[PATCH v2 0/2] Document handing of unwritten bh in ext4_block_zero_page_range()
From: Ojaswin Mujoo
Date: Wed Nov 01 2023 - 12:38:28 EST
** Changes v1 -> v2 **
* Instead of exiting early in ext4_block_zero_page_range() for unwrit
bhs like in v1, lets let the current logic be as it is and instead
document the handing of unwritten buffer heads to make the intent
clear
v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20231019165546.norapdphdyx7g3ob@quack3/T/#mbd0ab69d55487493edbd465b3882051e5bc2365d
** Original Cover Letter **
As per discussion with Jan here [1], this patchset intends to exit early
from __ext4_block_zero_page_range() incase the block we are about to
zero (partially) is unwritten and unmapped, since such a block doesn't
require zeroing.
Further, also make sure that calls to ext4_zero_partial_blocks()
truncate the page cache completely beforehand, so that they don't rely
on ext4_zero_partial_block() -> __ext4_block_zero_page_range() to zero
out non block aligned edges of pagecache.
Reviews and comments are appreciated!
Regards,
ojaswin
[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20230914141920.lw2nlpzhcxwuz2y6@quack3/
Ojaswin Mujoo (2):
ext4: treat end of range as exclusive in ext4_zero_range()
ext4: Clarify handling of unwritten bh in
__ext4_block_zero_page_range()
fs/ext4/extents.c | 6 ++++--
fs/ext4/inode.c | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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2.39.3