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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/fs.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/filemap.c | 57 |
2 files changed, 52 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index beb0e2774b2..ea099d3a18d 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -2204,6 +2204,8 @@ extern int generic_file_readonly_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *); extern int file_read_actor(read_descriptor_t * desc, struct page *page, unsigned long offset, unsigned long size); int generic_write_checks(struct file *file, loff_t *pos, size_t *count, int isblk); extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t); +extern ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, + loff_t *); extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t); extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t); diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c index 65b2e50efcd..554a396d85e 100644 --- a/mm/filemap.c +++ b/mm/filemap.c @@ -2368,9 +2368,27 @@ generic_file_buffered_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, } EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_buffered_write); -static ssize_t -__generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, - unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t *ppos) +/** + * __generic_file_aio_write - write data to a file + * @iocb: IO state structure (file, offset, etc.) + * @iov: vector with data to write + * @nr_segs: number of segments in the vector + * @ppos: position where to write + * + * This function does all the work needed for actually writing data to a + * file. It does all basic checks, removes SUID from the file, updates + * modification times and calls proper subroutines depending on whether we + * do direct IO or a standard buffered write. + * + * It expects i_mutex to be grabbed unless we work on a block device or similar + * object which does not need locking at all. + * + * This function does *not* take care of syncing data in case of O_SYNC write. + * A caller has to handle it. This is mainly due to the fact that we want to + * avoid syncing under i_mutex. + */ +ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, + unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t *ppos) { struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp; struct address_space * mapping = file->f_mapping; @@ -2467,7 +2485,23 @@ out: current->backing_dev_info = NULL; return written ? written : err; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__generic_file_aio_write); + +/** + * generic_file_aio_write_nolock - write data, usually to a device + * @iocb: IO state structure + * @iov: vector with data to write + * @nr_segs: number of segments in the vector + * @pos: position in file where to write + * + * This is a wrapper around __generic_file_aio_write() which takes care of + * syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file. It does not take i_mutex for the + * write itself but may do so during syncing. It is meant for users like block + * devices which do not need i_mutex during write. If your filesystem needs to + * do a write but already holds i_mutex, use __generic_file_aio_write() + * directly and then sync the file like generic_file_aio_write(). + */ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos) { @@ -2478,8 +2512,7 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb, BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos); - ret = __generic_file_aio_write_nolock(iocb, iov, nr_segs, - &iocb->ki_pos); + ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos); if (ret > 0 && ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) { ssize_t err; @@ -2492,6 +2525,17 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb, } EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_aio_write_nolock); +/** + * generic_file_aio_write - write data to a file + * @iocb: IO state structure + * @iov: vector with data to write + * @nr_segs: number of segments in the vector + * @pos: position in file where to write + * + * This is a wrapper around __generic_file_aio_write() to be used by most + * filesystems. It takes care of syncing the file in case of O_SYNC file + * and acquires i_mutex as needed. + */ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos) { @@ -2503,8 +2547,7 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov, BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos); mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex); - ret = __generic_file_aio_write_nolock(iocb, iov, nr_segs, - &iocb->ki_pos); + ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos); mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex); if (ret > 0 && ((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) { |