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LU-8929 lfsck: dumper gets current position properly
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lustre / lfsck / lfsck_layout.c
index 2fe033e..8ce6086 100644 (file)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * GPL HEADER END
  */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2016, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * lustre/lfsck/lfsck_layout.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <lustre/lustre_idl.h>
 #include <lu_object.h>
 #include <dt_object.h>
-#include <lustre_linkea.h>
 #include <lustre_fid.h>
 #include <lustre_lib.h>
 #include <lustre_net.h>
 
 #include "lfsck_internal.h"
 
-#define LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC             0xB173AE14
+#define LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC_V1          0xB173AE14
+#define LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC_V2          0xB1734D76
 
-static const char lfsck_layout_name[] = "lfsck_layout";
+#define LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC             LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC_V2
 
 struct lfsck_layout_seq {
        struct list_head         lls_list;
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ struct lfsck_layout_slave_target {
        __u64                   llst_gen;
        atomic_t                llst_ref;
        __u32                   llst_index;
+       /* How many times we have failed to get the master status. */
+       int                     llst_failures;
 };
 
 struct lfsck_layout_slave_data {
@@ -88,88 +90,12 @@ struct lfsck_layout_slave_data {
        unsigned int             llsd_rbtree_valid:1;
 };
 
-struct lfsck_layout_object {
-       struct dt_object        *llo_obj;
-       struct lu_attr           llo_attr;
-       atomic_t                 llo_ref;
-       __u16                    llo_gen;
-};
-
-struct lfsck_layout_req {
-       struct list_head                 llr_list;
-       struct lfsck_layout_object      *llr_parent;
-       struct dt_object                *llr_child;
-       __u32                            llr_ost_idx;
-       __u32                            llr_lov_idx; /* offset in LOV EA */
-};
-
-struct lfsck_layout_master_data {
-       spinlock_t              llmd_lock;
-       struct list_head        llmd_req_list;
-
-       /* list for the ost targets involve layout verification. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_ost_list;
-
-       /* list for the ost targets in phase1 scanning. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_ost_phase1_list;
-
-       /* list for the ost targets in phase1 scanning. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_ost_phase2_list;
-
-       /* list for the mdt targets involve layout verification. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_mdt_list;
-
-       /* list for the mdt targets in phase1 scanning. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_mdt_phase1_list;
-
-       /* list for the mdt targets in phase1 scanning. */
-       struct list_head        llmd_mdt_phase2_list;
-
-       struct ptlrpc_thread    llmd_thread;
-       __u32                   llmd_touch_gen;
-       int                     llmd_prefetched;
-       int                     llmd_assistant_status;
-       int                     llmd_post_result;
-       unsigned int            llmd_to_post:1,
-                               llmd_to_double_scan:1,
-                               llmd_in_double_scan:1,
-                               llmd_exit:1;
-};
-
 struct lfsck_layout_slave_async_args {
        struct obd_export                *llsaa_exp;
        struct lfsck_component           *llsaa_com;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llsaa_llst;
 };
 
-static struct lfsck_layout_object *
-lfsck_layout_object_init(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_object *obj,
-                        __u16 gen)
-{
-       struct lfsck_layout_object *llo;
-       int                         rc;
-
-       OBD_ALLOC_PTR(llo);
-       if (llo == NULL)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, obj, &llo->llo_attr, BYPASS_CAPA);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(llo);
-
-               return ERR_PTR(rc);
-       }
-
-       lu_object_get(&obj->do_lu);
-       llo->llo_obj = obj;
-       /* The gen can be used to check whether some others have changed the
-        * file layout after LFSCK pre-fetching but before real verification. */
-       llo->llo_gen = gen;
-       atomic_set(&llo->llo_ref, 1);
-
-       return llo;
-}
-
 static inline void
 lfsck_layout_llst_put(struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst)
 {
@@ -253,18 +179,10 @@ lfsck_layout_llst_find_and_del(struct lfsck_layout_slave_data *llsd,
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void lfsck_layout_object_put(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                          struct lfsck_layout_object *llo)
-{
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&llo->llo_ref)) {
-               lfsck_object_put(env, llo->llo_obj);
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(llo);
-       }
-}
-
 static struct lfsck_layout_req *
-lfsck_layout_req_init(struct lfsck_layout_object *parent,
-                     struct dt_object *child, __u32 ost_idx, __u32 lov_idx)
+lfsck_layout_assistant_req_init(struct lfsck_assistant_object *lso,
+                               struct dt_object *child, __u32 ost_idx,
+                               __u32 lov_idx)
 {
        struct lfsck_layout_req *llr;
 
@@ -272,9 +190,8 @@ lfsck_layout_req_init(struct lfsck_layout_object *parent,
        if (llr == NULL)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llr->llr_list);
-       atomic_inc(&parent->llo_ref);
-       llr->llr_parent = parent;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llr->llr_lar.lar_list);
+       llr->llr_lar.lar_parent = lfsck_assistant_object_get(lso);
        llr->llr_child = child;
        llr->llr_ost_idx = ost_idx;
        llr->llr_lov_idx = lov_idx;
@@ -282,44 +199,140 @@ lfsck_layout_req_init(struct lfsck_layout_object *parent,
        return llr;
 }
 
-static inline void lfsck_layout_req_fini(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                        struct lfsck_layout_req *llr)
+static void lfsck_layout_assistant_req_fini(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                           struct lfsck_assistant_req *lar)
 {
-       lu_object_put(env, &llr->llr_child->do_lu);
-       lfsck_layout_object_put(env, llr->llr_parent);
+       struct lfsck_layout_req *llr =
+                       container_of0(lar, struct lfsck_layout_req, llr_lar);
+
+       lfsck_object_put(env, llr->llr_child);
+       lfsck_assistant_object_put(env, lar->lar_parent);
        OBD_FREE_PTR(llr);
 }
 
-static inline bool lfsck_layout_req_empty(struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd)
+static int
+lfsck_layout_assistant_sync_failures_interpret(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                              struct ptlrpc_request *req,
+                                              void *args, int rc)
+{
+       if (rc == 0) {
+               struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia = args;
+               struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd  = laia->laia_ltd;
+
+               ltd->ltd_synced_failures = 1;
+               atomic_dec(laia->laia_count);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify remote LFSCK instances about former failures.
+ *
+ * The local LFSCK instance has recorded which OSTs have ever failed to respond
+ * some LFSCK verification requests (maybe because of network issues or the OST
+ * itself trouble). During the respond gap, the OST may missed some OST-objects
+ * verification, then the OST cannot know whether related OST-objects have been
+ * referenced by related MDT-objects or not, then in the second-stage scanning,
+ * these OST-objects will be regarded as orphan, if the OST-object contains bad
+ * parent FID for back reference, then it will misguide the LFSCK to make wrong
+ * fixing for the fake orphan.
+ *
+ * To avoid above trouble, when layout LFSCK finishes the first-stage scanning,
+ * it will scan the bitmap for the ever failed OSTs, and notify them that they
+ * have ever missed some OST-object verification and should skip the handling
+ * for orphan OST-objects on all MDTs that are in the layout LFSCK.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] lr       pointer to the lfsck request
+ */
+static void lfsck_layout_assistant_sync_failures(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                                struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                                struct lfsck_request *lr)
 {
-       bool empty = false;
+       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia  =
+                               &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_laia2;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data       *lad   = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_layout               *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_instance             *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs            *ltds  = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set         *set;
+       atomic_t                           count;
+       __u32                              idx;
+       int                                rc    = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (!lad->lad_incomplete || lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+               RETURN_EXIT;
+
+       /* If the MDT has ever failed to verfiy some OST-objects,
+        * then sync failures with them firstly. */
+       lr->lr_flags2 = lo->ll_flags | LF_INCOMPLETE;
+
+       atomic_set(&count, 0);
+       memset(laia, 0, sizeof(*laia));
+       laia->laia_count = &count;
+       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
+       if (set == NULL)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       down_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+       cfs_foreach_bit(lad->lad_bitmap, idx) {
+               ltd = lfsck_ltd2tgt(ltds, idx);
+               LASSERT(ltd != NULL);
+
+               laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
+               rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
+                               lfsck_layout_assistant_sync_failures_interpret,
+                               laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: LFSCK assistant fail to "
+                              "notify target %x for %s phase1 done: "
+                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                              ltd->ltd_index, lad->lad_name, rc);
 
-       spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       if (list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list))
-               empty = true;
-       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               atomic_inc(&count);
+       }
+       up_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+
+       if (rc == 0 && atomic_read(&count) > 0)
+               rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
+
+       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+
+       if (rc == 0 && atomic_read(&count) > 0)
+               rc = -EINVAL;
+
+       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+out:
+       if (rc != 0)
+               /* If failed to sync failures with the OSTs, then have to
+                * mark the whole LFSCK as LF_INCOMPLETE to skip the whole
+                * subsequent orphan OST-object handling. */
+               lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
 
-       return empty;
+       lr->lr_flags2 = lo->ll_flags;
 }
 
 static int lfsck_layout_get_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                 struct dt_object *obj,
-                                 struct lu_buf *buf, ssize_t *buflen)
+                                 struct dt_object *obj, struct lu_buf *buf)
 {
        int rc;
 
 again:
-       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV);
        if (rc == -ERANGE) {
-               rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
-                                 BYPASS_CAPA);
+               rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_LOV);
                if (rc <= 0)
                        return rc;
 
                lu_buf_realloc(buf, rc);
-               if (buflen != NULL)
-                       *buflen = buf->lb_len;
-
                if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -334,9 +347,6 @@ again:
 
        if (unlikely(buf->lb_buf == NULL)) {
                lu_buf_alloc(buf, rc);
-               if (buflen != NULL)
-                       *buflen = buf->lb_len;
-
                if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -349,26 +359,47 @@ again:
 static int lfsck_layout_verify_header(struct lov_mds_md_v1 *lmm)
 {
        __u32 magic;
-       __u32 patten;
+       __u32 pattern;
 
        magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
        /* If magic crashed, keep it there. Sometime later, during OST-object
         * orphan handling, if some OST-object(s) back-point to it, it can be
         * verified and repaired. */
-       if (magic != LOV_MAGIC_V1 && magic != LOV_MAGIC_V3)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       if (magic != LOV_MAGIC_V1 && magic != LOV_MAGIC_V3) {
+               struct ost_id   oi;
+               int             rc;
+
+               lmm_oi_le_to_cpu(&oi, &lmm->lmm_oi);
+               if ((magic & LOV_MAGIC_MASK) == LOV_MAGIC_MAGIC)
+                       rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+               else
+                       rc = -EINVAL;
+
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s LOV EA magic %u on "DOSTID"\n",
+                      rc == -EINVAL ? "Unknown" : "Unsupported",
+                      magic, POSTID(&oi));
+
+               return rc;
+       }
 
-       patten = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_pattern);
+       pattern = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_pattern);
        /* XXX: currently, we only support LOV_PATTERN_RAID0. */
-       if (patten != LOV_PATTERN_RAID0)
+       if (lov_pattern(pattern) != LOV_PATTERN_RAID0) {
+               struct ost_id oi;
+
+               lmm_oi_le_to_cpu(&oi, &lmm->lmm_oi);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Unsupported LOV EA pattern %u on "DOSTID"\n",
+                      pattern, POSTID(&oi));
+
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-#define LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_SIZE       PAGE_CACHE_SIZE
+#define LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_SIZE       PAGE_SIZE
 #define LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_WIDTH      (LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_SIZE << 3)
-#define LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_MASK       (LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_SIZE - 1)
+#define LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_MASK       (LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_WIDTH - 1)
 
 struct lfsck_rbtree_node {
        struct rb_node   lrn_node;
@@ -392,7 +423,7 @@ static inline int lfsck_rbtree_cmp(struct lfsck_rbtree_node *lrn,
        if (oid < lrn->lrn_first_oid)
                return -1;
 
-       if (oid >= lrn->lrn_first_oid + LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_WIDTH)
+       if (oid - lrn->lrn_first_oid >= LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_WIDTH)
                return 1;
 
        return 0;
@@ -471,7 +502,7 @@ static struct lfsck_rbtree_node *lfsck_rbtree_new(const struct lu_env *env,
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
 
-       rb_init_node(&lrn->lrn_node);
+       RB_CLEAR_NODE(&lrn->lrn_node);
        lrn->lrn_seq = fid_seq(fid);
        lrn->lrn_first_oid = fid_oid(fid) & ~LFSCK_RBTREE_BITMAP_MASK;
        atomic_set(&lrn->lrn_known_count, 0);
@@ -492,19 +523,19 @@ static struct lfsck_rbtree_node *
 lfsck_rbtree_insert(struct lfsck_layout_slave_data *llsd,
                    struct lfsck_rbtree_node *lrn)
 {
-       struct rb_node           **pos    = &(llsd->llsd_rb_root.rb_node);
+       struct rb_node           **pos    = &llsd->llsd_rb_root.rb_node;
        struct rb_node            *parent = NULL;
        struct lfsck_rbtree_node  *tmp;
        int                        rc;
 
-       while (*pos) {
+       while (*pos != NULL) {
                parent = *pos;
-               tmp = rb_entry(*pos, struct lfsck_rbtree_node, lrn_node);
+               tmp = rb_entry(parent, struct lfsck_rbtree_node, lrn_node);
                rc = lfsck_rbtree_cmp(tmp, lrn->lrn_seq, lrn->lrn_first_oid);
                if (rc < 0)
-                       pos = &((*pos)->rb_left);
+                       pos = &(*pos)->rb_left;
                else if (rc > 0)
-                       pos = &((*pos)->rb_right);
+                       pos = &(*pos)->rb_right;
                else
                        return tmp;
        }
@@ -527,7 +558,7 @@ static int lfsck_rbtree_setup(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct dt_object                *obj;
 
        fid->f_seq = FID_SEQ_LAYOUT_RBTREE;
-       fid->f_oid = lfsck_dev_idx(dev);
+       fid->f_oid = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck);
        fid->f_ver = 0;
        obj = dt_locate(env, dev, fid);
        if (IS_ERR(obj))
@@ -545,6 +576,9 @@ static int lfsck_rbtree_setup(const struct lu_env *env,
        llsd->llsd_rbtree_valid = 1;
        dev->dd_record_fid_accessed = 1;
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK init OST-objects accessing bitmap\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck));
+
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -572,9 +606,12 @@ static void lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(const struct lu_env *env,
        }
 
        if (llsd->llsd_rb_obj != NULL) {
-               lu_object_put(env, &llsd->llsd_rb_obj->do_lu);
+               lfsck_object_put(env, llsd->llsd_rb_obj);
                llsd->llsd_rb_obj = NULL;
        }
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK fini OST-objects accessing bitmap\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck));
 }
 
 static void lfsck_rbtree_update_bitmap(const struct lu_env *env,
@@ -589,9 +626,6 @@ static void lfsck_rbtree_update_bitmap(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                              rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: update bitmap for "DFID"\n",
-              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), PFID(fid));
-
        if (unlikely(!fid_is_sane(fid) || fid_is_last_id(fid)))
                RETURN_EXIT;
 
@@ -643,24 +677,17 @@ out:
        if (rc != 0 && accessed) {
                struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
 
-               CERROR("%s: Fail to update object accessed bitmap, will cause "
-                      "incorrect LFSCK OST-object handling, so disable it to "
-                      "cancel orphan handling for related device. rc = %d.\n",
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: fail to update OST-objects accessing "
+                      "bitmap, and will cause incorrect LFSCK OST-object "
+                      "handling, so disable it to cancel orphan handling "
+                      "for related device. rc = %d\n",
                       lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
+
                lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
                lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
        }
 }
 
-static inline bool is_dummy_lov_ost_data(struct lov_ost_data_v1 *obj)
-{
-       if (fid_is_zero(&obj->l_ost_oi.oi_fid) &&
-           obj->l_ost_gen == 0 && obj->l_ost_idx == 0)
-               return true;
-
-       return false;
-}
-
 static void lfsck_layout_le_to_cpu(struct lfsck_layout *des,
                                   const struct lfsck_layout *src)
 {
@@ -688,6 +715,9 @@ static void lfsck_layout_le_to_cpu(struct lfsck_layout *des,
                des->ll_objs_repaired[i] =
                                le64_to_cpu(src->ll_objs_repaired[i]);
        des->ll_objs_skipped = le64_to_cpu(src->ll_objs_skipped);
+       des->ll_bitmap_size = le32_to_cpu(src->ll_bitmap_size);
+       fid_le_to_cpu(&des->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2,
+                     &src->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
 }
 
 static void lfsck_layout_cpu_to_le(struct lfsck_layout *des,
@@ -717,93 +747,213 @@ static void lfsck_layout_cpu_to_le(struct lfsck_layout *des,
                des->ll_objs_repaired[i] =
                                cpu_to_le64(src->ll_objs_repaired[i]);
        des->ll_objs_skipped = cpu_to_le64(src->ll_objs_skipped);
+       des->ll_bitmap_size = cpu_to_le32(src->ll_bitmap_size);
+       fid_cpu_to_le(&des->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2,
+                     &src->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load the OST bitmap from the lfsck_layout trace file.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ *
+ * \retval             0 for success
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure or data corruption
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_load_bitmap(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct lfsck_component *com)
+{
+       struct dt_object                *obj    = com->lc_obj;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct cfs_bitmap                       *bitmap = lad->lad_bitmap;
+       loff_t                           pos    = com->lc_file_size;
+       ssize_t                          size;
+       __u32                            nbits;
+       int                              rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (com->lc_lfsck->li_ost_descs.ltd_tgts_bitmap->size >
+           lo->ll_bitmap_size)
+               nbits = com->lc_lfsck->li_ost_descs.ltd_tgts_bitmap->size;
+       else
+               nbits = lo->ll_bitmap_size;
+
+       if (unlikely(nbits < BITS_PER_LONG))
+               nbits = BITS_PER_LONG;
+
+       if (nbits > bitmap->size) {
+               __u32 new_bits = bitmap->size;
+               struct cfs_bitmap *new_bitmap;
+
+               while (new_bits < nbits)
+                       new_bits <<= 1;
+
+               new_bitmap = CFS_ALLOCATE_BITMAP(new_bits);
+               if (new_bitmap == NULL)
+                       RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+               lad->lad_bitmap = new_bitmap;
+               CFS_FREE_BITMAP(bitmap);
+               bitmap = new_bitmap;
+       }
+
+       if (lo->ll_bitmap_size == 0) {
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+               CFS_RESET_BITMAP(bitmap);
+
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+
+       size = (lo->ll_bitmap_size + 7) >> 3;
+       rc = dt_read(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, size), &pos);
+       if (rc != size)
+               RETURN(rc >= 0 ? -EINVAL : rc);
+
+       if (cfs_bitmap_check_empty(bitmap))
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+       else
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 1;
+
+       RETURN(0);
 }
 
 /**
- * \retval +ve: the lfsck_layout is broken, the caller should reset it.
- * \retval 0: succeed.
- * \retval -ve: failed cases.
+ * Load the layout LFSCK trace file from disk.
+ *
+ * The layout LFSCK trace file records the layout LFSCK status information
+ * and other statistics, such as how many objects have been scanned, and how
+ * many objects have been repaired, and etc. It also contains the bitmap for
+ * failed OSTs during the layout LFSCK. All these information will be loaded
+ * from disk to RAM when the layout LFSCK component setup.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for file data corruption, the caller
+ *                     should reset the layout LFSCK trace file
+ * \retval             0 for success
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
  */
 static int lfsck_layout_load(const struct lu_env *env,
                             struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
        struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
-       const struct dt_body_operations *dbo    = com->lc_obj->do_body_ops;
        ssize_t                          size   = com->lc_file_size;
        loff_t                           pos    = 0;
        int                              rc;
 
-       rc = dbo->dbo_read(env, com->lc_obj,
-                          lfsck_buf_get(env, com->lc_file_disk, size), &pos,
-                          BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_read(env, com->lc_obj,
+                    lfsck_buf_get(env, com->lc_file_disk, size), &pos);
        if (rc == 0) {
                return -ENOENT;
        } else if (rc < 0) {
-               CWARN("%s: failed to load lfsck_layout: rc = %d\n",
-                     lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: failed to load lfsck_layout: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
                return rc;
        } else if (rc != size) {
-               CWARN("%s: crashed lfsck_layout, to be reset: rc = %d\n",
-                     lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: lfsck_layout size %u != %u; reset it\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc, (unsigned int)size);
                return 1;
        }
 
        lfsck_layout_le_to_cpu(lo, com->lc_file_disk);
        if (lo->ll_magic != LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC) {
-               CWARN("%s: invalid lfsck_layout magic %#x != %#x, "
-                     "to be reset\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
-                     lo->ll_magic, LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: invalid lfsck_layout magic %#x != %#x, "
+                      "to be reset\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                      lo->ll_magic, LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC);
                return 1;
        }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Store the layout LFSCK trace file on disk.
+ *
+ * The layout LFSCK trace file records the layout LFSCK status information
+ * and other statistics, such as how many objects have been scanned, and how
+ * many objects have been repaired, and etc. It also contains the bitmap for
+ * failed OSTs during the layout LFSCK. All these information will be synced
+ * from RAM to disk periodically.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ *
+ * \retval             0 for success
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
 static int lfsck_layout_store(const struct lu_env *env,
                              struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
-       struct dt_object         *obj           = com->lc_obj;
-       struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck         = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout      *lo            = com->lc_file_disk;
-       struct thandle           *handle;
-       ssize_t                   size          = com->lc_file_size;
-       loff_t                    pos           = 0;
-       int                       rc;
+       struct dt_object        *obj    = com->lc_obj;
+       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout     *lo_ram = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_layout     *lo     = com->lc_file_disk;
+       struct thandle          *th;
+       struct dt_device        *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
+       struct cfs_bitmap       *bitmap = NULL;
+       loff_t                   pos;
+       ssize_t                  size   = com->lc_file_size;
+       __u32                    nbits  = 0;
+       int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       lfsck_layout_cpu_to_le(lo, com->lc_file_ram);
-       handle = dt_trans_create(env, lfsck->li_bottom);
-       if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
-               rc = PTR_ERR(handle);
-               CERROR("%s: fail to create trans for storing lfsck_layout: "
-                      "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
-               RETURN(rc);
+       if (lfsck->li_master) {
+               struct lfsck_assistant_data *lad = com->lc_data;
+
+               bitmap = lad->lad_bitmap;
+               nbits = bitmap->size;
+
+               LASSERT(nbits > 0);
+               LASSERTF((nbits & 7) == 0, "Invalid nbits %u\n", nbits);
        }
 
-       rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, obj, size, pos, handle);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               CERROR("%s: fail to declare trans for storing lfsck_layout(1): "
-                      "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+       lo_ram->ll_bitmap_size = nbits;
+       lfsck_layout_cpu_to_le(lo, lo_ram);
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, lo, size),
+                                    (loff_t)0, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       if (bitmap != NULL) {
+               rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, obj,
+                               lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, nbits >> 3),
+                               (loff_t)size, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
        }
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, lfsck->li_bottom, handle);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               CERROR("%s: fail to start trans for storing lfsck_layout: "
-                      "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
-       }
 
-       rc = dt_record_write(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, lo, size), &pos,
-                            handle);
+       pos = 0;
+       rc = dt_record_write(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, lo, size), &pos, th);
        if (rc != 0)
-               CERROR("%s: fail to store lfsck_layout(1): size = %d, "
-                      "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), (int)size, rc);
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       if (bitmap != NULL) {
+               pos = size;
+               rc = dt_record_write(env, obj,
+                               lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, nbits >> 3),
+                               &pos, th);
+       }
 
        GOTO(out, rc);
 
 out:
-       dt_trans_stop(env, lfsck->li_bottom, handle);
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+log:
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: fail to store lfsck_layout: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -819,23 +969,27 @@ static int lfsck_layout_init(const struct lu_env *env,
        lo->ll_status = LS_INIT;
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
+       if (rc == 0 && com->lc_lfsck->li_master)
+               rc = lfsck_load_sub_trace_files(env, com,
+                       &dt_lfsck_layout_dangling_features, LFSCK_LAYOUT, true);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int fid_is_for_ostobj(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_device *dt,
+static int fid_is_for_ostobj(const struct lu_env *env,
+                            struct lfsck_instance *lfsck,
                             struct dt_object *obj, const struct lu_fid *fid)
 {
-       struct seq_server_site  *ss     = lu_site2seq(dt->dd_lu_dev.ld_site);
-       struct lu_seq_range      range  = { 0 };
+       struct seq_server_site  *ss     = lfsck_dev_site(lfsck);
+       struct lu_seq_range     *range  = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_range;
        struct lustre_mdt_attrs *lma;
        int                      rc;
 
-       fld_range_set_any(&range);
-       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, ss->ss_server_fld, fid_seq(fid), &range);
+       fld_range_set_any(range);
+       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, ss->ss_server_fld, fid_seq(fid), range);
        if (rc == 0) {
-               if (fld_range_is_ost(&range))
+               if (fld_range_is_ost(range))
                        return 1;
 
                return 0;
@@ -843,14 +997,14 @@ static int fid_is_for_ostobj(const struct lu_env *env, struct dt_device *dt,
 
        lma = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_lma;
        rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, lma, sizeof(*lma)),
-                         XATTR_NAME_LMA, BYPASS_CAPA);
+                         XATTR_NAME_LMA);
        if (rc == sizeof(*lma)) {
                lustre_lma_swab(lma);
 
                return lma->lma_compat & LMAC_FID_ON_OST ? 1 : 0;
        }
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_FID, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_FID);
 
        return rc > 0;
 }
@@ -896,33 +1050,34 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_create(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lu_attr           *la     = &info->lti_la;
        struct dt_object_format  *dof    = &info->lti_dof;
        struct lfsck_bookmark    *bk     = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
-       struct dt_device         *dt     = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_device         *dt     = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
        struct thandle           *th;
        __u64                     lastid = 0;
        loff_t                    pos    = 0;
        int                       rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "To create LAST_ID for <seq> "LPX64"\n",
-              fid_seq(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)));
-
        if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
                return 0;
 
        memset(la, 0, sizeof(*la));
        la->la_mode = S_IFREG |  S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
        la->la_valid = LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID;
+       memset(dof, 0, sizeof(*dof));
        dof->dof_type = dt_mode_to_dft(S_IFREG);
 
        th = dt_trans_create(env, dt);
        if (IS_ERR(th))
-               RETURN(rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
        rc = dt_declare_create(env, obj, la, NULL, dof, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, obj, sizeof(lastid), pos, th);
+       rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, obj,
+                                    lfsck_buf_get(env, &lastid,
+                                                  sizeof(lastid)),
+                                    pos, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
@@ -931,7 +1086,7 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_create(const struct lu_env *env,
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
        dt_write_lock(env, obj, 0);
-       if (likely(!dt_object_exists(obj))) {
+       if (likely(dt_object_exists(obj) == 0)) {
                rc = dt_create(env, obj, la, NULL, dof, th);
                if (rc == 0)
                        rc = dt_record_write(env, obj,
@@ -945,6 +1100,11 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_create(const struct lu_env *env,
 stop:
        dt_trans_stop(env, dt, th);
 
