Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] fuse: remove tmp folio for writebacks and internal rb tree

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On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 at 23:27, Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Why is it bad? I can understand fuse server getting blocked on fuse
> folios is bad but why it is bad for other applications/tasks? I am
> wondering network filesystems have to handle similar situation then why
> is it bad just for fuse?

You need privileges (physical access) to unplug the network cable.
You don't need privileges (in most setups) to run a fuse server.

> It might be a bit more than sprinkling. The reclaim code has to activate
> the folio to avoid reclaiming the folio in near future. I am not sure
> what we will need to do for move_pages() syscall.

Maybe move_pages() is okay, because it is explicitly targeting a fuse
mmap.   Is this the only way to trigger MIGRATE_SYNC?

Thanks,
Miklos




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