Re: [PATCH RFC] nfsd: new Kconfig option for legacy client tracking

From: NeilBrown
Date: Thu Oct 12 2023 - 19:22:34 EST


On Fri, 13 Oct 2023, Jeff Layton wrote:
> We've had a number of attempts at different NFSv4 client tracking
> methods over the years, but now nfsdcld has emerged as the clear winner
> since the others (recoverydir and the usermodehelper upcall) are
> problematic.
>
> As a prelude to eventually removing support for these client tracking
> methods, add a new Kconfig option that enables them. Mark it deprecated
> and make it default to N.

This is an excellent idea - thanks. I haven't looked closely at the
patch, but if it builds then I suspect it is correct.

Acked-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>

Thanks,
NeilBrown



>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Now that we've really settled on nfsdcld being the way forward for
> NFSv4 client tracking, put the legacy methods under a new Kconfig option
> that defaults to off.
>
> This should make it easier to eventually deprecate this code and remove
> it in the future (maybe in v6.10 or so)?
> ---
> fs/nfsd/Kconfig | 16 +++++++++
> fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
> fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c | 6 ++++
> 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
> index 43b88eaf0673..2d21fbf154c6 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
> @@ -158,3 +158,19 @@ config NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
>
> If you do not wish to enable fine-grained security labels SELinux or
> Smack policies on NFSv4 files, say N.
> +
> +config NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> + bool "Support legacy NFSv4 client tracking methods (deprecated)"
> + depends on NFSD_V4
> + default n
> + help
> + The NFSv4 server needs to store a small amount of information on
> + stable storage in order to handle state recovery after reboot. Most
> + modern deployments upcall to a userland daemon for this (nfsdcld),
> + but older NFS servers may store information directly in a
> + recoverydir, or spawn a process directly using a usermodehelper
> + upcall.
> +
> + These legacy client tracking methods have proven to be probelmatic
> + and will be removed in the future. Say Y here if you need support
> + for them in the interim.
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
> index 3509e73abe1f..2c060e0b1604 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
> @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops {
> static const struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops;
> static const struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops_v2;
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> /* Globals */
> static char user_recovery_dirname[PATH_MAX] = "/var/lib/nfs/v4recovery";
>
> @@ -720,6 +721,7 @@ static const struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops nfsd4_legacy_tracking_ops = {
> .version = 1,
> .msglen = 0,
> };
> +#endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING */
>
> /* Globals */
> #define NFSD_PIPE_DIR "nfsd"
> @@ -731,8 +733,10 @@ struct cld_net {
> spinlock_t cn_lock;
> struct list_head cn_list;
> unsigned int cn_xid;
> - bool cn_has_legacy;
> struct crypto_shash *cn_tfm;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> + bool cn_has_legacy;
> +#endif
> };
>
> struct cld_upcall {
> @@ -793,7 +797,6 @@ __cld_pipe_inprogress_downcall(const struct cld_msg_v2 __user *cmsg,
> uint8_t cmd, princhashlen;
> struct xdr_netobj name, princhash = { .len = 0, .data = NULL };
> uint16_t namelen;
> - struct cld_net *cn = nn->cld_net;
>
> if (get_user(cmd, &cmsg->cm_cmd)) {
> dprintk("%s: error when copying cmd from userspace", __func__);
> @@ -833,11 +836,15 @@ __cld_pipe_inprogress_downcall(const struct cld_msg_v2 __user *cmsg,
> return PTR_ERR(name.data);
> name.len = namelen;
> }
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> if (name.len > 5 && memcmp(name.data, "hash:", 5) == 0) {
> + struct cld_net *cn = nn->cld_net;
> +
> name.len = name.len - 5;
> memmove(name.data, name.data + 5, name.len);
> cn->cn_has_legacy = true;
> }
> +#endif
> if (!nfs4_client_to_reclaim(name, princhash, nn)) {
> kfree(name.data);
> kfree(princhash.data);
> @@ -1010,7 +1017,9 @@ __nfsd4_init_cld_pipe(struct net *net)
> }
>
> cn->cn_pipe->dentry = dentry;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> cn->cn_has_legacy = false;
> +#endif
> nn->cld_net = cn;
> return 0;
>
> @@ -1282,10 +1291,6 @@ nfsd4_cld_check(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> {
> struct nfs4_client_reclaim *crp;
> struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
> - struct cld_net *cn = nn->cld_net;
> - int status;
> - char dname[HEXDIR_LEN];
> - struct xdr_netobj name;
>
> /* did we already find that this client is stable? */
> if (test_bit(NFSD4_CLIENT_STABLE, &clp->cl_flags))
> @@ -1296,7 +1301,12 @@ nfsd4_cld_check(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> if (crp)
> goto found;
>
> - if (cn->cn_has_legacy) {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> + if (nn->cld_net->cn_has_legacy) {
> + int status;
> + char dname[HEXDIR_LEN];
> + struct xdr_netobj name;
> +
> status = nfs4_make_rec_clidname(dname, &clp->cl_name);
> if (status)
> return -ENOENT;
> @@ -1314,6 +1324,7 @@ nfsd4_cld_check(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> goto found;
>
> }
> +#endif
> return -ENOENT;
> found:
> crp->cr_clp = clp;