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK will create LAST_ID for <seq> "
+              "%#llx: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), fid_seq(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -977,6 +1137,12 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_reload(const struct lu_env *env,
                        lfsck->li_out_notify(env, lfsck->li_out_notify_data,
                                             LE_LASTID_REBUILDING);
                        lo->ll_flags |= LF_CRASHED_LASTID;
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK finds crashed "
+                              "LAST_ID file (1) for the sequence %#llx"
+                              ", old value %llu, known value %llu\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lls->lls_seq,
+                              lastid, lls->lls_lastid);
                }
        } else if (lastid >= lls->lls_lastid) {
                lls->lls_lastid = lastid;
@@ -1003,30 +1169,12 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_store(const struct lu_env *env,
        list_for_each_entry(lls, &llsd->llsd_seq_list, lls_list) {
                loff_t pos = 0;
 
-               /* XXX: Add the code back if we really found related
-                *      inconsistent cases in the future. */
-#if 0
-               if (!lls->lls_dirty) {
-                       /* In OFD, before the pre-creation, the LAST_ID
-                        * file will be updated firstly, which may hide
-                        * some potential crashed cases. For example:
-                        *
-                        * The old obj1's ID is higher than old LAST_ID
-                        * but lower than the new LAST_ID, but the LFSCK
-                        * have not touch the obj1 until the OFD updated
-                        * the LAST_ID. So the LFSCK does not regard it
-                        * as crashed case. But when OFD does not create
-                        * successfully, it will set the LAST_ID as the
-                        * real created objects' ID, then LFSCK needs to
-                        * found related inconsistency. */
-                       rc = lfsck_layout_lastid_reload(env, com, lls);
-                       if (likely(!lls->lls_dirty))
-                               continue;
-               }
-#endif
+               if (!lls->lls_dirty)
+                       continue;
 
-               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "To sync the LAST_ID for <seq> "LPX64
-                      " as <oid> "LPU64"\n", lls->lls_seq, lls->lls_lastid);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK will sync the LAST_ID for "
+                      "<seq> %#llx as <oid> %llu\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lls->lls_seq, lls->lls_lastid);
 
                if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN) {
                        lls->lls_dirty = 0;
@@ -1036,14 +1184,18 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_store(const struct lu_env *env,
                th = dt_trans_create(env, dt);
                if (IS_ERR(th)) {
                        rc1 = PTR_ERR(th);
-                       CERROR("%s: (1) failed to store "LPX64": rc = %d\n",
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK failed to store "
+                              "the LAST_ID for <seq> %#llx(1): rc = %d\n",
                               lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
                               lls->lls_seq, rc1);
                        continue;
                }
 
+               lastid = cpu_to_le64(lls->lls_lastid);
                rc = dt_declare_record_write(env, lls->lls_lastid_obj,
-                                            sizeof(lastid), pos, th);
+                                            lfsck_buf_get(env, &lastid,
+                                                          sizeof(lastid)),
+                                            pos, th);
                if (rc != 0)
                        goto stop;
 
@@ -1051,7 +1203,6 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_store(const struct lu_env *env,
                if (rc != 0)
                        goto stop;
 
-               lastid = cpu_to_le64(lls->lls_lastid);
                dt_write_lock(env, lls->lls_lastid_obj, 0);
                rc = dt_record_write(env, lls->lls_lastid_obj,
                                     lfsck_buf_get(env, &lastid,
@@ -1064,7 +1215,8 @@ stop:
                dt_trans_stop(env, dt, th);
                if (rc != 0) {
                        rc1 = rc;
-                       CERROR("%s: (2) failed to store "LPX64": rc = %d\n",
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK failed to store "
+                              "the LAST_ID for <seq> %#llx(2): rc = %d\n",
                               lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
                               lls->lls_seq, rc1);
                }
@@ -1086,13 +1238,13 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_load(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       lu_last_id_fid(fid, lls->lls_seq, lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom));
+       lu_last_id_fid(fid, lls->lls_seq, lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck));
        obj = dt_locate(env, lfsck->li_bottom, fid);
        if (IS_ERR(obj))
                RETURN(PTR_ERR(obj));
 
        /* LAST_ID crashed, to be rebuilt */
-       if (!dt_object_exists(obj)) {
+       if (dt_object_exists(obj) == 0) {
                if (!(lo->ll_flags & LF_CRASHED_LASTID)) {
                        LASSERT(lfsck->li_out_notify != NULL);
 
@@ -1100,17 +1252,29 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_load(const struct lu_env *env,
                                             LE_LASTID_REBUILDING);
                        lo->ll_flags |= LF_CRASHED_LASTID;
 
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK cannot find the "
+                              "LAST_ID file for sequence %#llx\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lls->lls_seq);
+
                        if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_DELAY4) &&
                            cfs_fail_val > 0) {
                                struct l_wait_info lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(
                                                cfs_time_seconds(cfs_fail_val),
                                                NULL, NULL);
 
-                               up_write(&com->lc_sem);
-                               l_wait_event(lfsck->li_thread.t_ctl_waitq,
-                                            !thread_is_running(&lfsck->li_thread),
-                                            &lwi);
-                               down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+                               /* Some others may changed the cfs_fail_val
+                                * as zero after above check, re-check it for
+                                * sure to avoid falling into wait for ever. */
+                               if (likely(lwi.lwi_timeout > 0)) {
+                                       struct ptlrpc_thread *thread =
+                                               &lfsck->li_thread;
+
+                                       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
+                                       l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
+                                                    !thread_is_running(thread),
+                                                    &lwi);
+                                       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
@@ -1130,6 +1294,11 @@ lfsck_layout_lastid_load(const struct lu_env *env,
                        lfsck->li_out_notify(env, lfsck->li_out_notify_data,
                                             LE_LASTID_REBUILDING);
                        lo->ll_flags |= LF_CRASHED_LASTID;
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK finds invalid "
+                              "LAST_ID file for the sequence %#llx"
+                              ": rc = %d\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lls->lls_seq, rc);
                }
 
                lls->lls_lastid = le64_to_cpu(lls->lls_lastid);
@@ -1147,519 +1316,414 @@ out:
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                              struct ptlrpc_request *req,
-                                              void *args, int rc)
+static void lfsck_layout_record_failure(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                       struct lfsck_instance *lfsck,
+                                       struct lfsck_layout *lo)
 {
-       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia = args;
-       struct lfsck_component            *com  = laia->laia_com;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data   *llmd = com->lc_data;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_descs            *ltds = laia->laia_ltds;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd  = laia->laia_ltd;
-       struct lfsck_request              *lr   = laia->laia_lr;
+       __u64 cookie;
 
-       switch (lr->lr_event) {
-       case LE_START:
-               if (rc != 0) {
-                       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
+       cookie = lfsck->li_obj_oit->do_index_ops->dio_it.store(env,
+                                                       lfsck->li_di_oit);
+       if (lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent == 0 ||
+           lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent < cookie) {
+               lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent = cookie;
 
-                       CERROR("%s: fail to notify %s %x for layout start: "
-                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
-                              (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                              ltd->ltd_index, rc);
-                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
-                       break;
-               }
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK hit first non-repaired "
+                      "inconsistency at the pos [%llu]\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                      lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent);
+       }
+}
 
-               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               if (ltd->ltd_dead || ltd->ltd_layout_done) {
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       break;
-               }
+static int lfsck_layout_double_scan_result(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                          struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                          int rc)
+{
+       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout     *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
 
-               if (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) {
-                       if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list))
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_ost_list);
-                       if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list))
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list);
+       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+       lo->ll_run_time_phase2 += cfs_duration_sec(cfs_time_current() +
+                                 HALF_SEC - com->lc_time_last_checkpoint);
+       lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
+       lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2 += com->lc_new_checked;
+
+       if (rc > 0) {
+               if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                       lo->ll_status = LS_PARTIAL;
                } else {
-                       if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list))
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_mdt_list);
-                       if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list))
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               break;
-       case LE_STOP:
-       case LE_PHASE1_DONE:
-       case LE_PHASE2_DONE:
-       case LE_PEER_EXIT:
-               if (rc != 0 && rc != -EALREADY)
-                       CWARN("%s: fail to notify %s %x for layout: "
-                             "event = %d, rc = %d\n",
-                             lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
-                             (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                             ltd->ltd_index, lr->lr_event, rc);
-               break;
-       case LE_QUERY: {
-               struct lfsck_reply *reply;
+                       if (lfsck->li_master) {
+                               struct lfsck_assistant_data *lad = com->lc_data;
 
-               if (rc != 0) {
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       break;
+                               if (lad->lad_incomplete)
+                                       lo->ll_status = LS_PARTIAL;
+                               else
+                                       lo->ll_status = LS_COMPLETED;
+                       } else {
+                               lo->ll_status = LS_COMPLETED;
+                       }
                }
+               if (!(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN))
+                       lo->ll_flags &= ~(LF_SCANNED_ONCE | LF_INCONSISTENT);
+               lo->ll_time_last_complete = lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint;
+               lo->ll_success_count++;
+       } else if (rc == 0) {
+               if (lfsck->li_status != 0)
+                       lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
+               else
+                       lo->ll_status = LS_STOPPED;
+       } else {
+               lo->ll_status = LS_FAILED;
+       }
 
-               reply = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill,
-                                              &RMF_LFSCK_REPLY);
-               if (reply == NULL) {
-                       rc = -EPROTO;
-                       CERROR("%s: invalid return value: rc = %d\n",
-                              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       break;
-               }
+       rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
+       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
-               switch (reply->lr_status) {
-               case LS_SCANNING_PHASE1:
-                       break;
-               case LS_SCANNING_PHASE2:
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       if (ltd->ltd_dead || ltd->ltd_layout_done) {
-                               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                               break;
-                       }
+       return rc;
+}
 
-                       if (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST)
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list);
-                       else
-                               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase2_list);
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       break;
-               }
-               break;
-       }
-       default:
-               CERROR("%s: unexpected event: rc = %d\n",
-                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), lr->lr_event);
-               break;
-       }
+static int lfsck_layout_trans_stop(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  struct dt_device *dev,
+                                  struct thandle *handle, int result)
+{
+       int rc;
 
-       if (!laia->laia_shared) {
-               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
-               lfsck_component_put(env, com);
-       }
+       /* XXX: If there is something worng or it needs to repair nothing,
+        *      then notify the lower to stop the modification. Currently,
+        *      we use th_result for such purpose, that may be replaced by
+        *      some rollback mechanism in the future. */
+       handle->th_result = result;
+       rc = dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
+       if (result != 0)
+               return result > 0 ? 0 : result;
 
-       return 0;
+       return rc == 0 ? 1 : rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_master_query_others(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                           struct lfsck_component *com)
+static int lfsck_layout_ins_dangling_rec(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                        const struct lu_fid *pfid,
+                                        const struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                        __u32 ea_off, __u32 ost_idx)
 {
-       struct lfsck_thread_info          *info  = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lfsck_request              *lr    = &info->lti_lr;
-       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia  = &info->lti_laia;
-       struct lfsck_instance             *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data   *llmd  = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_request_set         *set;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_descs            *ltds;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd;
-       struct list_head                  *head;
-       int                                rc    = 0;
-       int                                rc1   = 0;
+       struct lu_fid *key = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid3;
+       struct lu_fid *rec = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid4;
+       struct dt_device *dev;
+       struct dt_object *obj;
+       struct thandle *th = NULL;
+       int idx;
+       int rc = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
-       if (set == NULL)
-               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       idx = lfsck_sub_trace_file_fid2idx(pfid);
+       obj = com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_obj;
+       dev = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
+       fid_cpu_to_be(key, pfid);
+       key->f_ver = cpu_to_be32(ea_off);
+       fid_cpu_to_be(rec, cfid);
+       rec->f_ver = cpu_to_be32(ost_idx);
 
-       llmd->llmd_touch_gen++;
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
-       lr->lr_event = LE_QUERY;
-       lr->lr_active = LT_LAYOUT;
-       laia->laia_com = com;
-       laia->laia_lr = lr;
-       laia->laia_shared = 0;
+       mutex_lock(&com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_mutex);
 
-       if (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list)) {
-               ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
-               lr->lr_flags = 0;
-               head = &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list;
-       } else {
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
-again:
-               ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-               lr->lr_flags = LEF_TO_OST;
-               head = &llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list;
-       }
+       rc = dt_declare_insert(env, obj,
+                              (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)key, th);
+       if (rc)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-       laia->laia_ltds = ltds;
-       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-       while (!list_empty(head)) {
-               ltd = list_entry(head->next,
-                                struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
-                                ltd_layout_phase_list);
-               if (ltd->ltd_layout_gen == llmd->llmd_touch_gen)
-                       break;
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-               ltd->ltd_layout_gen = llmd->llmd_touch_gen;
-               list_del(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-               list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list, head);
-               atomic_inc(&ltd->ltd_ref);
-               laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
-                                        lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
-                                        laia, LFSCK_QUERY);
-               if (rc != 0) {
-                       CERROR("%s: fail to query %s %x for layout: rc = %d\n",
-                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                              (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                              ltd->ltd_index, rc);
-                       lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
-                       rc1 = rc;
-               }
-               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-       }
-       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       rc = dt_insert(env, obj, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)key, th, 1);
 
-       rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-       if (rc < 0) {
-               ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
-               RETURN(rc);
-       }
+       GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-       if (!(lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) &&
-           list_empty(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list))
-               goto again;
+unlock:
+       if (th != NULL && !IS_ERR(th))
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
 
-       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+       mutex_unlock(&com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_mutex);
 
-       RETURN(rc1 != 0 ? rc1 : rc);
-}
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: insert the paris "DFID" => "DFID", ea_off = %u, "
+              "ost_idx = %u, into the trace file for further dangling check: "
+              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+              PFID(pfid), PFID(cfid), ea_off, ost_idx, rc);
 
-static inline bool
-lfsck_layout_master_to_orphan(struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd)
-{
-       return list_empty(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list) &&
-              (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list) ||
-               list_empty(&llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list));
+       return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_master_notify_others(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                            struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                            struct lfsck_request *lr)
+static int lfsck_layout_del_dangling_rec(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                        const struct lu_fid *fid,
+                                        __u32 ea_off)
 {
-       struct lfsck_thread_info          *info  = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia  = &info->lti_laia;
-       struct lfsck_instance             *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data   *llmd  = com->lc_data;
-       struct lfsck_layout               *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_bookmark             *bk    = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
-       struct ptlrpc_request_set         *set;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_descs            *ltds;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd;
-       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *next;
-       struct list_head                  *head;
-       __u32                              idx;
-       int                                rc    = 0;
+       struct lu_fid *key = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid3;
+       struct dt_device *dev;
+       struct dt_object *obj;
+       struct thandle *th = NULL;
+       int idx;
+       int rc = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
-       if (set == NULL)
-               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       idx = lfsck_sub_trace_file_fid2idx(fid);
+       obj = com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_obj;
+       dev = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
+       fid_cpu_to_be(key, fid);
+       key->f_ver = cpu_to_be32(ea_off);
 
-       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
-       lr->lr_active = LT_LAYOUT;
-       laia->laia_com = com;
-       laia->laia_lr = lr;
-       laia->laia_shared = 0;
-       switch (lr->lr_event) {
-       case LE_START:
-               /* Notify OSTs firstly, then handle other MDTs if needed. */
-               ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-               laia->laia_ltds = ltds;
-               down_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
-               cfs_foreach_bit(ltds->ltd_tgts_bitmap, idx) {
-                       ltd = lfsck_tgt_get(ltds, idx);
-                       LASSERT(ltd != NULL);
-
-                       laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
-                       ltd->ltd_layout_done = 0;
-                       rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
-                                       lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
-                                       laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
-                       if (rc != 0) {
-                               CERROR("%s: fail to notify %s %x for layout "
-                                      "start: rc = %d\n",
-                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                                      (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" :
-                                      "MDT", idx, rc);
-                               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
-                               lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
-                       }
-               }
-               up_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+       mutex_lock(&com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_mutex);
 
-               /* Sync up */
-               rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-               if (rc < 0) {
-                       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
-                       RETURN(rc);
-               }
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
-               if (!(bk->lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT))
-                       break;
+       rc = dt_declare_delete(env, obj, (const struct dt_key *)key, th);
+       if (rc)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-               /* link other MDT targets locallly. */
-               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               cfs_foreach_bit(ltds->ltd_tgts_bitmap, idx) {
-                       ltd = LTD_TGT(ltds, idx);
-                       LASSERT(ltd != NULL);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-                       if (!list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list))
-                               continue;
+       rc = dt_delete(env, obj, (const struct dt_key *)key, th);
 
-                       list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_list,
-                                     &llmd->llmd_mdt_list);
-                       list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                     &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               break;
-       case LE_STOP:
-       case LE_PHASE2_DONE:
-       case LE_PEER_EXIT: {
-               /* Handle other MDTs firstly if needed, then notify the OSTs. */
-               if (bk->lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT) {
-                       head = &llmd->llmd_mdt_list;
-                       ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
-                       if (lr->lr_event == LE_STOP) {
-                               /* unlink other MDT targets locallly. */
-                               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                               list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, head,
-                                                        ltd_layout_list) {
-                                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                               }
-                               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-                               lr->lr_flags |= LEF_TO_OST;
-                               head = &llmd->llmd_ost_list;
-                               ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-                       } else {
-                               lr->lr_flags &= ~LEF_TO_OST;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       lr->lr_flags |= LEF_TO_OST;
-                       head = &llmd->llmd_ost_list;
-                       ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-               }
+unlock:
+       if (th != NULL && !IS_ERR(th))
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
 
-again:
-               laia->laia_ltds = ltds;
-               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               while (!list_empty(head)) {
-                       ltd = list_entry(head->next, struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
-                                        ltd_layout_list);
-                       if (!list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list))
-                               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                       atomic_inc(&ltd->ltd_ref);
-                       laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
-                                       lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
-                                       laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
-                       if (rc != 0) {
-                               CERROR("%s: fail to notify %s %x for layout "
-                                      "stop/phase2: rc = %d\n",
-                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                                      (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" :
-                                      "MDT", ltd->ltd_index, rc);
-                               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
-                       }
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&com->lc_sub_trace_objs[idx].lsto_mutex);
 
-               rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-               if (rc < 0) {
-                       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
-                       RETURN(rc);
-               }
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: delete the dangling record for "DFID
+              ", ea_off = %u from the trace file: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), PFID(fid), ea_off, rc);
 
-               if (!(lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST)) {
-                       lr->lr_flags |= LEF_TO_OST;
-                       head = &llmd->llmd_ost_list;
-                       ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-                       goto again;
-               }
-               break;
-       }
-       case LE_PHASE1_DONE:
-               llmd->llmd_touch_gen++;
-               ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
-               laia->laia_ltds = ltds;
-               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               while (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list)) {
-                       ltd = list_entry(llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list.next,
-                                        struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
-                                        ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       if (ltd->ltd_layout_gen == llmd->llmd_touch_gen)
-                               break;
+       return rc;
+}
 
-                       ltd->ltd_layout_gen = llmd->llmd_touch_gen;
-                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                       list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                     &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list);
-                       atomic_inc(&ltd->ltd_ref);
-                       laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
-                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
-                                       lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
-                                       laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
-                       if (rc != 0) {
-                               CERROR("%s: fail to notify MDT %x for layout "
-                                      "phase1 done: rc = %d\n",
-                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                                      ltd->ltd_index, rc);
-                               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
-                       }
-                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-               break;
-       default:
-               CERROR("%s: unexpected LFSCK event: rc = %d\n",
-                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_event);
+/**
+ * Get the system default stripe size.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] lfsck    pointer to the lfsck instance
+ * \param[out] size    pointer to the default stripe size
+ *
+ * \retval             0 for success
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_get_def_stripesize(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                          struct lfsck_instance *lfsck,
+                                          __u32 *size)
+{
+       struct lov_user_md      *lum = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_lum;
+       struct dt_object        *root;
+       int                      rc;
+
+       root = dt_locate(env, lfsck->li_next, &lfsck->li_local_root_fid);
+       if (IS_ERR(root))
+               return PTR_ERR(root);
+
+       /* Get the default stripe size via xattr_get on the backend root. */
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, root, lfsck_buf_get(env, lum, sizeof(*lum)),
+                         XATTR_NAME_LOV);
+       if (rc > 0) {
+               /* The lum->lmm_stripe_size is LE mode. The *size also
+                * should be LE mode. So it is unnecessary to convert. */
+               *size = lum->lmm_stripe_size;
+               rc = 0;
+       } else if (unlikely(rc == 0)) {
                rc = -EINVAL;
-               break;
        }
 
-       rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+       lfsck_object_put(env, root);
 
-       RETURN(rc);
+       return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_double_scan_result(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                          struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                          int rc)
+/**
+ * \retval      +1: repaired
+ * \retval       0: did nothing
+ * \retval     -ve: on error
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct thandle *handle,
+                                    struct dt_object *parent,
+                                    struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                    struct lu_buf *buf,
+                                    struct lov_ost_data_v1 *slot,
+                                    int fl, __u32 ost_idx)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout     *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_bookmark   *bk    = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
+       struct ost_id           *oi     = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_oi;
+       struct lov_mds_md_v1    *lmm    = buf->lb_buf;
+       struct lu_buf            ea_buf;
+       int                      rc;
+       __u32                    magic;
+       __u16                    count;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+       magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+       count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
 
-       lo->ll_run_time_phase2 += cfs_duration_sec(cfs_time_current() +
-                               HALF_SEC - lfsck->li_time_last_checkpoint);
-       lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
-       lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2 += com->lc_new_checked;
+       fid_to_ostid(cfid, oi);
+       ostid_cpu_to_le(oi, &slot->l_ost_oi);
+       slot->l_ost_gen = cpu_to_le32(0);
+       slot->l_ost_idx = cpu_to_le32(ost_idx);
 
-       if (rc > 0) {
-               com->lc_journal = 0;
-               if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
-                       lo->ll_status = LS_PARTIAL;
+       if (le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_pattern) & LOV_PATTERN_F_HOLE) {
+               struct lov_ost_data_v1 *objs;
+               int                     i;
+
+               if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1)
+                       objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[0];
                else
-                       lo->ll_status = LS_COMPLETED;
-               if (!(bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN))
-                       lo->ll_flags &= ~(LF_SCANNED_ONCE | LF_INCONSISTENT);
-               lo->ll_time_last_complete = lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint;
-               lo->ll_success_count++;
-       } else if (rc == 0) {
-               lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
-               if (lo->ll_status == 0)
-                       lo->ll_status = LS_STOPPED;
-       } else {
-               lo->ll_status = LS_FAILED;
-       }
+                       objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
+               for (i = 0; i < count; i++, objs++) {
+                       if (objs != slot && lovea_slot_is_dummy(objs))
+                               break;
+               }
 
-       if (lo->ll_status != LS_PAUSED) {
-               spin_lock(&lfsck->li_lock);
-               list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-               list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
-               spin_unlock(&lfsck->li_lock);
+               /* If the @slot is the last dummy slot to be refilled,
+                * then drop LOV_PATTERN_F_HOLE from lmm::lmm_pattern. */
+               if (i == count)
+                       lmm->lmm_pattern &= ~cpu_to_le32(LOV_PATTERN_F_HOLE);
        }
 
-       rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
-
-       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
+       lfsck_buf_init(&ea_buf, lmm, lov_mds_md_size(count, magic));
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, parent, &ea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV, fl, handle);
+       if (rc == 0)
+               rc = 1;
 
-       return rc;
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_lock(const struct lu_env *env,
-                            struct lfsck_component *com,
-                            struct dt_object *obj,
-                            struct lustre_handle *lh, __u64 bits)
+/**
+ * \retval      +1: repaired
+ * \retval       0: did nothing
+ * \retval     -ve: on error
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct lfsck_instance *lfsck,
+                                    struct thandle *handle,
+                                    struct dt_object *parent,
+                                    struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                    struct lu_buf *buf, int fl,
+                                    __u32 ost_idx, __u32 ea_off, bool reset)
 {
-       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       ldlm_policy_data_t              *policy = &info->lti_policy;
-       struct ldlm_res_id              *resid  = &info->lti_resid;
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
-       __u64                            flags  = LDLM_FL_ATOMIC_CB;
-       int                              rc;
+       struct lov_mds_md_v1    *lmm    = buf->lb_buf;
+       struct lov_ost_data_v1  *objs;
+       int                      rc;
+       __u16                    count;
+       bool                     hole   = false;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       LASSERT(lfsck->li_namespace != NULL);
+       if (fl == LU_XATTR_CREATE || reset) {
+               __u32 pattern = LOV_PATTERN_RAID0;
 
-       memset(policy, 0, sizeof(*policy));
-       policy->l_inodebits.bits = bits;
-       fid_build_reg_res_name(lfsck_dto2fid(obj), resid);
-       rc = ldlm_cli_enqueue_local(lfsck->li_namespace, resid, LDLM_IBITS,
-                                   policy, LCK_EX, &flags, ldlm_blocking_ast,
-                                   ldlm_completion_ast, NULL, NULL, 0,
-                                   LVB_T_NONE, NULL, lh);
-       if (rc == ELDLM_OK) {
-               rc = 0;
+               count = ea_off + 1;
+               LASSERT(buf->lb_len >= lov_mds_md_size(count, LOV_MAGIC_V1));
+
+               if (ea_off != 0 || reset) {
+                       pattern |= LOV_PATTERN_F_HOLE;
+                       hole = true;
+               }
+
+               memset(lmm, 0, buf->lb_len);
+               lmm->lmm_magic = cpu_to_le32(LOV_MAGIC_V1);
+               lmm->lmm_pattern = cpu_to_le32(pattern);
+               fid_to_lmm_oi(lfsck_dto2fid(parent), &lmm->lmm_oi);
+               lmm_oi_cpu_to_le(&lmm->lmm_oi, &lmm->lmm_oi);
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_get_def_stripesize(env, lfsck,
+                                                    &lmm->lmm_stripe_size);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[ea_off];
        } else {
-               memset(lh, 0, sizeof(*lh));
-               rc = -EIO;
-       }
+               __u32   magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+               int     gap;
 
-       return rc;
-}
+               count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
+               if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1)
+                       objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[count];
+               else
+                       objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->
+                                                       lmm_objects[count];
 
-static void lfsck_layout_unlock(struct lustre_handle *lh)
-{
-       if (lustre_handle_is_used(lh)) {
-               ldlm_lock_decref(lh, LCK_EX);
-               memset(lh, 0, sizeof(*lh));
+               gap = ea_off - count;
+               if (gap >= 0)
+                       count = ea_off + 1;
+               LASSERT(buf->lb_len >= lov_mds_md_size(count, magic));
+
+               if (gap > 0) {
+                       memset(objs, 0, gap * sizeof(*objs));
+                       lmm->lmm_pattern |= cpu_to_le32(LOV_PATTERN_F_HOLE);
+                       hole = true;
+               }
+
+               lmm->lmm_layout_gen =
+                           cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen) + 1);
+               objs += gap;
        }
+
+       lmm->lmm_stripe_count = cpu_to_le16(count);
+       rc = lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(env, handle, parent, cfid, buf, objs,
+                                      fl, ost_idx);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant extend layout EA for "
+              DFID": parent "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, fl %d, "
+              "reset %s, %s LOV EA hole: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
+              ost_idx, ea_off, fl, reset ? "yes" : "no",
+              hole ? "with" : "without", rc);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_trans_stop(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                  struct dt_device *dev,
-                                  struct thandle *handle, int result)
+static int __lfsck_layout_update_pfid(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                     struct dt_object *child,
+                                     const struct lu_fid *pfid, __u32 offset)
 {
-       int rc;
+       struct dt_device        *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(child);
+       struct filter_fid       *ff     = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_new_pfid;
+       struct thandle          *handle;
+       struct lu_buf            buf    = { NULL };
+       int                      rc;
 
