From: Vlad Glagolev Subject: Re: NFS and /dev/mdXpY Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:53:10 +0400 Message-ID: <20100422225310.38e37038.stealth@sourcemage.org> References: <20100417195747.5fae8834.stealth@sourcemage.org> <20100422182543.GB8858@fieldses.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="PGP-SHA1"; boundary="Signature=_Thu__22_Apr_2010_22_53_10_+0400_.dODum0/5BTJcxU2" Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org To: "J. Bruce Fields" Return-path: Received: from mail-bw0-f225.google.com ([209.85.218.225]:50897 "EHLO mail-bw0-f225.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754132Ab0DVSxW (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:53:22 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20100422182543.GB8858@fieldses.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --Signature=_Thu__22_Apr_2010_22_53_10_+0400_.dODum0/5BTJcxU2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:25:43 -0400 "J. Bruce Fields" wrote: > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 07:57:47PM +0400, Vlad Glagolev wrote: > > Well, hello there, > >=20 > > Posted it on linux-kernel ML also, and post it here, for more specific = analysis. > >=20 > > I faced this problem today while trying to mount some NFS share on Open= BSD box. > > I mounted it successfully without any visible errors, but I wasn't able= to cd there, the printed error was: > >=20 > > ksh: cd: /storage - Stale NFS file handle > >=20 > > Apropos, the partition is 5.5 TB. I tried another one on my box and it = was mounted successfully. It was possible to manage files there too. Its si= ze is ~3GB. > > That's why the first time I thought about some size limitations of Open= BSD/Linux/NFS. > >=20 > > While talking on #openbsd @ freenode, I discovered this via tcpdump on = both sides: > >=20 > > http://pastebin.ca/1864713 > >=20 > > Googling for 3 hours didn't help at all, some posts had similiar issue = but either with no answer at all or without any full description. > >=20 > > Then I started to experiment with another Linux box to kill the possibl= e different variants. > >=20 > > On another box I also have nfs-utils 1.1.6 and kernel 2.6.32. Mounting = that big partition was unsuccessful, it got just stuck. On tcpdump I've see= n this: >=20 > I'm a bit confused. What kernel and nfs-utils version is running on the > problematic Linux server? same. nfs-utils 1.1.6 and kernel 2.6.32. >=20 > Also, what are the contents of /proc/net/rpc/nfsd.export/content and > /proc/net/rpc/nfsd.content after you try to access the filesystem? # cat /proc/net/rpc/nfsd.export/content #path domain(flags) /vault 172.17.2.5(ro,insecure,root_squash,sync,wdelay,no_subtree_check) # cat /proc/net/rpc/nfsd.fh/content=20 #domain fsidtype fsid [path] # 172.17.2.5 3 0x0001030500000803 172.17.2.5 0 0x0500030100000803 /vault >=20 > --b. >=20 > >=20 > > -- > > 172.17.2.5.884 > 172.17.2.2.2049: Flags [.], cksum 0x25e4 (correct)= , seq 1, ack 1, win 92, options [nop,nop,TS val 1808029984 ecr 1618999], le= ngth 0 > > 172.17.2.5.3565791363 > 172.17.2.2.2049: 40 null > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.884: Flags [.], cksum 0x25e6 (correct)= , seq 1, ack 45, win 46, options [nop,nop,TS val 1618999 ecr 1808029984], l= ength 0 > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.3565791363: reply ok 24 null > > 172.17.2.5.884 > 172.17.2.2.2049: Flags [.], cksum 0x259b (correct)= , seq 45, ack 29, win 92, options [nop,nop,TS val 1808029985 ecr 1618999], = length 0 > > 172.17.2.5.3582568579 > 172.17.2.2.2049: 40 null > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.3582568579: reply ok 24 null > > 172.17.2.5.3599345795 > 172.17.2.2.2049: 92 fsinfo fh Unknown/01000= 30005030100000800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.3599345795: reply ok 