Re: [PATCH] nfsd: check client tracker initialization result

[Stanislav Kinsbursky <skinsbursky@parallels.com>]

06.03.2013 01:20, J. Bruce Fields пишет:
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 03:09:59PM +0300, Stanislav Kinsbursky wrote:
>> Function nfsd4_client_tracking_init() can return error.
>
> Before, I think that we the nfsd4_client_* functions just became no-ops
> in this case.  With the result that no client records get written, and
> so clients are unable to reclaim on the next boot.
>
> Which is annoying, but possibly not as annoying as your server
> completely refusing to start.
>
> It's arguably more helpful in the long run to fail immediately when we
> recognize reboot recovery isn't going to work.  But in practice this may
> mean people that never knew they had a problem suddenly have servers
> that don't start at all.
>
> So I'm inclined to be more forgiving and leave this as it is.  But maybe
> something like a warning printk would be appropriate.
>

Ok then.
I'll add the warning anf convert the function to be "void" rather then "int".
Thanks!

> --b.
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stanislav Kinsbursky <skinsbursky@parallels.com>
>> ---
>>   fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c |    9 ++++++++-
>>   1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
>> index f194f86..fc4b81b 100644
>> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
>> @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static u64 current_sessionid = 1;
>>
>>   /* forward declarations */
>>   static int check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *filp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner);
>> +void nfs4_state_shutdown_net(struct net *net);
>>
>>   /* Locking: */
>>
>> @@ -4942,7 +4943,9 @@ nfs4_state_start_net(struct net *net)
>>   	ret = nfs4_state_create_net(net);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> -	nfsd4_client_tracking_init(net);
>> +	ret = nfsd4_client_tracking_init(net);
>> +	if (ret)
>> +		goto out_tracking;
>>   	nn->boot_time = get_seconds();
>>   	locks_start_grace(net, &nn->nfsd4_manager);
>>   	nn->grace_ended = false;
>> @@ -4950,6 +4953,10 @@ nfs4_state_start_net(struct net *net)
>>   	       nn->nfsd4_grace, net);
>>   	queue_delayed_work(laundry_wq, &nn->laundromat_work, nn->nfsd4_grace * HZ);
>>   	return 0;
>> +
>> +out_tracking:
>> +	nfs4_state_destroy_net(net);
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>
>>   /* initialization to perform when the nfsd service is started: */
>>


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Best regards,
Stanislav Kinsbursky