linux-kernel - Re: [08/17] Define functions for page cache handling

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Message-ID: <462E8C1E.6070204@cosmosbay.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:00:46 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	clameter@....com
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mel Gorman <mel@...net.ie>,
	William Lee Irwin III <wli@...omorphy.com>,
	David Chinner <dgc@....com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@...il.com>,
	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [08/17] Define functions for page cache handling

clameter@....com a écrit :

> --- linux-2.6.21-rc7.orig/include/linux/fs.h	2007-04-24 11:31:49.000000000 -0700
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc7/include/linux/fs.h	2007-04-24 11:37:21.000000000 -0700
> @@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ struct address_space {
>  	struct inode		*host;		/* owner: inode, block_device */
>  	struct radix_tree_root	page_tree;	/* radix tree of all pages */
>  	rwlock_t		tree_lock;	/* and rwlock protecting it */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_LARGE_BLOCKSIZE
> +	unsigned int		order;		/* Page order of the pages in here */
> +	unsigned int		shift;		/* Shift of index */
> +	loff_t			offset_mask;	/* Mask to get to offset bits */
> +#endif
>  	unsigned int		i_mmap_writable;/* count VM_SHARED mappings */
>  	struct prio_tree_root	i_mmap;		/* tree of private and shared mappings */
>  	struct list_head	i_mmap_nonlinear;/*list VM_NONLINEAR mappings */

Some comments about this :

1) not optimal placement on 64bits arches (it creates one hole before 
i_mmap_writeable)

2) sizeof(struct address_space) is an issue, given it is included in every 
inode, even sockets or pipes.

-> 2.1) Do we really need 32 bits for 'order' and 'shift'
-> 2.2) Do we really need a 64bits offset_mask since it's a trivial arithmetic 
from 'shift' (or 'order') ?

BTW, I presume splice() is not yet supported ? If yes, each pipe could hold 16 
  'big pages' so we probably can hit some DOS condition sooner...


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