32 fsinfo ERROR: = Stale NFS file handle POST: > > 172.17.2.5.3616123011 > 172.17.2.2.2049: 92 fsinfo fh Unknown/01000= 30005030100000800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.3616123011: reply ok 32 fsinfo ERROR: = Stale NFS file handle POST: > > 172.17.2.5.884 > 172.17.2.2.2049: Flags [F.], cksum 0x2449 (correct= ), seq 281, ack 129, win 92, options [nop,nop,TS val 1808029986 ecr 1618999= ], length 0 > > 172.17.2.2.2049 > 172.17.2.5.884: Flags [F.], cksum 0x2476 (correct= ), seq 129, ack 282, win 46, options [nop,nop,TS val 1618999 ecr 1808029986= ], length 0 > > 172.17.2.5.884 > 172.17.2.2.2049: Flags [.], cksum 0x2448 (correct)= , seq 282, ack 130, win 92, options [nop,nop,TS val 1808029986 ecr 1618999]= , length 0 > > -- > >=20 > > familiar messages, eh? > >=20 > > Since that time I've solved that's not OpenBSD problem. So only NFS and= Linux left as the reasons of this. > > It was possible to mount that small partition on Linux box too, the sam= e as on OpenBSD. > >=20 > > But afterthat I recongnized an interesting issue: I have different sw r= aid setups on my storage server. > > I tried to mount a small partition on the same md device where 5.5TB pa= rtition is located, and got the same > > error message! Now I'm sure it's about NFS <-> MDADM setup, that's why = I called the topic like this. > >=20 > > A bit about my setup: > >=20 > > # cat /proc/mdstat=20 > > Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [multi= path]=20 > > md3 : active raid1 sdc1[0] sdd1[1] > > 61376 blocks [2/2] [UU] > > =20 > > md1 : active raid5 sdc2[2] sdd2[3] sdb2[1] sda2[0] > > 3153408 blocks level 5, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [4/4] [UUUU] > > =20 > > md2 : active raid5 sdc3[2] sdd3[3] sdb3[1] sda3[0] > > 5857199616 blocks level 5, 512k chunk, algorithm 2 [4/4] [UUUU] > > =20 > > md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0] > > 61376 blocks [2/2] [UU] > > =20 > > unused devices: > >=20 > > md0, md1, and md3 aren't so interesting, since fs is created directly o= n them, and that's a _problem device_: > >=20 > > # parted /dev/md2 > > GNU Parted 2.2 > > Using /dev/md2 > > Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands. > > (parted) p free = =20 > > p free > > Model: Unknown (unknown) > > Disk /dev/md2: 5998GB > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > > Partition Table: gpt > >=20 > > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > > 17.4kB 1049kB 1031kB Free Space > > 1 1049kB 2147MB 2146MB linux-swap(v1) swap > > 2 2147MB 23.6GB 21.5GB xfs home > > 3 23.6GB 24.7GB 1074MB xfs temp > > 4 24.7GB 35.4GB 10.7GB xfs user > > 5 35.4GB 51.5GB 16.1GB xfs var > > 6 51.5GB 5998GB 5946GB xfs vault > > 5998GB 5998GB 507kB Free Space > >=20 > > # ls /dev/md?* > > /dev/md0 /dev/md1 /dev/md2 /dev/md2p1 /dev/md2p2 /dev/md2p3 /dev/= md2p4 /dev/md2p5 /dev/md2p6 /dev/md3 > >=20 > > It's very handy partitioning scheme where I can extend (grow 5th raid) = with more hdds only /vault partition while "loosing" (a.k.a. not using for = this partition) only ~1gb of space from every 2TB drive. > >=20 > > System boots ok and xfs_check passes with no problems, etc. > > The only problem: it's not possible to use NFS shares on any partition = of /dev/md2 device. > >=20 > > Finally, my question to NFS and MDADM developers: any idea? > >=20 > > --=20 > > Dont wait to die to find paradise... > > -- > > Cheerz, > > Vlad "Stealth" Glagolev >=20 >=20 --=20 Dont wait to die to find paradise... -- Cheerz, Vlad "Stealth" Glagolev --Signature=_Thu__22_Apr_2010_22_53_10_+0400_.dODum0/5BTJcxU2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkvQmxYACgkQ8Hg3cBKtRUl+XACfSBQZ8mxtZww29uIcNioMdcj+ 8HEAoJN7lNvvu7XkCP847HiU1vazI6Aq =OHPF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Thu__22_Apr_2010_22_53_10_+0400_.dODum0/5BTJcxU2--