From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
To: Christian Brauner <christian@brauner.io>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>,
Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>,
Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>,
Marc Dionne <marc.dionne@auristor.com>,
Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>,
Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@kernel.org>,
Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@codewreck.org>,
Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>,
netfs@lists.linux.dev, linux-afs@lists.infradead.org,
linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org,
ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, v9fs@lists.linux.dev,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v12 3/8] netfs: Make unbuffered/DIO read and write use bvecq
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:12:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261005071227.147182-4-dhowells@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261005071227.147182-1-dhowells@redhat.com>
Make unbuffered and DIO read and write in netfslib use bvecq. The idea is
to only use bvecq in talking to the filesystem and not pass iterators at
all as the filesystem may just end up extracting them.
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
cc: netfs@lists.linux.dev
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
---
fs/netfs/direct_read.c | 31 +++++++++++++------------------
fs/netfs/direct_write.c | 33 ++++++++++++++-------------------
fs/netfs/objects.c | 11 +----------
fs/netfs/read_collect.c | 15 +++++++++------
include/linux/netfs.h | 4 +---
5 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
index 8c15f3079723..2b8eeb2d3c06 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_read.c
@@ -177,25 +177,20 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_read_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *i
* buffer for ourselves as the caller's iterator will be trashed when
* we return.
*
- * In such a case, extract an iterator to represent as much of the the
- * output buffer as we can manage. Note that the extraction might not
- * be able to allocate a sufficiently large bvec array and may shorten
- * the request.
+ * Extract a buffer queue to represent as much of the output buffer as
+ * we can manage. The fragments are extracted into a bvecq which will
+ * have sufficient nodes allocated to hold all the data, though this
+ * may end up truncated if ENOMEM is encountered.
*/
- if (user_backed_iter(iter)) {
- ret = netfs_extract_user_iter(iter, rreq->len, &rreq->buffer.iter, 0);
- if (ret < 0)
- goto error_put;
- rreq->direct_bv = (struct bio_vec *)rreq->buffer.iter.bvec;
- rreq->direct_bv_count = ret;
- rreq->direct_bv_unpin = iov_iter_extract_will_pin(iter);
- rreq->len = iov_iter_count(&rreq->buffer.iter);
- } else {
- rreq->buffer.iter = *iter;
- rreq->len = orig_count;
- rreq->direct_bv_unpin = false;
- iov_iter_advance(iter, orig_count);
- }
+ ret = netfs_extract_iter(iter, rreq->len, INT_MAX,
+ &rreq->direct_bq, 0, rreq->gfp);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto error_put;
+
+ rreq->len = ret;
+
+ iov_iter_bvec_queue(&rreq->buffer.iter, ITER_DEST, rreq->direct_bq,
+ 0, 0, rreq->len);
// TODO: Set up bounce buffer if needed
diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index 32200c10d2a4..ff4e027e736a 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ static void netfs_unbuffered_write_async(struct work_struct *work)
* encrypted file. This can also be used for direct I/O writes.
*/
ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
- struct netfs_group *netfs_group)
+ struct netfs_group *netfs_group)
{
struct netfs_io_request *wreq;
- ssize_t ret, n;
+ ssize_t ret;
uoff_t start = iocb->ki_pos;
uoff_t end = start + iov_iter_count(iter);
size_t len = iov_iter_count(iter);
@@ -261,25 +261,20 @@ ssize_t netfs_unbuffered_write_iter_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *
* allocate a sufficiently large bvec array and may shorten the
* request.
*/
- if (user_backed_iter(iter)) {
- n = netfs_extract_user_iter(iter, len, &wreq->buffer.iter, 0);
- if (n < 0) {
- ret = n;
- goto error_put;
- }
- wreq->direct_bv = (struct bio_vec *)wreq->buffer.iter.bvec;
- wreq->direct_bv_count = n;
- wreq->direct_bv_unpin = iov_iter_extract_will_pin(iter);
- } else {
- /* If this is a kernel-generated async DIO request,
- * assume that any resources the iterator points to
- * (eg. a bio_vec array) will persist till the end of
- * the op.
