kernel/linux.git/include/linux/exportfs_block.h, branch master

exportfs,nfsd: rework checking for layout-based block device access support

2026-05-11T09:11:48+00:00

Currently NFSD hard codes checking support for block-style layouts. Lift the checks into a file system-helper and provide a exportfs-level helper to implement the typical checks. This prepares for supporting block layout export of multiple devices per file system. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260423181854.743150-5-cel@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

exportfs: don't pass struct iattr to ->commit_blocks

2026-05-11T09:11:48+00:00

The only thing ->commit_blocks really needs is the new size, with a magic -1 placeholder 0 for "do not change the size" because it only ever extends the size. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260423181854.743150-4-cel@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

exportfs: split out the ops for layout-based block device access

2026-05-11T09:11:48+00:00

The support to grant layouts for direct block device access works at a very different layer than the rest of exports. Split the methods for it into a separate struct, and move that into a separate header to better split things out. The pointer to the new operation vector is kept in export_operations to avoid bloating the super_block. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260423181854.743150-3-cel@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner