[sheepdog] [PATCH 1/2] sheep: introduce strict mode for write

Liu Yuan namei.unix at gmail.com
Thu Dec 12 06:21:40 CET 2013


On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 02:11:43PM +0900, Hitoshi Mitake wrote:
> At Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:10:36 +0800,
> Liu Yuan wrote:
> > 
> > We make sure we write the exact number of copies to honor the promise of the
> > redundancy for "strict mode". This means that after writing of targeted data,
> > they are redundant as promised and can withstand the random node failures.
> > 
> > For example, with a 4:2 policy, we need at least write to 6 nodes with data
> > strip and parity strips. For non-strict mode, we allow to write successfully
> > only if the data are written fully with 4 nodes alive.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Liu Yuan <namei.unix at gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  dog/cluster.c            |   10 +++++++++-
> >  include/internal_proto.h |    2 ++
> >  include/sheep.h          |    3 ++-
> >  include/sheepdog_proto.h |    2 +-
> >  sheep/ops.c              |    2 +-
> >  sheep/request.c          |   34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  6 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/dog/cluster.c b/dog/cluster.c
> > index 611c91d..43df232 100644
> > --- a/dog/cluster.c
> > +++ b/dog/cluster.c
> > @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ static struct sd_option cluster_options[] = {
> >  	{'b', "store", true, "specify backend store"},
> >  	{'c', "copies", true, "specify the default data redundancy (number of copies)"},
> >  	{'f', "force", false, "do not prompt for confirmation"},
> > +	{'t', "strict", false,
> > +	 "do not serve write request if number of nodes is not sufficient"},
> >  	{'s', "backend", false, "show backend store information"},
> >  	{ 0, NULL, false, NULL },
> >  };
> > @@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ static struct cluster_cmd_data {
> >  	uint8_t copy_policy;
> >  	bool force;
> >  	bool show_store;
> > +	bool strict;
> >  	char name[STORE_LEN];
> >  } cluster_cmd_data;
> >  
> > @@ -117,6 +120,8 @@ static int cluster_format(int argc, char **argv)
> >  		pstrcpy(store_name, STORE_LEN, DEFAULT_STORE);
> >  	hdr.data_length = strlen(store_name) + 1;
> >  	hdr.flags |= SD_FLAG_CMD_WRITE;
> > +	if (cluster_cmd_data.strict)
> > +		hdr.cluster.flags |= SD_CLUSTER_FLAG_STRICT;
> >  
> >  	printf("using backend %s store\n", store_name);
> >  	ret = dog_exec_req(&sd_nid, &hdr, store_name);
> > @@ -552,7 +557,7 @@ static int cluster_check(int argc, char **argv)
> >  static struct subcommand cluster_cmd[] = {
> >  	{"info", NULL, "aprhs", "show cluster information",
> >  	 NULL, CMD_NEED_NODELIST, cluster_info, cluster_options},
> > -	{"format", NULL, "bcaph", "create a Sheepdog store",
> > +	{"format", NULL, "bctaph", "create a Sheepdog store",
> >  	 NULL, CMD_NEED_NODELIST, cluster_format, cluster_options},
> >  	{"shutdown", NULL, "aph", "stop Sheepdog",
> >  	 NULL, 0, cluster_shutdown, cluster_options},
> > @@ -597,6 +602,9 @@ static int cluster_parser(int ch, const char *opt)
> >  	case 's':
> >  		cluster_cmd_data.show_store = true;
> >  		break;
> > +	case 't':
> > +		cluster_cmd_data.strict = true;
> > +		break;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	return 0;
> > diff --git a/include/internal_proto.h b/include/internal_proto.h
> > index b224c49..ac4e3f8 100644
> > --- a/include/internal_proto.h
> > +++ b/include/internal_proto.h
> > @@ -126,6 +126,8 @@
> >  #define SD_RES_CLUSTER_ERROR    0x91 /* Cluster driver error */
> >  #define SD_RES_OBJ_TAKEN        0x92 /* Object ID is taken up */
> >  
> > +#define SD_CLUSTER_FLAG_STRICT  0x0001 /* Strict mode for write */
> > +
> >  enum sd_status {
> >  	SD_STATUS_OK = 1,
> >  	SD_STATUS_WAIT,
> > diff --git a/include/sheep.h b/include/sheep.h
> > index 293e057..d460d54 100644
> > --- a/include/sheep.h
> > +++ b/include/sheep.h
> > @@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static inline const char *sd_strerror(int err)
