Re: [RFC PATCH 03/53] netfs: Note nonblockingness in the netfs_io_request struct

[Jeff Layton]

On Fri, 2023-10-13 at 16:56 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Allow O_NONBLOCK to be noted in the netfs_io_request struct.  Also add a
> flag, NETFS_RREQ_BLOCKED to record if we did block.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: linux-cachefs@xxxxxxxxxx
> cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  fs/netfs/objects.c    | 2 ++
>  include/linux/netfs.h | 2 ++
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
> index 85f428fc52e6..e41f9fc9bdd2 100644
> --- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
> +++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rreq->subrequests);
>  	refcount_set(&rreq->ref, 1);
>  	__set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags);
> +	if (file && file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
> +		__set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_NONBLOCK, &rreq->flags);
>  	if (rreq->netfs_ops->init_request) {
>  		ret = rreq->netfs_ops->init_request(rreq, file);
>  		if (ret < 0) {
> diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
> index 282511090ead..b92e982ac4a0 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netfs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
> @@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ struct netfs_io_request {
>  #define NETFS_RREQ_DONT_UNLOCK_FOLIOS	3	/* Don't unlock the folios on completion */
>  #define NETFS_RREQ_FAILED		4	/* The request failed */
>  #define NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS		5	/* Unlocked when the request completes */
> +#define NETFS_RREQ_NONBLOCK		6	/* Don't block if possible (O_NONBLOCK) */
> +#define NETFS_RREQ_BLOCKED		7	/* We blocked */
>  	const struct netfs_request_ops *netfs_ops;
>  };
>  
> 

I'd prefer to see this patch squashed in with the first patches that
actually check for these flags. I can't look at this patch alone and
tell how it'll be used.

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>