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2013-06-26MD: Remember the last sync operation that was performedJonathan Brassow
MD: Remember the last sync operation that was performed This patch adds a field to the mddev structure to track the last sync operation that was performed. This is especially useful when it comes to what is recorded in mismatch_cnt in sysfs. If the last operation was "data-check", then it reports the number of descrepancies found by the user-initiated check. If it was a "repair" operation, then it is reporting the number of descrepancies repaired. etc. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2013-04-24MD: Export 'md_reap_sync_thread' functionJonathan Brassow
MD: Export 'md_reap_sync_thread' function Make 'md_reap_sync_thread' available to other files, specifically dm-raid.c. - rename reap_sync_thread to md_reap_sync_thread - move the fn after md_check_recovery to match md.h declaration placement - export md_reap_sync_thread Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2013-03-20MD: Prevent sysfs operations on uninitialized kobjectsJonathan Brassow
MD: Prevent sysfs operations on uninitialized kobjects Device-mapper does not use sysfs; but when device-mapper is leveraging MD's RAID personalities, MD sometimes attempts to update sysfs. This patch adds checks for 'mddev-kobj.sd' in sysfs_[un]link_rdev to ensure it is about to operate on something valid. This patch also checks for 'mddev->kobj.sd' before calling 'sysfs_notify' in 'remove_and_add_spares'. Although 'sysfs_notify' already makes this check, doing so in 'remove_and_add_spares' prevents an additional mutex operation. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-12-18Merge tag 'md-3.8' of git://neil.brown.name/mdLinus Torvalds
Pull md update from Neil Brown: "Mostly just little fixes. Probably biggest part is AVX accelerated RAID6 calculations." * tag 'md-3.8' of git://neil.brown.name/md: md/raid5: add blktrace calls md/raid5: use async_tx_quiesce() instead of open-coding it. md: Use ->curr_resync as last completed request when cleanly aborting resync. lib/raid6: build proper files on corresponding arch lib/raid6: Add AVX2 optimized gen_syndrome functions lib/raid6: Add AVX2 optimized recovery functions md: Update checkpoint of resync/recovery based on time. md:Add place to update ->recovery_cp. md.c: re-indent various 'switch' statements. md: close race between removing and adding a device. md: removed unused variable in calc_sb_1_csm.
2012-12-13md: Use ->curr_resync as last completed request when cleanly aborting resync.majianpeng
If a resync is aborted cleanly, ->curr_resync is a reliable record of where we got up to. If there was an error it is less reliable but we always know that ->curr_resync_completed is safe. So add a flag MD_RECOVERY_ERROR to differentiate between these cases and set recovery_cp accordingly. Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma <majianpeng@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-11-30wait: add wait_event_lock_irq() interfaceLukas Czerner
New wait_event{_interruptible}_lock_irq{_cmd} macros added. This commit moves the private wait_event_lock_irq() macro from MD to regular wait includes, introduces new macro wait_event_lock_irq_cmd() instead of using the old method with omitting cmd parameter which is ugly and makes a use of new macros in the MD. It also introduces the _interruptible_ variant. The use of new interface is when one have a special lock to protect data structures used in the condition, or one also needs to invoke "cmd" before putting it to sleep. All new macros are expected to be called with the lock taken. The lock is released before sleep and is reacquired afterwards. We will leave the macro with the lock held. Note to DM: IMO this should also fix theoretical race on waitqueue while using simultaneously wait_event_lock_irq() and wait_event() because of lack of locking around current state setting and wait queue removal. Signed-off-by: Lukas Czerner <lczerner@redhat.com> Cc: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2012-10-11Subject: [PATCH] md:change resync_mismatches to atomic64_t to avoid racesJianpeng Ma
Now that multiple threads can handle stripes, it is safer to use an atomic64_t for resync_mismatches, to avoid update races. Signed-off-by: Jianpeng Ma <majianpeng@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-10-11MD: change the parameter of md threadShaohua Li
Change the thread parameter, so the thread can carry extra info. Next patch will use it. Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shli@fusionio.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-07-31blk: pass from_schedule to non-request unplug functions.NeilBrown
This will allow md/raid to know why the unplug was called, and will be able to act according - if !from_schedule it is safe to perform tasks which could themselves schedule. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2012-07-31blk: centralize non-request unplug handling.NeilBrown
