIMITED) && pfn_t_special(pfn)) {
> -               /*
> -                * An arch that has enabled the pmem api should also
> -                * have its drivers support pfn_t_devmap()
> -                *
> -                * This is a developer warning and should not trigger in
> -                * production. dax_flush() will crash since it depends
> -                * on being able to do (page_address(pfn_to_page())).
> -                */
> -               WARN_ON(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API));
> -               dax_enabled = true;
> -       } else if (pfn_t_devmap(pfn) && pfn_t_devmap(end_pfn)) {
> -               struct dev_pagemap *pgmap, *end_pgmap;
> -
> -               pgmap = get_dev_pagemap(pfn_t_to_pfn(pfn), NULL);
> -               end_pgmap = get_dev_pagemap(pfn_t_to_pfn(end_pfn), NULL);
> -               if (pgmap && pgmap == end_pgmap && pgmap->type == MEMORY_DEVICE_FS_DAX
> -                               && pfn_t_to_page(pfn)->pgmap == pgmap
> -                               && pfn_t_to_page(end_pfn)->pgmap == pgmap
> -                               && pfn_t_to_pfn(pfn) == PHYS_PFN(__pa(kaddr))
> -                               && pfn_t_to_pfn(end_pfn) == PHYS_PFN(__pa(end_kaddr)))

This is effectively a self-test for a regression that was found while
manipulating the 'struct page' memmap metadata reservation for PMEM
namespaces.

I guess it's just serving as a security-blanket now and I should find
a way to move it out to a self-test. I'll take a look.

> -                       dax_enabled = true;
> -               put_dev_pagemap(pgmap);
> -               put_dev_pagemap(end_pgmap);
> -
> -       }
> -       dax_read_unlock(id);
> -
> -       if (!dax_enabled) {
> -               pr_info("%pg: error: dax support not enabled\n", bdev);
> -               return false;
> -       }
>         return true;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_fsdax_supported);
> --
> 2.30.2
>