From: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> To: ira.weiny@intel.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>, "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@oracle.com>, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>, Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>, "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH V2 01/12] fs/stat: Define DAX statx attribute Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:37:15 +0100 Message-ID: <20200115113715.GB2595@quack2.suse.cz> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20200110192942.25021-2-ira.weiny@intel.com> On Fri 10-01-20 11:29:31, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote: > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> > > In order for users to determine if a file is currently operating in DAX > mode (effective DAX). Define a statx attribute value and set that > attribute if the effective DAX flag is set. > > To go along with this we propose the following addition to the statx man > page: > > STATX_ATTR_DAX > > DAX (cpu direct access) is a file mode that attempts to minimize > software cache effects for both I/O and memory mappings of this > file. It requires a capable device, a compatible filesystem > block size, and filesystem opt-in. It generally assumes all > accesses are via cpu load / store instructions which can > minimize overhead for small accesses, but adversely affect cpu > utilization for large transfers. File I/O is done directly > to/from user-space buffers. While the DAX property tends to > result in data being transferred synchronously it does not give > the guarantees of synchronous I/O that data and necessary > metadata are transferred. Memory mapped I/O may be performed > with direct mappings that bypass system memory buffering. Again > while memory-mapped I/O tends to result in data being > transferred synchronously it does not guarantee synchronous > metadata updates. A dax file may optionally support being mapped > with the MAP_SYNC flag which does allow cpu store operations to > be considered synchronous modulo cpu cache effects. > > Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> This looks good to me. You can add: Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Honza > --- > fs/stat.c | 3 +++ > include/uapi/linux/stat.h | 1 + > 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c > index 030008796479..894699c74dde 100644 > --- a/fs/stat.c > +++ b/fs/stat.c > @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ int vfs_getattr_nosec(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat, > if (IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)) > stat->attributes |= STATX_ATTR_AUTOMOUNT; > > + if (IS_DAX(inode)) > + stat->attributes |= STATX_ATTR_DAX; > + > if (inode->i_op->getattr) > return inode->i_op->getattr(path, stat, request_mask, > query_flags); > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > index ad80a5c885d5..e5f9d5517f6b 100644 > --- a/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/stat.h > @@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct statx { > #define STATX_ATTR_ENCRYPTED 0x00000800 /* [I] File requires key to decrypt in fs */ > #define STATX_ATTR_AUTOMOUNT 0x00001000 /* Dir: Automount trigger */ > #define STATX_ATTR_VERITY 0x00100000 /* [I] Verity protected file */ > +#define STATX_ATTR_DAX 0x00002000 /* [I] File is DAX */ > > > #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_STAT_H */ > -- > 2.21.0 > -- Jan Kara <jack@suse.com> SUSE Labs, CR
next prev parent reply index Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2020-01-10 19:29 [RFC PATCH V2 00/12] Enable per-file/directory DAX operations V2 ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 01/12] fs/stat: Define DAX statx attribute ira.weiny 2020-01-15 11:37 ` Jan Kara [this message] 2020-01-15 17:38 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-15 19:45 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-15 20:10 ` Dan Williams 2020-01-15 22:38 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-16 5:39 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-16 6:05 ` Dan Williams 2020-01-16 6:18 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-16 6:25 ` Dan Williams 2020-01-18 9:11 ` Dave Chinner 2020-01-16 17:55 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-16 18:04 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-16 18:52 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-16 22:19 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-17 11:58 ` Jan Kara 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 02/12] fs/xfs: Isolate the physical DAX flag from effective ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 03/12] fs/xfs: Separate functionality of xfs_inode_supports_dax() ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 04/12] fs/xfs: Clean up DAX support check ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 05/12] fs: remove unneeded IS_DAX() check ira.weiny 2020-01-16 9:38 ` Jan Kara 2020-01-16 18:47 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 06/12] fs/xfs: Check if the inode supports DAX under lock ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 07/12] fs: Add locking for a dynamic inode 'mode' ira.weiny 2020-01-13 22:12 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 0:20 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-14 1:03 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-15 19:08 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-16 5:40 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-16 18:54 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 08/12] fs/xfs: Add lock/unlock mode to xfs ira.weiny 2020-01-13 22:19 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 0:35 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-15 0:57 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-15 23:52 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-16 9:24 ` Jan Kara 2020-01-16 19:12 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 09/12] fs: Prevent mode change if file is mmap'ed ira.weiny 2020-01-13 22:22 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 0:46 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-14 1:30 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 17:53 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-15 11:34 ` Jan Kara 2020-01-15 18:24 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-15 10:21 ` David Laight 2020-01-15 17:53 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 10/12] fs/xfs: Fix truncate up ira.weiny 2020-01-13 22:27 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 0:40 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-14 1:14 ` Darrick J. Wong 2020-01-14 19:00 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-14 19:39 ` Ira Weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 11/12] fs/xfs: Clean up locking in dax invalidate ira.weiny 2020-01-10 19:29 ` [RFC PATCH V2 12/12] fs/xfs: Allow toggle of effective DAX flag ira.weiny
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