[PATCH 07/12] xfs: use WRITE_ONCE to update b_flags

Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:11:15 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-xfs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Prepare for limited lockless reading of flags by using WRITE_ONCE to
prevent the compiler from doing non-standard read-modify-write
operations.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Brian Foster <[email protected]>
---
 fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index bc660c8ab9dd..69ace78f9e7f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -55,11 +55,27 @@ static inline bool xfs_buf_is_uncached(struct xfs_buf *bp)
 	return bp->b_rhash_key == XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
 }
 
+static inline void
+xfs_buf_set_flags(
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp,
+	unsigned int	flags)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(bp->b_flags, bp->b_flags | flags);
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_buf_clear_flags(
+	struct xfs_buf	*bp,
+	unsigned int	flags)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(bp->b_flags, bp->b_flags & ~flags);
+}
+
 void
 xfs_buf_set_uptodate(
 	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
 {
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -76,14 +92,14 @@ xfs_buf_stale(
 {
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_STALE;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_STALE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the delwri status so that a delwri queue walker will not
 	 * flush this buffer to disk now that it is stale. The delwri queue has
 	 * a reference to the buffer, so this is safe to do.
 	 */
-	bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_DELWRI_Q;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, _XBF_DELWRI_Q);
 
 	spin_lock(&bp->b_lockref.lock);
 	atomic_set(&bp->b_lru_ref, 0);
@@ -97,8 +113,7 @@ xfs_buf_clear_stale(
 	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
 {
 	ASSERT(bp->b_flags & XBF_STALE);
-
-	bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_STALE;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_STALE);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ xfs_buf_alloc_kmem(
 		bp->b_addr = NULL;
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	bp->b_flags |= _XBF_KMEM;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, _XBF_KMEM);
 	trace_xfs_buf_backing_kmem(bp, _RET_IP_);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ xfs_buf_alloc(
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->b_li_list);
 	bp->b_target = target;
 	bp->b_mount = target->bt_mount;
-	bp->b_flags = flags;
+	WRITE_ONCE(bp->b_flags, flags);
 	bp->b_rhash_key = map[0].bm_bn;
 	bp->b_length = 0;
 	bp->b_map_count = nmaps;
@@ -449,7 +464,7 @@ xfs_buf_find_lock(
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
 		ASSERT((bp->b_flags & _XBF_DELWRI_Q) == 0);
-		bp->b_flags &= _XBF_KMEM;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, ~_XBF_KMEM);
 		bp->b_ops = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -621,8 +636,9 @@ _xfs_buf_read(
 {
 	ASSERT(bp->b_maps[0].bm_bn != XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL);
 
-	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_WRITE | XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ_AHEAD | XBF_DONE);
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_READ;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE | XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ_AHEAD |
+			XBF_DONE);
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_READ);
 	xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 	return xfs_buf_iowait(bp);
 }
@@ -658,7 +674,7 @@ xfs_buf_reverify(
 	bp->b_ops = ops;
 	bp->b_ops->verify_read(bp);
 	if (bp->b_error)
-		bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_DONE;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 	return bp->b_error;
 }
 
@@ -696,7 +712,7 @@ xfs_buf_read_map(
 		error = xfs_buf_reverify(bp, ops);
 
 		/* We do not want read in the flags */
-		bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_READ;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_READ);
 		ASSERT(bp->b_ops != NULL || ops == NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -721,7 +737,7 @@ xfs_buf_read_map(
 		if (!xlog_is_shutdown(target->bt_mount->m_log))
 			xfs_buf_ioerror_alert(bp, fa);
 
-		bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_DONE;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 		xfs_buf_stale(bp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 
@@ -767,8 +783,8 @@ xfs_buf_readahead_map(
 	}
 	XFS_STATS_INC(target->bt_mount, xb_get_read);
 	bp->b_ops = ops;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_WRITE | XBF_DONE);
-	bp->b_flags |= flags;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE | XBF_DONE);
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, flags);
 	percpu_counter_inc(&target->bt_readahead_count);
 	xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 }
@@ -800,7 +816,7 @@ xfs_buf_read_uncached(
 	ASSERT(bp->b_map_count == 1);
 	bp->b_rhash_key = XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
 	bp->b_maps[0].bm_bn = daddr;
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_READ;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_READ);
 	bp->b_ops = ops;
 