- */
- wreq->buffer.iter = *iter;
+ ssize_t n = netfs_extract_iter(iter, len, INT_MAX,
+ &wreq->direct_bq, 0, wreq->gfp);
+
+ if (n < 0) {
+ ret = n;
+ goto error_put;
}
+ wreq->len = n;
+ _debug("dio-write %zx/%zx %u/%u",
+ n, len, wreq->direct_bq->nr_slots,
+ wreq->direct_bq->max_slots);
- wreq->len = iov_iter_count(&wreq->buffer.iter);
+ iov_iter_bvec_queue(&wreq->buffer.iter, ITER_SOURCE,
+ wreq->direct_bq, 0, 0, wreq->len);
}
__set_bit(NETFS_RREQ_USE_IO_ITER, &wreq->flags);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
index 4b8d20559b0e..f8a5b6a7a2a9 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static void netfs_free_request_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
static void netfs_deinit_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
{
struct netfs_inode *ictx = netfs_inode(rreq->inode);
- unsigned int i;
trace_netfs_rreq(rreq, netfs_rreq_trace_free);
@@ -148,15 +147,7 @@ static void netfs_deinit_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
rreq->netfs_ops->free_request(rreq);
if (rreq->cache_resources.ops)
rreq->cache_resources.ops->end_operation(&rreq->cache_resources);
- if (rreq->direct_bv) {
- for (i = 0; i < rreq->direct_bv_count; i++) {
- if (rreq->direct_bv[i].bv_page) {
- if (rreq->direct_bv_unpin)
- unpin_user_page(rreq->direct_bv[i].bv_page);
- }
- }
- kvfree(rreq->direct_bv);
- }
+ bvecq_put(rreq->direct_bq);
rolling_buffer_clear(&rreq->buffer);
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ictx->io_count))
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
index 961b76e37a02..7736a8d670aa 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
@@ -398,12 +398,15 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess_dio(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
if (rreq->origin == NETFS_UNBUFFERED_READ ||
rreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_READ) {
- for (i = 0; i < rreq->direct_bv_count; i++) {
- flush_dcache_page(rreq->direct_bv[i].bv_page);
- // TODO: cifs marks pages in the destination buffer
- // dirty under some circumstances after a read. Do we
- // need to do that too?
- set_page_dirty(rreq->direct_bv[i].bv_page);
+ for (struct bvecq *bq = rreq->direct_bq; bq; bq = bvecq_next(bq)) {
+ unsigned int nr_slots = bvecq_nr_slots_acquire(bq);
+ /* Read the slot count before the slots. */
+
+ /* Mark the target buffers dirty. */
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_slots; i++) {
+ flush_dcache_page(bq->bv[i].bv_page);
+ set_page_dirty(bq->bv[i].bv_page);
+ }
}
}
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index de34c485c099..94f155517f5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request {
wait_queue_head_t waitq; /* Processor waiter */
void *netfs_priv; /* Private data for the netfs */
void *netfs_priv2; /* Private data for the netfs */
- struct bio_vec *direct_bv; /* DIO buffer list (when handling iovec-iter) */
+ struct bvecq *direct_bq; /* DIO buffer list (when handling iovec-iter) */
uoff_t submitted; /* Amount submitted for I/O so far */
uoff_t len; /* Length of the request */
size_t transferred; /* Amount to be indicated as transferred */
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ struct netfs_io_request {
uoff_t abandon_to; /* Position to abandon folios to */
const struct folio *no_unlock_folio; /* Don't unlock this folio after read */
gfp_t gfp; /* GFP flags to use */
- unsigned int direct_bv_count; /* Number of elements in direct_bv[] */
unsigned int debug_id;
unsigned int rsize; /* Maximum read size (0 for none) */
unsigned int wsize; /* Maximum write size (0 for none) */
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ struct netfs_io_request {
unsigned int nr_group_rel; /* Number of refs to release on ->group */
spinlock_t lock; /* Lock for queuing subreqs */
enum netfs_io_origin origin; /* Origin of the request */
- bool direct_bv_unpin; /* T if direct_bv[] must be unpinned */
refcount_t ref;
unsigned long flags;
#define NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS 0 /* Unlocked when the request completes (has ref) */
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-05 7:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-05 7:12 [PATCH v12 0/8] netfs: Use a bvecq chain position abstraction David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 1/8] mm: Make readahead store folio count in readahead_control David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 2/8] netfs: Add a function to extract from an iter into a bvecq David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` David Howells [this message]
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 4/8] netfs: Add some tools for managing a position in a bvecq chain David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 5/8] netfs: Provide a func to load the readahead buffers into " David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 6/8] netfs: Use bvecq_pos to hold the buffer positions David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 7/8] netfs: Remove the rolling_buffer implementation David Howells
2026-10-05 7:12 ` [PATCH v12 8/8] netfs: Remove netfs_extract_user_iter() David Howells
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