[PATCH 01/10] fs: give erase() a new erase_type parameter

Ahmad Fatoum a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Tue Jul 30 01:32:48 PDT 2024



On 7/30/24 10:31, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 09:19:20AM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>> Many managed flashes provide an erase operation, which need not be used
>> for regular writes, but is provided nonetheless for efficient clearing
>> of large regions of storage to a fixed bit pattern. The erase type allows
>> users to specify _why_ the erase operation is done, so the driver or
>> the core code can choose the most optimal operation.
>>
>> Existing code is annotated wither either ERASE_TO_WRITE for code that is
> 
> s/wither/with/
> 
>> immediately followed by a write and ERASE_TO_CLEAR for the standalone
>> erase operations of the shell and fastboot erase command.
>>
>> Use of an enum allows the future addition of more types, e.g.:
>>
>>   ERASE_TO_ALL_ZERO: to efficiently implement android sparse all-ones
>>                      (like util-linux blkdiscard --zeroout)
>>   ERASE_TO_ALL_ONE: to efficiently implement android sparse all-zeroes
> 
> I suggest using ERASE_TO_ALL_ONE to implement sparse all-ones ;)
> 
> Will fix both of these while applying in case there's nothing else in
> this series.

Thanks! :)

> 
> Sascha
> 
>>   ERASE_TO_DISCARD: as alternative to ERASE_TO_CLEAR, when unwritten
>>                     regions are indeed allowed to have arbitrary content
>>                      (like util-linux blkdiscard without argument)
>>   ERASE_TO_SECURE: erase data in a manner appropriate for wiping secrets
>>                      (like util-linux blkdiscard --secure)
>>
>> We don't introduce any functional change here yet, as no device yet sets
>> DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE. This will follow in a separate commit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-external-nand.c |  2 +-
>>  arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c      |  4 ++--
>>  arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_bbu_spi_mlo.c   |  2 +-
>>  commands/flash.c                          |  2 +-
>>  commands/nandtest.c                       |  2 +-
>>  common/bbu.c                              |  2 +-
>>  common/environment.c                      |  7 ++++--
>>  common/fastboot.c                         |  2 +-
>>  common/state/backend_bucket_circular.c    |  2 +-
>>  drivers/misc/storage-by-uuid.c            |  3 +++
>>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/dfu.c         |  4 ++--
>>  fs/devfs-core.c                           |  7 +++++-
>>  fs/devfs.c                                |  5 ++++-
>>  fs/fs.c                                   |  4 ++--
>>  include/driver.h                          | 13 ++++++++++++
>>  include/fs.h                              | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  lib/libfile.c                             |  2 +-
>>  17 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-external-nand.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-external-nand.c
>> index 7523008cdb5a..72c2271ff37a 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-external-nand.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-external-nand.c
>> @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int imx_bbu_external_nand_update(struct bbu_handler *handler, struct bbu_
>>  
>>  		debug("writing %d bytes at 0x%08llx\n", now, nand_offset);
>>  
>> -		ret = erase(fd, blocksize, nand_offset);
>> +		ret = erase(fd, blocksize, nand_offset, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  		if (ret)
>>  			goto out;
>>  
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
>> index 8cdaab5c1676..4190d60d18dd 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
>> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int imx_bbu_write_device(struct imx_internal_bbu_handler *imx_handler,
>>  	if (imx_bbu_erase_required(imx_handler)) {
>>  		pr_debug("%s: erasing %s from 0x%08x to 0x%08x\n", __func__,
>>  				devicefile, offset, image_len);
>> -		ret = erase(fd, image_len, offset);
>> +		ret = erase(fd, image_len, offset, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  		if (ret) {
>>  			pr_err("erasing %s failed with %s\n", devicefile,
>>  					strerror(-ret));
>> @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int imx_bbu_internal_v2_write_nand_dbbt(struct imx_internal_bbu_handler *
>>  
>>  		pr_debug("writing %d bytes at 0x%08llx\n", now, offset);
>>  
>> -		ret = erase(fd, blocksize, offset);
>> +		ret = erase(fd, blocksize, offset, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  		if (ret)
>>  			goto out;
>>  
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_bbu_spi_mlo.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_bbu_spi_mlo.c
>> index 2c58c9ae690e..951c3f8ce099 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_bbu_spi_mlo.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_bbu_spi_mlo.c
>> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int spi_nor_mlo_handler(struct bbu_handler *handler,
>>  		goto out;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(dstfd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0);
>> +	ret = erase(dstfd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  	if (ret < 0) {
>>  		printf("could not erase %s: %m", data->devicefile);
>>  		goto out1;
>> diff --git a/commands/flash.c b/commands/flash.c
>> index 5b7060aeadfb..de3bf65e5059 100644
>> --- a/commands/flash.c
>> +++ b/commands/flash.c
>> @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int do_flerase(int argc, char *argv[])
>>  		goto out;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	if (erase(fd, size, start)) {
>> +	if (erase(fd, size, start, ERASE_TO_CLEAR)) {
>>  		perror("erase");
>>  		ret = 1;
>>  	}
>> diff --git a/commands/nandtest.c b/commands/nandtest.c
>> index ba7c87a32eea..bc138646a460 100644
>> --- a/commands/nandtest.c
>> +++ b/commands/nandtest.c
>> @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int erase_and_write(loff_t ofs, unsigned char *data,
>>  	er.start = ofs;
>>  	er.length = meminfo.erasesize;
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(fd, er.length, er.start);
>> +	ret = erase(fd, er.length, er.start, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  	if (ret < 0) {
>>  		perror("\nerase");
>>  		printf("Could't not erase flash at 0x%08llx length 0x%08llx.\n",
>> diff --git a/common/bbu.c b/common/bbu.c
>> index f71747aa2f6d..9ea8a1a3f247 100644
>> --- a/common/bbu.c
>> +++ b/common/bbu.c
>> @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int bbu_std_file_handler(struct bbu_handler *handler,
>>  		goto err_close;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(fd, data->len, 0);
>> +	ret = erase(fd, data->len, 0, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  	if (ret && ret != -ENOSYS) {
>>  		printf("erasing %s failed with %s\n", data->devicefile,
>>  				strerror(-ret));
>> diff --git a/common/environment.c b/common/environment.c
>> index 39cad0c16a77..dbf4c2f52365 100644
>> --- a/common/environment.c
>> +++ b/common/environment.c
>> @@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ static inline int protect(int fd, size_t count, unsigned long offset, int prot)
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> -static inline int erase(int fd, size_t count, unsigned long offset)
>> +enum erase_type {
>> +	ERASE_TO_WRITE
>> +};
>> +static inline int erase(int fd, size_t count, unsigned long offset, enum erase_type type)
>>  {
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>> @@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ int envfs_save(const char *filename, const char *dirname, unsigned flags)
>>  		goto out;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(envfd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0);
>> +	ret = erase(envfd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  
>>  	/* ENOSYS and EOPNOTSUPP aren't errors here, many devices don't need it */
>>  	if (ret && errno != ENOSYS && errno != EOPNOTSUPP) {
>> diff --git a/common/fastboot.c b/common/fastboot.c
>> index f8a01dea7a65..d283fc8fc098 100644
>> --- a/common/fastboot.c
>> +++ b/common/fastboot.c
>> @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static void cb_erase(struct fastboot *fb, const char *cmd)
>>  	if (fd < 0)
>>  		fastboot_tx_print(fb, FASTBOOT_MSG_FAIL, strerror(-fd));
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(fd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0);
>> +	ret = erase(fd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0, ERASE_TO_CLEAR);
>>  
>>  	close(fd);
>>  
>> diff --git a/common/state/backend_bucket_circular.c b/common/state/backend_bucket_circular.c
>> index 2ac5bf6a8218..6b5873aa9af1 100644
>> --- a/common/state/backend_bucket_circular.c
>> +++ b/common/state/backend_bucket_circular.c
>> @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int state_mtd_peb_write(struct state_backend_storage_bucket_circular *cir
>>  static int state_mtd_peb_erase(struct state_backend_storage_bucket_circular *circ)
>>  {
>>  	return erase(circ->fd, circ->mtd->erasesize,
>> -		     (off_t)circ->eraseblock * circ->mtd->erasesize);
>> +		     (off_t)circ->eraseblock * circ->mtd->erasesize, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>  
>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/storage-by-uuid.c b/drivers/misc/storage-by-uuid.c
>> index db15b64d7dcf..8b8fd901685e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/misc/storage-by-uuid.c
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/storage-by-uuid.c
>> @@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ static void storage_by_uuid_add_partitions(struct sbu *sbu, struct cdev *rcdev)
>>  	sbu->cdev.dev = sbu->dev;
>>  	sbu->cdev.priv = sbu;
>>  
