# Re: \[PATCH 4/7\] vfs: add the RWF\_HIPRI flag for preadv2/pwritev2

- List: linux-api
- 2 messages, 2 authors
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/02/104273/t

## Re: \[PATCH 4/7\] vfs: add the RWF\_HIPRI flag for preadv2/pwritev2

- From: Jeff Moyer \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-02-26 21:56:05 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/02/104273.md

```text
Christoph Hellwig [ref] writes:

> This adds a flag that tells the file system that this is a high priority
> request for which it's worth to poll the hardware.  The flag is purely
> advisory and can be ignored if not supported.

I'm not in love with the HIGHPRI name, but I don't have a better one in
mind.  So...

Acked-by: Jeff Moyer <redacted>

>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <redacted>
> ---
>  fs/read_write.c         | 6 ++++--
>  include/linux/fs.h      | 1 +
>  include/uapi/linux/fs.h | 3 +++
>  3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
> index 38b9afa..3b3fb22 100644
> --- a/fs/read_write.c
> +++ b/fs/read_write.c
> @@ -697,10 +697,12 @@ static ssize_t do_iter_readv_writev(struct file *filp, struct iov_iter *iter,
>  	struct kiocb kiocb;
>  	ssize_t ret;
>  
> -	if (flags)
> +	if (flags & ~RWF_HIPRI)
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, filp);
> +	if (flags & RWF_HIPRI)
> +		kiocb.ki_flags |= IOCB_HIPRI;
>  	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
>  
>  	ret = fn(&kiocb, iter);
> @@ -715,7 +717,7 @@ static ssize_t do_loop_readv_writev(struct file *filp, struct iov_iter *iter,
>  {
>  	ssize_t ret = 0;
>  
> -	if (flags)
> +	if (flags & ~RWF_HIPRI)
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	while (iov_iter_count(iter)) {
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index 875277a..a1f731c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ struct writeback_control;
>  #define IOCB_EVENTFD		(1 << 0)
>  #define IOCB_APPEND		(1 << 1)
>  #define IOCB_DIRECT		(1 << 2)
> +#define IOCB_HIPRI		(1 << 3)
>  
>  struct kiocb {
>  	struct file		*ki_filp;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
> index 149bec8..d246339 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
> @@ -304,4 +304,7 @@ struct fsxattr {
>  #define SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE		2
>  #define SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER	4
>  
> +/* flags for preadv2/pwritev2: */
> +#define RWF_HIPRI			0x00000001 /* high priority request, poll if possible */
> +
>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_FS_H */
```

## Re: \[PATCH 4/7\] vfs: add the RWF\_HIPRI flag for preadv2/pwritev2

- From: Christoph Hellwig \<hch@lst.de\>
- Date: 2016-02-27 08:58:51 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/02/104272.md

```text
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 04:56:03PM -0500, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig [ref] writes:
> 
> > This adds a flag that tells the file system that this is a high priority
> > request for which it's worth to poll the hardware.  The flag is purely
> > advisory and can be ignored if not supported.
> 
> I'm not in love with the HIGHPRI name, but I don't have a better one in
> mind.  So...

I don't really like it too much either.  So if someone else has a better
suggestion: you're welcome!
```