WIP Send additional fsyncs from secondary OSDs to primaries to prevent lockups

src/blockstore.cpp

@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ uint32_t blockstore_t::get_bitmap_granularity()
 {
     return impl->get_bitmap_granularity();
 }
+
+bool blockstore_t::wants_fsync()
+{
+    return impl->wants_fsync();
+}

src/blockstore.h

@@ -226,4 +226,7 @@ public:
     uint64_t get_journal_size();
 
     uint32_t get_bitmap_granularity();
+
+    // Returns true if writing can stall due to a lack of fsync
+    bool wants_fsync();
 };

src/blockstore_impl.cpp

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::loop()
                 // wait for all big writes to complete, submit data device fsync
                 // wait for the data device fsync to complete, then submit journal writes for big writes
                 // then submit an fsync operation
-                if (has_writes)
+                if (0 && has_writes)
                 {
                     // Can't submit SYNC before previous writes
                     continue;
@@ -734,3 +734,15 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::disk_error_abort(const char *op, int retval, int expecte
     fprintf(stderr, "Disk %s failed: result is %d, expected %d. Can't continue, sorry :-(\n", op, retval, expected);
     exit(1);
 }
+
+bool blockstore_impl_t::wants_fsync()
+{
+    if (!unstable_writes.size())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    uint64_t journal_free_space = journal.next_free < journal.used_start
+        ? (journal.used_start - journal.next_free)
+        : (journal.len - journal.next_free + journal.used_start - journal.block_size);
+    return journal_fsync_feedback_limit > 0 && journal.len-journal_free_space >= journal_fsync_feedback_limit;
+}

src/blockstore_impl.h

@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ class blockstore_impl_t
     int throttle_threshold_us = 50;
     // Maximum writes between automatically added fsync operations
     uint64_t autosync_writes = 128;
+    // Maximum free space in the journal in bytes to start sending fsync feedback to primary OSDs
+    uint64_t journal_fsync_feedback_limit = 0;
     /******* END OF OPTIONS *******/
 
     struct ring_consumer_t ring_consumer;
@@ -433,4 +435,6 @@ public:
     inline uint64_t get_free_block_count() { return data_alloc->get_free_count(); }
     inline uint32_t get_bitmap_granularity() { return dsk.disk_alignment; }
     inline uint64_t get_journal_size() { return dsk.journal_len; }
+
+    bool wants_fsync();
 };

src/blockstore_open.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include "blockstore_impl.h"
 
+static uint64_t parse_fsync_feedback(blockstore_config_t & config, uint64_t journal_len)
+{
+    uint64_t journal_fsync_feedback_limit = 0;
+    if (config.find("journal_min_free_bytes") == config.end() &&
+        config.find("journal_min_free_percent") == config.end())
+    {
+        journal_fsync_feedback_limit = 90 * journal_len / 100;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        journal_fsync_feedback_limit = strtoull(config["journal_min_free_bytes"].c_str(), NULL, 10);
+        if (!journal_fsync_feedback_limit)
+        {
+            journal_fsync_feedback_limit = strtoull(config["journal_min_free_percent"].c_str(), NULL, 10) * journal_len / 100;
+        }
+    }
+    return journal_fsync_feedback_limit;
+}
+
 void blockstore_impl_t::parse_config(blockstore_config_t & config, bool init)
 {
     // Online-configurable options:
@@ -53,6 +72,8 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::parse_config(blockstore_config_t & config, bool init)
     }
     if (!init)
     {
+        // has to be parsed after dsk.parse_config(), thus repeated here for online update
+        journal_fsync_feedback_limit = parse_fsync_feedback(config, journal.len);
         return;
     }
     // Offline-configurable options:
@@ -96,6 +117,7 @@ void blockstore_impl_t::parse_config(blockstore_config_t & config, bool init)
         config["journal_no_same_sector_overwrites"] == "1" || config["journal_no_same_sector_overwrites"] == "yes";
     journal.inmemory = config["inmemory_journal"] != "false" && config["inmemory_journal"] != "0" &&
         config["inmemory_journal"] != "no";
+    journal_fsync_feedback_limit = parse_fsync_feedback(config, journal.len);
     // Validate
     if (journal.sector_count < 2)
     {

src/blockstore_sync.cpp

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ int blockstore_impl_t::continue_sync(blockstore_op_t *op)
 {
     if (immediate_commit == IMMEDIATE_ALL)
     {
-        // We can return immediately because sync is only dequeued after all previous writes
         op->retval = 0;
         FINISH_OP(op);
         return 2;

src/messenger.cpp

@@ -395,24 +395,27 @@ void osd_messenger_t::check_peer_config(osd_client_t *cl)
             },
         },
     };
+    json11::Json::object payload;
+    if (this->osd_num)
+    {
+        payload["osd_num"] = this->osd_num;
+    }
 #ifdef WITH_RDMA
     if (rdma_context)
     {
         cl->rdma_conn = msgr_rdma_connection_t::create(rdma_context, rdma_max_send, rdma_max_recv, rdma_max_sge, rdma_max_msg);
         if (cl->rdma_conn)
         {
-            json11::Json payload = json11::Json::object {
-                { "connect_rdma", cl->rdma_conn->addr.to_string() },
-                { "rdma_max_msg", cl->rdma_conn->max_msg },
-            };
-            std::string payload_str = payload.dump();
+            payload["connect_rdma"] = cl->rdma_conn->addr.to_string();
+            payload["rdma_max_msg"] = cl->rdma_conn->max_msg;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    std::string payload_str = json11::Json(payload).dump();
     op->req.show_conf.json_len = payload_str.size();
     op->buf = malloc_or_die(payload_str.size());
     op->iov.push_back(op->buf, payload_str.size());
     memcpy(op->buf, payload_str.c_str(), payload_str.size());
-        }
-    }
-#endif
     op->callback = [this, cl](osd_op_t *op)
     {
         std::string json_err;

