Re: [PATCH v3 10/15] block: Add fops atomic write support

[Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>]

On 2/13/24 15:28, John Garry wrote:
> On 13/02/2024 09:36, Nilay Shroff wrote:
>>> +static bool blkdev_atomic_write_valid(struct block_device *bdev, loff_t pos,
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>>> +                      struct iov_iter *iter)
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>>> +{
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>>> +    struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
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>>> +    unsigned int min_bytes = queue_atomic_write_unit_min_bytes(q);
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>>> +    unsigned int max_bytes = queue_atomic_write_unit_max_bytes(q);
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>>> +
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>>> +    if (!iter_is_ubuf(iter))
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>>> +        return false;
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>>> +    if (iov_iter_count(iter) & (min_bytes - 1))
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>>> +        return false;
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>>> +    if (!is_power_of_2(iov_iter_count(iter)))
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>>> +        return false;
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>>> +    if (pos & (iov_iter_count(iter) - 1))
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>>> +        return false;
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>>> +    if (iov_iter_count(iter) > max_bytes)
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>>> +        return false;
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>>> +    return true;
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>>> +}
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>>
>>
>> Here do we need to also validate whether the IO doesn't straddle
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>> the atmic bondary limit (if it's non-zero)? We do check that IO
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>> doesn't straddle the atomic boundary limit but that happens very
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>> late in the IO code path either during blk-merge or in NVMe driver
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>> code.
> 
> It's relied that atomic_write_unit_max is <= atomic_write_boundary and both are a power-of-2. Please see the NVMe patch, which this is checked. Indeed, it would not make sense if atomic_write_unit_max > atomic_write_boundary (when non-zero).
> 
> So if the write is naturally aligned and its size is <= atomic_write_unit_max, then it cannot be straddling a boundary.

Ok fine but in case the device doesn't support namespace atomic boundary size (i.e. NABSPF is zero) then still do we need 
to restrict IO which crosses the atomic boundary? 

I am quoting this from NVMe spec (Command Set Specification, revision 1.0a, Section 2.1.4.3) : 
"To ensure backwards compatibility, the values reported for AWUN, AWUPF, and ACWU shall be set such that 
they  are  supported  even  if  a  write  crosses  an  atomic  boundary.  If  a  controller  does  not  
guarantee atomicity across atomic boundaries, the controller shall set AWUN, AWUPF, and ACWU to 0h (1 LBA)." 

Thanks,
--Nilay