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mm: don't set readahead flag on a folio when lookahead_size > nr_to_read
authorPankaj Raghav <p.raghav@samsung.com>
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:23:42 +0000 (08:23 +0200)
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Fri, 1 Nov 2024 04:29:13 +0000 (21:29 -0700)
commita111b8cc5962112f7e81e4b01ada53a53a3fb215
tree28509ebf5fed3982b164436c7fec4cff06070194
parentb7ad7f4f4d5f70107551029fb80121f4c4e897a6
mm: don't set readahead flag on a folio when lookahead_size > nr_to_read

The readahead flag is set on a folio based on the lookahead_size and
nr_to_read.  For example, when the readahead happens from index to index +
nr_to_read, then the readahead `mark` offset from index is set at
nr_to_read - lookahead_size.

There are some scenarios where the lookahead_size > nr_to_read.  For
example, readahead window was created, but the file was truncated before
the readahead starts.  do_page_cache_ra() will clamp the nr_to_read if the
readahead window extends beyond EOF after truncation.  If this happens,
readahead flag should not be set on any folio on the current readahead
window.

The current calculation for `mark` with mapping_min_order > 0 gives
incorrect results when lookahead_size > nr_to_read due to rounding up
operation:

index = 128
nr_to_read = 16
lookahead_size = 28
mapping_min_order = 4 (16 pages)

ra_folio_index = round_up(128 + 16 - 28, 16) = 128;
mark = 128 - 128 = 0; # offset from index to set RA flag

In the above example, the lookahead_size is actually lying outside the
current readahead window.  Without this patch, RA flag will be set
incorrectly on the folio at index 128.  This can lead to marking the
readahead flag on the wrong folio, therefore, triggering a readahead when
it is not necessary.

Explicitly initialize `mark` to be ULONG_MAX and only calculate it when
lookahead_size is within the readahead window.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241017062342.478973-1-kernel@pankajraghav.com
Fixes: 26cfdb395eef ("readahead: allocate folios with mapping_min_order in readahead")
Signed-off-by: Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@samsung.com>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
mm/readahead.c