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[RFCv2,4/7] locks: update lock callback documentation

Message ID 20230814211116.3224759-5-aahringo@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series fs: nfs: async lock request changes | expand

Commit Message

Alexander Aring Aug. 14, 2023, 9:11 p.m. UTC
This patch updates the existing documentation regarding recent changes
to vfs_lock_file() and lm_grant() is set. In case of lm_grant() is set
we only handle FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED in case of FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is not
set. This is the case of an blocking lock request. Non-blocking lock
requests, when FL_SLEEP is not set, are handled in a synchronized way.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>
---
 fs/locks.c | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Comments

Jeff Layton Aug. 16, 2023, 12:01 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 2023-08-14 at 17:11 -0400, Alexander Aring wrote:
> This patch updates the existing documentation regarding recent changes
> to vfs_lock_file() and lm_grant() is set. In case of lm_grant() is set
> we only handle FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED in case of FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is not
> set. This is the case of an blocking lock request. Non-blocking lock
> requests, when FL_SLEEP is not set, are handled in a synchronized way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>
> ---
>  fs/locks.c | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
> index df8b26a42524..a8e51f462b43 100644
> --- a/fs/locks.c
> +++ b/fs/locks.c
> @@ -2255,21 +2255,21 @@ int fcntl_getlk(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct flock *flock)
>   * To avoid blocking kernel daemons, such as lockd, that need to acquire POSIX
>   * locks, the ->lock() interface may return asynchronously, before the lock has
>   * been granted or denied by the underlying filesystem, if (and only if)
> - * lm_grant is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return asynchronously
> - * will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; they will set FL_SLEEP if (and only if)
> - * the request is for a blocking lock. When ->lock() does return asynchronously,
> - * it must return FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED, and call ->lm_grant() when the lock
> - * request completes.
> - * If the request is for non-blocking lock the file system should return
> - * FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED then try to get the lock and call the callback routine
> - * with the result. If the request timed out the callback routine will return a
> + * lm_grant and FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return
> + * asynchronously will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; When ->lock() does return

Isn't the above backward? Shouldn't it say "Callers expecting ->lock()
to return asynchronously will only use F_SETLKW, not F_SETLK" ?

> + * asynchronously, it must return FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED, and call ->lm_grant() when
> + * the lock request completes. The lm_grant() callback must be called in a
> + * sleepable context.
> + *
> + * If the request timed out the ->lm_grant() callback routine will return a
>   * nonzero return code and the file system should release the lock. The file
> - * system is also responsible to keep a corresponding posix lock when it
> - * grants a lock so the VFS can find out which locks are locally held and do
> - * the correct lock cleanup when required.
> - * The underlying filesystem must not drop the kernel lock or call
> - * ->lm_grant() before returning to the caller with a FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED
> - * return code.
> + * system is also responsible to keep a corresponding posix lock when it grants
> + * a lock so the VFS can find out which locks are locally held and do the correct
> + * lock cleanup when required.
> + *
> + * If the request is for non-blocking lock (when F_SETLK and FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is not set)
> + * the file system should return -EAGAIN if failed to acquire or zero if acquiring was
> + * successfully without calling the ->lm_grant() callback routine.
>   */
>  int vfs_lock_file(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct file_lock *fl, struct file_lock *conf)
>  {
Alexander Aring Aug. 17, 2023, 1:23 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi,

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 8:01 AM Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2023-08-14 at 17:11 -0400, Alexander Aring wrote:
> > This patch updates the existing documentation regarding recent changes
> > to vfs_lock_file() and lm_grant() is set. In case of lm_grant() is set
> > we only handle FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED in case of FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is not
> > set. This is the case of an blocking lock request. Non-blocking lock
> > requests, when FL_SLEEP is not set, are handled in a synchronized way.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  fs/locks.c | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
> >  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
> > index df8b26a42524..a8e51f462b43 100644
> > --- a/fs/locks.c
> > +++ b/fs/locks.c
> > @@ -2255,21 +2255,21 @@ int fcntl_getlk(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct flock *flock)
> >   * To avoid blocking kernel daemons, such as lockd, that need to acquire POSIX
> >   * locks, the ->lock() interface may return asynchronously, before the lock has
> >   * been granted or denied by the underlying filesystem, if (and only if)
> > - * lm_grant is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return asynchronously
> > - * will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; they will set FL_SLEEP if (and only if)
> > - * the request is for a blocking lock. When ->lock() does return asynchronously,
> > - * it must return FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED, and call ->lm_grant() when the lock
> > - * request completes.
> > - * If the request is for non-blocking lock the file system should return
> > - * FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED then try to get the lock and call the callback routine
> > - * with the result. If the request timed out the callback routine will return a
> > + * lm_grant and FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return
> > + * asynchronously will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; When ->lock() does return
>
> Isn't the above backward? Shouldn't it say "Callers expecting ->lock()
> to return asynchronously will only use F_SETLKW, not F_SETLK" ?
>

So far I know lockd will always use F_SETLK only, if it's a blocking
or non-blocking request you need to evaluate FL_SLEEP. But if
lm_grant() is not set we are using a check on cmd if it's F_SETLK or
F_SETLKW to check if it's non-blocking or blocking.

If lm_grant() is set and checking on F_SETLKW should never be the
case, because it will never be true (speaking from lockd point of
view).

- Alex
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diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index df8b26a42524..a8e51f462b43 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -2255,21 +2255,21 @@  int fcntl_getlk(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct flock *flock)
  * To avoid blocking kernel daemons, such as lockd, that need to acquire POSIX
  * locks, the ->lock() interface may return asynchronously, before the lock has
  * been granted or denied by the underlying filesystem, if (and only if)
- * lm_grant is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return asynchronously
- * will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; they will set FL_SLEEP if (and only if)
- * the request is for a blocking lock. When ->lock() does return asynchronously,
- * it must return FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED, and call ->lm_grant() when the lock
- * request completes.
- * If the request is for non-blocking lock the file system should return
- * FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED then try to get the lock and call the callback routine
- * with the result. If the request timed out the callback routine will return a
+ * lm_grant and FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is set. Callers expecting ->lock() to return
+ * asynchronously will only use F_SETLK, not F_SETLKW; When ->lock() does return
+ * asynchronously, it must return FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED, and call ->lm_grant() when
+ * the lock request completes. The lm_grant() callback must be called in a
+ * sleepable context.
+ *
+ * If the request timed out the ->lm_grant() callback routine will return a
  * nonzero return code and the file system should release the lock. The file
- * system is also responsible to keep a corresponding posix lock when it
- * grants a lock so the VFS can find out which locks are locally held and do
- * the correct lock cleanup when required.
- * The underlying filesystem must not drop the kernel lock or call
- * ->lm_grant() before returning to the caller with a FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED
- * return code.
+ * system is also responsible to keep a corresponding posix lock when it grants
+ * a lock so the VFS can find out which locks are locally held and do the correct
+ * lock cleanup when required.
+ *
+ * If the request is for non-blocking lock (when F_SETLK and FL_SLEEP in fl_flags is not set)
+ * the file system should return -EAGAIN if failed to acquire or zero if acquiring was
+ * successfully without calling the ->lm_grant() callback routine.
  */
 int vfs_lock_file(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, struct file_lock *fl, struct file_lock *conf)
 {