Re: [PATCH v4 09/11] nfsdcld: reopen pipe if it's deleted and recreated

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On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:31:10 -0500
Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 01/25/2012 02:09 PM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:16:24 -0500
> > Steve Dickson <SteveD@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> >> Hey Jeff,
> >>
> >> Commit inline... 
> >>
> >> On 01/23/2012 03:02 PM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> >>> This can happen if nfsd is shut down and restarted. If that occurs,
> >>> then reopen the pipe so we're not waiting for data on the defunct
> >>> pipe.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>>  utils/nfsdcld/nfsdcld.c |   84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >>>  1 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/utils/nfsdcld/nfsdcld.c b/utils/nfsdcld/nfsdcld.c
> >>> index b0c08e2..0dc5b37 100644
> >>> --- a/utils/nfsdcld/nfsdcld.c
> >>> +++ b/utils/nfsdcld/nfsdcld.c
> >>> @@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct cld_client {
> >>>  
> >>>  /* global variables */
> >>>  static char *pipepath = DEFAULT_CLD_PATH;
> >>> +static int 		inotify_fd = -1;
> >>> +static struct event	pipedir_event;
> >>>  
> >>>  static struct option longopts[] =
> >>>  {
> >>> @@ -68,8 +70,10 @@ static struct option longopts[] =
> >>>  	{ NULL, 0, 0, 0 },
> >>>  };
> >>>  
> >>> +
> >>>  /* forward declarations */
> >>>  static void cldcb(int UNUSED(fd), short which, void *data);
> >>> +static void cld_pipe_reopen(struct cld_client *clnt);
> >>>  
> >>>  static void
> >>>  usage(char *progname)
> >>> @@ -80,10 +84,62 @@ usage(char *progname)
> >>>  
> >>>  #define INOTIFY_EVENT_MAX (sizeof(struct inotify_event) + NAME_MAX)
> >>>  
> >>> +static void
> >>> +cld_inotify_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short which, void *data)
> >>> +{
> >>> +	int ret, oldfd;
> >>> +	char evbuf[INOTIFY_EVENT_MAX];
> >>> +	char *dirc = NULL, *pname;
> >>> +	struct inotify_event *event = (struct inotify_event *)evbuf;
> >>> +	struct cld_client *clnt = data;
> >>> +
> >>> +	if (which != EV_READ)
> >>> +		return;
> >>> +
> >>> +	dirc = strndup(pipepath, PATH_MAX);
> >>> +	if (!dirc) {
> >>> +		xlog_err("%s: unable to allocate memory", __func__);
> >>> +		goto out;
> >>> +	}
> >>> +
> >>> +	ret = read(inotify_fd, evbuf, INOTIFY_EVENT_MAX);
> >>> +	if (ret < 0) {
> >>> +		xlog_err("%s: read from inotify fd failed: %m", __func__);
> >>> +		goto out;
> >>> +	}
> >>> +
> >>> +	/* check to see if we have a filename in the evbuf */
> >>> +	if (!event->len)
> >>> +		goto out;
> >>> +
> >>> +	pname = basename(dirc);
> >>> +
> >>> +	/* does the filename match our pipe? */
> >>> +	if (strncmp(pname, event->name, event->len))
> >>> +		goto out;
> >>> +
> >>> +	/*
> >>> +	 * reopen the pipe. The old fd is not closed until the new one is
> >>> +	 * opened, so we know they should be different if the reopen is
> >>> +	 * successful.
> >>> +	 */
> >>> +	oldfd = clnt->cl_fd;
> >>> +	do {
> >>> +		cld_pipe_reopen(clnt);
> >>> +	} while (oldfd == clnt->cl_fd);
> >> Doesn't this have a potential for an infinite loop? 
> >>
> >> steved.  
> > 
> > 
> > Yes. If reopening the new pipe continually fails then it will loop
> > forever.
> Would it be more accurate to say it would be spinning forever? 
> Since there is no sleep or delay in cld_pipe_reopen, what's
> going to stop the daemon from spinning in a CPU bound loop?
> 

Well, not spinning in a userspace loop...it'll continually be cycling on
an open() call that's not working for whatever reason. We sort of have
to loop on that though. I think the best we can do is add a sleep(1) in
there or something. Would that be sufficient?

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
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