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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/netfs_library.rst | 24 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/netfs_library.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/netfs_library.rst index 9332f66373ee..4d19b19bcc08 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/netfs_library.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/netfs_library.rst @@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ The helpers manage the read request, calling back into the network filesystem through the suppplied table of operations. Waits will be performed as necessary before returning for helpers that are meant to be synchronous. -If an error occurs and netfs_priv is non-NULL, ops->cleanup() will be called to -deal with it. If some parts of the request are in progress when an error -occurs, the request will get partially completed if sufficient data is read. +If an error occurs, the ->free_request() will be called to clean up the +netfs_io_request struct allocated. If some parts of the request are in +progress when an error occurs, the request will get partially completed if +sufficient data is read. Additionally, there is:: @@ -208,8 +209,7 @@ The above fields are the ones the netfs can use. They are: * ``netfs_priv`` The network filesystem's private data. The value for this can be passed in - to the helper functions or set during the request. The ->cleanup() op will - be called if this is non-NULL at the end. + to the helper functions or set during the request. * ``start`` * ``len`` @@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ through which it can issue requests and negotiate:: struct netfs_request_ops { void (*init_request)(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct file *file); + void (*free_request)(struct netfs_io_request *rreq); int (*begin_cache_operation)(struct netfs_io_request *rreq); void (*expand_readahead)(struct netfs_io_request *rreq); bool (*clamp_length)(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq); @@ -302,7 +303,6 @@ through which it can issue requests and negotiate:: int (*check_write_begin)(struct file *file, loff_t pos, unsigned len, struct folio *folio, void **_fsdata); void (*done)(struct netfs_io_request *rreq); - void (*cleanup)(struct address_space *mapping, void *netfs_priv); }; The operations are as follows: @@ -310,7 +310,12 @@ The operations are as follows: * ``init_request()`` [Optional] This is called to initialise the request structure. It is given - the file for reference and can modify the ->netfs_priv value. + the file for reference. + + * ``free_request()`` + + [Optional] This is called as the request is being deallocated so that the + filesystem can clean up any state it has attached there. * ``begin_cache_operation()`` @@ -384,11 +389,6 @@ The operations are as follows: [Optional] This is called after the folios in the request have all been unlocked (and marked uptodate if applicable). - * ``cleanup`` - - [Optional] This is called as the request is being deallocated so that the - filesystem can clean up ->netfs_priv. - Read Helper Procedure |