* [PATCH] libnvdimm, pfn: during init, clear errors in the metadata area
@ 2018-09-18 20:07 Vishal Verma
2018-09-18 20:53 ` Dan Williams
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Vishal Verma @ 2018-09-18 20:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-nvdimm
If there are badblocks present in the 'struct page' area for pfn
namespaces, until now, the only way to clear them has been to force the
namespace into raw mode, clear the errors, and re-enable the fsdax mode.
This is clunky, given that it should be easy enough for the pfn driver
to do the same.
Add a new helper that uses the most recently available badblocks list to
check whether there are any badblocks that lie in the volatile struct
page area. If so, before initializing the struct pages, send down
targeted writes via nvdimm_write_bytes to write zeroes to the affected
blocks, and thus clear errors.
Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
---
drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
index 3f7ad5bc443e..04b341758cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
@@ -361,8 +361,59 @@ struct device *nd_pfn_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
return dev;
}
+static int nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn)
+{
+ struct nd_region *nd_region = to_nd_region(nd_pfn->dev.parent);
+ struct nd_namespace_common *ndns = nd_pfn->ndns;
+ void *zero_page = page_address(ZERO_PAGE(0));
+ struct nd_pfn_sb *pfn_sb = nd_pfn->pfn_sb;
+ sector_t first_bad, meta_start;
+ struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
+ int num_bad, meta_num, rc;
+ bool bb_present;
+
+ nsio = to_nd_namespace_io(&ndns->dev);
+ meta_start = (SZ_4K + sizeof(*pfn_sb)) >> 9;
+ meta_num = (le64_to_cpu(pfn_sb->dataoff) >> 9) - meta_start;
+
+ do {
+ unsigned long zero_len;
+ u64 nsoff;
+
+ bb_present = !!badblocks_check(&nd_region->bb, meta_start,
+ meta_num, &first_bad, &num_bad);
+ if (bb_present) {
+ dev_dbg(&nd_pfn->dev, "meta: %x badblocks at %lx\n",
+ num_bad, first_bad);
+ nsoff = (nd_region->ndr_start + (first_bad << 9)) -
+ nsio->res.start;
+ zero_len = num_bad << 9;
+ while (zero_len) {
+ unsigned long chunk = min(zero_len, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+ rc = nvdimm_write_bytes(ndns, nsoff, zero_page,
+ chunk, 0);
+ if (rc)
+ break;
+
+ zero_len -= chunk;
+ nsoff += chunk;
+ }
+ if (rc) {
+ dev_err(&nd_pfn->dev,
+ "error clearing %x badblocks at %lx\n",
+ num_bad, first_bad);
+ return rc;
+ }
+ }
+ } while (bb_present);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
{
+ int rc;
u64 checksum, offset;
enum nd_pfn_mode mode;
struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
@@ -477,6 +528,12 @@ int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
return -ENXIO;
}
+ if (mode == PFN_MODE_PMEM) {
+ rc = nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(nd_pfn);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+ }
+
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(nd_pfn_validate);
--
2.14.4
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* Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm, pfn: during init, clear errors in the metadata area
2018-09-18 20:07 [PATCH] libnvdimm, pfn: during init, clear errors in the metadata area Vishal Verma
@ 2018-09-18 20:53 ` Dan Williams
2018-09-18 22:21 ` Verma, Vishal L
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Dan Williams @ 2018-09-18 20:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Vishal L Verma; +Cc: linux-nvdimm
On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 1:08 PM Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com> wrote:
>
> If there are badblocks present in the 'struct page' area for pfn
> namespaces, until now, the only way to clear them has been to force the
> namespace into raw mode, clear the errors, and re-enable the fsdax mode.
> This is clunky, given that it should be easy enough for the pfn driver
> to do the same.
>
> Add a new helper that uses the most recently available badblocks list to
> check whether there are any badblocks that lie in the volatile struct
> page area. If so, before initializing the struct pages, send down
> targeted writes via nvdimm_write_bytes to write zeroes to the affected
> blocks, and thus clear errors.
