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LU-5506 lfsck: skip orphan MDT-object handling for failed MDTs
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lustre / lfsck / lfsck_namespace.c
index 54b3498..f91bdcd 100644 (file)
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_le_to_cpu(struct lfsck_namespace *dst,
                                le64_to_cpu(src->ln_objs_repaired_phase2);
        dst->ln_objs_failed_phase2 = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_objs_failed_phase2);
        dst->ln_objs_nlink_repaired = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_objs_nlink_repaired);
-       dst->ln_objs_lost_found = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_objs_lost_found);
        fid_le_to_cpu(&dst->ln_fid_latest_scanned_phase2,
                      &src->ln_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
        dst->ln_dirent_repaired = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_dirent_repaired);
@@ -128,6 +127,11 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_le_to_cpu(struct lfsck_namespace *dst,
        dst->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired =
                                le64_to_cpu(src->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired);
        dst->ln_dangling_repaired = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_dangling_repaired);
+       dst->ln_mul_ref_repaired = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_mul_ref_repaired);
+       dst->ln_bad_type_repaired = le64_to_cpu(src->ln_bad_type_repaired);
+       dst->ln_lost_dirent_repaired =
+                               le64_to_cpu(src->ln_lost_dirent_repaired);
+       dst->ln_bitmap_size = le32_to_cpu(src->ln_bitmap_size);
 }
 
 static void lfsck_namespace_cpu_to_le(struct lfsck_namespace *dst,
@@ -158,7 +162,6 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_cpu_to_le(struct lfsck_namespace *dst,
                                cpu_to_le64(src->ln_objs_repaired_phase2);
        dst->ln_objs_failed_phase2 = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_objs_failed_phase2);
        dst->ln_objs_nlink_repaired = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_objs_nlink_repaired);
-       dst->ln_objs_lost_found = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_objs_lost_found);
        fid_cpu_to_le(&dst->ln_fid_latest_scanned_phase2,
                      &src->ln_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
        dst->ln_dirent_repaired = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_dirent_repaired);
@@ -170,6 +173,11 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_cpu_to_le(struct lfsck_namespace *dst,
        dst->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired =
                                cpu_to_le64(src->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired);
        dst->ln_dangling_repaired = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_dangling_repaired);
+       dst->ln_mul_ref_repaired = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_mul_ref_repaired);
+       dst->ln_bad_type_repaired = cpu_to_le64(src->ln_bad_type_repaired);
+       dst->ln_lost_dirent_repaired =
+                               cpu_to_le64(src->ln_lost_dirent_repaired);
+       dst->ln_bitmap_size = cpu_to_le32(src->ln_bitmap_size);
 }
 
 static void lfsck_namespace_record_failure(const struct lu_env *env,
@@ -194,6 +202,81 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_record_failure(const struct lu_env *env,
 }
 
 /**
+ * Load the MDT bitmap from the lfsck_namespace tracing file.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for data corruption
+ * \retval             0 for success
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_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_namespace          *ns     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       cfs_bitmap_t                    *bitmap = lad->lad_bitmap;
+       ssize_t                          size;
+       __u32                            nbits;
+       int                              rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (com->lc_lfsck->li_mdt_descs.ltd_tgts_bitmap->size >
+           ns->ln_bitmap_size)
+               nbits = com->lc_lfsck->li_mdt_descs.ltd_tgts_bitmap->size;
+       else
+               nbits = ns->ln_bitmap_size;
+
+       if (unlikely(nbits < BITS_PER_LONG))
+               nbits = BITS_PER_LONG;
+
+       if (nbits > bitmap->size) {
+               __u32 new_bits = bitmap->size;
+               cfs_bitmap_t *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 (ns->ln_bitmap_size == 0) {
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+               CFS_RESET_BITMAP(bitmap);
+
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+
+       size = (ns->ln_bitmap_size + 7) >> 3;
+       rc = dt_xattr_get(env, obj,
+                         lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, size),
+                         XATTR_NAME_LFSCK_BITMAP, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       if (rc == -ERANGE || rc == -ENODATA || rc == 0)
+               RETURN(1);
+
+       if (rc < 0)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (rc != size)
+               RETURN(rc);
+
+       if (cfs_bitmap_check_empty(bitmap))
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+       else
+               lad->lad_incomplete = 1;
+
+       RETURN(0);
+}
+
+/**
  * \retval +ve: the lfsck_namespace is broken, the caller should reset it.
  * \retval 0: succeed.
  * \retval -ve: failed cases.
@@ -231,17 +314,30 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_load(const struct lu_env *env,
 }
 
