On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 8:06 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 8/15/23 11:02 AM, Jens Axboe wrote: > > On 8/15/23 10:57 AM, Amir Goldstein wrote: > >> +/** > >> + * kiocb_start_write - get write access to a superblock for async file io > >> + * @iocb: the io context we want to submit the write with > >> + * > >> + * This is a variant of file_start_write() for async io submission. > >> + * Should be matched with a call to kiocb_end_write(). > >> + */ > >> +static inline void kiocb_start_write(struct kiocb *iocb) > >> +{ > >> + struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp); > >> + > >> + iocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_WRITE; > >> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE_STARTED)) > >> + return; > >> + if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) > >> + return; > >> + sb_start_write(inode->i_sb); > >> + /* > >> + * Fool lockdep by telling it the lock got released so that it > >> + * doesn't complain about the held lock when we return to userspace. > >> + */ > >> + __sb_writers_release(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE); > >> + iocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_WRITE_STARTED; > >> +} > >> + > >> +/** > >> + * kiocb_end_write - drop write access to a superblock after async file io > >> + * @iocb: the io context we sumbitted the write with > >> + * > >> + * Should be matched with a call to kiocb_start_write(). > >> + */ > >> +static inline void kiocb_end_write(struct kiocb *iocb) > >> +{ > >> + struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp); > >> + > >> + if (!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE_STARTED)) > >> + return; > >> + if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) > >> + return; > > And how would IOCB_WRITE_STARTED ever be set, if S_ISREG() isn't true? Good point. I will pass is_reg argument from callers of kiocb_start_write() and will only check IOCB_WRITE_STARTED in kiocb_end_write(). Thanks, Amir.