Setting a device handler only works if retain_attached_hw_handler is 'no', or if the kernel didn't auto-assign a handler. If this is not the case, don't even attempt to set a different handler. This requires reading the sysfs "dh_state" path attribute. Signed-off-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck@xxxxxxxx> --- libmultipath/configure.c | 8 +++++++- libmultipath/propsel.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/libmultipath/configure.c b/libmultipath/configure.c index 74b6f52a..03874f47 100644 --- a/libmultipath/configure.c +++ b/libmultipath/configure.c @@ -275,15 +275,21 @@ int setup_map(struct multipath *mpp, char *params, int params_size) /* * properties selectors + * + * Ordering matters for some properties: + * - features after no_path_retry and retain_hwhandler + * - hwhandler after retain_hwhandler + * No guarantee that this list is complete, check code in + * propsel.c if in doubt. */ conf = get_multipath_config(); select_pgfailback(conf, mpp); select_pgpolicy(conf, mpp); select_selector(conf, mpp); - select_hwhandler(conf, mpp); select_no_path_retry(conf, mpp); select_retain_hwhandler(conf, mpp); select_features(conf, mpp); + select_hwhandler(conf, mpp); select_rr_weight(conf, mpp); select_minio(conf, mpp); select_mode(conf, mpp); diff --git a/libmultipath/propsel.c b/libmultipath/propsel.c index d609394e..a86207a0 100644 --- a/libmultipath/propsel.c +++ b/libmultipath/propsel.c @@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ #include "discovery.h" #include "dict.h" #include "util.h" +#include "sysfs.h" #include "prioritizers/alua_rtpg.h" #include <inttypes.h> +#include <libudev.h> pgpolicyfn *pgpolicies[] = { NULL, @@ -342,9 +344,42 @@ out: return 0; } +static int get_dh_state(struct path *pp, char *value, size_t value_len) +{ + struct udev_device *ud; + + if (pp->udev == NULL) + return -1; + + ud = udev_device_get_parent_with_subsystem_devtype( + pp->udev, "scsi", "scsi_device"); + if (ud == NULL) + return -1; + + return sysfs_attr_get_value(ud, "dh_state", value, value_len); +} + int select_hwhandler(struct config *conf, struct multipath *mp) { char *origin; + struct path *pp; + /* dh_state is no longer than "detached" */ + char handler[12]; + char *dh_state; + int i; + + dh_state = &handler[2]; + if (mp->retain_hwhandler != RETAIN_HWHANDLER_OFF) { + vector_foreach_slot(mp->paths, pp, i) { + if (get_dh_state(pp, dh_state, sizeof(handler) - 2) > 0 + && strcmp(dh_state, "detached")) { + memcpy(handler, "1 ", 2); + mp->hwhandler = handler; + origin = "(setting: retained by kernel driver)"; + goto out; + } + } + } mp_set_hwe(hwhandler); mp_set_conf(hwhandler); -- 2.13.1 -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel