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From: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
To: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
	Mark Fasheh <mark@fasheh.com>,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, ocfs2-devel@lists.linux.dev,
	Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
Subject: [PATCH v4 4/4] jbd2: store jinode dirty range in PAGE_SIZE units
Date: Fri,  6 Mar 2026 16:56:42 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260306085643.465275-5-me@linux.beauty> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260306085643.465275-1-me@linux.beauty>

jbd2_inode fields are updated under journal->j_list_lock, but some paths
read them without holding the lock (e.g. fast commit helpers and ordered
truncate helpers).

READ_ONCE() alone is not sufficient for the dirty range fields when they
are stored as loff_t because 32-bit platforms can observe torn loads.
Store the dirty range in PAGE_SIZE units as pgoff_t instead.

Represent the dirty range end as an exclusive end page. This avoids a
special sentinel value and keeps MAX_LFS_FILESIZE on 32-bit representable.

Publish a new dirty range by updating end_page before start_page, and
treat start_page >= end_page as empty in the accessor for robustness.

Use READ_ONCE() on the read side and WRITE_ONCE() on the write side for the
dirty range and i_flags to match the existing lockless access pattern.

Suggested-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
---
Changes since v3:
- Store i_dirty_end_page as an exclusive end page and drop the sentinel.
- Publish end_page before start_page and treat start_page >= end_page as
  empty in the accessor.
- Document the empty-range encoding and publication ordering in comments.

Changes since v2:
- Rename i_dirty_start/end to i_dirty_start_page/end_page.
- Use jbd2_jinode_get_dirty_range() for byte conversions in commit paths.

 fs/jbd2/commit.c      | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 fs/jbd2/journal.c     |  5 ++--
 fs/jbd2/transaction.c | 21 +++++++++++------
 include/linux/jbd2.h  | 34 ++++++++++++++++----------
 4 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 7203d2d2624d7..8cf61e7185c44 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -180,7 +180,13 @@ static int journal_wait_on_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
 /* Send all the data buffers related to an inode */
 int jbd2_submit_inode_data(journal_t *journal, struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
-	if (!jinode || !(jinode->i_flags & JI_WRITE_DATA))
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!jinode)
+		return 0;
+
+	flags = READ_ONCE(jinode->i_flags);
+	if (!(flags & JI_WRITE_DATA))
 		return 0;
 
 	trace_jbd2_submit_inode_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode);
@@ -191,12 +197,30 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_submit_inode_data);
 
 int jbd2_wait_inode_data(journal_t *journal, struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
-	if (!jinode || !(jinode->i_flags & JI_WAIT_DATA) ||
-		!jinode->i_vfs_inode || !jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping)
+	struct address_space *mapping;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	loff_t start_byte, end_byte;
+
+	if (!jinode)
+		return 0;
+
+	flags = READ_ONCE(jinode->i_flags);
+	if (!(flags & JI_WAIT_DATA))
+		return 0;
+
+	inode = jinode->i_vfs_inode;
+	if (!inode)
+		return 0;
+
+	mapping = inode->i_mapping;
+	if (!mapping)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!jbd2_jinode_get_dirty_range(jinode, &start_byte, &end_byte))
 		return 0;
 	return filemap_fdatawait_range_keep_errors(
-		jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping, jinode->i_dirty_start,
-		jinode->i_dirty_end);
+		mapping, start_byte, end_byte);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_wait_inode_data);
 
@@ -218,7 +242,8 @@ static int journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 	list_for_each_entry(jinode, &commit_transaction->t_inode_list, i_list) {
 		if (!(jinode->i_flags & JI_WRITE_DATA))
 			continue;
-		jinode->i_flags |= JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_flags,
+			   jinode->i_flags | JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		/* submit the inode data buffers. */
 		trace_jbd2_submit_inode_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode);
@@ -229,7 +254,8 @@ static int journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 		}
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		J_ASSERT(jinode->i_transaction == commit_transaction);
-		jinode->i_flags &= ~JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_flags,
+			   jinode->i_flags & ~JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 		smp_mb();
 		wake_up_bit(&jinode->i_flags, __JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 	}
@@ -240,10 +266,13 @@ static int journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 int jbd2_journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping;
+	loff_t start_byte, end_byte;
+
+	if (!jbd2_jinode_get_dirty_range(jinode, &start_byte, &end_byte))
+		return 0;
 
 	return filemap_fdatawait_range_keep_errors(mapping,
-						   jinode->i_dirty_start,
-						   jinode->i_dirty_end);
+						   start_byte, end_byte);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -262,7 +291,7 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 	list_for_each_entry(jinode, &commit_transaction->t_inode_list, i_list) {
 		if (!(jinode->i_flags & JI_WAIT_DATA))
 			continue;
-		jinode->i_flags |= JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_flags, jinode->i_flags | JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		/* wait for the inode data buffers writeout. */
 		if (journal->j_finish_inode_data_buffers) {
@@ -272,7 +301,7 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 		}
 		cond_resched();
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
-		jinode->i_flags &= ~JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_flags, jinode->i_flags & ~JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 		smp_mb();
 		wake_up_bit(&jinode->i_flags, __JI_COMMIT_RUNNING);
 	}
@@ -288,8 +317,8 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 				&jinode->i_transaction->t_inode_list);
 		} else {
 			jinode->i_transaction = NULL;
-			jinode->i_dirty_start = 0;
-			jinode->i_dirty_end = 0;
+			WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_start_page, 0);
+			WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_end_page, 0);
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index c973162d5b316..0bf09aa900277 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -3020,8 +3020,8 @@ void jbd2_journal_init_jbd_inode(struct jbd2_inode *jinode, struct inode *inode)
 	jinode->i_next_transaction = NULL;
 	jinode->i_vfs_inode = inode;
 	jinode->i_flags = 0;
-	jinode->i_dirty_start = 0;
-	jinode->i_dirty_end = 0;
+	jinode->i_dirty_start_page = 0;
+	jinode->i_dirty_end_page = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jinode->i_list);
 }
 
