Re: [PATCH 1/8] nfs: follow direct I/O write locking convention

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:26 AM, Omar Sandoval [off-list ref] wrote:

The generic callers of direct_IO lock i_mutex before doing a write. NFS
doesn't use the generic write code, so it doesn't follow this
convention. This is now a problem because the interface introduced for
swap-over-NFS calls direct_IO for a write without holding i_mutex, but
other implementations of direct_IO will expect to have it locked.

I really don't care much about swap-over-NFS performance; that's a
niche usage at best. I _do_ care about O_DIRECT performance, and the
ability to run multiple WRITE calls in parallel.

IOW: Patch NACKed... Please find another solution.

Trond

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