On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 08:56:33AM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote: > On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 11:48:31AM -0500, Kent Overstreet wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 11:44:48AM -0500, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 11:34 AM Kent Overstreet > > > <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 06:42:27AM -0500, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM Kent Overstreet > > > > > <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Add a new statx field for (sub)volume identifiers, as implemented by > > > > > > btrfs and bcachefs. > > > > > > > > > > > > This includes bcachefs support; we'll definitely want btrfs support as > > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/2uvhm6gweyl7iyyp2xpfryvcu2g3padagaeqcbiavjyiis6prl@yjm725bizncq/ > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Cc: Josef Bacik <josef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Cc: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > --- > > > > > > fs/bcachefs/fs.c | 3 +++ > > > > > > fs/stat.c | 1 + > > > > > > include/linux/stat.h | 1 + > > > > > > include/uapi/linux/stat.h | 4 +++- > > > > > > 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/fs.c b/fs/bcachefs/fs.c > > > > > > index 3f073845bbd7..6a542ed43e2c 100644 > > > > > > --- a/fs/bcachefs/fs.c > > > > > > +++ b/fs/bcachefs/fs.c > > > > > > @@ -840,6 +840,9 @@ static int bch2_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, > > > > > > stat->blksize = block_bytes(c); > > > > > > stat->blocks = inode->v.i_blocks; > > > > > > > > > > > > + stat->subvol = inode->ei_subvol; > > > > > > + stat->result_mask |= STATX_SUBVOL; > > > > > > + > > > > > > if (request_mask & STATX_BTIME) { > > > > > > stat->result_mask |= STATX_BTIME; > > > > > > stat->btime = bch2_time_to_timespec(c, inode->ei_inode.bi_otime); > > > > > > diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c > > > > > > index 77cdc69eb422..70bd3e888cfa 100644 > > > > > > --- a/fs/stat.c > > > > > > +++ b/fs/stat.c > > > > > > @@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ cp_statx(const struct kstat *stat, struct statx __user *buffer) > > > > > > tmp.stx_mnt_id = stat->mnt_id; > > > > > > tmp.stx_dio_mem_align = stat->dio_mem_align; > > > > > > tmp.stx_dio_offset_align = stat->dio_offset_align; > > > > > > + tmp.stx_subvol = stat->subvol; > > > > > > > > > > > > return copy_to_user(buffer, &tmp, sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0; > > > > > > } > > > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/stat.h b/include/linux/stat.h > > > > > > index 52150570d37a..bf92441dbad2 100644 > > > > > > --- a/include/linux/stat.h > > > > > > +++ b/include/linux/stat.h > > > > > > @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct kstat { > > > > > > u32 dio_mem_align; > > > > > > u32 dio_offset_align; > > > > > > u64 change_cookie; > > > > > > + u64 subvol; > > > > > > }; > > > > > > > > > > > > /* These definitions are internal to the kernel for now. Mainly used by nfsd. */ > > > > > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > > > > > > index 2f2ee82d5517..67626d535316 100644 > > > > > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > > > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > > > > > > @@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ struct statx { > > > > > > __u64 stx_mnt_id; > > > > > > __u32 stx_dio_mem_align; /* Memory buffer alignment for direct I/O */ > > > > > > __u32 stx_dio_offset_align; /* File offset alignment for direct I/O */ > > > > > > + __u64 stx_subvol; /* Subvolume identifier */ > > > > > > /* 0xa0 */ > > > > > > - __u64 __spare3[12]; /* Spare space for future expansion */ > > > > > > + __u64 __spare3[11]; /* Spare space for future expansion */ > > > > > > /* 0x100 */ > > > > > > }; > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ struct statx { > > > > > > #define STATX_MNT_ID 0x00001000U /* Got stx_mnt_id */ > > > > > > #define STATX_DIOALIGN 0x00002000U /* Want/got direct I/O alignment info */ > > > > > > #define STATX_MNT_ID_UNIQUE 0x00004000U /* Want/got extended stx_mount_id */ > > > > > > +#define STATX_SUBVOL 0x00008000U /* Want/got stx_subvol */ > > > > > > > > > > > > #define STATX__RESERVED 0x80000000U /* Reserved for future struct statx expansion */ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 2.43.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it's generally expected that patches that touch different > > > > > layers are split up. That is, we should have a patch that adds the > > > > > capability and a separate patch that enables it in bcachefs. This also > > > > > helps make it clearer to others how a new feature should be plumbed > > > > > into a filesystem. > > > > > > > > > > I would prefer it to be split up in this manner for this reason. > > > > > > > > I'll do it that way if the patch is big enough that it ought to be > > > > split up. For something this small, seeing how it's used is relevant > > > > context for both reviewers and people looking at it afterwards. > > > > > > > > > > It needs to also be split up because fs/ and fs/bcachefs are > > > maintained differently. And while right now bcachefs is the only > > > consumer of the API, btrfs will add it right after it's committed, and > > > for people who are cherry-picking/backporting accordingly, having to > > > chop out part of a patch would be unpleasant. > > > > It's a new feature, not a bugfix, this should never get backported. And > > I the bcachefs maintainer wrote the patch, and I'm submitting it to the > > VFS maintainer, so if it's fine with him it's fine with me. > > But then how am I supposed to bikeshed the structure of the V2 patchset > by immediately asking you to recombine the patches and spit out a V3? > > </sarcasm> I see no reason to split this up. Especially given how small the patch is. If there's a good reason such as meaningful merge conflicts then we can always move to a stable branch for the infrastructure changes that everyone else can pull from. > > But, seriously, can you update the manpage too? Is stx_subvol a u64 > cookie where userspace mustn't try to read anything into its contents? > Just like st_ino and st_dev are (supposed) to be? I was honestly hoping for a more elaborate patch description that would have explained this. But I can just add this and yes, this is how I conceptualized it and how we've always discussed it before.