Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] ext4: split ext4_file_write into buffered IO and direct IO

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Hi zheng,
On 04/28/2012 11:39 AM, Zheng Liu wrote:
> From: Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ext4_file_buffered/direct_write are defined in order to split buffered IO and
> direct IO in ext4.  This patch just refactor some stuff in write path.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zheng Liu <wenqing.lz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/file.c |   66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
> index cb70f18..e5d6be3 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/file.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
> @@ -89,12 +89,51 @@ ext4_unaligned_aio(struct inode *inode, const struct iovec *iov,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static inline ssize_t
> +ext4_file_buffered_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
> +			 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
> +{
> +	return generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> +}
any reason you wrap generic_file_aio_write with a new function? I didn't
see you use it in the following patch either.

Thanks
Tao
> +
> +static ssize_t
> +ext4_file_dio_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;
> +	int unaligned_aio = 0;
> +	ssize_t ret;
> +
> +	if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb))
> +		unaligned_aio = ext4_unaligned_aio(inode, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> +
> +	/* Unaligned direct AIO must be serialized; see comment above */
> +	if (unaligned_aio) {
> +		static unsigned long unaligned_warn_time;
> +
> +		/* Warn about this once per day */
> +		if (printk_timed_ratelimit(&unaligned_warn_time, 60*60*24*HZ))
> +			ext4_msg(inode->i_sb, KERN_WARNING,
> +				 "Unaligned AIO/DIO on inode %ld by %s; "
> +				 "performance will be poor.",
> +				 inode->i_ino, current->comm);
> +		mutex_lock(ext4_aio_mutex(inode));
> +		ext4_aiodio_wait(inode);
> +	}
> +
> +	ret = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> +
> +	if (unaligned_aio)
> +		mutex_unlock(ext4_aio_mutex(inode));
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static ssize_t
>  ext4_file_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;
> -	int unaligned_aio = 0;
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -114,29 +153,12 @@ ext4_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
>  			nr_segs = iov_shorten((struct iovec *)iov, nr_segs,
>  					      sbi->s_bitmap_maxbytes - pos);
>  		}
> -	} else if (unlikely((iocb->ki_filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT) &&
> -		   !is_sync_kiocb(iocb))) {
> -		unaligned_aio = ext4_unaligned_aio(inode, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> -	}
> -
> -	/* Unaligned direct AIO must be serialized; see comment above */
> -	if (unaligned_aio) {
> -		static unsigned long unaligned_warn_time;
> -
> -		/* Warn about this once per day */
> -		if (printk_timed_ratelimit(&unaligned_warn_time, 60*60*24*HZ))
> -			ext4_msg(inode->i_sb, KERN_WARNING,
> -				 "Unaligned AIO/DIO on inode %ld by %s; "
> -				 "performance will be poor.",
> -				 inode->i_ino, current->comm);
> -		mutex_lock(ext4_aio_mutex(inode));
> -		ext4_aiodio_wait(inode);
>  	}
>  
> -	ret = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> -
> -	if (unaligned_aio)
> -		mutex_unlock(ext4_aio_mutex(inode));
> +	if (unlikely(iocb->ki_filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT))
> +		ret = ext4_file_dio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
> +	else
> +		ret = generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }

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