[PATCH 0/4] Generic O_SYNC AIO DIO handling

[PATCH 0/4] Generic O_SYNC AIO DIO handling

[Jan Kara]

  Hi Jeff,

  these patches implement generic way of handling O_SYNC AIO DIO. They work
for all filesystems except for ext4 and xfs. Thus together with your patches,
all filesystems should handle O_SYNC AIO DIO correctly. I've tested ext3,
btrfs, and xfs (to check that I didn't break anything when the generic code
is unused) and things seem to work fine. Will you add these patches to your
series please? Thanks.

								Honza

[PATCH 1/4] vfs: Handle O_SYNC AIO DIO in generic code properly

[Jan Kara]

Provide VFS helpers for handling O_SYNC AIO DIO writes. Filesystem wanting to
use the helpers has to pass DIO_SYNC_WRITES to __blockdev_direct_IO. Then if
they don't use direct IO end_io handler, generic code takes care of everything
else. Otherwise their end_io handler is passed struct dio_sync_io_work pointer
as 'private' argument and they have to call generic_dio_end_io() to finish
their AIO DIO. Generic code then takes care to call generic_write_sync() from
a workqueue context when AIO DIO is completed.

Since all filesystems using blockdev_direct_IO() need O_SYNC aio dio handling
and the generic one is enough for them, make blockdev_direct_IO() pass
DIO_SYNC_WRITES flag.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/direct-io.c     |  128 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 fs/super.c         |    2 +
 include/linux/fs.h |   13 +++++-
 3 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 4a588db..79aa531 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 
+#include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
+
 /*
  * How many user pages to map in one call to get_user_pages().  This determines
  * the size of a structure in the slab cache
@@ -112,6 +114,15 @@ struct dio_submit {
 	unsigned tail;			/* last valid page + 1 */
 };
 
+/* state needed for final sync and completion of O_SYNC AIO DIO */
+struct dio_sync_io_work {
+	struct kiocb *iocb;
+	loff_t offset;
+	ssize_t len;
+	int ret;
+	struct work_struct work;
+};
+
 /* dio_state communicated between submission path and end_io */
 struct dio {
 	int flags;			/* doesn't change */
@@ -134,6 +145,7 @@ struct dio {
 	/* AIO related stuff */
 	struct kiocb *iocb;		/* kiocb */
 	ssize_t result;                 /* IO result */
+	struct dio_sync_io_work *sync_work;	/* work used for O_SYNC AIO */
 
 	/*
 	 * pages[] (and any fields placed after it) are not zeroed out at
@@ -261,6 +273,45 @@ static inline struct page *dio_get_page(struct dio *dio,
 }
 
 /**
+ * generic_dio_end_io() - generic dio ->end_io handler
+ * @iocb: iocb of finishing DIO
+ * @offset: the byte offset in the file of the completed operation
+ * @bytes: length of the completed operation
+ * @work: work to queue for O_SYNC AIO DIO, NULL otherwise
+ * @ret: error code if IO failed
+ * @is_async: is this AIO?
+ *
+ * This is generic callback to be called when direct IO is finished. It
+ * handles update of number of outstanding DIOs for an inode, completion
+ * of async iocb and queueing of work if we need to call fsync() because
+ * io was O_SYNC.
+ */
+void generic_dio_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset, ssize_t bytes,
+			struct dio_sync_io_work *work, int ret, bool is_async)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (!is_async) {
+		inode_dio_done(inode);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If we need to sync file, we offload completion to workqueue
+	 */
+	if (work) {
+		work->ret = ret;
+		work->offset = offset;
+		work->len = bytes;
+		queue_work(inode->i_sb->s_dio_flush_wq, &work->work);
+	} else {
+		aio_complete(iocb, ret, 0);
+		inode_dio_done(inode);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_dio_end_io);
+
+/**
  * dio_complete() - called when all DIO BIO I/O has been completed
  * @offset: the byte offset in the file of the completed operation
  *
@@ -302,12 +353,22 @@ static ssize_t dio_complete(struct dio *dio, loff_t offset, ssize_t ret, bool is
 		ret = transferred;
 