@@ -3178,4 +3178,3 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic filesystem journal-writing module");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_init(journal_init);
 module_exit(journal_exit);
-
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index dca4b5d8aaaa3..17709ecdd22c0 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -2646,6 +2646,7 @@ static int jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
 {
 	transaction_t *transaction = handle->h_transaction;
 	journal_t *journal;
+	pgoff_t start_page, end_page;
 
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
@@ -2654,15 +2655,21 @@ static int jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
 	jbd2_debug(4, "Adding inode %lu, tid:%d\n", jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_ino,
 			transaction->t_tid);
 
+	start_page = (pgoff_t)(start_byte >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	end_page = (pgoff_t)(end_byte >> PAGE_SHIFT) + 1;
+
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
-	jinode->i_flags |= flags;
+	WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_flags, jinode->i_flags | flags);
 
-	if (jinode->i_dirty_end) {
-		jinode->i_dirty_start = min(jinode->i_dirty_start, start_byte);
-		jinode->i_dirty_end = max(jinode->i_dirty_end, end_byte);
+	if (jinode->i_dirty_start_page != jinode->i_dirty_end_page) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_start_page,
+			   min(jinode->i_dirty_start_page, start_page));
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_end_page,
+			   max(jinode->i_dirty_end_page, end_page));
 	} else {
-		jinode->i_dirty_start = start_byte;
-		jinode->i_dirty_end = end_byte;
+		/* Publish a new non-empty range by making end visible first. */
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_end_page, end_page);
+		WRITE_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_start_page, start_page);
 	}
 
 	/* Is inode already attached where we need it? */
@@ -2739,7 +2746,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_begin_ordered_truncate(journal_t *journal,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* This is a quick check to avoid locking if not necessary */
-	if (!jinode->i_transaction)
+	if (!READ_ONCE(jinode->i_transaction))
 		goto out;
 	/* Locks are here just to force reading of recent values, it is
 	 * enough that the transaction was not committing before we started
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 64392baf5f4b4..7e785aa6d35d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -429,33 +429,43 @@ struct jbd2_inode {
 	unsigned long i_flags;
 
 	/**
-	 * @i_dirty_start:
+	 * @i_dirty_start_page:
+	 *
+	 * Dirty range start in PAGE_SIZE units.
+	 *
+	 * The dirty range is empty if @i_dirty_start_page is greater than or
+	 * equal to @i_dirty_end_page.
 	 *
-	 * Offset in bytes where the dirty range for this inode starts.
 	 * [j_list_lock]
 	 */
-	loff_t i_dirty_start;
+	pgoff_t i_dirty_start_page;
 
 	/**
-	 * @i_dirty_end:
+	 * @i_dirty_end_page:
+	 *
+	 * Dirty range end in PAGE_SIZE units (exclusive).
 	 *
-	 * Inclusive offset in bytes where the dirty range for this inode
-	 * ends. [j_list_lock]
+	 * [j_list_lock]
 	 */
-	loff_t i_dirty_end;
+	pgoff_t i_dirty_end_page;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Lockless readers treat start_page >= end_page as an empty range.
+ * Writers publish a new non-empty range by storing i_dirty_end_page before
+ * i_dirty_start_page.
+ */
 static inline bool jbd2_jinode_get_dirty_range(const struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
 					       loff_t *start, loff_t *end)
 {
-	loff_t start_byte = jinode->i_dirty_start;
-	loff_t end_byte = jinode->i_dirty_end;
+	pgoff_t start_page = READ_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_start_page);
+	pgoff_t end_page = READ_ONCE(jinode->i_dirty_end_page);
 
-	if (!end_byte)
+	if (start_page >= end_page)
 		return false;
 
-	*start = start_byte;
-	*end = end_byte;
+	*start = (loff_t)start_page << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	*end = ((loff_t)end_page << PAGE_SHIFT) - 1;
 	return true;
 }
 
-- 
2.53.0

  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-06  9:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-06  8:56 [PATCH v4 0/4] jbd2/ext4/ocfs2: lockless jinode dirty range Li Chen
2026-03-06  8:56 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] jbd2: add jinode dirty range accessors Li Chen
2026-03-06  8:56 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] ext4: use jbd2 jinode dirty range accessor Li Chen
2026-03-06  8:56 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] ocfs2: " Li Chen
2026-03-06  8:56 ` Li Chen [this message]
2026-04-08  2:12 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] jbd2/ext4/ocfs2: lockless jinode dirty range Li Chen
2026-04-08  2:26 ` Li Chen

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