Re: [PATCH 1/6] dax: fix build breakage with ext4, dax and !iomap

From: Ross Zwisler
Date: Wed Nov 30 2016 - 14:05:21 EST


On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 09:53:03AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Mon 28-11-16 12:15:04, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:02:39AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> > > On Wed 23-11-16 11:44:17, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> > > > With the current Kconfig setup it is possible to have the following:
> > > >
> > > > CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> > > > CONFIG_FS_DAX=y
> > > > CONFIG_FS_IOMAP=n # this is in fs/Kconfig & isn't user accessible
> > > >
> > > > With this config we get build failures in ext4_dax_fault() because the
> > > > iomap functions in fs/dax.c are missing:
> > > >
> > > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_dax_fault':
> > > > file.c:(.text+0x7f3ac): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_fault'
> > > > file.c:(.text+0x7f404): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_fault'
> > > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_file_read_iter':
> > > > file.c:(.text+0x7fc54): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_file_write_iter':
> > > > file.c:(.text+0x7fe9a): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > > file.c:(.text+0x7feed): undefined reference to `dax_iomap_rw'
> > > > fs/built-in.o: In function `ext4_block_zero_page_range':
> > > > inode.c:(.text+0x85c0d): undefined reference to `iomap_zero_range'
> > > >
> > > > Now that the struct buffer_head based DAX fault paths and I/O path have
> > > > been removed we really depend on iomap support being present for DAX. Make
> > > > this explicit by selecting FS_IOMAP if we compile in DAX support.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > I've sent the same patch to Ted yesterday and he will probably queue it on
> > > top of ext4 iomap patches. If it doesn't happen for some reason, feel free
> > > to add:
> > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Cool, looks like Ted has pulled in your patch.
> >
> > I think we still eventually want this patch because it cleans up our handling
> > of FS_IOMAP. With your patch we select it separately in both ext4 & ext2
> > based on whether we include DAX, and we still have #ifdefs in fs/dax.c for
> > FS_IOMAP.
>
> Actually, based on Dave's request I've also sent Ted updated version which
> did select FS_IOMAP in CONFIG_DAX section. However Ted didn't pull that
> patch (yet?). Anyway, I don't care whose patch gets merged, I just wanted
> to notify you of possible conflict.

Can you please CC me on these patches in the future? I also don't care whose
patches end up fixing this, but I want to make sure we end up in a world where
the "select FS_IOMAP" just happens directly for FS_DAX in fs/Kconfig so that
I can get rid of the unnecessary #ifdefs in fs/dax.c for CONFIG_FS_IOMAP.