Fix netfs_unbuffered_write_iter() to return immediately if generic_write_checks() returns 0, indicating there's nothing to write. Note that netfs_file_write_iter() already does this. Also, whilst we're at it, put in checks for the size being zero before we even take the locks. Note that generic_write_checks() can still reduce the size to zero, so we still need that check. Without this, a warning similar to the following is logged to dmesg: netfs: Zero-sized write [R=1b6da] and the syscall fails with EIO, e.g.: /sbin/ldconfig.real: Writing of cache extension data failed: Input/output error This can be reproduced on 9p by: xfs_io -f -c 'pwrite 0 0' /xfstest.test/foo Fixes: 153a9961b551 ("netfs: Implement unbuffered/DIO write support") Reported-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ZbQUU6QKmIftKsmo@FV7GG9FTHL/ Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> cc: Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> cc: v9fs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: linux_oss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- fs/netfs/buffered_write.c | 3 +++ fs/netfs/direct_write.c | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c index a3059b3168fd..9a0d32e4b422 100644 --- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c +++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c @@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from) _enter("%llx,%zx,%llx", iocb->ki_pos, iov_iter_count(from), i_size_read(inode)); + if (!iov_iter_count(from)) + return 0; + if ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) || test_bit(NETFS_ICTX_UNBUFFERED, &ictx->flags)) return netfs_unbuffered_write_iter(iocb, from); diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c index 60a40d293c87..bee047e20f5d 100644 --- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c +++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from) _enter("%llx,%zx,%llx", iocb->ki_pos, iov_iter_count(from), i_size_read(inode)); + if (!iov_iter_count(from)) + return 0; + trace_netfs_write_iter(iocb, from); netfs_stat(&netfs_n_rh_dio_write); @@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from) if (ret < 0) return ret; ret = generic_write_checks(iocb, from); - if (ret < 0) + if (ret <= 0) goto out; ret = file_remove_privs(file); if (ret < 0)