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    fs/stat: Define DAX statx attribute · 712b2698
    Ira Weiny authored
    In order for users to determine if a file is currently operating in DAX
    state (effective DAX).  Define a statx attribute value and set that
    attribute if the effective DAX flag is set.
    
    To go along with this we propose the following addition to the statx man
    page:
    
    STATX_ATTR_DAX
    
    	The file is in the DAX (cpu direct access) state.  DAX state
    	attempts to minimize software cache effects for both I/O and
    	memory mappings of this file.  It requires a file system which
    	has been configured to support DAX.
    
    	DAX generally assumes all accesses are via cpu load / store
    	instructions which can minimize overhead for small accesses, but
    	may adversely affect cpu utilization for large transfers.
    
    	File I/O is done directly to/from user-space buffers and memory
    	mapped I/O may be performed with direct memory mappings that
    	bypass kernel page cache.
    
    	While the DAX property tends to result in data being transferred
    	synchronously, it does not give the same guarantees of O_SYNC
    	where data and the necessary metadata are transferred together.
    
    	A DAX file may support being mapped with the MAP_SYNC flag,
    	which enables a program to use CPU cache flush instructions to
    	persist CPU store operations without an explicit fsync(2).  See
    	mmap(2) for more information.
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarIra Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDarrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
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