2 * linux/fs/nfs/direct.c
4 * Copyright (C) 2003 by Chuck Lever <cel@netapp.com>
6 * High-performance uncached I/O for the Linux NFS client
8 * There are important applications whose performance or correctness
9 * depends on uncached access to file data. Database clusters
10 * (multiple copies of the same instance running on separate hosts)
11 * implement their own cache coherency protocol that subsumes file
12 * system cache protocols. Applications that process datasets
13 * considerably larger than the client's memory do not always benefit
14 * from a local cache. A streaming video server, for instance, has no
15 * need to cache the contents of a file.
17 * When an application requests uncached I/O, all read and write requests
18 * are made directly to the server; data stored or fetched via these
19 * requests is not cached in the Linux page cache. The client does not
20 * correct unaligned requests from applications. All requested bytes are
21 * held on permanent storage before a direct write system call returns to
24 * Solaris implements an uncached I/O facility called directio() that
25 * is used for backups and sequential I/O to very large files. Solaris
26 * also supports uncaching whole NFS partitions with "-o forcedirectio,"
27 * an undocumented mount option.
29 * Designed by Jeff Kimmel, Chuck Lever, and Trond Myklebust, with
30 * help from Andrew Morton.
32 * 18 Dec 2001 Initial implementation for 2.4 --cel
33 * 08 Jul 2002 Version for 2.4.19, with bug fixes --trondmy
34 * 08 Jun 2003 Port to 2.5 APIs --cel
35 * 31 Mar 2004 Handle direct I/O without VFS support --cel
36 * 15 Sep 2004 Parallel async reads --cel
37 * 04 May 2005 support O_DIRECT with aio --cel
41 #include <linux/errno.h>
42 #include <linux/sched.h>
43 #include <linux/kernel.h>
44 #include <linux/file.h>
45 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
46 #include <linux/kref.h>
48 #include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
49 #include <linux/nfs_page.h>
50 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
52 #include <asm/system.h>
53 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
54 #include <asm/atomic.h>
59 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY NFSDBG_VFS
61 static struct kmem_cache *nfs_direct_cachep;
64 * This represents a set of asynchronous requests that we're waiting on
66 struct nfs_direct_req {
67 struct kref kref; /* release manager */
70 struct nfs_open_context *ctx; /* file open context info */
71 struct kiocb * iocb; /* controlling i/o request */
72 struct inode * inode; /* target file of i/o */
74 /* completion state */
75 atomic_t io_count; /* i/os we're waiting for */
76 spinlock_t lock; /* protect completion state */
77 ssize_t count, /* bytes actually processed */
78 error; /* any reported error */
79 struct completion completion; /* wait for i/o completion */
82 struct list_head rewrite_list; /* saved nfs_write_data structs */
83 struct nfs_write_data * commit_data; /* special write_data for commits */
85 #define NFS_ODIRECT_DO_COMMIT (1) /* an unstable reply was received */
86 #define NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES (2) /* write verification failed */
87 struct nfs_writeverf verf; /* unstable write verifier */
90 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode);
91 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_direct_ops;
93 static inline void get_dreq(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
95 atomic_inc(&dreq->io_count);
98 static inline int put_dreq(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
100 return atomic_dec_and_test(&dreq->io_count);
104 * nfs_direct_IO - NFS address space operation for direct I/O
105 * @rw: direction (read or write)
106 * @iocb: target I/O control block
107 * @iov: array of vectors that define I/O buffer
108 * @pos: offset in file to begin the operation
109 * @nr_segs: size of iovec array
111 * The presence of this routine in the address space ops vector means
112 * the NFS client supports direct I/O. However, we shunt off direct
113 * read and write requests before the VFS gets them, so this method
114 * should never be called.
