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authorNeil Brown <neilb@suse.de>2005-06-07 23:16:36 +0000
committerNeil Brown <neilb@suse.de>2005-06-07 23:16:36 +0000
commit570c05424705e5f9740567b3683a8d45b7a765f6 (patch)
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parent024ce7fe2b6d06dc669d0b675a49c02910853a44 (diff)
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Release 1.8.1 after some man page updates and other fixes.mdadm-1.11.1
Signed-off-by: Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
-rw-r--r--Create.c4
-rw-r--r--Makefile2
-rw-r--r--md.473
-rw-r--r--mdadm.822
-rw-r--r--mdadm.spec2
-rw-r--r--mdassemble.c2
-rw-r--r--super0.c1
-rw-r--r--super1.c35
-rw-r--r--util.c27
9 files changed, 135 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/Create.c b/Create.c
index 331835d..1717240 100644
--- a/Create.c
+++ b/Create.c
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev, int mdfd,
}
else {
ldsize = dsize;
- dsize <<= 9;
+ ldsize <<= 9;
}
- freesize = st->ss->avail_size(ldsize);
+ freesize = st->ss->avail_size(ldsize >> 9);
if (freesize == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is too small: %luK\n",
dname, (unsigned long)(ldsize>>10));
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cec6ed6..dcb9b0f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OBJS = mdadm.o config.o mdstat.o ReadMe.o util.o Manage.o Assemble.o Build.o \
SRCS = mdadm.c config.c mdstat.c ReadMe.c util.c Manage.c Assemble.c Build.c \
Create.c Detail.c Examine.c Grow.c Monitor.c dlink.c Kill.c Query.c mdopen.c super0.c super1.c
-ASSEMBLE_SRCS := mdassemble.c Assemble.c config.c dlink.c util.c
+ASSEMBLE_SRCS := mdassemble.c Assemble.c config.c dlink.c util.c super0.c super1.c
ifdef MDASSEMBLE_AUTO
ASSEMBLE_SRCS += mdopen.c mdstat.c
ASSEMBLE_FLAGS = -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO
diff --git a/md.4 b/md.4
index 4643dd2..d1fff0b 100644
--- a/md.4
+++ b/md.4
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Array of Independent Devices.
.B md
supports RAID levels 1 (mirroring) 4 (striped array with parity
device), 5 (striped array with distributed parity information) and 6
-(striped array with distributed dual redundancy information.) If a
+(striped array with distributed dual redundancy information.) If
some number of underlying devices fails while using one of these
levels, the array will continue to function; this number is one for
RAID levels 4 and 5, two for RAID level 6, and all but one (N-1) for
@@ -24,24 +24,42 @@ RAID level 1.
.PP
.B md
also supports a number of pseudo RAID (non-redundant) configurations
-including RAID0 (striped array), LINEAR (catenated array) and
-MULTIPATH (a set of different interfaces to the same device).
+including RAID0 (striped array), LINEAR (catenated array),
+MULTIPATH (a set of different interfaces to the same device),
+and FAULTY (a layer over a single device into which errors can be injected).
.SS MD SUPER BLOCK
-With the exception of Legacy Arrays described below, each device that
-is incorporated into an MD array has a
-.I super block
-written towards the end of the device. This superblock records
-information about the structure and state of the array so that the
-array can be reliably re-assembled after a shutdown.
-
-The superblock is 4K long and is written into a 64K aligned block that
+Each device in an array may have a
+.I superblock
+which records information about the structure and state of the array.
+This allows the array to be reliably re-assembled after a shutdown.
+
+From Linux kernel version 2.6.10,
+.B md
+provides support for two different formats of this superblock, and
+other formats can be added. Prior to this release, only one format is
+supported.
+
+The common format - known as version 0.90 - has
+a superblock that is 4K long and is written into a 64K aligned block that
starts at least 64K and less than 128K from the end of the device
(i.e. to get the address of the superblock round the size of the
device down to a multiple of 64K and then subtract 64K).
The available size of each device is the amount of space before the
super block, so between 64K and 128K is lost when a device in
incorporated into an MD array.
+This superblock stores multi-byte fields in a processor-dependant
+manner, so arrays cannot easily be moved between computers with
+different processors.
+
+The new format - known as version 1 - has a superblock that is
+normally 1K long, but can be longer. It is normally stored between 8K
+and 12K from the end of the device, on a 4K boundary, though
+variations can be stored at the start of the device (version 1.1) or 4K from
+the start of the device (version 1.2).
+This superblock format stores multibyte data in a
+processor-independant format and has supports upto hundreds of
+component devices (version 0.90 only supports 28).
