Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759333Ab0GPUvy (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:51:54 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:26530 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758829Ab0GPUvw (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:51:52 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:51:26 -0400 From: Valerie Aurora To: Ian Kent Cc: Alexander Viro , Miklos Szeredi , Jan Blunck , Christoph Hellwig , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/38] union-mount: Introduce union_dir structure and basic operations Message-ID: <20100716205125.GC21201@shell> References: <1276627208-17242-1-git-send-email-vaurora@redhat.com> <1276627208-17242-20-git-send-email-vaurora@redhat.com> <20100713043945.GE3949@zeus.themaw.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100713043945.GE3949@zeus.themaw.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 10974 Lines: 326 On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:39:46PM +0800, Ian Kent wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:39:49AM -0700, Valerie Aurora wrote: > > This patch adds the basic structures and operations of VFS-based union > > mounts (but not the ability to mount or lookup unioned file systems). > > Each directory in a unioned file system has an associated union stack > > created when the directory is first looked up. The union stack is a > > union_dir structure kept in a hash table indexed by mount and dentry > > of the directory; thus, specific paths are unioned, not dentries > > alone. The union_dir keeps a pointer to the upper path and the lower > > path and can be looked up by either path. Currently only two layers > > are supported, but the union_dir struct is flexible enough to allow > > more than two layers. > > > > This particular version of union mounts is based on ideas by Jan > > Blunck, Bharata Rao, and many others. > > > > Signed-off-by: Valerie Aurora > > --- > > fs/Kconfig | 13 +++++ > > fs/Makefile | 1 + > > fs/dcache.c | 3 + > > fs/union.c | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > fs/union.h | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > include/linux/dcache.h | 4 +- > > include/linux/fs.h | 1 + > > 7 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 fs/union.c > > create mode 100644 fs/union.h > > > > diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig > > index 5f85b59..f99c3a9 100644 > > --- a/fs/Kconfig > > +++ b/fs/Kconfig > > @@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ source "fs/notify/Kconfig" > > > > source "fs/quota/Kconfig" > > > > +config UNION_MOUNT > > + bool "Union mounts (writable overlasy) (EXPERIMENTAL)" > > Spelling of overlay Fixed. > > + depends on EXPERIMENTAL > > + help > > + Union mounts allow you to mount a transparent writable > > + layer over a read-only file system, for example, an ext3 > > + partition on a hard drive over a CD-ROM root file system > > + image. > > + > > + See for details. > > + > > + If unsure, say N. > > + > > source "fs/autofs/Kconfig" > > source "fs/autofs4/Kconfig" > > source "fs/fuse/Kconfig" > > diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile > > index 97f340f..1949af2 100644 > > --- a/fs/Makefile > > +++ b/fs/Makefile > > @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NFS_COMMON) += nfs_common/ > > obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_ACL) += generic_acl.o > > > > obj-y += quota/ > > +obj-$(CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT) += union.o > > > > obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc/ > > obj-y += partitions/ > > diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c > > index 1575af4..54ff5a3 100644 > > --- a/fs/dcache.c > > +++ b/fs/dcache.c > > @@ -960,6 +960,9 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name) > > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dentry->d_lru); > > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dentry->d_subdirs); > > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dentry->d_alias); > > +#ifdef CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT > > + dentry->d_union_dir = NULL; > > +#endif > > > > if (parent) { > > dentry->d_parent = dget(parent); > > diff --git a/fs/union.c b/fs/union.c > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000..02abb7c > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/fs/union.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ > > + /* > > + * VFS-based union mounts for Linux > > + * > > + * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 IBM Corporation, IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH. > > + * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Novell Inc. > > + * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat, Inc. > > + * > > + * Author(s): Jan Blunck (j.blunck@tu-harburg.de) > > + * Valerie Aurora > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or > > + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License > > + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 > > + * of the License. > > + */ > > + > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > + > > +#include "union.h" > > + > > +static struct kmem_cache *union_cache; > > + > > +static int __init init_union(void) > > +{ > > + union_cache = KMEM_CACHE(union_dir, SLAB_PANIC | SLAB_MEM_SPREAD); > > I know there are other places where we just assume KMEM_CACHE() returns > non-null but is that really the right thing to do? I did a quick review and think this is right. The SLAB_PANIC flag in combination with this being called early in boot means it will panic during boot rather than return null. > > + return 0; > > +} > > + > > +fs_initcall(init_union); > > + > > +/** > > + * union_alloc - allocate a union_dir > > + * > > + * @path: path of directory underneath another directory > > + * > > + * Allocate a union_dir for this directory. We only allocate > > + * union_dirs for the second and lower layers - the read-only layers. > > + * Top-level dentries don't have a union_dir, just