>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> index 3f7ad5bc443e..04b341758cd6 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> @@ -361,8 +361,59 @@ struct device *nd_pfn_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
> return dev;
> }
>
Perhaps a comment here about the fact that we are clearing the
volatile memmap metadata space associated with a pfn instance.
> +static int nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn)
Let's just say "memmap" rather than "meta" to be more explicit.
> +{
> + struct nd_region *nd_region = to_nd_region(nd_pfn->dev.parent);
> + struct nd_namespace_common *ndns = nd_pfn->ndns;
> + void *zero_page = page_address(ZERO_PAGE(0));
> + struct nd_pfn_sb *pfn_sb = nd_pfn->pfn_sb;
> + sector_t first_bad, meta_start;
> + struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
> + int num_bad, meta_num, rc;
> + bool bb_present;
> +
> + nsio = to_nd_namespace_io(&ndns->dev);
> + meta_start = (SZ_4K + sizeof(*pfn_sb)) >> 9;
> + meta_num = (le64_to_cpu(pfn_sb->dataoff) >> 9) - meta_start;
> +
> + do {
> + unsigned long zero_len;
> + u64 nsoff;
> +
> + bb_present = !!badblocks_check(&nd_region->bb, meta_start,
> + meta_num, &first_bad, &num_bad);
The !! throws me off, I don't think it's necessary. You could just
make bb_present an int.
> + if (bb_present) {
> + dev_dbg(&nd_pfn->dev, "meta: %x badblocks at %lx\n",
> + num_bad, first_bad);
> + nsoff = (nd_region->ndr_start + (first_bad << 9)) -
> + nsio->res.start;
Perhaps this should be ALIGN_DOWN((nd_region->ndr_start + (first_bad
<< 9)) - nsio->res.start, PAGE_SIZE)...
> + zero_len = num_bad << 9;
...and then make this ALIGN(num_bad << 9, PAGE_SIZE), or otherwise a
comment about zero_len being zero...
> + while (zero_len) {
> + unsigned long chunk = min(zero_len, PAGE_SIZE);
...because the min(x, PAGE_SIZE) seems arbitrary.
Aligned clearing may be preferable considering we may be needing to
fixup page protections.
> +
> + rc = nvdimm_write_bytes(ndns, nsoff, zero_page,
> + chunk, 0);
> + if (rc)
> + break;
> +
> + zero_len -= chunk;
> + nsoff += chunk;
> + }
> + if (rc) {
> + dev_err(&nd_pfn->dev,
> + "error clearing %x badblocks at %lx\n",
> + num_bad, first_bad);
> + return rc;
> + }
> + }
> + } while (bb_present);
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
> {
> + int rc;
> u64 checksum, offset;
> enum nd_pfn_mode mode;
> struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
> @@ -477,6 +528,12 @@ int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
> return -ENXIO;
> }
>
> + if (mode == PFN_MODE_PMEM) {
> + rc = nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(nd_pfn);
> + if (rc)
> + return rc;
I think this can just be "return nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors()", and
maybe move the mode check inside nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors() to return
early if no volatile metadata to clear.
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* Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm, pfn: during init, clear errors in the metadata area
2018-09-18 20:53 ` Dan Williams
@ 2018-09-18 22:21 ` Verma, Vishal L
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Verma, Vishal L @ 2018-09-18 22:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Williams, Dan J; +Cc: linux-nvdimm
On Tue, 2018-09-18 at 13:53 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 1:08 PM Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > If there are badblocks present in the 'struct page' area for pfn
> > namespaces, until now, the only way to clear them has been to force the
> > namespace into raw mode, clear the errors, and re-enable the fsdax mode.
> > This is clunky, given that it should be easy enough for the pfn driver
> > to do the same.
> >
> > Add a new helper that uses the most recently available badblocks list to
> > check whether there are any badblocks that lie in the volatile struct
> > page area. If so, before initializing the struct pages, send down
> > targeted writes via nvdimm_write_bytes to write zeroes to the affected
> > blocks, and thus clear errors.
