Re: [PATCH V7 5/9] fs/xfs: Create function xfs_inode_enable_dax()

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Tue Apr 14 2020 - 02:27:35 EST


On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:40:42PM -0700, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> xfs_inode_supports_dax() should reflect if the inode can support DAX not
> that it is enabled for DAX.
>
> Change the use of xfs_inode_supports_dax() to reflect only if the inode
> and underlying storage support dax.
>
> Add a new function xfs_inode_enable_dax() which reflects if the inode
> should be enabled for DAX.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> Changes from v6:
> Change enable checks to be sequential logic.
> Update for 2 bit tri-state option.
> Make 'static' consistent.
> Don't set S_DAX if !CONFIG_FS_DAX
>
> Changes from v5:
> Update to reflect the new tri-state mount option
>
> Changes from v3:
> Update functions and names to be more clear
> Update commit message
> Merge with
> 'fs/xfs: Clean up DAX support check'
> don't allow IS_DAX() on a directory
> use STATIC macro for static
> make xfs_inode_supports_dax() static
> ---
> fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> index 81f2f93caec0..37bd15b55878 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
> @@ -1244,12 +1244,11 @@ xfs_inode_supports_dax(
> struct xfs_mount *mp = ip->i_mount;
>
> /* Only supported on non-reflinked files. */
> - if (!S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode) || xfs_is_reflink_inode(ip))
> + if (xfs_is_reflink_inode(ip))
> return false;
>
> - /* DAX mount option or DAX iflag must be set. */
> - if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_DAX) &&
> - !(ip->i_d.di_flags2 & XFS_DIFLAG2_DAX))
> + /* Only supported on regular files. */
> + if (!S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
> return false;

To me it would make sense to check S_ISREG before reflink, as it seems
more logical.

> +#ifdef CONFIG_FS_DAX
> +static bool
> +xfs_inode_enable_dax(
> + struct xfs_inode *ip)
> +{
> + if (ip->i_mount->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NODAX)
> + return false;
> + if (!xfs_inode_supports_dax(ip))
> + return false;
> + if (ip->i_mount->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_DAX)
> + return true;
> + if (ip->i_d.di_flags2 & XFS_DIFLAG2_DAX)
> + return true;
> + return false;
> +}
> +#else /* !CONFIG_FS_DAX */
> +static bool
> +xfs_inode_enable_dax(
> + struct xfs_inode *ip)
> +{
> + return false;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_FS_DAX */

Just throw in a

if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_DAX))
return false;

as the first statement of the full version and avoid the stub entirely?