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Message-ID: <0bceffb3-cd24-4d11-ad63-0a2b333d774b@oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:20:29 -0700
From: Dai Ngo <dai.ngo@...cle.com>
To: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc: linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tom Talpey <tom@...pey.com>,
        Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@...il.com>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>, NeilBrown <neil@...wn.name>,
        Olga Kornievskaia <okorniev@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFSD: Impl multiple extents in block/scsi layoutget


On 9/11/25 11:05 AM, Chuck Lever wrote:
> On 9/11/25 12:02 PM, Sergey Bashirov wrote:
>> This patch allows the pNFS server to respond with multiple extents
>> in a layoutget request. As a result, the number of layoutget requests
>> is significantly reduced for various file access patterns, including
>> random and parallel writes, avoiding unnecessary load to the server.
>> On the client side, this improves the performance of writing large
>> files and allows requesting layouts with minimum length greater than
>> PAGE_SIZE.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@...il.com>
>> ---
>> Checked with smatch, tested on pNFS block volume setup.
>>
>>   fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c    | 167 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>>   fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.c |  36 ++++++---
>>   fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.h |   5 ++
>>   3 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
>> index fde5539cf6a6..d53f3ec8823a 100644
>> --- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
>> @@ -17,48 +17,39 @@
>>   #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_PNFS
>>   
>>   
>> +/**
>> + * nfsd4_block_map_extent - get extent that covers the start of segment
>> + * @inode: inode of the file requested by the client
>> + * @fhp: handle of the file requested by the client
>> + * @seg: layout subrange requested by the client
>> + * @minlength: layout min length requested by the client
>> + * @bex: output block extent structure
>> + *
>> + * Get an extent from the file system that starts at @seg->offset or below,
>> + * but may be shorter than @seg->length.
>> + *
>> + * Return values:
>> + *   %nfs_ok: Success, @bex is initialized and valid
>> + *   %nfserr_layoutunavailable: Failed to get extent for requested @seg
>> + *   OS errors converted to NFS errors
>> + */
>>   static __be32
>> -nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct inode *inode,
>> -		const struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfsd4_layoutget *args)
>> +nfsd4_block_map_extent(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
>> +		const struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg, u64 minlength,
>> +		struct pnfs_block_extent *bex)
>>   {
>> -	struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg = &args->lg_seg;
>>   	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
>> -	u32 block_size = i_blocksize(inode);
>> -	struct pnfs_block_extent *bex;
>>   	struct iomap iomap;
>>   	u32 device_generation = 0;
>>   	int error;
>>   
>> -	if (locks_in_grace(SVC_NET(rqstp)))
>> -		return nfserr_grace;
>> -
>> -	if (seg->offset & (block_size - 1)) {
>> -		dprintk("pnfsd: I/O misaligned\n");
>> -		goto out_layoutunavailable;
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	/*
>> -	 * Some clients barf on non-zero block numbers for NONE or INVALID
>> -	 * layouts, so make sure to zero the whole structure.
>> -	 */
>> -	error = -ENOMEM;
>> -	bex = kzalloc(sizeof(*bex), GFP_KERNEL);
>> -	if (!bex)
>> -		goto out_error;
>> -	args->lg_content = bex;
>> -
>>   	error = sb->s_export_op->map_blocks(inode, seg->offset, seg->length,
>>   					    &iomap, seg->iomode != IOMODE_READ,
>>   					    &device_generation);
>>   	if (error) {
>>   		if (error == -ENXIO)
>> -			goto out_layoutunavailable;
>> -		goto out_error;
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	if (iomap.length < args->lg_minlength) {
>> -		dprintk("pnfsd: extent smaller than minlength\n");
>> -		goto out_layoutunavailable;
>> +			return nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>> +		return nfserrno(error);
