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[2620:137:e000::1:20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id y6-20020a17090322c600b001a642057764si15500655plg.180.2023.04.18.15.18.42; Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:18:59 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 2620:137:e000::1:20 as permitted sender) client-ip=2620:137:e000::1:20; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@chromium.org header.s=google header.b=GHnJau2l; spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 2620:137:e000::1:20 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=chromium.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232654AbjDRWOF (ORCPT + 99 others); Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:14:05 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:48938 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S233226AbjDRWN6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:13:58 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-x530.google.com (mail-ed1-x530.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::530]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94FC86A59 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:13:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ed1-x530.google.com with SMTP id 4fb4d7f45d1cf-50677365fd1so3619910a12.0 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:13:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=chromium.org; s=google; t=1681856027; x=1684448027; h=content-transfer-encoding:cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=/SZagL8fjvW++KTHbtjCcalqgyo1ggkLMR7r8mqWGmc=; b=GHnJau2ldV4meQNzSKJbEEyiqAU97dfxjMjCNX8qE1fy801VaNcAMpB4aEe7h8kG/H 5Yl/QobB9nu4TTPYABjjLhG5r4Bp+5sTFAPPnrvd6T58mtFXs18Nv85pm+7UdCilaStI hrRZ0N2t7hWznMzV10ek+wY5LaNbi09suR/Cc= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1681856027; x=1684448027; h=content-transfer-encoding:cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=/SZagL8fjvW++KTHbtjCcalqgyo1ggkLMR7r8mqWGmc=; b=Vao7Kr5wKNV/incR2dw4hoIz2+BG90L8jSQzhp9FTPqjaHxqex1FgkzLPYkobgoKAP XoVR6vmiDuQe2B49bz9VtzazgWs+f5jLpumjH1BxWe10v9z2jaFGgS5BE60dwJFSNo5I ORyQN2DqhrlXymuN1/RXEyVTQ0GzW/uLWmMgiIj18hdLnoDedYXD80PHMHA84OPZzY0W YtxNQb3Hje0NTnM2I827y2WXWLtLfeo2UNycU50x9us7ldtx7Vy+YhsjPo/Y5OBNzcSR Bbby4weoS8ln36XZhZOEcNzXbSIv2OZHZrewPLDxalKzqHS8zvvTfyxyd5OM1+tObdd4 5NiQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AAQBX9eBzH0i+SqLKoN+yF2+MAy8G3XfZQo754FnQfpcW2u7EF8Qjzg2 05JlUSAxa76stgFzC8fv0N9tGWkb1iucXGB9dplPiA== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:510:b0:506:b209:edb with SMTP id m16-20020a056402051000b00506b2090edbmr3347660edv.38.1681856026912; Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:13:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20221229071647.437095-1-sarthakkukreti@chromium.org> <20230414000219.92640-1-sarthakkukreti@chromium.org> <20230414000219.92640-3-sarthakkukreti@chromium.org> In-Reply-To: From: Sarthak Kukreti Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:13:35 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] dm: Add support for block provisioning To: Mike Snitzer Cc: sarthakkukreti@google.com, dm-devel@redhat.com, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Jens Axboe , "Michael S. Tsirkin" , Jason Wang , Stefan Hajnoczi , Alasdair Kergon , Christoph Hellwig , Brian Foster , "Theodore Ts'o" , Andreas Dilger , Bart Van Assche , Daniil Lunev , "Darrick J. Wong" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on lindbergh.monkeyblade.net Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 2:58=E2=80=AFPM Mike Snitzer w= rote: > > On Thu, Apr 13 2023 at 8:02P -0400, > Sarthak Kukreti wrote: > > > Add support to dm devices for REQ_OP_PROVISION. The default mode > > is to passthrough the request to the underlying device, if it > > supports it. dm-thinpool uses the provision request to provision > > blocks for a dm-thin device. dm-thinpool currently does not > > pass through REQ_OP_PROVISION to underlying devices. > > > > For shared blocks, provision requests will break sharing and copy the > > contents of the entire block. > > > > Signed-off-by: Sarthak Kukreti > > --- > > drivers/md/dm-crypt.c | 4 +- > > drivers/md/dm-linear.c | 1 + > > drivers/md/dm-snap.c | 7 +++ > > Have you tested REQ_OP_PROVISION with these targets? Just want to > make sure you have an explicit need (and vested interest) for them > passing through REQ_OP_PROVISION. > Yes. I have a vested interest in dm-linear and dm-crypt; I kept dm-snap support mostly for consistency with thin snapshots. > > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c > > index 2055a758541d..5985343384a7 100644 > > --- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c > > +++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c > > @@ -1850,6 +1850,26 @@ static bool dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(struc= t dm_table *t) > > return true; > > } > > > > +static int device_provision_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_de= v *dev, > > + sector_t start, sector_t len, void *d= ata) > > +{ > > + return !bdev_max_provision_sectors(dev->bdev); > > +} > > + > > +static bool dm_table_supports_provision(struct dm_table *t) > > +{ > > + for (unsigned int i =3D 0; i < t->num_targets; i++) { > > + struct dm_target *ti =3D dm_table_get_target(t, i); > > + > > + if (ti->provision_supported || > > + (ti->type->iterate_devices && > > + ti->type->iterate_devices(ti, device_provision_capabl= e, NULL))) > > + return true; > > + } > > + > > + return false; > > +} > > + > > static int device_not_nowait_capable(struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_d= ev *dev, > > sector_t start, sector_t len, void *= data) > > { > > @@ -1983,6 +2003,11 @@ int dm_table_set_restrictions(struct dm_table *t= , struct request_queue *q, > > if (!dm_table_supports_write_zeroes(t)) > > q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors =3D 0; > > > > + if (dm_table_supports_provision(t)) > > + blk_queue_max_provision_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9); > > This doesn't seem correct in that it'll override whatever > max_provision_sectors was set by a target (like thinp). > > I think you only need the if (!dm_table_supports_provision)) case: > Done > > + else > > + q->limits.max_provision_sectors =3D 0; > > + > > dm_table_verify_integrity(t); > > > > /* > > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c > > index 13d4677baafd..b08b7ae617be 100644 > > --- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c > > +++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c > > I think it'll make the most sense to split out the dm-thin.c changes > in a separate patch. > Separated the dm-thin changes into a separate patch that follows this one i= n v4. > > @@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ static void __inc_remap_and_issue_cell(void *contex= t, > > struct bio *bio; > > > > while ((bio =3D bio_list_pop(&cell->bios))) { > > - if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP= _DISCARD) > > + if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP= _DISCARD || > > + bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) > > bio_list_add(&info->defer_bios, bio); > > else { > > inc_all_io_entry(info->tc->pool, bio); > > @@ -1013,6 +1014,15 @@ static void process_prepared_mapping(struct dm_t= hin_new_mapping *m) > > goto out; > > } > > > > + /* > > + * For provision requests, once the prepared block has been inser= ted > > + * into the mapping btree, return. > > + */ > > + if (bio && bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) { > > + bio_endio(bio); > > + return; > > + } > > + > > /* > > * Release any bios held while the block was being provisioned. > > * If we are processing a write bio that completely covers the bl= ock, > > @@ -1241,7 +1251,7 @@ static int io_overlaps_block(struct pool *pool, s= truct bio *bio) > > > > static int io_overwrites_block(struct pool *pool, struct bio *bio) > > { > > - return (bio_data_dir(bio) =3D=3D WRITE) && > > + return (bio_data_dir(bio) =3D=3D WRITE) && bio_op(bio) !=3D REQ_O= P_PROVISION && > > io_overlaps_block(pool, bio); > > } > > > > @@ -1334,10 +1344,11 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm= _block_t virt_block, > > /* > > * IO to pool_dev remaps to the pool target's data_dev. > > * > > - * If the whole block of data is being overwritten, we can issue = the > > - * bio immediately. Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data fir= st. > > + * If the whole block of data is being overwritten and if this is= not a > > + * provision request, we can issue the bio immediately. > > + * Otherwise we use kcopyd to clone the data first. > > */ > > - if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio)) > > + if (io_overwrites_block(pool, bio) && bio_op(bio) !=3D REQ_OP_PRO= VISION) > > remap_and_issue_overwrite(tc, bio, data_dest, m); > > else { > > struct dm_io_region from, to; > > @@ -1356,7 +1367,8 @@ static void schedule_copy(struct thin_c *tc, dm_b= lock_t virt_block, > > /* > > * Do we need to zero a tail region? > > */ > > - if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_bl= ocks) { > > + if (len < pool->sectors_per_block && pool->pf.zero_new_bl= ocks && > > + bio_op(bio) !