[PATCH] md/raid0: add config parameters to specify zone layout

From: Jason Baron
Date: Thu Mar 26 2020 - 11:31:29 EST


Let's add some CONFIG_* options to directly configure the raid0 layout
if you know in advance how your raid0 array was created. This can be
simpler than having to manage module or kernel command-line parameters.

If the raid0 array was created by a pre-3.14 kernel, use
RAID0_ORIG_LAYOUT. If the raid0 array was created by a 3.14 or newer
kernel then select RAID0_ALT_MULTIZONE_LAYOUT. Otherwise, the default
setting is RAID0_LAYOUT_NONE, in which case the current behavior of
needing to specify a module parameter raid0.default_layout=1|2 is
preserved.

Cc: Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Song Liu <songliubraving@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/Kconfig | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/md/raid0.c | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 62 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
index d6d5ab2..c0c6d82 100644
--- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
@@ -79,6 +79,61 @@ config MD_RAID0

If unsure, say Y.

+choice
+ prompt "RAID0 Layout"
+ default RAID0_LAYOUT_NONE
+ depends on MD_RAID0
+ help
+ A change was made in Linux 3.14 that unintentinally changed the
+ the layout for RAID0. This can result in data corruption if a pre-3.14
+ and a 3.14 or later kernel both wrote to the array. However, if the
+ devices in the array are all of the same size then the layout would
+ have been unaffected by this change, and there is no risk of data
+ corruption from this issue.
+
+ Unfortunately, the layout can not be determined by the kernel. If the
+ array has only been written to by a 3.14 or later kernel its safe to
+ set RAID0_ALT_MULTIZONE_LAYOUT. If its only been written to by a
+ pre-3.14 kernel its safe to select RAID0_ORIG_LAYOUT. If its been
+ written by both then select RAID0_LAYOUT_NONE, which will not
+ configure the array. The array can then be examined for corruption.
+
+ For new arrays you may choose either layout version. Neither version
+ is inherently better than the other.
+
+ Alternatively, these parameters can also be specified via the module
+ parameter raid0.default_layout=<N>. N=2 selects the 'new' or multizone
+ layout, while N=1 selects the 'old' layout or original layout. If
+ unset the array will not be configured.
+
+ The layout can also be written directly to the raid0 array via the
+ mdadm command, which can be auto-detected by the kernel. See:
+ <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/md.html#multi-zone-raid0-layout-migration>
+
+config RAID0_ORIG_LAYOUT
+ bool "raid0 layout for arrays only written to by a pre-3.14 kernel"
+ help
+ If the raid0 array was only created and written to by a pre-3.14 kernel.
+
+config RAID0_ALT_MULTIZONE_LAYOUT
+ bool "raid0 layout for arrays only written to be a 3.14 or newer kernel"
+ help
+ If the raid0 array was only created and written to by a 3.14 or later
+ kernel.
+
+config RAID0_LAYOUT_NONE
+ bool "raid0 layout must be specified via a module parameter"
+ help
+ If a raid0 array was written to by both a pre-3.14 and a 3.14 or
+ later kernel, you may have data corruption. This option will not
+ auto configure the array and thus you can examine the array offline
+ to determine the best way to proceed. With RAID0_LAYOUT_NONE
+ set, the choice for raid0 layout can be set via a module parameter
+ raid0.default_layout=<N>. Or the layout can be written directly
+ to the raid0 array via the mdadm command.
+
+endchoice
+
config MD_RAID1
tristate "RAID-1 (mirroring) mode"
depends on BLK_DEV_MD
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index 322386f..576eaa6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
#include "raid0.h"
#include "raid5.h"

+#if defined(CONFIG_RAID0_ORIG_LAYOUT)
+static int default_layout = RAID0_ORIG_LAYOUT;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_RAID0_ALT_MULTIZONE_LAYOUT)
+static int default_layout = RAID0_ALT_MULTIZONE_LAYOUT;
+#else
static int default_layout = 0;
+#endif
+
module_param(default_layout, int, 0644);

#define UNSUPPORTED_MDDEV_FLAGS \
--
2.7.4