From: John Garry <john.garry@linux.dev>
To: james.bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, mkp@kernel.org
Cc: hare@suse.com, linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org,
linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, snitzer@kernel.org,
jmeneghi@redhat.com, bmarzins@redhat.com,
dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, hch@lst.de,
michael.christie@oracle.com, John Garry <john.garry@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH v9 00/29] Native SCSI Multipath support
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 20:47:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261108204733.557995-1-john.garry@linux.dev> (raw)
NATIVE SCSI MULTIPATH:
This series introduces native SCSI multipath support. It is intended as
an alternative to dm-mpath.
This support aims to provide a multipath-enabled SCSI block device/
gendisk.
For a SCSI device to support native multipath, either of the following
conditions must be satisfied:
a. unique ID in VPD page 83 and ALUA support and scsi_multipath modparam
enabled
b. unique ID in VPD page 83 and scsi_multipath_always modparam enabled
This series relies on reading sdev->access_state to get path information.
This path information would be provided by ALUA. ALUA support which does
not rely on device handlers has already been discussed at
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/7755e98f-5619-48ba-bcfc-b64eec930c40@oracle.com/
and support will be added in the next phase.
New classes of devices are added:
- scsi_mpath_device
- scsi_mpath_disk
These are required since a multipath scsi_device has no common scsi host.
An example of the sysfs files and directories for these new classes is as
follows:
$ ls -l /sys/class/scsi_mpath_device/scsi_mpath_device0/
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:59 iopolicy
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 multipath
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 power
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 subsystem ->
../../../../class/scsi_mpath_device
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:58 uevent
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:59 vpd_id
$ ls -l /sys/class/scsi_mpath_device/scsi_mpath_device0/multipath/
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 8:0:0:0 ->
../../../../platform/host8/session1/target8:0:0/8:0:0:0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 9:0:0:0 ->
../../../../platform/host9/session2/target9:0:0/9:0:0:0
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_mpath_device/scsi_mpath_device0/vpd_id
naa.600140505200a986f0043c9afa1fd077
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_mpath_device/scsi_mpath_device0/iopolicy
numa
$
$ ls -l /sys/class/scsi_mpath_disk/scsi_mpath_disk0/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:00 power
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 0 Feb 25 11:58 sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 11:58 subsystem ->
../../../../class/scsi_mpath_disk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:58 uevent
$ ls -l /sys/class/scsi_mpath_disk/scsi_mpath_disk0/sdc/multipath/
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:00 sdc:0 ->
../../../../../platform/host8/session1/target8:0:0/8:0:0:0/block/sdc:0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:00 sdc:1 ->
../../../../../platform/host9/session2/target9:0:0/9:0:0:0/block/sdc:1
$ ls -l /dev/sdc
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 32 Feb 25 11:58 /dev/sdc
The scsi_device and scsi_disk classes otherwise remain unmodified.
However, the per-path block device is hidden in /dev/. Furthermore,
multipathed block devices have a new naming scheme, sdX:Y, where
X is the scsi multipath device index and Y is the path index.
No multipath sg support is added. We still have a per-path sg device.
Since the SCSI block device is multipath enabled, we can access
multipathed scsi_ioctl() through that block device.
For failover, we take the approach of cloning bio's and re-submitting them
in full (for failover errors).
LIBMULTIPATH:
This series introduces also libmultipath. It is essentially a refactoring
of NVME multipath support, so we can have a common library to also support
native SCSI multipath.
Much of the code is taken directly from the NVMe multipath code. However,
NVMe specifics are removed. A template structure is provided so the driver
-may provide callbacks for driver specifics, like ANA support for NVMe.
Important new structures introduced include:
- mpath_head
These contain much of the multipath-specific functionality from
nvme_ns_head, including a pointer to the gendisk structure and
a path SRCU-based array.
- mpath_device
This is the per-path structure, and contains much the same
multipath-specific functionality in nvme_ns
libmultipath provides functionality for path management, path selection,
data path, and failover handling.
