Re: [PATCH 0/1] Enable inter server to server copies on a export

J. Bruce Fields
2021-11-01T15:40:49Z

On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 11:30:48AM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
> Hey!
>
> On 10/29/21 15:14, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> >On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 01:30:36PM -0400, Steve Dickson wrote:
> >>On 10/29/21 12:40, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> >>>Let's just stick with that for now, and leave it off by default until
> >>>we're sure it's mature enough. Let's not introduce new configuration to
> >>>work around problems that we haven't really analyzed yet.
> >>How is this going to find problems? At least with the export option
> >>it is documented
> >
> >That sounds fixable. We need documentation of module parameters anyway.
> Yeah I just took I don't see any documentation of module
> parameters anywhere for any of the modules. But by documentation
> I meant having the feature in the exports(5) manpage.

I think I'd probably create a new page for sysctls (this isn't the only
one needing documentation), and make sure it's listed in the "SEE ALSO"
section of the other man pages.

> >>and it more if a stick you toe in the pool verses
> >>jumping in...
> >
> >If we want more fine-grained control, I'm not yet seeing the argument
> >that an export option on the destination server side is the way to do
> >it.
> >
> >Let's document the module parameter and go with that for now.
> Now that cp will use copy_file_range() when available,
> what are the steps needed to enable these fast copies?

1) Make sure client and both servers support NFSv4.2 and
server-to-server copy.

2) Make sure destination server can access (at least for read) any
exports on the source that you want to be able to copy from.

3) echo 1 >/sys/module/nfsd/parameters/inter_copy_offload_enable on the
destination server.

--b.