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	switch (iomap.type) {
>> @@ -74,9 +65,9 @@ nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct inode *inode,
>>   			/*
>>   			 * Crack monkey special case from section 2.3.1.
>>   			 */
>> -			if (args->lg_minlength == 0) {
>> +			if (minlength == 0) {
>>   				dprintk("pnfsd: no soup for you!\n");
>> -				goto out_layoutunavailable;
>> +				return nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>>   			}
>>   
>>   			bex->es = PNFS_BLOCK_INVALID_DATA;
>> @@ -93,27 +84,119 @@ nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct inode *inode,
>>   	case IOMAP_DELALLOC:
>>   	default:
>>   		WARN(1, "pnfsd: filesystem returned %d extent\n", iomap.type);
>> -		goto out_layoutunavailable;
>> +		return nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	error = nfsd4_set_deviceid(&bex->vol_id, fhp, device_generation);
>>   	if (error)
>> -		goto out_error;
>> +		return nfserrno(error);
>> +
>>   	bex->foff = iomap.offset;
>>   	bex->len = iomap.length;
>> +	return nfs_ok;
>> +}
>>   
>> -	seg->offset = iomap.offset;
>> -	seg->length = iomap.length;
>> +/**
>> + * nfsd4_block_map_segment - get extent array for the requested layout
>> + * @inode: inode of the file requested by the client
>> + * @fhp: handle of the file requested by the client
>> + * @seg: layout range requested by the client
>> + * @minlength: layout min length requested by the client
>> + * @bl: output array of block extents
>> + *
>> + * Get an array of consecutive block extents that span the requested
>> + * layout range. The resulting range may be shorter than requested if
>> + * all preallocated block extents are used.
>> + *
>> + * Return values:
>> + *   %nfs_ok: Success, @bl initialized and valid
>> + *   %nfserr_layoutunavailable: Failed to get extents for requested @seg
>> + *   OS errors converted to NFS errors
>> + */
>> +static __be32
>> +nfsd4_block_map_segment(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
>> +		const struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg, u64 minlength,
>> +		struct pnfs_block_layout *bl)
>> +{
>> +	struct nfsd4_layout_seg subseg = *seg;
>> +	u32 i;
>> +	__be32 nfserr;
>>   
>> -	dprintk("GET: 0x%llx:0x%llx %d\n", bex->foff, bex->len, bex->es);
>> -	return 0;
>> +	for (i = 0; i < bl->nr_extents; i++) {
>> +		struct pnfs_block_extent *extent = bl->extents + i;
>> +		u64 extent_len;
>> +
>> +		nfserr = nfsd4_block_map_extent(inode, fhp, &subseg,
>> +				minlength, extent);
>> +		if (nfserr != nfs_ok)
>> +			return nfserr;
>> +
>> +		extent_len = extent->len - (subseg.offset - extent->foff);
>> +		if (extent_len >= subseg.length) {
>> +			bl->nr_extents = i + 1;
>> +			return nfs_ok;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		subseg.offset = extent->foff + extent->len;
>> +		subseg.length -= extent_len;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return nfs_ok;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static __be32
>> +nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct inode *inode,
>> +		const struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfsd4_layoutget *args)
>> +{
>> +	struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg = &args->lg_seg;
>> +	u64 seg_length;
>> +	struct pnfs_block_extent *first_bex, *last_bex;
>> +	struct pnfs_block_layout *bl;
>> +	u32 nr_extents_max = PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(bl->extents[0]) - 1;
>> +	u32 block_size = i_blocksize(inode);
>> +	__be32 nfserr;
>> +
>> +	if (locks_in_grace(SVC_NET(rqstp)))
>> +		return nfserr_grace;
>> +
>> +	nfserr = nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>> +	if (seg->offset & (block_size - 1)) {
>> +		dprintk("pnfsd: I/O misaligned\n");
>> +		goto out_error;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Some clients barf on non-zero block numbers for NONE or INVALID
>> +	 * layouts, so make sure to zero the whole structure.
>> +	 */
>> +	nfserr = nfserrno(-ENOMEM);
>> +	bl = kzalloc(struct_size(bl, extents, nr_extents_max), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +	if (!bl)
>> +		goto out_error;
>> +	bl->nr_extents = nr_extents_max;
>> +	args->lg_content = bl;
>> +
>> +	nfserr = nfsd4_block_map_segment(inode, fhp, seg,
>> +			args->lg_minlength, bl);
>> +	if (nfserr != nfs_ok)
