[PATCHv2 1/9] libnvme: annotate nvme_path::ana_state with !accessors:none

Nilay Shroff nilay at linux.ibm.com
Sat Apr 4 03:14:51 PDT 2026


The default accessor generation creates getters that return cached
attribute values. However, for nvme_path::ana_state, a real-time
(non-cached) value is required.

This is particularly useful for tools such as nvme-top, which rely on
up-to-date information for displaying a real-time dashboard.

Annotate nvme_path::ana_state with "!accessors:none" to disable the
auto-generated accessor, and provide a custom implementation of
nvme_path_get_ana_state() that returns the current value.

Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay at linux.ibm.com>
---
 libnvme/src/accessors.ld     |  2 --
 libnvme/src/libnvme.ld       |  1 +
 libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.c | 13 -------------
 libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.h | 15 ---------------
 libnvme/src/nvme/private.h   |  2 +-
 libnvme/src/nvme/tree.c      | 15 +++++++++++++++
 libnvme/src/nvme/tree.h      |  8 ++++++++
 7 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libnvme/src/accessors.ld b/libnvme/src/accessors.ld
index 3cd26f8f7..9e5653b92 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/accessors.ld
+++ b/libnvme/src/accessors.ld
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ LIBNVME_ACCESSORS_3 {
 		nvme_path_set_name;
 		nvme_path_get_sysfs_dir;
 		nvme_path_set_sysfs_dir;
-		nvme_path_get_ana_state;
-		nvme_path_set_ana_state;
 		nvme_path_get_numa_nodes;
 		nvme_path_set_numa_nodes;
 		nvme_path_get_grpid;
diff --git a/libnvme/src/libnvme.ld b/libnvme/src/libnvme.ld
index 2a34886af..38625cbf4 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/libnvme.ld
+++ b/libnvme/src/libnvme.ld
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ LIBNVME_3 {
 		nvme_path_get_ctrl;
 		nvme_path_get_ns;
 		nvme_path_get_queue_depth;
+		nvme_path_get_ana_state;
 		nvme_random_uuid;
 		nvme_read_config;
 		nvme_read_hostid;
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.c b/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.c
index d3c507d7e..8b095ed4d 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.c
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.c
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ __public const char *nvme_path_get_sysfs_dir(const struct nvme_path *p)
 	return p->sysfs_dir;
 }
 
-__public void nvme_path_set_ana_state(
-		struct nvme_path *p,
-		const char *ana_state)
-{
-	free(p->ana_state);
-	p->ana_state = ana_state ? strdup(ana_state) : NULL;
-}
-
-__public const char *nvme_path_get_ana_state(const struct nvme_path *p)
-{
-	return p->ana_state;
-}
-
 __public void nvme_path_set_numa_nodes(
 		struct nvme_path *p,
 		const char *numa_nodes)
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.h b/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.h
index 5c594dd12..3ede23cbc 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.h
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/accessors.h
@@ -68,21 +68,6 @@ void nvme_path_set_sysfs_dir(struct nvme_path *p, const char *sysfs_dir);
  */
 const char *nvme_path_get_sysfs_dir(const struct nvme_path *p);
 
-/**
- * nvme_path_set_ana_state() - Set ana_state.
- * @p: The &struct nvme_path instance to update.
- * @ana_state: New string; a copy is stored. Pass NULL to clear.
- */
-void nvme_path_set_ana_state(struct nvme_path *p, const char *ana_state);
-
-/**
- * nvme_path_get_ana_state() - Get ana_state.
- * @p: The &struct nvme_path instance to query.
- *
- * Return: The value of the ana_state field, or NULL if not set.
- */
-const char *nvme_path_get_ana_state(const struct nvme_path *p);
-
 /**
  * nvme_path_set_numa_nodes() - Set numa_nodes.
  * @p: The &struct nvme_path instance to update.
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/private.h b/libnvme/src/nvme/private.h
index c3651fb95..7631c4084 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/private.h
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/private.h
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ struct nvme_path { /*!generate-accessors*/
 
 	char *name;
 	char *sysfs_dir;
-	char *ana_state;
 	char *numa_nodes;
+	char *ana_state; //!accessors:none
 	int grpid;
 	int queue_depth; //!accessors:none
 };
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.c b/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.c
index 377f6e8ea..f087d7b03 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.c
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.c
@@ -806,6 +806,21 @@ __public int nvme_path_get_queue_depth(nvme_path_t p)
 	return p->queue_depth;
 }
 
+__public char *nvme_path_get_ana_state(nvme_path_t p)
+{
+	_cleanup_free_ char *ana_state = NULL;
+
+	ana_state = nvme_get_path_attr(p, "ana_state");
+	if (ana_state) {
+		if (!p->ana_state || strcmp(ana_state, p->ana_state)) {
+			free(p->ana_state);
+			p->ana_state = strdup(ana_state);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return p->ana_state;
+}
+
 void nvme_free_path(struct nvme_path *p)
 {
 	list_del_init(&p->entry);
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.h b/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.h
index 07b75677c..ec0f4f2e6 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.h
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/tree.h
@@ -679,6 +679,14 @@ int nvme_ns_identify_descs(nvme_ns_t n, struct nvme_ns_id_desc *descs);
  */
 int nvme_path_get_queue_depth(nvme_path_t p);
 
+/**
+ * nvme_path_get_ana_state() - ANA state of an nvme_path_t object
+ * @p: &nvme_path_t object
+ *
+ * Return: ANA state of @p
+ */
+char *nvme_path_get_ana_state(nvme_path_t p);
+
 /**
  * nvme_path_get_ctrl() - Parent controller of an nvme_path_t object
  * @p:	&nvme_path_t object
-- 
2.53.0




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