Hi David, Below is the trace o/p when mounted with fsc option: vi-1631 [000] ..... 2519.247539: netfs_read: R=00000006 READAHEAD c=00000000 ni=0 s=0 1000 vi-1631 [000] ..... 2519.247540: netfs_read: R=00000006 EXPANDED c=00000000 ni=0 s=0 1000 vi-1631 [000] ..... 2519.247550: netfs_sreq: R=00000006[0] PREP DOWN f=00 s=0 0/100000 e=0 vi-1631 [000] ..... 2519.247551: netfs_sreq: R=00000006[0] SUBMT DOWN f=00 s=0 0/100000 e=0 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287542: netfs_sreq: R=00000006[0] TERM DOWN f=02 s=0 100000/100000 e=0 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287545: netfs_rreq: R=00000006 ASSESS f=20 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287545: netfs_rreq: R=00000006 UNLOCK f=20 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287571: netfs_rreq: R=00000006 DONE f=00 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287572: netfs_sreq: R=00000006[0] FREE DOWN f=02 s=0 100000/100000 e=0 cifsd-1390 [001] ..... 2519.287573: netfs_rreq: R=00000006 FREE f=00 Mount : root@netfsvm:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# sudo mount -t cifs //netfsstg.file.core.windows.net/testshare on /mnt/testshare type cifs (rw,relatime,vers=3.0,cache=strict,username=netfsstg,uid=0,noforceuid,gid=0,noforcegid,addr=52.239.170.72,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,soft,persistenthandles,nounix,serverino,mapposix,fsc,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,bsize=1048576,echo_interval=60,actimeo=1) I dont see writing fscache. It always downloads from the server. root@netfsvm:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# ps -A | grep cache 450 ? 00:00:00 mkey_cache 1361 ? 00:00:00 cachefilesd root@netfsvm:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# cat /proc/fs/fscache/stats FS-Cache statistics Cookies: n=29 v=1 vcol=0 voom=0 Acquire: n=29 ok=29 oom=0 LRU : n=0 exp=0 rmv=0 drp=0 at=0 Invals : n=0 Updates: n=0 rsz=0 rsn=0 Relinqs: n=0 rtr=0 drop=0 NoSpace: nwr=0 ncr=0 cull=0 IO : rd=0 wr=0 RdHelp : DR=0 RA=6 RP=0 WB=0 WBZ=7 rr=0 sr=0 RdHelp : ZR=0 sh=0 sk=7 RdHelp : DL=6 ds=6 df=0 di=0 RdHelp : RD=0 rs=0 rf=0 RdHelp : WR=0 ws=0 wf=0 root@netfsvm:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing# cat /proc/fs/fscache/cookies COOKIE VOLUME REF ACT ACC S FL DEF ======== ======== === === === = == ================ 00000002 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 302559bec76a7924, 0a13e961000000000a13e96100000000d01f4719d01f4719 00000003 00000001 1 0 0 - 4000 0000000000640090, 37630162000000003763016200000000e8650f119c49f411 00000004 00000001 1 0 0 - 4000 00000000001800f0, 244e016200000000244e01620000000044975123c042f525 00000005 00000001 1 0 0 - 4000 00000000007000a0, ea92e96100000000ea92e96100000000acee2035acee2035 00000006 00000001 1 0 0 - 4000 00000000007000c0, ad92e96100000000ad92e96100000000407da317407da317 00000007 00000001 1 0 0 - 4000 00000000002800e0, 4aeaf361000000004aeaf3610000000078c77b0d6850dc1f 00000008 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000140080, df92136200000000df92136200000000b8e0f30eb8e0f30e 00000009 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000001400e0, d39d136200000000d39d136200000000f4e6e51bf4e6e51b 0000000a 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000140090, d99d136200000000d99d136200000000dcd77d28dcd77d28 0000000b 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000540080, cdd21c6200000000cdd21c62000000009c8cd90c9c8cd90c 0000000c 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400c0, cdd21c6200000000cdd21c6200000000f44b440df44b440d 0000000d 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400a0, cdd21c6200000000cdd21c62000000005487b50f5487b50f 0000000e 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400e0, ebd21c6200000000ebd21c6200000000c07c1800c07c1800 0000000f 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000540090, ebd21c6200000000ebd21c620000000094fc730094fc7300 00000010 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400d0, ebd21c6200000000ebd21c6200000000bcb78902bcb78902 00000011 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400b0, 29d31c620000000029d31c62000000002c02e8252c02e825 00000012 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400f0, 29d31c620000000029d31c6200000000c83fae26c83fae26 00000013 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000540088, 29d31c620000000029d31c6200000000e4fcc328e4fcc328 00000014 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400c8, 3bd31c62000000003bd31c6200000000747b780b747b780b 00000015 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400a8, 3bd31c62000000003bd31c6200000000ecf57e0decf57e0d 