From: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
To: <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>,
aivazian.tigran@gmail.com, Ted Tso <tytso@mit.edu>,
<linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org>,
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp>,
Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Subject: [PATCH v4 04/21] ext4: Allocate mapping_metadata_bhs struct on demand
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:55:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260716145527.3580300-25-jack@suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260716145359.28639-1-jack@suse.cz>
Currently every ext4 inode gets mapping_metadata_bhs struct although it
is only needed when running without a journal and only for inodes where
any metadata was dirtied. Allocate mapping_metadata_bhs struct on demand
when dirtying the first metadata buffer for the inode.
Acked-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
---
fs/ext4/ext4.h | 13 ++++++++++++-
fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
fs/ext4/fsync.c | 12 ++++++++----
fs/ext4/inode.c | 12 ++++++++----
fs/ext4/super.c | 9 ++++++---
5 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index b37c136ea3ab..64f8f63f4415 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ struct ext4_inode_info {
struct rw_semaphore i_data_sem;
struct inode vfs_inode;
struct jbd2_inode *jinode;
- struct mapping_metadata_bhs i_metadata_bhs;
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *i_metadata_bhs;
/*
* File creation time. Its function is same as that of
@@ -2126,6 +2126,17 @@ static inline bool ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(struct inode *inode)
!list_empty(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_orphan);
}
+static inline struct mapping_metadata_bhs *ext4_i_metadata_bhs(
+ struct inode *inode)
+{
+ /*
+ * i_metadata_bhs is set in ext4_inode_attach_mmb() using cmpxchg().
+ * We use READ_ONCE when accessing i_metadata_bhs to make sure we get
+ * consistent view for all accesses.
+ */
+ return READ_ONCE(EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs);
+}
+
/*
* Codes for operating systems
*/
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index 9a8c225f2753..3b2f8ac20bf8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -350,6 +350,21 @@ int __ext4_journal_get_create_access(const char *where, unsigned int line,
return 0;
}
+static void ext4_inode_attach_mmb(struct inode *inode)
+{
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *mmb;
+
+ /*
+ * It's difficult to handle failure when marking buffer dirty without
+ * leaving filesystem corrupted
+ */
+ mmb = kmalloc_obj(*mmb, GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+ mmb_init(mmb, &inode->i_data);
+ /* Someone swapped another mmb before us? */
+ if (cmpxchg(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs, NULL, mmb))
+ kfree(mmb);
+}
+
int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, unsigned int line,
handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
struct buffer_head *bh)
@@ -389,11 +404,13 @@ int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, unsigned int line,
err);
}
} else {
- if (inode)
- mmb_mark_buffer_dirty(bh,
- &EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs);
- else
+ if (inode) {
+ if (!ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode))
+ ext4_inode_attach_mmb(inode);
+ mmb_mark_buffer_dirty(bh, ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode));
+ } else {
mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+ }
if (inode && inode_needs_sync(inode)) {
sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
index 924726dcc85f..b7ea4433f4be 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
static int ext4_sync_parent(struct inode *inode)
{
struct dentry *dentry, *next;
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *mmb;
int ret = 0;
if (!ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_NEWENTRY))
@@ -68,9 +69,12 @@ static int ext4_sync_parent(struct inode *inode)
* through ext4_evict_inode()) and so we are safe to flush
* metadata blocks and the inode.
*/
- ret = mmb_sync(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs);
- if (ret)
- break;
+ mmb = ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode);
+ if (mmb) {
+ ret = mmb_sync(mmb);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
ret = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
if (ret)
break;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ static int ext4_fsync_nojournal(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
};
int ret;
- ret = mmb_fsync_noflush(file, &EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs,
+ ret = mmb_fsync_noflush(file, ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode),
start, end, datasync);
if (ret)
return ret;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index ce99807c5f5b..e6acef486ee1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ void ext4_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
if (EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags & EXT4_EA_INODE_FL)
ext4_evict_ea_inode(inode);
if (inode->i_nlink) {
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *mmb;
+
/*
* If there's dirty page will lead to data loss, user
* could see stale data.