>> +	if (rcdev->flags & DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE)
>> +		sbu->cdev.flags |= DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE;
>> +
>>  	ret = devfs_create(&sbu->cdev);
>>  	if (ret) {
>>  		dev_err(sbu->dev, "Failed to create cdev: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/dfu.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/dfu.c
>> index a41ff22dcebc..208e0cd23c29 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/dfu.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/dfu.c
>> @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void dfu_do_write(struct dfu_work *dw)
>>  
>>  	if (prog_erase && (dfu_written + wlen) > dfu_erased) {
>>  		size = roundup(wlen, dfu_mtdinfo.erasesize);
>> -		ret = erase(dfufd, size, dfu_erased);
>> +		ret = erase(dfufd, size, dfu_erased, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  		dfu_erased += size;
>>  		if (ret && ret != -ENOSYS) {
>>  			perror("erase");
>> @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void dfu_do_copy(struct dfu_work *dw)
>>  		return;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(fd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0);
>> +	ret = erase_flash(fd, ERASE_SIZE_ALL, 0);
>>  	close(fd);
>>  	if (ret && ret != -ENOSYS) {
>>  		perror("erase");
>> diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
>> index ed445fbd4712..2715193c6956 100644
>> --- a/fs/devfs-core.c
>> +++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
>> @@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static struct cdev *__devfs_add_partition(struct cdev *cdev,
>>  	loff_t _end = end ? *end : 0;
>>  	static struct cdev *new;
>>  	struct cdev *overlap;
>> +	unsigned inherited_flags = 0;
>>  
>>  	if (cdev_by_name(partinfo->name))
>>  		return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
>> @@ -551,11 +552,14 @@ static struct cdev *__devfs_add_partition(struct cdev *cdev,
>>  		return overlap;
>>  	}
>>  
>> +	/* Filter flags that we want to pass along to children */
>> +	inherited_flags |= cdev->flags & DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE;
>> +
>>  	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD) && cdev->mtd) {
>>  		struct mtd_info *mtd;
>>  
>>  		mtd = mtd_add_partition(cdev->mtd, offset, size,
>> -				partinfo->flags, partinfo->name);
>> +				partinfo->flags | inherited_flags, partinfo->name);
>>  		if (IS_ERR(mtd))
>>  			return (void *)mtd;
>>  
>> @@ -571,6 +575,7 @@ static struct cdev *__devfs_add_partition(struct cdev *cdev,
>>  	new->priv = cdev->priv;
>>  	new->size = size;
>>  	new->offset = cdev->offset + offset;
>> +	new->flags = inherited_flags;
>>  
>>  	new->dev = cdev->dev;
>>  	new->master = cdev;
>> diff --git a/fs/devfs.c b/fs/devfs.c
>> index 9dbfa91b1d9f..5feb76cfef86 100644
>> --- a/fs/devfs.c
>> +++ b/fs/devfs.c
>> @@ -61,13 +61,16 @@ static int devfs_lseek(struct device *_dev, FILE *f, loff_t pos)
>>  }
>>  
>>  static int devfs_erase(struct device *_dev, FILE *f, loff_t count,
>> -		       loff_t offset)
>> +		       loff_t offset, enum erase_type type)
>>  {
>>  	struct cdev *cdev = f->priv;
>>  
>>  	if (cdev->flags & DEVFS_PARTITION_READONLY)
>>  		return -EPERM;
>>  
>> +	if ((type == ERASE_TO_WRITE) && (cdev->flags & DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	if (count + offset > cdev->size)
>>  		count = cdev->size - offset;
>>  
>> diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
>> index 656434f67ffa..5e7e05f4990a 100644
>> --- a/fs/fs.c
>> +++ b/fs/fs.c
>> @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ loff_t lseek(int fd, loff_t offset, int whence)
>>  }
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(lseek);
>>  
>> -int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset)
>> +int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset, enum erase_type type)
>>  {
>>  	struct fs_driver *fsdrv;
>>  	FILE *f = fd_to_file(fd, false);
>> @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset)
>>  		assert_command_context();
>>  
>>  	if (fsdrv->erase)
>> -		ret = fsdrv->erase(&f->fsdev->dev, f, count, offset);
>> +		ret = fsdrv->erase(&f->fsdev->dev, f, count, offset, type);
>>  	else
>>  		ret = -ENOSYS;
>>  
>> diff --git a/include/driver.h b/include/driver.h
>> index 2b4db2221a6c..c4067d531cc7 100644
>> --- a/include/driver.h
>> +++ b/include/driver.h
>> @@ -562,6 +562,19 @@ extern struct list_head cdev_list;
>>  #define DEVFS_PARTITION_BOOTABLE_LEGACY	(1U << 11)
>>  #define DEVFS_PARTITION_BOOTABLE_ESP	(1U << 12)
>>  #define DEVFS_PARTITION_FOR_FIXUP	(1U << 13)
>> +#define DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE		(1U << 14)
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * cdev_write_requires_erase - Check whether writes must be done to erased blocks
>> + * @cdev: pointer to cdev structure
>> + *
>> + * This function checks if the erase operation is required, so a subsequent
>> + * write operation can write all bits.