> @@ -1327,8 +1338,6 @@ nfsd4_cld_check_v2(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
> struct cld_net *cn = nn->cld_net;
> int status;
> - char dname[HEXDIR_LEN];
> - struct xdr_netobj name;
> struct crypto_shash *tfm = cn->cn_tfm;
> struct xdr_netobj cksum;
> char *principal = NULL;
> @@ -1342,7 +1351,11 @@ nfsd4_cld_check_v2(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> if (crp)
> goto found;
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> if (cn->cn_has_legacy) {
> + struct xdr_netobj name;
> + char dname[HEXDIR_LEN];
> +
> status = nfs4_make_rec_clidname(dname, &clp->cl_name);
> if (status)
> return -ENOENT;
> @@ -1360,6 +1373,7 @@ nfsd4_cld_check_v2(struct nfs4_client *clp)
> goto found;
>
> }
> +#endif
> return -ENOENT;
> found:
> if (crp->cr_princhash.len) {
> @@ -1663,6 +1677,7 @@ static const struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops_v2 = {
> .msglen = sizeof(struct cld_msg_v2),
> };
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> /* upcall via usermodehelper */
> static char cltrack_prog[PATH_MAX] = "/sbin/nfsdcltrack";
> module_param_string(cltrack_prog, cltrack_prog, sizeof(cltrack_prog),
> @@ -2007,28 +2022,10 @@ static const struct nfsd4_client_tracking_ops nfsd4_umh_tracking_ops = {
> .msglen = 0,
> };
>
> -int
> -nfsd4_client_tracking_init(struct net *net)
> +static inline int check_for_legacy_methods(int status, struct net *net)
> {
> - int status;
> - struct path path;
> struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
> -
> - /* just run the init if it the method is already decided */
> - if (nn->client_tracking_ops)
> - goto do_init;
> -
> - /* First, try to use nfsdcld */
> - nn->client_tracking_ops = &nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops;
> - status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> - if (!status)
> - return status;
> - if (status != -ETIMEDOUT) {
> - nn->client_tracking_ops = &nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops_v0;
> - status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> - if (!status)
> - return status;
> - }
> + struct path path;
>
> /*
> * Next, try the UMH upcall.
> @@ -2045,14 +2042,46 @@ nfsd4_client_tracking_init(struct net *net)
> nn->client_tracking_ops = &nfsd4_legacy_tracking_ops;
> status = kern_path(nfs4_recoverydir(), LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
> if (!status) {
> - status = d_is_dir(path.dentry);
> + status = !d_is_dir(path.dentry);
> path_put(&path);
> - if (!status) {
> - status = -EINVAL;
> - goto out;
> - }
> + if (status)
> + return -ENOTDIR;
> + status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> + }
> + return status;
> +}
> +#else
> +static inline int check_for_legacy_methods(int status, struct net *net)
> +{
> + return status;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_LEGACY_NFSD_CLIENT_TRACKING */
> +
> +int
> +nfsd4_client_tracking_init(struct net *net)
> +{
> + struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
> + int status;
> +
> + /* just run the init if it the method is already decided */
> + if (nn->client_tracking_ops)
> + goto do_init;
> +
> + /* First, try to use nfsdcld */
> + nn->client_tracking_ops = &nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops;
> + status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> + if (!status)
> + return status;
> + if (status != -ETIMEDOUT) {
> + nn->client_tracking_ops = &nfsd4_cld_tracking_ops_v0;
> + status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> + if (!status)
> + return status;
> }
>
> + status = check_for_legacy_methods(status, net);
> + if (status)
> + goto out;
> do_init:
> status = nn->client_tracking_ops->init(net);
> out:
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
> index 7ed02fb88a36..48d1dc9cccfb 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
> @@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ static ssize_t write_maxconn(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
> #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
> static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
> static ssize_t write_gracetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
> +#endif
> static ssize_t write_v4_end_grace(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size);
> #endif
>
> @@ -92,7 +94,9 @@ static ssize_t (*const write_op[])(struct file *, char *, size_t) = {
> #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
> [NFSD_Leasetime] = write_leasetime,
> [NFSD_Gracetime] = write_gracetime,
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> [NFSD_RecoveryDir] = write_recoverydir,
> +#endif
> [NFSD_V4EndGrace] = write_v4_end_grace,
> #endif
> };
> @@ -1012,6 +1016,7 @@ static ssize_t write_gracetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
> return nfsd4_write_time(file, buf, size, &nn->nfsd4_grace, nn);
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_LEGACY_CLIENT_TRACKING
> static ssize_t __write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size,
> struct nfsd_net *nn)
> {
> @@ -1072,6 +1077,7 @@ static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
> mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
> return rv;
> }
> +#endif
>
> /*
> * write_v4_end_grace - release grace period for nfsd's v4.x lock manager
>
> ---
> base-commit: 401644852d0b2a278811de38081be23f74b5bb04
> change-id: 20231012-nfsd-cltrack-6198814aee58
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>