 static int lfsck_namespace_store(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                struct lfsck_component *com, bool init)
+                                struct lfsck_component *com)
 {
-       struct dt_object        *obj    = com->lc_obj;
-       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct thandle          *handle;
-       int                      len    = com->lc_file_size;
-       int                      rc;
+       struct dt_object                *obj    = com->lc_obj;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_namespace          *ns     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       cfs_bitmap_t                    *bitmap = NULL;
+       struct thandle                  *handle;
+       __u32                            nbits  = 0;
+       int                              len    = com->lc_file_size;
+       int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
+       if (lad != NULL) {
+               bitmap = lad->lad_bitmap;
+               nbits = bitmap->size;
+
+               LASSERT(nbits > 0);
+               LASSERTF((nbits & 7) == 0, "Invalid nbits %u\n", nbits);
+       }
+
+       ns->ln_bitmap_size = nbits;
        lfsck_namespace_cpu_to_le((struct lfsck_namespace *)com->lc_file_disk,
-                                 (struct lfsck_namespace *)com->lc_file_ram);
+                                 ns);
        handle = dt_trans_create(env, lfsck->li_bottom);
        if (IS_ERR(handle))
                GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(handle));
@@ -252,15 +348,26 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_store(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
+       if (bitmap != NULL) {
+               rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj,
+                               lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, nbits >> 3),
+                               XATTR_NAME_LFSCK_BITMAP, 0, handle);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(out, rc);
+       }
+
        rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, lfsck->li_bottom, handle);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
        rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj,
                          lfsck_buf_get(env, com->lc_file_disk, len),
-                         XATTR_NAME_LFSCK_NAMESPACE,
-                         init ? LU_XATTR_CREATE : LU_XATTR_REPLACE,
-                         handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+                         XATTR_NAME_LFSCK_NAMESPACE, 0, handle, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       if (rc == 0 && bitmap != NULL)
+               rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj,
+                                 lfsck_buf_get(env, bitmap->data, nbits >> 3),
+                                 XATTR_NAME_LFSCK_BITMAP, 0, handle,
+                                 BYPASS_CAPA);
 
        GOTO(out, rc);
 
@@ -284,7 +391,7 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_init(const struct lu_env *env,
        ns->ln_magic = LFSCK_NAMESPACE_MAGIC;
        ns->ln_status = LS_INIT;
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
-       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, true);
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
        return rc;
 }
@@ -596,152 +703,220 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_filter_linkea_entry(struct linkea_data *ldata,
        return repeated;
 }
 
-static int lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                        struct dt_object *orphan,
-                                        const char *infix, const char *type,
-                                        int *count)
-{
-       /* XXX: TBD */
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                        struct dt_object *parent,
-                                        struct dt_object *child,
-                                        const char *name)
-{
-       /* XXX: TBD */
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int lfsck_namespace_create_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                        struct dt_object *orphan)
-{
-       /* XXX: TBD */
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /**
- * Remove the specified entry from the linkEA.
+ * Insert orphan into .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/ locally.
  *
- * Locate the linkEA entry with the given @cname and @pfid, then
- * remove this entry or the other entries those are repeated with
- * this entry.
+ * Add the specified orphan MDT-object to the .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/
+ * with the given type to generate the name, the detailed rules for name
+ * have been described as following.
+ *
+ * The function also generates the linkEA corresponding to the name entry
+ * under the .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/ for the orphan MDT-object.
  *
  * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
  * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
- * \param[in] obj      pointer to the dt_object to be handled
- * \param[in,out]ldata  pointer to the buffer that holds the linkEA
- * \param[in] cname    the name for the child in the parent directory
- * \param[in] pfid     the parent directory's FID for the linkEA
- * \param[in] next     if true, then remove the first found linkEA
- *                     entry, and move the ldata->ld_lee to next entry
+ * \param[in] orphan   pointer to the orphan MDT-object
+ * \param[in] infix    additional information for the orphan name, such as
+ *                     the FID for original
+ * \param[in] type     the type for describing why the orphan MDT-object is
+ *                     created. The rules are as following:
+ *
+ *  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.
+ *
+ * \see lfsck_layout_recreate_parent() for more types.
+ *
+ * The orphan name will be like:
+ * ${FID}-${infix}-${type}-${conflict_version}
+ *
+ * \param[out] count   if some others inserted some linkEA entries by race,
+ *                     then return the linkEA entries count.
  *
  * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
- * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
+ * \retval             0 if needs to repair nothing
  * \retval             negative error number on failure
  */
-static int lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea(const struct lu_env *env,
+static int lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
                                         struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                        struct dt_object *obj,
-                                        struct linkea_data *ldata,
-                                        struct lu_name *cname,
-                                        struct lu_fid *pfid,
-                                        bool next)
+                                        struct dt_object *orphan,
+                                        const char *infix, const char *type,
+                                        int *count)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck     = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct dt_device                *dev       = lfsck->li_bottom;
-       struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk        = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
-       struct thandle                  *th        = NULL;
-       struct lustre_handle             lh        = { 0 };
-       struct linkea_data               ldata_new = { 0 };
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_name                  *cname  = &info->lti_name;
+       struct dt_insert_rec            *rec    = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid5;
+       const struct lu_fid             *cfid   = lfsck_dto2fid(orphan);
+       const struct lu_fid             *pfid;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_object                *parent;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle             plh    = { 0 };
+       struct lustre_handle             clh    = { 0 };
+       struct linkea_data               ldata  = { 0 };
        struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
-       int                              rc        = 0;
+       int                              namelen;
+       int                              idx    = 0;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       bool                             exist  = false;
        ENTRY;
 
-       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, obj, &lh,
-                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE |
-                             MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR, LCK_EX);
+       cname->ln_name = NULL;
+       /* Create .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx when needed. */
+       if (unlikely(lfsck->li_lpf_obj == NULL)) {
+               rc = lfsck_create_lpf(env, lfsck);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
+       }
+
+       parent = lfsck->li_lpf_obj;
+       pfid = lfsck_dto2fid(parent);
+
+       /* Hold update lock on the parent to prevent others to access. */
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &plh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(log, rc);
 