The superblock contains, among other things:
.TP
@@ -53,17 +71,34 @@ UUID
a 128 bit Universally Unique Identifier that identifies the array that
this device is part of.
-.SS LEGACY ARRAYS
+.SS ARRAYS WITHOUT SUPERBLOCKS
+While it is usually best to create arrays with superblocks so that
+they can be assembled reliably, there are some circumstances where an
+array without superblocks in preferred. This include:
+.TP
+LEGACY ARRAYS
Early versions of the
.B md
-driver only supported Linear and Raid0 configurations and so
-did not use an MD superblock (as there is no state that needs to be
-recorded). While it is strongly recommended that all newly created
-arrays utilise a superblock to help ensure that they are assembled
-properly, the
+driver only supported Linear and Raid0 configurations and did not use
+a superblock (which is less critical with these configurations).
+While such arrays should be rebuilt with superblocks if possible,
.B md
-driver still supports legacy linear and raid0 md arrays that
-do not have a superblock.
+continues to support them.
+.TP
+FAULTY
+Being a largely transparent layer over a different device, the FAULTY
+personality doesn't gain anything from having a superblock.
+.TP
+MULTIPATH
+It is often possible to detect devices which are different paths to
+the same storage directly rather than having a distinctive superblock
+written to the device and searched for on all paths. In this case,
+a MULTIPATH array with no superblock makes sense.
+.TP
+RAID1
+In some configurations it might be desired to create a raid1
+configuration that does use a superblock, and to maintain the state of
+the array elsewhere. While not encouraged, this is supported.
.SS LINEAR
diff --git a/mdadm.8 b/mdadm.8
index 3e1c64a..45e0ff9 100644
--- a/mdadm.8
+++ b/mdadm.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
.\" -*- nroff -*-
-.TH MDADM 8 "" v1.11.0
+.TH MDADM 8 "" v1.11.1
.SH NAME
mdadm \- manage MD devices
.I aka
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ information so as to assemble a faulty array.
.TP
.B Build
-Build a legacy array without per-device superblocks.
+Build an array without per-device superblocks.
.TP
.B Create
@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ in which case
says to get a list of array devices from
.BR /proc/mdstat .
+.TP
+.B -e ", " --metadata=
+Declare the style of superblock (raid metadata) to be used. The
+default is 0.90 for --create, and to guess for other operations.
+
+Options are:
+.RS
+.IP "0, 0.90, default"
+Use the original 0.90 format superblock. This format limits arrays to
+28 componenet devices and limits component devices of levels 1 and
+greater to 2 terabytes.
+.IP "1, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2"
+Use the new version-1 format superblock. This has few restrictions.
+The different subversion store the superblock at different locations
+on the device, either at the end (for 1.0), at the start (for 1.1) or
+4K from the start (for 1.2).
+.RE
+
.SH For create or build:
.TP
diff --git a/mdadm.spec b/mdadm.spec
index ffad476..cb42ed6 100644
--- a/mdadm.spec
+++ b/mdadm.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Summary: mdadm is used for controlling Linux md devices (aka RAID arrays)
Name: mdadm
-Version: 1.11.0
+Version: 1.11.1
Release: 1
Source: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/source/mdadm/mdadm-%{version}.tgz
URL: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/source/mdadm/
diff --git a/mdassemble.c b/mdassemble.c
index 43aed3c..597cdb8 100644
--- a/mdassemble.c
+++ b/mdassemble.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int main() {
if (ioctl(mdfd, GET_ARRAY_INFO, &array)>=0)
/* already assembled, skip */
continue;
- rv |= Assemble(array_list->devname, mdfd,
+ rv |= Assemble(array_list->st, array_list->devname, mdfd,
array_list, configfile,
NULL,
readonly, runstop, NULL, verbose, force);
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index 4cf9277..9346eb8 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static int store_super0(int fd, void *sbv)
if (write(fd, super, sizeof(*super)) != sizeof(*super))
return 4;
+ fsync(fd);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index 736ed7d..628284f 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ struct mdp_superblock_1 {
