On 05/03, Jens Axboe wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 03 2006, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> > However, user_page_pipe_buf_steal() returns unlocked page in
> > PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT case. So, if add_to_page_cache() fails,
> > unlock_page() will trigger BUG().
>
> It does, it calls generic_pipe_buf_steal() which locks it.
What I have in splice.c:
static int user_page_pipe_buf_steal(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
struct pipe_buffer *buf)
{
if (!(buf->flags & PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT))
return 1;
return 0;
}
(I don't use git, reading Linus's tree via http).
> > ret = mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(file, page, offset, offset+this_len);
> > if (ret == AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE) {
> > page_cache_release(page);
> > goto find_page;
> >
> > We also need to unlock(page) if it was stealed.
>
> Are you sure that's the right test? Don't you mean if ret !=
> AOP_TRUNCATED_PAGE && ret?
>
> How about the attached?
Ah, yes, you are right. Sorry for confusion.
Oleg.
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