linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/7] xfs: add reflink & dedupe support for fsdax.

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Date:   Thu, 1 Aug 2019 09:37:04 +0800
From:   Shiyang Ruan <ruansy.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@...e.de>
CC:     <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        <darrick.wong@...cle.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <gujx@...fujitsu.com>, <david@...morbit.com>,
        <qi.fuli@...itsu.com>, <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/7] xfs: add reflink & dedupe support for fsdax.



On 8/1/19 4:33 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
> On 19:49 31/07, Shiyang Ruan wrote:
>> This patchset aims to take care of this issue to make reflink and dedupe
>> work correctly in XFS.
>>
>> It is based on Goldwyn's patchsets: "v4 Btrfs dax support" and "Btrfs
>> iomap".  I picked up some patches related and made a few fix to make it
>> basically works fine.
>>
>> For dax framework:
>>    1. adapt to the latest change in iomap.
>>
>> For XFS:
>>    1. report the source address and set IOMAP_COW type for those write
>>       operations that need COW.
>>    2. update extent list at the end.
>>    3. add file contents comparison function based on dax framework.
>>    4. use xfs_break_layouts() to support dax.
> 
> Shiyang,
> 
> I think you used the older patches which does not contain the iomap changes
> which would call iomap_begin() with two iomaps. I have it in the btrfs-iomap

Oh, Sorry for my carelessness.  This patchset is built on your "Btrfs 
iomap".  I didn't point it out in cover letter.

> branch and plan to update it today. It is built on v5.3-rcX, so it should
> contain the changes which moves the iomap code to the different directory.
> I will build the dax patches on top of that.
> However, we are making a big dependency chain here 
Don't worry.  It's fine for me.  I'll follow your updates.

> 

-- 
Thanks,
Shiyang Ruan.