Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH v7 2/3] block: add bdev_interposer

[Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@veeam.com>]

The 03/17/2021 22:13, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17 2021 at  2:14pm -0400,
> Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@veeam.com> wrote:
> 
> > The 03/17/2021 18:04, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 17 2021 at  8:22am -0400,
> > > Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@veeam.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The 03/17/2021 06:03, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 07:35:44PM +0300, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> > > > > > The 03/16/2021 11:09, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 06:44:54PM +0300, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> > > > > > > > bdev_interposer allows to redirect bio requests to another devices.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@veeam.com>
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > >  block/bio.c               |  2 ++
> > > > > > > >  block/blk-core.c          | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >  block/genhd.c             | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >  include/linux/blk_types.h |  3 +++
> > > > > > > >  include/linux/blkdev.h    |  9 +++++++
> > > > > > > >  5 files changed, 125 insertions(+)
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
> > > > > > > > index a1c4d2900c7a..0bfbf06475ee 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/block/bio.c
> > > > > > > > +++ b/block/bio.c
> > > > > > > > @@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ void __bio_clone_fast(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src)
> > > > > > > >  		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_THROTTLED);
> > > > > > > >  	if (bio_flagged(bio_src, BIO_REMAPPED))
> > > > > > > >  		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_REMAPPED);
> > > > > > > > +	if (bio_flagged(bio_src, BIO_INTERPOSED))
> > > > > > > > +		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED);
> > > > > > > >  	bio->bi_opf = bio_src->bi_opf;
> > > > > > > >  	bio->bi_ioprio = bio_src->bi_ioprio;
> > > > > > > >  	bio->bi_write_hint = bio_src->bi_write_hint;
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > > > index fc60ff208497..da1abc4c27a9 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > > > +++ b/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > > > @@ -1018,6 +1018,55 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > > > >  	return ret;
> > > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > +static noinline blk_qc_t submit_bio_interposed(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > > +	blk_qc_t ret = BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > > > +	struct bio_list bio_list[2] = { };
> > > > > > > > +	struct gendisk *orig_disk;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	if (current->bio_list) {
> > > > > > > > +		bio_list_add(&current->bio_list[0], bio);
> > > > > > > > +		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	orig_disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
> > > > > > > > +	if (unlikely(bio_queue_enter(bio)))
> > > > > > > > +		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	current->bio_list = bio_list;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	do {
> > > > > > > > +		struct block_device *interposer = bio->bi_bdev->bd_interposer;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +		if (unlikely(!interposer)) {
> > > > > > > > +			/* interposer was removed */
> > > > > > > > +			bio_list_add(&current->bio_list[0], bio);
> > > > > > > > +			break;
> > > > > > > > +		}
> > > > > > > > +		/* assign bio to interposer device */
> > > > > > > > +		bio_set_dev(bio, interposer);
> > > > > > > > +		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED);
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +		if (!submit_bio_checks(bio))
> > > > > > > > +			break;
> > > > > > > > +		/*
> > > > > > > > +		 * Because the current->bio_list is initialized,
> > > > > > > > +		 * the submit_bio callback will always return BLK_QC_T_NONE.
> > > > > > > > +		 */
> > > > > > > > +		interposer->bd_disk->fops->submit_bio(bio);
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Given original request queue may become live when calling attach() and
> > > > > > > detach(), see below comment. bdev_interposer_detach() may be run
> > > > > > > when running ->submit_bio(), meantime the interposer device is
> > > > > > > gone during the period, then kernel oops.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I think that since the bio_queue_enter() function was called,
> > > > > > q->q_usage_counter will not allow the critical code in the attach/detach
> > > > > > functions to be executed, which is located between the blk_freeze_queue
> > > > > > and blk_unfreeze_queue calls.
> > > > > > Please correct me if I'm wrong.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > +	} while (false);
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	current->bio_list = NULL;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	blk_queue_exit(orig_disk->queue);
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	/* Resubmit remaining bios */
> > > > > > > > +	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list[0])))
> > > > > > > > +		ret = submit_bio_noacct(bio);
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	return ret;
> > > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > >  /**
> > > > > > > >   * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O
> > > > > > > >   * @bio:  The bio describing the location in memory and on the device.
> > > > > > > > @@ -1029,6 +1078,14 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > > > >   */
> > > > > > > >  blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > > > >  {
> > > > > > > > +	/*
> > > > > > > > +	 * Checking the BIO_INTERPOSED flag is necessary so that the bio
> > > > > > > > +	 * created by the bdev_interposer do not get to it for processing.
> > > > > > > > +	 */
> > > > > > > > +	if (bdev_has_interposer(bio->bi_bdev) &&
> > > > > > > > +	    !bio_flagged(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED))
> > > > > > > > +		return submit_bio_interposed(bio);
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > >  	if (!submit_bio_checks(bio))
