fs, dax: unify IOMAP_F_DIRTY read vs write handling policy in the dax core
While reviewing whether MAP_SYNC should strengthen its current guarantee of syncing writes from the initiating process to also include third-party readers observing dirty metadata, Dave pointed out that the check of IOMAP_WRITE is misplaced. The policy of what to with IOMAP_F_DIRTY should be separated from the generic filesystem mechanism of reporting dirty metadata. Move this policy to the fs-dax core to simplify the per-filesystem iomap handlers, and further centralize code that implements the MAP_SYNC policy. This otherwise should not change behavior, it just makes it easier to change behavior in the future. Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com> Cc: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com> Reported-by: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
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