[dm-devel] dm-rdac not working?

Tore Anderson tore at linpro.no
Mon Aug 27 14:41:28 UTC 2007


  I've got a Sun StorageTek 6140 (an Engenio 3994 with a Sun sticker),
 which is an RDAC active/passive array.  When I configure it to use RDAC
 mode and set up my host (2.6.23-rc3, x86_64) to use the rdac hardware
 handler, it doesn't really seem to work.  I yank the two paths to the
 active controller using "echo 1 > /sys/block/$dev/device/delete" while
 generating heavy I/O and wait for a pg switch to happen, but all I get
 in the logs is the following:

Aug 27 16:17:45 atalanta multipathd: sdj: remove path (uevent)
Aug 27 16:17:45 atalanta kernel: [264107.296729] sd 4:0:1:1: [sdj] Synchronizing SCSI cache
Aug 27 16:17:45 atalanta kernel: [264107.296894] device-mapper: multipath rdac: using RDAC command with timeout 6000
Aug 27 16:17:45 atalanta kernel: [264107.297271] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:144.
Aug 27 16:17:47 atalanta multipathd: mysql: load table [0 41943040 multipath 0 1 rdac 2 1 round-robin 0 1 1 8:96 1000 round-robin 0 2 1 8:64 1000 8:112 1000]
Aug 27 16:18:10 atalanta multipathd: sdg: remove path (uevent)
Aug 27 16:18:10 atalanta kernel: [264131.733301] sd 3:0:1:1: [sdg] Synchronizing SCSI cache
Aug 27 16:18:10 atalanta kernel: [264131.733435] device-mapper: multipath rdac: using RDAC command with timeout 6000
Aug 27 16:18:10 atalanta kernel: [264131.759010] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:96.
Aug 27 16:18:10 atalanta kernel: [264131.829770] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:64
Aug 27 16:19:12 atalanta kernel: [264193.753980] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:64.
Aug 27 16:19:12 atalanta kernel: [264193.754944] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.632988] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112.
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.633032] printk: 12 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.633035] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821127
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.670535] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.670545] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821128
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.708064] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.708070] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821129
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.745599] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.745608] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821130
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.783080] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.783089] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821131
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.820614] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.820622] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821132
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.858158] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.858165] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821133
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.895633] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.895639] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821134
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.933099] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.933105] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821135
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.970556] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264255.970562] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1821136
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.008010] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.061324] Aborting journal on device dm-4.
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.088223] journal commit I/O error
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113352] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113383] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113401] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113405] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113409] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113413] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113418] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113422] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113425] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113477] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113541] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113547] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113557] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113565] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113583] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.113771] __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114328] WARNING: at fs/buffer.c:1154 mark_buffer_dirty()
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114329] 
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114330] Call Trace:
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114347]  [mark_buffer_dirty+117/144] mark_buffer_dirty+0x75/0x90
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114359]  [_end+128966711/2129771920] :ext3:ext3_commit_super+0x57/0xa0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114364]  [freeze_bdev+138/176] freeze_bdev+0x8a/0xb0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114374]  [_end+128731225/2129771920] :dm_mod:dm_suspend+0x119/0x450
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114379]  [default_wake_function+0/16] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114383]  [__up_write+49/368] __up_write+0x31/0x170
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114390]  [_end+128744272/2129771920] :dm_mod:dev_suspend+0x0/0x210
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114396]  [_end+128744602/2129771920] :dm_mod:dev_suspend+0x14a/0x210
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114402]  [_end+128742063/2129771920] :dm_mod:ctl_ioctl+0x1df/0x2e0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114406]  [do_wp_page+964/1280] do_wp_page+0x3c4/0x500
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114416]  [do_ioctl+125/192] do_ioctl+0x7d/0xc0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114418]  [vfs_ioctl+116/720] vfs_ioctl+0x74/0x2d0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114421]  [sys_ioctl+149/176] sys_ioctl+0x95/0xb0
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114425]  [system_call+126/131] system_call+0x7e/0x83
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.114428] 
Aug 27 16:20:14 atalanta kernel: [264256.128587] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:64
Aug 27 16:21:16 atalanta kernel: [264318.014646] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:64.
Aug 27 16:21:16 atalanta kernel: [264318.014987] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.906125] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112.
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.906159] printk: 22947 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.906163] Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 0
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.940530] lost page write due to I/O error on dm-4
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.940562] ext3_abort called.
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta multipathd: mysql: load table [0 41943040 multipath 0 1 rdac 1 1 round-robin 0 2 1 8:64 1000 8:112 1000]
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264379.959340] EXT3-fs error (device dm-4): ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264380.008425] Remounting filesystem read-only
Aug 27 16:22:18 atalanta kernel: [264380.035388] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:23:20 atalanta kernel: [264441.923876] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112.
Aug 27 16:23:20 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:23:20 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:23:20 atalanta kernel: [264441.924715] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:64
Aug 27 16:23:30 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:23:30 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: reinstated
Aug 27 16:23:30 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2
Aug 27 16:24:22 atalanta kernel: [264503.821431] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:64.
Aug 27 16:24:22 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:24:22 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:24:22 atalanta kernel: [264503.822237] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:24:32 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:24:32 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: reinstated
Aug 27 16:24:32 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2
Aug 27 16:25:24 atalanta kernel: [264565.701064] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112.
Aug 27 16:25:24 atalanta kernel: [264565.701395] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:64
Aug 27 16:25:24 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:25:24 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:25:35 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:25:35 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: reinstated
Aug 27 16:25:35 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2
Aug 27 16:26:26 atalanta kernel: [264627.593359] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:64.
Aug 27 16:26:26 atalanta kernel: [264627.594446] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:26:26 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:26:26 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:26:37 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:26:37 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: reinstated
Aug 27 16:26:37 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2
Aug 27 16:27:28 atalanta kernel: [264689.478050] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112.
Aug 27 16:27:28 atalanta kernel: [264689.478771] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:64
Aug 27 16:27:28 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:27:28 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:27:39 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:27:39 atalanta multipathd: 8:112: reinstated
Aug 27 16:27:39 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2
Aug 27 16:28:30 atalanta kernel: [264751.365417] device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:64.
Aug 27 16:28:30 atalanta kernel: [264751.366649] device-mapper: multipath rdac: queueing MODE_SELECT command on 8:112
Aug 27 16:28:30 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: mark as failed
Aug 27 16:28:30 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 1
Aug 27 16:28:41 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: tur checker reports path is up
Aug 27 16:28:41 atalanta multipathd: 8:64: reinstated
Aug 27 16:28:41 atalanta multipathd: mysql: remaining active paths: 2

  The last messages appear to be looping forever.  The passive
 controller never goes active, and there's nothing in the logs on the
 array that indicates any attempt to move the volume.  It seems like the
 hardware handler is simply broken...

  Another quite nasty thing is that even though I'm using
 queue_if_no_path, I/O errors still made it up to the file system layer,
 making it read-only.  Isn't that exactly what queue_if_no_path is
 supposed to prevent?

Regards
-- 
Tore Anderson




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