linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 4/8] fs/ext4: Introduce DAX inode flag

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Message-ID: <20200416103226.GE23739@quack2.suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:32:26 +0200
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Cc:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 4/8] fs/ext4: Introduce DAX inode flag

On Wed 15-04-20 13:39:25, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > > @@ -813,6 +818,17 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_get_es_cache(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
> > >  	return error;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +static void ext4_dax_dontcache(struct inode *inode, unsigned int flags)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
> > > +
> > > +	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
> > > +		return;
> > > +
> > > +	if ((ei->i_flags ^ flags) == EXT4_DAX_FL)
> > > +		inode->i_state |= I_DONTCACHE;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > 
> > You probably want to use the function you've introduced in the XFS series
> > here...
> 
> you mean:
> 
> flag_inode_dontcache()
> ???

Yeah, that's what I meant.

> Yes that is done.  I sent this prior to v8 (where that was added) of the other
> series...

Yep, I thought that was the case but I wanted to mention it as a reminder.

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR