Message-ID: <20210317181413.GB31781@veeam.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:14:13 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com>
To:     Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
CC:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        "dm-devel@...hat.com" <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Pavel Tide <Pavel.TIde@...am.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/3] block: add bdev_interposer

The 03/17/2021 18:04, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17 2021 at  8:22am -0400,
> Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com> wrote:
> 
> > The 03/17/2021 06:03, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 07:35:44PM +0300, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> > > > The 03/16/2021 11:09, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 06:44:54PM +0300, Sergei Shtepa wrote:
> > > > > > bdev_interposer allows to redirect bio requests to another devices.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@...am.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  block/bio.c               |  2 ++
> > > > > >  block/blk-core.c          | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  block/genhd.c             | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  include/linux/blk_types.h |  3 +++
> > > > > >  include/linux/blkdev.h    |  9 +++++++
> > > > > >  5 files changed, 125 insertions(+)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
> > > > > > index a1c4d2900c7a..0bfbf06475ee 100644
> > > > > > --- a/block/bio.c
> > > > > > +++ b/block/bio.c
> > > > > > @@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ void __bio_clone_fast(struct bio *bio, struct bio *bio_src)
> > > > > >  		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_THROTTLED);
> > > > > >  	if (bio_flagged(bio_src, BIO_REMAPPED))
> > > > > >  		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_REMAPPED);
> > > > > > +	if (bio_flagged(bio_src, BIO_INTERPOSED))
> > > > > > +		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED);
> > > > > >  	bio->bi_opf = bio_src->bi_opf;
> > > > > >  	bio->bi_ioprio = bio_src->bi_ioprio;
> > > > > >  	bio->bi_write_hint = bio_src->bi_write_hint;
> > > > > > diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > index fc60ff208497..da1abc4c27a9 100644
> > > > > > --- a/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > +++ b/block/blk-core.c
> > > > > > @@ -1018,6 +1018,55 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > >  	return ret;
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > +static noinline blk_qc_t submit_bio_interposed(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > +	blk_qc_t ret = BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > +	struct bio_list bio_list[2] = { };
> > > > > > +	struct gendisk *orig_disk;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (current->bio_list) {
> > > > > > +		bio_list_add(&current->bio_list[0], bio);
> > > > > > +		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	orig_disk = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk;
> > > > > > +	if (unlikely(bio_queue_enter(bio)))
> > > > > > +		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	current->bio_list = bio_list;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	do {
> > > > > > +		struct block_device *interposer = bio->bi_bdev->bd_interposer;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +		if (unlikely(!interposer)) {
> > > > > > +			/* interposer was removed */
> > > > > > +			bio_list_add(&current->bio_list[0], bio);
> > > > > > +			break;
> > > > > > +		}
> > > > > > +		/* assign bio to interposer device */
> > > > > > +		bio_set_dev(bio, interposer);
> > > > > > +		bio_set_flag(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +		if (!submit_bio_checks(bio))
> > > > > > +			break;
> > > > > > +		/*
> > > > > > +		 * Because the current->bio_list is initialized,
> > > > > > +		 * the submit_bio callback will always return BLK_QC_T_NONE.
> > > > > > +		 */
> > > > > > +		interposer->bd_disk->fops->submit_bio(bio);
> > > > > 
> > > > > Given original request queue may become live when calling attach() and
> > > > > detach(), see below comment. bdev_interposer_detach() may be run
> > > > > when running ->submit_bio(), meantime the interposer device is
> > > > > gone during the period, then kernel oops.
> > > > 
> > > > I think that since the bio_queue_enter() function was called,
> > > > q->q_usage_counter will not allow the critical code in the attach/detach
> > > > functions to be executed, which is located between the blk_freeze_queue
> > > > and blk_unfreeze_queue calls.
> > > > Please correct me if I'm wrong.
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > +	} while (false);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	current->bio_list = NULL;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	blk_queue_exit(orig_disk->queue);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	/* Resubmit remaining bios */
> > > > > > +	while ((bio = bio_list_pop(&bio_list[0])))
> > > > > > +		ret = submit_bio_noacct(bio);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	return ret;
> > > > > > +}
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  /**
> > > > > >   * submit_bio_noacct - re-submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O
> > > > > >   * @bio:  The bio describing the location in memory and on the device.
> > > > > > @@ -1029,6 +1078,14 @@ static blk_qc_t __submit_bio_noacct_mq(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > >   */
> > > > > >  blk_qc_t submit_bio_noacct(struct bio *bio)
> > > > > >  {
> > > > > > +	/*
> > > > > > +	 * Checking the BIO_INTERPOSED flag is necessary so that the bio
> > > > > > +	 * created by the bdev_interposer do not get to it for processing.
> > > > > > +	 */
> > > > > > +	if (bdev_has_interposer(bio->bi_bdev) &&
> > > > > > +	    !bio_flagged(bio, BIO_INTERPOSED))
> > > > > > +		return submit_bio_interposed(bio);
> > > > > > +
> > > > > >  	if (!submit_bio_checks(bio))
> > > > > >  		return BLK_QC_T_NONE;
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > index c55e8f0fced1..c840ecffea68 100644
> > > > > > --- a/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > +++ b/block/genhd.c
> > > > > > @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
> > > > > >  static struct kobject *block_depr;
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  DECLARE_RWSEM(bdev_lookup_sem);
> > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > + * Prevents different block-layer interposers from attaching or detaching
> > > > > > + * to the block device at the same time.
> > > > > > + */
> > > > > > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(bdev_interposer_attach_lock);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  /* for extended dynamic devt allocation, currently only one major is used */
> > > > > >  #define NR_EXT_DEVT		(1 << MINORBITS)
> > > > > > @@ -1940,3 +1945,52 @@ static void disk_release_events(struct gendisk *disk)
> > > > > >  	WARN_ON_ONCE(disk->ev && disk->ev->block != 1);
> > > > > >  	kfree(disk->ev);
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +int bdev_interposer_attach(struct block_device *original,
> > > > > > +			   struct block_device *interposer)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > +	int ret = 0;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (WARN_ON(((!original) || (!interposer))))
> > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > +	/*
> > > > > > +	 * interposer should be simple, no a multi-queue device
> > > > > > +	 */
> > > > > > +	if (!interposer->bd_disk->fops->submit_bio)
> > > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	if (WARN_ON(!blk_mq_is_queue_frozen(original->bd_disk->queue)))
> > > > > > +		return -EPERM;
> > > > > 
> > > > > The original request queue may become live now...
> > > > 
> > > > Yes.
> > > > I will remove the blk_mq_is_queue_frozen() function and use a different
> > > > approach.
> > > 
> > > Looks what attach and detach needs is that queue is kept as frozen state
> > > instead of being froze simply at the beginning of the two functions, so
> > > you can simply call freeze/unfreeze inside the two functions.
> > > 
> > > But what if 'original' isn't a MQ queue?  queue usage counter is just
> > > grabed when calling ->submit_bio(), and queue freeze doesn't guarantee there
> > > isn't any io activity, is that a problem for bdev_interposer use case?
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Ming
> > > 
> > 
> > It makes sense to add freeze_bdev/thaw_bdev. This will be useful.
> > For the main file systems, the freeze functions are defined 
> > sb->s_op->freeze_super() or sb - >s_op->freeze_fs()
> > (btrfs, ext2, ext4, f2fs, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs).
> > If the file system is frozen, then no new requests should be received.
> > 
> > But if the file system does not support freeze or the disk is used without
> > a file system, as for some databases, freeze_bdev seems useless to me.
> > In this case, we will need to stop working with the disk from user-space,
> > for example, to freeze the database itself.
> > 
> > I can add dm_suspend() before bdev_interposer_detach(). This will ensure that
> > all intercepted requests have been processed. Applying dm_suspend() before
> > bdev_interposer_attach() is pointless. The attachment is made when the target
> > is created, and at this time the target is not ready to work yet.
> > There shouldn't be any bio requests, I suppose. In addition,
> > sb->s_op->freeze_fs() for the interposer will not be called, because the file
> > system is not mounted for the interposer device. It should not be able to
> > be mounted. To do this, I will add an exclusive opening of the interposer
> > device.
> > 
> > I'll add freeze_bdev() for the original device and dm_suspend() for the
> > interposer to the DM code. For normal operation of bdev_interposer,
> > it is enough to transfer blk_mq_freeze_queue and blk_mq_quiesce_queue to
> > bdev_interposer_attach/bdev_interposer_detach.
> > The lock on the counter q->q_usage_counter is enough to not catch NULL in
> > bd_interposer.
> > 
> > Do you think this is enough?
> > I think there are no other ways to stop the block device queue.
> 
> Either you're pretty confused, or I am... regardless.. I think we need
> to cover the basics of how interposer is expected to be paired with
> an "original" device.

