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Commit 1f08c925 authored by David Howells's avatar David Howells
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cachefiles: Implement backing file wrangling



Implement the wrangling of backing files, including the following pieces:

 (1) Lookup and creation of a file on disk, using a tmpfile if the file
     isn't yet present.  The file is then opened, sized for DIO and the
     file handle is attached to the cachefiles_object struct.  The inode is
     marked to indicate that it's in use by a kernel service.

 (2) Invalidation of an object, creating a tmpfile and switching the file
     pointer in the cachefiles object.

 (3) Committing a file to disk, including setting the coherency xattr on it
     and, if necessary, creating a hard link to it.

     Note that this would be a good place to use Omar Sandoval's vfs_link()
     with AT_LINK_REPLACE[1] as I may have to unlink an old file before I
     can link a tmpfile into place.

 (4) Withdrawal of open objects when a cache is being withdrawn or a cookie
     is relinquished.  This involves committing or discarding the file.

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ver #2:
 - Fix logging of wrong error[1].

Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarJeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
cc: linux-cachefs@redhat.com
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211203094950.GA2480@kili/ [1]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/163819644097.215744.4505389616742411239.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk/ # v1
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/163906949512.143852.14222856795032602080.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk/ # v2
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/163967158526.1823006.17482695321424642675.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk/ # v3
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/164021557060.640689.16373541458119269871.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk/ # v4
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