-       if (next)
-               linkea_del_buf(ldata, cname);
-       else
-               lfsck_namespace_filter_linkea_entry(ldata, cname, pfid,
-                                                   true);
-       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata->ld_buf->lb_buf,
-                      ldata->ld_leh->leh_len);
+       do {
+               namelen = snprintf(info->lti_key, NAME_MAX, DFID"%s-%s-%d",
+                                  PFID(cfid), infix, type, idx++);
+               rc = dt_lookup(env, parent, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)info->lti_key,
+                              BYPASS_CAPA);
+               if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOENT)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
 
-again:
+               if (unlikely(rc == 0 && lu_fid_eq(cfid, tfid)))
+                       exist = true;
+       } while (rc == 0 && !exist);
+
+       cname->ln_name = info->lti_key;
+       cname->ln_namelen = namelen;
+       rc = linkea_data_new(&ldata, &info->lti_linkea_buf2);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       rc = linkea_add_buf(&ldata, cname, pfid);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, orphan, &clh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE | MDS_INODELOCK_LOOKUP,
+                             LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata.ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                      ldata.ld_leh->leh_len);
        th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
        if (IS_ERR(th))
-               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
-       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
+       if (S_ISDIR(lfsck_object_type(orphan))) {
+               rc = dt_declare_delete(env, orphan,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_type = S_IFDIR;
+               rec->rec_fid = pfid;
+               rc = dt_declare_insert(env, orphan, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, orphan, &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);
+       if (!exist) {
+               rec->rec_type = lfsck_object_type(orphan) & S_IFMT;
+               rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+               rc = dt_declare_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)cname->ln_name,
+                                      th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       dt_write_lock(env, obj, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = -ENOENT);
+               if (S_ISDIR(rec->rec_type)) {
+                       rc = dt_declare_ref_add(env, parent, th);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(stop, rc);
+               }
+       }
 
-       rc = lfsck_links_read2(env, obj, &ldata_new);
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
        if (rc != 0)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       /* The specified linkEA entry has been removed by race. */
-       rc = linkea_links_find(&ldata_new, cname, pfid);
-       if (rc != 0)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+       dt_write_lock(env, orphan, 0);
+       rc = lfsck_links_read(env, orphan, &ldata);
+       if (likely((rc == -ENODATA) || (rc == -EINVAL) ||
+                  (rc == 0 && ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount == 0))) {
+               if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+                       GOTO(unlock, rc = 1);
+
+               if (S_ISDIR(lfsck_object_type(orphan))) {
+                       rc = dt_delete(env, orphan,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th,
+                                      BYPASS_CAPA);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(unlock, rc);
 
-       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
-               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 1);
+                       rec->rec_type = S_IFDIR;
+                       rec->rec_fid = pfid;
+                       rc = dt_insert(env, orphan, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th,
+                                      BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+                       if (rc != 0)
+                               GOTO(unlock, rc);
+               }
 
-       if (next)
-               linkea_del_buf(&ldata_new, cname);
-       else
-               lfsck_namespace_filter_linkea_entry(&ldata_new, cname, pfid,
-                                                   true);
+               rc = dt_xattr_set(env, orphan, &linkea_buf, XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0,
+                                 th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       } else {
+               if (rc == 0 && count != NULL)
+                       *count = ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount;
 
-       if (linkea_buf.lb_len < ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len) {
-               dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
-               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
-               lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata_new.ld_buf->lb_buf,
-                              ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len);
-               goto again;
+               GOTO(unlock, rc);
        }
+       dt_write_unlock(env, orphan);
 
-       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata_new.ld_buf->lb_buf,
-                      ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len);
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
-                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       if (rc == 0 && !exist) {
+               rec->rec_type = lfsck_object_type(orphan) & S_IFMT;
+               rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+               rc = dt_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)cname->ln_name,
+                              th, BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+               if (rc == 0 && S_ISDIR(rec->rec_type)) {
+                       dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
+                       rc = dt_ref_add(env, parent, th);
+                       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+               }
+       }
 
-       GOTO(unlock2, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+       GOTO(stop, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
 
-unlock2:
-       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+unlock:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, orphan);
 
 stop:
        dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
 
-unlock1:
-       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
-
 log:
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK remove %s linkEA entry "
-              "for the object: "DFID", parent "DFID", name %.*s\n",
-              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), next ? "invalid" : "redundant",
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), PFID(pfid), cname->ln_namelen,
-              cname->ln_name);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&clh, LCK_EX);
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&plh, LCK_EX);
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK insert orphan for the "
+              "object "DFID", name = %s: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+              cname->ln_name != NULL ? cname->ln_name : "<NULL>", rc);
 
        if (rc != 0) {
                struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
@@ -753,39 +928,636 @@ log:
 }
 
 /**
- * Conditionally remove the specified entry from the linkEA.
+ * Add the specified name entry back to namespace.
  *
- * Take the parent lock firstly, then check whether the specified
- * name entry exists or not: if yes, do nothing; otherwise, call
- * lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea() to remove the linkea entry.
+ * If there is a linkEA entry that back references a name entry under
+ * some parent directory, but such parent directory does not have the
+ * claimed name entry. On the other hand, the linkEA entries count is
+ * not larger than the MDT-object's hard link count. Under such case,
+ * it is quite possible that the name entry is lost. Then the LFSCK
+ * should add the name entry back to the namespace.
  *
  * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
  * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
- * \param[in] parent   pointer to the parent directory
- * \param[in] child    pointer to the child object that holds the linkEA
- * \param[in,out]ldata  pointer to the buffer that holds the linkEA
- * \param[in] cname    the name for the child in the parent directory
- * \param[in] pfid     the parent directory's FID for the linkEA
+ * \param[in] parent   pointer to the directory under which the name entry
+ *                     will be inserted into
+ * \param[in] child    pointer to the object referenced by the name entry
+ *                     that to be inserted into the parent
+ * \param[in] name     the name for the child in the parent directory
  *
  * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
  * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
  * \retval             negative error number on failure
  */
-static int lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea_cond(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                             struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                             struct dt_object *parent,
-                                             struct dt_object *child,
-                                             struct linkea_data *ldata,
-                                             struct lu_name *cname,
-                                             struct lu_fid *pfid)
+static int lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                        struct dt_object *parent,
+                                        struct dt_object *child,
+                                        const char *name)
 {
-       struct lu_fid           *cfid   = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid3;
-       struct lustre_handle     lh     = { 0 };
-       int                      rc;
-       ENTRY;
-
-       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, com->lc_lfsck, parent, &lh,
-                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_attr                  *la     = &info->lti_la;
+       struct dt_insert_rec            *rec    = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_next;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (unlikely(!dt_try_as_dir(env, parent)))
+               GOTO(log, rc = -ENOTDIR);
+
+       if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(log, rc = 1);
+
+       /* Hold update lock on the parent to prevent others to access. */
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rec->rec_type = lfsck_object_type(child) & S_IFMT;
+       rec->rec_fid = lfsck_dto2fid(child);
+       rc = dt_declare_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       if (S_ISDIR(rec->rec_type)) {
+               rc = dt_declare_ref_add(env, parent, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+       }
+
+       memset(la, 0, sizeof(*la));
+       la->la_ctime = cfs_time_current_sec();
+       la->la_valid = LA_CTIME;
+       rc = dt_declare_attr_set(env, parent, la, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rc = dt_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)name, th, BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       if (S_ISDIR(rec->rec_type)) {
+               dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
+               rc = dt_ref_add(env, parent, th);
+               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+       }
+
+       la->la_ctime = cfs_time_current_sec();
+       rc = dt_attr_set(env, parent, la, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+
+       GOTO(stop, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+unlock:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK insert object "DFID" with "
+              "the name %s and type %o to the parent "DFID": rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)), name,
+              lfsck_object_type(child) & S_IFMT,
+              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), rc);
+
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
+
+               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+               if (rc > 0)
+                       ns->ln_lost_dirent_repaired++;
+       }
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the specified orphan MDT-object on remote MDT.
+ *
+ * The LFSCK instance on this MDT will send LFSCK RPC to remote MDT to
+ * ask the remote LFSCK instance to create the specified orphan object
+ * under .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/ directory with the name:
+ * ${FID}-P-${conflict_version}.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] orphan   pointer to the orphan MDT-object
+ * \param[in] type     the orphan's type to be created
+ *
+ *  type "P":          The orphan object to be created was a parent directory
+ *                     of some DMT-object which linkEA shows that the @orphan
+ *                     object is missing.
+ *
+ * \see lfsck_layout_recreate_parent() for more types.
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             0 if needs to repair nothing
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_create_orphan_remote(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                               struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                               struct dt_object *orphan,
+                                               __u32 type)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lfsck_request            *lr     = &info->lti_lr;
+       struct lu_seq_range             *range  = &info->lti_range;
+       const struct lu_fid             *fid    = lfsck_dto2fid(orphan);
+       struct lfsck_namespace          *ns     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct seq_server_site          *ss     =
+                       lu_site2seq(lfsck->li_bottom->dd_lu_dev.ld_site);
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd    = NULL;
+       struct ptlrpc_request           *req    = NULL;
+       int                              rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(out, rc = 1);
+
+       fld_range_set_mdt(range);
+       rc = fld_server_lookup(env, ss->ss_server_fld, fid_seq(fid), range);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out, rc);
+
+       ltd = lfsck_tgt_get(&lfsck->li_mdt_descs, range->lsr_index);
+       if (ltd == NULL) {
+               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENODEV);
+       }
+
+       req = ptlrpc_request_alloc(class_exp2cliimp(ltd->ltd_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);
+       }
+
+       lr = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_LFSCK_REQUEST);
+       memset(lr, 0, sizeof(*lr));
+       lr->lr_event = LE_CREATE_ORPHAN;
+       lr->lr_index = lfsck_dev_idx(lfsck->li_bottom);
+       lr->lr_active = LFSCK_TYPE_NAMESPACE;
+       lr->lr_fid = *fid;
+       lr->lr_type = type;
+
+       ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+       rc = ptlrpc_queue_wait(req);
+       ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
+
+       if (rc == 0)
+               rc = 1;
+       else if (rc == -EEXIST)
+               rc = 0;
+
+       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+out:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK create object "
+              DFID" on the MDT %x remotely: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(fid),
+              ltd != NULL ? ltd->ltd_index : -1, rc);
+
+       if (ltd != NULL)
+               lfsck_tgt_put(ltd);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the specified orphan MDT-object locally.
+ *
+ * For the case that the parent MDT-object stored in some MDT-object's
+ * linkEA entry is lost, the LFSCK will re-create the parent object as
+ * an orphan and insert it into .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/ directory
+ * with the name ${FID}-P-${conflict_version}.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] orphan   pointer to the orphan MDT-object to be created
+ * \param[in] type     the orphan's type to be created
+ *
+ *  type "P":          The orphan object to be created was a parent directory
+ *                     of some DMT-object which linkEA shows that the @orphan
+ *                     object is missing.
+ *
+ * \see lfsck_layout_recreate_parent() for more types.
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_create_orphan_local(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                              struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                              struct dt_object *orphan,
+                                              __u32 type)
+{
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lu_attr                  *la     = &info->lti_la;
+       struct dt_allocation_hint       *hint   = &info->lti_hint;
+       struct dt_object_format         *dof    = &info->lti_dof;
+       struct lu_name                  *cname  = &info->lti_name2;
+       struct dt_insert_rec            *rec    = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid;
+       const struct lu_fid             *cfid   = lfsck_dto2fid(orphan);
+       const struct lu_fid             *pfid;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_object                *parent = NULL;
+       struct dt_object                *child  = NULL;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
+       struct linkea_data               ldata  = { 0 };
+       struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
+       char                             name[32];
+       int                              namelen;
+       int                              idx    = 0;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(!dt_object_exists(orphan));
+       LASSERT(!dt_object_remote(orphan));
+
+       /* @orphan maybe not attached to lfsck->li_bottom */
+       child = lfsck_object_find_by_dev(env, dev, cfid);
+       if (IS_ERR(child))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(child));
+
+       cname->ln_name = NULL;
+       if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(log, rc = 1);
+
+       /* Create .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx when needed. */
+       if (unlikely(lfsck->li_lpf_obj == NULL)) {
+               rc = lfsck_create_lpf(env, lfsck);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(log, rc);
+       }
+
+       parent = lfsck->li_lpf_obj;
+       pfid = lfsck_dto2fid(parent);
+
+       /* Hold update lock on the parent to prevent others to access. */
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       do {
