Re: [PATCH v13 0/3] md/md-bitmap: restore bitmap grow through sysfs

From: Yu Kuai

Date: Fri Apr 24 2026 - 22:51:04 EST


Hi,

Please just ignore the v13, it's local version by ai that I forgot to remove.

在 2026/4/25 10:46, Yu Kuai 写道:
> mdadm --grow adds an internal bitmap by writing bitmap/location for an
> array that currently has no bitmap. That requires the bitmap directory
> and location attribute to exist before the classic bitmap backend is
> created.
>
> This series separates bitmap backend lifetime from bitmap sysfs lifetime,
> splits the sysfs layout into common and backend-specific groups, and adds
> a small "none" bitmap backend. The none backend keeps bitmap/location
> available while no real bitmap is active, and the location store path can
> then switch between the none backend and the classic bitmap backend
> without tearing down the common bitmap sysfs directory.
>
> Patch 1 factors bitmap creation and destruction into helpers that do not
> touch sysfs registration.
>
> Patch 2 splits the classic bitmap sysfs files into a common group and an
> internal-bitmap group, and converts bitmap backend operations to use a
> sysfs group array.
>
> Patch 3 adds the none backend and uses it to restore mdadm --grow bitmap
> addition through bitmap/location.
>
> Changes since v12:
> - Keep the factoring patch focused on no-sysfs bitmap lifetime helpers.
> - Make bitmap operation lookup depend only on the current bitmap id
> matching the installed backend.
> - Trim the none backend to only the operations required by the active
> call paths.
> - Rework bitmap/location error handling with explicit cleanup labels.
> - Restore the none backend after bitmap removal and creation/load
> failures so bitmap/location stays available.
>
> Validation:
> - create a RAID1 array with --bitmap=none
> - verify /sys/block/md0/md/bitmap/location exists and reports "none"
> - mdadm --grow /dev/md0 --bitmap=internal
> - verify location switches to "+8", mdadm reports "Intent Bitmap:
> Internal", and /proc/mdstat reports a bitmap
> - mdadm --grow /dev/md0 --bitmap=none
> - verify location switches back to "none" and only the common location
> attribute remains under md/bitmap
> - repeat the internal/none switch once more
> - Checked the QEMU serial log for panic, Oops, BUG, WARNING, Call Trace,
> RCU stall, and hung-task patterns; none were found.
>
> Yu Kuai (3):
> md: factor bitmap creation away from sysfs handling
> md/md-bitmap: split bitmap sysfs groups
> md/md-bitmap: add a none backend for bitmap grow
>
> drivers/md/md-bitmap.c | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> drivers/md/md-bitmap.h | 2 +-
> drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c | 7 ++-
> drivers/md/md.c | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> drivers/md/md.h | 3 +
> 5 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
>
> base-commit: c85d314b135ff569c1031f2ef8e40368bcfe72ac

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Thansk,
Kuai