116 ssize_t nfs_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, loff_t pos, unsigned long nr_segs)
118 dprintk("NFS: nfs_direct_IO (%s) off/no(%Ld/%lu) EINVAL\n",
119 iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
120 (long long) pos, nr_segs);
125 static void nfs_direct_dirty_pages(struct page **pages, unsigned int pgbase, size_t count)
132 pages += (pgbase >> PAGE_SHIFT);
133 npages = (count + (pgbase & ~PAGE_MASK) + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
134 for (i = 0; i < npages; i++) {
135 struct page *page = pages[i];
136 if (!PageCompound(page))
137 set_page_dirty(page);
141 static void nfs_direct_release_pages(struct page **pages, unsigned int npages)
144 for (i = 0; i < npages; i++)
145 page_cache_release(pages[i]);
148 static inline struct nfs_direct_req *nfs_direct_req_alloc(void)
150 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq;
152 dreq = kmem_cache_alloc(nfs_direct_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
156 kref_init(&dreq->kref);
157 kref_get(&dreq->kref);
158 init_completion(&dreq->completion);
159 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dreq->rewrite_list);
162 spin_lock_init(&dreq->lock);
163 atomic_set(&dreq->io_count, 0);
171 static void nfs_direct_req_free(struct kref *kref)
173 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = container_of(kref, struct nfs_direct_req, kref);
175 if (dreq->ctx != NULL)
176 put_nfs_open_context(dreq->ctx);
177 kmem_cache_free(nfs_direct_cachep, dreq);
180 static void nfs_direct_req_release(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
182 kref_put(&dreq->kref, nfs_direct_req_free);
186 * Collects and returns the final error value/byte-count.
188 static ssize_t nfs_direct_wait(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
190 ssize_t result = -EIOCBQUEUED;
192 /* Async requests don't wait here */
196 result = wait_for_completion_interruptible(&dreq->completion);
199 result = dreq->error;
201 result = dreq->count;
204 return (ssize_t) result;
208 * Synchronous I/O uses a stack-allocated iocb. Thus we can't trust
209 * the iocb is still valid here if this is a synchronous request.
211 static void nfs_direct_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
214 long res = (long) dreq->error;
216 res = (long) dreq->count;
217 aio_complete(dreq->iocb, res, 0);
219 complete_all(&dreq->completion);
221 nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);
225 * We must hold a reference to all the pages in this direct read request
226 * until the RPCs complete. This could be long *after* we are woken up in
227 * nfs_direct_wait (for instance, if someone hits ^C on a slow server).
229 static void nfs_direct_read_result(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
231 struct nfs_read_data *data = calldata;
232 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = (struct nfs_direct_req *) data->req;
234 if (nfs_readpage_result(task, data) != 0)
237 spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
238 if (unlikely(task->tk_status < 0)) {
239 dreq->error = task->tk_status;
240 spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
242 dreq->count += data->res.count;
243 spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
244 nfs_direct_dirty_pages(data->pagevec,
248 nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, data->npages);
251 nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
254 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_direct_ops = {
255 .rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_read_result,
256 .rpc_release = nfs_readdata_release,
260 * For each rsize'd chunk of the user's buffer, dispatch an NFS READ
261 * operation. If nfs_readdata_alloc() or get_user_pages() fails,
262 * bail and stop sending more reads. Read length accounting is
263 * handled automatically by nfs_direct_read_result(). Otherwise, if
264 * no requests have been sent, just return an error.
266 static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
267 const struct iovec *iov,
270 struct nfs_open_context *ctx = dreq->ctx;
271 struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
272 unsigned long user_addr = (unsigned long)iov->iov_base;
273 size_t count = iov->iov_len;
274 size_t rsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->rsize;
275 struct rpc_message msg = {
276 .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
278 struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
279 .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
281 .callback_ops = &nfs_read_direct_ops,
282 .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
289 struct nfs_read_data *data;
292 pgbase = user_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
293 bytes = min(rsize,count);
296 data = nfs_readdata_alloc(nfs_page_array_len(pgbase, bytes));
300 down_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
301 result = get_user_pages(current, current->mm, user_addr,
302 data->npages, 1, 0, data->pagevec, NULL);
303 up_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
305 nfs_readdata_release(data);
308 if ((unsigned)result < data->npages) {
309 bytes = result * PAGE_SIZE;
310 if (bytes <= pgbase) {
311 nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, result);
312 nfs_readdata_release(data);
316 data->npages = result;
321 data->req = (struct nfs_page *) dreq;
323 data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
324 data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
325 data->args.context = ctx;
326 data->args.offset = pos;
327 data->args.pgbase = pgbase;
328 data->args.pages = data->pagevec;
329 data->args.count = bytes;
330 data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
332 data->res.count = bytes;
333 msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
334 msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
336 task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
337 NFS_PROTO(inode)->read_setup(data, &msg);
