[PATCH V8 08/11] fs: Define I_DONTCACNE in VFS layer

From: ira . weiny
Date: Wed Apr 15 2020 - 02:46:51 EST


From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>

DAX effective mode changes (setting of S_DAX) require inode eviction.

Define a flag which can be set to inform the VFS layer that inodes
should not be cached. This will expedite the eviction of those nodes
requiring reload.

Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/fs.h | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index a818ced22961..e2db71d150c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2151,6 +2151,8 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src,
*
* I_CREATING New object's inode in the middle of setting up.
*
+ * I_DONTCACHE Do not cache the inode
+ *
* Q: What is the difference between I_WILL_FREE and I_FREEING?
*/
#define I_DIRTY_SYNC (1 << 0)
@@ -2173,6 +2175,7 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src,
#define I_WB_SWITCH (1 << 13)
#define I_OVL_INUSE (1 << 14)
#define I_CREATING (1 << 15)
+#define I_DONTCACHE (1 << 16)

#define I_DIRTY_INODE (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)
#define I_DIRTY (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_PAGES)
@@ -3042,7 +3045,8 @@ extern int inode_needs_sync(struct inode *inode);
extern int generic_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
static inline int generic_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
{
- return !inode->i_nlink || inode_unhashed(inode);
+ return !inode->i_nlink || inode_unhashed(inode) ||
+ (inode->i_state & I_DONTCACHE);
}

extern struct inode *ilookup5_nowait(struct super_block *sb,
--
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