On Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:35:21 +0200 Kinga Tanska <kinga.tanska@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:26:35 -0400 > Nigel Croxon <ncroxon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > After creating a raid array on top of a imsm container. Try to > > grow the chunk size and the reshape will hang with zero progress. > > The reason is the computation of sync_max_to_set value: > > if (before_data_disks <= data_disks) > > sync_max_to_set = sra->reshape_progress / data_disks; > > else > > sync_max_to_set = (sra->component_size * data_disks > > - sra->reshape_progress) / data_disks; > > > > Can produce a zero result. Which is then used to set the maximum > > sync value, causing zero progress to the reshape. The change is to > > test if the sync_max_to_set value is zero. And if so, set the sysfs > > sync_max to "max". > > > > Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. Create a container and RAID0 array > > mdadm -CR /dev/md/imsm -e imsm -n2 /dev/nvme0n1 /dev/nvme1n1 > > mdadm -CR /dev/md/vol -l0 --chunk=16 -n2 /dev/nvme0n1 /dev/nvme1n1 > > 2. Wait for resync > > 3. Try to grow the chunk size > > mdadm --grow /dev/md/vol --chunk=256 > > > > Signed-off-by: Nigel Croxon <ncroxon@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Grow.c | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c > > index 0f07a894..6c5021bc 100644 > > --- a/Grow.c > > +++ b/Grow.c > > @@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ int start_reshape(struct mdinfo *sra, int > > already_running, if (!already_running) > > sysfs_set_num(sra, NULL, "sync_min", > > sync_max_to_set); > > - if (st->ss->external) > > + if (sync_max_to_set) > > err = err ?: sysfs_set_num(sra, NULL, "sync_max", > > sync_max_to_set); else > > err = err ?: sysfs_set_str(sra, NULL, "sync_max", > > "max"); > > Hi Nigel, > > I was trying to retest with your patch but still have the defect. I > analyzed it and found another reason, which causes this defect. In > validate_geometry_imsm function freesize and super is being checked and > return 1 if any of those is NULL. In my opinion 0 shall be returned > here, because it is an error and reshape should be stopped here. I will > prepare proper patch and send to review immediately. > Hi Nigel, I agree with Kinga. https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-raid/patch/20221028025117.27048-1-kinga.tanska@xxxxxxxxx/ Could you please retest the proposed patch on your side and provide feedback? Thanks, Mariusz