> > > > > > > >  		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > > > index c55e8f0fced1..c840ecffea68 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > > > +++ b/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > > > @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
> > > > > > > >  static struct kobject *block_depr;
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > >  DECLARE_RWSEM(bdev_lookup_sem);
> > > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > > + * Prevents different block-layer interposers from attaching or detaching
> > > > > > > > + * to the block device at the same time.
> > > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(bdev_interposer_attach_lock);
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > >  /* for extended dynamic devt allocation, currently only one major is used */
> > > > > > > >  #define NR_EXT_DEVT		(1 << MINORBITS)
> > > > > > > > @@ -1940,3 +1945,52 @@ static void disk_release_events(struct gendisk *disk)
> > > > > > > >  	WARN_ON_ONCE(disk->ev && disk->ev->block != 1);
> > > > > > > >  	kfree(disk->ev);
> > > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +int bdev_interposer_attach(struct block_device *original,
> > > > > > > > +			   struct block_device *interposer)
> > > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > > +	int ret = 0;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	if (WARN_ON(((!original) || (!interposer))))
> > > > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > > > +	/*
> > > > > > > > +	 * interposer should be simple, no a multi-queue device
> > > > > > > > +	 */
> > > > > > > > +	if (!interposer->bd_disk->fops->submit_bio)
> > > > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > +	if (WARN_ON(!blk_mq_is_queue_frozen(original->bd_disk->queue)))
> > > > > > > > +		return -EPERM;
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > The original request queue may become live now...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > I will remove the blk_mq_is_queue_frozen() function and use a different
> > > > > > approach.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Looks what attach and detach needs is that queue is kept as frozen state
> > > > > instead of being froze simply at the beginning of the two functions, so
> > > > > you can simply call freeze/unfreeze inside the two functions.
> > > > > 
> > > > > But what if 'original' isn't a MQ queue?  queue usage counter is just
> > > > > grabed when calling ->submit_bio(), and queue freeze doesn't guarantee there
> > > > > isn't any io activity, is that a problem for bdev_interposer use case?
> > > > > 
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Ming
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > It makes sense to add freeze_bdev/thaw_bdev. This will be useful.
> > > > For the main file systems, the freeze functions are defined 
> > > > sb->s_op->freeze_super() or sb - >s_op->freeze_fs()
> > > > (btrfs, ext2, ext4, f2fs, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs).
> > > > If the file system is frozen, then no new requests should be received.
> > > > 
> > > > But if the file system does not support freeze or the disk is used without
> > > > a file system, as for some databases, freeze_bdev seems useless to me.
> > > > In this case, we will need to stop working with the disk from user-space,
> > > > for example, to freeze the database itself.
> > > > 
> > > > I can add dm_suspend() before bdev_interposer_detach(). This will ensure that
> > > > all intercepted requests have been processed. Applying dm_suspend() before
> > > > bdev_interposer_attach() is pointless. The attachment is made when the target
> > > > is created, and at this time the target is not ready to work yet.
> > > > There shouldn't be any bio requests, I suppose. In addition,
> > > > sb->s_op->freeze_fs() for the interposer will not be called, because the file
> > > > system is not mounted for the interposer device. It should not be able to
> > > > be mounted. To do this, I will add an exclusive opening of the interposer
> > > > device.
> > > > 
> > > > I'll add freeze_bdev() for the original device and dm_suspend() for the
> > > > interposer to the DM code. For normal operation of bdev_interposer,
> > > > it is enough to transfer blk_mq_freeze_queue and blk_mq_quiesce_queue to
> > > > bdev_interposer_attach/bdev_interposer_detach.
> > > > The lock on the counter q->q_usage_counter is enough to not catch NULL in
> > > > bd_interposer.
> > > > 
> > > > Do you think this is enough?
> > > > I think there are no other ways to stop the block device queue.
> > > 
> > > Either you're pretty confused, or I am... regardless.. I think we need
> > > to cover the basics of how interposer is expected to be paired with
> > > an "original" device.
> > 
> > Thank you Mike for your patience. I really appreciate it.
> > I really may not understand something. Let me get this straight.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Those "original" device are already active and potentially in use
> > > right?  They may be either request-based blk-mq _or_ bio-based.
> > 
> > Yes. Exactly.
> > 
> > > 
> > > So what confuses me is that you're making assertions about how actively
> > > used bio-based DM devices aren't in use until the interposed device
> > > create happens... this is all getting very muddled.
> > 
> > The original device is indeed already actively used and already mounted.
> > This is most likely not a DM device.
> > If it is a request-based blk-mq, then it is enough to stop its queue by
> > blk_mq_freeze_queue(). 
> > If it is a bio-based device, then we can try to stop it by freeze_bdev.
> > But in both cases, if the blk_mq_freeze_bdev() function was called, bio cannot
> > get into the critical section between bio_queue_enter() and blk_queue_exit().
> > This allows to safely change the value of original->bd_interposer.
> 
> Even though bios cannot get into underlying blk-mq they are already
> inflight on behalf of the upper-layer bio-based device. I'll look closer
> at the code but it seems like there is potential for the original
> device's bios to still be queued to original, past the ->submit_bio
> entry, and waiting for blk-mq to unfreeze. Meaning upon return from
> what I _think_ you're saying will be sufficient: DM bio-based device
> will carry on submitting IO to the blk-mq device that has since been
> interposed.. that IO will _not_ complete in terms of the interposed
> device.. so you'll have a split-brain dual completion of IO from the
> original bio-based DM device _and_ the interposed device (for any new io
> that hits ->submit_bio after the interposed device is in place).
> 