a pointer to the > > + * union_dir of the directory in the layer below it. u_lower is > > + * initialized to NULL by default. If there is another layer below > > + * this and a matching directory in the layer, then we allocate a > > + * union_dir for it and then set u_lower of the above union_dir to > > + * point to it. > > + */ > > + > > +static struct union_dir *union_alloc(struct path *path) > > +{ > > + struct union_dir *ud; > > + > > + BUG_ON(!S_ISDIR(path->dentry->d_inode->i_mode)); > > + > > + ud = kmem_cache_alloc(union_cache, GFP_ATOMIC); > > + if (!ud) > > + return NULL; > > + > > + ud->u_this = *path; > > + ud->u_lower = NULL; > > + > > + return ud; > > +} > > + > > +static void union_put(struct union_dir *ud) > > +{ > > + path_put(&ud->u_this); > > + kmem_cache_free(union_cache, ud); > > +} > > + > > +/** > > + * union_add_dir - Add another layer to a unioned directory > > + * > > + * @upper - directory in the previous layer > > + * @lower - directory in the current layer > > + * @next_ud - location of pointer to this union_dir > > + * > > + * Must have a reference (i.e., call path_get()) to @lower before > > + * passing to this function. > > + */ > > + > > +int union_add_dir(struct path *upper, struct path *lower, > > + struct union_dir **next_ud) > > +{ > > + struct union_dir *ud; > > + > > + BUG_ON(*next_ud != NULL); > > + > > + ud = union_alloc(lower); > > + if (!ud) > > + return -ENOMEM; > > + *next_ud = ud; > > + > > + return 0; > > +} > > + > > +/** > > + * d_free_unions - free all unions for this dentry > > + * > > + * @dentry - topmost dentry in the union stack to remove > > + * > > + * This must be called when freeing a dentry. > > + */ > > +void d_free_unions(struct dentry *dentry) > > +{ > > + struct union_dir *this, *next; > > + > > + this = dentry->d_union_dir; > > + > > + while (this != NULL) { > > + next = this->u_lower; > > + union_put(this); > > + this = next; > > + } > > + dentry->d_union_dir = NULL; > > +} > > diff --git a/fs/union.h b/fs/union.h > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000..04efc1f > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/fs/union.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ > > + /* > > + * VFS-based union mounts for Linux > > + * > > + * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 IBM Corporation, IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH. > > + * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Novell Inc. > > + * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat, Inc. > > + * > > + * Author(s): Jan Blunck (j.blunck@tu-harburg.de) > > + * Valerie Aurora > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or > > + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License > > + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 > > + * of the License. > > + */ > > +#ifndef __LINUX_UNION_H > > +#define __LINUX_UNION_H > > +#ifdef __KERNEL__ > > + > > +#ifdef CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT > > + > > +/* > > + * WARNING! Confusing terminology alert. > > + * > > + * Note that the directions "up" and "down" in union mounts are the > > + * opposite of "up" and "down" in normal VFS operation terminology. > > + * "up" in the rest of the VFS means "towards the root of the mount > > + * tree." If you mount B on top of A, following B "up" will get you > > + * A. In union mounts, "up" means "towards the most recently mounted > > + * layer of the union stack." If you union mount B on top of A, > > + * following A "up" will get you to B. Another way to put it is that > > + * "up" in the VFS means going from this mount towards the direction > > + * of its mnt->mnt_parent pointer, but "up" in union mounts means > > + * going in the opposite direction (until you run out of union > > + * layers). > > + */ > > + > > +/* > > + * The union_dir structure. Basically just a singly-linked list with > > + * a pointer to the referenced dentry, whose head is d_union_dir in > > + * the dentry of the topmost directory. We can't link this list > > + * purely through list elements in the dentry because lower layer > > + * dentries can be part of multiple union stacks. However, the > > + * topmost dentry is only part of one union stack. So we point at the > > + * lower layer dentries through a linked list rooted in the topmost > > + * dentry. > > + */ > > +struct union_dir { > > + struct path u_this; /* this is me */ > > + struct union_dir *u_lower; /* this is what I overlay */ > > +}; > > + > > +#define IS_MNT_UNION(mnt) ((mnt)->mnt_flags & MNT_UNION) > > + > > +extern int union_add_dir(struct path *, struct path *, struct union_dir **); > > +extern void d_free_unions(struct dentry *); > > + > > +#else /* CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT */ > > + > > +#define IS_MNT_UNION(x) (0) > > +#define union_add_dir(x, y, z) ({ BUG(); (NULL); }) > > +#define d_free_unions(x) do { } while (0) > > + > > +#endif /* CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT */ > > +#endif /* __KERNEL__ */ > > +#endif /* __LINUX_UNION_H */ > > diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h > > index 01d6011..509a637 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/dcache.h > > +++ b/include/linux/dcache.h > > @@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ struct dentry { > > struct hlist_node d_hash; /* lookup hash list */ > > struct dentry *d_parent; /* parent directory */ > > struct qstr d_name; > > - > > +#ifdef CONFIG_UNION_MOUNT > > + struct union_dir *d_union_dir; /* head of union stack */ > > +#endif > > struct list_head d_lru; /* LRU list */ > > /* > > * d_child and d_rcu can share memory > > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h > > index dbd9881..32e6988 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/fs.h > > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h > > @@ -1395,6 +1395,7 @@ struct super_block { > > * read-only. > > */ > > int s_hard_readonly_users; > > + > > Extra blank line, intended? Nope, fixed. Thanks, -VAL -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/