338 rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
340 rpc_execute(&data->task);
342 dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated direct read call "
343 "(req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
346 (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode),
348 (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
353 /* FIXME: Remove this unnecessary math from final patch */
355 pgbase &= ~PAGE_MASK;
356 BUG_ON(pgbase != (user_addr & ~PAGE_MASK));
359 } while (count != 0);
363 return result < 0 ? (ssize_t) result : -EFAULT;
366 static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
367 const struct iovec *iov,
368 unsigned long nr_segs,
371 ssize_t result = -EINVAL;
372 size_t requested_bytes = 0;
377 for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
378 const struct iovec *vec = &iov[seg];
379 result = nfs_direct_read_schedule_segment(dreq, vec, pos);
382 requested_bytes += result;
383 if ((size_t)result < vec->iov_len)
389 nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
391 if (requested_bytes != 0)
399 static ssize_t nfs_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
400 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
404 struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
405 struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(inode);
406 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq;
408 dreq = nfs_direct_req_alloc();
413 dreq->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(iocb->ki_filp));
414 if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb))
417 rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
418 result = nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(dreq, iov, nr_segs, pos);
420 result = nfs_direct_wait(dreq);
421 rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
422 nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);
427 static void nfs_direct_free_writedata(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
429 while (!list_empty(&dreq->rewrite_list)) {
430 struct nfs_write_data *data = list_entry(dreq->rewrite_list.next, struct nfs_write_data, pages);
431 list_del(&data->pages);
432 nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, data->npages);
433 nfs_writedata_release(data);
437 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
438 static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
440 struct inode *inode = dreq->inode;
442 struct nfs_write_data *data;
443 struct rpc_message msg = {
444 .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
446 struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
447 .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
448 .callback_ops = &nfs_write_direct_ops,
449 .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
455 list_for_each(p, &dreq->rewrite_list) {
456 data = list_entry(p, struct nfs_write_data, pages);
460 /* Use stable writes */
461 data->args.stable = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
466 nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
467 data->res.count = data->args.count;
468 memset(&data->verf, 0, sizeof(data->verf));
471 * Reuse data->task; data->args should not have changed
472 * since the original request was sent.
474 task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
475 msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
476 msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
477 NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
478 rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
481 * We're called via an RPC callback, so BKL is already held.
483 rpc_execute(&data->task);
485 dprintk("NFS: %5u rescheduled direct write call (req %s/%Ld, %u bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
488 (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode),
490 (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
494 nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, inode);
497 static void nfs_direct_commit_result(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
499 struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
500 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = (struct nfs_direct_req *) data->req;
502 /* Call the NFS version-specific code */
503 if (NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_done(task, data) != 0)
505 if (unlikely(task->tk_status < 0)) {
506 dprintk("NFS: %5u commit failed with error %d.\n",
507 task->tk_pid, task->tk_status);
508 dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
509 } else if (memcmp(&dreq->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(data->verf))) {
510 dprintk("NFS: %5u commit verify failed\n", task->tk_pid);
511 dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
514 dprintk("NFS: %5u commit returned %d\n", task->tk_pid, task->tk_status);
515 nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, data->inode);
518 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_direct_ops = {
519 .rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_commit_result,
520 .rpc_release = nfs_commit_release,
523 static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
525 struct nfs_write_data *data = dreq->commit_data;
526 struct rpc_message msg = {
527 .rpc_argp = &data->args,
528 .rpc_resp = &data->res,
529 .rpc_cred = dreq->ctx->cred,
531 struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
532 .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(dreq->inode),
534 .callback_ops = &nfs_commit_direct_ops,
535 .callback_data = data,
536 .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
539 data->inode = dreq->inode;
540 data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
542 data->args.fh = NFS_FH(data->inode);
543 data->args.offset = 0;
544 data->args.count = 0;
546 data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
547 data->res.verf = &data->verf;
549 NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->commit_setup(data, &msg);
550 rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
552 /* Note: task.tk_ops->rpc_release will free dreq->commit_data */
553 dreq->commit_data = NULL;
555 dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated commit call\n", data->task.tk_pid);
557 rpc_execute(&data->task);
560 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode)
562 int flags = dreq->flags;
566 case NFS_ODIRECT_DO_COMMIT:
567 nfs_direct_commit_schedule(dreq);
569 case NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES:
570 nfs_direct_write_reschedule(dreq);
573 if (dreq->commit_data != NULL)
574 nfs_commit_free(dreq->commit_data);
575 nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
576 nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
577 nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
581 static void nfs_alloc_commit_data(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
583 dreq->commit_data = nfs_commit_alloc();
584 if (dreq->commit_data != NULL)
585 dreq->commit_data->req = (struct nfs_page *) dreq;
588 static inline void nfs_alloc_commit_data(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
590 dreq->commit_data = NULL;
593 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode)
595 nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
596 nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
597 nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
601 static void nfs_direct_write_result(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
603 struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
604 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = (struct nfs_direct_req *) data->req;
605 int status = task->tk_status;
607 if (nfs_writeback_done(task, data) != 0)
610 spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
612 if (unlikely(status < 0)) {
613 /* An error has occurred, so we should not commit */
615 dreq->error = status;
617 if (unlikely(dreq->error != 0))
620 dreq->count += data->res.count;
622 if (data->res.verf->committed != NFS_FILE_SYNC) {
623 switch (dreq->flags) {
625 memcpy(&dreq->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(dreq->verf));
626 dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_DO_COMMIT;
628 case NFS_ODIRECT_DO_COMMIT:
629 if (memcmp(&dreq->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(dreq->verf))) {
630 dprintk("NFS: %5u write verify failed\n", task->tk_pid);
631 dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
636 spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
640 * NB: Return the value of the first error return code. Subsequent
641 * errors after the first one are ignored.
643 static void nfs_direct_write_release(void *calldata)
645 struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
646 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = (struct nfs_direct_req *) data->req;
649 nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, data->inode);
652 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_direct_ops = {
653 .rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_write_result,
654 .rpc_release = nfs_direct_write_release,
658 * For each wsize'd chunk of the user's buffer, dispatch an NFS WRITE
659 * operation. If nfs_writedata_alloc() or get_user_pages() fails,
660 * bail and stop sending more writes. Write length accounting is
661 * handled automatically by nfs_direct_write_result(). Otherwise, if
662 * no requests have been sent, just return an error.
664 static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_segment(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
665 const struct iovec *iov,
666 loff_t pos, int sync)
668 struct nfs_open_context *ctx = dreq->ctx;
669 struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
670 unsigned long user_addr = (unsigned long)iov->iov_base;
671 size_t count = iov->iov_len;
672 struct rpc_message msg = {
673 .rpc_cred = ctx->cred,
675 struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
676 .rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
678 .callback_ops = &nfs_write_direct_ops,
679 .flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
681 size_t wsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize;
687 struct nfs_write_data *data;
690 pgbase = user_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
691 bytes = min(wsize,count);
694 data = nfs_writedata_alloc(nfs_page_array_len(pgbase, bytes));
698 down_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
699 result = get_user_pages(current, current->mm, user_addr,
700 data->npages, 0, 0, data->pagevec, NULL);
701 up_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
703 nfs_writedata_release(data);
706 if ((unsigned)result < data->npages) {
707 bytes = result * PAGE_SIZE;
708 if (bytes <= pgbase) {
709 nfs_direct_release_pages(data->pagevec, result);
710 nfs_writedata_release(data);
714 data->npages = result;
719 list_move_tail(&data->pages, &dreq->rewrite_list);
721 data->req = (struct nfs_page *) dreq;
723 data->cred = msg.rpc_cred;
724 data->args.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
725 data->args.context = ctx;
726 data->args.offset = pos;
727 data->args.pgbase = pgbase;
728 data->args.pages = data->pagevec;
729 data->args.count = bytes;
730 data->args.stable = sync;
731 data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
732 data->res.count = bytes;
733 data->res.verf = &data->verf;
735 task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
736 msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
737 msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;
738 NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_setup(data, &msg);
739 rpc_init_task(&data->task, &task_setup_data);
741 rpc_execute(&data->task);
743 dprintk("NFS: %5u initiated direct write call "
744 "(req %s/%Ld, %zu bytes @ offset %Lu)\n",
747 (long long)NFS_FILEID(inode),
749 (unsigned long long)data->args.offset);
