linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/4] fd/direct-io: introduce should

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Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:44:46 +0800
From:	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Zach Brown <zab@...bo.net>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Maxim Patlasov <mpatlasov@...allels.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
	Omar Sandoval <osandov@...ndov.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] fd/direct-io: introduce should_dirty for kernel aio

For pages from kernel AIO, it is required to dirty
them before direct IO.

The idea is borrowd from Dave previous post.

Also set ->should_dirty only for ITER_IOVEC pages
based on recent discussion in following link:

	http://marc.info/?t=141904556800003&r=1&w=2

Cc: Maxim Patlasov <mpatlasov@...allels.com>
Cc: Omar Sandoval <osandov@...ndov.com>
Cc: Zach Brown <zab@...bo.net>
Cc: Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
Cc: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
---
 fs/direct-io.c |    9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index e181b6b..4dd6d14 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct dio {
 	int page_errors;		/* errno from get_user_pages() */
 	int is_async;			/* is IO async ? */
 	bool defer_completion;		/* defer AIO completion to workqueue? */
+	bool should_dirty;		/* if page should be dirty */
 	int io_error;			/* IO error in completion path */
 	unsigned long refcount;		/* direct_io_worker() and bios */
 	struct bio *bio_list;		/* singly linked via bi_private */
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ static inline void dio_bio_submit(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio)
 	dio->refcount++;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dio->bio_lock, flags);
 
-	if (dio->is_async && dio->rw == READ)
+	if (dio->is_async && dio->rw == READ && dio->should_dirty)
 		bio_set_pages_dirty(bio);
 
 	if (sdio->submit_io)
@@ -463,13 +464,14 @@ static int dio_bio_complete(struct dio *dio, struct bio *bio)
 	if (!uptodate)
 		dio->io_error = -EIO;
 
-	if (dio->is_async && dio->rw == READ) {
+	if (dio->is_async && dio->rw == READ && dio->should_dirty) {
 		bio_check_pages_dirty(bio);	/* transfers ownership */
 	} else {
 		bio_for_each_segment_all(bvec, bio, i) {
 			struct page *page = bvec->bv_page;
 
-			if (dio->rw == READ && !PageCompound(page))
+			if (dio->rw == READ && !PageCompound(page) &&
+					dio->should_dirty)
 				set_page_dirty_lock(page);
 			page_cache_release(page);
 		}
@@ -1217,6 +1219,7 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dio->bio_lock);
 	dio->refcount = 1;
+	dio->should_dirty = iter_is_iovec(iter);
 
 	sdio.iter = iter;
 	sdio.final_block_in_request =
-- 
1.7.9.5

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