Re: [PATCH] opensm/osm_state_mgr.c: force heavy sweep when fabric consists of single switch

Yevgeny Kliteynik
2009-11-05T07:29:31Z

Yevgeny Kliteynik wrote:
> Line Holen wrote:
>> On 11/ 4/09 04:54 PM, Yevgeny Kliteynik wrote:
>>> Line Holen wrote:
>>>> On 11/ 4/09 10:47 AM, Yevgeny Kliteynik wrote:
>>>>> Sasha Khapyorsky wrote:
>>>>>> On 12:26 Tue 03 Nov , Yevgeny Kliteynik wrote:
>>>>>>> Always do heavy sweep when there is only one node in the
>>>>>>> fabric, and this node is a switch, and SM runs on top of it -
>>>>>>> there may be a race when OSM starts running before the
>>>>>>> external ports are ports are up, or if they went through
>>>>>>> reset while SM was starting.
>>>>>>> In this race switch brings up the ports and turns on the
>>>>>>> PSC bit, but OSM might get PortInfo before SwitchInfo, and it
>>>>>>> might see all ports as down, but PSC bit on. If that happens,
>>>>>>> OSM turns off PSC bit, and it will never see external ports
>>>>>>> again - it won't perform any heavy sweep, only light sweep
>>>>>> Could such race happen when there are more than one node in a fabric?
>>>>> I think that my description of the race was misleading.
>>>>> The race can happen on *any* fabric when SM runs on switch.
>>>>> But when it does happen, SM thinks that the whole subnet
>>>>> is just one switch - that's what it managed to discover.
>>>>> I've actually seen it happening.
>>>>> So the patch fixes this particular case.
>>>>>
>>>>> So the next question that you would probably ask is can
>>>>> this race happen on some *other* switch and not the one
>>>>> SM is running on?
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I don't know. I have a hunch that it can't, but I
>>>>> couldn't prove it to myself yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> The race on the managed switch is a special case because
>>>>> SM always sees port 0, and always gets responses to its
>>>>> SMP queries. On any other switch, if the ports were reset,
>>>>> SM won't get any response until the ports are up again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps there might be a case where SM got some port as down,
>>>>> and by the time SM got SwitchInfo with PSC bit the port
>>>>> was already up, so SM won't start discovery beyond this
>>>>> port. But this race would be fixed on the next heavy sweep,
>>>>> when SM will discover this port that it missed the previous
>>>>> time, whereas race on managed switch is fatal - SM won't
>>>>> ever do any heavy sweep.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Yevgeny
>>>> At least for the 3.2 branch there is a general race regardless of
>>>> where the SM is running. I haven't checked the current master, but
>>>> I cannot recall seeing any patches related to this so I assume
>>>> the race is still there.
>>>>
>>>> There is a window between SM discovering a switch and clearing PSC
>>>> for the same switch. The SM will not detect a state change on the
>>>> switch ports during this time.
>>> If the port changes state during that period, the switch issues
>>> new trap 128, which (I think) should cause SM to re-discover the
>>> fabric once this discovery cycle is over. Is this correct?
>>>
>>
>> I think the switch shall send a trap whenever it sets the PSC bit.
>> Once set I believe it will not send another trap until it is reset.
>> Or do I misinterpret the spec ?
>
> I may be wrong, but I thought that this is how things work:
> - port state changes
> - switch turns on PSC bit and starts sending traps
> - SM gets the trap, sends trap repress
> - switch gets trap repress and stops sending traps
> - PSC is still on
> - port state changes again (the same or any other port)
> - switch turns on PSC bit (which doesn't matter as PSC is
> already on) and starts sending traps again
> - etc...
>
> Anyway, I'll double-check this issue.

Yep, verified.
Switch sends traps regardless the PSC bit status.
Also, the spec doesn't link them together:

o14-5.1.1: If a switch supports Traps (PortInfo:
CapabilityMask.IsTrap-Supported is one), its SMA
shall send trap 128 to the SM indicated by the
PortInfo:MasterSMLID under any condition that
would cause SwitchInfo:PortStateChange to be set
to one. (See 14.2.5.4 SwitchInfo on page 827.)

-- Yevgeny

> -- Yevgeny
>
>>> Or perhaps the more serious problem happens when SM LID is not
>>> configured yet on the switch, hence the trap is not going to the
>>> right place?
>>>
>>>> I have a patch for the 3.2 branch that I can merge into master.
>>> Sure, that would be nice :)
>>>
>>> -- Yevgeny
>>>
>>>
>>>> Line
>>>>
>>>>>> Sasha
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn-LDSdmyG8hGV8YrgS2mwiifqBs+8SCbDb@public.gmane.org>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> opensm/opensm/osm_state_mgr.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
>>>>>>> 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/opensm/opensm/osm_state_mgr.c
>>>>>>> b/opensm/opensm/osm_state_mgr.c
>>>>>>> index 4303d6e..537c855 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/opensm/opensm/osm_state_mgr.c
>>>>>>> +++ b/opensm/opensm/osm_state_mgr.c
>>>>>>> @@ -1062,13 +1062,18 @@ static void do_sweep(osm_sm_t * sm)
>>>>>>> * Otherwise, this is probably our first discovery pass
>>>>>>> * or we are connected in loopback. In both cases do a
>>>>>>> * heavy sweep.
>>>>>>> - * Note: If we are connected in loopback we want a heavy
>>>>>>> - * sweep, since we will not be getting any traps if there is
>>>>>>> - * a lost connection.
>>>>>>> + * Note the following:
>>>>>>> + * 1. If we are connected in loopback we want a heavy sweep,
>>>>>>> since we
>>>>>>> + * will not be getting any traps if there is a lost
>>>>>>> connection.
>>>>>>> + * 2. If we are in DISCOVERING state - this means it is
>>>>>>> either in
>>>>>>> + * initializing or wake up from STANDBY - run the heavy
>>>>>>> sweep.
>>>>>>> + * 3. If there is only one node in the fabric, and this node
>>>>>>> is a
>>>>>>> + * switch, and OSM runs on top of it, there might be a race
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> + * OSM starts running before the external ports are up -
>>>>>>> run the
>>>>>>> + * heavy sweep.
>>>>>>> */
>>>>>>> - /* if we are in DISCOVERING state - this means it is either in
>>>>>>> - * initializing or wake up from STANDBY - run the heavy
>>>>>>> sweep */
>>>>>>> if (cl_qmap_count(&sm->p_subn->sw_guid_tbl)
>>>>>>> + && cl_qmap_count(&sm->p_subn->node_guid_tbl) != 1
>>>>>>> && sm->p_subn->sm_state != IB_SMINFO_STATE_DISCOVERING
>>>>>>> && sm->p_subn->opt.force_heavy_sweep == FALSE
>>>>>>> && sm->p_subn->force_heavy_sweep == FALSE
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 1.5.1.4
>>>>>>>
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