-       handle->th_result = result;
-       rc = dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
-       if (rc > 0)
-               rc = 0;
-       else if (rc == 0)
-               rc = 1;
+       ff->ff_parent.f_seq = cpu_to_le64(pfid->f_seq);
+       ff->ff_parent.f_oid = cpu_to_le32(pfid->f_oid);
+       /* Currently, the filter_fid::ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent
+        * MDT-object's FID::f_ver, instead it is the OST-object index in its
+        * parent MDT-object's layout EA. */
+       ff->ff_parent.f_stripe_idx = cpu_to_le32(offset);
+       lfsck_buf_init(&buf, ff, sizeof(struct filter_fid));
+
+       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(handle))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(handle));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, child, &buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, &buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle);
+
+       GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -1669,170 +1733,448 @@ static int lfsck_layout_trans_stop(const struct lu_env *env,
  * \retval       0: did nothing
  * \retval     -ve: on error
  */
-static int lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                    struct thandle *handle,
-                                    struct dt_object *parent,
-                                    struct lu_fid *cfid,
-                                    struct lu_buf *buf,
-                                    struct lov_ost_data_v1 *slot,
-                                    int fl, __u32 ost_idx)
+static int lfsck_layout_update_pfid(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                   struct dt_object *parent,
+                                   struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                   struct dt_device *cdev, __u32 ea_off)
 {
-       struct ost_id   *oi     = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_oi;
-       int              rc;
+       struct dt_object        *child;
+       int                      rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       fid_to_ostid(cfid, oi);
-       ostid_cpu_to_le(oi, &slot->l_ost_oi);
-       slot->l_ost_gen = cpu_to_le32(0);
-       slot->l_ost_idx = cpu_to_le32(ost_idx);
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV, fl, handle,
-                         BYPASS_CAPA);
+       child = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, cdev, cfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(child))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(child));
+
+       rc = __lfsck_layout_update_pfid(env, child,
+                                       lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu), ea_off);
+       lfsck_object_put(env, child);
+
+       RETURN(rc == 0 ? 1 : rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will create the MDT-object with the given (partial) LOV EA.
+ *
+ * Under some data corruption cases, the MDT-object of the file may be lost,
+ * but its OST-objects, or some of them are there. The layout LFSCK needs to
+ * re-create the MDT-object with the orphan OST-object(s) information.
+ *
+ * On the other hand, the LFSCK may has created some OST-object for repairing
+ * dangling LOV EA reference, but as the LFSCK processing, it may find that
+ * the old OST-object is there and should replace the former new created OST
+ * object. Unfortunately, some others have modified such newly created object.
+ * To keep the data (both new and old), the LFSCK will create MDT-object with
+ * new FID to reference the original OST-object.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] ltd      pointer to target device descriptor
+ * \param[in] rec      pointer to the record for the orphan OST-object
+ * \param[in] cfid     pointer to FID for the orphan OST-object
+ * \param[in] infix    additional information, such as the FID for original
+ *                     MDT-object and the stripe offset in the LOV EA
+ * \param[in] type     the type for describing why the orphan MDT-object is
+ *                     created. The rules are as following:
+ *
+ *  type "C":          Multiple OST-objects claim the same MDT-object and the
+ *                     same slot in the layout EA. Then the LFSCK will create
+ *                     new MDT-object(s) to hold the conflict OST-object(s).
+ *
+ *  type "N":          The orphan OST-object does not know which one was the
+ *                     real parent MDT-object, so the LFSCK uses new FID for
+ *                     its parent MDT-object.
+ *
+ *  type "R":          The orphan OST-object knows its parent MDT-object FID,
+ *                     but does not know the position (the file name) in the
+ *                     layout.
+ *
+ *  type "D":          The MDT-object is a directory, it may knows its parent
+ *                     but because there is no valid linkEA, the LFSCK cannot
+ *                     know where to put it back to the namespace.
+ *  type "O":          The MDT-object has no linkEA, and there is no name
+ *                     entry that references the MDT-object.
+ *
+ *  type "P":          The orphan object to be created was a parent directory
+ *                     of some MDT-object which linkEA shows that the @orphan
+ *                     object is missing.
+ *
+ * The orphan name will be like:
+ * ${FID}-${infix}-${type}-${conflict_version}
+ *
+ * \param[in] ea_off   the stripe offset in the LOV EA
+ *
+ * \retval             positive on repaired something
+ * \retval             0 if needs to repair nothing
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_recreate_parent(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                       struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                       struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd,
+                                       struct lu_orphan_rec *rec,
+                                       struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                       const char *infix,
+                                       const char *type,
+                                       __u32 ea_off)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct dt_insert_rec            *dtrec  = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       char                            *name   = info->lti_key;
+       struct lu_attr                  *la     = &info->lti_la2;
+       struct dt_object_format         *dof    = &info->lti_dof;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lu_fid                   *pfid   = &rec->lor_fid;
+       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid3;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_object                *lpf    = lfsck->li_lpf_obj;
+       struct dt_object                *pobj   = NULL;
+       struct dt_object                *cobj   = NULL;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lu_buf                   *ea_buf = &info->lti_big_buf;
+       struct lu_buf                    lov_buf;
+       struct lfsck_lock_handle        *llh    = &info->lti_llh;
+       struct linkea_data               ldata  = { NULL };
+       struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
+       const struct lu_name            *pname;
+       int                              size   = 0;
+       int                              idx    = 0;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (unlikely(lpf == NULL))
+               GOTO(log, rc = -ENXIO);
+
+       /* We use two separated transactions to repair the inconsistency.
+        *
+        * 1) create the MDT-object locally.
+        * 2) update the OST-object's PFID EA if necessary.
+        *
+        * If 1) succeed, but 2) failed, then the OST-object's PFID EA will be
+        * updated when the layout LFSCK run next time.
+        *
+        * If 1) failed, but 2) succeed, then such MDT-object will be re-created
+        * when the layout LFSCK run next time. */
+
+       if (fid_is_zero(pfid)) {
+               rc = lfsck_fid_alloc(env, lfsck, pfid, false);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
+
+               cobj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, ltd->ltd_tgt, cfid);
+               if (IS_ERR(cobj))
+                       GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(cobj));
+       }
+
+       pobj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, dev, pfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(pobj))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(pobj));
+
+       LASSERT(infix != NULL);
+       LASSERT(type != NULL);
+
+       memset(la, 0, sizeof(*la));
+       la->la_uid = rec->lor_uid;
+       la->la_gid = rec->lor_gid;
+       la->la_mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR;
+       la->la_valid = LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID;
+
+       memset(dof, 0, sizeof(*dof));
+       dof->dof_type = dt_mode_to_dft(S_IFREG);
+       /* Because the dof->dof_reg.striped = 0, the LOD will not create
+        * the stripe(s). The LFSCK will specify the LOV EA via
+        * lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(). */
+
+       size = lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, LOV_MAGIC_V1);
+       if (ea_buf->lb_len < size) {
+               lu_buf_realloc(ea_buf, size);
+               if (ea_buf->lb_buf == NULL)
+                       GOTO(log, rc = -ENOMEM);
+       }
+
+again:
+       do {
+               snprintf(name, NAME_MAX, DFID"%s-%s-%d", PFID(pfid), infix,
+                        type, idx++);
+               rc = dt_lookup(env, lfsck->li_lpf_obj, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name);
+               if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOENT)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
+       } while (rc == 0);
+
+       rc = lfsck_lock(env, lfsck, lfsck->li_lpf_obj, name, llh,
+                       MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_PW);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       /* Re-check whether the name conflict with othrs after taken
+        * the ldlm lock. */
+       rc = dt_lookup(env, lfsck->li_lpf_obj, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)name);
+       if (unlikely(rc == 0)) {
+               lfsck_unlock(llh);
+               goto again;
+       }
+
+       if (rc != -ENOENT)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       pname = lfsck_name_get_const(env, name, strlen(name));
+       rc = linkea_links_new(&ldata, &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_linkea_buf,
+                             pname, lfsck_dto2fid(lfsck->li_lpf_obj));
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       /* The 1st transaction. */
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_create(env, pobj, la, NULL, dof, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       lfsck_buf_init(&lov_buf, ea_buf->lb_buf, size);
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, pobj, &lov_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                                 LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       dtrec->rec_fid = pfid;
+       dtrec->rec_type = S_IFREG;
+       rc = dt_declare_insert(env, lpf,
+                              (const struct dt_rec *)dtrec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata.ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                      ldata.ld_leh->leh_len);
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, pobj, &linkea_buf,
+                                 XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       dt_write_lock(env, pobj, 0);
+       rc = dt_create(env, pobj, la, NULL, dof, th);
        if (rc == 0)
-               rc = 1;
+               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, lfsck, th, pobj, cfid,
+                               &lov_buf, 0, ltd->ltd_index, ea_off, true);
+       dt_write_unlock(env, pobj);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_insert(env, lpf, (const struct dt_rec *)dtrec,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)name, th, 1);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, pobj, &linkea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+       if (rc == 0 && cobj != NULL) {
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+               th = NULL;
+
+               /* The 2nd transaction. */
+               rc = __lfsck_layout_update_pfid(env, cobj, pfid, ea_off);
+       }
+
+       GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+stop:
+       if (th != NULL)
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+unlock:
+       lfsck_unlock(llh);
+
+log:
+       if (cobj != NULL && !IS_ERR(cobj))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, cobj);
+       if (pobj != NULL && !IS_ERR(pobj))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, pobj);
+
+       if (rc < 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s layout LFSCK assistant failed to "
+                      "recreate the lost MDT-object: parent "DFID
+                      ", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, "
+                      "infix %s, type %s: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(pfid), PFID(cfid),
+                      ltd->ltd_index, ea_off, infix, type, rc);
+
+       return rc >= 0 ? 1 : rc;
+}
+
+static int lfsck_layout_master_conditional_destroy(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                                  struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                                  const struct lu_fid *fid,
+                                                  __u32 index)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info *info  = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lfsck_request     *lr    = &info->lti_lr;
+       struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc    *ltd;
+       struct ptlrpc_request    *req;
+       struct lfsck_request     *tmp;
+       struct obd_export        *exp;
+       int                       rc    = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       ltd = lfsck_tgt_get(&lfsck->li_ost_descs, index);
+       if (unlikely(ltd == NULL))
+               RETURN(-ENXIO);
+
+       exp = ltd->ltd_exp;
+       if (!(exp_connect_flags(exp) & OBD_CONNECT_LFSCK))
+               GOTO(put, rc = -EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+       req = ptlrpc_request_alloc(class_exp2cliimp(exp), &RQF_LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+       if (req == NULL)
+               GOTO(put, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       rc = ptlrpc_request_pack(req, LUSTRE_OBD_VERSION, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               ptlrpc_request_free(req);
+
+               GOTO(put, rc);
+       }
+
+       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
+       lr->lr_event = LE_CONDITIONAL_DESTROY;
+       lr->lr_active = LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT;
+       lr->lr_fid = *fid;
+
+       tmp = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_LFSCK_REQUEST);
+       *tmp = *lr;
+       ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+
+       rc = ptlrpc_queue_wait(req);
+       ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
+
+       GOTO(put, rc);
+
+put:
+       lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-/**
- * \retval      +1: repaired
- * \retval       0: did nothing
- * \retval     -ve: on error
- */
-static int lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                    struct thandle *handle,
-                                    struct dt_object *parent,
-                                    struct lu_fid *cfid,
-                                    struct lu_buf *buf, int fl,
-                                    __u32 ost_idx, __u32 ea_off)
+static int lfsck_layout_slave_conditional_destroy(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                                 struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                                 struct lfsck_request *lr)
 {
-       struct lov_mds_md_v1    *lmm    = buf->lb_buf;
-       struct lov_ost_data_v1  *objs;
-       int                      rc;
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_attr                  *la     = &info->lti_la;
+       union ldlm_policy_data          *policy = &info->lti_policy;
+       struct ldlm_res_id              *resid  = &info->lti_resid;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct lu_fid                   *fid    = &lr->lr_fid;
+       struct dt_object                *obj;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
+       __u64                            flags  = 0;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (fl == LU_XATTR_CREATE) {
-               LASSERT(buf->lb_len == lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1,
-                                                      LOV_MAGIC_V1));
+       obj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, dev, fid);
+       if (IS_ERR(obj))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(obj));
 
-               memset(lmm, 0, buf->lb_len);
-               lmm->lmm_magic = cpu_to_le32(LOV_MAGIC_V1);
-               /* XXX: currently, we only support LOV_PATTERN_RAID0. */
-               lmm->lmm_pattern = cpu_to_le32(LOV_PATTERN_RAID0);
-               fid_to_lmm_oi(lfsck_dto2fid(parent), &lmm->lmm_oi);
-               lmm_oi_cpu_to_le(&lmm->lmm_oi, &lmm->lmm_oi);
-               /* XXX: We cannot know the stripe size,
-                *      then use the default value (1 MB). */
-               lmm->lmm_stripe_size = cpu_to_le32(1024 * 1024);
-               lmm->lmm_layout_gen = cpu_to_le16(0);
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[ea_off]);
-       } else {
-               __u16   count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
-               int     gap   = ea_off - count;
-               __u32   magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+       dt_read_lock(env, obj, 0);
+       if (dt_object_exists(obj) == 0 ||
+           lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)) {
+               dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
 
-               /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3
-                * which has been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header()
-                * already. If some new magic introduced in the future,
-                * then layout LFSCK needs to be updated also. */
-               if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
-                       objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[count]);
-               } else {
-                       LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
-                       objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->
-                                                       lmm_objects[count];
-               }
+               GOTO(put, rc = -ENOENT);
+       }
 
-               if (gap > 0)
-                       memset(objs, 0, gap * sizeof(*objs));
-               lmm->lmm_layout_gen =
-                           cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen) + 1);
-               objs += gap;
+       /* Get obj's attr without lock firstly. */
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, obj, la);
+       dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(put, rc);
 
-               LASSERT(buf->lb_len == lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, magic));
-       }
+       if (likely(la->la_ctime != 0 || la->la_mode & S_ISUID))
+               GOTO(put, rc = -ETXTBSY);
 
-       lmm->lmm_stripe_count = cpu_to_le16(ea_off + 1);
-       rc = lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(env, handle, parent, cfid, buf, objs,
-                                      fl, ost_idx);
+       /* Acquire extent lock on [0, EOF] to sync with all possible written. */
+       LASSERT(lfsck->li_namespace != NULL);
 
-       RETURN(rc);
-}
+       memset(policy, 0, sizeof(*policy));
+       policy->l_extent.end = OBD_OBJECT_EOF;
+       ost_fid_build_resid(fid, resid);
+       rc = ldlm_cli_enqueue_local(lfsck->li_namespace, resid, LDLM_EXTENT,
+                                   policy, LCK_EX, &flags, ldlm_blocking_ast,
+                                   ldlm_completion_ast, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                                   LVB_T_NONE, NULL, &lh);
+       if (rc != ELDLM_OK)
+               GOTO(put, rc = -EIO);
 
-/**
- * \retval      +1: repaired
- * \retval       0: did nothing
- * \retval     -ve: on error
- */
-static int lfsck_layout_update_pfid(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                   struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                   struct dt_object *parent,
-                                   struct lu_fid *cfid,
-                                   struct dt_device *cdev, __u32 ea_off)
-{
-       struct filter_fid       *pfid   = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_new_pfid;
-       struct dt_object        *child;
-       struct thandle          *handle;
-       const struct lu_fid     *tfid   = lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu);
-       struct lu_buf           *buf;
-       int                      rc     = 0;
-       ENTRY;
+       dt_write_lock(env, obj, 0);
+       /* Get obj's attr within lock again. */
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, obj, la);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-       child = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, cdev, cfid);
-       if (IS_ERR(child))
-               RETURN(PTR_ERR(child));
+       if (la->la_ctime != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = -ETXTBSY);
 
-       handle = dt_trans_create(env, cdev);
-       if (IS_ERR(handle))
-               GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_seq = cpu_to_le64(tfid->f_seq);
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_oid = cpu_to_le32(tfid->f_oid);
-       /* In fact, the ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent FID::f_ver,
-        * instead, it is the OST-object index in its parent MDT-object
-        * layout EA. */
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_ver = cpu_to_le32(ea_off);
-       buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, pfid, sizeof(struct filter_fid));
+       rc = dt_declare_ref_del(env, obj, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle);
+       rc = dt_declare_destroy(env, obj, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start(env, cdev, handle);
+       rc = dt_ref_del(env, obj, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle,
-                         BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_destroy(env, obj, th);
+       if (rc == 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK destroyed the empty "
+                      "OST-object "DFID" that was created for reparing "
+                      "dangling referenced case. But the original missing "
+                      "OST-object is found now.\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(fid));
 
-       GOTO(stop, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+       GOTO(stop, rc);
 
 stop:
-       dt_trans_stop(env, cdev, handle);
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
 
-out:
-       lu_object_put(env, &child->do_lu);
+unlock:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+       ldlm_lock_decref(&lh, LCK_EX);
 
-       return rc;
-}
+put:
+       lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
 
-/**
- * \retval      +1: repaired
- * \retval       0: did nothing
- * \retval     -ve: on error
- */
-static int lfsck_layout_recreate_parent(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                       struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                       struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd,
-                                       struct lu_orphan_rec *rec,
-                                       struct lu_fid *cfid,
-                                       const char *prefix,
-                                       const char *postfix,
-                                       __u32 ea_off)
-{
-       /* XXX: To be extended in other patch. */
-       return 0;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /**
+ * Some OST-object has occupied the specified layout EA slot.
+ * Such OST-object may be generated by the LFSCK when repair
+ * dangling referenced MDT-object, which can be indicated by
+ * attr::la_ctime == 0 but without S_ISUID in la_mode. If it
+ * is true and such OST-object has not been modified yet, we
+ * will replace it with the orphan OST-object; otherwise the
+ * LFSCK will create new MDT-object to reference the orphan.
+ *
  * \retval      +1: repaired
  * \retval       0: did nothing
  * \retval     -ve: on error
@@ -1845,10 +2187,94 @@ static int lfsck_layout_conflict_create(const struct lu_env *env,
                                        struct lu_fid *cfid,
                                        struct lu_buf *ea_buf,
                                        struct lov_ost_data_v1 *slot,
-                                       __u32 ea_off, __u32 ori_len)
+                                       __u32 ea_off)
 {
-       /* XXX: To be extended in other patch. */
-       return 0;
+       struct lfsck_thread_info *info          = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_fid            *cfid2         = &info->lti_fid2;
+       struct ost_id            *oi            = &info->lti_oi;
+       struct lov_mds_md_v1     *lmm           = ea_buf->lb_buf;
+       struct dt_device         *dev           = lfsck_obj2dev(parent);
+       struct thandle           *th            = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle      lh            = { 0 };
+       __u32                     ost_idx2      = le32_to_cpu(slot->l_ost_idx);
+       int                       rc            = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       while (CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_DELAY3, cfs_fail_val)) {
+               if (unlikely(!thread_is_running(&com->lc_lfsck->li_thread)))
+                       RETURN(0);
+       }
+
+       ostid_le_to_cpu(&slot->l_ost_oi, oi);
+       rc = ostid_to_fid(cfid2, oi, ost_idx2);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, com->lc_lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                             LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       rc = lfsck_layout_master_conditional_destroy(env, com, cfid2, ost_idx2);
+
+       /* If the conflict OST-obejct is not created for fixing dangling
+        * referenced MDT-object in former LFSCK check/repair, or it has
+        * been modified by others, then we cannot destroy it. Re-create
+        * a new MDT-object for the orphan OST-object. */
+       if (rc == -ETXTBSY) {
+               /* No need the layout lock on the original parent. */
+               lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+               fid_zero(&rec->lor_fid);
+               snprintf(info->lti_tmpbuf, sizeof(info->lti_tmpbuf),
+                        "-"DFID"-%x", PFID(lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu)),
+                        ea_off);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_recreate_parent(env, com, ltd, rec, cfid,
+                                               info->lti_tmpbuf, "C", ea_off);
+
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOENT)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, parent, ea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                                 LU_XATTR_REPLACE, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
+       lmm->lmm_layout_gen = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen) + 1);
+       rc = lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(env, th, parent, cfid, ea_buf, slot,
+                                      LU_XATTR_REPLACE, ltd->ltd_index);
+       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+
+       GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+unlock:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+out:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant replaced the conflict "
+              "OST-object "DFID" on the OST %x with the orphan "DFID" on "
+              "the OST %x: parent "DFID", stripe-index %u: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), PFID(cfid2), ost_idx2,
+              PFID(cfid), ltd->ltd_index, PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
+              ea_off, rc);
+
+       return rc >= 0 ? 1 : rc;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1869,31 +2295,56 @@ static int lfsck_layout_recreate_lovea(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lu_fid            *fid           = &info->lti_fid2;
        struct ost_id            *oi            = &info->lti_oi;
        struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck         = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct dt_device         *dt            = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_device         *dt            = lfsck_obj2dev(parent);
        struct lfsck_bookmark    *bk            = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct thandle            *handle       = NULL;
-       size_t                    buflen        = buf->lb_len;
+       size_t                    lovea_size;
        struct lov_mds_md_v1     *lmm;
        struct lov_ost_data_v1   *objs;
        struct lustre_handle      lh            = { 0 };
        __u32                     magic;
        int                       fl            = 0;
-       int                       rc;
+       int                       rc            = 0;
        int                       rc1;
        int                       i;
        __u16                     count;
+       bool                      locked        = false;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Re-create the crashed layout EA: parent "
-              DFID", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(cfid), ost_idx, ea_off);
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                             LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant failed to recreate "
+                      "LOV EA for "DFID": parent "DFID", OST-index %u, "
+                      "stripe-index %u: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), ost_idx, ea_off, rc);
 
-       rc = lfsck_layout_lock(env, com, parent, &lh,
-                              MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR);
-       if (rc != 0)
                RETURN(rc);
+       }
 
 again:
+       if (locked) {
+               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+               locked = false;
+       }
+
+       if (handle != NULL) {
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
+               handle = NULL;
+       }
+
+       if (rc < 0)
+               GOTO(unlock_layout, rc);
+
+       lovea_size = rc;
+       if (buf->lb_len < lovea_size) {
+               lu_buf_realloc(buf, lovea_size);
+               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
+                       GOTO(unlock_layout, rc = -ENOMEM);
+       }
+
        if (!(bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)) {
                handle = dt_trans_create(env, dt);
                if (IS_ERR(handle))
@@ -1910,80 +2361,58 @@ again:
        }
 
        dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
-       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       locked = true;
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV);
        if (rc == -ERANGE) {
-               rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
-                                 BYPASS_CAPA);
+               rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, &LU_BUF_NULL, XATTR_NAME_LOV);
                LASSERT(rc != 0);
-
-               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
-               if (handle != NULL) {
-                       dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-                       handle = NULL;
-               }
-
-               if (rc < 0)
-                       GOTO(unlock_layout, rc);
-
-               lu_buf_realloc(buf, rc);
-               buflen = buf->lb_len;
-               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
-                       GOTO(unlock_layout, rc = -ENOMEM);
-
-               fl = LU_XATTR_REPLACE;
                goto again;
        } else if (rc == -ENODATA || rc == 0) {
+               lovea_size = lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, LOV_MAGIC_V1);
+               /* If the declared is not big enough, re-try. */
+               if (buf->lb_len < lovea_size) {
+                       rc = lovea_size;
+                       goto again;
+               }
                fl = LU_XATTR_CREATE;
        } else if (rc < 0) {
                GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
        } else if (unlikely(buf->lb_len == 0)) {
-               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
-               if (handle != NULL) {
-                       dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-                       handle = NULL;
-               }
-
-               lu_buf_alloc(buf, rc);
-               buflen = buf->lb_len;
-               if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
-                       GOTO(unlock_layout, rc = -ENOMEM);
-
-               fl = LU_XATTR_REPLACE;
                goto again;
        } else {
                fl = LU_XATTR_REPLACE;
+               lovea_size = rc;
        }
 
        if (fl == LU_XATTR_CREATE) {
                if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
                        GOTO(unlock_parent, rc = 1);
 
-               rc = lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, LOV_MAGIC_V1);
-               /* If the declared is not big enough, re-try. */
-               if (buf->lb_len < rc) {
-                       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
-                       if (handle != NULL) {
-                               dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-                               handle = NULL;
-                       }
-
-                       lu_buf_realloc(buf, rc);
-                       buflen = buf->lb_len;
-                       if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
-                               GOTO(unlock_layout, rc = -ENOMEM);
-
-                       goto again;
-               }
+               LASSERT(buf->lb_len >= lovea_size);
 
-               buf->lb_len = rc;
-               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, handle, parent, cfid, buf,
-                                              fl, ost_idx, ea_off);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, lfsck, handle, parent, cfid,
+                                              buf, fl, ost_idx, ea_off, false);
 
                GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
        }
 
        lmm = buf->lb_buf;
        rc1 = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
+
+       /* If the LOV EA crashed, the rebuild it. */
+       if (rc1 == -EINVAL) {
+               if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+                       GOTO(unlock_parent, rc = 1);
+
+               LASSERT(buf->lb_len >= lovea_size);
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, lfsck, handle, parent, cfid,
+                                              buf, fl, ost_idx, ea_off, true);
+
+               GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
+       }
+
+       /* For other unknown magic/pattern, keep the current LOV EA. */
        if (rc1 != 0)
                GOTO(unlock_parent, rc = rc1);
 
@@ -1993,7 +2422,7 @@ again:
         * be updated also. */
        magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
        if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[0]);
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[0];
        } else {
                LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
                objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
@@ -2009,36 +2438,25 @@ again:
                if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
                        GOTO(unlock_parent, rc = 1);
 
-               rc = lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, LOV_MAGIC_V1);
+               lovea_size = lov_mds_md_size(ea_off + 1, magic);
                /* If the declared is not big enough, re-try. */
-               if (buf->lb_len < rc) {
-                       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
-                       if (handle != NULL) {
-                               dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-                               handle = NULL;
-                       }
-
-                       lu_buf_realloc(buf, rc);
-                       buflen = buf->lb_len;
-                       if (buf->lb_buf == NULL)
-                               GOTO(unlock_layout, rc = -ENOMEM);
-
+               if (buf->lb_len < lovea_size) {
+                       rc = lovea_size;
                        goto again;
                }
 
-               buf->lb_len = rc;
-               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, handle, parent, cfid, buf,
-                                              fl, ost_idx, ea_off);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_extend_lovea(env, lfsck, handle, parent, cfid,
+                                              buf, fl, ost_idx, ea_off, false);
+
                GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
        }
 
        LASSERTF(rc > 0, "invalid rc = %d\n", rc);
 
-       buf->lb_len = rc;
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++, objs++) {
                /* The MDT-object was created via lfsck_layout_recover_create()
                 * by others before, and we fill the dummy layout EA. */
-               if (is_dummy_lov_ost_data(objs)) {
+               if (lovea_slot_is_dummy(objs)) {
                        if (i != ea_off)
                                continue;
 
@@ -2050,11 +2468,28 @@ again:
                        rc = lfsck_layout_refill_lovea(env, handle, parent,
                                                       cfid, buf, objs, fl,
                                                       ost_idx);
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s layout LFSCK assistant fill "
+                              "dummy layout slot for "DFID": parent "DFID
+                              ", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u: rc = %d\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+                              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), ost_idx, i, rc);
+
                        GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
                }
 
                ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
-               ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx));
+               rc = ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx));
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: the parent "DFID" contains "
+                              "invalid layout EA at the slot %d, index %u\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), i,
+                              le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx));
+
+                       GOTO(unlock_parent, rc);
+               }
+
                /* It should be rare case, the slot is there, but the LFSCK
                 * does not handle it during the first-phase cycle scanning. */
                if (unlikely(lu_fid_eq(fid, cfid))) {
@@ -2070,11 +2505,18 @@ again:
                                dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
                                if (handle != NULL)
                                        dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-                               lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
-                               buf->lb_len = buflen;
+                               lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
                                rc = lfsck_layout_update_pfid(env, com, parent,
                                                        cfid, ltd->ltd_tgt, i);
 
+                               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s layout LFSCK assistant "
+                                      "updated OST-object's pfid for "DFID
+                                      ": parent "DFID", OST-index %u, "
+                                      "stripe-index %u: rc = %d\n",
+                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+                                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
+                                      ltd->ltd_index, i, rc);
+
                                RETURN(rc);
                        }
                }
@@ -2088,26 +2530,26 @@ again:
        dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
        if (handle != NULL)
                dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
        if (le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic) == LOV_MAGIC_V1)
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[ea_off]);
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[ea_off];
        else
                objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[ea_off];
        rc = lfsck_layout_conflict_create(env, com, ltd, rec, parent, cfid,
-                                         buf, objs, ea_off, buflen);
+                                         buf, objs, ea_off);
 
        RETURN(rc);
 
 unlock_parent:
-       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+       if (locked)
+               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
 
 stop:
        if (handle != NULL)
                dt_trans_stop(env, dt, handle);
 
 unlock_layout:
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
-       buf->lb_len = buflen;
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -2121,7 +2563,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_layout     *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
        struct lu_fid           *pfid   = &rec->lor_fid;
        struct dt_object        *parent = NULL;
-       __u32                    ea_off = pfid->f_ver;
+       __u32                    ea_off = pfid->f_stripe_idx;
        int                      rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
@@ -2130,7 +2572,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
 
        if (fid_is_zero(pfid)) {
                rc = lfsck_layout_recreate_parent(env, com, ltd, rec, cfid,
-                                                 "N-", "", ea_off);
+                                                 "", "N", ea_off);
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
 
@@ -2146,15 +2588,21 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
                GOTO(put, rc = -EXDEV);
 
        if (dt_object_exists(parent) == 0) {
-               lu_object_put(env, &parent->do_lu);
+               lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
                rc = lfsck_layout_recreate_parent(env, com, ltd, rec, cfid,
-                                                 "R-", "", ea_off);
+                                                 "", "R", ea_off);
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
 
        if (!S_ISREG(lu_object_attr(&parent->do_lu)))
                GOTO(put, rc = -EISDIR);
 
+       /* The orphan OST-object claims to be the parent's stripe, then
+        * related dangling record in the trace file is meaningless. */
+       rc = lfsck_layout_del_dangling_rec(env, com, pfid, ea_off);
+       if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOENT)
+               GOTO(put, rc);
+
        rc = lfsck_layout_recreate_lovea(env, com, ltd, rec, parent, cfid,
                                         ltd->ltd_index, ea_off);
 
@@ -2162,7 +2610,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
 
 put:
        if (rc <= 0)
-               lu_object_put(env, &parent->do_lu);
+               lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
        else
                /* The layout EA is changed, need to be reloaded next time. */
                lu_object_put_nocache(env, &parent->do_lu);
@@ -2186,7 +2634,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
                                    struct lfsck_component *com,
                                    struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd)
 {
-       struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk     = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
@@ -2198,22 +2646,35 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                              rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: start the orphan scanning for OST%04x\n",
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant starts the orphan "
+              "scanning for OST%04x\n",
               lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), ltd->ltd_index);
 
+       if (cfs_bitmap_check(lad->lad_bitmap, ltd->ltd_index)) {
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant skip the orphan "
+                      "scanning for OST%04x\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), ltd->ltd_index);
+
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+
        ostid_set_seq(oi, FID_SEQ_IDIF);
        ostid_set_id(oi, 0);
-       ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, ltd->ltd_index);
+       rc = ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, ltd->ltd_index);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
        obj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, ltd->ltd_tgt, fid);
        if (unlikely(IS_ERR(obj)))
-               RETURN(PTR_ERR(obj));
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(obj));
 
-       rc = obj->do_ops->do_index_try(env, obj, &dt_lfsck_orphan_features);
+       rc = obj->do_ops->do_index_try(env, obj,
+                                      &dt_lfsck_layout_orphan_features);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(put, rc);
 
        iops = &obj->do_index_ops->dio_it;
-       di = iops->init(env, obj, 0, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       di = iops->init(env, obj, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(di))
                GOTO(put, rc = PTR_ERR(di));
 
@@ -2221,7 +2682,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc == -ESRCH) {
                /* -ESRCH means that the orphan OST-objects rbtree has been
                 * cleanup because of the OSS server restart or other errors. */
-               lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+               lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, ltd->ltd_index);
                GOTO(fini, rc);
        }
 
@@ -2240,6 +2701,10 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
                struct dt_key           *key;
                struct lu_orphan_rec    *rec = &info->lti_rec;
 
+               if (CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_DELAY3, cfs_fail_val) &&
+                   unlikely(!thread_is_running(&lfsck->li_thread)))
+                       break;
+
                key = iops->key(env, di);
                com->lc_fid_latest_scanned_phase2 = *(struct lu_fid *)key;
                rc = iops->rec(env, di, (struct dt_rec *)rec, 0);
@@ -2261,56 +2726,90 @@ fini:
        iops->put(env, di);
        iops->fini(env, di);
 put:
-       lu_object_put(env, &obj->do_lu);
+       lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: finish the orphan scanning for OST%04x, rc = %d\n",
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant finished the orphan "
+              "scanning for OST%04x: rc = %d\n",
               lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), ltd->ltd_index, rc);
 
        return rc > 0 ? 0 : rc;
 }
 
-/* For the MDT-object with dangling reference, we need to re-create
- * the missed OST-object with the known FID/owner information. */
-static int lfsck_layout_recreate_ostobj(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                       struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                       struct lfsck_layout_req *llr,
-                                       struct lu_attr *la)
-{
-       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct filter_fid               *pfid   = &info->lti_new_pfid;
-       struct dt_allocation_hint       *hint   = &info->lti_hint;
-       struct dt_object                *parent = llr->llr_parent->llo_obj;
-       struct dt_object                *child  = llr->llr_child;
-       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dt_dev(child);
-       const struct lu_fid             *tfid   = lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu);
-       struct thandle                  *handle;
-       struct lu_buf                   *buf;
-       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
-       int                              rc;
+/**
+ * Repair the MDT-object with dangling LOV EA reference.
+ *
+ * we need to repair the inconsistency according to the users' requirement:
+ *
+ * 1) Keep the inconsistency there and report the inconsistency case,
+ *    then give the chance to the application to find related issues,
+ *    and the users can make the decision about how to handle it with
+ *    more human knownledge. (by default)
+ *
+ * 2) Re-create the missing OST-object with the FID/owner information.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      the layout LFSCK component
+ * \param[in] parent   the MDT-object with dangling LOV EA reference
+ * \param[in] child    the OST-object to be created
+ * \param[in] ea_off   the offset of the OST-object in the LOV EA
+ * \param[in] ost_idx  the index of OST on which the OST-object resides
+ *
+ * \retval             +1 for repair successfully
+ * \retval             0 for did nothing
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int __lfsck_layout_repair_dangling(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                         struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                         struct dt_object *parent,
+                                         struct dt_object *child,
+                                         __u32 ea_off, __u32 ost_idx, bool log)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info *info = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct filter_fid *ff = &info->lti_new_pfid;
+       struct dt_object_format *dof = &info->lti_dof;
+       struct lu_attr *la = &info->lti_la;
+       struct lfsck_instance *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device *dev = lfsck_obj2dev(child);
+       const struct lu_fid *pfid = lfsck_dto2fid(parent);
+       const struct lu_fid *cfid = lfsck_dto2fid(child);
+       struct thandle *handle;
+       struct lu_buf *buf;
+       struct lustre_handle lh = { 0 };
+       int rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Repair dangling reference for: parent "DFID
-              ", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, owner %u:%u\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
-              llr->llr_ost_idx, llr->llr_lov_idx, la->la_uid, la->la_gid);
+       if (!(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_CREATE_OSTOBJ))
+               GOTO(log, rc = 1);
 
-       rc = lfsck_layout_lock(env, com, parent, &lh,
-                              MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR);
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                             LCK_EX);
        if (rc != 0)
-               RETURN(rc);
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, la);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc);
+
+       la->la_mode = S_IFREG | 0666;
+       la->la_atime = la->la_mtime = la->la_ctime = 0;
+       la->la_valid = LA_TYPE | LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID |
+                      LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME;
+       memset(dof, 0, sizeof(*dof));
+       ff->ff_parent.f_seq = cpu_to_le64(pfid->f_seq);
+       ff->ff_parent.f_oid = cpu_to_le32(pfid->f_oid);
+       /* Currently, the filter_fid::ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent
+        * MDT-object's FID::f_ver, instead it is the OST-object index in its
+        * parent MDT-object's layout EA. */
+       ff->ff_parent.f_stripe_idx = cpu_to_le32(ea_off);
+       buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, ff, sizeof(struct filter_fid));
 
        handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
        if (IS_ERR(handle))
                GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
 
-       hint->dah_parent = NULL;
-       hint->dah_mode = 0;
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_seq = cpu_to_le64(tfid->f_seq);
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_oid = cpu_to_le32(tfid->f_oid);
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_ver = cpu_to_le32(llr->llr_lov_idx);
-       buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, pfid, sizeof(struct filter_fid));
-
-       rc = dt_declare_create(env, child, la, hint, NULL, handle);
+       rc = dt_declare_create(env, child, la, NULL, dof, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
@@ -2319,20 +2818,66 @@ static int lfsck_layout_recreate_ostobj(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start(env, dev, handle);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
        dt_read_lock(env, parent, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header)))
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 1);
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)))
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+
+       if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DELAY_CREATE_OSTOBJ) {
+               struct ost_id *oi = &info->lti_oi;
+               struct lu_fid *tfid = &info->lti_fid2;
+               struct lu_buf *lovea = &info->lti_big_buf;
+               struct lov_mds_md_v1 *lmm;
+               struct lov_ost_data_v1 *objs;
+               __u32 magic;
+               int count;
+               int idx2;
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, parent, lovea);
+               if (rc <= 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+               lmm = lovea->lb_buf;
+               rc = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
+               if (unlikely(rc != 0))
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+               count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
+               /* Someone changed the LOV EA, do nothing. */
+               if (count <= ea_off)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+
+               /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3 which
+                * has been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header() already.
+                * If some new magic introduced in the future, then the layout
+                * LFSCK needs to be updated also. */
+               magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+               if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
+                       objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[ea_off];
+               } else {
+                       LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
+
+                       objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->\
+                                                       lmm_objects[ea_off];
+               }
 
-       rc = dt_create(env, child, la, hint, NULL, handle);
+               ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
+               idx2 = le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx);
+               rc = ostid_to_fid(tfid, oi, idx2);
+               /* Someone changed the LOV EA, do nothing. */
+               if (rc != 0 || !lu_fid_eq(tfid, cfid))
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = dt_create(env, child, la, NULL, dof, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
        rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, LU_XATTR_CREATE,
-                         handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+                         handle);
 
        GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
@@ -2343,7 +2888,93 @@ stop:
        rc = lfsck_layout_trans_stop(env, dev, handle, rc);
 
 unlock1:
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+log:
+       if (rc != 0 && log)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant found "
+                      "dangling reference for: parent "DFID", child "
+                      DFID", ea_off %u, ost_idx %u, %s: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(pfid), PFID(cfid),
+                      ea_off, ost_idx,
+                      (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_CREATE_OSTOBJ) ?
+                               "Create the lost OST-object as required" :
+                               "Keep the MDT-object there by default", rc);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Repair the MDT-object with dangling LOV EA reference.
+ *
+ * Prepare parameters and call __lfsck_layout_repair_dangling()
+ * to repair the dangling LOV EA reference.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      the layout LFSCK component
+ * \param[in] pfid     the MDT-object's FID
+ * \param[in] cfid     the FID for the OST-object to be created
+ * \param[in] ea_off   the offset of the OST-object in the LOV EA
+ * \param[in] ost_idx  the index of OST on which the OST-object resides
+ *
+ * \retval             +1 for repair successfully
+ * \retval             0 for did nothing
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_repair_dangling(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                       struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                       const struct lu_fid *pfid,
+                                       const struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                       __u32 ea_off, __u32 ost_idx)
+{
+       struct lfsck_instance *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_object *parent = NULL;
+       struct dt_object *child = NULL;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd;
+       int rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       parent = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, lfsck, pfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(parent))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(parent));
+
+       /* The MDT-object has been removed. */
+       if (dt_object_exists(parent) == 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc = 0);
+
+       ltd = lfsck_ltd2tgt(&lfsck->li_ost_descs, ost_idx);
+       if (unlikely(ltd == NULL))
+               GOTO(log, rc = -ENODEV);
+
+       child = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, ltd->ltd_tgt, cfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(child))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(child));
+
+       /* The OST-object has been created. */
+       if (unlikely(dt_object_exists(child) != 0))
+               GOTO(log, rc = 0);
+
+       rc = __lfsck_layout_repair_dangling(env, com, parent, child,
+                                           ea_off, ost_idx, false);
+
+       GOTO(log, rc);
+
+log:
+       if (child != NULL && !IS_ERR(child))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, child);
+
+       if (parent != NULL && !IS_ERR(parent))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant found "
+                      "dangling reference for: parent "DFID", child "
+                      DFID", ea_off %u, ost_idx %u, %s: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(pfid), PFID(cfid),
+                      ea_off, ost_idx,
+                      (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_CREATE_OSTOBJ) ?
+                               "Create the lost OST-object as required" :
+                               "Keep the MDT-object there by default", rc);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -2353,15 +2984,14 @@ unlock1:
  * given MDT-object as its parent. So update the OST-object filter_fid. */
 static int lfsck_layout_repair_unmatched_pair(const struct lu_env *env,
                                              struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                             struct dt_object *parent,
                                              struct lfsck_layout_req *llr,
-                                             const struct lu_attr *pla)
+                                             struct lu_attr *la)
 {
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
        struct filter_fid               *pfid   = &info->lti_new_pfid;
-       struct lu_attr                  *tla    = &info->lti_la3;
-       struct dt_object                *parent = llr->llr_parent->llo_obj;
        struct dt_object                *child  = llr->llr_child;
-       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dt_dev(child);
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(child);
        const struct lu_fid             *tfid   = lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu);
        struct thandle                  *handle;
        struct lu_buf                   *buf;
@@ -2369,58 +2999,56 @@ static int lfsck_layout_repair_unmatched_pair(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Repair unmatched MDT-OST pair for: parent "DFID
-              ", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, owner %u:%u\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
-              llr->llr_ost_idx, llr->llr_lov_idx, pla->la_uid, pla->la_gid);
-
-       rc = lfsck_layout_lock(env, com, parent, &lh,
-                              MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR);
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, com->lc_lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                             LCK_EX);
        if (rc != 0)
-               RETURN(rc);
-
-       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
-       if (IS_ERR(handle))
-               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+               GOTO(log, rc);
 
        pfid->ff_parent.f_seq = cpu_to_le64(tfid->f_seq);
        pfid->ff_parent.f_oid = cpu_to_le32(tfid->f_oid);
-       /* The ff_parent->f_ver is not the real parent fid->f_ver. Instead,
-        * it is the OST-object index in the parent MDT-object layout. */
-       pfid->ff_parent.f_ver = cpu_to_le32(llr->llr_lov_idx);
+       /* Currently, the filter_fid::ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent
+        * MDT-object's FID::f_ver, instead it is the OST-object index in its
+        * parent MDT-object's layout EA. */
+       pfid->ff_parent.f_stripe_idx = cpu_to_le32(llr->llr_lov_idx);
        buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, pfid, sizeof(struct filter_fid));
 
+       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(handle))
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+
        rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       tla->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
-       tla->la_uid = pla->la_uid;
-       tla->la_gid = pla->la_gid;
-       rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, child, tla, handle);
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, la);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       la->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
+       rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, child, la, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start(env, dev, handle);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
        dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header)))
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)))
                GOTO(unlock2, rc = 1);
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle,
-                         BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, 0, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
        /* Get the latest parent's owner. */
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, tla, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, la);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
-       tla->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
-       rc = dt_attr_set(env, child, tla, handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       la->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
+       rc = dt_attr_set(env, child, la, handle);
 
        GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
@@ -2431,7 +3059,19 @@ stop:
        rc = lfsck_layout_trans_stop(env, dev, handle, rc);
 
 unlock1:
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+log:
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant repaired "
+                      "unmatched MDT-OST pair for: parent "DFID
+                      ", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, "
+                      "owner %u/%u: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
+                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
+                      llr->llr_ost_idx, llr->llr_lov_idx,
+                      la->la_uid, la->la_gid, rc);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -2441,6 +3081,7 @@ unlock1:
  * new OST-object(s) with new fid(s) for the non-recognized MDT-object(s). */
 static int lfsck_layout_repair_multiple_references(const struct lu_env *env,
                                                   struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                                  struct dt_object *parent,
                                                   struct lfsck_layout_req *llr,
                                                   struct lu_attr *la,
                                                   struct lu_buf *buf)
@@ -2448,116 +3089,173 @@ static int lfsck_layout_repair_multiple_references(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
        struct dt_allocation_hint       *hint   = &info->lti_hint;
        struct dt_object_format         *dof    = &info->lti_dof;
-       struct dt_device                *pdev   = com->lc_lfsck->li_next;
        struct ost_id                   *oi     = &info->lti_oi;
-       struct dt_object                *parent = llr->llr_parent->llo_obj;
-       struct dt_device                *cdev   = lfsck_obj2dt_dev(llr->llr_child);
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev;
+       struct lu_device                *d      =
+                               &lfsck_obj2dev(llr->llr_child)->dd_lu_dev;
+       struct lu_object                *o;
+       struct lu_object                *n;
        struct dt_object                *child  = NULL;
-       struct lu_device                *d      = &cdev->dd_lu_dev;
-       struct lu_object                *o      = NULL;
-       struct thandle                  *handle;
+       struct thandle                  *handle = NULL;
        struct lov_mds_md_v1            *lmm;
        struct lov_ost_data_v1          *objs;
+       const struct lu_fid             *pfid   = lfsck_dto2fid(parent);
+       struct lu_fid                    tfid;
        struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
+       struct lu_buf                    ea_buf;
        __u32                            magic;
+       __u32                            index;
        int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Repair multiple references for: parent "DFID
-              ", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, owner %u:%u\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), llr->llr_ost_idx,
-              llr->llr_lov_idx, la->la_uid, la->la_gid);
-
-       rc = lfsck_layout_lock(env, com, parent, &lh,
-                              MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR);
-       if (rc != 0)
-               RETURN(rc);
-
-       handle = dt_trans_create(env, pdev);
-       if (IS_ERR(handle))
-               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+       /* We use two separated transactions to repair the inconsistency.
+        *
+        * 1) create the child (OST-object).
+        * 2) update the parent LOV EA according to the child's FID.
+        *
+        * If 1) succeed, but 2) failed or aborted, then such OST-object will be
+        * handled as orphan when the layout LFSCK run next time.
+        *
+        * If 1) failed, but 2) succeed, then such OST-object will be re-created
+        * as dangling referened case when the layout LFSCK run next time. */
 
+       /* The 1st transaction. */
        o = lu_object_anon(env, d, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(o))
-               GOTO(stop, rc = PTR_ERR(o));
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(o));
 
-       child = container_of(o, struct dt_object, do_lu);
-       o = lu_object_locate(o->lo_header, d->ld_type);
-       if (unlikely(o == NULL))
-               GOTO(stop, rc = -EINVAL);
+       n = lu_object_locate(o->lo_header, d->ld_type);
+       if (unlikely(n == NULL)) {
+               lu_object_put_nocache(env, o);
+
+               GOTO(log, rc = -EINVAL);
+       }
+
+       child = container_of(n, struct dt_object, do_lu);
+       memset(hint, 0, sizeof(*hint));
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, la);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
 
-       child = container_of(o, struct dt_object, do_lu);
        la->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
-       hint->dah_parent = NULL;
-       hint->dah_mode = 0;
-       dof->dof_type = DFT_REGULAR;
-       rc = dt_declare_create(env, child, la, NULL, NULL, handle);
+       memset(dof, 0, sizeof(*dof));
+
+       dev = lfsck_obj2dev(child);
+       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(handle))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_create(env, child, la, hint, dof, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_create(env, child, la, hint, dof, handle);
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
+       handle = NULL;
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT | MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                             LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       /* The 2nd transaction. */
+
+       /* XXX: Generally, we should use bottom device (OSD) to update parent
+        *      LOV EA. But because the LOD-object still references the wrong
+        *      OSP-object that should be detached after the parent's LOV EA
+        *      refreshed. Unfortunately, there is no suitable API for that.
+        *      So we have to make the LOD to re-load the OSP-object(s) via
+        *      replacing the LOV EA against the LOD-object.
+        *
+        *      Once the DNE2 patches have been landed, we can replace the
+        *      LOD device with the OSD device. LU-6230. */
+
+       dev = lfsck->li_next;
+       parent = lfsck_object_locate(dev, parent);
+       if (IS_ERR(parent))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(parent));
+
+       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(handle))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+
        rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
                                  LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start(env, pdev, handle);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
        dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header)))
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV);
        if (unlikely(rc == 0 || rc == -ENODATA || rc == -ERANGE))
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
        lmm = buf->lb_buf;
-       rc = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
-       if (rc != 0)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
-
-       /* Someone change layout during the LFSCK, no need to repair then. */
-       if (le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen) != llr->llr_parent->llo_gen)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
-
-       rc = dt_create(env, child, la, hint, dof, handle);
-       if (rc != 0)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
-
        /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3 which has
         * been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header() already. If some
         * new magic introduced in the future, then layout LFSCK needs to
         * be updated also. */
        magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
        if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[0]);
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[llr->llr_lov_idx];
        } else {
                LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
-               objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
+               objs =
+               &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[llr->llr_lov_idx];
        }
 
-       lmm->lmm_layout_gen = cpu_to_le16(llr->llr_parent->llo_gen + 1);
+       ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
+       index = le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx);
+       rc = ostid_to_fid(&tfid, oi, index);
+       /* Someone changed layout during the LFSCK, no need to repair then. */
+       if (rc == 0 && !lu_fid_eq(&tfid, lu_object_fid(&llr->llr_child->do_lu)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
+
+       lmm->lmm_layout_gen = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen) + 1);
        fid_to_ostid(lu_object_fid(&child->do_lu), oi);
-       ostid_cpu_to_le(oi, &objs[llr->llr_lov_idx].l_ost_oi);
-       objs[llr->llr_lov_idx].l_ost_gen = cpu_to_le32(0);
-       objs[llr->llr_lov_idx].l_ost_idx = cpu_to_le32(llr->llr_ost_idx);
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, parent, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
-                         LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       ostid_cpu_to_le(oi, &objs->l_ost_oi);
+       objs->l_ost_gen = cpu_to_le32(0);
+       objs->l_ost_idx = cpu_to_le32(llr->llr_ost_idx);
+       lfsck_buf_init(&ea_buf, lmm,
+                      lov_mds_md_size(le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count),
+                                      magic));
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, parent, &ea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                         LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle);
 
-       GOTO(unlock2, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+       GOTO(unlock, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
 
-unlock2:
+unlock:
        dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
 
 stop:
-       if (child != NULL)
-               lu_object_put(env, &child->do_lu);
+       if (handle != NULL)
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
 
-       dt_trans_stop(env, pdev, handle);
+log:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+       if (child != NULL)
+               lfsck_object_put(env, child);
 
-unlock1:
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant repaired "
+                      "multiple references for: parent "DFID", OST-index %u, "
+                      "stripe-index %u, owner %u/%u: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(pfid), llr->llr_ost_idx,
+                      llr->llr_lov_idx, la->la_uid, la->la_gid, rc);
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -2568,61 +3266,50 @@ unlock1:
  * is partly done. */
 static int lfsck_layout_repair_owner(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                    struct dt_object *parent,
                                     struct lfsck_layout_req *llr,
-                                    struct lu_attr *pla)
+                                    struct lu_attr *pla,
+                                    const struct lu_attr *cla)
 {
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lu_attr                  *tla    = &info->lti_la3;
-       struct dt_object                *parent = llr->llr_parent->llo_obj;
+       struct lu_attr                  *tla    = &info->lti_la2;
        struct dt_object                *child  = llr->llr_child;
-       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dt_dev(child);
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(child);
        struct thandle                  *handle;
        int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Repair inconsistent file owner for: parent "DFID
-              ", child "DFID", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, owner %u:%u\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
-              llr->llr_ost_idx, llr->llr_lov_idx, pla->la_uid, pla->la_gid);
-
-       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
-       if (IS_ERR(handle))
-               RETURN(PTR_ERR(handle));
-
        tla->la_uid = pla->la_uid;
        tla->la_gid = pla->la_gid;
        tla->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
+       handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(handle))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
+
        rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, child, tla, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start(env, dev, handle);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
        /* Use the dt_object lock to serialize with destroy and attr_set. */
        dt_read_lock(env, parent, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header)))
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)))
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 1);
 
        /* Get the latest parent's owner. */
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, tla, BYPASS_CAPA);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               CWARN("%s: fail to get the latest parent's ("DFID") owner, "
-                     "not sure whether some others chown/chgrp during the "
-                     "LFSCK: rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
-                     PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), rc);
-
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, pla);
+       if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(unlock, rc);
-       }
 
        /* Some others chown/chgrp during the LFSCK, needs to do nothing. */
        if (unlikely(tla->la_uid != pla->la_uid ||
                     tla->la_gid != pla->la_gid))
-               GOTO(unlock, rc = 1);
-
-       tla->la_valid = LA_UID | LA_GID;
-       rc = dt_attr_set(env, child, tla, handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+               rc = 1;
+       else
+               rc = dt_attr_set(env, child, tla, handle);
 
        GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
@@ -2632,6 +3319,17 @@ unlock:
 stop:
        rc = lfsck_layout_trans_stop(env, dev, handle, rc);
 
+log:
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant repaired "
+                      "inconsistent file owner for: parent "DFID", child "DFID
+                      ", OST-index %u, stripe-index %u, old owner %u/%u, "
+                      "new owner %u/%u: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
+                      llr->llr_ost_idx, llr->llr_lov_idx,
+                      cla->la_uid, cla->la_gid, tla->la_uid, tla->la_gid, rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -2639,10 +3337,9 @@ stop:
  * MDT-object (@parent) via the XATTR_NAME_FID xattr (@pfid). */
 static int lfsck_layout_check_parent(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                    struct dt_object *parent,
+                                    struct lfsck_assistant_object *lso,
                                     const struct lu_fid *pfid,
                                     const struct lu_fid *cfid,
-                                    const struct lu_attr *pla,
                                     const struct lu_attr *cla,
                                     struct lfsck_layout_req *llr,
                                     struct lu_buf *lov_ea, __u32 idx)
@@ -2652,68 +3349,46 @@ static int lfsck_layout_check_parent(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct dt_object                *tobj;
        struct lov_mds_md_v1            *lmm;
        struct lov_ost_data_v1          *objs;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
        int                              rc;
        int                              i;
        __u32                            magic;
        __u16                            count;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (fid_is_zero(pfid)) {
-               /* client never wrote. */
-               if (cla->la_size == 0 && cla->la_blocks == 0) {
-                       if (unlikely(cla->la_uid != pla->la_uid ||
-                                    cla->la_gid != pla->la_gid))
-                               RETURN (LLIT_INCONSISTENT_OWNER);
-
-                       RETURN(0);
-               }
-
-               RETURN(LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
-       }
-
        if (unlikely(!fid_is_sane(pfid)))
                RETURN(LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
 
