Re: [PATCH 3/6] CIFS: Make write call work with strict cache mode

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2010/11/9 Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri,  5 Nov 2010 11:29:34 +0300
> Pavel Shilovsky <piastryyy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On strict cache mode if we don't have Exclusive oplock we write a data to
>> the server through cifs_user_write. Then if we Level II oplock store it in
>> the cache, otherwise - invalidate inode pages affected by this writing.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Shilovsky <piastryyy@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  fs/cifs/cifsfs.c |   51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>>  fs/cifs/file.c   |   14 ++++++++++++--
>>  2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
>> index bb7f36e..fbcd219 100644
>> --- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
>> +++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
>> @@ -596,12 +596,53 @@ static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
>>  static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
>>                                  unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
>>  {
>> -     struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
>> -     ssize_t written;
>> +     struct inode *inode;
>> +     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
>> +     ssize_t written, cache_written;
>> +     loff_t saved_pos;
>> +
>> +     inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
>> +
>> +     if (CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheAll)
>> +             return generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
>> +
>> +     cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
>> +
>> +     if ((cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_STRICT_IO) == 0) {
>> +             int rc;
>> +
>> +             written = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
>> +
>> +             rc = filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
>> +             if (rc)
>> +                     cFYI(1, "cifs_file_aio_write: %d rc on %p inode",
>> +                          rc, inode);
>> +             return written;
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     saved_pos = pos;
>> +     written = cifs_user_write(iocb->ki_filp, iov->iov_base,
>> +                               iov->iov_len, &pos);
>> +
>> +     if (written > 0 && CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheRead) {
>> +             /* we have data written to the server and at least oplock
>> +                for reading - store the date in the cache */
>> +             cache_written = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov,
>> +                                                    nr_segs, saved_pos);
>> +             if (cache_written != written)
>> +                     cERROR(1, "Cache written and server written data "
>> +                            "lengths are different");
>> +             return written;
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     if (written > 0)
>> +             invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping,
>> +                                           saved_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
>> +                                           (saved_pos+iov->iov_len-1)
>> +                                           >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
>> +
>> +     iocb->ki_pos = pos;
>>
>> -     written = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
>> -     if (!CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheAll)
>> -             filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
>>       return written;
>>  }
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
>> index b36de2e..85824c0 100644
>> --- a/fs/cifs/file.c
>> +++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
>> @@ -1537,7 +1537,11 @@ static int cifs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
>>                       struct page *page, void *fsdata)
>>  {
>>       int rc;
>> -     struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
>> +     struct inode *inode;
>> +     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
>> +
>> +     inode = mapping->host;
>> +     cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
>>
>>       cFYI(1, "write_end for page %p from pos %lld with %d bytes",
>>                page, pos, copied);
>> @@ -1570,7 +1574,13 @@ static int cifs_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
>>       } else {
>>               rc = copied;
>>               pos += copied;
>> -             set_page_dirty(page);
>> +             /* if we have strict cache switched on and don't have Exclusive
>> +                oplock for the inode, we don't have to set_page_dirty
>> +                because we flushed the data to the server in
>> +                cifs_file_aio_write before */
>> +             if ((cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_STRICT_IO) == 0 ||
>> +                 CIFS_I(inode)->clientCanCacheAll)
>> +                     set_page_dirty(page);
>
> Is there a potential for a race here? Suppose I have clientCanCacheAll
> set, I write to the cache, but before I get to cifs_write_end, an
> oplock break is processed and clientCanCacheAll is cleared. Now I have
> dirty data in cache but the dirty flag doesn't get set. Does anything
> prevent that?

Yes, you are right. In the case of clientCanCacheAll and STRICT_IO set
- can we call set_page_dirty for every page affected by our write in
cifs_file_aio_write? It should prevent races, I think.

>
>>       }
>>
>>       if (rc > 0) {
>



-- 
Best regards,
Pavel Shilovsky.
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