Re: [PATCH 04/27] xfs: dispatch metadata scrub subcommands

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On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 05:18:02PM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> From: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Create structures needed to hold scrubbing context and dispatch incoming
> commands to the individual scrubbers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c |  172 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h |   19 ++++++
>  fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h |   43 +++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 233 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
> index 5db2a6f..7cf518e 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
> @@ -44,11 +44,181 @@
>  #include "scrub/scrub.h"
>  #include "scrub/trace.h"
>  
> +/*
> + * Online Scrub and Repair
> + *
> + * Traditionally, XFS (the kernel driver) did not know how to check or
> + * repair on-disk data structures.  That task was left to the xfs_check
> + * and xfs_repair tools, both of which require taking the filesystem
> + * offline for a thorough but time consuming examination.  Online
> + * scrub & repair, on the other hand, enables us to check the metadata
> + * for obvious errors while carefully stepping around the filesystem's
> + * ongoing operations, locking rules, etc.
> + *
> + * Given that most XFS metadata consist of records stored in a btree,
> + * most of the checking functions iterate the btree blocks themselves
> + * looking for irregularities.  When a record block is encountered, each
> + * record can be checked for obviously bad values.  Record values can
> + * also be cross-referenced against other btrees to look for potential
> + * misunderstandings between pieces of metadata.
> + *
> + * It is expected that the checkers responsible for per-AG metadata
> + * structures will lock the AG headers (AGI, AGF, AGFL), iterate the
> + * metadata structure, and perform any relevant cross-referencing before
> + * unlocking the AG and returning the results to userspace.  These
> + * scrubbers must not keep an AG locked for too long to avoid tying up
> + * the block and inode allocators.
> + *
> + * Block maps and b-trees rooted in an inode present a special challenge
> + * because they can involve extents from any AG.  The general scrubber
> + * structure of lock -> check -> xref -> unlock still holds, but AG
> + * locking order rules /must/ be obeyed to avoid deadlocks.  The
> + * ordering rule, of course, is that we must lock in increasing AG
> + * order.  Helper functions are provided to track which AG headers we've
> + * already locked.  If we detect an imminent locking order violation, we
> + * can signal a potential deadlock, in which case the scrubber can jump
> + * out to the top level, lock all the AGs in order, and retry the scrub.
> + *
> + * For file data (directories, extended attributes, symlinks) scrub, we
> + * can simply lock the inode and walk the data.  For btree data
> + * (directories and attributes) we follow the same btree-scrubbing
> + * strategy outlined previously to check the records.
> + *
> + * We use a bit of trickery with transactions to avoid buffer deadlocks
> + * if there is a cycle in the metadata.  The basic problem is that
> + * travelling down a btree involves locking the current buffer at each
> + * tree level.  If a pointer should somehow point back to a buffer that
> + * we've already examined, we will deadlock due to the second buffer
> + * locking attempt.  Note however that grabbing a buffer in transaction
> + * context links the locked buffer to the transaction.  If we try to
> + * re-grab the buffer in the context of the same transaction, we avoid
> + * the second lock attempt and continue.  Between the verifier and the
> + * scrubber, something will notice that something is amiss and report
> + * the corruption.  Therefore, each scrubber will allocate an empty
> + * transaction, attach buffers to it, and cancel the transaction at the
> + * end of the scrub run.  Cancelling a non-dirty transaction simply
> + * unlocks the buffers.
> + *
> + * There are four pieces of data that scrub can communicate to
> + * userspace.  The first is the error code (errno), which can be used to
> + * communicate operational errors in performing the scrub.  There are
> + * also three flags that can be set in the scrub context.  If the data
> + * structure itself is corrupt, the CORRUPT flag will be set.  If
> + * the metadata is correct but otherwise suboptimal, the PREEN flag
> + * will be set.

Did you mean to describe other flags here?

> + */
> +
> +/* Scrub setup and teardown */
> +
> +/* Free all the resources and finish the transactions. */
> +STATIC int
> +xfs_scrub_teardown(
> +	struct xfs_scrub_context	*sc,
> +	int				error)

What's the purpose of passing error just to return it?

