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2015-06-30fs: use seq_open_private() for proc_mountsYann Droneaud
A patchset to remove support for passing pre-allocated struct seq_file to seq_open(). Such feature is undocumented and prone to error. In particular, if seq_release() is used in release handler, it will kfree() a pointer which was not allocated by seq_open(). So this patchset drops support for pre-allocated struct seq_file: it's only of use in proc_namespace.c and can be easily replaced by using seq_open_private()/seq_release_private(). Additionally, it documents the use of file->private_data to hold pointer to struct seq_file by seq_open(). This patch (of 3): Since patch described below, from v2.6.15-rc1, seq_open() could use a struct seq_file already allocated by the caller if the pointer to the structure is stored in file->private_data before calling the function. Commit 1abe77b0fc4b485927f1f798ae81a752677e1d05 Author: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Date: Mon Nov 7 17:15:34 2005 -0500 [PATCH] allow callers of seq_open do allocation themselves Allow caller of seq_open() to kmalloc() seq_file + whatever else they want and set ->private_data to it. seq_open() will then abstain from doing allocation itself. Such behavior is only used by mounts_open_common(). In order to drop support for such uncommon feature, proc_mounts is converted to use seq_open_private(), which take care of allocating the proc_mounts structure, making it available through ->private in struct seq_file. Conversely, proc_mounts is converted to use seq_release_private(), in order to release the private structure allocated by seq_open_private(). Then, ->private is used directly instead of proc_mounts() macro to access to the proc_mounts structure. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1433193673.git.ydroneaud@opteya.com Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com> Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2015-02-05vfs: add support for a lazytime mount optionTheodore Ts'o
Add a new mount option which enables a new "lazytime" mode. This mode causes atime, mtime, and ctime updates to only be made to the in-memory version of the inode. The on-disk times will only get updated when (a) if the inode needs to be updated for some non-time related change, (b) if userspace calls fsync(), syncfs() or sync(), or (c) just before an undeleted inode is evicted from memory. This is OK according to POSIX because there are no guarantees after a crash unless userspace explicitly requests via a fsync(2) call. For workloads which feature a large number of random write to a preallocated file, the lazytime mount option significantly reduces writes to the inode table. The repeated 4k writes to a single block will result in undesirable stress on flash devices and SMR disk drives. Even on conventional HDD's, the repeated writes to the inode table block will trigger Adjacent Track Interference (ATI) remediation latencies, which very negatively impact long tail latencies --- which is a very big deal for web serving tiers (for example). Google-Bug-Id: 18297052 Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2014-12-17vfs: make mounts and mountstats honor root dir like mountinfo doesDmitry V. Levin
As we already show mountpoints relative to the root directory, thanks to the change made back in 2000, change show_vfsmnt() and show_vfsstat() to skip out-of-root mountpoints the same way as show_mountinfo() does. Signed-off-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2014-12-17vfs: cleanup show_mountinfoDmitry V. Levin
Starting with commit v3.2-rc4-1-g02125a8, seq_path_root() no longer changes the value of its "struct path *root" argument. Starting with commit v3.2-rc7-104-g8c9379e, the "struct path *root" argument of seq_path_root() is const. As result, the temporary variable "root" in show_mountinfo() that holds a copy of struct path root is no longer needed. Signed-off-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2014-07-29namespaces: Use task_lock and not rcu to protect nsproxyEric W. Biederman
The synchronous syncrhonize_rcu in switch_task_namespaces makes setns a sufficiently expensive system call that people have complained. Upon inspect nsproxy no longer needs rcu protection for remote reads. remote reads are rare. So optimize for same process reads and write by switching using rask_lock instead. This yields a simpler to understand lock, and a faster setns system call. In particular this fixes a performance regression observed by Rafael David Tinoco <rafael.tinoco@canonical.com>. This is effectively a revert of Pavel Emelyanov's commit cf7b708c8d1d7a27736771bcf4c457b332b0f818 Make access to task's nsproxy lighter from 2007. The race this originialy fixed no longer exists as do_notify_parent uses task_active_pid_ns(parent) instead of parent->nsproxy. Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
2014-04-01reduce m_start() cost...Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2014-01-23fs/proc_namespace.c: simplify testing nsp and nsp->mnt_nsAxel Lin
Trivial cleanup to eliminate a goto. Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@ingics.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-10-24don't bother with vfsmount_lock in mounts_poll()Al Viro
wake_up_interruptible/poll_wait provide sufficient barriers; just use ACCESS_ONCE() to fetch ns->event and that's it. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-07-14get rid of magic in proc_namespace.cAl Viro
don't rely on proc_mounts->m being the first field; container_of() is there for purpose. No need to bother with ->private, while we are at it - the same container_of will do nicely. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-05-29brlocks/lglocks: API cleanupsAndi Kleen
lglocks and brlocks are currently generated with some complicated macros in lglock.h. But there's no reason to not just use common utility functions and put all the data into a common data structure. In preparation, this patch changes the API to look more like normal function calls with pointers, not magic macros. The patch is rather large because I move over all users in one go to keep it bisectable. This impacts the VFS somewhat in terms of lines changed. But no actual behaviour change. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: checkpatch fixes] Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-01-06vfs: switch ->show_options() to struct dentry *Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-01-06vfs: switch ->show_path() to struct dentry *Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-01-06vfs: switch ->show_devname() to struct dentry *Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-01-06vfs: switch ->show_stats to struct dentry *Al Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2012-01-03vfs: take /proc/*/mounts and friends to fs/proc_namespace.cAl Viro
rationale: that stuff is far tighter bound to fs/namespace.c than to the guts of procfs proper. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>