>> +		goto out_error;
>> +	first_bex = bl->extents;
>> +	last_bex = bl->extents + bl->nr_extents - 1;
>> +
>> +	nfserr = nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>> +	seg_length = last_bex->foff + last_bex->len - seg->offset;
>> +	if (seg_length < args->lg_minlength) {
>> +		dprintk("pnfsd: extent smaller than minlength\n");
>> +		goto out_error;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	seg->offset = first_bex->foff;
>> +	seg->length = last_bex->foff - first_bex->foff + last_bex->len;
>> +	return nfs_ok;
>>   
>>   out_error:
>>   	seg->length = 0;
>> -	return nfserrno(error);
>> -out_layoutunavailable:
>> -	seg->length = 0;
>> -	return nfserr_layoutunavailable;
>> +	return nfserr;
>>   }
>>   
>>   static __be32
>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.c
>> index e50afe340737..68c112d47cee 100644
>> --- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.c
>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.c
>> @@ -14,12 +14,25 @@
>>   #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY	NFSDDBG_PNFS
>>   
>>   
>> +/**
>> + * nfsd4_block_encode_layoutget - encode block/scsi layout extent array
>> + * @xdr: stream for data encoding
>> + * @lgp: layoutget content, actually an array of extents to encode
>> + *
>> + * This function encodes the opaque loc_body field in the layoutget response.
>> + * Since the pnfs_block_layout4 and pnfs_scsi_layout4 structures on the wire
>> + * are the same, this function is used by both layout drivers.
>> + *
>> + * Return values:
>> + *   %nfs_ok: Success, all extents encoded into @xdr
>> + *   %nfserr_toosmall: Not enough space in @xdr to encode all the data
>> + */
>>   __be32
>>   nfsd4_block_encode_layoutget(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
>>   		const struct nfsd4_layoutget *lgp)
>>   {
>> -	const struct pnfs_block_extent *b = lgp->lg_content;
>> -	int len = sizeof(__be32) + 5 * sizeof(__be64) + sizeof(__be32);
>> +	const struct pnfs_block_layout *bl = lgp->lg_content;
>> +	u32 i, len = sizeof(__be32) + bl->nr_extents * PNFS_BLOCK_EXTENT_SIZE;
>>   	__be32 *p;
>>   
>>   	p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, sizeof(__be32) + len);
>> @@ -27,14 +40,19 @@ nfsd4_block_encode_layoutget(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
>>   		return nfserr_toosmall;
>>   
>>   	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(len);
>> -	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(1);		/* we always return a single extent */
>> +	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(bl->nr_extents);
>>   
>> -	p = svcxdr_encode_deviceid4(p, &b->vol_id);
>> -	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, b->foff);
>> -	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, b->len);
>> -	p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, b->soff);
>> -	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(b->es);
>> -	return 0;
>> +	for (i = 0; i < bl->nr_extents; i++) {
>> +		const struct pnfs_block_extent *bex = bl->extents + i;
>> +
>> +		p = svcxdr_encode_deviceid4(p, &bex->vol_id);
>> +		p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, bex->foff);
>> +		p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, bex->len);
>> +		p = xdr_encode_hyper(p, bex->soff);
>> +		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(bex->es);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return nfs_ok;
>>   }
>>   
>>   static int
>> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.h b/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.h
>> index 7d25ef689671..54fe7f517a94 100644
>> --- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.h
>> +++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayoutxdr.h
>> @@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ struct pnfs_block_range {
>>   	u64				len;
>>   };
>>   
>> +struct pnfs_block_layout {
>> +	u32				nr_extents;
>> +	struct pnfs_block_extent	extents[] __counted_by(nr_extents);
>> +};
>> +
>>   /*
>>    * Random upper cap for the uuid length to avoid unbounded allocation.
>>    * Not actually limited by the protocol.
> Dai, Christoph - please review and/or test.

LGTM.

Tested with SCSI layout and verified with multi-extent IO Read and Write.

-Dai

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