Both md and umem has similar code for getting notified on an blk_finish_plug event. Centralize this code in block/ and allow each driver to provide its distinctive difference. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2012-07-31md: remove plug_cnt feature of plugging.NeilBrown
This seemed like a good idea at the time, but after further thought I cannot see it making a difference other than very occasionally and testing to try to exercise the case it is most likely to help did not show any performance difference by removing it. So remove the counting of active plugs and allow 'pending writes' to be activated at any time, not just when no plugs are active. This is only relevant when there is a write-intent bitmap, and the updating of the bitmap will likely introduce enough delay that the single-threading of bitmap updates will be enough to collect large numbers of updates together. Removing this will make it easier to centralise the unplug code, and will clear the other for other unplug enhancements which have a measurable effect. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2012-05-22md/bitmap: add new 'space' attribute for bitmaps.NeilBrown
If we are to allow bitmaps to be resized when the array is resized, we need to know how much space there is. So create an attribute to store this information and set appropriate defaults. It can be set more precisely via sysfs, or future metadata extensions may allow it to be recorded. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-05-22md: dm-raid should call helper function to clear rdev.NeilBrown
dm-raid currently open-codes the freeing of some members of and rdev. It is more maintainable to have it call common code from md.c which does this for all call-sites. So remove free_disk_sb to md_rdev_clear, export it, and use it in dm-raid.c Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-05-20md: add possibility to change data-offset for devices.NeilBrown
When reshaping we can avoid costly intermediate backup by changing the 'start' address of the array on the device (if there is enough room). So as a first step, allow such a change to be requested through sysfs, and recorded in v1.x metadata. (As we didn't previous check that all 'pad' fields were zero, we need a new FEATURE flag for this. A (belatedly) check that all remaining 'pad' fields are zero to avoid a repeat of this) The new data offset must be requested separately for each device. This allows each to have a different change in the data offset. This is not likely to be used often but as data_offset can be set per-device, new_data_offset should be too. This patch also removes the 'acknowledged' arg to rdev_set_badblocks as it is never used and never will be. At the same time we add a new arg ('in_new') which is currently always zero but will be used more soon. When a reshape finishes we will need to update the data_offset and rdev->sectors. So provide an exported function to do that. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-05-20md: allow a reshape operation to be reversed.NeilBrown
Currently a reshape operation always progresses from the start of the array to the end unless the number of devices is being reduced, in which case it progressed in the opposite direction. To reverse a partial reshape which changes the number of devices you can stop the array and re-assemble with the raid-disks numbers reversed and it will undo. However for a reshape that does not change the number of devices it is not possible to reverse the reshape in the middle - you have to wait until it completes. So add a 'reshape_direction' attribute with is either 'forwards' or 'backwards' and can be explicitly set when delta_disks is zero. This will become more important when we allow the data_offset to change in a reshape. Then the explicit statement of what direction is being used will be more useful. This can be enabled in raid5 trivially as it already supports reverse reshape and just needs to use a different trigger to request it. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-03-19md/raid10: handle merge_bvec_fn in member devices.NeilBrown
Currently we don't honour merge_bvec_fn in member devices so if there is one, we force all requests to be single-page at most. This is not ideal. So enhance the raid10 merge_bvec_fn to check that function in children as well. This introduces a small problem. There is no locking around calls the ->merge_bvec_fn and subsequent calls to ->make_request. So a device added between these could end up getting a request which violates its merge_bvec_fn. Currently the best we can do is synchronize_sched(). This will work providing no preemption happens. If there is preemption, we just have to hope that new devices are largely consistent with old devices. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2012-03-19md: tidy up rdev_for_each usage.NeilBrown
