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Re: [Nbd] [PATCH 1/2] nbd: make nbd device wait for its users



Hey Markus,

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Markus Pargmann <mpa@...1897...> wrote:
> From: "Pranay Kr. Srivastava" <pranjas@...17...>
>
> When a timeout occurs or a recv fails, then instead of abruplty killing
> nbd block device wait for it's users to finish.
>
> This is more required when filesystem(s) like ext2 or ext3 don't expect
> their buffer heads to disappear while the filesystem is mounted.
>
> Each open is counted. The blockdevice is kept open until the last user
> closes the block device. This offers the possibility as well to open a
> new socket to be used while the filesystems are mounted.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pranay Kr. Srivastava <pranjas@...17...>
>
> [mpa: Keep the blockdevice open until all users left]
> Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa@...1897...>
> ---
> Hi,
>
> I used your patch and changed it a bit based on my ideas. The general
> difference is that this keeps the block device open. After all users left, the
> device is reset.
>
> The followup patch then restricts access to ioctls after a disconnect. I wanted
> to avoid that anyone sets up anything new without all the old users leaving.
>
> Please let me know what you think about this.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Markus
>
>  drivers/block/nbd.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> index 1efc26bf1d21..620660f3ff0f 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> @@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ struct nbd_device {
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
>         struct dentry *dbg_dir;
>  #endif
> +       atomic_t users; /* Users that opened the block device */
> +       struct block_device *bdev;
>  };
>
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
> @@ -655,9 +657,26 @@ static int nbd_set_socket(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct socket *sock)
>         return ret;
>  }
>
> +static void nbd_bdev_reset(struct block_device *bdev)
> +{
> +       set_device_ro(bdev, false);
> +       bdev->bd_inode->i_size = 0;
> +       if (max_part > 0) {
> +               blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
> +               bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
> +       }
> +}
> +
>  /* Reset all properties of an NBD device */
>  static void nbd_reset(struct nbd_device *nbd)
>  {
> +       sock_shutdown(nbd);
> +       nbd_clear_que(nbd);
> +       if (nbd->bdev) {
> +               kill_bdev(nbd->bdev);
> +               nbd_bdev_reset(nbd->bdev);
> +       }
> +
>         nbd->disconnect = false;
>         nbd->timedout = false;
>         nbd->blksize = 1024;
> @@ -669,16 +688,6 @@ static void nbd_reset(struct nbd_device *nbd)
>         del_timer_sync(&nbd->timeout_timer);
>  }
>
> -static void nbd_bdev_reset(struct block_device *bdev)
> -{
> -       set_device_ro(bdev, false);
> -       bdev->bd_inode->i_size = 0;
> -       if (max_part > 0) {
> -               blkdev_reread_part(bdev);
> -               bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
> -       }
> -}
> -
>  static void nbd_parse_flags(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *bdev)
>  {
>         if (nbd->flags & NBD_FLAG_READ_ONLY)
> @@ -803,18 +812,11 @@ static int __nbd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, struct nbd_device *nbd,
>                 mutex_lock(&nbd->tx_lock);
>                 nbd->task_recv = NULL;
>
> -               sock_shutdown(nbd);
> -               nbd_clear_que(nbd);
> -               kill_bdev(bdev);
> -               nbd_bdev_reset(bdev);
> -
>                 if (nbd->disconnect) /* user requested, ignore socket errors */
>                         error = 0;
>                 if (nbd->timedout)
>                         error = -ETIMEDOUT;
>
> -               nbd_reset(nbd);
> -
>                 return error;
>         }
>
> @@ -853,10 +855,35 @@ static int nbd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
>         return error;
>  }
>
> +static int nbd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
> +{
> +       struct nbd_device *nbd = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
> +
> +       atomic_inc(&nbd->users);
> +
> +       if (!nbd->bdev)
> +               nbd->bdev = bdev;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void nbd_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
> +{
> +       struct nbd_device *nbd = disk->private_data;
> +
> +       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nbd->users)) {
> +               mutex_lock(&nbd->tx_lock);
> +               nbd_reset(nbd);
> +               mutex_unlock(&nbd->tx_lock);
> +       }
> +}
> +
>  static const struct block_device_operations nbd_fops = {
>         .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
>         .ioctl =        nbd_ioctl,
>         .compat_ioctl = nbd_ioctl,
> +       .open =         nbd_open,
> +       .release =      nbd_release,
>  };
>
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
> @@ -1087,6 +1114,7 @@ static int __init nbd_init(void)
>                 disk->private_data = &nbd_dev[i];
>                 sprintf(disk->disk_name, "nbd%d", i);
>                 nbd_reset(&nbd_dev[i]);
> +               atomic_set(&nbd_dev[i].users, 0);
>                 add_disk(disk);
>         }
>
> --
> 2.1.4
>

I'll be sending out rebased patch today, by next hour or so. There are
modifications to it as well like you've suggested.

-- 
        ---P.K.S



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