Full series also available at
https://github.com/johnpgarry/linux/tree/scsi-multipath-v7.4-v9
Differences to v8:
- Rebase
- Hardening changes advised by sashiko, including "Clear cmd->flags"
change
Differences to v7:
- rebase
- simplify scsi_mpath_clone_end_io() (sashiko)
- rename bio_list_add_clone() -> bio_list_add_master()
- rework checks in mpath_alloc_disk_head() (sashiko)
John Garry (29):
scsi: core: Clear cmd->flags for terminal queuing error
libmultipath: Add initial framework
libmultipath: Add basic gendisk support
libmultipath: Add path selection support
libmultipath: Add bio handling
libmultipath: Add support for mpath_device management
libmultipath: Add delayed removal support
libmultipath: Add sysfs helpers
libmultipath: Add support for block device IOCTL
libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_getgeo()
libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_get_unique_id()
scsi-multipath: introduce basic SCSI device support
scsi-multipath: introduce scsi_device head structure
scsi-multipath: provide sysfs link from to scsi_device
scsi-multipath: support iopolicy
scsi-multipath: clone each bio
scsi-multipath: clear path when device is blocked
scsi-multipath: revalidate paths upon device unblock
scsi-multipath: failover handling
scsi-multipath: provide callbacks for path state
scsi-multipath: add scsi_mpath_{start,end}_request()
scsi-multipath: update request for terminal request queuing error
scsi-multipath: add delayed disk removal support
scsi: sd: add multipath disk class
scsi: sd: add multipath disk attr groups
scsi: sd: support multipath disk
scsi: sd: add mpath_dev file
scsi: sd: add mpath_numa_nodes dev attribute
scsi: sd: add mpath_queue_depth dev attribute
drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 10 +
drivers/scsi/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/scsi/scsi.c | 8 +-
drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c | 20 +-
drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c | 691 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 4 +
drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c | 10 +
drivers/scsi/sd.c | 611 +++++++++++++++++++++-
drivers/scsi/sd.h | 3 +
include/linux/multipath.h | 156 ++++++
include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h | 9 +-
include/scsi/scsi_device.h | 2 +
include/scsi/scsi_driver.h | 4 +
include/scsi/scsi_host.h | 4 +
include/scsi/scsi_multipath.h | 129 +++++
lib/Kconfig | 6 +
lib/Makefile | 2 +
lib/multipath.c | 948 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
18 files changed, 2592 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/multipath.h
create mode 100644 include/scsi/scsi_multipath.h
create mode 100644 lib/multipath.c
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-11-08 20:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-08 20:47 John Garry [this message]
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 01/29] scsi: core: Clear cmd->flags for terminal queuing error John Garry
2026-11-09 20:49 ` Bart Van Assche
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 02/29] libmultipath: Add initial framework John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 03/29] libmultipath: Add basic gendisk support John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 04/29] libmultipath: Add path selection support John Garry
2026-11-08 21:07 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 05/29] libmultipath: Add bio handling John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 06/29] libmultipath: Add support for mpath_device management John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 07/29] libmultipath: Add delayed removal support John Garry
2026-11-08 21:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 08/29] libmultipath: Add sysfs helpers John Garry
2026-11-08 21:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 09/29] libmultipath: Add support for block device IOCTL John Garry
2026-11-08 21:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 10/29] libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_getgeo() John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 11/29] libmultipath: Add mpath_bdev_get_unique_id() John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 12/29] scsi-multipath: introduce basic SCSI device support John Garry
2026-11-08 21:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 13/29] scsi-multipath: introduce scsi_device head structure John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 14/29] scsi-multipath: provide sysfs link from to scsi_device John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 15/29] scsi-multipath: support iopolicy John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 16/29] scsi-multipath: clone each bio John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 17/29] scsi-multipath: clear path when device is blocked John Garry
2026-11-08 21:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 18/29] scsi-multipath: revalidate paths upon device unblock John Garry
2026-11-08 21:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 19/29] scsi-multipath: failover handling John Garry
2026-11-08 21:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 20/29] scsi-multipath: provide callbacks for path state John Garry
2026-11-08 21:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 21/29] scsi-multipath: add scsi_mpath_{start,end}_request() John Garry
2026-11-08 21:28 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 22/29] scsi-multipath: update request for terminal request queuing error John Garry
2026-11-08 21:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 23/29] scsi-multipath: add delayed disk removal support John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 24/29] scsi: sd: add multipath disk class John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 25/29] scsi: sd: add multipath disk attr groups John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 26/29] scsi: sd: support multipath disk John Garry
2026-11-08 21:23 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 27/29] scsi: sd: add mpath_dev file John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 28/29] scsi: sd: add mpath_numa_nodes dev attribute John Garry
2026-11-08 20:47 ` [PATCH v9 29/29] scsi: sd: add mpath_queue_depth " John Garry
2026-11-09 20:19 ` [PATCH v9 00/29] Native SCSI Multipath support Laurence Oberman
2026-11-10 9:05 ` John Garry
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