md.h has an 'rdev_for_each()' macro for iterating the rdevs in an mddev. However it uses the 'safe' version of list_for_each_entry, and so requires the extra variable, but doesn't include 'safe' in the name, which is useful documentation. Consequently some places use this safe version without needing it, and many use an explicity list_for_each entry. So: - rename rdev_for_each to rdev_for_each_safe - create a new rdev_for_each which uses the plain list_for_each_entry, - use the 'safe' version only where needed, and convert all other list_for_each_entry calls to use rdev_for_each. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-12-22md: create externally visible flags for supporting hot-replace.NeilBrown
hot-replace is a feature being added to md which will allow a device to be replaced without removing it from the array first. With hot-replace a spare can be activated and recovery can start while the original device is still in place, thus allowing a transition from an unreliable device to a reliable device without leaving the array degraded during the transition. It can also be use when the original device is still reliable but it not wanted for some reason. This will eventually be supported in RAID4/5/6 and RAID10. This patch adds a super-block flag to distinguish the replacement device. If an old kernel sees this flag it will reject the device. It also adds two per-device flags which are viewable and settable via sysfs. "want_replacement" can be set to request that a device be replaced. "replacement" is set to show that this device is replacing another device. The "rd%d" links in /sys/block/mdXx/md only apply to the original device, not the replacement. We currently don't make links for the replacement - there doesn't seem to be a need. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-12-22md: change hot_remove_disk to take an rdev rather than a number.NeilBrown
Soon an array will be able to have multiple devices with the same raid_disk number (an original and a replacement). So removing a device based on the number won't work. So pass the actual device handle instead. Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-11-05Merge branch 'for-3.2/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-blockLinus Torvalds
* 'for-3.2/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: (29 commits) block: don't call blk_drain_queue() if elevator is not up blk-throttle: use queue_is_locked() instead of lockdep_is_held() blk-throttle: Take blkcg->lock while traversing blkcg->policy_list blk-throttle: Free up policy node associated with deleted rule block: warn if tag is greater than real_max_depth. block: make gendisk hold a reference to its queue blk-flush: move the queue kick into blk-flush: fix invalid BUG_ON in blk_insert_flush block: Remove the control of complete cpu from bio. block: fix a typo in the blk-cgroup.h file block: initialize the bounce pool if high memory may be added later block: fix request_queue lifetime handling by making blk_queue_cleanup() properly shutdown block: drop @tsk from attempt_plug_merge() and explain sync rules block: make get_request[_wait]() fail if queue is dead block: reorganize throtl_get_tg() and blk_throtl_bio() block: reorganize queue draining block: drop unnecessary blk_get/put_queue() in scsi_cmd_ioctl() and blk_get_tg() block: pass around REQ_* flags instead of broken down booleans during request alloc/free block: move blk_throtl prototypes to block/blk.h block: fix genhd refcounting in blkio_policy_parse_and_set() ... Fix up trivial conflicts due to "mddev_t" -> "struct mddev" conversion and making the request functions be of type "void" instead of "int" in - drivers/md/{faulty.c,linear.c,md.c,md.h,multipath.c,raid0.c,raid1.c,raid10.c,raid5.c} - drivers/staging/zram/zram_drv.c
2011-10-19Merge branch 'v3.1-rc10' into for-3.2/coreJens Axboe
Conflicts: block/blk-core.c include/linux/blkdev.h Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2011-10-11md: rename "mdk_personality" to "md_personality"NeilBrown
"mdk" doesn't mean anything any more. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-10-11md: remove typedefs: mdk_thread_t -> struct md_threadNeilBrown
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-10-11md: remove typedefs: mddev_t -> struct mddevNeilBrown
Having mddev_t and 'struct mddev_s' is ugly and not preferred Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-10-11md: removing typedefs: mdk_rdev_t -> struct md_rdevNeilBrown
The typedefs are just annoying. 'mdk' probably refers to 'md_k.h' which used to be an include file that defined this thing. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-09-21trival: md_k.h should be md.h in the beginning comment of file md.hWang Sheng-Hui
Signed-off-by: Wang Sheng-Hui <shhuiw@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-09-21md: Avoid waking up a thread after it has been freed.NeilBrown
Two related problems: 1/ some error paths call "md_unregister_thread(mddev->thread)" without subsequently clearing ->thread. A subsequent call to mddev_unlock will try to wake the thread, and crash. 2/ Most calls to md_wakeup_thread are protected against the thread disappeared either by: - holding the ->mutex - having an active request, so something else must be keeping the array active. However mddev_unlock calls md_wakeup_thread after dropping the mutex and without any certainty of an active request, so the ->thread could theoretically disappear. So we need a spinlock to provide some protections. So change md_unregister_thread to take a pointer to the thread pointer, and ensure that it always does the required locking, and clears the pointer properly. Reported-by: "Moshe Melnikov" <moshe@zadarastorage.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> cc: stable@kernel.org
2011-09-12block: remove support for bio remapping from ->make_requestChristoph Hellwig
There is very little benefit in allowing to let a ->make_request instance update the bios device and sector and loop around it in __generic_make_request when we can archive the same through calling generic_make_request from the driver and letting the loop in generic_make_request handle it. Note that various drivers got the return value from ->make_request and returned non-zero values for errors. Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Acked-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2011-07-28md: make it easier to wait for bad blocks to be acknowledged.NeilBrown
It is only safe to choose not to write to a bad block if that bad block is safely recorded in metadata - i.e. if it has been 'acknowledged'. If it hasn't we need to wait for the acknowledgement. We support that using rdev->blocked wait and md_wait_for_blocked_rdev by introducing a new device flag 'BlockedBadBlock'. This flag is only advisory. It is cleared whenever we acknowledge a bad block, so that a waiter can re-check the particular bad blocks that it is interested it. It should be set by a caller when they find they need to wait. This (set after test) is inherently racy, but as md_wait_for_blocked_rdev already has a timeout, losing the race will have minimal impact. When we clear "Blocked" was also clear "BlockedBadBlocks" incase it was set incorrectly (see above race). We also modify the way we manage 'Blocked' to fit better with the new handling of 'BlockedBadBlocks' and to make it consistent between externally managed and internally managed metadata. This requires that each raidXd loop checks if the metadata needs to be written and triggers a write (md_check_recovery) if needed. Otherwise a queued write request might cause raidXd to wait for the metadata to write, and only that thread can write it. Before writing metadata, we set FaultRecorded for all devices that are Faulty, then after writing the metadata we clear Blocked for any device for which the Fault was certainly Recorded. The 'faulty' device flag now appears in sysfs if the device is faulty *or* it has unacknowledged bad blocks. So user-space which does not understand bad blocks can continue to function correctly. User space which does, should not assume a device is faulty until it sees the 'faulty' flag, and then sees the list of unacknowledged bad blocks is empty. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-07-28md: add 'write_error' flag to component devices.NeilBrown
If a device has ever seen a write error, we will want to handle known-bad-blocks differently. So create an appropriate state flag and export it via sysfs. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com>
2011-07-28md/raid1: avoid reading from known bad blocks.NeilBrown
Now that we have a bad block list, we should not read from those blocks. There are several main parts to this: 1/ read_balance needs to check for bad blocks, and return not only the chosen device, but also how many good blocks are available there. 2/ fix_read_error needs to avoid trying to read from bad blocks. 3/ read submission must be ready to issue multiple reads to different devices as different bad blocks on different devices could mean that a single large read cannot be served by any one device, but can still be served by the array. This requires keeping count of the number of outstanding requests per bio. This count is stored in 'bi_phys_segments' 4/ retrying a read needs to also be ready to submit a smaller read and queue another request for the rest. This does not yet handle bad blocks when reading to perform resync, recovery, or check. 'md_trim_bio' will also be used for RAID10, so put it in md.c and export it. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-07-28md: load/store badblock list from v1.x metadataNeilBrown
Space must have been allocated when array was created. A feature flag is set when the badblock list is non-empty, to ensure old kernels don't load and trust the whole device. We only update the on-disk badblocklist when it has changed. If the badblocklist (or other metadata) is stored on a bad block, we don't cope very well. If metadata has no room for bad block, flag bad-blocks as disabled, and do the same for 0.90 metadata. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-07-28md: beginnings of bad block management.NeilBrown