Thank you Mike for your patience. I really appreciate it.
I really may not understand something. Let me get this straight.

> 
> Those "original" device are already active and potentially in use
> right?  They may be either request-based blk-mq _or_ bio-based.

Yes. Exactly.

> 
> So what confuses me is that you're making assertions about how actively
> used bio-based DM devices aren't in use until the interposed device
> create happens... this is all getting very muddled.

The original device is indeed already actively used and already mounted.
This is most likely not a DM device.
If it is a request-based blk-mq, then it is enough to stop its queue by
blk_mq_freeze_queue(). 
If it is a bio-based device, then we can try to stop it by freeze_bdev.
But in both cases, if the blk_mq_freeze_bdev() function was called, bio cannot
get into the critical section between bio_queue_enter() and blk_queue_exit().
This allows to safely change the value of original->bd_interposer.

To intercept requests to the original device, we create a new md with
the DM_INTERPOSE_FLAG flag. It is this interposer device that has not
yet been initialized by this time. It just runs DM_TABLE_LOAD_CMD.
That is why I think that the queue of this device should not be stopped,
since this device has not yet been initialized.

> 
> And your lack of understanding of these various IO flushing methods
> (freeze/thaw, suspend/resume, etc) is showing.  Please slow down and
> approach this more systematically.

For any block device, we can call the freeze_bdev() function. It will 
allow to wait until the processing of previously sent requests is 
completed and block the sending of new ones. blk_mq_freeze_queue() 
allows to change the bd_interposer variable. This allow to attach/detach 
the interposer to original device.
dm_suspend() is used to stop mapped device. This is what I plan to use
before detaching the interposer. It will allow to wait for the
completion of all the bios that were sent for the interposer.

> 
> Thanks,
> Mike
> 

Please correct me if my reasoning is wrong.

-- 
Sergei Shtepa
Veeam Software developer.

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