src/osd.cpp

@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ void osd_t::parse_config(bool init)
         // Allow to set it to 0
         autosync_writes = config["autosync_writes"].uint64_value();
     }
+    if (!config["fsync_feedback_repeat_interval"].is_null())
+    {
+        fsync_feedback_repeat_interval = config["fsync_feedback_repeat_interval"].uint64_value();
+    }
+    if (!fsync_feedback_repeat_interval)
+    {
+        fsync_feedback_repeat_interval = 500; // ms
+    }
     if (!config["client_queue_depth"].is_null())
     {
         client_queue_depth = config["client_queue_depth"].uint64_value();

src/osd.h

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class osd_t
     uint32_t scrub_list_limit = 1000;
     bool scrub_find_best = true;
     uint64_t scrub_ec_max_bruteforce = 100;
+    uint64_t fsync_feedback_repeat_interval = 500;
 
     // cluster state
 
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ class osd_t
     uint64_t unstable_write_count = 0;
     std::map<osd_object_id_t, uint64_t> unstable_writes;
     std::deque<osd_op_t*> syncs_in_progress;
+    std::map<int, timespec> unstable_write_osds;
+    int fsync_feedback_timer_id = -1;
 
     // client & peer I/O
 
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ class osd_t
     void exec_show_config(osd_op_t *cur_op);
     void exec_secondary(osd_op_t *cur_op);
     void secondary_op_callback(osd_op_t *cur_op);
+    void fsync_feedback();
 
     // primary ops
     void autosync();

src/osd_secondary.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ void osd_t::secondary_op_callback(osd_op_t *op)
         if (op->bs_op->retval > 0)
             op->iov.push_back(op->buf, op->bs_op->retval);
     }
+    else if (op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_WRITE ||
+        op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_WRITE_STABLE)
+    {
+#ifndef OSD_STUB
+        fsync_feedback();
+#endif
+        if (op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_WRITE)
+        {
+            auto & u = unstable_write_osds[op->peer_fd];
+            u = u;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_SYNC)
+    {
+        // FIXME It would be more correct to track STABILIZE ops, not just reset on SYNC
+        unstable_write_osds.erase(op->peer_fd);
+    }
     else if (op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_LIST)
     {
         // allocated by blockstore
@@ -45,6 +62,71 @@ void osd_t::secondary_op_callback(osd_op_t *op)
     finish_op(op, retval);
 }
 
+void osd_t::fsync_feedback()
+{
+    if (!unstable_write_osds.size() || !bs->wants_fsync())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    bool postpone = false;
+    // Broadcast fsync feedback
+    timespec now;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &now);
+    for (auto up_it = unstable_write_osds.begin(); up_it != unstable_write_osds.end(); )
+    {
+        auto & peer_fd = up_it->first;
+        auto & last_feedback = up_it->second;
+        if (msgr.clients.find(peer_fd) == msgr.clients.end() ||
+            !msgr.clients.at(peer_fd)->osd_num)
+        {
+            unstable_write_osds.erase(up_it++);
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto diff = (now.tv_sec-last_feedback.tv_sec)*1000 + (now.tv_nsec-last_feedback.tv_nsec)/1000000;
+        if (diff > fsync_feedback_repeat_interval)
+        {
+            last_feedback = now;
+            // Request fsync from the primary OSD
+            // Note: primary OSD should NOT divide syncs by clients or this logic will break
+            osd_op_t *fb_op = new osd_op_t();
+            fb_op->op_type = OSD_OP_OUT;
+            fb_op->req = (osd_any_op_t){
+                .sync = {
+                    .header = {
+                        .magic = SECONDARY_OSD_OP_MAGIC,
+                        .id = msgr.next_subop_id++,
+                        .opcode = OSD_OP_SYNC,
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+            fb_op->callback = [this](osd_op_t *op)
+            {
+                delete op;
+            };
+            fb_op->peer_fd = peer_fd;
+            msgr.outbox_push(fb_op);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            postpone = true;
+        }
+        up_it++;
+    }
+    if (fsync_feedback_timer_id >= 0)
+    {
+        tfd->clear_timer(fsync_feedback_timer_id);
+        fsync_feedback_timer_id = -1;
+    }
+    if (postpone)
+    {
+        fsync_feedback_timer_id = tfd->set_timer(fsync_feedback_repeat_interval, false, [this](int timer_id)
+        {
+            fsync_feedback_timer_id = -1;
+            fsync_feedback();
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 void osd_t::exec_secondary(osd_op_t *cur_op)
 {
     if (cur_op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_READ_BMP)
@@ -158,6 +240,7 @@ void osd_t::exec_show_config(osd_op_t *cur_op)
     json11::Json req_json = cur_op->req.show_conf.json_len > 0
         ? json11::Json::parse(std::string((char *)cur_op->buf), json_err)
         : json11::Json();
+    msgr.clients.at(cur_op->peer_fd)->osd_num = req_json["osd_num"].uint64_value();
     // Expose sensitive configuration values so peers can check them
     json11::Json::object wire_config = json11::Json::object {
         { "osd_num", osd_num },