| Message ID | 20200407182958.568475-4-ira.weiny@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Enable per-file/per-directory DAX operations V6 | expand |
On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 11:29:53AM -0700, 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 > state (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 > > The file is in the DAX (cpu direct access) state. DAX state > attempts to minimize software cache effects for both I/O and > memory mappings of this file. It requires a file system which > has been configured to support DAX. > > DAX generally assumes all accesses are via cpu load / store > instructions which can minimize overhead for small accesses, but > may adversely affect cpu utilization for large transfers. > > File I/O is done directly to/from user-space buffers and memory > mapped I/O may be performed with direct memory mappings that > bypass kernel page cache. > > While the DAX property tends to result in data being transferred > synchronously, it does not give the same guarantees of O_SYNC > where data and the necessary metadata are transferred together. > > A DAX file may support being mapped with the MAP_SYNC flag, > which enables a program to use CPU cache flush instructions to > persist CPU store operations without an explicit fsync(2). See > mmap(2) for more information. > > Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> > Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com> > Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> > > --- > Changes from V2: > Update man page text with comments from Darrick, Jan, Dan, and > Dave. > --- > 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 */ Looks fine. Man page text seems ok, too. Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
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 */