[Ocfs2-devel] OCFS2 causing system instability

[Guy 2212112]

Hello Gang,

Thank you for the quick response, it looks like the right direction for me
- similar to other file systems (not clustered) have.

I've checked and saw that the mount forwards this parameter to the OCFS2
kernel driver and it looks the version I have in my kernel does not support
the errors=continue but only panic and remount-ro.

You've mentioned the "latest code" ... my question is:  On which kernel
version it should be supported? I'm currently using 3.16 on ubuntu 14.04.


Thanks,

Guy

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 4:21 AM, Gang He <ghe at suse.com> wrote:

> Hello guy,
>
> First, OCFS2 is a shared disk cluster file system, not a distibuted file
> system (like Ceph), we only share the same data/metadata copy on this
> shared disk, please make sure this shared disk are always integrated.
> Second, if file system encounters any error, the behavior is specified by
> mount options "errors=xxx",
> The latest code should support "errors=continue" option, that means file
> system will not panic the OS, and just return -EIO error and let the file
> system continue.
>
> Thanks
> Gang
>
>
> >>>
> > Dear OCFS2 guys,
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Guy, and I'm testing ocfs2 due to its features as a clustered
> > filesystem that I need.
> >
> > As part of the stability and reliability test I’ve performed, I've
> > encountered an issue with ocfs2 (format + mount + remove disk...), that I
> > wanted to make sure it is a real issue and not just a mis-configuration.
> >
> >
> >
> > The main concern is that the stability of the whole system is compromised
> > when a single disk/volumes fails. It looks like the OCFS2 is not handling
> > the error correctly but stuck in an endless loop that interferes with the
> > work of the server.
> >
> >
> >
> > I’ve test tested two cluster configurations – (1) Corosync/Pacemaker and
> > (2) o2cb that react similarly.
> >
> > Following the process and log entries:
> >
> >
> > Also below additional configuration that were tested.
> >
> >
> > Node 1:
> >
> > =======
> >
> > 1. service corosync start
> >
> > 2. service dlm start
> >
> > 3. mkfs.ocfs2 -v -Jblock64 -b 4096 --fs-feature-level=max-features
> > --cluster-=pcmk --cluster-name=cluster-name -N 2 /dev/<path to device>
> >
> > 4. mount -o
> > rw,noatime,nodiratime,data=writeback,heartbeat=none,cluster_stack=pcmk
> > /dev/<path to device> /mnt/ocfs2-mountpoint
> >
> >
> >
> > Node 2:
> >
> > =======
> >
> > 5. service corosync start
> >
> > 6. service dlm start
> >
> > 7. mount -o
> > rw,noatime,nodiratime,data=writeback,heartbeat=none,cluster_stack=pcmk
> > /dev/<path to device> /mnt/ocfs2-mountpoint
> >
> >
> >
> > So far all is working well, including reading and writing.
> >
> > Next
> >
> > 8. I’ve physically, pull out the disk at /dev/<path to device> to
> simulate
> > a hardware failure (that may occur…) , in real life the disk is (hardware
> > or software) protected. Nonetheless, I’m testing a hardware failure that
> > the one of the OCFS2 file systems in my server fails.
> >
> > Following  - messages observed in the system log (see below) and
> >
> > ==>  9. kernel panic(!) ... in one of the nodes or on both, or reboot on
> > one of the nodes or both.
> >
> >
> > Is there any configuration or set of parameters that will enable the
> system
> > to continue working, disabling the access to the failed disk without
> > compromising the system stability and not cause the kernel to panic?!
> >
> >
> >
> >>From my point of view it looks basics – when a hardware failure occurs:
> >
> > 1. All remaining hardware should continue working
> >
> > 2. The failed disk/volume should be inaccessible – but not compromise the
> > whole system availability (Kernel panic).
> >
> > 3. OCFS2 “understands” there’s a failed disk and stop trying to access
> it.
> >
> > 3. All disk commands such as mount/umount, df etc. should continue
> working.
> >
> > 4. When a new/replacement drive is connected to the system, it can be
> > accessed.
> >
> > My settings:
> >
> > ubuntu 14.04
> >
> > linux:  3.16.0-46-generic
> >
> > mkfs.ocfs2 1.8.4 (downloaded from git)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Some other scenarios which also were tested:
> >
> > 1. Remove the max-features in the mkfs (i.e. mkfs.ocfs2 -v -Jblock64 -b
> > 4096 --cluster-stack=pcmk --cluster-name=cluster-name -N 2 /dev/<path to
> > device>)
> >
> > This improved in some of the cases with no kernel panic but still the
> > stability of the system was compromised, the syslog indicates that
> > something unrecoverable is going on (See below - Appendix A1).
> Furthermore,
> > System is hanging when trying to software reboot.
> >
> > 2. Also tried with the o2cb stack, with similar outcomes.
> >
> > 3. The configuration was also tested with (1,2 and 3) Local and Global
> > heartbeat(s) that were NOT on the simulated failed disk, but on other
> > physical disks.
> >
> > 4. Also tested:
> >
> > Ubuntu 15.15
> >
> > Kernel: 4.2.0-23-generic
> >
> > mkfs.ocfs2 1.8.4 (git clone git://oss.oracle.com/git/ocfs2-tools.git)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ==============
> >
> > Appendix A1:
> >
> > ==============
> >
