Use udev for partition detection

When ZFS partitions a block device it must wait for udev to create
both a device node and all the device symlinks.  This process takes
a variable length of time and depends on factors such how many links
must be created, the complexity of the rules, etc.  Complicating
the situation further it is not uncommon for udev to create and
then remove a link multiple times while processing the udev rules.

Given the above, the existing scheme of waiting for an expected
partition to appear by name isn't 100% reliable.  At this point
udev may still remove and recreate think link resulting in the
kernel modules being unable to open the device.

In order to address this the zpool_label_disk_wait() function
has been updated to use libudev.  Until the registered system
device acknowledges that it in fully initialized the function
will wait.  Once fully initialized all device links are checked
and allowed to settle for 50ms.  This makes it far more likely
that all the device nodes will exist when the kernel modules
need to open them.

For systems without libudev an alternate zpool_label_disk_wait()
was updated to include a settle time.  In addition, the kernel
modules were updated to include retry logic for this ENOENT case.
Due to the improved checks in the utilities it is unlikely this
logic will be invoked.  However, if the rare event it is needed
it will prevent a failure.

Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Tony Hutter <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Richard Laager <[email protected]>
Closes #4523
Closes #3708
Closes #4077
Closes #4144
Closes #4214
Closes #4517

1 files changed, 115 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
index 8f27ed58c..2776ed29c 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
@@ -260,6 +260,86 @@ udev_device_is_ready(struct udev_device *dev)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Wait up to timeout_ms for udev to set up the device node.  The device is
+ * considered ready when libudev determines it has been initialized, all of
+ * the device links have been verified to exist, and it has been allowed to
+ * settle.  At this point the device the device can be accessed reliably.
+ * Depending on the complexity of the udev rules this process could take
+ * several seconds.
+ */
+int
+zpool_label_disk_wait(char *path, int timeout_ms)
+{
+	struct udev *udev;
+	struct udev_device *dev = NULL;
+	char nodepath[MAXPATHLEN];
+	char *sysname = NULL;
+	int ret = ENODEV;
+	int settle_ms = 50;
+	long sleep_ms = 10;
+	hrtime_t start, settle;
+
+	if ((udev = udev_new()) == NULL)
+		return (ENXIO);
+
+	start = gethrtime();
+	settle = 0;
+
+	do {
+		if (sysname == NULL) {
+			if (realpath(path, nodepath) != NULL) {
+				sysname = strrchr(nodepath, '/') + 1;
+			} else {
+				(void) usleep(sleep_ms * MILLISEC);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		dev = udev_device_new_from_subsystem_sysname(udev,
+		    "block", sysname);
+		if ((dev != NULL) && udev_device_is_ready(dev)) {
+			struct udev_list_entry *links, *link;
+
+			ret = 0;
+			links = udev_device_get_devlinks_list_entry(dev);
+
+			udev_list_entry_foreach(link, links) {
+				struct stat64 statbuf;
+				const char *name;
+
+				name = udev_list_entry_get_name(link);
+				errno = 0;
+				if (stat64(name, &statbuf) == 0 && errno == 0)
+					continue;
+
+				settle = 0;
+				ret = ENODEV;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				if (settle == 0) {
+					settle = gethrtime();
+				} else if (NSEC2MSEC(gethrtime() - settle) >=
+				    settle_ms) {
+					udev_device_unref(dev);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		udev_device_unref(dev);
+		(void) usleep(sleep_ms * MILLISEC);
+
+	} while (NSEC2MSEC(gethrtime() - start) < timeout_ms);
+
+	udev_unref(udev);
+
+	return (ret);
+}
+
+
+/*
  * Encode the persistent devices strings
  * used for the vdev disk label
  */
@@ -414,6 +494,41 @@ is_mpath_whole_disk(const char *path)
 	return (B_FALSE);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Wait up to timeout_ms for udev to set up the device node.  The device is
+ * considered ready when the provided path have been verified to exist and
+ * it has been allowed to settle.  At this point the device the device can
+ * be accessed reliably.  Depending on the complexity of the udev rules thisi
+ * process could take several seconds.
+ */
+int
+zpool_label_disk_wait(char *path, int timeout_ms)
+{
+	int settle_ms = 50;
+	long sleep_ms = 10;
+	hrtime_t start, settle;
+	struct stat64 statbuf;
+
+	start = gethrtime();
+	settle = 0;
+
+	do {
+		errno = 0;
+		if ((stat64(path, &statbuf) == 0) && (errno == 0)) {
+			if (settle == 0)
+				settle = gethrtime();
+			else if (NSEC2MSEC(gethrtime() - settle) >= settle_ms)
+				return (0);
+		} else if (errno != ENOENT) {
+			return (errno);
+		}
+
+		usleep(sleep_ms * MILLISEC);
+	} while (NSEC2MSEC(gethrtime() - start) < timeout_ms);
+
+	return (ENODEV);
+}
+
 void
 update_vdev_config_dev_strs(nvlist_t *nv)
 {