[PATCH v8 25/25] cachefiles: Preset the state xattr when creating a new file

David Howells <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:02:20 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.file-systems,gmane.linux.kernel.cifs,gmane.linux.nfs,gmane.comp.file-systems.ceph.devel,gmane.linux.kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
With a really small cache, cachefiles is likely to see a lot of writes
hitting ENOSPC - and this can include setxattr that sets the state xattr on
a cachefile - but we don't really want to successfully fill a cache file
only to have to scrap it because we can't set the xattr.

Instead, preset the xattr when we create the tmpfile we're going to use,
and scrap the file at that point if we get ENOSPC.  Only if setxattr
succeeds do we allow data to be written to the file.

Note that there is a potential performance loss in that writes to the cache
have to be delayed until this is completed - but we do the tmpfile/setxattr
in parallel, starting when the file is opened and only have to wait once
writeback occurs.

Further, a new tracepoint, cachefiles_no_space, has been added to log ENOSPC
events, along with a couple of subreq traces to log failure detection in
netfslib.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <[email protected]>
cc: Marc Dionne <[email protected]>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected]
cc: [email protected]
---
 fs/cachefiles/internal.h          |  1 +
 fs/cachefiles/io.c                | 23 ++++++++----
 fs/cachefiles/namei.c             | 15 ++++++--
 fs/cachefiles/xattr.c             | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 include/trace/events/cachefiles.h | 28 ++++++++++++++-
 include/trace/events/netfs.h      |  2 ++
 6 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index 99d5f9077a31..71832fdb3770 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ void cachefiles_withdraw_volume(struct cachefiles_volume *volume);
 /*
  * xattr.c
  */
+int cachefiles_preset_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object, struct file *file);
 extern int cachefiles_set_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object);
 extern int cachefiles_check_auxdata(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 				    struct file *file);
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/io.c b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
index b06d0fbcc81e..e8722b9bf183 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/io.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
@@ -672,10 +672,14 @@ int __cachefiles_prepare_write(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 	 * space, we need to see if it's fully allocated.  If it's not, we may
 	 * want to cull it.
 	 */
-	if (cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, *_len / cache->bsize,
-				 cachefiles_has_space_check) == 0)
+	ret = cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, *_len / cache->bsize,
+				   cachefiles_has_space_check);
+	if (ret == 0)
 		return 0; /* Enough space to simply overwrite the whole block */
 
+	if (ret == -ENOBUFS)
+		trace_cachefiles_no_space(object, cachefiles_trace_write_nospace);
+
 	pos = cachefiles_inject_read_error();
 	if (pos == 0)
 		pos = vfs_llseek(file, start, SEEK_HOLE);
@@ -704,8 +708,11 @@ int __cachefiles_prepare_write(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 	return ret;
 
 check_space:
-	return cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, *_len / cache->bsize,
-				    cachefiles_has_space_for_write);
+	ret = cachefiles_has_space(cache, 0, *_len / cache->bsize,
+				   cachefiles_has_space_for_write);
+	if (ret == -ENOBUFS)
+		trace_cachefiles_no_space(object, cachefiles_trace_write_nospace);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cachefiles_prepare_write_old(struct netfs_cache_resources *cres,
@@ -757,10 +764,14 @@ static int cachefiles_issue_write(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	       wreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index, start, start + len - 1);
 
 	if (!cachefiles_cres_file(cres)) {
-		if (!fscache_wait_for_operation(cres, FSCACHE_WANT_WRITE))
+		if (!fscache_wait_for_operation(cres, FSCACHE_WANT_WRITE)) {
+			trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_cache_waitfail);
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (!cachefiles_cres_file(cres))
+		}
+		if (!cachefiles_cres_file(cres)) {
+			trace_netfs_sreq(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_cache_nofile);
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = netfs_prepare_write_buffer(subreq, BIO_MAX_VECS);
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index a30df0f91e5e..ef656a319ede 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ struct dentry *cachefiles_get_directory(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	if (d_is_negative(subdir)) {
 		ret = cachefiles_has_space(cache, 1, 0,
 					   cachefiles_has_space_for_create);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			if (ret == -ENOBUFS)
+				trace_cachefiles_no_space(NULL, cachefiles_trace_mkdir_nospace);
 			goto mkdir_error;
+		}
 
 		_debug("attempt mkdir");
 
@@ -447,6 +450,11 @@ struct file *cachefiles_create_tmpfile(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 		pr_notice("Cache does not support read_iter and write_iter\n");
 		goto err_unuse;
 	}
+
+	/* Preallocate space for the xattr. */
+	ret = cachefiles_preset_object_xattr(object, file);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_unuse;
 out:
 	cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
 	object->content_info = CACHEFILES_CONTENT_ALL;
@@ -470,8 +478,11 @@ static bool cachefiles_create_file(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 
 	ret = cachefiles_has_space(object->volume->cache, 1, 0,
 				   cachefiles_has_space_for_create);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -ENOBUFS)
+			trace_cachefiles_no_space(object, cachefiles_trace_create_nospace);
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	file = cachefiles_create_tmpfile(object);
 	if (IS_ERR(file))
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
index 25f2a906f984..2a7cc514f1a5 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/xattr.c
@@ -33,6 +33,58 @@ struct cachefiles_vol_xattr {
 	__u8	data[];		/* netfs volume coherency data */
 } __packed;
 