+               namelen = snprintf(name, 31, DFID"-P-%d",
+                                  PFID(cfid), idx++);
+               rc = dt_lookup(env, parent, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name, BYPASS_CAPA);
+               if (rc != 0 && rc != -ENOENT)
+                       GOTO(unlock1, rc);
+       } while (rc == 0);
+
+       cname->ln_name = name;
+       cname->ln_namelen = namelen;
+
+       memset(la, 0, sizeof(*la));
+       la->la_mode = type | (S_ISDIR(type) ? 0700 : 0600);
+       la->la_valid = LA_TYPE | LA_MODE | LA_UID | LA_GID |
+                      LA_ATIME | LA_MTIME | LA_CTIME;
+
+       child->do_ops->do_ah_init(env, hint, parent, child,
+                                 la->la_mode & S_IFMT);
+
+       memset(dof, 0, sizeof(*dof));
+       dof->dof_type = dt_mode_to_dft(type);
+
+       rc = linkea_data_new(&ldata, &info->lti_linkea_buf2);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc);
+
+       rc = linkea_add_buf(&ldata, cname, pfid);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc);
+
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_create(env, child, la, hint, dof, th);
+       if (rc == 0 && S_ISDIR(type))
+               rc = dt_declare_ref_add(env, child, 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, child, &linkea_buf,
+                                 XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rec->rec_type = type;
+       rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+       rc = dt_declare_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name, th);
+       if (rc == 0 && S_ISDIR(type))
+               rc = dt_declare_ref_add(env, parent, 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, child, 0);
+       rc = dt_create(env, child, la, hint, dof, th);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+       if (S_ISDIR(type)) {
+               if (unlikely(!dt_try_as_dir(env, child)))
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc = -ENOTDIR);
+
+               rec->rec_type = S_IFDIR;
+               rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+               rc = dt_insert(env, child, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)dot, th, BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+               rec->rec_fid = pfid;
+               rc = dt_insert(env, child, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)dotdot, th,
+                              BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+               rc = dt_ref_add(env, child, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, child, &linkea_buf,
+                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       dt_write_unlock(env, child);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(stop, rc);
+
+       rec->rec_type = type;
+       rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+       rc = dt_insert(env, parent, (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)name, th, BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+       if (rc == 0 && S_ISDIR(type)) {
+               dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
+               rc = dt_ref_add(env, parent, th);
+               dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
+       }
+
+       GOTO(stop, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+
+unlock2:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, child);
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+unlock1:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK create orphan locally for "
+              "the object "DFID", name = %s, type %o: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+              cname->ln_name != NULL ? cname->ln_name : "<NULL>", type, rc);
+
+       if (child != NULL && !IS_ERR(child))
+               lfsck_object_put(env, child);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the specified orphan MDT-object.
+ *
+ * For the case that the parent MDT-object stored in some MDT-object's
+ * linkEA entry is lost, the LFSCK will re-create the parent object as
+ * an orphan and insert it into .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx/ directory
+ * with the name: ${FID}-P-${conflict_version}.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] orphan   pointer to the orphan MDT-object
+ *
+ *  type "P":          The orphan object to be created was a parent directory
+ *                     of some DMT-object which linkEA shows that the @orphan
+ *                     object is missing.
+ *
+ * \see lfsck_layout_recreate_parent() for more types.
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             0 if needs to repair nothing
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_create_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                        struct dt_object *orphan)
+{
+       struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
+       int                     rc;
+
+       if (dt_object_remote(orphan))
+               rc = lfsck_namespace_create_orphan_remote(env, com, orphan,
+                                                         S_IFDIR);
+       else
+               rc = lfsck_namespace_create_orphan_local(env, com, orphan,
+                                                        S_IFDIR);
+
+       if (rc != 0)
+               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove the specified entry from the linkEA.
+ *
+ * Locate the linkEA entry with the given @cname and @pfid, then
+ * remove this entry or the other entries those are repeated with
+ * this entry.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] obj      pointer to the dt_object to be handled
+ * \param[in,out]ldata  pointer to the buffer that holds the linkEA
+ * \param[in] cname    the name for the child in the parent directory
+ * \param[in] pfid     the parent directory's FID for the linkEA
+ * \param[in] next     if true, then remove the first found linkEA
+ *                     entry, and move the ldata->ld_lee to next entry
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                        struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                        struct dt_object *obj,
+                                        struct linkea_data *ldata,
+                                        struct lu_name *cname,
+                                        struct lu_fid *pfid,
+                                        bool next)
+{
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck     = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev       = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct lfsck_bookmark           *bk        = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
+       struct thandle                  *th        = NULL;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh        = { 0 };
+       struct linkea_data               ldata_new = { 0 };
+       struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
+       int                              rc        = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, obj, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE |
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_XATTR, LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
+
+       if (next)
+               linkea_del_buf(ldata, cname);
+       else
+               lfsck_namespace_filter_linkea_entry(ldata, cname, pfid,
+                                                   true);
+       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata->ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                      ldata->ld_leh->leh_len);
+
+again:
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, &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, obj, 0);
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = -ENOENT);
+
+       rc = lfsck_links_read2(env, obj, &ldata_new);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+       /* The specified linkEA entry has been removed by race. */
+       rc = linkea_links_find(&ldata_new, cname, pfid);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+
+       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 1);
+
+       if (next)
+               linkea_del_buf(&ldata_new, cname);
+       else
+               lfsck_namespace_filter_linkea_entry(&ldata_new, cname, pfid,
+                                                   true);
+
+       if (linkea_buf.lb_len < ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len) {
+               dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+               dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+               lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata_new.ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                              ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len);
+               goto again;
+       }
+
+       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata_new.ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                      ldata_new.ld_leh->leh_len);
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
+                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+
+       GOTO(unlock2, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+
+unlock2:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+unlock1:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK remove %s linkEA entry "
+              "for the object: "DFID", parent "DFID", name %.*s\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), next ? "invalid" : "redundant",
+              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), PFID(pfid), cname->ln_namelen,
+              cname->ln_name);
+
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
+
+               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+       }
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Conditionally remove the specified entry from the linkEA.
+ *
+ * Take the parent lock firstly, then check whether the specified
+ * name entry exists or not: if yes, do nothing; otherwise, call
+ * lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea() to remove the linkea entry.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] parent   pointer to the parent directory
+ * \param[in] child    pointer to the child object that holds the linkEA
+ * \param[in,out]ldata  pointer to the buffer that holds the linkEA
+ * \param[in] cname    the name for the child in the parent directory
+ * \param[in] pfid     the parent directory's FID for the linkEA
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+static int lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea_cond(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                             struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                             struct dt_object *parent,
+                                             struct dt_object *child,
+                                             struct linkea_data *ldata,
+                                             struct lu_name *cname,
+                                             struct lu_fid *pfid)
+{
+       struct lu_fid           *cfid   = &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_fid3;
+       struct lustre_handle     lh     = { 0 };
+       int                      rc;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, com->lc_lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
        if (rc != 0)
                RETURN(rc);
 