-       if (lu_fid_eq(pfid, lu_object_fid(&parent->do_lu))) {
-               if (llr->llr_lov_idx == idx)
+       if (lu_fid_eq(pfid, &lso->lso_fid)) {
+               if (likely(llr->llr_lov_idx == idx))
                        RETURN(0);
 
                RETURN(LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
        }
 
-       tobj = lfsck_object_find(env, com->lc_lfsck, pfid);
-       if (tobj == NULL)
-               RETURN(LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
-
+       tobj = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, com->lc_lfsck, pfid);
        if (IS_ERR(tobj))
                RETURN(PTR_ERR(tobj));
 
-       if (!dt_object_exists(tobj))
+       if (dt_object_exists(tobj) == 0 || lfsck_is_dead_obj(tobj) ||
+           !S_ISREG(lfsck_object_type(tobj)))
                GOTO(out, rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
 
        /* Load the tobj's layout EA, in spite of it is a local MDT-object or
         * remote one on another MDT. Then check whether the given OST-object
         * is in such layout. If yes, it is multiple referenced, otherwise it
         * is unmatched referenced case. */
-       rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, tobj, buf, NULL);
-       if (rc == 0)
+       rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, tobj, buf);
+       if (rc == 0 || rc == -ENOENT)
                GOTO(out, rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
 
        if (rc < 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
        lmm = buf->lb_buf;
-       rc = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
-       if (rc != 0)
-               GOTO(out, rc);
-
-       /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3 which has
-        * been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header() already. If some
-        * new magic introduced in the future, then layout LFSCK needs to
-        * be updated also. */
        magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
        if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[0]);
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[0];
        } else {
                LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
                objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
@@ -2723,40 +3398,99 @@ static int lfsck_layout_check_parent(const struct lu_env *env,
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++, objs++) {
                struct lu_fid           *tfid   = &info->lti_fid2;
                struct ost_id           *oi     = &info->lti_oi;
+               __u32                    idx2;
 
-               if (is_dummy_lov_ost_data(objs))
+               if (lovea_slot_is_dummy(objs))
                        continue;
 
                ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
-               ostid_to_fid(tfid, oi, le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx));
+               idx2 = le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx);
+               rc = ostid_to_fid(tfid, oi, idx2);
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: the parent "DFID" contains "
+                              "invalid layout EA at the slot %d, index %u\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                              PFID(pfid), i, idx2);
+
+                       GOTO(out, rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
+               }
+
                if (lu_fid_eq(cfid, tfid)) {
-                       *lov_ea = *buf;
+                       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, com->lc_lfsck, tobj, &lh,
+                                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE |
+                                             MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT |
+                                             MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR,
+                                             LCK_EX);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+                       dt_read_lock(env, tobj, 0);
+
+                       /* For local MDT-object, re-check existence
+                        * after taken the lock. */
+                       if (!dt_object_remote(tobj)) {
+                               if (dt_object_exists(tobj) == 0 ||
+                                   lfsck_is_dead_obj(tobj)) {
+                                       rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR;
+                               } else {
+                                       *lov_ea = *buf;
+                                       rc = LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED;
+                               }
+
+                               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+                       }
+
+                       /* For migration case, the new MDT-object and old
+                        * MDT-object may reference the same OST-object at
+                        * some migration internal time.
+                        *
+                        * For remote MDT-object, the local MDT may not know
+                        * whether it has been removed or not.  Try checking
+                        * for a non-existent xattr to check if this object
+                        * has been been removed or not. */
+                       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, tobj, &LU_BUF_NULL,
+                                         XATTR_NAME_DUMMY);
+                       if (unlikely(rc == -ENOENT || rc >= 0)) {
+                               rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR;
+                       } else if (rc == -ENODATA) {
+                               *lov_ea = *buf;
+                               rc = LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED;
+                       }
 
-                       GOTO(out, rc = LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED);
+                       GOTO(unlock, rc);
                }
        }
 
        GOTO(out, rc = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR);
 
+unlock:
+       if (lustre_handle_is_used(&lh)) {
+               dt_read_unlock(env, tobj);
+               lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+       }
+
 out:
        lfsck_object_put(env, tobj);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
+static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handler_p1(const struct lu_env *env,
                                             struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                            struct lfsck_layout_req *llr)
+                                            struct lfsck_assistant_req *lar)
 {
+       struct lfsck_layout_req              *llr    =
+                       container_of0(lar, struct lfsck_layout_req, llr_lar);
+       struct lfsck_assistant_object        *lso    = lar->lar_parent;
        struct lfsck_layout                  *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
        struct lfsck_thread_info             *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
        struct filter_fid_old                *pea    = &info->lti_old_pfid;
        struct lu_fid                        *pfid   = &info->lti_fid;
-       struct lu_buf                        *buf    = NULL;
-       struct dt_object                     *parent = llr->llr_parent->llo_obj;
+       struct lu_buf                         buf    = { NULL };
+       struct dt_object                     *parent = NULL;
        struct dt_object                     *child  = llr->llr_child;
-       struct lu_attr                       *pla    = &info->lti_la;
-       struct lu_attr                       *cla    = &info->lti_la2;
+       struct lu_attr                       *pla    = &lso->lso_attr;
+       struct lu_attr                       *cla    = &info->lti_la;
        struct lfsck_instance                *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_bookmark                *bk     = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        enum lfsck_layout_inconsistency_type  type   = LLIT_NONE;
@@ -2764,18 +3498,19 @@ static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                                   rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, pla, BYPASS_CAPA);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               if (lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header))
-                       RETURN(0);
+       if (lso->lso_dead)
+               RETURN(0);
 
-               GOTO(out, rc);
-       }
+       CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_ASSISTANT_DIRECT, cfs_fail_val);
 
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, child, cla, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, child, cla);
        if (rc == -ENOENT) {
-               if (lu_object_is_dying(parent->do_lu.lo_header))
-                       RETURN(0);
+               parent = lfsck_assistant_object_load(env, lfsck, lso);
+               if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(parent);
+
+                       RETURN(rc == -ENOENT ? 0 : rc);
+               }
 
                type = LLIT_DANGLING;
                goto repair;
@@ -2784,9 +3519,9 @@ static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
-       buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, pea, sizeof(struct filter_fid_old));
-       rc= dt_xattr_get(env, child, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID, BYPASS_CAPA);
-       if (unlikely(rc >= 0 && rc != sizeof(struct filter_fid_old) &&
+       lfsck_buf_init(&buf, pea, sizeof(struct filter_fid_old));
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, child, &buf, XATTR_NAME_FID);
+       if (unlikely(rc > 0 && rc != sizeof(struct filter_fid_old) &&
                     rc != sizeof(struct filter_fid))) {
                type = LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR;
                goto repair;
@@ -2795,20 +3530,18 @@ static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc < 0 && rc != -ENODATA)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
-       if (rc == -ENODATA) {
-               fid_zero(pfid);
-       } else {
-               fid_le_to_cpu(pfid, &pea->ff_parent);
-               /* OST-object does not save parent FID::f_ver, instead,
-                * the OST-object index in the parent MDT-object layout
-                * EA reuses the pfid->f_ver. */
-               idx = pfid->f_ver;
-               pfid->f_ver = 0;
-       }
+       if (rc == 0 || rc == -ENODATA)
+               GOTO(check_owner, rc = 0);
 
-       rc = lfsck_layout_check_parent(env, com, parent, pfid,
+       fid_le_to_cpu(pfid, &pea->ff_parent);
+       /* Currently, the filter_fid::ff_parent::f_ver is not the
+        * real parent MDT-object's FID::f_ver, instead it is the
+        * OST-object index in its parent MDT-object's layout EA. */
+       idx = pfid->f_stripe_idx;
+       pfid->f_ver = 0;
+       rc = lfsck_layout_check_parent(env, com, lso, pfid,
                                       lu_object_fid(&child->do_lu),
-                                      pla, cla, llr, buf, idx);
+                                      cla, llr, &buf, idx);
        if (rc > 0) {
                type = rc;
                goto repair;
@@ -2817,6 +3550,9 @@ static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc < 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
+check_owner:
+       /* Someone may has changed the owner after the parent attr pre-loaded.
+        * It can be handled later inside the lfsck_layout_repair_owner(). */
        if (unlikely(cla->la_uid != pla->la_uid ||
                     cla->la_gid != pla->la_gid)) {
                type = LLIT_INCONSISTENT_OWNER;
@@ -2824,32 +3560,45 @@ static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(const struct lu_env *env,
        }
 
 repair:
-       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN) {
-               if (type != LLIT_NONE)
-                       GOTO(out, rc = 1);
-               else
-                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+       if (type == LLIT_NONE)
+               GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
+       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(out, rc = 1);
+
+       if (parent == NULL) {
+               parent = lfsck_assistant_object_load(env, lfsck, lso);
+               if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(parent);
+
+                       if (rc == -ENOENT)
+                               RETURN(0);
+
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+               }
        }
 
        switch (type) {
        case LLIT_DANGLING:
-               memset(cla, 0, sizeof(*cla));
-               cla->la_uid = pla->la_uid;
-               cla->la_gid = pla->la_gid;
-               cla->la_mode = S_IFREG | 0666;
-               cla->la_valid = LA_TYPE | LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID |
-                               LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME;
-               rc = lfsck_layout_recreate_ostobj(env, com, llr, cla);
+               if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DELAY_CREATE_OSTOBJ)
+                       rc = lfsck_layout_ins_dangling_rec(env, com,
+                               lfsck_dto2fid(parent), lfsck_dto2fid(child),
+                               llr->llr_lov_idx, llr->llr_ost_idx);
+               else
+                       rc = __lfsck_layout_repair_dangling(env, com, parent,
+                                       llr->llr_child, llr->llr_lov_idx,
+                                       llr->llr_ost_idx, true);
                break;
        case LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR:
-               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_unmatched_pair(env, com, llr, pla);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_unmatched_pair(env, com, parent,
+                                                       llr, pla);
                break;
        case LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED:
-               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_multiple_references(env, com, llr,
-                                                            pla, buf);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_multiple_references(env, com, parent,
+                                                            llr, pla, &buf);
                break;
        case LLIT_INCONSISTENT_OWNER:
-               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_owner(env, com, llr, pla);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_repair_owner(env, com, parent, llr, pla, cla);
                break;
        default:
                rc = 0;
@@ -2861,303 +3610,238 @@ repair:
 out:
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        if (rc < 0) {
-               /* If cannot touch the target server,
-                * mark the LFSCK as INCOMPLETE. */
-               if (rc == -ENOTCONN || rc == -ESHUTDOWN || rc == -ETIMEDOUT ||
-                   rc == -EHOSTDOWN || rc == -EHOSTUNREACH) {
-                       CERROR("%s: Fail to talk with OST %x: rc = %d.\n",
+               struct lfsck_assistant_data *lad = com->lc_data;
+
+               if (unlikely(lad->lad_exit)) {
+                       rc = 0;
+               } else if (rc == -ENOTCONN || rc == -ESHUTDOWN ||
+                          rc == -ETIMEDOUT || rc == -EHOSTDOWN ||
+                          rc == -EHOSTUNREACH) {
+                       /* If cannot touch the target server,
+                        * mark the LFSCK as INCOMPLETE. */
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK assistant fail to "
+                              "talk with OST %x: rc = %d\n",
                               lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), llr->llr_ost_idx, rc);
-                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+                       lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, llr->llr_ost_idx);
                        lo->ll_objs_skipped++;
                        rc = 0;
                } else {
-                       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
+                       lfsck_layout_record_failure(env, lfsck, lo);
                }
-       } else if (rc > 0) {
+       } else if (rc > 0 && (type != LLIT_DANGLING ||
+                             !(bk->lb_param & LPF_DELAY_CREATE_OSTOBJ))) {
                LASSERTF(type > LLIT_NONE && type <= LLIT_MAX,
                         "unknown type = %d\n", type);
 
                lo->ll_objs_repaired[type - 1]++;
+               if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN &&
+                   unlikely(lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent == 0))
+                       lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent =
+                       lfsck->li_obj_oit->do_index_ops->dio_it.store(env,
+                                                       lfsck->li_di_oit);
        }
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+       if (parent != NULL && !IS_ERR(parent))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_assistant(void *args)
+static int
+lfsck_layout_double_scan_one_trace_file(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                       struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                       struct dt_object *obj, bool first)
 {
-       struct lfsck_thread_args        *lta     = args;
-       struct lu_env                   *env     = &lta->lta_env;
-       struct lfsck_component          *com     = lta->lta_com;
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck   = lta->lta_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk      = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
-       struct lfsck_position           *pos     = &com->lc_pos_start;
-       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info    = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lfsck_request            *lr      = &info->lti_lr;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct lfsck_layout_req         *llr;
-       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
-       int                              rc      = 0;
-       int                              rc1     = 0;
+       struct lfsck_instance *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct ptlrpc_thread *thread = &lfsck->li_thread;
+       struct lfsck_bookmark *bk = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
+       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       const struct dt_it_ops *iops = &obj->do_index_ops->dio_it;
+       struct dt_it *di;
+       struct dt_key *key;
+       struct lu_fid *pfid = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid3;
+       struct lu_fid *cfid = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid4;
+       __u32 ea_off;
+       __u32 ost_idx;
+       int rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       lr->lr_event = LE_START;
-       lr->lr_valid = LSV_SPEED_LIMIT | LSV_ERROR_HANDLE | LSV_DRYRUN |
-                      LSV_ASYNC_WINDOWS;
-       lr->lr_speed = bk->lb_speed_limit;
-       lr->lr_version = bk->lb_version;
-       lr->lr_param = bk->lb_param;
-       lr->lr_async_windows = bk->lb_async_windows;
-       lr->lr_flags = LEF_TO_OST;
-       if (pos->lp_oit_cookie <= 1)
-               lr->lr_param |= LPF_RESET;
-
-       rc = lfsck_layout_master_notify_others(env, com, lr);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               CERROR("%s: fail to notify others for layout start: rc = %d\n",
-                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
-               GOTO(fini, rc);
-       }
-
-       spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       thread_set_flags(athread, SVC_RUNNING);
-       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       di = iops->init(env, obj, 0);
+       if (IS_ERR(di))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(di));
 
-       while (1) {
-               while (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list)) {
-                       bool wakeup = false;
-
-                       if (unlikely(llmd->llmd_exit))
-                               GOTO(cleanup1, rc = llmd->llmd_post_result);
-
-                       llr = list_entry(llmd->llmd_req_list.next,
-                                        struct lfsck_layout_req,
-                                        llr_list);
-                       /* Only the lfsck_layout_assistant thread itself can
-                        * remove the "llr" from the head of the list, LFSCK
-                        * engine thread only inserts other new "lld" at the
-                        * end of the list. So it is safe to handle current
-                        * "llr" without the spin_lock. */
-                       rc = lfsck_layout_assistant_handle_one(env, com, llr);
-                       spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-                       list_del_init(&llr->llr_list);
-                       if (bk->lb_async_windows != 0 &&
-                           llmd->llmd_prefetched >= bk->lb_async_windows)
-                               wakeup = true;
-
-                       llmd->llmd_prefetched--;
-                       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-                       if (wakeup)
-                               wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
-
-                       lfsck_layout_req_fini(env, llr);
-                       if (rc < 0 && bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
-                               GOTO(cleanup1, rc);
-               }
+       if (first)
+               fid_cpu_to_be(pfid, &lo->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
+       else
+               fid_zero(pfid);
+       rc = iops->get(env, di, (const struct dt_key *)pfid);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               GOTO(fini, rc);
 
-               /* Wakeup the master engine if it is waiting in checkpoint. */
-               wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
+       if (first) {
+               /* The start one either has been processed or does not exist,
+                * skip it. */
+               rc = iops->next(env, di);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(put, rc);
+       }
 
-               l_wait_event(athread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                            !lfsck_layout_req_empty(llmd) ||
-                            llmd->llmd_exit ||
-                            llmd->llmd_to_post ||
-                            llmd->llmd_to_double_scan,
-                            &lwi);
+       do {
+               if (CFS_FAIL_TIMEOUT(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_DELAY3, cfs_fail_val) &&
+                   unlikely(!thread_is_running(thread)))
+                       GOTO(put, rc = 0);
 
-               if (unlikely(llmd->llmd_exit))
-                       GOTO(cleanup1, rc = llmd->llmd_post_result);
+               key = iops->key(env, di);
+               if (IS_ERR(key)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(key);
+                       if (rc == -ENOENT)
+                               GOTO(put, rc = 1);
 
-               if (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list))
-                       continue;
+                       goto checkpoint;
+               }
 
-               if (llmd->llmd_to_post) {
-                       llmd->llmd_to_post = 0;
-                       LASSERT(llmd->llmd_post_result > 0);
+               fid_be_to_cpu(pfid, (const struct lu_fid *)key);
+               ea_off = pfid->f_ver;
+               pfid->f_ver = 0;
+               if (!fid_is_sane(pfid)) {
+                       rc = 0;
+                       goto checkpoint;
+               }
 
-                       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-                       lr->lr_event = LE_PHASE1_DONE;
-                       lr->lr_status = llmd->llmd_post_result;
-                       rc = lfsck_layout_master_notify_others(env, com, lr);
-                       if (rc != 0)
-                               CERROR("%s: failed to notify others "
-                                      "for layout post: rc = %d\n",
-                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+               rc = iops->rec(env, di, (struct dt_rec *)cfid, 0);
+               if (rc == 0) {
+                       fid_be_to_cpu(cfid, cfid);
+                       ost_idx = cfid->f_ver;
+                       cfid->f_ver = 0;
+                       if (!fid_is_sane(cfid)) {
+                               rc = 0;
+                               goto checkpoint;
+                       }
 
-                       /* Wakeup the master engine to go ahead. */
-                       wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
+                       rc = lfsck_layout_repair_dangling(env, com, pfid, cfid,
+                                                         ea_off, ost_idx);
                }
 
-               if (llmd->llmd_to_double_scan) {
-                       llmd->llmd_to_double_scan = 0;
-                       atomic_inc(&lfsck->li_double_scan_count);
-                       llmd->llmd_in_double_scan = 1;
-                       wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
+checkpoint:
+               down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+               com->lc_new_checked++;
+               com->lc_new_scanned++;
+               if (rc >= 0)
+                       lo->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2 = *pfid;
+
+               if (rc > 0)
+                       lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_DANGLING - 1]++;
+               else if (rc < 0)
+                       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase2++;
+               up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+               if (rc < 0 && bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
+                       GOTO(put, rc);
+
+               if (unlikely(cfs_time_beforeq(com->lc_time_next_checkpoint,
+                                             cfs_time_current())) &&
+                   com->lc_new_checked != 0) {
+                       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
+                       lo->ll_run_time_phase2 +=
+                               cfs_duration_sec(cfs_time_current() +
+                               HALF_SEC - com->lc_time_last_checkpoint);
+                       lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
+                       lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2 += com->lc_new_checked;
                        com->lc_new_checked = 0;
-                       com->lc_new_scanned = 0;
+                       lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
+                       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
+
                        com->lc_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current();
                        com->lc_time_next_checkpoint =
                                com->lc_time_last_checkpoint +
                                cfs_time_seconds(LFSCK_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL);
+               }
 
-                       while (llmd->llmd_in_double_scan) {
-                               struct lfsck_tgt_descs  *ltds =
-                                                       &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
-                               struct lfsck_tgt_desc   *ltd;
+               lfsck_control_speed_by_self(com);
+               if (unlikely(!thread_is_running(thread)))
+                       GOTO(put, rc = 0);
 
-                               rc = lfsck_layout_master_query_others(env, com);
-                               if (lfsck_layout_master_to_orphan(llmd))
-                                       goto orphan;
+               rc = iops->next(env, di);
+       } while (rc == 0);
 
-                               if (rc < 0)
-                                       GOTO(cleanup2, rc);
+       GOTO(put, rc);
 
-                               /* Pull LFSCK status on related targets once
-                                * per 30 seconds if we are not notified. */
-                               lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL(cfs_time_seconds(30),
-                                                          cfs_time_seconds(1),
-                                                          NULL, NULL);
-                               rc = l_wait_event(athread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                                       lfsck_layout_master_to_orphan(llmd) ||
-                                       llmd->llmd_exit ||
-                                       !thread_is_running(mthread),
-                                       &lwi);
-
-                               if (unlikely(llmd->llmd_exit ||
-                                            !thread_is_running(mthread)))
-                                       GOTO(cleanup2, rc = 0);
-
-                               if (rc == -ETIMEDOUT)
-                                       continue;
-
-                               if (rc < 0)
-                                       GOTO(cleanup2, rc);
-
-orphan:
-                               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                               while (!list_empty(
-                                               &llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list)) {
-                                       ltd = list_entry(
-                                             llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list.next,
-                                             struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
-                                             ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                                       list_del_init(
-                                               &ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-                                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-
-                                       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT) {
-                                               rc = lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(
-                                                               env, com, ltd);
-                                               if (rc != 0 &&
-                                                   bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
-                                                       GOTO(cleanup2, rc);
-                                       }
-
-                                       if (unlikely(llmd->llmd_exit ||
-                                               !thread_is_running(mthread)))
-                                               GOTO(cleanup2, rc = 0);
-
-                                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                               }
+put:
+       iops->put(env, di);
 
-                               if (list_empty(&llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list)) {
-                                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                                       GOTO(cleanup2, rc = 1);
-                               }
-                               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-                       }
-               }
-       }
+fini:
+       iops->fini(env, di);
 
-cleanup1:
-       /* Cleanup the unfinished requests. */
-       spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       if (rc < 0)
-               llmd->llmd_assistant_status = rc;
+       return rc;
+}
 
-       while (!list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list)) {
-               llr = list_entry(llmd->llmd_req_list.next,
-                                struct lfsck_layout_req,
-                                llr_list);
-               list_del_init(&llr->llr_list);
-               llmd->llmd_prefetched--;
-               spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-               lfsck_layout_req_fini(env, llr);
-               spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       }
-       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
+static int lfsck_layout_assistant_handler_p2(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                            struct lfsck_component *com)
+{
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk     = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds   = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       LASSERTF(llmd->llmd_prefetched == 0, "unmatched prefeteched objs %d\n",
-                llmd->llmd_prefetched);
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK phase2 scan start\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck));
 
-cleanup2:
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       if (rc > 0) {
-               lr->lr_event = LE_PHASE2_DONE;
-               lr->lr_status = rc;
-       } else if (rc == 0) {
-               if (lfsck->li_flags & LPF_ALL_TGT) {
-                       lr->lr_event = LE_STOP;
-                       lr->lr_status = LS_STOPPED;
-               } else {
-                       lr->lr_event = LE_PEER_EXIT;
-                       switch (lfsck->li_status) {
-                       case LS_PAUSED:
-                       case LS_CO_PAUSED:
-                               lr->lr_status = LS_CO_PAUSED;
-                               break;
-                       case LS_STOPPED:
-                       case LS_CO_STOPPED:
-                               lr->lr_status = LS_CO_STOPPED;
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               CERROR("%s: unknown status: rc = %d\n",
-                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                                      lfsck->li_status);
-                               lr->lr_status = LS_CO_FAILED;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-       } else {
-               if (lfsck->li_flags & LPF_ALL_TGT) {
-                       lr->lr_event = LE_STOP;
-                       lr->lr_status = LS_FAILED;
-               } else {
-                       lr->lr_event = LE_PEER_EXIT;
-                       lr->lr_status = LS_CO_FAILED;
+       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(&lad->lad_ost_phase2_list)) {
+               ltd = list_entry(lad->lad_ost_phase2_list.next,
+                                struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
+                                ltd_layout_phase_list);
+               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+               if (bk->lb_param & LPF_OST_ORPHAN) {
+                       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+                       rc = lfsck_layout_scan_orphan(env, com, ltd);
+                       if (rc != 0 && bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                       if (unlikely(lad->lad_exit ||
+                                    !thread_is_running(&lfsck->li_thread)))
+                               RETURN(0);
+                       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
                }
        }
 
-       rc1 = lfsck_layout_master_notify_others(env, com, lr);
-       if (rc1 != 0) {
-               CERROR("%s: failed to notify others for layout quit: rc = %d\n",
-                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc1);
-               rc = rc1;
-       }
+       if (list_empty(&lad->lad_ost_phase1_list))
+               rc = 1;
+       else
+               rc = 0;
+       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
 
-       /* Under force exit case, some requests may be just freed without
-        * verification, those objects should be re-handled when next run.
-        * So not update the on-disk tracing file under such case. */
-       if (!llmd->llmd_exit)
-               rc1 = lfsck_layout_double_scan_result(env, com, rc);
+       if (rc == 1 && bk->lb_param & LPF_OST_ORPHAN) {
+               struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+               int i;
 
-fini:
-       if (llmd->llmd_in_double_scan)
-               atomic_dec(&lfsck->li_double_scan_count);
+               com->lc_new_checked = 0;
+               com->lc_new_scanned = 0;
+               com->lc_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current();
+               com->lc_time_next_checkpoint = com->lc_time_last_checkpoint +
+                               cfs_time_seconds(LFSCK_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL);
 
-       spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       llmd->llmd_assistant_status = (rc1 != 0 ? rc1 : rc);
-       thread_set_flags(athread, SVC_STOPPED);
-       wake_up_all(&mthread->t_ctl_waitq);
-       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-       lfsck_thread_args_fini(lta);
+               i = lfsck_sub_trace_file_fid2idx(
+                               &lo->ll_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
+               rc = lfsck_layout_double_scan_one_trace_file(env, com,
+                               com->lc_sub_trace_objs[i].lsto_obj, true);
+               while (rc > 0 && ++i < LFSCK_STF_COUNT)
+                       rc = lfsck_layout_double_scan_one_trace_file(env, com,
+                               com->lc_sub_trace_objs[i].lsto_obj, false);
 
-       return rc;
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK phase2 scan dangling stop "
+                      "at the No. %d trace file: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), i, rc);
+       }
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK phase2 scan stop: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -3170,23 +3854,41 @@ lfsck_layout_slave_async_interpret(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_component               *com   = llsaa->llsaa_com;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_target     *llst  = llsaa->llsaa_llst;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_data       *llsd  = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_reply                   *lr    = NULL;
        bool                                  done  = false;
 
        if (rc != 0) {
-               /* It is quite probably caused by target crash,
-                * to make the LFSCK can go ahead, assume that
-                * the target finished the LFSCK prcoessing. */
-               done = true;
+               /* It is probably caused by network trouble, or target crash,
+                * it will try several times (depends on the obd_timeout, and
+                * will not less than 3 times). But to make the LFSCK can go
+                * ahead, we should not try for ever. After some try but still
+                * hit failure, it will assume that the target exit the LFSCK
+                * prcoessing and stop try. */
+               if (rc == -ENOTCONN || rc == -ESHUTDOWN) {
+                       int max_try = max_t(int, obd_timeout / 30, 3);
+
+                       if (++(llst->llst_failures) > max_try)
+                               done = true;
+               } else {
+                       done = true;
+               }
        } else {
-               struct lfsck_reply *lr;
-
+               llst->llst_failures = 0;
                lr = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_LFSCK_REPLY);
                if (lr->lr_status != LS_SCANNING_PHASE1 &&
                    lr->lr_status != LS_SCANNING_PHASE2)
                        done = true;
        }
-       if (done)
+
+       if (done) {
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave gets the MDT %x "
+                      "status %d, failures_try %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+                      llst->llst_index, lr != NULL ? lr->lr_status : rc,
+                      llst->llst_failures);
+
                lfsck_layout_llst_del(llsd, llst);
+       }
+
        lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
        lfsck_component_put(env, com);
        class_export_put(exp);
@@ -3226,6 +3928,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_async_query(const struct lu_env *env,
        llsaa->llsaa_com = lfsck_component_get(com);
        llsaa->llsaa_llst = llst;
        req->rq_interpret_reply = lfsck_layout_slave_async_interpret;
+       req->rq_allow_intr = 1;
        ptlrpc_set_add_req(set, req);
 