@@ -195,9 +197,9 @@ void ext4_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
ext4_warning_inode(inode, "data will be lost");
truncate_inode_pages_final(&inode->i_data);
- /* Avoid mballoc special inode which has no proper iops */
- if (!EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_journal)
- mmb_sync(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs);
+ mmb = ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode);
+ if (mmb)
+ mmb_sync(mmb);
goto no_delete;
}
@@ -3452,6 +3454,7 @@ static bool ext4_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t wait)
static bool ext4_inode_datasync_dirty(struct inode *inode)
{
journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *mmb;
if (journal) {
if (jbd2_transaction_committed(journal,
@@ -3462,8 +3465,9 @@ static bool ext4_inode_datasync_dirty(struct inode *inode)
return true;
}
+ mmb = ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode);
/* Any metadata buffers to write? */
- if (mmb_has_buffers(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs))
+ if (mmb && mmb_has_buffers(mmb))
return true;
return inode_state_read_once(inode) & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC;
}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 245f67d10ded..8671fa1209dd 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ static struct inode *ext4_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
INIT_WORK(&ei->i_rsv_conversion_work, ext4_end_io_rsv_work);
ext4_fc_init_inode(&ei->vfs_inode);
spin_lock_init(&ei->i_fc_lock);
- mmb_init(&ei->i_metadata_bhs, &ei->vfs_inode.i_data);
+ ei->i_metadata_bhs = NULL;
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
lockdep_set_subclass(&ei->i_data_sem, I_DATA_SEM_NORMAL);
#endif
@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ static int ext4_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
static void ext4_free_in_core_inode(struct inode *inode)
{
fscrypt_free_inode(inode);
+ kfree(ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode));
if (!list_empty(&(EXT4_I(inode)->i_fc_list))) {
pr_warn("%s: inode %llu still in fc list",
__func__, inode->i_ino);
@@ -1529,9 +1530,11 @@ static void destroy_inodecache(void)
void ext4_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
{
+ struct mapping_metadata_bhs *mmb = ext4_i_metadata_bhs(inode);
+
ext4_fc_del(inode);
- if (!EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_journal)
- mmb_invalidate(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_metadata_bhs);
+ if (mmb)
+ mmb_invalidate(mmb);
clear_inode(inode);
ext4_discard_preallocations(inode);
/*
--
2.51.0
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-16 14:55 [PATCH v4 0/21] fs: Fix missed inode write during fsync Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 01/21] affs: Drop support for metadata bh tracking Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 02/21] fs: Fix possible UAF in mark_buffer_write_io_error() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 03/21] fs: Fix missed inode writeback when racing with __writeback_single_inode Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` Jan Kara [this message]
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 05/21] fs: Provide way for filesystem to wait for metadata writeback Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 06/21] ext2: Fix lost inode updates for IS_SYNC inodes Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 07/21] ext2: Drop __ext2_write_inode() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 08/21] ext2: Avoid unnecessary inode buffer writeback for sync(2) Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 09/21] ext2: Fix data integrity writeout issues Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 10/21] udf: " Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 11/21] udf: Use sync_inode_metadata() to writeout IS_SYNC inode Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 12/21] udf: Drop udf_sync_inode() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 13/21] udf: Use sync_inode_metadata() in udf_evict_inode() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 14/21] udf: Fold udf_update_inode() into udf_write_inode() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 15/21] bfs: Fix data integrity writeout issues Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 16/21] minix: " Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 17/21] ext4: Fix data integrity writeout issues in nojournal mode Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 18/21] fat: Fix missed inode writeback during fsync(2) Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 19/21] fat: Remove some superfluous sync_dirty_buffer() calls Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 20/21] fat: Replace fat_sync_inode() with sync_inode_metadata() Jan Kara
2026-07-16 14:55 ` [PATCH v4 21/21] vfs: Remove mmb_fsync() Jan Kara
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