Re: [PATCH v5 8/9] iov_iter, block: Make bio structs pin pages rather than ref'ing if appropriate

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Jan 12 2023 - 09:19:02 EST


On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 10:28:41AM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > if (cleanup_mode & FOLL_GET) {
> > WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_test_flag(bio, BIO_PAGE_PINNED));
> > bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_PAGE_REFFED);
> > }
> > if (cleanup_mode & FOLL_PIN) {
> > WARN_ON_ONCE(bio_test_flag(bio, BIO_PAGE_REFFED));
> > bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_PAGE_PINNED);
> > }
>
> That won't necessarily work as you might get back cleanup_mode == 0, in which
> case both flags are cleared - and neither warning will trip on the next
> addition.

Well, it will work for the intended use case even with
cleanup_mode == 0, we just won't get the debug check. Or am I missing
something fundamental?