This the first step in allowing md to track bad-blocks per-device so that we can fail individual blocks rather than the whole device. This patch just adds a data structure for recording bad blocks, with routines to add, remove, search the list. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com>
2011-07-27MD bitmap: Revert DM dirty log hooksJonathan Brassow
Revert most of commit e384e58549a2e9a83071ad80280c1a9053cfd84c md/bitmap: prepare for storing write-intent-bitmap via dm-dirty-log. MD should not need to use DM's dirty log - we decided to use md's bitmaps instead. Keeping the DIV_ROUND_UP clean-ups that were part of commit e384e58549a2e9a83071ad80280c1a9053cfd84c, however. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-07-27md: change managed of recovery_disabled.NeilBrown
If we hit a read error while recovering a mirror, we want to abort the recovery without necessarily failing the disk - as having a disk this a read error is better than not having an array at all. Currently this is managed with a per-array flag "recovery_disabled" and is only implemented for RAID1. For RAID10 we will need finer grained control as we might want to disable recovery for individual devices separately. So push more of the decision making into the personality. 'recovery_disabled' is now a 'cookie' which is copied when the personality want to disable recovery and is changed when a device is added to the array as this is used as a trigger to 'try recovery again'. This will allow RAID10 to get the control that it needs. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-07-27md: introduce link/unlink_rdev() helpersNamhyung Kim
There are places where sysfs links to rdev are handled in a same way. Add the helper functions to consolidate them. Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-06-09MD: support initial bitmap creation in-kernelJonathan Brassow
Add bitmap support to the device-mapper specific metadata area. This patch allows the creation of the bitmap metadata area upon initial array creation via device-mapper. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-06-08MD: add sync_super to mddev_t structJonathan Brassow
Add the 'sync_super' function pointer to MD array structure (struct mddev_s) If device-mapper (dm-raid.c) is to define its own on-disk superblock and be able to load it, there must still be a way for MD to initiate superblock updates. The simplest way to make this happen is to provide a pointer in the MD array structure that can be set by device-mapper (or other module) with a function to do this. If the function has been set, it will be used; otherwise, the method with be looked up via 'super_types' as usual. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-04-18md: provide generic support for handling unplug callbacks.NeilBrown
When an md device adds a request to a queue, it can call mddev_check_plugged. If this succeeds then we know that the md thread will be woken up shortly, and ->plug_cnt will be non-zero until then, so some processing can be delayed. If it fails, then no unplug callback is expected and the make_request function needs to do whatever is required to make the request happen. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-04-18md - remove old plugging code.NeilBrown
md has some plugging infrastructure for RAID5 to use because the normal plugging infrastructure required a 'request_queue', and when called from dm, RAID5 doesn't have one of those available. This relied on the ->unplug_fn callback which doesn't exist any more. So remove all of that code, both in md and raid5. Subsequent patches with restore the plugging functionality. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-03-31Fix common misspellingsLucas De Marchi
Fixes generated by 'codespell' and manually reviewed. Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
2011-02-24md: Fix - again - partition detection when array becomes activeNeilBrown
Revert b821eaa572fd737faaf6928ba046e571526c36c6 and f3b99be19ded511a1bf05a148276239d9f13eefa When I wrote the first of these I had a wrong idea about the lifetime of 'struct block_device'. It can disappear at any time that the block device is not open if it falls out of the inode cache. So relying on the 'size' recorded with it to detect when the device size has changed and so we need to revalidate, is wrong. Rather, we really do need the 'changed' attribute stored directly in the mddev and set/tested as appropriate. Without this patch, a sequence of: mknod / open / close / unlink (which can cause a block_device to be created and then destroyed) will result in a rescan of the partition table and consequence removal and addition of partitions. Several of these in a row can get udev racing to create and unlink and other code can get confused. With the patch, the rescan is only performed when needed and so there are no races. This is suitable for any stable kernel from 2.6.35. Reported-by: "Wojcik, Krzysztof" <krzysztof.wojcik@intel.com> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Cc: stable@kernel.org
2011-01-31md: Remove the AllReserved flag for component devices.NeilBrown
