[PATCH] splice: always call into page_cache_readahead()

Don't try to guess what the read-ahead logic will do, allow it
to make its own decisions.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 2282650bdbe8..12f28281d2b1 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -289,12 +289,10 @@ __generic_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
                 nr_pages = PIPE_BUFFERS;
 
         /*
-         * Initiate read-ahead on this page range. however, don't call into
-         * read-ahead if this is a non-zero offset (we are likely doing small
-         * chunk splice and the page is already there) for a single page.
+         * Don't try to 2nd guess the read-ahead logic, call into
+         * page_cache_readahead() like the page cache reads would do.
          */
-        if (!loff || nr_pages > 1)
-                page_cache_readahead(mapping, &in->f_ra, in, index, nr_pages);
+        page_cache_readahead(mapping, &in->f_ra, in, index, nr_pages);
 
         /*
          * Now fill in the holes: