From: Jaegeuk Kim via Linux-f2fs-devel <linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
To: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
Cc: Nanzhe Zhao <nzzhao.sigma@gmail.com>,
Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>,
Nanzhe Zhao <zhaonanzhe@xiaomi.com>,
Juan Yescas <jyescas@google.com>,
Daeho Jeong <daehojeong@google.com>, Dev Jain <Dev.Jain@arm.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
David Hildenbrand <David.Hildenbrand@arm.com>,
linux-f2fs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
Bo Zhang <zhangbo56@xiaomi.com>,
Kalesh Singh <kaleshsingh@google.com>,
Nanzhe Zhao <nzzhao@126.com>, Pengfei Li <lipengfei28@xiaomi.com>,
Ryan Roberts <Ryan.Roberts@arm.com>
Subject: Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 15/15] f2fs: make compressed files compatible with large folio
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:17:53 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <auNjoREIU-cHswyw@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54cbfb8a-c87e-4fea-9448-175706e22ac2@kernel.org>
Ok, I applied all including the below change in dev-test. Please take a look.
On 10/29, Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
> On 10/28/26 23:44, Nanzhe Zhao wrote:
> > From: Nanzhe Zhao <zhaonanzhe@xiaomi.com>
> >
> > The compression flag is the hint indicates that the inode can be
> > compressed, when the inode is using large folio, we expected it keeps
> > using the large folio read/write paths and its data stays uncompressed
> > on disk until the inode is evicted and re-read
> >
> > Let f2fs_write_begin() skip the compression overwrite preparation for
> > such inodes and remove the compressed-file gate in
> > f2fs_read_data_large_folio() so the data is simply read/written as
> > regular blocks.
> >
> > For the same reason, reject F2FS_IOC_COMPRESS_FILE with -EOPNOTSUPP
> > once the inode mapping is switched to large folios.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nanzhe Zhao <zhaonanzhe@xiaomi.com>
> > ---
> > Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst | 10 ++++++++
> > fs/f2fs/compress.c | 2 ++
> > fs/f2fs/data.c | 9 ++-----
> > fs/f2fs/file.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 4 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
> > index 55798421f2c4..b79bb67ee78e 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.rst
> > @@ -942,6 +942,16 @@ Compression implementation
> > reserved via ioctl(F2FS_IOC_RESERVE_COMPRESS_BLOCKS) or the file size is
> > truncated to zero.
> >
> > +- Compression and large folios are not effective at the same time on a file:
> > + a compressed inode does not use large folios, while an inode which is
> > + using large folios keeps its data uncompressed on disk. If the compression
> > + flag is set on an inode that is already using large folios, the flag works
> > + as a hint until the inode is evicted: the inode keeps using the large folio
> > + read/write paths, f2fs_write_begin() skips the compression overwrite
> > + preparation, and ioctl(F2FS_IOC_COMPRESS_FILE) fails with -EOPNOTSUPP.
> > + Once the inode is evicted and read back, it uses order-0 folios again and
> > + compression is applied as usual.
> > +
> > Compress metadata layout::
> >
> > [Dnode Structure]
> > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/compress.c b/fs/f2fs/compress.c
> > index 162bd8ef822a..721b01dd0d24 100644
> > --- a/fs/f2fs/compress.c
> > +++ b/fs/f2fs/compress.c
> > @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ bool f2fs_is_compressed_page(struct folio *folio)
> > return false;
> > if (folio_test_f2fs_nonpointer(folio))
> > return false;
> > + if (f2fs_folio_has_ffs(folio))
> > + return false;
> >
> > f2fs_bug_on(F2FS_F_SB(folio),
> > *((u32 *)folio->private) != F2FS_COMPRESSED_PAGE_MAGIC);
> > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > index cc3c9e51db9c..ab8f5b44d63a 100644
> > --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> > @@ -3288,12 +3288,6 @@ static int f2fs_read_data_large_folio(struct inode *inode,
> > int ret = 0;
> > bool folio_in_bio = false;
> >
> > - if (f2fs_compressed_file(inode)) {
> > - if (folio)
> > - folio_unlock(folio);
> > - return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > - }
> > -
> > map.m_seg_type = NO_CHECK_TYPE;
> >
> > if (rac)
> > @@ -5331,7 +5325,8 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
> > }
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FS_COMPRESSION
> > - if (f2fs_compressed_file(inode)) {
> > + if (f2fs_compressed_file(inode) &&
> > + !mapping_large_folio_support(inode->i_mapping)) {
> > int ret;
> > struct page *page;
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > index 15bea642e986..cb7a9d4227f4 100644
> > --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> > @@ -4907,6 +4907,7 @@ static int redirty_blocks(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t page_idx, int len)
> > struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
> > struct folio *folio;
> > pgoff_t redirty_idx = page_idx;
> > + pgoff_t end_idx = page_idx + len;
> > int page_len = 0, ret = 0;
> >
> > filemap_invalidate_lock_shared(mapping);
> > @@ -4924,6 +4925,9 @@ static int redirty_blocks(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t page_idx, int len)
> > } while (page_len < len);
> >
> > while (redirty_idx < page_idx) {
> > + pgoff_t next_idx;
> > + size_t off, dlen;
> > +
> > folio = filemap_lock_folio(mapping, redirty_idx);
> >
> > /* It will never fail, when folio has pinned above */
> > @@ -4931,6 +4935,33 @@ static int redirty_blocks(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t page_idx, int len)
> >
> > f2fs_folio_wait_writeback(folio, true, true);
> >
> > + /*
> > + * Only this cluster is rewritten, while a large folio can
> > + * cover more than one cluster, so mark the intersection of
> > + * the folio and [redirty_idx, end_idx).
> > + */
> > + next_idx = min_t(pgoff_t, folio_next_index(folio), end_idx);
> > + off = offset_in_folio(folio, (loff_t)redirty_idx << PAGE_SHIFT);
> > + dlen = (size_t)(next_idx - redirty_idx) << PAGE_SHIFT;
> > +
> > + if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
> > + /*
> > + * A compressed inode can keep using large folios, in
> > + * which case the compression flag only works as a hint
> > + * until the inode is evicted. Update the subpage dirty
> > + * bitmap as well, otherwise f2fs_write_cache_folios()
> > + * finds no dirty range and skips the whole folio.
> > + */
> > + if (!f2fs_ffs_find_or_alloc(folio)) {
> > + ret = -ENOMEM;
> > + folio_unlock(folio);
> > + folio_put_refs(folio, 2);
> > + redirty_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
>
> Jaegeuk, Nanzhe,
>
> I missed this potential UAF, please fix this.
>
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> index 162b7f7aa6d4..3de67522beef 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
> @@ -4941,16 +4941,14 @@ static int redirty_blocks(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t page_idx, int len)
> */
> if (!f2fs_ffs_find_or_alloc(folio)) {
> ret = -ENOMEM;
> - folio_unlock(folio);
> - folio_put_refs(folio, 2);
> - redirty_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
> - continue;
> + goto next;
> }
> f2fs_ffs_mark_subrange_dirty(folio, off, dlen);
> }
>
> folio_mark_dirty(folio);
> folio_set_f2fs_gcing(folio);
> +next:
> redirty_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
> folio_unlock(folio);
> folio_put_refs(folio, 2);
>
> Thanks,
>
> > + continue;
> > + }
> > + f2fs_ffs_mark_subrange_dirty(folio, off, dlen);
> > + }
> > +
> > folio_mark_dirty(folio);
> > folio_set_f2fs_gcing(folio);
> > redirty_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
> > @@ -5037,6 +5068,13 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_compress_file(struct file *filp)
> > if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
> > return -EBADF;
> >
> > + /*
> > + * The mapping is already using large folios, where the data is kept
> > + * uncompressed, so refuse to start compressing the file.
> > + */
> > + if (mapping_large_folio_support(inode->i_mapping))
> > + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > +
> > f2fs_balance_fs(sbi, true);
> >
> > ret = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
>
>
>
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Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-28 15:43 [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 00/15] f2fs: support & optimize large folios for writable files Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 01/15] f2fs: extend folio state for large folio write path Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:30 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 02/15] f2fs: carry subpage offset and count in write IO Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:31 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 03/15] f2fs: support regular file buffered writes on large folios Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:31 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 04/15] f2fs: support atomic file large folios buffered write Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:31 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 05/15] f2fs: support large folio writeback Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:32 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 06/15] f2fs: account large folio dirty data at block granularity Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:32 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 07/15] f2fs: prepare mmap write faults for large folios Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:32 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:43 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 08/15] f2fs: make GC migration large-folio aware Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:32 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 09/15] f2fs: optimize small block size large folio read Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:33 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 10/15] f2fs: support partial uptodate " Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:33 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 11/15] f2fs: handle partial truncate of large folio dirty subpages Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:34 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 12/15] f2fs: fix zeroing paths for large folios Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:34 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 13/15] f2fs: handle block cloning within the same large folio Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:35 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 14/15] f2fs: allow large folio support to writeable files Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:36 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-28 15:44 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 15/15] f2fs: make compressed files compatible with large folio Nanzhe Zhao
2026-10-29 1:36 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-29 7:12 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
2026-10-29 15:17 ` Jaegeuk Kim via Linux-f2fs-devel [this message]
2026-10-28 17:34 ` [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v8 00/15] f2fs: support & optimize large folios for writable files Jaegeuk Kim via Linux-f2fs-devel
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