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The cluster MD is a shared-device RAID for a cluster.
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1. On-disk format
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Separate write-intent-bitmap are used for each cluster node.
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The bitmaps record all writes that may have been started on that node,
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and may not yet have finished. The on-disk layout is:
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0 4k 8k 12k
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| idle | md super | bm super [0] + bits |
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| bm bits[0, contd] | bm super[1] + bits | bm bits[1, contd] |
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| bm super[2] + bits | bm bits [2, contd] | bm super[3] + bits |
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| bm bits [3, contd] | | |
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During "normal" functioning we assume the filesystem ensures that only one
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node writes to any given block at a time, so a write
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request will
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- set the appropriate bit (if not already set)
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- commit the write to all mirrors
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- schedule the bit to be cleared after a timeout.
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Reads are just handled normally. It is up to the filesystem to
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ensure one node doesn't read from a location where another node (or the same
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node) is writing.
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2. DLM Locks for management
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There are two locks for managing the device:
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2.1 Bitmap lock resource (bm_lockres)
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The bm_lockres protects individual node bitmaps. They are named in the
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form bitmap001 for node 1, bitmap002 for node and so on. When a node
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joins the cluster, it acquires the lock in PW mode and it stays so
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during the lifetime the node is part of the cluster. The lock resource
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number is based on the slot number returned by the DLM subsystem. Since
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DLM starts node count from one and bitmap slots start from zero, one is
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subtracted from the DLM slot number to arrive at the bitmap slot number.
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3. Communication
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Each node has to communicate with other nodes when starting or ending
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resync, and metadata superblock updates.
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3.1 Message Types
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There are 3 types, of messages which are passed
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3.1.1 METADATA_UPDATED: informs other nodes that the metadata has been
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updated, and the node must re-read the md superblock. This is performed
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synchronously.
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3.1.2 RESYNC: informs other nodes that a resync is initiated or ended
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so that each node may suspend or resume the region.
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3.2 Communication mechanism
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The DLM LVB is used to communicate within nodes of the cluster. There
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are three resources used for the purpose:
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3.2.1 Token: The resource which protects the entire communication
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system. The node having the token resource is allowed to
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communicate.
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3.2.2 Message: The lock resource which carries the data to
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communicate.
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3.2.3 Ack: The resource, acquiring which means the message has been
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acknowledged by all nodes in the cluster. The BAST of the resource
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is used to inform the receive node that a node wants to communicate.
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The algorithm is:
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1. receive status
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sender receiver receiver
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ACK:CR ACK:CR ACK:CR
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2. sender get EX of TOKEN
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sender get EX of MESSAGE
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sender receiver receiver
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TOKEN:EX ACK:CR ACK:CR
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MESSAGE:EX
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ACK:CR
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Sender checks that it still needs to send a message. Messages received
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or other events that happened while waiting for the TOKEN may have made
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this message inappropriate or redundant.
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3. sender write LVB.
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sender down-convert MESSAGE from EX to CR
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sender try to get EX of ACK
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[ wait until all receiver has *processed* the MESSAGE ]
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[ triggered by bast of ACK ]
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receiver get CR of MESSAGE
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receiver read LVB
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receiver processes the message
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[ wait finish ]
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receiver release ACK
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sender receiver receiver
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TOKEN:EX MESSAGE:CR MESSAGE:CR
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MESSAGE:CR
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ACK:EX
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4. triggered by grant of EX on ACK (indicating all receivers have processed
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message)
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sender down-convert ACK from EX to CR
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sender release MESSAGE
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sender release TOKEN
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receiver upconvert to EX of MESSAGE
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receiver get CR of ACK
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receiver release MESSAGE
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sender receiver receiver
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ACK:CR ACK:CR ACK:CR
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4. Handling Failures
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4.1 Node Failure
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When a node fails, the DLM informs the cluster with the slot. The node
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starts a cluster recovery thread. The cluster recovery thread:
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- acquires the bitmap<number> lock of the failed node
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- opens the bitmap
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- reads the bitmap of the failed node
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- copies the set bitmap to local node
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- cleans the bitmap of the failed node
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- releases bitmap<number> lock of the failed node
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- initiates resync of the bitmap on the current node
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The resync process, is the regular md resync. However, in a clustered
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environment when a resync is performed, it needs to tell other nodes
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of the areas which are suspended. Before a resync starts, the node
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send out RESYNC_START with the (lo,hi) range of the area which needs
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to be suspended. Each node maintains a suspend_list, which contains
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the list of ranges which are currently suspended. On receiving
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RESYNC_START, the node adds the range to the suspend_list. Similarly,
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when the node performing resync finishes, it send RESYNC_FINISHED
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to other nodes and other nodes remove the corresponding entry from
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the suspend_list.
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A helper function, should_suspend() can be used to check if a particular
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I/O range should be suspended or not.
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4.2 Device Failure
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Device failures are handled and communicated with the metadata update
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routine.
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5. Adding a new Device
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For adding a new device, it is necessary that all nodes "see" the new device
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to be added. For this, the following algorithm is used:
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1. Node 1 issues mdadm --manage /dev/mdX --add /dev/sdYY which issues
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ioctl(ADD_NEW_DISC with disc.state set to MD_DISK_CLUSTER_ADD)
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2. Node 1 sends NEWDISK with uuid and slot number
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3. Other nodes issue kobject_uevent_env with uuid and slot number
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(Steps 4,5 could be a udev rule)
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4. In userspace, the node searches for the disk, perhaps
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using blkid -t SUB_UUID=""
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5. Other nodes issue either of the following depending on whether the disk
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was found:
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ioctl(ADD_NEW_DISK with disc.state set to MD_DISK_CANDIDATE and
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disc.number set to slot number)
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ioctl(CLUSTERED_DISK_NACK)
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6. Other nodes drop lock on no-new-devs (CR) if device is found
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7. Node 1 attempts EX lock on no-new-devs
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8. If node 1 gets the lock, it sends METADATA_UPDATED after unmarking the disk
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as SpareLocal
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9. If not (get no-new-dev lock), it fails the operation and sends METADATA_UPDATED
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10. Other nodes get the information whether a disk is added or not
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by the following METADATA_UPDATED.
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