linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 10/22] Replace the XIP page fault handler with the DAX page fault handler

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Message-ID: <20140723121025.GE10317@node.dhcp.inet.fi>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:10:25 +0300
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew.r.wilcox@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, willy@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 10/22] Replace the XIP page fault handler with the DAX
 page fault handler

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 03:47:58PM -0400, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> Instead of calling aops->get_xip_mem from the fault handler, the
> filesystem passes a get_block_t that is used to find the appropriate
> blocks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <matthew.r.wilcox@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> ---
>  fs/dax.c           | 221 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  fs/ext2/file.c     |  35 ++++++++-
>  include/linux/fs.h |   4 +-
>  mm/filemap_xip.c   | 206 -------------------------------------------------
>  4 files changed, 257 insertions(+), 209 deletions(-)
> 
...

> +/**
> + * dax_fault - handle a page fault on a DAX file
> + * @vma: The virtual memory area where the fault occurred
> + * @vmf: The description of the fault
> + * @get_block: The filesystem method used to translate file offsets to blocks
> + *
> + * When a page fault occurs, filesystems may call this helper in their
> + * fault handler for DAX files.
> + */
> +int dax_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf,
> +			get_block_t get_block)
> +{
> +	int result;
> +	struct super_block *sb = file_inode(vma->vm_file)->i_sb;
> +
> +	if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE) {

Nobody seems calls sb_start_pagefault() in fault handler.
Do you mean FAULT_FLAG_MKWRITE?

> +		sb_start_pagefault(sb);
> +		file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
> +	}
> +	result = do_dax_fault(vma, vmf, get_block);
> +	if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE)
> +		sb_end_pagefault(sb);
> +
> +	return result;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_fault);
> +
> +/**
> + * dax_mkwrite - convert a read-only page to read-write in a DAX file
> + * @vma: The virtual memory area where the fault occurred
> + * @vmf: The description of the fault
> + * @get_block: The filesystem method used to translate file offsets to blocks
> + *
> + * DAX handles reads of holes by adding pages full of zeroes into the
> + * mapping.  If the page is subsequenty written to, we have to allocate
> + * the page on media and free the page that was in the cache.
> + */
> +int dax_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf,
> +			get_block_t get_block)
> +{
> +	return dax_fault(vma, vmf, get_block);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_mkwrite);

I don't think we want to introduce new exported symbol just for dummy
wrapper. Just use ".page_mkwrite = foo_fault,". perf and selinux do
this.
Or add #define into header file if you want better readability.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov
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