=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) { > > atomic_inc(&m->prepare_actions); > > ll_zero(tc, m, > > data_dest * pool->sectors_per_block + len= , > > @@ -1390,6 +1402,10 @@ static void schedule_zero(struct thin_c *tc, dm_= block_t virt_block, > > m->data_block =3D data_block; > > m->cell =3D cell; > > > > + /* Provision requests are chained on the original bio. */ > > + if (bio && bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) > > + m->bio =3D bio; > > + > > /* > > * If the whole block of data is being overwritten or we are not > > * zeroing pre-existing data, we can issue the bio immediately. > > @@ -1865,7 +1881,8 @@ static void process_shared_bio(struct thin_c *tc,= struct bio *bio, > > > > if (bio_data_dir(bio) =3D=3D WRITE && bio->bi_iter.bi_size) { > > break_sharing(tc, bio, block, &key, lookup_result, data_c= ell); > > - cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell); > > + if (bio_op(bio) !=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) > > + cell_defer_no_holder(tc, virt_cell); > > } else { > > struct dm_thin_endio_hook *h =3D dm_per_bio_data(bio, siz= eof(struct dm_thin_endio_hook)); > > > > Not confident in the above changes given the request that we only > handle REQ_OP_PROVISION one thinp block at a time. So I'll gloss over > them for now. > Yeah, the majority of this got removed in v4. I added a check in io_overwrites_block() to return false for all provision requests. > > @@ -1982,6 +1999,73 @@ static void process_cell(struct thin_c *tc, stru= ct dm_bio_prison_cell *cell) > > } > > } > > > > +static void process_provision_cell(struct thin_c *tc, struct dm_bio_pr= ison_cell *cell) > > +{ > > + int r; > > + struct pool *pool =3D tc->pool; > > + struct bio *bio =3D cell->holder; > > + dm_block_t begin, end; > > + struct dm_thin_lookup_result lookup_result; > > + > > + if (tc->requeue_mode) { > > + cell_requeue(pool, cell); > > + return; > > + } > > + > > + get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end); > > + > > + while (begin !=3D end) { > > + r =3D ensure_next_mapping(pool); > > + if (r) > > + /* we did our best */ > > + return; > > + > > + r =3D dm_thin_find_block(tc->td, begin, 1, &lookup_result= ); > > + switch (r) { > > + case 0: > > + if (lookup_result.shared) > > + process_shared_bio(tc, bio, begin, > > + &lookup_result, cell); > > + begin++; > > + break; > > + case -ENODATA: > > + bio_inc_remaining(bio); > > + provision_block(tc, bio, begin, cell); > > + begin++; > > + break; > > + default: > > + DMERR_LIMIT( > > + "%s: dm_thin_find_block() failed: error = =3D %d", > > + __func__, r); > > + cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell); > > + bio_io_error(bio); > > + begin++; > > + break; > > + } > > + } > > + bio_endio(bio); > > + cell_defer_no_holder(tc, cell); > > +} > > + > > +static void process_provision_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio) > > +{ > > + dm_block_t begin, end; > > + struct dm_cell_key virt_key; > > + struct dm_bio_prison_cell *virt_cell; > > + > > + get_bio_block_range(tc, bio, &begin, &end); > > + if (begin =3D=3D end) { > > + bio_endio(bio); > > + return; > > + } > > Like Joe mentioned, this pattern was fine for discards because they > are advisory/optional. But we need to make sure we don't truncate > REQ_OP_PROVISION -- so we need to round up if we partially bleed into > the blocks to the left or right. > > BUT ranged REQ_OP_PROVISION support is for later, this can be dealt > with more simply in that each REQ_OP_PROVISION will be handled a block > at a time initially. SO you'll want to honor _all_ REQ_OP_PROVISION, > never returning early. > Thanks. The next patch in the series has the simplified version. It had a lot in common with process_bio() so there was a possibility for merging the two code paths, but I opted to keep it like this to make ranged handling and passdown support easier to implement. > > + > > + build_key(tc->td, VIRTUAL, begin, end, &virt_key); > > + if (bio_detain(tc->pool, &virt_key, bio, &virt_cell)) > > + return; > > + > > + process_provision_cell(tc, virt_cell); > > +} > > + > > static void process_bio(struct thin_c *tc, struct bio *bio) > > { > > struct pool *pool =3D tc->pool; > > @@ -2202,6 +2286,8 @@ static void process_thin_deferred_bios(struct thi= n_c *tc) > > > > if (bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_DISCARD) > > pool->process_discard(tc, bio); > > + else if (bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) > > + process_provision_bio(tc, bio); > > This should be pool->process_provision() (or ->process_provision_bio > if you like). Point is, you need to be switching these methods > if/when the pool_mode transitions in set_pool_mode(). > Done > > else > > pool->process_bio(tc, bio); > > > > @@ -2723,7 +2809,8 @@ static int thin_bio_map(struct dm_target *ti, str= uct bio *bio) > > return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED; > > } > > > > - if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_DISCARD= ) { > > + if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) || bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_DISCARD= || > > + bio_op(bio) =3D=3D