linux-kernel - Re: nobh_truncate

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Message-Id: <20070207181103.b24923f5.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:11:03 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Dmitriy Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: nobh_truncate_page question

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:45:10 +0300
Dmitriy Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org> wrote:

> Could some one please explain me what's happens with nobh_truncate_page?
> 
> int nobh_truncate_page(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t from)
> {
> ........
>  if ((offset & (blocksize - 1)) == 0)
>                 goto out;
> 
>         ret = -ENOMEM;
>         page = grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
>         if (!page)
>                 goto out;
> 
>         to = (offset + blocksize) & ~(blocksize - 1);
>         ret = a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, offset, to);
> <<<<< This prepare_write() not balanced by appropriate commit_write()
> <<<<< Currently this not is fatal because this function used only
> <<<<< by ext2 and jfs witch  unbalanced prepare/commit operations
> <<<<< not painful.  

See that comment at the top of nobh_truncate_page()?

>         if (ret == 0) {
>                 kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
>                 memset(kaddr + offset, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset);
>                 flush_dcache_page(page);
>                 kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
>                 set_page_dirty(page);
>         }
>         unlock_page(page);
>         page_cache_release(page);
> out:
>         return ret;
> }
> 
> But we can't just call commit_write after all job done because this result in
> i_size increasing till block end. Where are two possible solutions:
> a) Call ->commit_write() and then restore i_size to old value.
> b) Leave code as it is now, but add warning comment about prepare/commit
>    balance violation.

It just happens that nobh_prepare_write() does all the things which
nobh_truncate_page() wants done.

If you need to change nobh_prepare_write(), you'll need to change
nobh_truncate_page().

Or something.  You haven't told us what you're trying to do.
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