> >
> > Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> > index 3f7ad5bc443e..04b341758cd6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
> > @@ -361,8 +361,59 @@ struct device *nd_pfn_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
> > return dev;
> > }
> >
>
> Perhaps a comment here about the fact that we are clearing the
> volatile memmap metadata space associated with a pfn instance.
>
> > +static int nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn)
>
> Let's just say "memmap" rather than "meta" to be more explicit.
>
> > +{
> > + struct nd_region *nd_region = to_nd_region(nd_pfn->dev.parent);
> > + struct nd_namespace_common *ndns = nd_pfn->ndns;
> > + void *zero_page = page_address(ZERO_PAGE(0));
> > + struct nd_pfn_sb *pfn_sb = nd_pfn->pfn_sb;
> > + sector_t first_bad, meta_start;
> > + struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
> > + int num_bad, meta_num, rc;
> > + bool bb_present;
> > +
> > + nsio = to_nd_namespace_io(&ndns->dev);
> > + meta_start = (SZ_4K + sizeof(*pfn_sb)) >> 9;
> > + meta_num = (le64_to_cpu(pfn_sb->dataoff) >> 9) - meta_start;
> > +
> > + do {
> > + unsigned long zero_len;
> > + u64 nsoff;
> > +
> > + bb_present = !!badblocks_check(&nd_region->bb, meta_start,
> > + meta_num, &first_bad, &num_bad);
>
> The !! throws me off, I don't think it's necessary. You could just
> make bb_present an int.
I was following the precedent of is_bad_pmem(), but int works too.
>
> > + if (bb_present) {
> > + dev_dbg(&nd_pfn->dev, "meta: %x badblocks at %lx\n",
> > + num_bad, first_bad);
> > + nsoff = (nd_region->ndr_start + (first_bad << 9)) -
> > + nsio->res.start;
>
> Perhaps this should be ALIGN_DOWN((nd_region->ndr_start + (first_bad
> << 9)) - nsio->res.start, PAGE_SIZE)...
>
> > + zero_len = num_bad << 9;
>
> ...and then make this ALIGN(num_bad << 9, PAGE_SIZE), or otherwise a
> comment about zero_len being zero...
>
> > + while (zero_len) {
> > + unsigned long chunk = min(zero_len, PAGE_SIZE);
>
> ...because the min(x, PAGE_SIZE) seems arbitrary.
>
> Aligned clearing may be preferable considering we may be needing to
> fixup page protections.
The min() is because our source of zeroes is PAGE_SIZE. zero_len
*should* never be zero as a badblocks entry with a 'count' of zero
would be a bug.. But aligned clearing makes sense too - we just
potentially end up writing more than we absolutely need to.
What do you mean by fixup page protections?
I agree with the rest of the comment, and will fix those up.
>
> > +
> > + rc = nvdimm_write_bytes(ndns, nsoff, zero_page,
> > + chunk, 0);
> > + if (rc)
> > + break;
> > +
> > + zero_len -= chunk;
> > + nsoff += chunk;
> > + }
> > + if (rc) {
> > + dev_err(&nd_pfn->dev,
> > + "error clearing %x badblocks at %lx\n",
> > + num_bad, first_bad);
> > + return rc;
> > + }
> > + }
> > + } while (bb_present);
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
> > {
> > + int rc;
> > u64 checksum, offset;
> > enum nd_pfn_mode mode;
> > struct nd_namespace_io *nsio;
> > @@ -477,6 +528,12 @@ int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig)
> > return -ENXIO;
> > }
> >
> > + if (mode == PFN_MODE_PMEM) {
> > + rc = nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors(nd_pfn);
> > + if (rc)
> > + return rc;
>
> I think this can just be "return nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors()", and
> maybe move the mode check inside nd_pfn_clear_meta_errors() to return
> early if no volatile metadata to clear.
>
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