This flag is not needed and is used badly. Devices that are included in a native-metadata array are reserved exclusively for that array - and currently have AllReserved set. They all are bd_claimed for the rdev and so cannot be shared. Devices that are included in external-metadata arrays can be shared among multiple arrays - providing there is no overlap. These are bd_claimed for md in general - not for a particular rdev. When changing the amount of a device that is used in an array we need to check for overlap. This currently includes a check on AllReserved So even without overlap, sharing with an AllReserved device is not allowed. However the bd_claim usage already precludes sharing with these devices, so the test on AllReserved is not needed. And in fact it is wrong. As this is the only use of AllReserved, simply remove all usage and definition of AllReserved. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-01-13md: separate meta and data devsJonathan Brassow
Allow the metadata to be on a separate device from the data. This doesn't mean the data and metadata will by on separate physical devices - it simply gives device-mapper and userspace tools more flexibility. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2011-01-13md-new-param-to_sync_page_ioJonathan Brassow
Add new parameter to 'sync_page_io'. The new parameter allows us to distinguish between metadata and data operations. This becomes important later when we add the ability to use separate devices for data and metadata. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com>
2011-01-13md: Ensure no IO request to get md device before it is properly initialised.NeilBrown
When an md device is in the process of coming on line it is possible for an IO request (typically a partition table probe) to get through before the array is fully initialised, which can cause unexpected behaviour (e.g. a crash). So explicitly record when the array is ready for IO and don't allow IO through until then. There is no possibility for a similar problem when the array is going off-line as there must only be one 'open' at that time, and it is busy off-lining the array and so cannot send IO requests. So no memory barrier is needed in md_stop() This has been a bug since commit 409c57f3801 in 2.6.30 which introduced md_make_request. Before then, each personality would register its own make_request_fn when it was ready. This is suitable for any stable kernel from 2.6.30.y onwards. Cc: <stable@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> Reported-by: "Hawrylewicz Czarnowski, Przemyslaw" <przemyslaw.hawrylewicz.czarnowski@intel.com>
2010-10-28md: use separate bio pool for each md device.NeilBrown
bio_clone and bio_alloc allocate from a common bio pool. If an md device is stacked with other devices that use this pool, or under something like swap which uses the pool, then the multiple calls on the pool can cause deadlocks. So allocate a local bio pool for each md array and use that rather than the common pool. This pool is used both for regular IO and metadata updates. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2010-10-28md: change type of first arg to sync_page_io.NeilBrown
Currently sync_page_io takes a 'bdev'. Every caller passes 'rdev->bdev'. We will soon want another field out of the rdev in sync_page_io, So just pass the rdev instead of the bdev out of it. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
2010-10-19Merge branch 'v2.6.36-rc8' into for-2.6.37/barrierJens Axboe
Conflicts: block/blk-core.c drivers/block/loop.c mm/swapfile.c Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
2010-09-10md: implment REQ_FLUSH/FUA supportTejun Heo
This patch converts md to support REQ_FLUSH/FUA instead of now deprecated REQ_HARDBARRIER. In the core part (md.c), the following changes are notable. * Unlike REQ_HARDBARRIER, REQ_FLUSH/FUA don't interfere with processing of other requests and thus there is no reason to mark the queue congested while FLUSH/FUA is in progress. * REQ_FLUSH/FUA failures are final and its users don't need retry logic. Retry logic is removed. * Preflush needs to be issued to all member devices but FUA writes can be handled the same way as other writes - their processing can be deferred to request_queue of member devices. md_barrier_request() is renamed to md_flush_request() and simplified accordingly. For linear, raid0 and multipath, the core changes are enough. raid1, 5 and 10 need the following conversions. * raid1: Handling of FLUSH/FUA bio's can simply be deferred to request_queues of member devices. Barrier related logic removed. * raid5: Queue draining logic dropped. FUA bit is propagated through biodrain and stripe resconstruction such that all the updated parts of the stripe are written out with FUA writes if any of the dirtying writes was FUA. preread_active_stripes handling in make_request() is updated as suggested by Neil Brown. * raid10: FUA bit needs to be propagated to write clones. linear, raid0, 1, 5 and 10 tested. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>