Re: [PATCH 8/8] FIX: reload metadata for container operation

[NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:55:26 +0100 Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@intel.com> wrote:

> When reshape is started metadata tells mdadm that reshape is active via reshape_active variable.
> When reshape is finished mdmon updates metadata to end reshape in metadata for current array.
> We have reload metadata to get this flag updated and switch to next array (if exists)
> for container reshape case. This is indicated by forked flag. Function has to returned
> to caller with reloaded metadata information /up to date/.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@intel.com>
> ---
> 
>  Grow.c |   19 ++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
> index 519fbc2..3455115 100644
> --- a/Grow.c
> +++ b/Grow.c
> @@ -2021,8 +2021,25 @@ static int reshape_array(char *container, int fd, char *devname,
>  					"to %s\n", devname, c);
>  		}
>  	out:
> -		if (forked)
> +		if (forked) {
> +			if (!rv) {
> +				if (container)
> +					ping_monitor(container);
> +				if (st->ss->external) {
> +					/* Re-load the metadata as much
> +				 * could have changed
> +				 */
> +					int cfd = open_dev(st->container_dev);
> +					if (cfd >= 0) {
> +						st->ss->free_super(st);
> +						st->ss->load_container(st, cfd,
> +								     container);
> +						close(cfd);
> +					}
> +				}
> +			}
>  			return 0;
> +		}
>  		exit(0);
>  	case -1:
>  		fprintf(stderr, Name ": Cannot run child to monitor reshape: %s\n",
> 
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Thanks.  Instead of applying this I have rearrange the tail end of
reshape_array substantially which will hopefully have the same effect - or
better.

Thanks,
NeilBrown