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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:33:04 -0400
From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] nfsd: allow filecache to hold S_IFDIR files
On 10/17/25 7:32 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> The filecache infrastructure will only handle S_IFREG files at the
> moment. Directory delegations will require adding support for opening
> S_IFDIR inodes.
>
> Plumb a "type" argument into nfsd_file_do_acquire() and have all of the
> existing callers set it to S_IFREG. Add a new nfsd_file_acquire_dir()
> wrapper that nfsd can call to request a nfsd_file that holds a directory
> open.
>
> For now, there is no need for a fsnotify_mark for directories, as
> CB_NOTIFY is not yet supported. Change nfsd_file_do_acquire() to avoid
> allocating one for non-S_IFREG inodes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
> ---
> fs/nfsd/filecache.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> fs/nfsd/filecache.h | 2 ++
> fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 5 +++--
> fs/nfsd/vfs.h | 2 +-
> 4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
> index a238b6725008a5c2988bd3da874d1f34ee778437..93798575b8075c63f95cd415b6d24df706ada0f6 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
> @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct net *net,
> struct auth_domain *client,
> struct svc_fh *fhp,
> unsigned int may_flags, struct file *file,
> - struct nfsd_file **pnf, bool want_gc)
> + umode_t type, bool want_gc, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
> {
> unsigned char need = may_flags & NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK;
> struct nfsd_file *new, *nf;
> @@ -1097,13 +1097,13 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct net *net,
> int ret;
>
> retry:
> - if (rqstp) {
> - status = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG,
> + if (rqstp)
> + status = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type,
> may_flags|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
> - } else {
> - status = fh_verify_local(net, cred, client, fhp, S_IFREG,
> + else
> + status = fh_verify_local(net, cred, client, fhp, type,
> may_flags|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
> - }
> +
> if (status != nfs_ok)
> return status;
> inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
> @@ -1176,15 +1176,18 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct net *net,
>
> open_file:
> trace_nfsd_file_alloc(nf);
> - nf->nf_mark = nfsd_file_mark_find_or_create(inode);
> - if (nf->nf_mark) {
> +
> + if (type == S_IFREG)
> + nf->nf_mark = nfsd_file_mark_find_or_create(inode);
> +
> + if (type != S_IFREG || nf->nf_mark) {
> if (file) {
> get_file(file);
> nf->nf_file = file;
> status = nfs_ok;
> trace_nfsd_file_opened(nf, status);
> } else {
> - ret = nfsd_open_verified(fhp, may_flags, &nf->nf_file);
> + ret = nfsd_open_verified(fhp, type, may_flags, &nf->nf_file);
> if (ret == -EOPENSTALE && stale_retry) {
> stale_retry = false;
> nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
> @@ -1246,7 +1249,7 @@ nfsd_file_acquire_gc(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
> {
> return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, SVC_NET(rqstp), NULL, NULL,
> - fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, true);
> + fhp, may_flags, NULL, S_IFREG, true, pnf);
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -1271,7 +1274,7 @@ nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf)
> {
> return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, SVC_NET(rqstp), NULL, NULL,
> - fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, false);
> + fhp, may_flags, NULL, S_IFREG, false, pnf);
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -1314,8 +1317,8 @@ nfsd_file_acquire_local(struct net *net, struct svc_cred *cred,
> const struct cred *save_cred = get_current_cred();
> __be32 beres;
>
> - beres = nfsd_file_do_acquire(NULL, net, cred, client,
> - fhp, may_flags, NULL, pnf, false);
> + beres = nfsd_file_do_acquire(NULL, net, cred, client, fhp, may_flags,
> + NULL, S_IFREG, false, pnf);
> put_cred(revert_creds(save_cred));
> return beres;
> }
> @@ -1344,7 +1347,33 @@ nfsd_file_acquire_opened(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> struct nfsd_file **pnf)
> {
> return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, SVC_NET(rqstp), NULL, NULL,
> - fhp, may_flags, file, pnf, false);
> + fhp, may_flags, file, S_IFREG, false, pnf);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * nfsd_file_acquire_dir - Get a struct nfsd_file with an open directory
> + * @rqstp: the RPC transaction being executed
> + * @fhp: the NFS filehandle of the file to be opened
> + * @pnf: OUT: new or found "struct nfsd_file" object
> + *
> + * The nfsd_file_object returned by this API is reference-counted
> + * but not garbage-collected. The object is unhashed after the
> + * final nfsd_file_put(). This opens directories only, and only
> + * in O_RDONLY mode.
> + *
> + * Return values:
> + * %nfs_ok - @pnf points to an nfsd_file with its reference
> + * count boosted.
> + *
> + * On error, an nfsstat value in network byte order is returned.
> + */
> +__be32
> +nfsd_file_acquire_dir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> + struct nfsd_file **pnf)
> +{
> + return nfsd_file_do_acquire(rqstp, SVC_NET(rqstp), NULL, NULL, fhp,
> + NFSD_MAY_READ|NFSD_MAY_64BIT_COOKIE,
> + NULL, S_IFDIR, false, pnf);
> }
>
> /*
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
> index e3d6ca2b60308e5e91ba4bb32d935f54527d8bda..b383dbc5b9218d21a29b852572f80fab08de9fa9 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
> @@ -82,5 +82,7 @@ __be32 nfsd_file_acquire_opened(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> __be32 nfsd_file_acquire_local(struct net *net, struct svc_cred *cred,
> struct auth_domain *client, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> unsigned int may_flags, struct nfsd_file **pnf);
> +__be32 nfsd_file_acquire_dir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> + struct nfsd_file **pnf);
> int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
> #endif /* _FS_NFSD_FILECACHE_H */
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> index eeb138569eba5df6de361cf6ba29604722e14af9..12c33223b612664dbb3b18b591e97fc708165763 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> @@ -959,15 +959,16 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
> /**
> * nfsd_open_verified - Open a regular file for the filecache
> * @fhp: NFS filehandle of the file to open
> + * @type: S_IFMT inode type allowed (0 means any type is allowed)
> * @may_flags: internal permission flags
> * @filp: OUT: open "struct file *"
> *
> * Returns zero on success, or a negative errno value.
> */
> int
> -nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_fh *fhp, int may_flags, struct file **filp)
> +nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type, int may_flags, struct file **filp)
> {
> - return __nfsd_open(fhp, S_IFREG, may_flags, filp);
> + return __nfsd_open(fhp, type, may_flags, filp);
> }
>
> /*
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
> index fa46f8b5f132079e3a2c45e71ecf9cc43181f6b0..ded2900d423f80d33fb6c8b809bc5d9fc842ebfd 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
> @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ __be32 nfsd_setxattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> int nfsd_open_break_lease(struct inode *, int);
> __be32 nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
> int, struct file **);
> -int nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_fh *fhp, int may_flags,
> +int nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type, int may_flags,
> struct file **filp);
> __be32 nfsd_splice_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> struct file *file, loff_t offset,
>
Reviewed-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
These can probably go in via Christian's tree. I don't think there
are going to be conflicts between these and what's in nfsd-testing
now.
--
Chuck Lever
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