Re: [PATCH v2] Add preadv and pwritev system calls.

Michael Kerrisk
2008-12-13T01:18:26Z

Gerd,

Please CC linux-api on patches that change the API!

Cheers,

Michael

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> wrote:
> This patch adds preadv and pwritev system calls. These syscalls are a
> pretty straightforward combination of pread and readv (same for write).
> They are quite useful for doing vectored I/O in threaded applications.
> Using lseek+readv instead opens race windows you'll have to plug with
> locking.
>
> Other systems have such system calls too, for example NetBSD, check
> here: http://www.daemon-systems.org/man/preadv.2.html
>
> The patch sports the actual system call implementation and the windup in
> the x86 system call tables. Other archs are TBD.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S | 2 +
> arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h | 2 +
> arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h | 4 ++
> arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S | 2 +
> fs/compat.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> fs/read_write.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 6 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
> index 256b00b..9a8501b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
> @@ -826,4 +826,6 @@ ia32_sys_call_table:
> .quad sys_dup3 /* 330 */
> .quad sys_pipe2
> .quad sys_inotify_init1
> + .quad compat_sys_preadv
> + .quad compat_sys_pwritev
> ia32_syscall_end:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
> index f2bba78..6e72d74 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
> @@ -338,6 +338,8 @@
> #define __NR_dup3 330
> #define __NR_pipe2 331
> #define __NR_inotify_init1 332
> +#define __NR_preadv 333
> +#define __NR_pwritev 334
>
> #ifdef __KERNEL__
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
> index d2e415e..f818294 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
> @@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_dup3, sys_dup3)
> __SYSCALL(__NR_pipe2, sys_pipe2)
> #define __NR_inotify_init1 294
> __SYSCALL(__NR_inotify_init1, sys_inotify_init1)
> +#define __NR_preadv 295
> +__SYSCALL(__NR_preadv, sys_preadv)
> +#define __NR_pwritev 296
> +__SYSCALL(__NR_pwritev, sys_pwritev)
>
>
> #ifndef __NO_STUBS
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
> index d44395f..a1a5506 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
> @@ -332,3 +332,5 @@ ENTRY(sys_call_table)
> .long sys_dup3 /* 330 */
> .long sys_pipe2
> .long sys_inotify_init1
> + .long sys_preadv
> + .long sys_pwritev
> diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
> index e5f49f5..3a25cf3 100644
> --- a/fs/compat.c
> +++ b/fs/compat.c
> @@ -1214,6 +1214,67 @@ out:
> return ret;
> }
>
> +asmlinkage ssize_t
> +compat_sys_preadv(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
> + unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
> +{
> + struct file *file;
> + ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
> +
> + if (pos < 0)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + file = fget(fd);
> + if (!file)
> + return -EBADF;
> +
> + if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
> + goto out;
> +
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + if (!file->f_op || (!file->f_op->aio_read && !file->f_op->read))
> + goto out;
> +
> + ret = compat_do_readv_writev(READ, file, vec, vlen, &pos);
> +
> +out:
> + if (ret > 0)
> + add_rchar(current, ret);
> + inc_syscr(current);
> + fput(file);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +asmlinkage ssize_t
> +compat_sys_pwritev(unsigned long fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *vec,
> + unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
> +{
> + struct file *file;
> + ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
> +
> + if (pos < 0)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + file = fget(fd);
> + if (!file)
> + return -EBADF;
> + if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
> + goto out;
> +
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + if (!file->f_op || (!file->f_op->aio_write && !file->f_op->write))
> + goto out;
> +
> + ret = compat_do_readv_writev(WRITE, file, vec, vlen, &pos);
> +
> +out:
> + if (ret > 0)
> + add_wchar(current, ret);
> + inc_syscw(current);
> + fput(file);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> asmlinkage long
> compat_sys_vmsplice(int fd, const struct compat_iovec __user *iov32,
> unsigned int nr_segs, unsigned int flags)
> diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
> index 969a6d9..89f273d 100644
> --- a/fs/read_write.c
> +++ b/fs/read_write.c
> @@ -701,6 +701,54 @@ sys_writev(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec, unsigned long vlen)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +asmlinkage ssize_t sys_preadv(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
> + unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
> +{
> + struct file *file;
> + ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
> + int fput_needed;
> +
> + if (pos < 0)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
> + if (file) {
> + ret = -ESPIPE;
> + if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
> + ret = vfs_readv(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
> + fput_light(file, fput_needed);
> + }
> +
> + if (ret > 0)
> + add_rchar(current, ret);
> + inc_syscr(current);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +asmlinkage ssize_t sys_pwritev(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
> + unsigned long vlen, loff_t pos)
> +{
> + struct file *file;
> + ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
> + int fput_needed;
> +
> + if (pos < 0)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
> + if (file) {
> + ret = -ESPIPE;
> + if (file->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
> + ret = vfs_writev(file, vec, vlen, &pos);
> + fput_light(file, fput_needed);
> + }
> +
> + if (ret > 0)
> + add_wchar(current, ret);
> + inc_syscw(current);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
> size_t count, loff_t max)
> {
> --
> 1.5.6.5
>
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