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Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] ext4: call dax_pfn_mkwrite() for DAX fsync/msync

To: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 6/7] ext4: call dax_pfn_mkwrite() for DAX fsync/msync
From: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:32:24 +0100
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>, "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>, Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>, Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>, Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx, linux-nvdimm@xxxxxxxxxxxx, x86@xxxxxxxxxx, xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>, Matthew Wilcox <matthew.r.wilcox@xxxxxxxxx>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Fri 18-12-15 22:22:19, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> To properly support the new DAX fsync/msync infrastructure filesystems
> need to call dax_pfn_mkwrite() so that DAX can track when user pages are
> dirtied.

The patch looks good to me. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

                                                                Honza

> 
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/file.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
> index 749b222..8c8965c 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/file.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
> @@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static int ext4_dax_pfn_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct 
> *vma,
>  {
>       struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
>       struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
> -     int ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
>       loff_t size;
> +     int ret;
>  
>       sb_start_pagefault(sb);
>       file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
> @@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ static int ext4_dax_pfn_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct 
> *vma,
>       size = (i_size_read(inode) + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>       if (vmf->pgoff >= size)
>               ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
> +     else
> +             ret = dax_pfn_mkwrite(vma, vmf);
>       up_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_mmap_sem);
>       sb_end_pagefault(sb);
>  
> -- 
> 2.5.0
> 
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR

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