        RETURN(0);
@@ -3254,6 +3957,7 @@ static int lfsck_layout_async_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
        tmp = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_LFSCK_REQUEST);
        *tmp = *lr;
        ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+       req->rq_allow_intr = 1;
        ptlrpc_set_add_req(set, req);
 
        RETURN(0);
@@ -3273,127 +3977,333 @@ lfsck_layout_slave_query_master(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                               rc1   = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
-       if (set == NULL)
-               RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
+       if (set == NULL)
+               GOTO(log, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
+       lr->lr_event = LE_QUERY;
+       lr->lr_active = LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT;
+
+       llsd->llsd_touch_gen++;
+       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
+               llst = list_entry(llsd->llsd_master_list.next,
+                                 struct lfsck_layout_slave_target,
+                                 llst_list);
+               if (llst->llst_gen == llsd->llsd_touch_gen)
+                       break;
+
+               llst->llst_gen = llsd->llsd_touch_gen;
+               list_move_tail(&llst->llst_list,
+                              &llsd->llsd_master_list);
+               atomic_inc(&llst->llst_ref);
+               spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+
+               exp = lustre_find_lwp_by_index(lfsck->li_obd->obd_name,
+                                              llst->llst_index);
+               if (exp == NULL) {
+                       lfsck_layout_llst_del(llsd, llst);
+                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+                       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_async_query(env, com, exp, llst, lr, set);
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave fail to "
+                              "query %s for layout: rc = %d\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                              exp->exp_obd->obd_name, rc);
+
+                       rc1 = rc;
+                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+                       class_export_put(exp);
+               }
+               spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+
+       rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
+       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+
+       GOTO(log, rc = (rc1 != 0 ? rc1 : rc));
+
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave queries master: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+static void
+lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                enum lfsck_events event, int result)
+{
+       struct lfsck_layout              *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_instance            *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout_slave_data   *llsd  = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_request             *lr    = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_lr;
+       struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst;
+       struct obd_export                *exp;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set        *set;
+       int                               rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave notifies master\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck));
+
+       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
+       if (set == NULL)
+               RETURN_EXIT;
+
+       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
+       lr->lr_event = event;
+       lr->lr_flags = LEF_FROM_OST;
+       lr->lr_status = result;
+       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck);
+       lr->lr_active = LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT;
+       lr->lr_flags2 = lo->ll_flags;
+       llsd->llsd_touch_gen++;
+       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
+               llst = list_entry(llsd->llsd_master_list.next,
+                                 struct lfsck_layout_slave_target,
+                                 llst_list);
+               if (llst->llst_gen == llsd->llsd_touch_gen)
+                       break;
+
+               llst->llst_gen = llsd->llsd_touch_gen;
+               list_move_tail(&llst->llst_list,
+                              &llsd->llsd_master_list);
+               atomic_inc(&llst->llst_ref);
+               spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+
+               exp = lustre_find_lwp_by_index(lfsck->li_obd->obd_name,
+                                              llst->llst_index);
+               if (exp == NULL) {
+                       lfsck_layout_llst_del(llsd, llst);
+                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+                       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_async_notify(env, exp, lr, set);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave fail to "
+                              "notify %s for layout: rc = %d\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                              exp->exp_obd->obd_name, rc);
+
+               lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+               class_export_put(exp);
+               spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+
+       ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
+       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+
+       RETURN_EXIT;
+}
+
+/*
+ * \ret -ENODATA: unrecognized stripe
+ * \ret = 0     : recognized stripe
+ * \ret < 0     : other failures
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_master_check_pairs(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                          struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                          struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                          struct lu_fid *pfid)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_buf                   *buf    = &info->lti_big_buf;
+       struct ost_id                   *oi     = &info->lti_oi;
+       struct dt_object                *obj;
+       struct lov_mds_md_v1            *lmm;
+       struct lov_ost_data_v1          *objs;
+       __u32                            idx    = pfid->f_stripe_idx;
+       __u32                            magic;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       int                              i;
+       __u16                            count;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       pfid->f_ver = 0;
+       obj = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, com->lc_lfsck, pfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(obj))
+               RETURN(PTR_ERR(obj));
+
+       dt_read_lock(env, obj, 0);
+       if (unlikely(dt_object_exists(obj) == 0 ||
+                    lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = -ENOENT);
+
+       if (!S_ISREG(lfsck_object_type(obj)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = -ENODATA);
+
+       rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, obj, buf);
+       if (rc < 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       if (rc == 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = -ENODATA);
+
+       lmm = buf->lb_buf;
+       rc = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+
+       /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3 which has
+        * been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header() already. If some
+        * new magic introduced in the future, then layout LFSCK needs to
+        * be updated also. */
+       magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
+       if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[0];
+       } else {
+               LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
+               objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
+       }
+
+       fid_to_ostid(cfid, oi);
+       count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++, objs++) {
+               struct ost_id oi2;
+
+               ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, &oi2);
+               if (memcmp(oi, &oi2, sizeof(*oi)) == 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock, rc = (i != idx ? -ENODATA : 0));
+       }
+
+       GOTO(unlock, rc = -ENODATA);
+
+unlock:
+       dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
+       lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The LFSCK-on-OST will ask the LFSCK-on-MDT to check whether the given
+ * MDT-object/OST-object pairs match or not to aviod transfer MDT-object
+ * layout EA from MDT to OST. On one hand, the OST no need to understand
+ * the layout EA structure; on the other hand, it may cause trouble when
+ * transfer large layout EA from MDT to OST via normal OUT RPC.
+ *
+ * \ret > 0: unrecognized stripe
+ * \ret = 0: recognized stripe
+ * \ret < 0: other failures
+ */
+static int lfsck_layout_slave_check_pairs(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                         struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                         struct lu_fid *cfid,
+                                         struct lu_fid *pfid)
+{
+       struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct obd_device        *obd    = lfsck->li_obd;
+       struct seq_server_site   *ss     = lfsck_dev_site(lfsck);
+       struct obd_export        *exp    = NULL;
+       struct ptlrpc_request    *req    = NULL;
+       struct lfsck_request     *lr;
+       struct lu_seq_range      *range  = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_range;
+       int                       rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (unlikely(fid_is_idif(pfid)))
+               RETURN(1);
 
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
-       lr->lr_event = LE_QUERY;
-       lr->lr_active = LT_LAYOUT;
+       fld_range_set_any(range);
+       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, ss->ss_server_fld, fid_seq(pfid), range);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc == -ENOENT ? 1 : rc);
 
-       llsd->llsd_touch_gen++;
-       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
-       while (!list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
-               llst = list_entry(llsd->llsd_master_list.next,
-                                 struct lfsck_layout_slave_target,
-                                 llst_list);
-               if (llst->llst_gen == llsd->llsd_touch_gen)
-                       break;
+       if (unlikely(!fld_range_is_mdt(range)))
+               RETURN(1);
 
-               llst->llst_gen = llsd->llsd_touch_gen;
-               list_del(&llst->llst_list);
-               list_add_tail(&llst->llst_list,
-                             &llsd->llsd_master_list);
-               atomic_inc(&llst->llst_ref);
-               spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       exp = lustre_find_lwp_by_index(obd->obd_name, range->lsr_index);
+       if (unlikely(exp == NULL))
+               RETURN(1);
 
-               exp = lustre_find_lwp_by_index(lfsck->li_obd->obd_name,
-                                              llst->llst_index);
-               if (exp == NULL) {
-                       lfsck_layout_llst_del(llsd, llst);
-                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
-                       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
-                       continue;
-               }
+       if (!(exp_connect_flags(exp) & OBD_CONNECT_LFSCK))
+               GOTO(out, rc = -EOPNOTSUPP);
 
-               rc = lfsck_layout_async_query(env, com, exp, llst, lr, set);
-               if (rc != 0) {
-                       CERROR("%s: slave fail to query %s for layout: "
-                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                              exp->exp_obd->obd_name, rc);
-                       rc1 = rc;
-                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
-                       class_export_put(exp);
-               }
-               spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       req = ptlrpc_request_alloc(class_exp2cliimp(exp), &RQF_LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+       if (req == NULL)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       rc = ptlrpc_request_pack(req, LUSTRE_OBD_VERSION, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               ptlrpc_request_free(req);
+
+               GOTO(out, rc);
        }
-       spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
 
-       rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+       lr = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_LFSCK_REQUEST);
+       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
+       lr->lr_event = LE_PAIRS_VERIFY;
+       lr->lr_active = LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT;
+       lr->lr_fid = *cfid; /* OST-object itself FID. */
+       lr->lr_fid2 = *pfid; /* The claimed parent FID. */
+
+       ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+       rc = ptlrpc_queue_wait(req);
+       ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
+
+       if (rc == -ENOENT || rc == -ENODATA)
+               rc = 1;
+
+       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+out:
+       if (exp != NULL)
+               class_export_put(exp);
 
-       RETURN(rc1 != 0 ? rc1 : rc);
+       return rc;
 }
 
-static void
-lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                enum lfsck_events event, int result)
+static int lfsck_layout_slave_repair_pfid(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                         struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                         struct lfsck_request *lr)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance            *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout_slave_data   *llsd  = com->lc_data;
-       struct lfsck_request             *lr    = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_lr;
-       struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst;
-       struct obd_export                *exp;
-       struct ptlrpc_request_set        *set;
-       int                               rc;
+       struct dt_object        *obj;
+       int                      rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
-       if (set == NULL)
-               RETURN_EXIT;
+       obj = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, com->lc_lfsck, &lr->lr_fid);
+       if (IS_ERR(obj))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(obj));
 
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       lr->lr_event = event;
-       lr->lr_flags = LEF_FROM_OST;
-       lr->lr_status = result;
-       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
-       lr->lr_active = LT_LAYOUT;
-       llsd->llsd_touch_gen++;
-       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
-       while (!list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
-               llst = list_entry(llsd->llsd_master_list.next,
-                                 struct lfsck_layout_slave_target,
-                                 llst_list);
-               if (llst->llst_gen == llsd->llsd_touch_gen)
-                       break;
+       dt_write_lock(env, obj, 0);
+       if (unlikely(dt_object_exists(obj) == 0 ||
+                    lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
-               llst->llst_gen = llsd->llsd_touch_gen;
-               list_del(&llst->llst_list);
-               list_add_tail(&llst->llst_list,
-                             &llsd->llsd_master_list);
-               atomic_inc(&llst->llst_ref);
-               spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       rc = __lfsck_layout_update_pfid(env, obj, &lr->lr_fid2,
+                                       lr->lr_fid2.f_ver);
 
-               exp = lustre_find_lwp_by_index(lfsck->li_obd->obd_name,
-                                              llst->llst_index);
-               if (exp == NULL) {
-                       lfsck_layout_llst_del(llsd, llst);
-                       lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
-                       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
-                       continue;
-               }
+       GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-               rc = lfsck_layout_async_notify(env, exp, lr, set);
-               if (rc != 0)
-                       CERROR("%s: slave fail to notify %s for layout: "
-                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                              exp->exp_obd->obd_name, rc);
-               lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
-               class_export_put(exp);
-               spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
-       }
-       spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+unlock:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+       lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
 
-       ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
-       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave repaired pfid for "DFID
+              ", parent "DFID": rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+              PFID(&lr->lr_fid), PFID(&lr->lr_fid2), rc);
 
-       RETURN_EXIT;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /* layout APIs */
 
+static void lfsck_layout_slave_quit(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct lfsck_component *com);
+
 static int lfsck_layout_reset(const struct lu_env *env,
                              struct lfsck_component *com, bool init)
 {
@@ -3415,9 +4325,22 @@ static int lfsck_layout_reset(const struct lu_env *env,
        lo->ll_magic = LFSCK_LAYOUT_MAGIC;
        lo->ll_status = LS_INIT;
 
+       if (com->lc_lfsck->li_master) {
+               struct lfsck_assistant_data *lad = com->lc_data;
+
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+               CFS_RESET_BITMAP(lad->lad_bitmap);
+       }
+
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
+       if (rc == 0 && com->lc_lfsck->li_master)
+               rc = lfsck_load_sub_trace_files(env, com,
+                       &dt_lfsck_layout_dangling_features, LFSCK_LAYOUT, true);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK reset: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3429,46 +4352,30 @@ static void lfsck_layout_fail(const struct lu_env *env,
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        if (new_checked)
                com->lc_new_checked++;
-       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
-       if (lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent == 0) {
-               struct lfsck_instance *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-
-               lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent =
-                       lfsck->li_obj_oit->do_index_ops->dio_it.store(env,
-                                                       lfsck->li_di_oit);
-       }
+       lfsck_layout_record_failure(env, com->lc_lfsck, lo);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 }
 
 static int lfsck_layout_master_checkpoint(const struct lu_env *env,
                                          struct lfsck_component *com, bool init)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck   = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout             *lo      = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
-       int                              rc;
-
-       if (com->lc_new_checked == 0 && !init)
-               return 0;
-
-       l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list) ||
-                    !thread_is_running(mthread) ||
-                    thread_is_stopped(athread),
-                    &lwi);
+       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck   = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout     *lo      = com->lc_file_ram;
+       int                      rc;
 
-       if (!thread_is_running(mthread) || thread_is_stopped(athread))
-               return 0;
+       if (!init) {
+               rc = lfsck_checkpoint_generic(env, com);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       return rc > 0 ? 0 : rc;
+       }
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        if (init) {
-               lo->ll_pos_latest_start = lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+               lo->ll_pos_latest_start =
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
        } else {
                lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint =
-                                       lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
                lo->ll_run_time_phase1 += cfs_duration_sec(cfs_time_current() +
                                HALF_SEC - lfsck->li_time_last_checkpoint);
                lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
@@ -3479,6 +4386,10 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_checkpoint(const struct lu_env *env,
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK master checkpoint at the pos ["
+              "%llu], status = %d: rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+              lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie, lo->ll_status, rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3493,12 +4404,12 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_checkpoint(const struct lu_env *env,
                return 0;
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
-
        if (init) {
-               lo->ll_pos_latest_start = lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+               lo->ll_pos_latest_start =
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
        } else {
                lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint =
-                                       lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
                lo->ll_run_time_phase1 += cfs_duration_sec(cfs_time_current() +
                                HALF_SEC - lfsck->li_time_last_checkpoint);
                lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
@@ -3507,9 +4418,12 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_checkpoint(const struct lu_env *env,
        }
 
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
-
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave checkpoint at the pos ["
+              "%llu], status = %d: rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+              lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie, lo->ll_status, rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3526,12 +4440,19 @@ static int lfsck_layout_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (lo->ll_status == LS_COMPLETED ||
            lo->ll_status == LS_PARTIAL ||
            /* To handle orphan, must scan from the beginning. */
-           (start != NULL && start->ls_flags & LPF_ORPHAN)) {
+           (start != NULL && start->ls_flags & LPF_OST_ORPHAN)) {
                int rc;
 
                rc = lfsck_layout_reset(env, com, false);
-               if (rc != 0)
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       rc = lfsck_set_param(env, lfsck, start, true);
+
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK prep failed: "
+                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+
                        return rc;
+               }
        }
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
@@ -3541,9 +4462,8 @@ static int lfsck_layout_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                if (!lfsck->li_drop_dryrun ||
                    lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent == 0) {
                        lo->ll_status = LS_SCANNING_PHASE2;
-                       list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-                       list_add_tail(&com->lc_link,
-                                     &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
+                       list_move_tail(&com->lc_link,
+                                      &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
                        pos->lp_oit_cookie = 0;
                } else {
                        int i;
@@ -3580,15 +4500,28 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                                   struct lfsck_start_param *lsp)
 {
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_data  *llsd   = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
        struct lfsck_start              *start  = lsp->lsp_start;
        int                              rc;
 
        rc = lfsck_layout_prep(env, com, start);
-       if (rc != 0 || !lsp->lsp_index_valid)
+       if (rc != 0)
                return rc;
 
+       if (lo->ll_flags & LF_CRASHED_LASTID &&
+           list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
+               LASSERT(lfsck->li_out_notify != NULL);
+
+               lfsck->li_out_notify(env, lfsck->li_out_notify_data,
+                                    LE_LASTID_REBUILDING);
+       }
+
+       if (!lsp->lsp_index_valid)
+               return 0;
+
        rc = lfsck_layout_llst_add(llsd, lsp->lsp_index);
-       if (rc == 0 && start != NULL && start->ls_flags & LPF_ORPHAN) {
+       if (rc == 0 && start != NULL && start->ls_flags & LPF_OST_ORPHAN) {
                LASSERT(!llsd->llsd_rbtree_valid);
 
                write_lock(&llsd->llsd_rb_lock);
@@ -3596,6 +4529,10 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                write_unlock(&llsd->llsd_rb_lock);
        }
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave prep done, start pos ["
+              "%llu]\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+              com->lc_pos_start.lp_oit_cookie);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3603,49 +4540,34 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                                    struct lfsck_component *com,
                                    struct lfsck_start_param *lsp)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck   = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct lfsck_thread_args        *lta;
-       long                             rc;
+       int rc;
        ENTRY;
 
+       rc = lfsck_layout_load_bitmap(env, com);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               rc = lfsck_layout_reset(env, com, false);
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       rc = lfsck_set_param(env, com->lc_lfsck,
+                                            lsp->lsp_start, true);
+
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
+       }
+
        rc = lfsck_layout_prep(env, com, lsp->lsp_start);
        if (rc != 0)
                RETURN(rc);
 
-       llmd->llmd_assistant_status = 0;
-       llmd->llmd_post_result = 0;
-       llmd->llmd_to_post = 0;
-       llmd->llmd_to_double_scan = 0;
-       llmd->llmd_in_double_scan = 0;
-       llmd->llmd_exit = 0;
-       thread_set_flags(athread, 0);
-
-       lta = lfsck_thread_args_init(lfsck, com, lsp);
-       if (IS_ERR(lta))
-               RETURN(PTR_ERR(lta));
-
-       rc = PTR_ERR(kthread_run(lfsck_layout_assistant, lta, "lfsck_layout"));
-       if (IS_ERR_VALUE(rc)) {
-               CERROR("%s: Cannot start LFSCK layout assistant thread: "
-                      "rc = %ld\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
-               lfsck_thread_args_fini(lta);
-       } else {
-               struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
+       rc = lfsck_start_assistant(env, com, lsp);
 
-               l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                            thread_is_running(athread) ||
-                            thread_is_stopped(athread),
-                            &lwi);
-               if (unlikely(!thread_is_running(athread)))
-                       rc = llmd->llmd_assistant_status;
-               else
-                       rc = 0;
-       }
+       GOTO(log, rc);
 
-       RETURN(rc);
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK master prep done, start pos ["
+              "%llu]\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
+              com->lc_pos_start.lp_oit_cookie);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /* Pre-fetch the attribute for each stripe in the given layout EA. */
@@ -3658,32 +4580,30 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_stripes(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck   = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk      = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct lfsck_layout             *lo      = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct lfsck_layout_object      *llo     = NULL;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad     = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_object   *lso     = NULL;
        struct lov_ost_data_v1          *objs;
        struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds    = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
        struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-               struct l_wait_info       lwi     = { 0 };
-       struct lu_buf                   *buf;
+       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &lad->lad_thread;
+       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
+       struct lu_buf                    buf;
        int                              rc      = 0;
        int                              i;
        __u32                            magic;
        __u16                            count;
-       __u16                            gen;
        ENTRY;
 
-       buf = lfsck_buf_get(env, &info->lti_old_pfid,
-                           sizeof(struct filter_fid_old));
+       lfsck_buf_init(&buf, &info->lti_old_pfid,
+                      sizeof(struct filter_fid_old));
        count = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
-       gen = le16_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_layout_gen);
        /* Currently, we only support LOV_MAGIC_V1/LOV_MAGIC_V3 which has
         * been verified in lfsck_layout_verify_header() already. If some
         * new magic introduced in the future, then layout LFSCK needs to
         * be updated also. */
        magic = le32_to_cpu(lmm->lmm_magic);
        if (magic == LOV_MAGIC_V1) {
-               objs = &(lmm->lmm_objects[0]);
+               objs = &lmm->lmm_objects[0];
        } else {
                LASSERT(magic == LOV_MAGIC_V3);
                objs = &((struct lov_mds_md_v3 *)lmm)->lmm_objects[0];
@@ -3695,16 +4615,14 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_stripes(const struct lu_env *env,
                struct lfsck_layout_req *llr;
                struct lfsck_tgt_desc   *tgt    = NULL;
                struct dt_object        *cobj   = NULL;
-               __u32                    index  =
-                                       le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx);
+               __u32                    index;
                bool                     wakeup = false;
 
-               if (is_dummy_lov_ost_data(objs))
+               if (unlikely(lovea_slot_is_dummy(objs)))
                        continue;
 
                l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                            bk->lb_async_windows == 0 ||
-                            llmd->llmd_prefetched < bk->lb_async_windows ||
+                            lad->lad_prefetched < bk->lb_async_windows ||
                             !thread_is_running(mthread) ||
                             thread_is_stopped(athread),
                             &lwi);
@@ -3713,61 +4631,120 @@ static int lfsck_layout_scan_stripes(const struct lu_env *env,
                             thread_is_stopped(athread))
                        GOTO(out, rc = 0);
 
+               if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)))
+                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
                ostid_le_to_cpu(&objs->l_ost_oi, oi);
-               ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, index);
+               index = le32_to_cpu(objs->l_ost_idx);
+               rc = ostid_to_fid(fid, oi, index);
+               if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: get invalid layout EA for "DFID
+                              ": "DOSTID", idx:%u\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), POSTID(oi), index);
+                       goto next;
+               }
+
                tgt = lfsck_tgt_get(ltds, index);
                if (unlikely(tgt == NULL)) {
-                       CERROR("%s: Cannot talk with OST %x which did not join "
-                              "the layout LFSCK.\n",
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: cannot talk with OST %x which "
+                              "did not join the layout LFSCK\n",
                               lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), index);
-                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+                       lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, index);
                        goto next;
                }
 
-               cobj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, tgt->ltd_tgt, fid);
+               /* There is potential deadlock race condition between object
+                * destroy and layout LFSCK. Consider the following scenario:
+                *
+                * 1) The LFSCK thread obtained the parent object firstly, at
+                *    that time, the parent object has not been destroyed yet.
+                *
+                * 2) One RPC service thread destroyed the parent and all its
+                *    children objects. Because the LFSCK is referencing the
+                *    parent object, then the parent object will be marked as
+                *    dying in RAM. On the other hand, the parent object is
+                *    referencing all its children objects, then all children
+                *    objects will be marked as dying in RAM also.
+                *
+                * 3) The LFSCK thread tries to find some child object with
+                *    the parent object referenced. Then it will find that the
+                *    child object is dying. According to the object visibility
+                *    rules: the object with dying flag cannot be returned to
+                *    others. So the LFSCK thread has to wait until the dying
+                *    object has been purged from RAM, then it can allocate a
+                *    new object (with the same FID) in RAM. Unfortunately, the
+                *    LFSCK thread itself is referencing the parent object, and
+                *    cause the parent object cannot be purged, then cause the
+                *    child object cannot be purged also. So the LFSCK thread
+                *    will fall into deadlock.
+                *
+                * We introduce non-blocked version lu_object_find() to allow
+                * the LFSCK thread to return failure immediately (instead of
+                * wait) when it finds dying (child) object, then the LFSCK
+                * thread can check whether the parent object is dying or not.
+                * So avoid above deadlock. LU-5395 */
+               cobj = lfsck_object_find_by_dev_nowait(env, tgt->ltd_tgt, fid);
                if (IS_ERR(cobj)) {
+                       if (lfsck_is_dead_obj(parent)) {
+                               lfsck_tgt_put(tgt);
+
+                               GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+                       }
+
                        rc = PTR_ERR(cobj);
                        goto next;
                }
 
-               rc = dt_declare_attr_get(env, cobj, BYPASS_CAPA);
-               if (rc != 0)
-                       goto next;
+               if (!OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_ASSISTANT_DIRECT)) {
+                       rc = dt_declare_attr_get(env, cobj);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               goto next;
 
-               rc = dt_declare_xattr_get(env, cobj, buf, XATTR_NAME_FID,
-                                         BYPASS_CAPA);
-               if (rc != 0)
-                       goto next;
+                       rc = dt_declare_xattr_get(env, cobj, &buf,
+                                                 XATTR_NAME_FID);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               goto next;
+               }
+
+               if (lso == NULL) {
+                       struct lu_attr *attr = &info->lti_la;
+
+                       rc = dt_attr_get(env, parent, attr);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               goto next;
+
+                       lso = lfsck_assistant_object_init(env,
+                               lfsck_dto2fid(parent), attr,
+                               lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie, false);
+                       if (IS_ERR(lso)) {
+                               rc = PTR_ERR(lso);
+                               lso = NULL;
 
-               if (llo == NULL) {
-                       llo = lfsck_layout_object_init(env, parent, gen);
-                       if (IS_ERR(llo)) {
-                               rc = PTR_ERR(llo);
                                goto next;
                        }
                }
 
-               llr = lfsck_layout_req_init(llo, cobj, index, i);
+               llr = lfsck_layout_assistant_req_init(lso, cobj, index, i);
                if (IS_ERR(llr)) {
                        rc = PTR_ERR(llr);
                        goto next;
                }
 
                cobj = NULL;
-               spin_lock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-               if (llmd->llmd_assistant_status < 0) {
-                       spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-                       lfsck_layout_req_fini(env, llr);
+               spin_lock(&lad->lad_lock);
+               if (lad->lad_assistant_status < 0) {
+                       spin_unlock(&lad->lad_lock);
+                       lfsck_layout_assistant_req_fini(env, &llr->llr_lar);
                        lfsck_tgt_put(tgt);
-                       RETURN(llmd->llmd_assistant_status);
+                       RETURN(lad->lad_assistant_status);
                }
 
-               list_add_tail(&llr->llr_list, &llmd->llmd_req_list);
-               if (llmd->llmd_prefetched == 0)
+               list_add_tail(&llr->llr_lar.lar_list, &lad->lad_req_list);
+               if (lad->lad_prefetched == 0)
                        wakeup = true;
 
-               llmd->llmd_prefetched++;
-               spin_unlock(&llmd->llmd_lock);
+               lad->lad_prefetched++;
+               spin_unlock(&lad->lad_lock);
                if (wakeup)
                        wake_up_all(&athread->t_ctl_waitq);
 