@@ -866,7 +1638,7 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_replace_cond(const struct lu_env *env,
                                        const struct lu_name *cname)
 {
        struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
-       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid4;
+       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid5;
        struct lu_attr                  *la     = &info->lti_la;
        struct dt_insert_rec            *rec    = &info->lti_dt_rec;
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
@@ -1020,81 +1792,230 @@ log:
        if (obj != NULL && !IS_ERR(obj))
                lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
 
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK conditionally destroy the "
-              "object "DFID" because of conflict with the object "DFID
-              " under the parent "DFID" with name %s: rc = %d\n",
-              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
-              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
-              name, rc);
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK conditionally destroy the "
+              "object "DFID" because of conflict with the object "DFID
+              " under the parent "DFID" with name %s: rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(cfid),
+              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)),
+              name, rc);
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Overwrite the linkEA for the object with the given ldata.
+ *
+ * The caller should take the ldlm lock before the calling.
+ *
+ * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
+ * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
+ * \param[in] obj      pointer to the dt_object to be handled
+ * \param[in] ldata    pointer to the new linkEA data
+ *
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
+ * \retval             negative error number on failure
+ */
+int lfsck_namespace_rebuild_linkea(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                  struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                  struct dt_object *obj,
+                                  struct linkea_data *ldata)
+{
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
+       struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
+       int                              rc     = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       LASSERT(!dt_object_remote(obj));
+
+       th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+
+       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata->ld_buf->lb_buf,
+                      ldata->ld_leh->leh_len);
+       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, &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, obj, 0);
+       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
+
+       if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
+               GOTO(unlock, rc = 1);
+
+       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
+                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+
+       GOTO(unlock, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+
+unlock:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+
+stop:
+       dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
+
+log:
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK rebuild linkEA for the "
+              "object "DFID": rc = %d\n",
+              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), rc);
+
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
+
+               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+       }
 
