linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 2/2] mm: shmem: implement POSIX_FADV

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 10:16:17 +0530
From:   Charan Teja Kalla <quic_charante@...cinc.com>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
CC:     <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <hughd@...gle.com>,
        <markhemm@...glemail.com>, <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        <surenb@...gle.com>, <shakeelb@...gle.com>, <mhocko@...e.com>,
        <vbabka@...e.cz>, <quic_pkondeti@...cinc.com>,
        <linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 2/2] mm: shmem: implement POSIX_FADV_[WILL|DONT]NEED
 for shmem

Thanks Matthew!!

On 2/6/2023 9:48 PM, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>> +static int shmem_fadvise_willneed(struct address_space *mapping,
>> +				 pgoff_t start, pgoff_t long end)
>> +{
>> +	struct page *page;
>> +	pgoff_t index;
>> +
>> +	xa_for_each_range(&mapping->i_pages, index, page, start, end) {
>> +		if (!xa_is_value(page))
>> +			continue;
>> +		page = shmem_read_mapping_page(mapping, index);
>> +		if (!IS_ERR(page))
>> +			put_page(page);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
> Hm, that's a gap in the shmem folio API.  Patches imminent.
I will change this piece of code to folios based on your recent set of
patches. Will wait for more reviews before update.

Thanks,
Charan