>> + */
>> +static inline bool cdev_write_requires_erase(const struct cdev *cdev)
>> +{
>> +	return !(cdev->flags & DEVFS_WRITE_AUTOERASE);
>> +}
>>  
>>  static inline bool cdev_is_mbr_partitioned(const struct cdev *master)
>>  {
>> diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
>> index f87c4c40273f..f5950a052923 100644
>> --- a/include/fs.h
>> +++ b/include/fs.h
>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>>  #include <sys/stat.h>
>>  #include <driver.h>
>>  #include <filetype.h>
>> +#include <linux/bits.h>
>>  #include <linux/fs.h>
>>  #include <linux/string.h>
>>  #include <linux/limits.h>
>> @@ -38,6 +39,27 @@ typedef struct filep {
>>  
>>  #define FS_DRIVER_NO_DEV	1
>>  
>> +/**
>> + * enum erase_type - Type of erase operation
>> + * @ERASE_TO_WRITE: Conduct low-level erase operation to prepare for a write
>> + *                  to all or part of the erased regions. This is required
>> + *                  for raw flashes, but can be omitted by flashes behind
>> + *                  a FTL that autoerases on write (e.g. eMMCs)
>> + * @ERASE_TO_CLEAR: Force an erase of the region. When read afterwards,
>> + *		    A fixed pattern should result, usually either all-zeroes
>> + *		    or all-ones depending on storage technology.
>> + *
>> + * Many managed flashes provide an erase operation, which need not be used
>> + * for regular writes, but is provided nonetheless for efficient clearing
>> + * of large regions of storage to a fixed bit pattern. The erase type allows
>> + * users to specify _why_ the erase operation is done, so the driver or
>> + * the core code can choose the most optimal operation.
>> + */
>> +enum erase_type {
>> +	ERASE_TO_WRITE,
>> +	ERASE_TO_CLEAR
>> +};
>> +
>>  struct fs_driver {
>>  	int (*probe) (struct device *dev);
>>  
>> @@ -58,7 +80,7 @@ struct fs_driver {
>>  
>>  	int (*ioctl)(struct device *dev, FILE *f, unsigned int request, void *buf);
>>  	int (*erase)(struct device *dev, FILE *f, loff_t count,
>> -			loff_t offset);
>> +			loff_t offset, enum erase_type type);
>>  	int (*protect)(struct device *dev, FILE *f, size_t count,
>>  			loff_t offset, int prot);
>>  	int (*discard_range)(struct device *dev, FILE *f, loff_t count,
>> @@ -127,7 +149,7 @@ int umount_by_cdev(struct cdev *cdev);
>>  
>>  /* not-so-standard functions */
>>  #define ERASE_SIZE_ALL	((loff_t) - 1)
>> -int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset);
>> +int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset, enum erase_type type);
>>  int protect(int fd, size_t count, loff_t offset, int prot);
>>  int discard_range(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset);
>>  int protect_file(const char *file, int prot);
>> diff --git a/lib/libfile.c b/lib/libfile.c
>> index a34e011f4f7c..80d4591dd6e5 100644
>> --- a/lib/libfile.c
>> +++ b/lib/libfile.c
>> @@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ int write_file_flash(const char *filename, const void *buf, size_t size)
>>  	if (fd < 0)
>>  		return fd;
>>  
>> -	ret = erase(fd, size, 0);
>> +	ret = erase(fd, size, 0, ERASE_TO_WRITE);
>>  	if (ret < 0)
>>  		goto out_close;
>>  
>> -- 
>> 2.39.2
>>
>>
>>
> 



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