@@ -3775,11 +4752,11 @@ next:
                down_write(&com->lc_sem);
                com->lc_new_checked++;
                if (rc < 0)
-                       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
+                       lfsck_layout_record_failure(env, lfsck, lo);
                up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
                if (cobj != NULL && !IS_ERR(cobj))
-                       lu_object_put(env, &cobj->do_lu);
+                       lfsck_object_put(env, cobj);
 
                if (likely(tgt != NULL))
                        lfsck_tgt_put(tgt);
@@ -3791,15 +4768,15 @@ next:
        GOTO(out, rc = 0);
 
 out:
-       if (llo != NULL && !IS_ERR(llo))
-               lfsck_layout_object_put(env, llo);
+       if (lso != NULL)
+               lfsck_assistant_object_put(env, lso);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
 /* For the given object, read its layout EA locally. For each stripe, pre-fetch
  * the OST-object's attribute and generate an structure lfsck_layout_req on the
- * list ::llmd_req_list.
+ * list ::lad_req_list.
  *
  * For each request on above list, the lfsck_layout_assistant thread compares
  * the OST side attribute with local attribute, if inconsistent, then repair it.
@@ -3812,24 +4789,26 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
        struct ost_id                   *oi     = &info->lti_oi;
        struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd   = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk     = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct thandle                  *handle = NULL;
        struct lu_buf                   *buf    = &info->lti_big_buf;
        struct lov_mds_md_v1            *lmm    = NULL;
-       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
        struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
-       ssize_t                          buflen = buf->lb_len;
+       struct lu_buf                    ea_buf = { NULL };
        int                              rc     = 0;
+       int                              size   = 0;
        bool                             locked = false;
        bool                             stripe = false;
+       bool                             bad_oi = false;
        ENTRY;
 
        if (!S_ISREG(lfsck_object_type(obj)))
                GOTO(out, rc = 0);
 
-       if (llmd->llmd_assistant_status < 0)
+       if (lad->lad_assistant_status < 0)
                GOTO(out, rc = -ESRCH);
 
        fid_to_lmm_oi(lfsck_dto2fid(obj), oi);
@@ -3838,13 +4817,19 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
        locked = true;
 
 again:
-       rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, obj, buf, &buflen);
+       if (dt_object_exists(obj) == 0 ||
+           lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj))
+               GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
+       rc = lfsck_layout_get_lovea(env, obj, buf);
        if (rc <= 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
-       buf->lb_len = rc;
+       size = rc;
        lmm = buf->lb_buf;
        rc = lfsck_layout_verify_header(lmm);
+       /* If the LOV EA crashed, then it is possible to be rebuilt later
+        * when handle orphan OST-objects. */
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
@@ -3852,13 +4837,11 @@ again:
                GOTO(out, stripe = true);
 
        /* Inconsistent lmm_oi, should be repaired. */
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "Repair bad lmm_oi for "DFID"\n",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)));
+       bad_oi = true;
+       lmm->lmm_oi = *oi;
 
        if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN) {
-               down_write(&com->lc_sem);
                lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_OTHERS - 1]++;
-               up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
                GOTO(out, stripe = true);
        }
@@ -3866,10 +4849,9 @@ again:
        if (!lustre_handle_is_used(&lh)) {
                dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
                locked = false;
-               buf->lb_len = buflen;
-               rc = lfsck_layout_lock(env, com, obj, &lh,
-                                      MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT |
-                                      MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR);
+               rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, obj, &lh,
+                                     MDS_INODELOCK_LAYOUT |
+                                     MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR, LCK_EX);
                if (rc != 0)
                        GOTO(out, rc);
 
@@ -3877,7 +4859,8 @@ again:
                if (IS_ERR(handle))
                        GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
 
-               rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+               lfsck_buf_init(&ea_buf, lmm, size);
+               rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, &ea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
                                          LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle);
                if (rc != 0)
                        GOTO(out, rc);
@@ -3892,15 +4875,12 @@ again:
                goto again;
        }
 
-       lmm->lmm_oi = *oi;
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
-                         LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, &ea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LOV,
+                         LU_XATTR_REPLACE, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
-       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_OTHERS - 1]++;
-       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        GOTO(out, stripe = true);
 
@@ -3915,17 +4895,23 @@ out:
        if (handle != NULL && !IS_ERR(handle))
                dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
 
-       lfsck_layout_unlock(&lh);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+       if (bad_oi)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK master %s bad lmm_oi for "
+                      DFID": rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                      bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN ? "found" : "repaired",
+                      PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), rc);
+
        if (stripe) {
                rc = lfsck_layout_scan_stripes(env, com, obj, lmm);
        } else {
                down_write(&com->lc_sem);
                com->lc_new_checked++;
                if (rc < 0)
-                       lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
+                       lfsck_layout_record_failure(env, lfsck, lo);
                up_write(&com->lc_sem);
        }
-       buf->lb_len = buflen;
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -3946,13 +4932,24 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
 
        LASSERT(llsd != NULL);
 
+       if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_LFSCK_DELAY5) &&
+           cfs_fail_val == lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck)) {
+               struct l_wait_info       lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(cfs_time_seconds(1),
+                                                          NULL, NULL);
+               struct ptlrpc_thread    *thread = &lfsck->li_thread;
+
+               l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
+                            !thread_is_running(thread),
+                            &lwi);
+       }
+
        lfsck_rbtree_update_bitmap(env, com, fid, false);
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        if (fid_is_idif(fid))
                seq = 0;
        else if (!fid_is_norm(fid) ||
-                !fid_is_for_ostobj(env, lfsck->li_next, obj, fid))
+                !fid_is_for_ostobj(env, lfsck, obj, fid))
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
        else
                seq = fid_seq(fid);
@@ -3968,6 +4965,9 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
                lls->lls_seq = seq;
                rc = lfsck_layout_lastid_load(env, com, lls);
                if (rc != 0) {
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK failed to "
+                             "load LAST_ID for %#llx: rc = %d\n",
+                             lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck), seq, rc);
                        lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1++;
                        OBD_FREE_PTR(lls);
                        GOTO(unlock, rc);
@@ -3979,7 +4979,11 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (unlikely(fid_is_last_id(fid)))
                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
-       oid = fid_oid(fid);
+       if (fid_is_idif(fid))
+               oid = fid_idif_id(fid_seq(fid), fid_oid(fid), fid_ver(fid));
+       else
+               oid = fid_oid(fid);
+
        if (oid > lls->lls_lastid_known)
                lls->lls_lastid_known = oid;
 
@@ -3987,12 +4991,17 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
                if (!(lo->ll_flags & LF_CRASHED_LASTID)) {
                        /* OFD may create new objects during LFSCK scanning. */
                        rc = lfsck_layout_lastid_reload(env, com, lls);
-                       if (unlikely(rc != 0))
-                               CWARN("%s: failed to reload LAST_ID for "LPX64
-                                     ": rc = %d\n",
+                       if (unlikely(rc != 0)) {
+                               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK failed to "
+                                     "reload LAST_ID for %#llx: rc = %d\n",
                                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck),
                                      lls->lls_seq, rc);
-                       if (oid <= lls->lls_lastid)
+
+                               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+                       }
+
+                       if (oid <= lls->lls_lastid ||
+                           lo->ll_flags & LF_CRASHED_LASTID)
                                GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
 
                        LASSERT(lfsck->li_out_notify != NULL);
@@ -4000,6 +5009,12 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_exec_oit(const struct lu_env *env,
                        lfsck->li_out_notify(env, lfsck->li_out_notify_data,
                                             LE_LASTID_REBUILDING);
                        lo->ll_flags |= LF_CRASHED_LASTID;
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK finds crashed "
+                              "LAST_ID file (2) for the sequence %#llx"
+                              ", old value %llu, known value %llu\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lls->lls_seq,
+                              lls->lls_lastid, oid);
                }
 
                lls->lls_lastid = oid;
@@ -4016,8 +5031,8 @@ unlock:
 
 static int lfsck_layout_exec_dir(const struct lu_env *env,
                                 struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                struct dt_object *obj,
-                                struct lu_dirent *ent)
+                                struct lfsck_assistant_object *lso,
+                                struct lu_dirent *ent, __u16 type)
 {
        return 0;
 }
@@ -4026,57 +5041,37 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_post(const struct lu_env *env,
                                    struct lfsck_component *com,
                                    int result, bool init)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck   = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_layout             *lo      = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
-       int                              rc;
+       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_layout     *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-
-       llmd->llmd_post_result = result;
-       llmd->llmd_to_post = 1;
-       if (llmd->llmd_post_result <= 0)
-               llmd->llmd_exit = 1;
-
-       wake_up_all(&athread->t_ctl_waitq);
-       l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    (result > 0 && list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list)) ||
-                    thread_is_stopped(athread),
-                    &lwi);
-
-       if (llmd->llmd_assistant_status < 0)
-               result = llmd->llmd_assistant_status;
+       lfsck_post_generic(env, com, &result);
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        spin_lock(&lfsck->li_lock);
-       /* When LFSCK failed, there may be some prefetched objects those are
-        * not been processed yet, we do not know the exactly position, then
-        * just restart from last check-point next time. */
-       if (!init && !llmd->llmd_exit)
+       if (!init)
                lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint =
-                                       lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
 
        if (result > 0) {
-               lo->ll_status = LS_SCANNING_PHASE2;
+               if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                       lo->ll_status = LS_PARTIAL;
+               else
+                       lo->ll_status = LS_SCANNING_PHASE2;
                lo->ll_flags |= LF_SCANNED_ONCE;
                lo->ll_flags &= ~LF_UPGRADE;
-               list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-               list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
+               list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
        } else if (result == 0) {
-               lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
-               if (lo->ll_status == 0)
+               if (lfsck->li_status != 0)
+                       lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
+               else
                        lo->ll_status = LS_STOPPED;
-               if (lo->ll_status != LS_PAUSED) {
-                       list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-                       list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
-               }
+               if (lo->ll_status != LS_PAUSED)
+                       list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
        } else {
                lo->ll_status = LS_FAILED;
-               list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-               list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
+               list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
        }
        spin_unlock(&lfsck->li_lock);
 
@@ -4091,6 +5086,9 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_post(const struct lu_env *env,
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK master post done: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+
        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
@@ -4103,40 +5101,41 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_post(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                      rc;
        bool                     done  = false;
 
+       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        rc = lfsck_layout_lastid_store(env, com);
        if (rc != 0)
                result = rc;
 
        LASSERT(lfsck->li_out_notify != NULL);
 
-       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
-
        spin_lock(&lfsck->li_lock);
        if (!init)
                lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint =
-                                       lfsck->li_pos_current.lp_oit_cookie;
+                               lfsck->li_pos_checkpoint.lp_oit_cookie;
+
        if (result > 0) {
                lo->ll_status = LS_SCANNING_PHASE2;
                lo->ll_flags |= LF_SCANNED_ONCE;
                if (lo->ll_flags & LF_CRASHED_LASTID) {
                        done = true;
                        lo->ll_flags &= ~LF_CRASHED_LASTID;
+
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK has rebuilt "
+                              "crashed LAST_ID files successfully\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck));
                }
                lo->ll_flags &= ~LF_UPGRADE;
-               list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-               list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
+               list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_double_scan);
        } else if (result == 0) {
-               lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
-               if (lo->ll_status == 0)
+               if (lfsck->li_status != 0)
+                       lo->ll_status = lfsck->li_status;
+               else
                        lo->ll_status = LS_STOPPED;
-               if (lo->ll_status != LS_PAUSED) {
-                       list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-                       list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
-               }
+               if (lo->ll_status != LS_PAUSED)
+                       list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
        } else {
                lo->ll_status = LS_FAILED;
-               list_del_init(&com->lc_link);
-               list_add_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
+               list_move_tail(&com->lc_link, &lfsck->li_list_idle);
        }
        spin_unlock(&lfsck->li_lock);
 
@@ -4153,114 +5152,79 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_post(const struct lu_env *env,
        }
 
        rc = lfsck_layout_store(env, com);
-
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(env, com, LE_PHASE1_DONE, result);
 
-       if (result <= 0)
-               lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave post done: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_dump(const struct lu_env *env,
-                            struct lfsck_component *com, char *buf, int len)
+static void lfsck_layout_dump(const struct lu_env *env,
+                             struct lfsck_component *com, struct seq_file *m)
 {
        struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_bookmark   *bk    = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct lfsck_layout     *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
-       int                      save  = len;
-       int                      ret   = -ENOSPC;
-       int                      rc;
 
        down_read(&com->lc_sem);
-       rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                     "name: lfsck_layout\n"
-                     "magic: %#x\n"
-                     "version: %d\n"
-                     "status: %s\n",
-                     lo->ll_magic,
-                     bk->lb_version,
-                     lfsck_status2names(lo->ll_status));
-       if (rc <= 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       buf += rc;
-       len -= rc;
-       rc = lfsck_bits_dump(&buf, &len, lo->ll_flags, lfsck_flags_names,
-                            "flags");
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       rc = lfsck_bits_dump(&buf, &len, bk->lb_param, lfsck_param_names,
-                            "param");
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       rc = lfsck_time_dump(&buf, &len, lo->ll_time_last_complete,
-                            "time_since_last_completed");
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       rc = lfsck_time_dump(&buf, &len, lo->ll_time_latest_start,
-                            "time_since_latest_start");
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       rc = lfsck_time_dump(&buf, &len, lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint,
-                            "time_since_last_checkpoint");
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                     "latest_start_position: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "last_checkpoint_position: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "first_failure_position: "LPU64"\n",
-                     lo->ll_pos_latest_start,
-                     lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint,
-                     lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent);
-       if (rc <= 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       buf += rc;
-       len -= rc;
-
-       rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                     "success_count: %u\n"
-                     "repaired_dangling: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "repaired_unmatched_pair: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "repaired_multiple_referenced: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "repaired_orphan: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "repaired_inconsistent_owner: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "repaired_others: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "skipped: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "failed_phase1: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "failed_phase2: "LPU64"\n",
-                     lo->ll_success_count,
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_DANGLING - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_ORPHAN - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_INCONSISTENT_OWNER - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_OTHERS - 1],
-                     lo->ll_objs_skipped,
-                     lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1,
-                     lo->ll_objs_failed_phase2);
-       if (rc <= 0)
-               goto out;
-
-       buf += rc;
-       len -= rc;
+       seq_printf(m, "name: lfsck_layout\n"
+                  "magic: %#x\n"
+                  "version: %d\n"
+                  "status: %s\n",
+                  lo->ll_magic,
+                  bk->lb_version,
+                  lfsck_status2name(lo->ll_status));
+
+       lfsck_bits_dump(m, lo->ll_flags, lfsck_flags_names, "flags");
+
+       lfsck_bits_dump(m, bk->lb_param, lfsck_param_names, "param");
+
+       lfsck_time_dump(m, lo->ll_time_last_complete, "last_completed");
+
+       lfsck_time_dump(m, lo->ll_time_latest_start, "latest_start");
+
+       lfsck_time_dump(m, lo->ll_time_last_checkpoint, "last_checkpoint");
+
+       seq_printf(m, "latest_start_position: %llu\n"
+                  "last_checkpoint_position: %llu\n"
+                  "first_failure_position: %llu\n",
+                  lo->ll_pos_latest_start,
+                  lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint,
+                  lo->ll_pos_first_inconsistent);
+
+       seq_printf(m, "success_count: %u\n"
+                  "repaired_dangling: %llu\n"
+                  "repaired_unmatched_pair: %llu\n"
+                  "repaired_multiple_referenced: %llu\n"
+                  "repaired_orphan: %llu\n"
+                  "repaired_inconsistent_owner: %llu\n"
+                  "repaired_others: %llu\n"
+                  "skipped: %llu\n"
+                  "failed_phase1: %llu\n"
+                  "failed_phase2: %llu\n",
+                  lo->ll_success_count,
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_DANGLING - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_UNMATCHED_PAIR - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_MULTIPLE_REFERENCED - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_ORPHAN - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_INCONSISTENT_OWNER - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_repaired[LLIT_OTHERS - 1],
+                  lo->ll_objs_skipped,
+                  lo->ll_objs_failed_phase1,
+                  lo->ll_objs_failed_phase2);
 
        if (lo->ll_status == LS_SCANNING_PHASE1) {
                __u64 pos;
-               const struct dt_it_ops *iops;
                cfs_duration_t duration = cfs_time_current() -
                                          lfsck->li_time_last_checkpoint;
-               __u64 checked = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1 + com->lc_new_checked;
+               __u64 checked = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1 +
+                               com->lc_new_checked;
                __u64 speed = checked;
-               __u64 new_checked = com->lc_new_checked * HZ;
+               __u64 new_checked = com->lc_new_checked *
+                                   msecs_to_jiffies(MSEC_PER_SEC);
                __u32 rtime = lo->ll_run_time_phase1 +
                              cfs_duration_sec(duration + HALF_SEC);
 
@@ -4268,79 +5232,72 @@ static int lfsck_layout_dump(const struct lu_env *env,
                        do_div(new_checked, duration);
                if (rtime != 0)
                        do_div(speed, rtime);
-               rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                             "checked_phase1: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "checked_phase2: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
-                             "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase1: "LPU64" items/sec\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase1: "LPU64" items/sec\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase2: N/A\n",
-                             checked,
-                             lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2,
-                             rtime,
-                             lo->ll_run_time_phase2,
-                             speed,
-                             new_checked);
-               if (rc <= 0)
-                       goto out;
-
-               buf += rc;
-               len -= rc;
-
-               LASSERT(lfsck->li_di_oit != NULL);
-
-               iops = &lfsck->li_obj_oit->do_index_ops->dio_it;
-
-               /* The low layer otable-based iteration position may NOT
-                * exactly match the layout-based directory traversal
-                * cookie. Generally, it is not a serious issue. But the
-                * caller should NOT make assumption on that. */
-               pos = iops->store(env, lfsck->li_di_oit);
-               if (!lfsck->li_current_oit_processed)
-                       pos--;
-               rc = snprintf(buf, len, "current_position: "LPU64"\n", pos);
-               if (rc <= 0)
-                       goto out;
+               seq_printf(m, "checked_phase1: %llu\n"
+                          "checked_phase2: %llu\n"
+                          "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
+                          "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase1: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase1: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase2: N/A\n",
+                          checked,
+                          lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2,
+                          rtime,
+                          lo->ll_run_time_phase2,
+                          speed,
+                          new_checked);
+
+               if (likely(lfsck->li_di_oit)) {
+                       const struct dt_it_ops *iops =
+                               &lfsck->li_obj_oit->do_index_ops->dio_it;
+
+                       /* The low layer otable-based iteration position may NOT
+                        * exactly match the layout-based directory traversal
+                        * cookie. Generally, it is not a serious issue. But the
+                        * caller should NOT make assumption on that. */
+                       pos = iops->store(env, lfsck->li_di_oit);
+                       if (!lfsck->li_current_oit_processed)
+                               pos--;
+               } else {
+                       pos = lo->ll_pos_last_checkpoint;
+               }
 
-               buf += rc;
-               len -= rc;
+               seq_printf(m, "current_position: %llu\n", pos);
        } else if (lo->ll_status == LS_SCANNING_PHASE2) {
                cfs_duration_t duration = cfs_time_current() -
-                                         lfsck->li_time_last_checkpoint;
-               __u64 checked = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1 + com->lc_new_checked;
-               __u64 speed = checked;
-               __u64 new_checked = com->lc_new_checked * HZ;
-               __u32 rtime = lo->ll_run_time_phase1 +
+                                         com->lc_time_last_checkpoint;
+               __u64 checked = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2 +
+                               com->lc_new_checked;
+               __u64 speed1 = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1;
+               __u64 speed2 = checked;
+               __u64 new_checked = com->lc_new_checked *
+                                   msecs_to_jiffies(MSEC_PER_SEC);
+               __u32 rtime = lo->ll_run_time_phase2 +
                              cfs_duration_sec(duration + HALF_SEC);
 
                if (duration != 0)
                        do_div(new_checked, duration);
+               if (lo->ll_run_time_phase1 != 0)
+                       do_div(speed1, lo->ll_run_time_phase1);
                if (rtime != 0)
-                       do_div(speed, rtime);
-               rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                             "checked_phase1: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "checked_phase2: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
-                             "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase1: "LPU64" items/sec\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase1: "LPU64" items/sec\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
-                             "current_position: "DFID"\n",
-                             checked,
-                             lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2,
-                             rtime,
-                             lo->ll_run_time_phase2,
-                             speed,
-                             new_checked,
-                             PFID(&com->lc_fid_latest_scanned_phase2));
-               if (rc <= 0)
-                       goto out;
-
-               buf += rc;
-               len -= rc;
+                       do_div(speed2, rtime);
+               seq_printf(m, "checked_phase1: %llu\n"
+                          "checked_phase2: %llu\n"
+                          "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
+                          "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase1: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase2: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase1: N/A\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase2: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "current_position: "DFID"\n",
+                          lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1,
+                          checked,
+                          lo->ll_run_time_phase1,
+                          rtime,
+                          speed1,
+                          speed2,
+                          new_checked,
+                          PFID(&com->lc_fid_latest_scanned_phase2));
        } else {
                __u64 speed1 = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1;
                __u64 speed2 = lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2;
@@ -4349,58 +5306,62 @@ static int lfsck_layout_dump(const struct lu_env *env,
                        do_div(speed1, lo->ll_run_time_phase1);
                if (lo->ll_run_time_phase2 != 0)
                        do_div(speed2, lo->ll_run_time_phase2);
-               rc = snprintf(buf, len,
-                             "checked_phase1: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "checked_phase2: "LPU64"\n"
-                             "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
-                             "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase1: "LPU64" items/sec\n"
-                             "average_speed_phase2: "LPU64" objs/sec\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase1: N/A\n"
-                             "real-time_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
-                             "current_position: N/A\n",
-                             lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1,
-                             lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2,
-                             lo->ll_run_time_phase1,
-                             lo->ll_run_time_phase2,
-                             speed1,
-                             speed2);
-               if (rc <= 0)
-                       goto out;
-
-               buf += rc;
-               len -= rc;
+               seq_printf(m, "checked_phase1: %llu\n"
+                          "checked_phase2: %llu\n"
+                          "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
+                          "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase1: %llu items/sec\n"
+                          "average_speed_phase2: %llu objs/sec\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase1: N/A\n"
+                          "real-time_speed_phase2: N/A\n"
+                          "current_position: N/A\n",
+                          lo->ll_objs_checked_phase1,
+                          lo->ll_objs_checked_phase2,
+                          lo->ll_run_time_phase1,
+                          lo->ll_run_time_phase2,
+                          speed1,
+                          speed2);
        }
-       ret = save - len;
 
-out:
        up_read(&com->lc_sem);
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 static int lfsck_layout_master_double_scan(const struct lu_env *env,
                                           struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &com->lc_lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct lfsck_layout             *lo      = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
+       struct lfsck_layout             *lo     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *next;
+       int                              rc;
 
-       if (unlikely(lo->ll_status != LS_SCANNING_PHASE2))
-               return 0;
+       rc = lfsck_double_scan_generic(env, com, lo->ll_status);
 
-       llmd->llmd_to_double_scan = 1;
-       wake_up_all(&athread->t_ctl_waitq);
-       l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    llmd->llmd_in_double_scan ||
-                    thread_is_stopped(athread),
-                    &lwi);
-       if (llmd->llmd_assistant_status < 0)
-               return llmd->llmd_assistant_status;
+       if (thread_is_stopped(&lad->lad_thread)) {
+               LASSERT(list_empty(&lad->lad_req_list));
+               LASSERT(list_empty(&lad->lad_ost_phase1_list));
+               LASSERT(list_empty(&lad->lad_mdt_phase1_list));
 
-       return 0;
+               ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
+               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_phase2_list,
+                                        ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+
+               ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
+               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_phase2_list,
+                                        ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       }
+
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static int lfsck_layout_slave_double_scan(const struct lu_env *env,
@@ -4413,14 +5374,14 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_double_scan(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (unlikely(lo->ll_status != LS_SCANNING_PHASE2)) {
-               lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
-               lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(env, com, LE_PHASE2_DONE, 0);
-               RETURN(0);
-       }
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave phase2 scan start\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck));
 
        atomic_inc(&lfsck->li_double_scan_count);
 
+       if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+               GOTO(done, rc = 1);
+
        com->lc_new_checked = 0;
        com->lc_new_scanned = 0;
        com->lc_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current();
@@ -4446,11 +5407,15 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_double_scan(const struct lu_env *env,
 
                rc = l_wait_event(thread->t_ctl_waitq,
                                  !thread_is_running(thread) ||
+                                 lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE ||
                                  list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list),
                                  &lwi);
                if (unlikely(!thread_is_running(thread)))
                        GOTO(done, rc = 0);
 
+               if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                       GOTO(done, rc = 1);
+
                if (rc == -ETIMEDOUT)
                        continue;
 
@@ -4459,125 +5424,186 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_double_scan(const struct lu_env *env,
 
 done:
        rc = lfsck_layout_double_scan_result(env, com, rc);
-
-       lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
-       lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(env, com, LE_PHASE2_DONE, rc);
+       lfsck_layout_slave_notify_master(env, com, LE_PHASE2_DONE,
+                       (rc > 0 && lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE) ? 0 : rc);
+       lfsck_layout_slave_quit(env, com);
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&lfsck->li_double_scan_count))
                wake_up_all(&lfsck->li_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave phase2 scan finished, "
+              "status %d: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lo->ll_status, rc);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
 static void lfsck_layout_master_data_release(const struct lu_env *env,
                                             struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd   = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds;
        struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
        struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *next;
 
-       LASSERT(llmd != NULL);
-       LASSERT(thread_is_init(&llmd->llmd_thread) ||
-               thread_is_stopped(&llmd->llmd_thread));
-       LASSERT(list_empty(&llmd->llmd_req_list));
+       LASSERT(lad != NULL);
+       LASSERT(thread_is_init(&lad->lad_thread) ||
+               thread_is_stopped(&lad->lad_thread));
+       LASSERT(list_empty(&lad->lad_req_list));
 
        com->lc_data = NULL;
 
        ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
        spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_phase1_list,
                                 ltd_layout_phase_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_phase2_list,
                                 ltd_layout_phase_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_ost_list,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_list,
                                 ltd_layout_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list,
+       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+
+       ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
+       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_phase1_list,
                                 ltd_layout_phase_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase2_list,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_phase2_list,
                                 ltd_layout_phase_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &llmd->llmd_mdt_list,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_list,
                                 ltd_layout_list) {
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
        }
        spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
 
-       OBD_FREE_PTR(llmd);
+       if (likely(lad->lad_bitmap != NULL))
+               CFS_FREE_BITMAP(lad->lad_bitmap);
+
+       OBD_FREE_PTR(lad);
 }
 
 static void lfsck_layout_slave_data_release(const struct lu_env *env,
                                            struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
+       struct lfsck_layout_slave_data *llsd = com->lc_data;
+
+       lfsck_layout_slave_quit(env, com);
+       com->lc_data = NULL;
+       OBD_FREE_PTR(llsd);
+}
+
+static void lfsck_layout_master_quit(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                    struct lfsck_component *com)
+{
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *next;
+
+       LASSERT(lad != NULL);
+
+       lfsck_quit_generic(env, com);
+
+       LASSERT(thread_is_init(&lad->lad_thread) ||
+               thread_is_stopped(&lad->lad_thread));
+       LASSERT(list_empty(&lad->lad_req_list));
+
+       ltds = &lfsck->li_ost_descs;
+       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_phase1_list,
+                                ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+       }
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_ost_phase2_list,
+                                ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+
+       ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
+       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_phase1_list,
+                                ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+       }
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(ltd, next, &lad->lad_mdt_phase2_list,
+                                ltd_layout_phase_list) {
+               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+}
+
+static void lfsck_layout_slave_quit(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                   struct lfsck_component *com)
+{
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_data   *llsd  = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_layout_seq          *lls;
        struct lfsck_layout_seq          *next;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst;
-       struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *tmp;
 
