Re: [PATCHSET v2] io_uring: support fileset add/remove/modify

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On 10/4/19 12:17 PM, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Currently we only support registrering a fixed file set. If changes need
>> to be made to that set, the application must unregister the existing set
>> first, then register a new one.
>>
>> This patchset adds support for sparse file sets (patch 1), which means
>> the application can register a fileset with room for expansion. This is
>> done through having unregistered slots use fd == -1.
>>
>> On top of that, we can add IORING_REGISTER_FILES_UPDATE. This allows
>> modifying the existing file set through:
>>
>> - Replacing empty slots with valid file descriptors
>> - Replacing valid descriptors with an empty slot
>> - Modifying an existing slot, replacing a file descriptor with a new one
> 
> I don't pretend to understand the socket code you wrote.  The io_uring
> bits look good to me.  I also added a testcase to your file-register.c
> program--diff below.  The test passes, of course.  :)

Great, thanks Jeff, I'll add this to the test case.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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