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Re: [PATCH] mkfs.xfs: always use underlying fs sector size when mkfs'ing

To: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mkfs.xfs: always use underlying fs sector size when mkfs'ing a file
From: Jan Tulak <jtulak@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:01:58 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>, xfs-oss <xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Thread-topic: mkfs.xfs: always use underlying fs sector size when mkfs'ing a file

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Sandeen" <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Jan Tulak" <jtulak@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Eric Sandeen" <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "xfs-oss" <xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 4:57:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] mkfs.xfs: always use underlying fs sector size when      
> mkfs'ing a file
> 
> On 6/18/15 6:03 AM, Jan Tulak wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Eric Sandeen" <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "xfs-oss" <xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 1:26:33 AM
> >> Subject: [PATCH] mkfs.xfs: always use underlying fs sector size when
> >> mkfs'ing   a file
> >>
> >> If we are mkfs'ing a file, and that file is on a 4k sector filesystem,
> >> we should make the fs image file with the same sector size, or things
> >> may fail when they try to do direct IO in 512 byte chunks (depending
> >> on whether it is a 512e or "hard" 4k device).
> >>
> >> Earlier commits attempted this to some degree:
> >>
> >> 5a7d59 xfsprogs: try to handle mkfs of a file on 4k sector device
> >> 3800a2 mkfs.xfs: don't call blkid_get_topology on existing regular files
> >>
> >> but inexplicably missed the case where mkfs.xfs with "-d file" was
> >> specified.
> >>
> >> One more try; in get_topology(), try to get the underlying fs sector
> >> size in *all* cases where we are mkfs'ing a file, and set the sector size
> >> accordingly.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> (This does it for 512e as well as hard 4k drives, but I think that's
> >> probably ok?  If not, perhaps we should go further and attempt to
> >> discern logical and physical sectors for the device under the
> >> filesystem.  Is it worth it?  Not sure it is.)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c b/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> >> index e2a052d..e44c390 100644
> >> --- a/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> >> +++ b/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> >> @@ -462,31 +462,34 @@ static void get_topology(
> >>    struct fs_topology      *ft,
> >>    int                     force_overwrite)
> >>  {
> >> -  if (!xi->disfile) {
> >> -          char *dfile = xi->volname ? xi->volname : xi->dname;
> >> -          struct stat statbuf;
> >> +  struct stat statbuf;
> >> +  char *dfile = xi->volname ? xi->volname : xi->dname;
> >>  
> >> -          /*
> >> -           * If our target is a regular file, and xi->disfile isn't
> >> -           * set (i.e. no "-d file" invocation), use platform_findsizes
> >> -           * to try to obtain the underlying filesystem's requirements
> >> -           * for direct IO; we'll set our sector size to that if possible.
> >> -           */
> >> -          if (!stat(dfile, &statbuf) && S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode)) {
> >> -                  int fd;
> >> -                  long long dummy;
> >> -
> >> -                  fd = open(dfile, O_RDONLY);
> >> -                  if (fd >= 0) {
> >> -                          platform_findsizes(dfile, fd, &dummy,
> >> -                                             &ft->lsectorsize);
> >> -                          close(fd);
> >> -                  }
> >> -          } else {
> >> -                  blkid_get_topology(dfile, &ft->dsunit, &ft->dswidth,
> >> -                                     &ft->lsectorsize, &ft->psectorsize,
> >> -                                     force_overwrite);
> >> +  /*
> >> +   * If our target is a regular file, use platform_findsizes
> >> +   * to try to obtain the underlying filesystem's requirements
> >> +   * for direct IO; we'll set our sector size to that if possible.
> >> +   */
> >> +  if (xi->disfile ||
> >> +      (!stat(dfile, &statbuf) && S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode))) {
> >> +          int fd;
> >> +          int flags = O_RDONLY;
> >> +          long long dummy;
> >> +
> >> +          /* with xi->disfile we may not have the file yet! */
> >> +          if (xi->disfile)
> >> +                  flags |= O_CREAT;
> >> +
> >> +          fd = open(dfile, flags, 0666);
> >> +          if (fd >= 0) {
> >> +                  platform_findsizes(dfile, fd, &dummy, &ft->lsectorsize);
> >> +                  close (fd);
> >>            }
> >> +
> >> +  } else {
> >> +          blkid_get_topology(dfile, &ft->dsunit, &ft->dswidth,
> >> +                             &ft->lsectorsize, &ft->psectorsize,
> >> +                             force_overwrite);
> >>    }
> >>  
> >>    if (xi->rtname && !xi->risfile) {
> >>
> > 
> > This changes get_topology only for ENABLE_BLKID branch of #ifdef. Is
> > that intentional, i.e. we don't expect anyone not using ENABLE_BLKID?
> > Because otherwise, if mkfs is compiled without ENABLE_BLKID, then all
> > we get is:
> 
> Hm, yeah, good point.  I always forget about this.  :(  I can send V2.
> 
> And sorry if this overlaps w/ your changes- 

No problem. :-)

Cheers,
Jan

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Jan Tulak
jtulak@xxxxxxxxxx

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