        LASSERT(llsd != NULL);
 
+       down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(lls, next, &llsd->llsd_seq_list,
-                                    lls_list) {
+                                lls_list) {
                list_del_init(&lls->lls_list);
                lfsck_object_put(env, lls->lls_lastid_obj);
                OBD_FREE_PTR(lls);
        }
+       up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(llst, tmp, &llsd->llsd_master_list,
-                                llst_list) {
+       spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list)) {
+               llst = list_entry(llsd->llsd_master_list.next,
+                                 struct lfsck_layout_slave_target, llst_list);
                list_del_init(&llst->llst_list);
-               OBD_FREE_PTR(llst);
+               spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
+               lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+               spin_lock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
        }
+       spin_unlock(&llsd->llsd_lock);
 
        lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
-       com->lc_data = NULL;
-       OBD_FREE_PTR(llsd);
-}
-
-static void lfsck_layout_master_quit(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                    struct lfsck_component *com)
-{
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd    = com->lc_data;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *mthread = &com->lc_lfsck->li_thread;
-       struct ptlrpc_thread            *athread = &llmd->llmd_thread;
-       struct l_wait_info               lwi     = { 0 };
-
-       llmd->llmd_exit = 1;
-       wake_up_all(&athread->t_ctl_waitq);
-       l_wait_event(mthread->t_ctl_waitq,
-                    thread_is_init(athread) ||
-                    thread_is_stopped(athread),
-                    &lwi);
-}
-
-static void lfsck_layout_slave_quit(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                   struct lfsck_component *com)
-{
-       lfsck_rbtree_cleanup(env, com);
 }
 
 static int lfsck_layout_master_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
                                         struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                        struct lfsck_request *lr)
+                                        struct lfsck_request *lr,
+                                        struct thandle *th)
 {
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_layout             *lo    = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd  = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad   = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds;
        struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
        bool                             fail  = false;
        ENTRY;
 
+       if (lr->lr_event == LE_PAIRS_VERIFY) {
+               int rc;
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_master_check_pairs(env, com, &lr->lr_fid,
+                                                    &lr->lr_fid2);
+
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK master handles notify %u "
+              "from %s %x, status %d, flags %x, flags2 %x\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_event,
+              (lr->lr_flags & LEF_FROM_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
+              lr->lr_index, lr->lr_status, lr->lr_flags, lr->lr_flags2);
+
        if (lr->lr_event != LE_PHASE1_DONE &&
            lr->lr_event != LE_PHASE2_DONE &&
            lr->lr_event != LE_PEER_EXIT)
@@ -4588,24 +5614,26 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
        else
                ltds = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
        spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-       ltd = LTD_TGT(ltds, lr->lr_index);
+       ltd = lfsck_ltd2tgt(ltds, lr->lr_index);
        if (ltd == NULL) {
                spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
 
-               RETURN(-ENODEV);
+               RETURN(-ENXIO);
        }
 
        list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
        switch (lr->lr_event) {
        case LE_PHASE1_DONE:
-               if (lr->lr_status <= 0) {
+               if (lr->lr_status <= 0 || lr->lr_flags2 & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                       if (lr->lr_flags2 & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                               if (lr->lr_flags & LEF_FROM_OST)
+                                       lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com,
+                                                            ltd->ltd_index);
+                               else
+                                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+                       }
                        ltd->ltd_layout_done = 1;
                        list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-                       CWARN("%s: %s %x failed/stopped at phase1: rc = %d.\n",
-                             lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                             (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                             ltd->ltd_index, lr->lr_status);
-                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
                        fail = true;
                        break;
                }
@@ -4613,32 +5641,35 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
                if (lr->lr_flags & LEF_FROM_OST) {
                        if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list))
                                list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_ost_list);
+                                             &lad->lad_ost_list);
                        list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                     &llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list);
+                                     &lad->lad_ost_phase2_list);
                } else {
                        if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list))
                                list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_list,
-                                             &llmd->llmd_mdt_list);
+                                             &lad->lad_mdt_list);
                        list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list,
-                                     &llmd->llmd_mdt_phase2_list);
+                                     &lad->lad_mdt_phase2_list);
                }
                break;
        case LE_PHASE2_DONE:
                ltd->ltd_layout_done = 1;
-               list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
+               if (!list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list)) {
+                       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
+                       if (lr->lr_flags2 & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                               lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, ltd->ltd_index);
+                               fail = true;
+                       }
+               }
+
                break;
        case LE_PEER_EXIT:
                fail = true;
                ltd->ltd_layout_done = 1;
                list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-               if (!(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)) {
-                       CWARN("%s: the peer %s %x exit layout LFSCK.\n",
-                             lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                             (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                             ltd->ltd_index);
-                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
-               }
+               if (!(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT) &&
+                   !(lr->lr_flags & LEF_FROM_OST))
+                               lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
                break;
        default:
                break;
@@ -4652,8 +5683,8 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
                stop->ls_status = lr->lr_status;
                stop->ls_flags = lr->lr_param & ~LPF_BROADCAST;
                lfsck_stop(env, lfsck->li_bottom, stop);
-       } else if (lfsck_layout_master_to_orphan(llmd)) {
-               wake_up_all(&llmd->llmd_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
+       } else if (lfsck_phase2_next_ready(lad)) {
+               wake_up_all(&lad->lad_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
        }
 
        RETURN(0);
@@ -4661,32 +5692,94 @@ static int lfsck_layout_master_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
 
 static int lfsck_layout_slave_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                       struct lfsck_request *lr)
+                                       struct lfsck_request *lr,
+                                       struct thandle *th)
 {
        struct lfsck_instance            *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_data   *llsd  = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst;
+       int                               rc;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (lr->lr_event == LE_FID_ACCESSED) {
+       switch (lr->lr_event) {
+       case LE_FID_ACCESSED:
                lfsck_rbtree_update_bitmap(env, com, &lr->lr_fid, true);
-
                RETURN(0);
+       case LE_CONDITIONAL_DESTROY:
+               rc = lfsck_layout_slave_conditional_destroy(env, com, lr);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       case LE_PAIRS_VERIFY: {
+               lr->lr_status = LPVS_INIT;
+               /* Firstly, if the MDT-object which is claimed via OST-object
+                * local stored PFID xattr recognizes the OST-object, then it
+                * must be that the client given PFID is wrong. */
+               rc = lfsck_layout_slave_check_pairs(env, com, &lr->lr_fid,
+                                                   &lr->lr_fid3);
+               if (rc <= 0)
+                       RETURN(0);
+
+               lr->lr_status = LPVS_INCONSISTENT;
+               /* The OST-object local stored PFID xattr is stale. We need to
+                * check whether the MDT-object that is claimed via the client
+                * given PFID information recognizes the OST-object or not. If
+                * matches, then need to update the OST-object's PFID xattr. */
+               rc = lfsck_layout_slave_check_pairs(env, com, &lr->lr_fid,
+                                                   &lr->lr_fid2);
+               /* For rc < 0 case:
+                * We are not sure whether the client given PFID information
+                * is correct or not, do nothing to avoid improper fixing.
+                *
+                * For rc > 0 case:
+                * The client given PFID information is also invalid, we can
+                * NOT fix the OST-object inconsistency.
+                */
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       RETURN(rc);
+
+               lr->lr_status = LPVS_INCONSISTENT_TOFIX;
+               rc = lfsck_layout_slave_repair_pfid(env, com, lr);
+
+               RETURN(rc);
        }
+       case LE_PHASE1_DONE: {
+               if (lr->lr_flags2 & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
 
-       if (lr->lr_event != LE_PHASE2_DONE && lr->lr_event != LE_PEER_EXIT)
+                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+                       llst = lfsck_layout_llst_find_and_del(llsd,
+                                                             lr->lr_index,
+                                                             true);
+                       if (llst != NULL) {
+                               lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
+                               wake_up_all(&lfsck->li_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+       case LE_PHASE2_DONE:
+       case LE_PEER_EXIT:
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: layout LFSCK slave handle notify %u "
+                      "from MDT %x, status %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+                      lr->lr_event, lr->lr_index, lr->lr_status);
+               break;
+       default:
                RETURN(-EINVAL);
+       }
 
        llst = lfsck_layout_llst_find_and_del(llsd, lr->lr_index, true);
        if (llst == NULL)
-               RETURN(-ENODEV);
+               RETURN(0);
 
        lfsck_layout_llst_put(llst);
        if (list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list))
                wake_up_all(&lfsck->li_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
 
        if (lr->lr_event == LE_PEER_EXIT &&
-           lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT) {
+           (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT ||
+            (list_empty(&llsd->llsd_master_list) &&
+             (lr->lr_status == LS_STOPPED ||
+              lr->lr_status == LS_CO_STOPPED)))) {
                struct lfsck_stop *stop = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_stop;
 
                memset(stop, 0, sizeof(*stop));
@@ -4698,62 +5791,82 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
        RETURN(0);
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_query(const struct lu_env *env,
-                             struct lfsck_component *com)
+static void lfsck_layout_repaired(struct lfsck_layout *lo, __u64 *count)
 {
-       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       int i;
 
-       return lo->ll_status;
+       for (i = 0; i < LLIT_MAX; i++)
+               *count += lo->ll_objs_repaired[i];
 }
 
-static int lfsck_layout_master_stop_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                          struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                          struct lfsck_tgt_descs *ltds,
-                                          struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd,
-                                          struct ptlrpc_request_set *set)
+static int lfsck_layout_query_all(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                 __u32 *mdts_count, __u32 *osts_count,
+                                 __u64 *repaired)
 {
-       struct lfsck_thread_info          *info  = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia  = &info->lti_laia;
-       struct lfsck_request              *lr    = &info->lti_lr;
-       struct lfsck_instance             *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       int                                rc;
+       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs *ltds;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc *ltd;
+       int idx;
+       int rc;
+       ENTRY;
 
-       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
-       if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_list)) {
-               LASSERT(list_empty(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list));
-               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       rc = lfsck_query_all(env, com);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
 
-               return 0;
+       ltds = &com->lc_lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
+       down_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+       cfs_foreach_bit(ltds->ltd_tgts_bitmap, idx) {
+               ltd = lfsck_ltd2tgt(ltds, idx);
+               LASSERT(ltd != NULL);
+
+               mdts_count[ltd->ltd_layout_status]++;
+               *repaired += ltd->ltd_layout_repaired;
        }
+       up_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
 
-       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_phase_list);
-       list_del_init(&ltd->ltd_layout_list);
-       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       ltds = &com->lc_lfsck->li_ost_descs;
+       down_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+       cfs_foreach_bit(ltds->ltd_tgts_bitmap, idx) {
+               ltd = lfsck_ltd2tgt(ltds, idx);
+               LASSERT(ltd != NULL);
 
-       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
-       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
-       lr->lr_event = LE_PEER_EXIT;
-       lr->lr_active = LT_LAYOUT;
-       lr->lr_status = LS_CO_PAUSED;
-       if (ltds == &lfsck->li_ost_descs)
-               lr->lr_flags = LEF_TO_OST;
-
-       laia->laia_com = com;
-       laia->laia_ltds = ltds;
-       atomic_inc(&ltd->ltd_ref);
-       laia->laia_ltd = ltd;
-       laia->laia_lr = lr;
-       laia->laia_shared = 0;
-
-       rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
-                                lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
-                                laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
-       if (rc != 0) {
-               CERROR("%s: Fail to notify %s %x for co-stop: rc = %d\n",
-                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
-                      (lr->lr_flags & LEF_TO_OST) ? "OST" : "MDT",
-                      ltd->ltd_index, rc);
-               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
+               osts_count[ltd->ltd_layout_status]++;
+               *repaired += ltd->ltd_layout_repaired;
+       }
+       up_read(&ltds->ltd_rw_sem);
+
+       down_read(&com->lc_sem);
+       mdts_count[lo->ll_status]++;
+       lfsck_layout_repaired(lo, repaired);
+       up_read(&com->lc_sem);
+
+       RETURN(0);
+}
+
+static int lfsck_layout_query(const struct lu_env *env,
+                             struct lfsck_component *com,
+                             struct lfsck_request *req,
+                             struct lfsck_reply *rep,
+                             struct lfsck_query *que, int idx)
+{
+       struct lfsck_layout *lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       int rc = 0;
+
+       if (que != NULL) {
+               LASSERT(com->lc_lfsck->li_master);
+
+               rc = lfsck_layout_query_all(env, com,
+                                           que->lu_mdts_count[idx],
+                                           que->lu_osts_count[idx],
+                                           &que->lu_repaired[idx]);
+       } else {
+               down_read(&com->lc_sem);
+               rep->lr_status = lo->ll_status;
+               if (req->lr_flags & LEF_QUERY_ALL)
+                       lfsck_layout_repaired(lo, &rep->lr_repaired);
+               up_read(&com->lc_sem);
        }
 
        return rc;
@@ -4771,10 +5884,17 @@ static int lfsck_layout_slave_join(const struct lu_env *env,
        int                               rc    = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (!lsp->lsp_index_valid || start == NULL ||
-           !(start->ls_flags & LPF_ALL_TGT) ||
-           !(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT))
-               RETURN(-EALREADY);
+       if (start == NULL || !(start->ls_flags & LPF_OST_ORPHAN))
+               RETURN(0);
+
+       if (!lsp->lsp_index_valid)
+               RETURN(-EINVAL);
+
+       /* If someone is running the LFSCK without orphan handling,
+        * it will not maintain the object accessing rbtree. So we
+        * cannot join it for orphan handling. */
+       if (!llsd->llsd_rbtree_valid)
+               RETURN(-EBUSY);
 
        spin_unlock(&lfsck->li_lock);
        rc = lfsck_layout_llst_add(llsd, lsp->lsp_index);
@@ -4800,14 +5920,12 @@ static struct lfsck_operations lfsck_layout_master_ops = {
        .lfsck_exec_oit         = lfsck_layout_master_exec_oit,
        .lfsck_exec_dir         = lfsck_layout_exec_dir,
        .lfsck_post             = lfsck_layout_master_post,
-       .lfsck_interpret        = lfsck_layout_master_async_interpret,
        .lfsck_dump             = lfsck_layout_dump,
        .lfsck_double_scan      = lfsck_layout_master_double_scan,
        .lfsck_data_release     = lfsck_layout_master_data_release,
        .lfsck_quit             = lfsck_layout_master_quit,
        .lfsck_in_notify        = lfsck_layout_master_in_notify,
        .lfsck_query            = lfsck_layout_query,
-       .lfsck_stop_notify      = lfsck_layout_master_stop_notify,
 };
 
 static struct lfsck_operations lfsck_layout_slave_ops = {
@@ -4827,12 +5945,42 @@ static struct lfsck_operations lfsck_layout_slave_ops = {
        .lfsck_join             = lfsck_layout_slave_join,
 };
 
+static void lfsck_layout_assistant_fill_pos(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                           struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                           struct lfsck_position *pos)
+{
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_layout_req         *llr;
+
+       if (((struct lfsck_layout *)(com->lc_file_ram))->ll_status !=
+           LS_SCANNING_PHASE1)
+               return;
+
+       if (list_empty(&lad->lad_req_list))
+               return;
+
+       llr = list_entry(lad->lad_req_list.next,
+                        struct lfsck_layout_req,
+                        llr_lar.lar_list);
+       pos->lp_oit_cookie = llr->llr_lar.lar_parent->lso_oit_cookie - 1;
+}
+
+struct lfsck_assistant_operations lfsck_layout_assistant_ops = {
+       .la_handler_p1          = lfsck_layout_assistant_handler_p1,
+       .la_handler_p2          = lfsck_layout_assistant_handler_p2,
+       .la_fill_pos            = lfsck_layout_assistant_fill_pos,
+       .la_double_scan_result  = lfsck_layout_double_scan_result,
+       .la_req_fini            = lfsck_layout_assistant_req_fini,
+       .la_sync_failures       = lfsck_layout_assistant_sync_failures,
+};
+
 int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
 {
        struct lfsck_component  *com;
        struct lfsck_layout     *lo;
        struct dt_object        *root = NULL;
        struct dt_object        *obj;
+       int                      i;
        int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
@@ -4845,25 +5993,17 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
        init_rwsem(&com->lc_sem);
        atomic_set(&com->lc_ref, 1);
        com->lc_lfsck = lfsck;
-       com->lc_type = LT_LAYOUT;
+       com->lc_type = LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT;
        if (lfsck->li_master) {
-               struct lfsck_layout_master_data *llmd;
-
                com->lc_ops = &lfsck_layout_master_ops;
-               OBD_ALLOC_PTR(llmd);
-               if (llmd == NULL)
+               com->lc_data = lfsck_assistant_data_init(
+                               &lfsck_layout_assistant_ops,
+                               LFSCK_LAYOUT);
+               if (com->lc_data == NULL)
                        GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_req_list);
-               spin_lock_init(&llmd->llmd_lock);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_ost_list);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_ost_phase1_list);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_ost_phase2_list);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_mdt_list);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase1_list);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&llmd->llmd_mdt_phase2_list);
-               init_waitqueue_head(&llmd->llmd_thread.t_ctl_waitq);
-               com->lc_data = llmd;
+               for (i = 0; i < LFSCK_STF_COUNT; i++)
+                       mutex_init(&com->lc_sub_trace_objs[i].lsto_mutex);
        } else {
                struct lfsck_layout_slave_data *llsd;
 
@@ -4896,7 +6036,7 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOTDIR);
 
        obj = local_file_find_or_create(env, lfsck->li_los, root,
-                                       lfsck_layout_name,
+                                       LFSCK_LAYOUT,
                                        S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
        if (IS_ERR(obj))
                GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(obj));
@@ -4907,6 +6047,10 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
                rc = lfsck_layout_reset(env, com, true);
        else if (rc == -ENOENT)
                rc = lfsck_layout_init(env, com);
+       else if (lfsck->li_master)
+               rc = lfsck_load_sub_trace_files(env, com,
+                               &dt_lfsck_layout_dangling_features,
+                               LFSCK_LAYOUT, false);
 
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
@@ -4923,7 +6067,7 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
                spin_unlock(&lfsck->li_lock);
                break;
        default:
-               CERROR("%s: unknown lfsck_layout status: rc = %u\n",
+               CERROR("%s: unknown lfsck_layout status %d\n",
                       lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lo->ll_status);
                /* fall through */
        case LS_SCANNING_PHASE1:
@@ -4932,7 +6076,8 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
                 * If the system crashed before the status stored,
                 * it will be loaded back when next time. */
                lo->ll_status = LS_CRASHED;
-               lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+               if (!lfsck->li_master)
+                       lo->ll_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
                /* fall through */
        case LS_PAUSED:
        case LS_CRASHED:
@@ -4956,10 +6101,13 @@ int lfsck_layout_setup(const struct lu_env *env, struct lfsck_instance *lfsck)
 
 out:
        if (root != NULL && !IS_ERR(root))
-               lu_object_put(env, &root->do_lu);
+               lfsck_object_put(env, root);
 
-       if (rc != 0)
+       if (rc != 0) {
                lfsck_component_cleanup(env, com);
+               CERROR("%s: fail to init layout LFSCK component: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+       }
 
        return rc;
 }
@@ -4980,7 +6128,7 @@ static int lfsck_fid_match_idx(const struct lu_env *env,
 {
        struct seq_server_site  *ss;
        struct lu_server_fld    *sf;
-       struct lu_seq_range      range  = { 0 };
+       struct lu_seq_range     *range = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_range;
        int                      rc;
 
        /* All abnormal cases will be returned to MDT0. */
@@ -4991,33 +6139,33 @@ static int lfsck_fid_match_idx(const struct lu_env *env,
                return 0;
        }
 
-       ss = lu_site2seq(lfsck->li_bottom->dd_lu_dev.ld_site);
+       ss = lfsck_dev_site(lfsck);
        if (unlikely(ss == NULL))
                return -ENOTCONN;
 
        sf = ss->ss_server_fld;
        LASSERT(sf != NULL);
 
-       fld_range_set_any(&range);
-       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, sf, fid_seq(fid), &range);
+       fld_range_set_any(range);
+       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, sf, fid_seq(fid), range);
        if (rc != 0)
                return rc;
 
-       if (!fld_range_is_mdt(&range))
+       if (!fld_range_is_mdt(range))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (range.lsr_index == idx)
+       if (range->lsr_index == idx)
                return 1;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void lfsck_layout_destroy_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                       struct dt_device *dev,
                                        struct dt_object *obj)
 {
-       struct thandle *handle;
-       int             rc;
+       struct dt_device        *dev    = lfsck_obj2dev(obj);
+       struct thandle          *handle;
+       int                      rc;
        ENTRY;
 
        handle = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
@@ -5047,14 +6195,16 @@ static void lfsck_layout_destroy_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
 stop:
        dt_trans_stop(env, dev, handle);
 
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "destroy orphan OST-object "DFID": rc = %d\n",
+              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), rc);
+
        RETURN_EXIT;
 }
 
 static int lfsck_orphan_index_lookup(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     struct dt_object *dt,
                                     struct dt_rec *rec,
-                                    const struct dt_key *key,
-                                    struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                                    const struct dt_key *key)
 {
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -5073,7 +6223,6 @@ static int lfsck_orphan_index_insert(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     const struct dt_rec *rec,
                                     const struct dt_key *key,
                                     struct thandle *handle,
-                                    struct lustre_capa *capa,
                                     int ignore_quota)
 {
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -5090,33 +6239,36 @@ static int lfsck_orphan_index_declare_delete(const struct lu_env *env,
 static int lfsck_orphan_index_delete(const struct lu_env *env,
                                     struct dt_object *dt,
                                     const struct dt_key *key,
-                                    struct thandle *handle,
-                                    struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                                    struct thandle *handle)
 {
        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
 static struct dt_it *lfsck_orphan_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
                                          struct dt_object *dt,
-                                         __u32 attr,
-                                         struct lustre_capa *capa)
+                                         __u32 attr)
 {
        struct dt_device                *dev    = lu2dt_dev(dt->do_lu.lo_dev);
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck;
        struct lfsck_component          *com    = NULL;
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_data  *llsd;
        struct lfsck_orphan_it          *it     = NULL;
+       struct lfsck_layout             *lo;
        int                              rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
        lfsck = lfsck_instance_find(dev, true, false);
        if (unlikely(lfsck == NULL))
-               RETURN(ERR_PTR(-ENODEV));
+               RETURN(ERR_PTR(-ENXIO));
 
-       com = lfsck_component_find(lfsck, LT_LAYOUT);
+       com = lfsck_component_find(lfsck, LFSCK_TYPE_LAYOUT);
        if (unlikely(com == NULL))
                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOENT);
 
+       lo = com->lc_file_ram;
+       if (lo->ll_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ESRCH);
+
        llsd = com->lc_data;
        if (!llsd->llsd_rbtree_valid)
                GOTO(out, rc = -ESRCH);
@@ -5127,7 +6279,7 @@ static struct dt_it *lfsck_orphan_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
 
        it->loi_llst = lfsck_layout_llst_find_and_del(llsd, attr, false);
        if (it->loi_llst == NULL)
-               GOTO(out, rc = -ENODEV);
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENXIO);
 
        if (dev->dd_record_fid_accessed) {
                /* The first iteration against the rbtree, scan the whole rbtree
@@ -5167,6 +6319,10 @@ static struct dt_it *lfsck_orphan_it_init(const struct lu_env *env,
 out:
        if (com != NULL)
                lfsck_component_put(env, com);
+
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: init the orphan iteration: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+
        lfsck_instance_put(env, lfsck);
        if (rc != 0) {
                if (it != NULL)
@@ -5187,6 +6343,9 @@ static void lfsck_orphan_it_fini(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_layout_slave_target *llst;
 
        if (com != NULL) {
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: fini the orphan iteration\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(com->lc_lfsck));
+
                llsd = com->lc_data;
                read_unlock(&llsd->llsd_rb_lock);
                llst = it->loi_llst;
@@ -5305,7 +6464,7 @@ again1:
        }
 
        key->f_oid = lrn->lrn_first_oid + pos;
-       obj = lfsck_object_find(env, lfsck, key);
+       obj = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, lfsck, key);
        if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
                rc = PTR_ERR(obj);
                if (rc == -ENOENT) {
@@ -5316,19 +6475,20 @@ again1:
        }
 
        dt_read_lock(env, obj, 0);
-       if (!dt_object_exists(obj)) {
+       if (dt_object_exists(obj) == 0 ||
+           lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)) {
                dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
                lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
                pos++;
                goto again1;
        }
 
-       rc = dt_attr_get(env, obj, la, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_attr_get(env, obj, la);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
        rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj, lfsck_buf_get(env, pfid, sizeof(*pfid)),
-                         XATTR_NAME_FID, BYPASS_CAPA);
+                         XATTR_NAME_FID);
        if (rc == -ENODATA) {
                /* For the pre-created OST-object, update the bitmap to avoid
                 * others LFSCK (second phase) iteration to touch it again. */
@@ -5341,9 +6501,7 @@ again1:
                         * OST-object there. Destroy it now! */
                        if (unlikely(!(la->la_mode & S_ISUID))) {
                                dt_read_unlock(env, obj);
-                               lfsck_layout_destroy_orphan(env,
-                                                           lfsck->li_bottom,
-                                                           obj);
+                               lfsck_layout_destroy_orphan(env, obj);
                                lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
                                pos++;
                                goto again1;
@@ -5371,10 +6529,10 @@ again1:
                GOTO(out, rc = -EINVAL);
 
        fid_le_to_cpu(&rec->lor_fid, &pfid->ff_parent);
-       /* In fact, the ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent FID::f_ver,
-        * instead, it is the OST-object index in its parent MDT-object
-        * layout EA. */
-       save = rec->lor_fid.f_ver;
+       /* Currently, the filter_fid::ff_parent::f_ver is not the real parent
+        * MDT-object's FID::f_ver, instead it is the OST-object index in its
+        * parent MDT-object's layout EA. */
+       save = rec->lor_fid.f_stripe_idx;
        rec->lor_fid.f_ver = 0;
        rc = lfsck_fid_match_idx(env, lfsck, &rec->lor_fid, idx);
        /* If the orphan OST-object does not claim the MDT, then next.
@@ -5388,7 +6546,7 @@ again1:
                goto again1;
        }
 
-       rec->lor_fid.f_ver = save;
+       rec->lor_fid.f_stripe_idx = save;
        rec->lor_uid = la->la_uid;
        rec->lor_gid = la->la_gid;
 
@@ -5487,10 +6645,11 @@ static int lfsck_orphan_it_load(const struct lu_env *env,
        LASSERT(llst != NULL);
 
        if (hash != llst->llst_hash) {
-               CWARN("%s: the given hash "LPU64" for orphan iteration does "
-                     "not match the one when fini "LPU64", to be reset.\n",
-                     lfsck_lfsck2name(it->loi_com->lc_lfsck), hash,
-                     llst->llst_hash);
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: the given hash %llu for orphan "
+                      "iteration does not match the one when fini "
+                      "%llu, to be reset.\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(it->loi_com->lc_lfsck), hash,
+                      llst->llst_hash);
                fid_zero(&llst->llst_fid);
                llst->llst_hash = 0;
        }