From: Keith Busch <kbusch@meta.com>
To: <linux-block@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: <dm-devel@lists.linux.dev>, <hch@lst.de>, <axboe@kernel.dk>,
<brauner@kernel.org>, <djwong@kernel.org>,
<viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>, Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCHv2 4/6] loop: set dma_alignment from the backing file for direct I/O
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:42:39 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260622174241.2299563-5-kbusch@meta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260622174241.2299563-1-kbusch@meta.com>
From: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
Direct I/O user pages are forwarded to the backing file unchanged, so
the backing's DMA alignment requirement applies to them. Track the
backing's dio_mem_align and advertise it as the loop device's
dma_alignment so we advertise proper limits and misaligned I/O is
rejected here instead of being dispatched to the backend.
Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>
---
drivers/block/loop.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 310de0463beb1..7114f80ab162a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct loop_device {
struct file *lo_backing_file;
unsigned int lo_min_dio_size;
+ unsigned int lo_dio_mem_align;
struct block_device *lo_device;
gfp_t old_gfp_mask;
@@ -447,26 +448,37 @@ static void loop_reread_partitions(struct loop_device *lo)
__func__, lo->lo_number, lo->lo_file_name, rc);
}
-static unsigned int loop_query_min_dio_size(struct loop_device *lo)
+static void loop_update_dio_alignment(struct loop_device *lo)
{
struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
struct block_device *sb_bdev = file->f_mapping->host->i_sb->s_bdev;
struct kstat st;
/*
- * Use the minimal dio alignment of the file system if provided.
+ * Use the dio alignment of the file system if provided. dio_offset_align
+ * is the minimum dio size and offset; dio_mem_align is the buffer memory
+ * alignment, kept as a mask to become the loop device's dma_alignment in
+ * direct I/O mode where the buffer is handed to the backing file unchanged.
*/
if (!vfs_getattr(&file->f_path, &st, STATX_DIOALIGN, 0) &&
- (st.result_mask & STATX_DIOALIGN))
- return st.dio_offset_align;
+ (st.result_mask & STATX_DIOALIGN)) {
+ lo->lo_min_dio_size = st.dio_offset_align;
+ lo->lo_dio_mem_align = st.dio_mem_align - 1;
+ return;
+ }
/*
* In a perfect world this wouldn't be needed, but as of Linux 6.13 only
* a handful of file systems support the STATX_DIOALIGN flag.
*/
- if (sb_bdev)
- return bdev_logical_block_size(sb_bdev);
- return SECTOR_SIZE;
+ if (sb_bdev) {
+ lo->lo_min_dio_size = bdev_logical_block_size(sb_bdev);
+ lo->lo_dio_mem_align = bdev_dma_alignment(sb_bdev);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ lo->lo_min_dio_size = SECTOR_SIZE;
+ lo->lo_dio_mem_align = SECTOR_SIZE - 1;
}
static inline int is_loop_device(struct file *file)
@@ -509,7 +521,7 @@ static void loop_assign_backing_file(struct loop_device *lo, struct file *file)
lo->old_gfp_mask & ~(__GFP_IO | __GFP_FS));
if (lo->lo_backing_file->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_DIRECT_IO;
- lo->lo_min_dio_size = loop_query_min_dio_size(lo);
+ loop_update_dio_alignment(lo);
}
static int loop_check_backing_file(struct file *file)
@@ -961,6 +973,17 @@ static void loop_update_limits(struct loop_device *lo, struct queue_limits *lim,
lim->logical_block_size = bsize;
lim->physical_block_size = bsize;
lim->io_min = bsize;
+ /*
+ * In direct I/O the user pages are handed to the backing file as-is, so
+ * the backing's DMA alignment requirement applies to them. Advertise it
+ * so misaligned I/O is rejected at this device's entry instead of being
+ * dispatched to the backend. Buffered I/O copies through the page cache
+ * and imposes no such requirement.
+ */
+ if (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_DIRECT_IO)
+ lim->dma_alignment = lo->lo_dio_mem_align;
+ else
+ lim->dma_alignment = SECTOR_SIZE - 1;
lim->features &= ~(BLK_FEAT_WRITE_CACHE | BLK_FEAT_ROTATIONAL);
if (file->f_op->fsync && !(lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY))
lim->features |= BLK_FEAT_WRITE_CACHE;
@@ -1416,6 +1439,7 @@ static int loop_set_dio(struct loop_device *lo, unsigned long arg)
{
bool use_dio = !!arg;
unsigned int memflags;
+ struct queue_limits lim;
if (lo->lo_state != Lo_bound)
return -ENXIO;
@@ -1434,6 +1458,16 @@ static int loop_set_dio(struct loop_device *lo, unsigned long arg)
lo->lo_flags |= LO_FLAGS_DIRECT_IO;
else
lo->lo_flags &= ~LO_FLAGS_DIRECT_IO;
+ /*
+ * Direct I/O forwards the user pages to the backing file unchanged, so
+ * track the backing's DMA alignment requirement as the mode is toggled.
+ */
+ lim = queue_limits_start_update(lo->lo_queue);
+ if (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_DIRECT_IO)
+ lim.dma_alignment = lo->lo_dio_mem_align;
+ else
+ lim.dma_alignment = SECTOR_SIZE - 1;
+ queue_limits_commit_update(lo->lo_queue, &lim);
blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(lo->lo_queue, memflags);
return 0;
}
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-22 17:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-22 17:42 [PATCHv2 0/6] direct-io: validate user space vectors during extraction Keith Busch
2026-06-22 17:42 ` [PATCHv2 1/6] block: introduce bio_endio_errno helper Keith Busch
2026-06-23 14:54 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-23 15:05 ` Keith Busch
2026-06-23 15:07 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-22 17:42 ` [PATCHv2 2/6] block: report the actual status Keith Busch
2026-06-23 14:55 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-23 14:59 ` Keith Busch
2026-06-22 17:42 ` [PATCHv2 3/6] block: fix dio leak on metadata mapping error Keith Busch
2026-06-23 15:01 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-22 17:42 ` Keith Busch [this message]
2026-06-23 15:04 ` [PATCHv2 4/6] loop: set dma_alignment from the backing file for direct I/O Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-22 17:42 ` [PATCHv2 5/6] zloop: set dma_alignment from the backing files " Keith Busch
2026-06-23 15:06 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-22 17:42 ` [PATCHv2 6/6] block: validate user space vectors during extraction Keith Busch
2026-06-23 15:10 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-23 16:17 ` Keith Busch
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