Re: O_DIRECT

[Shesha Sreenivasamurthy <shesha@inostor.com>]

I could never get it working with 4096 block size.

I created an EXT3 with blockize=4096 (mkfs.ext3 -b 4096 /dev/sda11). 
Alligned memory to 4096 boundary. Read 8192 Bytes. -> UNSUCCESSFUL :(
I created an XFS with blockize=4096 (mkfs.xfs -f  -b size=4096 
/dev/sda11). Alligned memory to 4096 boundary. Read 8192 Bytes. -> 
UNSUCCESSFUL :(

SUCCESS HAPPEND ONLY WHEN ....

1. I created an XFS with blockize=4096 (mkfs.xfs -f  -b size=4096 
/dev/sda11).
                                                       OR
    I created an EXT3 with blockize=4096 (mkfs.ext3 -b 4096 /dev/sda11).

2. Changed blocksizeto 1024
3. Alligned memory to 1024 boundary.
4  Read 8192 Bytes. -> SUCCESSFUL :)

-Shesha


Rob van Nieuwkerk wrote:

>On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:01:20 -0700
>Shesha Sreenivasamurthy <shesha@inostor.com> wrote:
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>Hi Shesha,
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>>ohhh OK, if the block size is 4096, then the read/write size must be 
>>integer multiple of 4096 ??? is it ???
>>In general should the read/write length be a multiple of block size?
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>Yes, see my previous emails.
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>	greetings,
>	Rob van Nieuwkerk
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>>Rob van Nieuwkerk wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:10:26 -0700
>>>Shesha Sreenivasamurthy <shesha@inostor.com> wrote:
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>>>Hi Shesha,
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>>>You don't mention what the *size* of your read()/write() is.
>>>Besides a requirement on the alignment of the read/write buffer
>>>the size of the read()/write() must also be OK.
>>>
>>>	greetings,
>>>	Rob van Nieuwkerk
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>>>>This is what I found ....
>>>>
>>>>Our driver sets the block size to be 4096. so BLKBSZGET will return 
>>>>4096. So if I allin the memory at 4096 boundary, I cannot read using 
>>>>O_DIRECT. But, if I set the block size to 512.  I can read/write 
>>>>successfully. It also works with 1024, but no with 4096
>>>>
>>>>So the recepie what I am following is ...
>>>>
>>>>BLKBSZGET -> Get original block size
>>>>BLKBSZSET ->  Set the block size to 512
>>>>READ | WRITE Successfully ;)
>>>>BLKBSZSET ->  Set back to the original block size
>>>>
>>>>-Shesha
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>>>>Rob van Nieuwkerk wrote:
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>>>>>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:27:57 -0700
>>>>>Shesha Sreenivasamurthy <shesha@inostor.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi Shesha,
>>>>>
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>>>>>>I am having trouble with O_DIRECT. Trying to read or write from a block 
>>>>>>device partition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1. Can O_DIRECT be used on a plain block device partition say 
>>>>>>"/dev/sda11" without having a filesystem on it.
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>>>>>yes.
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>>>>>>2. If no file system is created then what should be the softblock size. 
>>>>>>I am using the IOCTL "BLKBSZGET". Is this correct?
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>>>>>yes.
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>>>>>>3. Can we use SEEK_END with O_DIRECT on a partition without filesystem.
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>>>>>yes.
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>>>>>I'm using these exact things in an application.
>>>>>
>>>>>Note that with 2.4 kernels the "granularity" you can use for offset
>>>>>and r/w size is the softblock size (*).  For 2.6 the requirements are
>>>>>much more relaxed: it's the device blocksize (typically 512 byte).
>>>>>
>>>>>(*): actually one of offset or r/w size has a smaller minimum if
>>>>>I remember correctly.  Don't remember which one.  But if you assume
>>>>>the softblock size as a minimum for both you're allways safe.
>>>>>
>>>>>	greetings,
>>>>>	Rob van Nieuwkerk
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