Yes, You right. I looked closer at function submit_bio_noacct().
Indeed, the bio can wait to enter to the queue after checking that
the device has a interposer.
This means that some bio requests can go to the original device after
attaching the interposer. Conversely, bio requests can fall into
the function submit_bio_interposer() at a time when the interposer
has already been detached. In submit_bio_interposer() for this case,
there is a re-check that the interposer is there.

I don't see what kind of problems this can cause when attaching
the interposer, but detaching it bothers me.
I need to take a timeout and think it through.

> I think you need to have original bio-based DM suspend, interpose
> device, and then resume the original.  Anything entering original's
> ->submit_bio from that point will all get sent to interposed
> device. Right?

A small remark. The original device is not a DM device. The DM device
plays the role of the interposer. And it really needs to be suspended.

> 
> > To intercept requests to the original device, we create a new md with
> > the DM_INTERPOSE_FLAG flag. It is this interposer device that has not
> > yet been initialized by this time. It just runs DM_TABLE_LOAD_CMD.
> > That is why I think that the queue of this device should not be stopped,
> > since this device has not yet been initialized.
> > 
> > > 
> > > And your lack of understanding of these various IO flushing methods
> > > (freeze/thaw, suspend/resume, etc) is showing.  Please slow down and
> > > approach this more systematically.
> > 
> > For any block device, we can call the freeze_bdev() function. It will 
> > allow to wait until the processing of previously sent requests is 
> > completed and block the sending of new ones. blk_mq_freeze_queue() 
> > allows to change the bd_interposer variable. This allow to attach/detach 
> > the interposer to original device.
> 
> freeze_bdev/thaw_bdev are only relevant if a filesystem is layered
> ontop.  A bio-based DM device can be used directly (by a database or
> whatever).
> 
> > dm_suspend() is used to stop mapped device. This is what I plan to use
> > before detaching the interposer. It will allow to wait for the
> > completion of all the bios that were sent for the interposer.
> 
> Yes, but you need to suspend before attaching the interposer too, to
> flush any in-flight bios that might be in-flight within the various DM
> target code.
> 
> DM should be able to internalize all this when handling the
> DM_INTERPOSE_FLAG during the new table load.  It'd call into
> dm_internal_suspend_fast and then dm_internal_resume_fast for the
> original md device.

The dm_internal_suspend_fast() function looks very useful. I'll try it.

> 
> Mike
> 

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