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* [RFC] new ioctl BTRFS_IOC_GET_CHUNK_INFO
@ 2020-03-15 15:24 Goffredo Baroncelli
  2020-03-15 15:24 ` [PATCH] New " Goffredo Baroncelli
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Goffredo Baroncelli @ 2020-03-15 15:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-btrfs


This is a repost of an old patch (~2017). At the time it din't received
any feedback. I repost it hoping that it still be interesting.

This patch is the kernel related one; another one related to the
btrfs-progs is send separately.

This patch set creates a new ioctl BTRFS_IOC_GET_CHUNK_INFO.
The aim is to replace the BTRFS_IOC_TREE_SEARCH ioctl
used by "btrfs fi usage" to obtain information about the 
chunks/block groups. 

The problems in using the BTRFS_IOC_TREE_SEARCH is that it access
the very low data structure of BTRFS. This means: 
1) this would be complicated a possible change of the disk format
2) it requires the root privileges

The BTRFS_IOC_GET_CHUNK_INFO ioctl can be called even from a not root
user: I think that the data exposed are not sensibile data.

These patches allow to use "btrfs fi usage" without root privileges.

before:
-------------------------------------------

$ btrfs fi us /
WARNING: cannot read detailed chunk info, per-device usage will not be shown, run as root
Overall:
    Device size:                 100.00GiB
    Device allocated:             26.03GiB
    Device unallocated:           73.97GiB
    Device missing:                  0.00B
    Used:                         17.12GiB
    Free (estimated):             80.42GiB      (min: 80.42GiB)
    Data ratio:                       1.00
    Metadata ratio:                   1.00
    Global reserve:               53.12MiB      (used: 0.00B)

Data,single: Size:23.00GiB, Used:16.54GiB (71.93%)

Metadata,single: Size:3.00GiB, Used:588.94MiB (19.17%)

System,single: Size:32.00MiB, Used:16.00KiB (0.05%)

after:
-----------------------------------------------
$ ./btrfs fi us /
Overall:
    Device size:                 100.00GiB
    Device allocated:             26.03GiB
    Device unallocated:           73.97GiB
    Device missing:                  0.00B
    Used:                         17.12GiB
    Free (estimated):             80.42GiB      (min: 80.42GiB)
    Data ratio:                       1.00
    Metadata ratio:                   1.00
    Global reserve:               53.12MiB      (used: 0.00B)

Data,single: Size:23.00GiB, Used:16.54GiB (71.93%)
   /dev/sdd3      23.00GiB

Metadata,single: Size:3.00GiB, Used:588.94MiB (19.17%)
   /dev/sdd3       3.00GiB

System,single: Size:32.00MiB, Used:16.00KiB (0.05%)
   /dev/sdd3      32.00MiB

Unallocated:
   /dev/sdd3      73.97GiB

Comments are welcome
BR
G.Baroncelli


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