From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2593730EF9A; Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:36:00 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1784662561; cv=none; b=SCLSNmM3prPZhcy5BOT3n/nUsWHVO0ooWw5VzphVqtpDDZri1wXpN6Jfs4TPjPzK1oWU5YDTKPrupxT0z32qBQLf85yWg6URLo60oBGP9yu1yJAAi94YUmihVW2iuOkrxICG37GgC9VRt9mc2NvIYiauMZSyCd+MuyrMTMM8PRM= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1784662561; c=relaxed/simple; bh=qTTwK7majxEndC0zyJslpC6J4Qw5dI/qQOFFq/bpyfU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=fmOafEROKaZ4h3PAe6OcpD+BbTP5rD/xWxLXNrgTyu/blFukUlQgHyaR3cDHctGKhermZrzOxl7IznP3fCk+W4eTbGwwqHKM9EUSl0VMbgysxVangkGVLLDTpGrigNCwUktDf0cRS66HpQXrzuxpeZarchwf+uBajhgRB94YNx0= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=2OZ6e/YP; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="2OZ6e/YP" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8BBDF1F000E9; Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:35:59 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1784662560; bh=iR6OqWOqIGIUPUKo5EbKSFwOZFqRdmQD29ZHNyxSGkM=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=2OZ6e/YPo07xcratQbZI7kEqVJqN+agObidHIVGZxa8K5dVn/kR1fhP6v5Tkb29Ll iJSUkaOxG84swfneMVuRT3eyLUTBSPiasq6vsq5pGXv4prlFBhZ59gziujDpOz0AlE 262lYnF+r0E1AOi9WRHxXoJOIHLzLDCiRHszd4Y4= From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , patches@lists.linux.dev, Mike Snitzer , Anna Schumaker , Sasha Levin Subject: [PATCH 6.12 0490/1276] NFSv4/flexfiles: honor FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS on fatal DS connect errors Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:15:33 +0200 Message-ID: <20260721152457.068390009@linuxfoundation.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.55.0 In-Reply-To: <20260721152446.065700225@linuxfoundation.org> References: <20260721152446.065700225@linuxfoundation.org> User-Agent: quilt/0.69 X-stable: review X-Patchwork-Hint: ignore Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: patches@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 6.12-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Mike Snitzer [ Upstream commit 7a375cafc14ed151508f908ea5681caf0a9cc1d6 ] Commit f06bedfa62d5 ("pNFS/flexfiles: don't attempt pnfs on fatal DS errors") teaches ff_layout_{read,write}_pagelist() to return PNFS_NOT_ATTEMPTED when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails with a nfs_error_is_fatal() errno (e.g. -ETIMEDOUT from a SOFTCONN connect deadline, -ENOMEM, -ERESTARTSYS), so that the client gives up instead of spinning. pnfs_do_{read,write}() then dispatches the I/O through pnfs_{read,write}_through_mds() → nfs_pageio_reset_{read,write}_mds(). That fallback is unconditional and silently violates FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS: when the layout segment carries the flag (typically single-mirror appliance layouts where MDS I/O is explicitly forbidden), the out_failed: path's \`&& !ds_fatal_error\` clause overrides the flag's short-circuit through ff_layout_avoid_mds_available_ds() and routes the I/O to the MDS file handle anyway. This is reachable in practice during a data-server restart: SOFTCONN exhaustion produces -ETIMEDOUT, which is fatal per nfs_error_is_fatal(), which triggers PNFS_NOT_ATTEMPTED, which silently goes to MDS. Preserve the upstream "don't spin on fatal errors" intent for layouts that permit MDS fallback. For layouts with FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS set, mark the layout for return and request PNFS_TRY_AGAIN instead; if the server cannot supply a usable layout the failure now surfaces cleanly via pnfs_update_layout(), rather than via silent MDS I/O that contradicts the flag. Fixes: f06bedfa62d5 ("pNFS/flexfiles: don't attempt pnfs on fatal DS errors") Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-7 Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Anna Schumaker Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin --- fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c index 7e1494cc116b29..afdd49dff60538 100644 --- a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c +++ b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c @@ -1937,6 +1937,14 @@ ff_layout_read_pagelist(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr) out_failed: if (ff_layout_avoid_mds_available_ds(lseg) && !ds_fatal_error) return PNFS_TRY_AGAIN; + if (ff_layout_no_fallback_to_mds(lseg)) { + /* + * FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS: force fresh LAYOUTGET, + * never fall through to MDS I/O. + */ + pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return(hdr->inode, lseg); + return PNFS_TRY_AGAIN; + } trace_pnfs_mds_fallback_read_pagelist(hdr->inode, hdr->args.offset, hdr->args.count, IOMODE_READ, NFS_I(hdr->inode)->layout, lseg); @@ -2017,6 +2025,14 @@ ff_layout_write_pagelist(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr, int sync) out_failed: if (ff_layout_avoid_mds_available_ds(lseg) && !ds_fatal_error) return PNFS_TRY_AGAIN; + if (ff_layout_no_fallback_to_mds(lseg)) { + /* + * FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS: force fresh LAYOUTGET, + * never fall through to MDS I/O. + */ + pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return(hdr->inode, lseg); + return PNFS_TRY_AGAIN; + } trace_pnfs_mds_fallback_write_pagelist(hdr->inode, hdr->args.offset, hdr->args.count, IOMODE_RW, NFS_I(hdr->inode)->layout, lseg); -- 2.53.0