755 /* FIXME: Remove this useless math from the final patch */
757 pgbase &= ~PAGE_MASK;
758 BUG_ON(pgbase != (user_addr & ~PAGE_MASK));
761 } while (count != 0);
765 return result < 0 ? (ssize_t) result : -EFAULT;
768 static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
769 const struct iovec *iov,
770 unsigned long nr_segs,
771 loff_t pos, int sync)
774 size_t requested_bytes = 0;
779 for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
780 const struct iovec *vec = &iov[seg];
781 result = nfs_direct_write_schedule_segment(dreq, vec,
785 requested_bytes += result;
786 if ((size_t)result < vec->iov_len)
792 nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq, dreq->inode);
794 if (requested_bytes != 0)
802 static ssize_t nfs_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
803 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos,
808 struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
809 struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NFS_CLIENT(inode);
810 struct nfs_direct_req *dreq;
811 size_t wsize = NFS_SERVER(inode)->wsize;
812 int sync = NFS_UNSTABLE;
814 dreq = nfs_direct_req_alloc();
817 nfs_alloc_commit_data(dreq);
819 if (dreq->commit_data == NULL || count < wsize)
820 sync = NFS_FILE_SYNC;
823 dreq->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(iocb->ki_filp));
824 if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb))
827 rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
828 result = nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(dreq, iov, nr_segs, pos, sync);
830 result = nfs_direct_wait(dreq);
831 rpc_clnt_sigunmask(clnt, &oldset);
832 nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);
838 * nfs_file_direct_read - file direct read operation for NFS files
839 * @iocb: target I/O control block
840 * @iov: vector of user buffers into which to read data
841 * @nr_segs: size of iov vector
842 * @pos: byte offset in file where reading starts
844 * We use this function for direct reads instead of calling
845 * generic_file_aio_read() in order to avoid gfar's check to see if
846 * the request starts before the end of the file. For that check
847 * to work, we must generate a GETATTR before each direct read, and
848 * even then there is a window between the GETATTR and the subsequent
849 * READ where the file size could change. Our preference is simply
850 * to do all reads the application wants, and the server will take
851 * care of managing the end of file boundary.
853 * This function also eliminates unnecessarily updating the file's
854 * atime locally, as the NFS server sets the file's atime, and this
855 * client must read the updated atime from the server back into its
858 ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
859 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
861 ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
862 struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
863 struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
866 count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
867 nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTREADBYTES, count);
869 dprintk("nfs: direct read(%s/%s, %zd@%Ld)\n",
870 file->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
871 file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
872 count, (long long) pos);
878 retval = nfs_sync_mapping(mapping);
882 retval = nfs_direct_read(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
884 iocb->ki_pos = pos + retval;
891 * nfs_file_direct_write - file direct write operation for NFS files
892 * @iocb: target I/O control block
893 * @iov: vector of user buffers from which to write data
894 * @nr_segs: size of iov vector
895 * @pos: byte offset in file where writing starts
897 * We use this function for direct writes instead of calling
898 * generic_file_aio_write() in order to avoid taking the inode
899 * semaphore and updating the i_size. The NFS server will set
900 * the new i_size and this client must read the updated size
901 * back into its cache. We let the server do generic write
902 * parameter checking and report problems.
904 * We also avoid an unnecessary invocation of generic_osync_inode(),
905 * as it is fairly meaningless to sync the metadata of an NFS file.
907 * We eliminate local atime updates, see direct read above.
909 * We avoid unnecessary page cache invalidations for normal cached
910 * readers of this file.
912 * Note that O_APPEND is not supported for NFS direct writes, as there
913 * is no atomic O_APPEND write facility in the NFS protocol.
915 ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
916 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
918 ssize_t retval = -EINVAL;
919 struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
920 struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
923 count = iov_length(iov, nr_segs);
924 nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTWRITTENBYTES, count);
926 dfprintk(VFS, "nfs: direct write(%s/%s, %zd@%Ld)\n",
927 file->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,
928 file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
929 count, (long long) pos);
931 retval = generic_write_checks(file, &pos, &count, 0);
936 if ((ssize_t) count < 0)
942 retval = nfs_sync_mapping(mapping);
946 retval = nfs_direct_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos, count);
949 iocb->ki_pos = pos + retval;
956 * nfs_init_directcache - create a slab cache for nfs_direct_req structures
959 int __init nfs_init_directcache(void)
961 nfs_direct_cachep = kmem_cache_create("nfs_direct_cache",
962 sizeof(struct nfs_direct_req),
963 0, (SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT|
966 if (nfs_direct_cachep == NULL)
973 * nfs_destroy_directcache - destroy the slab cache for nfs_direct_req structures
976 void nfs_destroy_directcache(void)
978 kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_direct_cachep);