Re: [PATCH v2] ceph: add a new test for cross quota realms renames

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Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, 2020-11-23 at 16:24 +0000, Luis Henriques wrote:
>> Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > On Mon, 2020-11-23 at 14:43 +0000, Luis Henriques wrote:
>> > > Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > > 
>> > > > On Mon, 2020-11-23 at 10:34 +0000, Luis Henriques wrote:
>> > > > > For the moment cross quota realms renames has been disabled in CephFS
>> > > > > after a bug has been found while renaming files created and truncated.
>> > > > > This allowed clients to easily circumvent quotas.
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > Link: https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/48203
>> > > > > Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <lhenriques@xxxxxxx>
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > > v2: implemented Eryu review comments:
>> > > > > - Added _require_test_program "rename"
>> > > > > - Use _fail instead of _fatal
>> > > > > 
>> > > > >  tests/ceph/004     | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> > > > >  tests/ceph/004.out |  2 +
>> > > > >  tests/ceph/group   |  1 +
>> > > > >  3 files changed, 98 insertions(+)
>> > > > >  create mode 100755 tests/ceph/004
>> > > > >  create mode 100644 tests/ceph/004.out
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > diff --git a/tests/ceph/004 b/tests/ceph/004
>> > > > > new file mode 100755
>> > > > > index 000000000000..53094d8dfadc
>> > > > > --- /dev/null
>> > > > > +++ b/tests/ceph/004
>> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
>> > > > > +#! /bin/bash
>> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> > > > > +# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE Linux Products GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
>> > > > > +#
>> > > > > +# FS QA Test 004
>> > > > > +#
>> > > > > +# Tests a bug fix found in cephfs quotas handling.  Here's a simplified testcase
>> > > > > +# that *should* fail:
>> > > > > +#
>> > > > > +#    mkdir files limit
>> > > > > +#    truncate files/file -s 10G
>> > > > > +#    setfattr limit -n ceph.quota.max_bytes -v 1000000
>> > > > > +#    mv files limit/
>> > > > > +#
>> > > > > +# Because we're creating a new file and truncating it, we have Fx caps and thus
>> > > > > +# the truncate operation will be cached.  This prevents the MDSs from updating
>> > > > > +# the quota realms and thus the client will allow the above rename(2) to happen.
>> > > > > +#
>> > > > 
>> > > > Note that it can be difficult to predict which caps you get from the
>> > > > MDS. It's not _required_ to pass out anything like Fx if it doesn't want
>> > > > to, but in general, it does if it can.
>> > > > 
>> > > > It's not a blocker for merging this test, but I wonder if we ought to
>> > > > come up with some way to ensure that the client was given the caps we
>> > > > expect when testing stuff like this.
>> > > > 
>> > > > Maybe we ought to consider adding a new ceph.caps vxattr that shows the
>> > > > caps we hold for a particular file? Then we could consult that when
>> > > > doing a test like this to make sure we got what we expected.
>> > > 
>> > > Sure, I can hack a patch for doing that and send it out for review.
>> > > That's actually trivial, I believe.
>> > > 
>> > > This test assumes the caps for the truncated file will be 'Fsxcrwb' but I
>> > > didn't confirm with the MDS which conditions are actually required for
>> > > this to happen.  Also, I guess that if the test is executed with several
>> > > clients, these caps may change pretty quickly (and maybe even with a
>> > > single very slow client with a very short caps timeout).
>> > > 
>> > > Obviously, ensuring the client has the caps we expect at the time we do
>> > > the actual rename is racy and they can change in the meantime.  Is it
>> > > worth the trouble?
>> > 
>> > 
>> > I think it's useful. Cap/mds lock handling is an area where we have
>> > really poor visibility in cephfs.
>> > 
>> > a/ It's not always 100% clear what metadata is under which cap.
>> > Sometimes it's really weird. For example, you need Fs to get the link
>> > count on a directory -- Ls has no meaning there, which is not intuitive
>> > at all.
>> > 
>> > b/ Subtle changes in the MDS or client can affect what caps are granted
>> > or revoked in a given situation. 
>> > 
>> > Having better visibility into the caps held by the client is potentially
>> > very useful for troubleshooting _why_ certain tests might fail, and may
>> > also help us catch subtle changes that prevent problems in the future.
>> 
>> Sure, I completely agree with this.  My question was more about adding an
>> extra check to the test.  Basically, the new test will be something like:
>> 
>>  (0. ensure 'getfattr -n ceph.caps' works; skip test if it doesn't)
>>   1. truncate file
>>   2. check that file caps includes Fsxcrwb
>>   3. do the rename
>> 
>
> Sounds reasonable. You may not even need to test for that whole cap set
> either. For this test, you probably just need to ensure that it got Fs.
> I'd be a little leery about failing the test if we got a different set
> of caps that still happened to contain Fs.

Great, thanks for the feedback.  I'll re-submit this test once we have a
patch for the new vxattr ready.

Cheers,
-- 
Luis



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