__u16 dev_roles[0]; /* role in array, or 0xffff for a spare, or 0xfffe for faulty */
};
+#ifndef offsetof
#define offsetof(t,f) ((int)&(((t*)0)->f))
+#endif
static unsigned int calc_sb_1_csum(struct mdp_superblock_1 * sb)
{
unsigned int disk_csum, csum;
@@ -139,11 +141,11 @@ static void examine_super1(void *sbv)
printf(" Raid Level : %s\n", c?c:"-unknown-");
printf(" Raid Devices : %d\n", __le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks));
printf("\n");
- printf(" Device Size : %llu%s\n", sb->data_size, human_size(sb->data_size<<9));
+ printf(" Device Size : %llu%s\n", (unsigned long long)sb->data_size, human_size(sb->data_size<<9));
if (sb->data_offset)
- printf(" Data Offset : %llu sectors\n", __le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset));
+ printf(" Data Offset : %llu sectors\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset));
if (sb->super_offset)
- printf(" Super Offset : %llu sectors\n", __le64_to_cpu(sb->super_offset));
+ printf(" Super Offset : %llu sectors\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->super_offset));
printf(" Device UUID : ");
for (i=0; i<16; i++) {
printf("%02x", sb->set_uuid[i]);
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ static void examine_super1(void *sbv)
else
printf(" Checksum : %x - expected %x\n", __le32_to_cpu(sb->sb_csum),
__le32_to_cpu(calc_sb_1_csum(sb)));
- printf(" Events : %llu\n", __le64_to_cpu(sb->events));
+ printf(" Events : %llu\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->events));
printf("\n");
if (__le32_to_cpu(sb->level) == 5) {
c = map_num(r5layout, __le32_to_cpu(sb->layout));
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ static void detail_super1(void *sbv)
printf("%02x", sb->set_uuid[i]);
if ((i&3)==0 && i != 0) printf(":");
}
- printf("\n Events : %llu\n\n", __le64_to_cpu(sb->events));
+ printf("\n Events : %llu\n\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->events));
}
static void brief_detail_super1(void *sbv)
@@ -452,6 +454,7 @@ static int store_super1(int fd, void *sbv)
if (write(fd, sb, sbsize) != sbsize)
return 4;
+ fsync(fd);
return 0;
}
@@ -575,15 +578,33 @@ static int load_super1(struct supertype *st, int fd, void **sbp, char *devname)
if (st->ss == NULL) {
- /* guess... */
+ int bestvers = -1;
+ __u64 bestctime = 0;
+ /* guess... choose latest ctime */
st->ss = &super1;
for (st->minor_version = 0; st->minor_version <= 2 ; st->minor_version++) {
switch(load_super1(st, fd, sbp, devname)) {
- case 0: return 0; /* good */
+ case 0: super = *sbp;
+ if (bestvers == -1 ||
+ bestctime < __le64_to_cpu(super->ctime)) {
+ bestvers = st->minor_version;
+ bestctime = __le64_to_cpu(super->ctime);
+ }
+ free(super);
+ *sbp = NULL;
+ break;
case 1: st->ss = NULL; return 1; /*bad device */
case 2: break; /* bad, try next */
}
}
+ if (bestvers != -1) {
+ int rv;
+ st->minor_version = bestvers;
+ st->ss = &super1;
+ rv = load_super1(st, fd, sbp, devname);
+ if (rv) st->ss = NULL;
+ return rv;
+ }
st->ss = NULL;
return 2;
}
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index bb4a479..010764e 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -386,6 +386,15 @@ unsigned long calc_csum(void *super, int bytes)
for(i=0; i<bytes/4; i++)
newcsum+= superc[i];
csum = (newcsum& 0xffffffff) + (newcsum>>32);
+#ifdef __alpha__
+/* The in-kernel checksum calculation is always 16bit on
+ * the alpha, though it is 32 bit on i386...
+ * I wonder what it is elsewhere... (it uses and API in
+ * a way that it shouldn't).
+ */
+ csum = (csum & 0xffff) + (csum >> 16);
+ csum = (csum & 0xffff) + (csum >> 16);
+#endif
return csum;
}
@@ -544,6 +553,8 @@ struct supertype *guess_super(int fd)
*/
struct superswitch *ss;
struct supertype *st;
+ unsigned long besttime = 0;
+ int bestsuper = -1;
void *sbp = NULL;
int i;
@@ -555,9 +566,25 @@ struct supertype *guess_super(int fd)
ss = superlist[i];
rv = ss->load_super(st, fd, &sbp, NULL);
if (rv == 0) {
+ struct mdinfo info;
+ ss->getinfo_super(&info, sbp);
+ if (bestsuper == -1 ||
+ besttime < info.array.ctime) {
+ bestsuper = i;
+ besttime = info.array.ctime;
+ st->ss = NULL;
+ }
+ free(sbp);
+ }
+ }
+ if (bestsuper != -1) {
+ int rv;
+ rv = superlist[bestsuper]->load_super(st, fd, &sbp, NULL);
+ if (rv == 0) {
free(sbp);
return st;
}
}
+ free(st);
return NULL;
}