 	if (dio->end_io && dio->result) {
+		void *private;
+
+		if (dio->sync_work)
+			private = dio->sync_work;
+		else
+			private = dio->private;
 		dio->end_io(dio->iocb, offset, transferred,
-			    dio->private, ret, is_async);
+			    private, ret, is_async);
 	} else {
-		if (is_async)
-			aio_complete(dio->iocb, ret, 0);
-		inode_dio_done(dio->inode);
+		/* No IO submitted? Skip syncing... */
+		if (!dio->result && dio->sync_work) {
+			kfree(dio->sync_work);
+			dio->sync_work = NULL;
+		}
+		generic_dio_end_io(dio->iocb, offset, transferred,
+				   dio->sync_work, ret, is_async);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1064,6 +1125,41 @@ static inline int drop_refcount(struct dio *dio)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Work performed from workqueue when AIO DIO is finished.
+ */
+static void dio_aio_sync_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct dio_sync_io_work *sync_work =
+			container_of(work, struct dio_sync_io_work, work);
+	struct kiocb *iocb = sync_work->iocb;
+	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	int err, ret = sync_work->ret;
+
+	err = generic_write_sync(iocb->ki_filp, sync_work->offset,
+				 sync_work->len);
+	if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
+		ret = err;
+	aio_complete(iocb, ret, 0);
+	inode_dio_done(inode);
+}
+
+static noinline int dio_create_flush_wq(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq =
+				alloc_workqueue("dio-sync", WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
+
+	if (!wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	/*
+	 * Atomically put workqueue in place. Release our one in case someone
+	 * else won the race and attached workqueue to superblock.
+	 */
+	if (cmpxchg(&sb->s_dio_flush_wq, NULL, wq))
+		destroy_workqueue(wq);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * This is a library function for use by filesystem drivers.
  *
  * The locking rules are governed by the flags parameter:
@@ -1155,6 +1251,26 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 	memset(dio, 0, offsetof(struct dio, pages));
 
 	dio->flags = flags;
+	if (flags & DIO_SYNC_WRITES && rw & WRITE &&
+	    ((iocb->ki_filp->f_flags & O_DSYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
+		/* The first O_SYNC AIO DIO for this FS? Create workqueue... */
+		if (!inode->i_sb->s_dio_flush_wq) {
+			retval = dio_create_flush_wq(inode->i_sb);
+			if (retval) {
+				kmem_cache_free(dio_cache, dio);
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+		dio->sync_work = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dio_sync_io_work),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!dio->sync_work) {
+			retval = -ENOMEM;
+			kmem_cache_free(dio_cache, dio);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		INIT_WORK(&dio->sync_work->work, dio_aio_sync_work);
+		dio->sync_work->iocb = iocb;
+	}
 	if (dio->flags & DIO_LOCKING) {
 		if (rw == READ) {
 			struct address_space *mapping =
@@ -1167,6 +1283,7 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 							      end - 1);
 			if (retval) {
 				mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+				kfree(dio->sync_work);
 				kmem_cache_free(dio_cache, dio);
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -1310,6 +1427,9 @@ do_blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (drop_refcount(dio) == 0) {
 		retval = dio_complete(dio, offset, retval, false);
+		/* Test for !NULL to save a call for common case */
+		if (dio->sync_work)
+			kfree(dio->sync_work);
 		kmem_cache_free(dio_cache, dio);
 	} else
 		BUG_ON(retval != -EIOCBQUEUED);
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 6015c02..741784d 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ static inline void destroy_super(struct super_block *s)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	free_percpu(s->s_files);
 #endif
+	if (s->s_dio_flush_wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(s->s_dio_flush_wq);
 	security_sb_free(s);
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&s->s_mounts));
 	kfree(s->s_subtype);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 386da09..68cd00a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ struct kstatfs;
 struct vm_area_struct;
 struct vfsmount;
 struct cred;
+struct workqueue_struct;
 
 extern void __init inode_init(void);
 extern void __init inode_init_early(void);
@@ -1496,6 +1497,9 @@ struct super_block {
 
 	/* Being remounted read-only */
 	int s_readonly_remount;
+
+	/* Pending fsync calls for completed AIO DIO with O_SYNC */
+	struct workqueue_struct	*s_dio_flush_wq;
 };
 
 /* superblock cache pruning functions */
@@ -2428,11 +2432,18 @@ enum {
 
 	/* filesystem does not support filling holes */
 	DIO_SKIP_HOLES	= 0x02,
+
+	/* need generic handling of O_SYNC aio writes */
+	DIO_SYNC_WRITES = 0x04
 };
 
