Change the "find_multipaths" option from yes/no to multi-value. This
option now covers the effects of "find_multipaths" as it used to be,
plus the -i option to multipath (ignore_wwids) and the -n option to
multipathd (ignore_new_devs), excluding such combinations of the former
options that are dangerous or inconsistent.
The possible values for "find_multipaths" are now:
- strict: strictly stick to the WWIDs file; never add new maps automatically
(new default; upstream behaviour with with find_multipaths "yes" and
commit 64e27ec "multipathd: imply -n if find_multipaths is set")
- off|no: multipath like "strict", multipathd like "greedy" (previous
upstream default)
- on|yes: set up multipath if >1 paths are seen (current Red Hat/Ubuntu
behavior with find_multipaths "yes")
- greedy: set up multipath for all non-blacklisted devices (current SUSE
default)
- smart: Like "yes", but try to avoid inconsistencies between udev processing
and multipathd processing by waiting for path siblings to
appear (fully implemented in follow-up patches)
The default has been changed to "strict", because "no" may cause inconsistent
behavior between "multipath -u" and multipathd. This is deliberately a
conservative choice.
The patch also updates the related man pages.
Reviewed-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck@xxxxxxxx>
---
libmultipath/config.h | 2 --
libmultipath/defaults.h | 2 +-
libmultipath/dict.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
libmultipath/structs.h | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
libmultipath/wwids.c | 4 ++--
multipath/main.c | 9 +++++----
multipath/multipath.8 | 9 ++++++++-
multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
multipathd/main.c | 6 +-----
multipathd/multipathd.8 | 8 +++++---
10 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
diff --git a/libmultipath/config.h b/libmultipath/config.h
index 329f3ed3..c71d972b 100644
--- a/libmultipath/config.h
+++ b/libmultipath/config.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ struct config {
int max_fds;
int force_reload;
int queue_without_daemon;
- int ignore_wwids;
int checker_timeout;
int flush_on_last_del;
int attribute_flags;
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ struct config {
int strict_timing;
int retrigger_tries;
int retrigger_delay;
- int ignore_new_devs;
int delayed_reconfig;
int uev_wait_timeout;
int skip_kpartx;
diff --git a/libmultipath/defaults.h b/libmultipath/defaults.h
index 2b270ca4..690182c3 100644
--- a/libmultipath/defaults.h
+++ b/libmultipath/defaults.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
#define DEFAULT_NO_PATH_RETRY NO_PATH_RETRY_UNDEF
#define DEFAULT_VERBOSITY 2
#define DEFAULT_REASSIGN_MAPS 0
-#define DEFAULT_FIND_MULTIPATHS 0
+#define DEFAULT_FIND_MULTIPATHS FIND_MULTIPATHS_STRICT
#define DEFAULT_FAST_IO_FAIL 5
#define DEFAULT_DEV_LOSS_TMO 600
#define DEFAULT_RETAIN_HWHANDLER RETAIN_HWHANDLER_ON
diff --git a/libmultipath/dict.c b/libmultipath/dict.c
index 1a18337b..b03197b6 100644
--- a/libmultipath/dict.c
+++ b/libmultipath/dict.c
@@ -240,8 +240,51 @@ declare_def_snprint(multipath_dir, print_str)
declare_def_handler(partition_delim, set_str)
declare_def_snprint(partition_delim, print_str)
-declare_def_handler(find_multipaths, set_yes_no)
-declare_def_snprint(find_multipaths, print_yes_no)
+static const char * const find_multipaths_optvals[] = {
+ [FIND_MULTIPATHS_OFF] = "off",
+ [FIND_MULTIPATHS_ON] = "on",
+ [FIND_MULTIPATHS_STRICT] = "strict",
+ [FIND_MULTIPATHS_GREEDY] = "greedy",
+};
+
+static int
+def_find_multipaths_handler(struct config *conf, vector strvec)
+{
+ char *buff;
+ int i;
+
+ if (set_yes_no_undef(strvec, &conf->find_multipaths) == 0 &&
+ conf->find_multipaths != YNU_UNDEF)
+ return 0;
+
+ buff = set_value(strvec);
+ if (!buff)
+ return 1;
+
+ for (i = FIND_MULTIPATHS_OFF; i < __FIND_MULTIPATHS_LAST; i++) {
+ if (find_multipaths_optvals[i] != NULL &&
+ !strcmp(buff, find_multipaths_optvals[i])) {
+ conf->find_multipaths = i;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (conf->find_multipaths == YNU_UNDEF) {
+ condlog(0, "illegal value for find_multipaths: %s", buff);
+ conf->find_multipaths = DEFAULT_FIND_MULTIPATHS;
+ }
+
+ FREE(buff);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+snprint_def_find_multipaths(struct config *conf, char *buff, int len,
+ const void *data)
+{
+ return print_str(buff, len,
+ find_multipaths_optvals[conf->find_multipaths]);
+}
declare_def_handler(selector, set_str)
declare_def_snprint_defstr(selector, print_str, DEFAULT_SELECTOR)
diff --git a/libmultipath/structs.h b/libmultipath/structs.h
index 88a4b786..c43f2c3b 100644
--- a/libmultipath/structs.h
+++ b/libmultipath/structs.h
@@ -102,6 +102,32 @@ enum yes_no_undef_states {
YNU_YES,
};
+#define _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F (1 << 1)
+#define _FIND_MULTIPATHS_I (1 << 2)
+#define _FIND_MULTIPATHS_N (1 << 3)
+/*
+ * _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F must have the same value as YNU_YES.
+ * Generate a compile time error if that isn't the case.
+ */
+char ___error1___[-(_FIND_MULTIPATHS_F != YNU_YES)];
+
+#define find_multipaths_on(conf) \
+ (!!((conf)->find_multipaths & _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F))
+#define ignore_wwids_on(conf) \
+ (!!((conf)->find_multipaths & _FIND_MULTIPATHS_I))
+#define ignore_new_devs_on(conf) \
+ (!!((conf)->find_multipaths & _FIND_MULTIPATHS_N))
+
+enum find_multipaths_states {
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_UNDEF = YNU_UNDEF,
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_OFF = YNU_NO,
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_ON = _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F,
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_STRICT = _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F|_FIND_MULTIPATHS_N,
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_GREEDY = _FIND_MULTIPATHS_I,
+ FIND_MULTIPATHS_SMART = _FIND_MULTIPATHS_F|_FIND_MULTIPATHS_I,
+ __FIND_MULTIPATHS_LAST,
+};
+
enum flush_states {
FLUSH_UNDEF = YNU_UNDEF,
FLUSH_DISABLED = YNU_NO,
diff --git a/libmultipath/wwids.c b/libmultipath/wwids.c
index 28063429..5e9596fe 100644
--- a/libmultipath/wwids.c
+++ b/libmultipath/wwids.c
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ should_multipath(struct path *pp1, vector pathvec, vector mpvec)
struct config *conf;
conf = get_multipath_config();
- ignore_new_devs = conf->ignore_new_devs;
- find_multipaths = conf->find_multipaths;
+ ignore_new_devs = ignore_new_devs_on(conf);
+ find_multipaths = find_multipaths_on(conf);
put_multipath_config(conf);
if (!find_multipaths && !ignore_new_devs)
return 1;
diff --git a/multipath/main.c b/multipath/main.c
index 686b0372..2be9b9c2 100644
--- a/multipath/main.c
+++ b/multipath/main.c
@@ -441,11 +441,12 @@ configure (struct config *conf, enum mpath_cmds cmd,
* Paths listed in the wwids file are always considered valid.
*/
if (cmd == CMD_VALID_PATH) {
- if ((!conf->find_multipaths && conf->ignore_wwids) ||
- check_wwids_file(refwwid, 0) == 0)
+ if ((!find_multipaths_on(conf) && ignore_wwids_on(conf))
+ || check_wwids_file(refwwid, 0) == 0)
r = 0;
if (r == 0 ||
- !conf->find_multipaths || !conf->ignore_wwids) {
+ !find_multipaths_on(conf) ||
+ !ignore_wwids_on(conf)) {
printf("%s %s a valid multipath device path\n",
devpath, r == 0 ? "is" : "is not");
goto out;
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
conf->force_reload = FORCE_RELOAD_YES;
break;
case 'i':
- conf->ignore_wwids = 1;
+ conf->find_multipaths |= _FIND_MULTIPATHS_I;
break;
case 't':
r = dump_config(conf);
diff --git a/multipath/multipath.8 b/multipath/multipath.8
index 56f87035..914a8cb2 100644
--- a/multipath/multipath.8
+++ b/multipath/multipath.8
@@ -94,7 +94,14 @@ Force devmap reload.
.
.TP
.B \-i
-Ignore WWIDs file when processing devices.
+Ignore WWIDs file when processing devices. If
+\fIfind_multipaths strict\fR or \fIfind_multipaths no\fR is set in
+\fImultipath.conf\fR, multipath only considers devices that are
+listed in the WWIDs file. This option overrides that behavior. For other values
+of \fIfind_multipaths\fR, this option has no effect. See the description of
+\fIfind_multipaths\fR in
+.BR multipath.conf (5).
+This option should only be used in rare circumstances.
.
.TP
.B \-B
diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
index c4d07894..6965dacb 100644
--- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5
+++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
@@ -951,28 +951,34 @@ The default is: \fBno\fR
.
.TP
.B find_multipaths
-If set to
+This option controls whether multipath and multipathd try to create multipath
+maps over non-blacklisted devices they encounter. This matters a) when a device is
+encountered by \fBmultipath -u\fR during udev rule processing (a device is
+blocked from further processing by higher layers - such as LVM - if and only
+if it\'s considered a valid multipath device path), and b) when multipathd
+detects a new device. The following values are possible:
+.RS
+.TP 10
+.I strict
+Both multipath and multipathd treat only such devices as multipath devices
+which have been part of a multipath map previously, and which are therefore
+listed in the \fBwwids_file\fR. Users can manually set up multipath maps using the
+\fBmultipathd add map\fR command. Once set up manually, the map is
+remembered in the wwids file and will be set up automatically in the future.
+.TP
+.I no
+Multipath behaves like \fBstrict\fR. Multipathd behaves like \fBgreedy\fR.
+.TP
.I yes
-, instead of trying to create a multipath device for every non-blacklisted
-path, multipath will only create a device if one of three condidions are
-met.
-.I 1
-There are at least two non-blacklisted paths with the same WWID,
-.I 2
-the user manually forces the creation, by specifying a device with the multipath
-command, or
-.I 3
-a path has the same WWID as a multipath device that was previously created
-while find_multipaths was set (even if that multipath device doesn't currently
-exist).
-Whenever a multipath device is created with find_multipaths set, multipath will
-remember the WWID of the device, so that it will automatically create the
-device again, as soon as it sees a path with that WWID. This should allow most
-users to have multipath automatically choose the correct paths to make into
-multipath devices, without having to edit the blacklist.
-.RS
+Both multipathd and multipath treat a device as multipath device if the
+conditions for \fBstrict\fR are met, or if at least two non-blacklisted paths
+with the same WWID have been detected.
.TP
-The default is: \fBno\fR
+.I greedy
+Both multipathd and multipath treat every non-blacklisted device as multipath
+device path.
+.TP
+The default is: \fBstrict\fR
.RE
.
.
diff --git a/multipathd/main.c b/multipathd/main.c
index 10a0ee76..80905848 100644
--- a/multipathd/main.c
+++ b/multipathd/main.c
@@ -2404,8 +2404,6 @@ reconfigure (struct vectors * vecs)
conf->verbosity = verbosity;
if (bindings_read_only)
conf->bindings_read_only = bindings_read_only;
- if (ignore_new_devs)
- conf->ignore_new_devs = ignore_new_devs;
uxsock_timeout = conf->uxsock_timeout;
old = rcu_dereference(multipath_conf);
@@ -2635,8 +2633,6 @@ child (void * param)
conf->verbosity = verbosity;
if (bindings_read_only)
conf->bindings_read_only = bindings_read_only;
- if (ignore_new_devs)
- conf->ignore_new_devs = ignore_new_devs;
uxsock_timeout = conf->uxsock_timeout;
rcu_assign_pointer(multipath_conf, conf);
if (init_checkers(conf->multipath_dir)) {
@@ -2991,7 +2987,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
bindings_read_only = 1;
break;
case 'n':
- ignore_new_devs = 1;
+ condlog(0, "WARNING: ignoring deprecated option -n, use 'ignore_wwids = no' instead");
break;
case 'w':
poll_dmevents = 0;
diff --git a/multipathd/multipathd.8 b/multipathd/multipathd.8
index 5c96680c..e78ac9ed 100644
--- a/multipathd/multipathd.8
+++ b/multipathd/multipathd.8
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ multipathd \- Multipath daemon.
.RB [\| \-v\ \c
.IR verbosity \|]
.RB [\| \-B \|]
-.RB [\| \-n \|]
.
.
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -73,8 +72,11 @@ be viewed by entering '\fIhelp\fR'. When you are finished entering commands, pre
.
.TP
.B \-n
-Ignore new devices. multipathd will not create a multipath device unless the
-WWID for the device is already listed in the WWIDs file.
+\fBIGNORED\fR. Use the option
+\fIfind_multipaths\fR to control the treatment of newly detected devices by
+multipathd. See
+.BR multipath.conf(5).
+.
.
.
.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
2.16.1
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