[PATCH 1/2] erofs: allow readdir() to be interrupted

Gao Xiang hsiangkao at linux.alibaba.com
Thu Jul 10 17:41:49 AEST 2025



On 2025/7/10 15:36, Chao Yu wrote:
> In a quick slow device, readdir() may loop for long time in large
> directory, let's give a chance to allow it to be interrupted by
> userspace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao at kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao at linux.alibaba.com>

> ---
>   fs/erofs/dir.c | 7 +++++++
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/erofs/dir.c b/fs/erofs/dir.c
> index 2fae209d0274..cff61c5a172b 100644
> --- a/fs/erofs/dir.c
> +++ b/fs/erofs/dir.c
> @@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ static int erofs_readdir(struct file *f, struct dir_context *ctx)
>   		struct erofs_dirent *de;
>   		unsigned int nameoff, maxsize;
>   
> +		/* allow readdir() to be interrupted */

Hi Chao,

It seems that comment is unnecessary since the following code
is obvious, if you have no objection I will remove this
comment when applying.

Thanks,
Gao Xiang


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