+/*
+ * Preset the state xattr on a cache file to allocate space for it.
+ */
+int cachefiles_preset_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct cachefiles_xattr *buf;
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	unsigned int len = object->cookie->aux_len;
+	int ret;
+
+	buf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cachefiles_xattr) + len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	buf->type		= CACHEFILES_COOKIE_TYPE_DATA;
+	buf->content		= CACHEFILES_CONTENT_DIRTY;
+
+	ret = cachefiles_inject_write_error();
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = mnt_want_write_file(file);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ret = vfs_setxattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry,
+					   cachefiles_xattr_cache, buf,
+					   sizeof(struct cachefiles_xattr) + len, 0);
+			mnt_drop_write_file(file);
+		}
+	}
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		trace_cachefiles_vfs_error(object, file_inode(file), ret,
+					   cachefiles_trace_setxattr_error);
+		trace_cachefiles_coherency(object, file_inode(file)->i_ino,
+					   object->object_size,
+					   be64_to_cpup((__be64 *)buf->data),
+					   buf->content,
+					   cachefiles_coherency_set_fail);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case -ENOMEM:
+		case -ENOSPC:
+			break;
+		default:
+			cachefiles_io_error_obj(
+				object,
+				"Failed to set xattr with error %d", ret);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * set the state xattr on a cache file
  */
@@ -81,10 +133,16 @@ int cachefiles_set_object_xattr(struct cachefiles_object *object)
 					   be64_to_cpup((__be64 *)buf->data),
 					   buf->content,
 					   cachefiles_coherency_set_fail);
-		if (ret != -ENOMEM)
+		switch (ret) {
+		case -ENOMEM:
+			break;
+		case -ENOSPC:
+		default:
 			cachefiles_io_error_obj(
 				object,
 				"Failed to set xattr with error %d", ret);
+			break;
+		}
 	} else {
 		trace_cachefiles_coherency(object, file_inode(file)->i_ino,
 					   object->object_size,
diff --git a/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h b/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
index eccdb5abeedc..c7b5b8587cca 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/cachefiles.h
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ enum cachefiles_prepare_read_trace {
 
 enum cachefiles_error_trace {
 	cachefiles_trace_alignment_error,
+	cachefiles_trace_create_nospace,
 	cachefiles_trace_fallocate_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_getxattr_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_link_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_lookup_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_mkdir_error,
+	cachefiles_trace_mkdir_nospace,
 	cachefiles_trace_notify_change_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_open_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_read_error,
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ enum cachefiles_error_trace {
 	cachefiles_trace_trunc_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_unlink_error,
 	cachefiles_trace_write_error,
+	cachefiles_trace_write_nospace,
 };
 
 #endif
@@ -171,11 +174,13 @@ enum cachefiles_error_trace {
 
 #define cachefiles_error_traces						\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_alignment_error,	"align")		\
+	EM(cachefiles_trace_create_nospace,	"create-nospace")	\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_fallocate_error,	"fallocate")		\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_getxattr_error,	"getxattr")		\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_link_error,		"link")			\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_lookup_error,	"lookup")		\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_mkdir_error,	"mkdir")		\
+	EM(cachefiles_trace_mkdir_nospace,	"mkdir-nospace")	\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_notify_change_error, "notify_change")	\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_open_error,		"open")			\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_read_error,		"read")			\
@@ -187,7 +192,8 @@ enum cachefiles_error_trace {
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_tmpfile_error,	"tmpfile")		\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_trunc_error,	"trunc")		\
 	EM(cachefiles_trace_unlink_error,	"unlink")		\
-	E_(cachefiles_trace_write_error,	"write")
+	EM(cachefiles_trace_write_error,	"write")		\
+	E_(cachefiles_trace_write_nospace,	"write-nospace")
 
 
 /*
@@ -692,6 +698,26 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cachefiles_io_error,
 		      __entry->error)
 	    );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(cachefiles_no_space,
+	    TP_PROTO(struct cachefiles_object *obj, enum cachefiles_error_trace trace),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(obj, trace),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		    __field(unsigned int,			obj)
+		    __field(enum cachefiles_error_trace,	trace)
+			     ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+		    __entry->obj	= obj ? obj->debug_id : 0;
+		    __entry->trace	= trace;
+			   ),
+
+	    TP_printk("o=%08x %s",
+		      __entry->obj,
+		      __print_symbolic(__entry->trace, cachefiles_error_traces))
+	    );
+
 #endif /* _TRACE_CACHEFILES_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/netfs.h b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
index e6bbf2a09d92..45c1924c0b2f 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/netfs.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/netfs.h
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_abandoned,		"ABNDN")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_add_donations,	"+DON ")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_added,		"ADD  ")	\
+	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cache_nofile,	"CA-!F")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cache_nowrite,	"CA-NW")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cache_prepare,	"CA-PR")	\
+	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cache_waitfail,	"CA-!W")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cache_write,	"CA-WR")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_cancel,		"CANCL")	\
 	EM(netfs_sreq_trace_clear,		"CLEAR")	\