linux-kernel - [PATCH] f2fs: preload extent_cache for POSIX_FADV

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:46:45 -0700
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] f2fs: preload extent_cache for POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED

This patch tries to preload extent_cache given POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED, which is
more useful for generic usecases.

Suggested-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
---
 fs/f2fs/file.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 09716127e107..df7703c1f7d7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -4858,6 +4858,8 @@ static int f2fs_file_fadvise(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 		filp->f_mode &= ~FMODE_RANDOM;
 		spin_unlock(&filp->f_lock);
 		return 0;
+	} else if (advice == POSIX_FADV_WILLNEED) {
+		f2fs_precache_extents(inode);
 	}
 
 	err = generic_fadvise(filp, offset, len, advice);
-- 
2.42.0.459.ge4e396fd5e-goog