        return rc;
 }
 
 /**
- * Overwrite the linkEA for the object with the given ldata.
+ * Repair invalid name entry.
  *
- * The caller should take the ldlm lock before the calling.
+ * If the name entry contains invalid information, such as bad file type
+ * or (and) corrupted object FID, then either remove the name entry or
+ * udpate the name entry with the given (right) information.
  *
  * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
  * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
- * \param[in] obj      pointer to the dt_object to be handled
- * \param[in] ldata    pointer to the new linkEA data
+ * \param[in] parent   pointer to the parent directory
+ * \param[in] child    pointer to the object referenced by the name entry
+ * \param[in] name     the old name of the child under the parent directory
+ * \param[in] name2    the new name of the child under the parent directory
+ * \param[in] type     the type claimed by the name entry
+ * \param[in] update   update the name entry if true; otherwise, remove it
+ * \param[in] dec      decrease the parent nlink count if true
  *
- * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
+ * \retval             positive number for repaired successfully
  * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
  * \retval             negative error number on failure
  */
-int lfsck_namespace_rebuild_linkea(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                  struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                  struct dt_object *obj,
-                                  struct linkea_data *ldata)
+int lfsck_namespace_repair_dirent(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                 struct lfsck_component *com,
+                                 struct dt_object *parent,
+                                 struct dt_object *child,
+                                 const char *name, const char *name2,
+                                 __u16 type, bool update, bool dec)
 {
+       struct lfsck_thread_info        *info   = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct dt_insert_rec            *rec    = &info->lti_dt_rec;
+       const struct lu_fid             *cfid   = lfsck_dto2fid(child);
+       struct lu_fid                   *tfid   = &info->lti_fid5;
        struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_bottom;
+       struct dt_device                *dev    = lfsck->li_next;
        struct thandle                  *th     = NULL;
-       struct lu_buf                    linkea_buf;
+       struct lustre_handle             lh     = { 0 };
        int                              rc     = 0;
        ENTRY;
 
-       LASSERT(!dt_object_remote(obj));
+       if (unlikely(!dt_try_as_dir(env, parent)))
+               GOTO(log, rc = -ENOTDIR);
+
+       rc = lfsck_ibits_lock(env, lfsck, parent, &lh,
+                             MDS_INODELOCK_UPDATE, LCK_EX);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(log, rc);
 
        th = dt_trans_create(env, dev);
        if (IS_ERR(th))
-               GOTO(log, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
+               GOTO(unlock1, rc = PTR_ERR(th));
 
-       lfsck_buf_init(&linkea_buf, ldata->ld_buf->lb_buf,
-                      ldata->ld_leh->leh_len);
-       rc = dt_declare_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
-                                 XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th);
+       rc = dt_declare_delete(env, parent, (const struct dt_key *)name, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       rc = dt_trans_start_local(env, dev, th);
+       if (update) {
+               rec->rec_type = lfsck_object_type(child) & S_IFMT;
+               rec->rec_fid = cfid;
+               rc = dt_declare_insert(env, parent,
+                                      (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                                      (const struct dt_key *)name2, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+       }
+
+       if (dec) {
+               rc = dt_declare_ref_del(env, parent, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(stop, rc);
+       }
+
+       rc = dt_trans_start(env, dev, th);
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(stop, rc);
 
-       dt_write_lock(env, obj, 0);
-       if (unlikely(lfsck_is_dead_obj(obj)))
-               GOTO(unlock, rc = 0);
+       dt_write_lock(env, parent, 0);
+       rc = dt_lookup(env, parent, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
+                      (const struct dt_key *)name, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       /* Someone has removed the bad name entry by race. */
+       if (rc == -ENOENT)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
+
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+
+       /* Someone has removed the bad name entry and reused it for other
+        * object by race. */
+       if (!lu_fid_eq(tfid, cfid))
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 0);
 
        if (lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_DRYRUN)
-               GOTO(unlock, rc = 1);
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc = 1);
 
-       rc = dt_xattr_set(env, obj, &linkea_buf,
-                         XATTR_NAME_LINK, 0, th, BYPASS_CAPA);
+       rc = dt_delete(env, parent, (const struct dt_key *)name, th,
+                      BYPASS_CAPA);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(unlock2, rc);
 
-       GOTO(unlock, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+       if (update) {
+               rc = dt_insert(env, parent,
+                              (const struct dt_rec *)rec,
+                              (const struct dt_key *)name2, th,
+                              BYPASS_CAPA, 1);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+       }
 
-unlock:
-       dt_write_unlock(env, obj);
+       if (dec) {
+               rc = dt_ref_del(env, parent, th);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       GOTO(unlock2, rc);
+       }
+
+       GOTO(unlock2, rc = (rc == 0 ? 1 : rc));
+
+unlock2:
+       dt_write_unlock(env, parent);
 
 stop:
        dt_trans_stop(env, dev, th);
 
