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Message-ID: <af2105e98a924a31ed76462b4076967735285276.camel@kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:41:36 -0400
From: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
To: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>, Miklos Szeredi
 <miklos@...redi.hu>,  Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Christian
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] nfsd: allow filecache to hold S_IFDIR files

On Sat, 2025-10-18 at 15:33 -0400, Chuck Lever wrote:
> 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.

That would work. I think I have at least one more respin of the VFS
bits before we merge anything anyway.
-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>

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