1 files changed, 45 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
index d8d69a72a10..0118aa439c1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
@@ -594,6 +594,36 @@ static void gfs2_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned long offset)
 	return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_ok_for_dio - check that dio is valid on this file
+ * @ip: The inode
+ * @rw: READ or WRITE
+ * @offset: The offset at which we are reading or writing
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 (to ignore the i/o request and thus fall back to buffered i/o)
+ *          1 (to accept the i/o request)
+ */
+static int gfs2_ok_for_dio(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int rw, loff_t offset)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Should we return an error here? I can't see that O_DIRECT for
+	 * a journaled file makes any sense. For now we'll silently fall
+	 * back to buffered I/O, likewise we do the same for stuffed
+	 * files since they are (a) small and (b) unaligned.
+	 */
+	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (offset > i_size_read(&ip->i_inode))
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
 static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 			      const struct iovec *iov, loff_t offset,
 			      unsigned long nr_segs)
@@ -604,42 +634,28 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb,
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int rv;
 
-	if (rw == READ)
-		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	/*
-	 * Shared lock, even if its a write, since we do no allocation
-	 * on this path. All we need change is atime.
+	 * Deferred lock, even if its a write, since we do no allocation
+	 * on this path. All we need change is atime, and this lock mode
+	 * ensures that other nodes have flushed their buffered read caches
+	 * (i.e. their page cache entries for this inode). We do not,
+	 * unfortunately have the option of only flushing a range like
+	 * the VFS does.
 	 */
-	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_ATIME, &gh);
+	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_DEFERRED, GL_ATIME, &gh);
 	rv = gfs2_glock_nq_atime(&gh);
 	if (rv)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (offset > i_size_read(inode))
-		goto out;
-
-	/*
-	 * Should we return an error here? I can't see that O_DIRECT for
-	 * a journaled file makes any sense. For now we'll silently fall
-	 * back to buffered I/O, likewise we do the same for stuffed
-	 * files since they are (a) small and (b) unaligned.
-	 */
-	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip))
-		goto out;
-
-	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip))
-		goto out;
-
-	rv = blockdev_direct_IO_own_locking(rw, iocb, inode,
-					    inode->i_sb->s_bdev,
-					    iov, offset, nr_segs,
-					    gfs2_get_block_direct, NULL);
+		return rv;
+	rv = gfs2_ok_for_dio(ip, rw, offset);
+	if (rv != 1)
+		goto out; /* dio not valid, fall back to buffered i/o */
+
+	rv = blockdev_direct_IO_no_locking(rw, iocb, inode, inode->i_sb->s_bdev,
+					   iov, offset, nr_segs,
+					   gfs2_get_block_direct, NULL);
 out:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_m(1, &gh);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&gh);
-	if (rw == READ)
-		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
 	return rv;
 }