+struct dio_sync_io_work;
+
 void dio_end_io(struct bio *bio, int error);
 void inode_dio_wait(struct inode *inode);
 void inode_dio_done(struct inode *inode);
+void generic_dio_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset, ssize_t bytes,
+                        struct dio_sync_io_work *work, int ret, bool is_async);
 
 ssize_t __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 	struct block_device *bdev, const struct iovec *iov, loff_t offset,
@@ -2445,7 +2456,7 @@ static inline ssize_t blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 {
 	return __blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iov,
 				    offset, nr_segs, get_block, NULL, NULL,
-				    DIO_LOCKING | DIO_SKIP_HOLES);
+				    DIO_LOCKING | DIO_SKIP_HOLES | DIO_SYNC_WRITES);
 }
 #else
 static inline void inode_dio_wait(struct inode *inode)
-- 
1.7.1

[PATCH 2/4] ocfs2: Use generic handlers of O_SYNC AIO DIO

[Jan Kara]

Use generic handlers to queue fsync() when AIO DIO is completed for O_SYNC
file.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/ocfs2/aops.c |    6 ++----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 78b68af..3d14c2b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@ static void ocfs2_dio_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	level = ocfs2_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb);
 	ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, level);
 
-	if (is_async)
-		aio_complete(iocb, ret, 0);
-	inode_dio_done(inode);
+	generic_dio_end_io(iocb, offset, bytes, private, ret, is_async);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -642,7 +640,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_direct_IO(int rw,
 	return __blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev,
 				    iov, offset, nr_segs,
 				    ocfs2_direct_IO_get_blocks,
-				    ocfs2_dio_end_io, NULL, 0);
+				    ocfs2_dio_end_io, NULL, DIO_SYNC_WRITES);
 }
 
 static void ocfs2_figure_cluster_boundaries(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-- 
1.7.1

[PATCH 3/4] gfs2: Use generic handlers of O_SYNC AIO DIO

[Jan Kara]

Use generic handlers to queue fsync() when AIO DIO is completed for O_SYNC
file.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/gfs2/aops.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 501e5cb..9c381ff 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 	rv = __blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iov,
 				  offset, nr_segs, gfs2_get_block_direct,
-				  NULL, NULL, 0);
+				  NULL, NULL, DIO_SYNC_WRITES);
 out:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_m(1, &gh);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
-- 
1.7.1

[PATCH 4/4] btrfs: Use generic handlers of O_SYNC AIO DIO

[Jan Kara]

Use generic handlers to queue fsync() when AIO DIO is completed for O_SYNC
file. Although we use our own bio->end_io function, we call dio_end_io()
from it and thus, because we don't set any specific dio->end_io function,
generic code ends up calling generic_dio_end_io() which is all what we need
for proper O_SYNC AIO DIO handling.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
 fs/btrfs/inode.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 32214fe..68add6e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6221,7 +6221,7 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 	ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode,
 		   BTRFS_I(inode)->root->fs_info->fs_devices->latest_bdev,
 		   iov, offset, nr_segs, btrfs_get_blocks_direct, NULL,
-		   btrfs_submit_direct, 0);
+		   btrfs_submit_direct, DIO_SYNC_WRITES);
 
 	if (ret < 0 && ret != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 		clear_extent_bit(&BTRFS_I(inode)->io_tree, offset,
-- 
1.7.1

Re: [PATCH 0/4] Generic O_SYNC AIO DIO handling

[Jeff Moyer]

Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> writes:

>   Hi Jeff,
>
>   these patches implement generic way of handling O_SYNC AIO DIO. They work
> for all filesystems except for ext4 and xfs. Thus together with your patches,
> all filesystems should handle O_SYNC AIO DIO correctly. I've tested ext3,
> btrfs, and xfs (to check that I didn't break anything when the generic code
> is unused) and things seem to work fine. Will you add these patches to your
> series please? Thanks.

Thanks, Jan!  I'll add them in and give them some testing.  I should be
ready to repost the series early next week.

Cheers,
Jeff

Re: [Cluster-devel] [PATCH 3/4] gfs2: Use generic handlers of O_SYNC AIO DIO

[Steven Whitehouse]

Hi,

Acked-by: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com>

That looks ok to me,

Steve.

On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 17:04 +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> Use generic handlers to queue fsync() when AIO DIO is completed for O_SYNC
> file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
> ---
>  fs/gfs2/aops.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
> index 501e5cb..9c381ff 100644
> --- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
> +++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
> @@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
>  
>  	rv = __blockdev_direct_IO(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev, iov,
>  				  offset, nr_segs, gfs2_get_block_direct,
> -				  NULL, NULL, 0);
> +				  NULL, NULL, DIO_SYNC_WRITES);
>  out:
>  	gfs2_glock_dq_m(1, &gh);
>  	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);