> > from syslog:
> >
> > [ 1676.608123] (ocfs2cmt,5316,14):ocfs2_commit_thread:2195 ERROR: status
> =
> > -5, journal is already aborted.
> >
> > [ 1677.611827] (ocfs2cmt,5316,14):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1678.616634] (ocfs2cmt,5316,15):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1679.621419] (ocfs2cmt,5316,15):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1680.626175] (ocfs2cmt,5316,15):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1681.630981] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1682.107356] INFO: task kworker/u64:0:6 blocked for more than 120
> seconds.
> >
> > [ 1682.108440]       Not tainted 3.16.0-46-generic #62~14.04.1
> >
> > [ 1682.109388] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs"
> disables
> > this message.
> >
> > [ 1682.110381] kworker/u64:0   D ffff88103fcb30c0     0     6      2
> > 0x00000000
> >
> > [ 1682.110401] Workqueue: fw_event0 _firmware_event_work [mpt3sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110405]  ffff88102910b8a0 0000000000000046 ffff88102977b2f0
> > 00000000000130c0
> >
> > [ 1682.110411]  ffff88102910bfd8 00000000000130c0 ffff88102928c750
> > ffff88201db284b0
> >
> > [ 1682.110415]  ffff88201db28000 ffff881028cef000 ffff88201db28138
> > ffff88201db28268
> >
> > [ 1682.110419] Call Trace:
> >
> > [ 1682.110427]  [<ffffffff8176a8b9>] schedule+0x29/0x70
> >
> > [ 1682.110458]  [<ffffffffc08d6c11>] ocfs2_clear_inode+0x3b1/0xa30
> [ocfs2]
> >
> > [ 1682.110464]  [<ffffffff810b4de0>] ? prepare_to_wait_event+0x100/0x100
> >
> > [ 1682.110487]  [<ffffffffc08d8c7e>] ocfs2_evict_inode+0x6e/0x730 [ocfs2]
> >
> > [ 1682.110493]  [<ffffffff811eee04>] evict+0xb4/0x180
> >
> > [ 1682.110498]  [<ffffffff811eef09>] dispose_list+0x39/0x50
> >
> > [ 1682.110501]  [<ffffffff811efdb4>] invalidate_inodes+0x134/0x150
> >
> > [ 1682.110506]  [<ffffffff8120a64a>] __invalidate_device+0x3a/0x60
> >
> > [ 1682.110510]  [<ffffffff81367e81>] invalidate_partition+0x31/0x50
> >
> > [ 1682.110513]  [<ffffffff81368f45>] del_gendisk+0xf5/0x290
> >
> > [ 1682.110519]  [<ffffffff815177a1>] sd_remove+0x61/0xc0
> >
> > [ 1682.110524]  [<ffffffff814baf7f>] __device_release_driver+0x7f/0xf0
> >
> > [ 1682.110529]  [<ffffffff814bb013>] device_release_driver+0x23/0x30
> >
> > [ 1682.110534]  [<ffffffff814ba918>] bus_remove_device+0x108/0x180
> >
> > [ 1682.110538]  [<ffffffff814b7169>] device_del+0x129/0x1c0
> >
> > [ 1682.110543]  [<ffffffff815123a5>] __scsi_remove_device+0xd5/0xe0
> >
> > [ 1682.110547]  [<ffffffff815123d6>] scsi_remove_device+0x26/0x40
> >
> > [ 1682.110551]  [<ffffffff81512590>] scsi_remove_target+0x170/0x230
> >
> > [ 1682.110561]  [<ffffffffc03551e5>] sas_rphy_remove+0x65/0x80
> > [scsi_transport_sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110570]  [<ffffffffc035707d>] sas_port_delete+0x2d/0x170
> > [scsi_transport_sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110575]  [<ffffffff8124a6f9>] ? sysfs_remove_link+0x19/0x30
> >
> > [ 1682.110588]  [<ffffffffc03f1599>]
> > mpt3sas_transport_port_remove+0x1c9/0x1e0 [mpt3sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110598]  [<ffffffffc03e60b5>] _scsih_remove_device+0x55/0x80
> > [mpt3sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110610]  [<ffffffffc03e6159>]
> > _scsih_device_remove_by_handle.part.21+0x79/0xa0 [mpt3sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110619]  [<ffffffffc03eca97>] _firmware_event_work+0x1337/0x1690
> > [mpt3sas]
> >
> > [ 1682.110626]  [<ffffffff8101c315>] ? native_sched_clock+0x35/0x90
> >
> > [ 1682.110630]  [<ffffffff8101c379>] ? sched_clock+0x9/0x10
> >
> > [ 1682.110636]  [<ffffffff81011574>] ? __switch_to+0xe4/0x580
> >
> > [ 1682.110640]  [<ffffffff81087bc9>] ?
> pwq_activate_delayed_work+0x39/0x80
> >
> > [ 1682.110644]  [<ffffffff8108a302>] process_one_work+0x182/0x450
> >
> > [ 1682.110648]  [<ffffffff8108aa71>] worker_thread+0x121/0x570
> >
> > [ 1682.110652]  [<ffffffff8108a950>] ? rescuer_thread+0x380/0x380
> >
> > [ 1682.110657]  [<ffffffff81091309>] kthread+0xc9/0xe0
> >
> > [ 1682.110662]  [<ffffffff81091240>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1c0/0x1c0
> >
> > [ 1682.110667]  [<ffffffff8176e818>] ret_from_fork+0x58/0x90
> >
> > [ 1682.110672]  [<ffffffff81091240>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1c0/0x1c0
> >
> > [ 1682.635761] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1683.640549] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1684.645336] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1685.650114] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1686.654911] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1687.659684] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1688.664466] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1689.669252] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1690.674026] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1691.678810] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_cache:324 ERROR: status =
> -5
> >
> > [ 1691.679920] (ocfs2cmt,5316,9):ocfs2_commit_thread:2195 ERROR: status =
> > -5, journal is already aborted.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Guy
>
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