00000016 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400e8, b0d51c6200000000b0d51c62000000002005e5092005e509 00000017 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000540098, b0d51c6200000000b0d51c620000000034035f0a34035f0a 00000018 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400d8, b0d51c6200000000b0d51c62000000001cfdc00c1cfdc00c 00000019 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400b8, 50d61c620000000050d61c62000000004453d0384453d038 0000001a 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400f8, 50d61c620000000050d61c6200000000d4113b39d4113b39 0000001b 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 0000000000540084, 51d61c620000000051d61c62000000002042020020420200 0000001c 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400c4, 16d71c620000000016d71c62000000009ceb0d019ceb0d01 0000001d 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400a4, 16d71c620000000016d71c6200000000dcae7801dcae7801 0000001e 00000001 1 0 0 - 4008 00000000005400e4, 16d71c620000000016d71c6200000000ec2af903ec2af903 I have enabled below fscache and cachefiles related tracepoints. But nothing is getting printed in trace o/p. echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/fscache/fscache_access/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/fscache/fscache_active/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/cachefiles/cachefiles_coherency/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/cachefiles/cachefiles_read/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/cachefiles/cachefiles_write/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/cachefiles/cachefiles_io_error/enable echo 1 >/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/cachefiles/cachefiles_vfs_error/enable echo 1 > events/cachefiles/cachefiles_vol_coherency/enable Regards, Rohith On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 10:03 PM David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Rohith Surabattula <rohiths.msft@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I have tested netfs integration with fsc mount option enabled. But, I > > observed function "netfs_cache_prepare_read" always returns > > "NETFS_DOWNLOAD_FROM_SERVER" because cres->ops(i.e cachefiles > > operations) is not set. > > I see it download from the server and write to the cache: > > # cat /proc/fs/fscache/stats > ... > IO : rd=0 wr=4 <---- no reads, four writes made > RdHelp : DR=0 RA=4 RP=0 WB=0 WBZ=0 rr=0 sr=0 > RdHelp : ZR=0 sh=0 sk=0 > RdHelp : DL=4 ds=4 df=0 di=0 > RdHelp : RD=0 rs=0 rf=0 > RdHelp : WR=4 ws=4 wf=0 > > Turning on the cachefiles_vol_coherency tracepoint, I see: > > kworker/2:2-1040 [002] ..... 585.499799: cachefiles_vol_coherency: V=00000003 VOL BAD cmp B=480004 > kworker/2:2-1040 [002] ..... 585.499872: cachefiles_vol_coherency: V=00000003 VOL SET ok B=480005 > > every time I unmount and mount again. One of the fields is different each > time. > > Using the netfs tracepoints, I can see the download being made from the server > and then the subsequent write to the cache: > > md5sum-4689 [003] ..... 887.382290: netfs_read: R=00000005 READAHEAD c=0000004e ni=86 s=0 20000 > md5sum-4689 [003] ..... 887.383076: netfs_read: R=00000005 EXPANDED c=0000004e ni=86 s=0 400000 > md5sum-4689 [003] ..... 887.383252: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] PREP DOWN f=01 s=0 0/400000 e=0 > md5sum-4689 [003] ..... 887.383252: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] SUBMT DOWN f=01 s=0 0/400000 e=0 > cifsd-4687 [002] ..... 887.394926: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] TERM DOWN f=03 s=0 400000/400000 e=0 > cifsd-4687 [002] ..... 887.394928: netfs_rreq: R=00000005 ASSESS f=22 > cifsd-4687 [002] ..... 887.394928: netfs_rreq: R=00000005 UNLOCK f=22 > kworker/u8:4-776 [000] ..... 887.395000: netfs_rreq: R=00000005 WRITE f=02 > kworker/u8:4-776 [000] ..... 887.395005: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] WRITE DOWN f=03 s=0 400000/400000 e=0 > kworker/3:2-1001 [003] ..... 887.627881: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] WTERM DOWN f=03 s=0 400000/400000 e=0 > kworker/3:2-1001 [003] ..... 887.628163: netfs_rreq: R=00000005 DONE f=02 > kworker/3:2-1001 [003] ..... 887.628165: netfs_sreq: R=00000005[0] FREE DOWN f=03 s=0 400000/400000 e=0 > kworker/u8:4-776 [000] ..... 887.628216: netfs_rreq: R=00000005 FREE f=02 > > Can you mount a cifs share with "-o fsc", read a file and then look in > /proc/fs/fscache/cookies and /proc/fs/fscache/stats for me? > > David > -- Linux-cachefs mailing list Linux-cachefs@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cachefs