REQ_OP_PROVISION) { > > thin_defer_bio_with_throttle(tc, bio); > > return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED; > > } > > @@ -3370,6 +3457,8 @@ static int pool_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigne= d int argc, char **argv) > > pt->adjusted_pf =3D pt->requested_pf =3D pf; > > ti->num_flush_bios =3D 1; > > ti->limit_swap_bios =3D true; > > + ti->num_provision_bios =3D 1; > > + ti->provision_supported =3D true; > > > > /* > > * Only need to enable discards if the pool should pass > > @@ -4068,6 +4157,7 @@ static void pool_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, s= truct queue_limits *limits) > > blk_limits_io_opt(limits, pool->sectors_per_block << SECT= OR_SHIFT); > > } > > > > + > > Please fix this extra whitespace damage. > Done > > /* > > * pt->adjusted_pf is a staging area for the actual features to u= se. > > * They get transferred to the live pool in bind_control_target() > > @@ -4261,6 +4351,9 @@ static int thin_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigne= d int argc, char **argv) > > ti->num_discard_bios =3D 1; > > } > > > > + ti->num_provision_bios =3D 1; > > + ti->provision_supported =3D true; > > + > > mutex_unlock(&dm_thin_pool_table.mutex); > > > > spin_lock_irq(&tc->pool->lock); > > @@ -4475,6 +4568,7 @@ static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, s= truct queue_limits *limits) > > > > limits->discard_granularity =3D pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR= _SHIFT; > > limits->max_discard_sectors =3D 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */ > > + limits->max_provision_sectors =3D 2048 * 1024 * 16; /* 16G */ > > Building on my previous reply, with suggested update to > dm.c:__process_abnormal_io(), once you rebase on dm-6.4's dm-thin.c > you'll want to instead: > > limits->max_provision_sectors =3D pool->sectors_per_block << SECTOR_SHIFT= ; > > And you'll want to drop any of the above code that deals with handling > bio-prison range locking and processing of REQ_OP_PROVISION for > multiple thinp blocks at once. > > Simple REQ_OP_PROVISION processing one thinp block at a time first and > then we can worry about handling REQ_OP_PROVISION that span blocks > later. > Thanks, done in v4. > > static struct target_type thin_target =3D { > > diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c > > index dfde0088147a..d8f1803062b7 100644 > > --- a/drivers/md/dm.c > > +++ b/drivers/md/dm.c > > @@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ static bool is_abnormal_io(struct bio *bio) > > case REQ_OP_DISCARD: > > case REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE: > > case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES: > > + case REQ_OP_PROVISION: > > return true; > > default: > > break; > > @@ -1617,6 +1618,9 @@ static blk_status_t __process_abnormal_io(struct = clone_info *ci, > > case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES: > > num_bios =3D ti->num_write_zeroes_bios; > > break; > > + case REQ_OP_PROVISION: > > + num_bios =3D ti->num_provision_bios; > > + break; > > default: > > break; > > } > > Please be sure to include my suggested __process_abnormal_io change > from my previous reply. > Done. > > diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mappe= r.h > > index 7975483816e4..e9f687521ae6 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h > > +++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h > > @@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ struct dm_target { > > */ > > unsigned int num_write_zeroes_bios; > > > > + /* > > + * The number of PROVISION bios that will be submitted to the tar= get. > > + * The bio number can be accessed with dm_bio_get_target_bio_nr. > > + */ > > + unsigned int num_provision_bios; > > + > > /* > > * The minimum number of extra bytes allocated in each io for the > > * target to use. > > @@ -358,6 +364,11 @@ struct dm_target { > > */ > > bool discards_supported:1; > > > > + /* Set if this target needs to receive provision requests regardl= ess of > > + * whether or not its underlying devices have support. > > + */ > > + bool provision_supported:1; > > + > > /* > > * Set if we need to limit the number of in-flight bios when swap= ping. > > */ > > You'll need to add max_provision_granularity bool too (as implied by > the dm.c:__process_abnormal_io() change suggested in my first reply to > this patch). > > I'm happy to wait for you to consume the v3 feedback we've provided so > you can create a v4. I'm thinking I can base dm-thin.c's WRITE_ZEROES > support ontop of your REQ_OP_PROVISION v4 changes -- they should be > complementary. > Done. Thanks for the review and guidance! Best Sarthak > Thanks, > Mike