> >  		[SD_RES_WAIT_FOR_FORMAT] = "Waiting for cluster to be formatted",
> >  		[SD_RES_WAIT_FOR_JOIN] = "Waiting for other nodes to join cluster",
> >  		[SD_RES_JOIN_FAILED] = "Node has failed to join cluster",
> > -		[SD_RES_HALT] = "IO has halted as there are no living nodes",
> > +		[SD_RES_HALT] =
> > +			"IO has halted as there are not enough living nodes",
> >  		[SD_RES_READONLY] = "Object is read-only",
> >  
> >  		/* from internal_proto.h */
> > diff --git a/include/sheepdog_proto.h b/include/sheepdog_proto.h
> > index cb47e3f..366499e 100644
> > --- a/include/sheepdog_proto.h
> > +++ b/include/sheepdog_proto.h
> > @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct sd_req {
> >  			uint64_t	ctime;
> >  			uint8_t		copies;
> >  			uint8_t		copy_policy;
> > -			uint8_t		reserved[2];
> > +			uint16_t	flags;
> >  			uint32_t	tag;
> >  		} cluster;
> >  		struct {
> > diff --git a/sheep/ops.c b/sheep/ops.c
> > index 75a2565..1e9bc1e 100644
> > --- a/sheep/ops.c
> > +++ b/sheep/ops.c
> > @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int cluster_make_fs(const struct sd_req *req, struct sd_rsp *rsp,
> >  
> >  	sys->cinfo.nr_copies = req->cluster.copies;
> >  	sys->cinfo.copy_policy = req->cluster.copy_policy;
> > -	sys->cinfo.flags = req->flags;
> > +	sys->cinfo.flags = req->cluster.flags;
> >  	if (!sys->cinfo.nr_copies)
> >  		sys->cinfo.nr_copies = SD_DEFAULT_COPIES;
> >  	sys->cinfo.ctime = req->cluster.ctime;
> > diff --git a/sheep/request.c b/sheep/request.c
> > index 5113fca..fd54253 100644
> > --- a/sheep/request.c
> > +++ b/sheep/request.c
> > @@ -284,6 +284,22 @@ static void queue_peer_request(struct request *req)
> >  	queue_work(sys->io_wqueue, &req->work);
> >  }
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * We make sure we write the exact number of copies to honor the promise of the
> > + * redundancy for strict mode. This means that after writing of targeted data,
> > + * they are redundant as promised and can withstand the random node failures.
> > + *
> > + * For example, with a 4:2 policy, we need at least write to 6 nodes with data
> > + * strip and parity strips. For non-strict mode, we allow to write successfully
> > + * only if the data are written fully with 4 nodes alive.
> > + */
> > +static bool has_enough_zones(struct request *req)
> > +{
> > +	uint64_t oid = req->rq.obj.oid;
> > +
> > +	return req->vinfo->nr_zones >= get_vdi_copy_number(oid_to_vid(oid));
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void queue_gateway_request(struct request *req)
> >  {
> >  	struct sd_req *hdr = &req->rq;
> > @@ -310,13 +326,25 @@ static void queue_gateway_request(struct request *req)
> >  queue_work:
> >  	if (RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&req->vinfo->vroot)) {
> >  		sd_err("there is no living nodes");
> > -		req->rp.result = SD_RES_HALT;
> > -		put_request(req);
> > -		return;
> > +		goto end_request;
> > +	}
> > +	if (sys->cinfo.flags & SD_CLUSTER_FLAG_STRICT &&
> > +	    hdr->flags & SD_FLAG_CMD_WRITE &&
> > +	    !(hdr->flags & SD_FLAG_CMD_RECOVERY) &&
> > +	    !has_enough_zones(req)) {
> 
> I think the above condition is not correct.
> 
> 1. hdr->flags & SD_FLAG_CMD_WRITE
> The flag SD_FLAG_CMD_WRITE is used for indicate that a request has its
> own data. This shouldn't be treated as the condition of strict
> mode. e.g. SD_OP_TRACE_ENABLE has this flag.
> 
> This condition should be replaced with the below one:
> (hdr->opcode == SD_OP_CREATE_AND_WRITE_OBJ || hdr->opcode == SD_OP_WRITE_OBJ)

Ah, yes. I think SD_FLAG_CMD_WRITE is kind of misleading (couple of times I
forgot to assigne it while write something and spent time debugging it)

> 2. !(hdr->flags & SD_FLAG_CMD_RECOVERY)
> 
> SD_FLAG_CMD_RECOVERY is used for indicating a request PEER_READ is for
> recovery. The flag is not related to the strict mode. I think it can
> be removed simply.

Oops, you are right. Good catch.

Thanks
Yuan



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