> +{
> +	if (sc->tp) {
> +		xfs_trans_cancel(sc->tp);
> +		sc->tp = NULL;
> +	}
> +	return error;
> +}
> +
> +/* Scrubbing dispatch. */
> +
> +static const struct xfs_scrub_meta_ops meta_scrub_ops[] = {
> +};
> +
>  /* Dispatch metadata scrubbing. */
>  int
>  xfs_scrub_metadata(
>  	struct xfs_inode		*ip,
>  	struct xfs_scrub_metadata	*sm)
>  {
> -	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +	struct xfs_scrub_context	sc;
> +	struct xfs_mount		*mp = ip->i_mount;
> +	const struct xfs_scrub_meta_ops	*ops;
> +	bool				try_harder = false;
> +	int				error = 0;
> +
> +	trace_xfs_scrub_start(ip, sm, error);
> +
> +	/* Forbidden if we are shut down or mounted norecovery. */
> +	error = -ESHUTDOWN;
> +	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
> +		goto out;
> +	error = -ENOTRECOVERABLE;
> +	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* Check our inputs. */
> +	error = -EINVAL;
> +	sm->sm_flags &= ~XFS_SCRUB_FLAGS_OUT;
> +	if (sm->sm_flags & ~XFS_SCRUB_FLAGS_IN)
> +		goto out;
> +	if (memchr_inv(sm->sm_reserved, 0, sizeof(sm->sm_reserved)))
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* Do we know about this type of metadata? */
> +	error = -ENOENT;
> +	if (sm->sm_type >= XFS_SCRUB_TYPE_NR)
> +		goto out;
> +	ops = &meta_scrub_ops[sm->sm_type];
> +	if (ops->scrub == NULL)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* Does this fs even support this type of metadata? */
> +	if (ops->has && !ops->has(&mp->m_sb))
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* We don't know how to repair anything yet. */
> +	error = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +	if (sm->sm_flags & XFS_SCRUB_IFLAG_REPAIR)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* This isn't a stable feature.  Use with care. */
> +	{
> +		static bool warned;
> +
> +		if (!warned)
> +			xfs_alert(mp,
> +	"EXPERIMENTAL online scrub feature in use. Use at your own risk!");
> +		warned = true;
> +	}
> +
> +retry_op:
> +	/* Set up for the operation. */
> +	memset(&sc, 0, sizeof(sc));
> +	sc.mp = ip->i_mount;
> +	sc.sm = sm;
> +	sc.ops = ops;
> +	sc.try_harder = try_harder;
> +	error = sc.ops->setup(&sc, ip);
> +	if (error)
> +		goto out_teardown;
> +
> +	/* Scrub for errors. */
> +	error = sc.ops->scrub(&sc);
> +	if (!try_harder && error == -EDEADLOCK) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Scrubbers return -EDEADLOCK to mean 'try harder'.
> +		 * Tear down everything we hold, then set up again with
> +		 * preparation for worst-case scenarios.
> +		 */
> +		error = xfs_scrub_teardown(&sc, 0);
> +		if (error)
> +			goto out;
> +		try_harder = true;
> +		goto retry_op;
> +	} else if (error)
> +		goto out_teardown;
> +
> +	if (sc.sm->sm_flags & (XFS_SCRUB_OFLAG_CORRUPT |
> +			       XFS_SCRUB_OFLAG_XCORRUPT))
> +		xfs_alert_ratelimited(mp, "Corruption detected during scrub.");
> +
> +out_teardown:
> +	error = xfs_scrub_teardown(&sc, error);
> +out:
> +	trace_xfs_scrub_done(ip, sm, error);
> +	return error;
>  }
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
> index eb1cd9d..b271b2a 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
> +++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,25 @@
>  #ifndef __XFS_SCRUB_SCRUB_H__
>  #define __XFS_SCRUB_SCRUB_H__
>  
> +struct xfs_scrub_context;
> +
> +struct xfs_scrub_meta_ops {
> +	int		(*setup)(struct xfs_scrub_context *,
> +				 struct xfs_inode *);
> +	int		(*scrub)(struct xfs_scrub_context *);
> +	bool		(*has)(struct xfs_sb *);

I assume 'has' is to identify whether a particular mount supports a
particular feature. I suppose a better name would be nice here, or
perhaps just a comment to outline the purpose of each callout.

Brian

> +};
> +
> +struct xfs_scrub_context {
> +	/* General scrub state. */
> +	struct xfs_mount		*mp;
> +	struct xfs_scrub_metadata	*sm;
> +	const struct xfs_scrub_meta_ops	*ops;
> +	struct xfs_trans		*tp;
> +	struct xfs_inode		*ip;
> +	bool				try_harder;
> +};
> +
>  /* Metadata scrubbers */
>  
>  #endif	/* __XFS_SCRUB_SCRUB_H__ */
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
> index a95a7c8..688517e 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
> +++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
> @@ -25,6 +25,49 @@
>  
>  #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
>  
> +DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xfs_scrub_class,
> +	TP_PROTO(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_scrub_metadata *sm,
> +		 int error),
> +	TP_ARGS(ip, sm, error),
> +	TP_STRUCT__entry(
> +		__field(dev_t, dev)
> +		__field(xfs_ino_t, ino)
> +		__field(unsigned int, type)
> +		__field(xfs_agnumber_t, agno)
> +		__field(xfs_ino_t, inum)
> +		__field(unsigned int, gen)
> +		__field(unsigned int, flags)
> +		__field(int, error)
> +	),
> +	TP_fast_assign(
> +		__entry->dev = ip->i_mount->m_super->s_dev;
> +		__entry->ino = ip->i_ino;
> +		__entry->type = sm->sm_type;
> +		__entry->agno = sm->sm_agno;
> +		__entry->inum = sm->sm_ino;
> +		__entry->gen = sm->sm_gen;
> +		__entry->flags = sm->sm_flags;
> +		__entry->error = error;
> +	),
> +	TP_printk("dev %d:%d ino %llu type %u agno %u inum %llu gen %u flags 0x%x error %d",
> +		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
> +		  __entry->ino,
> +		  __entry->type,
> +		  __entry->agno,
> +		  __entry->inum,
> +		  __entry->gen,
> +		  __entry->flags,
> +		  __entry->error)
> +)
> +#define DEFINE_SCRUB_EVENT(name) \
> +DEFINE_EVENT(xfs_scrub_class, name, \
> +	TP_PROTO(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_scrub_metadata *sm, \
> +		 int error), \
> +	TP_ARGS(ip, sm, error))
> +
> +DEFINE_SCRUB_EVENT(xfs_scrub_start);
> +DEFINE_SCRUB_EVENT(xfs_scrub_done);
> +
>  #endif /* _TRACE_XFS_SCRUB_TRACE_H */
>  
>  #undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
> 
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