 	xfs_buf_submit(bp);
@@ -1094,14 +1110,14 @@ xfs_buf_ioend_handle_error(
 
 resubmit:
 	xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, 0);
-	bp->b_flags |= (XBF_DONE | XBF_WRITE_FAIL);
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_DONE | XBF_WRITE_FAIL);
 	reinit_completion(&bp->b_iowait);
 	xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 	return true;
 out_stale:
 	xfs_buf_stale(bp);
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_WRITE;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE);
 	trace_xfs_buf_error_relse(bp, _RET_IP_);
 	return false;
 }
@@ -1126,7 +1142,7 @@ xfs_buf_ioend(
 		if (!bp->b_error && bp->b_ops)
 			bp->b_ops->verify_read(bp);
 		if (!bp->b_error)
-			bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
+			xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 		if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD)
 			percpu_counter_dec(&bp->b_target->bt_readahead_count);
 	} else {
@@ -1136,8 +1152,8 @@ xfs_buf_ioend(
 				return;
 			}
 		} else {
-			bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_WRITE_FAIL;
-			bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
+			xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE_FAIL);
+			xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 		}
 
 		/* clear the retry state */
@@ -1157,7 +1173,7 @@ xfs_buf_ioend(
 			bp->b_iodone(bp);
 	}
 
-	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_READ | XBF_WRITE | XBF_READ_AHEAD);
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_READ | XBF_WRITE | XBF_READ_AHEAD);
 	if (async)
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 }
@@ -1203,8 +1219,8 @@ xfs_buf_fail(
 {
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_ASYNC;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_DONE;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_ASYNC);
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 	xfs_buf_stale(bp);
 	xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, -EIO);
 	xfs_buf_ioend(bp);
@@ -1218,9 +1234,9 @@ xfs_bwrite(
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_buf_islocked(bp));
 
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~(XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ | _XBF_DELWRI_Q |
-			 XBF_DONE);
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE);
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_ASYNC | XBF_READ | _XBF_DELWRI_Q |
+				XBF_DONE);
 
 	xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 	error = xfs_buf_iowait(bp);
@@ -1411,7 +1427,7 @@ xfs_buf_submit(
 	return;
 
 ioerror:
-	bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_DONE;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_DONE);
 	xfs_buf_stale(bp);
 end_io:
 	if (bp->b_flags & XBF_ASYNC)
@@ -1822,7 +1838,7 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_cancel(
 		bp = list_first_entry(list, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
 
 		xfs_buf_lock(bp);
-		bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_DELWRI_Q;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, _XBF_DELWRI_Q);
 		xfs_buf_list_del(bp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 	}
@@ -1867,7 +1883,7 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_queue(
 	 * might get readded to a delwri list after the synchronous writeout, in
 	 * which case we need just need to re-add the flag here.
 	 */
-	bp->b_flags |= _XBF_DELWRI_Q;
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, _XBF_DELWRI_Q);
 	if (list_empty(&bp->b_list)) {
 		xfs_buf_hold(bp);
 		list_add_tail(&bp->b_list, list);
@@ -1944,8 +1960,8 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_submit_prep(
 	}
 
 	trace_xfs_buf_delwri_split(bp, _RET_IP_);
-	bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_DELWRI_Q;
-	bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
+	xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, _XBF_DELWRI_Q);
+	xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_WRITE);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1986,7 +2002,7 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_submit_nowait(
 		}
 		if (!xfs_buf_delwri_submit_prep(bp))
 			continue;
-		bp->b_flags |= XBF_ASYNC;
+		xfs_buf_set_flags(bp, XBF_ASYNC);
 		xfs_buf_list_del(bp);
 		xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 	}
@@ -2019,7 +2035,7 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_submit(
 		xfs_buf_lock(bp);
 		if (!xfs_buf_delwri_submit_prep(bp))
 			continue;
-		bp->b_flags &= ~XBF_ASYNC;
+		xfs_buf_clear_flags(bp, XBF_ASYNC);
 		list_move_tail(&bp->b_list, &wait_list);
 		xfs_buf_submit(bp);
 	}
-- 
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