+       /* We are not sure whether the child will become orphan or not.
+        * Record it in the LFSCK tracing file for further checking in
+        * the second-stage scanning. */
+       if (!update && !dec && rc == 0)
+               lfsck_namespace_trace_update(env, com, cfid,
+                                            LNTF_CHECK_LINKEA, true);
+
+unlock1:
+       lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
 log:
-       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK rebuild linkEA for the "
-              "object "DFID": rc = %d\n",
-              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(obj)), rc);
+       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK assistant found bad name "
+              "entry for: parent "DFID", child "DFID", name %s, type "
+              "in name entry %o, type claimed by child %o. repair it "
+              "by %s with new name2 %s: rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck),
+              PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(parent)), PFID(lfsck_dto2fid(child)),
+              name, type, update ? lfsck_object_type(child) : 0,
+              update ? "updating" : "removing", name2, rc);
 
        if (rc != 0) {
                struct lfsck_namespace *ns = com->lc_file_ram;
@@ -1233,18 +2154,22 @@ log:
  * \param[in] obj      pointer to the orphan object to be handled
  * \param[in] pfid     the new fid for the object's ".." name entry
  * \param[in,out] lh   ldlm lock handler for the given @obj
+ * \param[out] type    to tell the caller what the inconsistency is
  *
  * \retval             positive number for repaired cases
  * \retval             0 if nothing to be repaired
  * \retval             negative error number on failure
  */
-static int lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
-                                     struct lfsck_component *com,
-                                     struct dt_object *obj,
-                                     const struct lu_fid *pfid,
-                                     struct lustre_handle *lh)
+static int
+lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
+                          struct lfsck_component *com,
+                          struct dt_object *obj,
+                          const struct lu_fid *pfid,
+                          struct lustre_handle *lh,
+                          enum lfsck_namespace_inconsistency_type *type)
 {
        struct lfsck_thread_info *info = lfsck_env_info(env);
+       struct lfsck_namespace   *ns   = com->lc_file_ram;
        int                       rc;
        ENTRY;
 
@@ -1254,6 +2179,18 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc < 0 && rc != -ENODATA)
                RETURN(rc);
 
+       *type = LNIT_MUL_REF;
+
+       /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE, then means some MDT has
+        * ever tried to verify some remote MDT-object that resides on this
+        * MDT, but this MDT failed to respond such request. So means there
+        * may be some remote name entry on other MDT that references this
+        * object with another name, so we cannot know whether this linkEA
+        * is valid or not. So keep it there and maybe resolved when next
+        * LFSCK run. */
+       if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+               RETURN(0);
+
        /* The unique linkEA is invalid, even if the ".." name entry may be
         * valid, we still cannot know via which name entry this directory
         * will be referenced. Then handle it as pure orphan. */
@@ -1302,6 +2239,7 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lu_name           *cname         = &info->lti_name;
        const struct lu_fid      *cfid          = lfsck_dto2fid(child);
        struct lu_fid            *tfid          = &info->lti_fid3;
+       struct lfsck_namespace   *ns            = com->lc_file_ram;
        struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck         = com->lc_lfsck;
        struct dt_object         *parent        = NULL;
        int                       rc            = 0;
@@ -1314,7 +2252,7 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
                        *retry = true;
                else
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child,
-                                                       pfid, lh);
+                                                       pfid, lh, type);
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1329,6 +2267,16 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
         * name entry the child will be referenced, since all known entries
         * have been verified during the first-stage scanning. */
        if (!dt_object_exists(parent)) {
+               /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE, then means some MDT
+                * has ever tried to verify some remote MDT-object that resides
+                * on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond such request. So
+                * means there may be some remote name entry on other MDT that
+                * references this object with another name, so we cannot know
+                * whether this linkEA is valid or not. So keep it there and
+                * maybe resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+               if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
                if (!lustre_handle_is_used(lh) && retry != NULL) {
                        *retry = true;
 
@@ -1336,12 +2284,36 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
                }
 
                lfsck_ibits_unlock(lh, LCK_EX);
+
+lost_parent:
                /* Create the lost parent as an orphan. */
                rc = lfsck_namespace_create_orphan(env, com, parent);
-               if (rc >= 0)
+               if (rc >= 0) {
                        /* Add the missing name entry to the parent. */
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(env, com, parent,
                                                        child, cname->ln_name);
+                       if (unlikely(rc == -EEXIST)) {
+                               /* Unfortunately, someone reused the name
+                                * under the parent by race. So we have
+                                * to remove the linkEA entry from
+                                * current child object. It means that the
+                                * LFSCK cannot recover the system
+                                * totally back to its original status,
+                                * but it is necessary to make the
+                                * current system to be consistent. */
+                               rc = lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea(env,
+                                               com, child, ldata,
+                                               cname, tfid, true);
+                               if (rc >= 0) {
+                                       snprintf(info->lti_tmpbuf,
+                                                sizeof(info->lti_tmpbuf),
+                                                "-"DFID, PFID(pfid));
+                                       rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(env,
+                                               com, child, info->lti_tmpbuf,
+                                               "D", NULL);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1352,7 +2324,7 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
                        *retry = true;
                else
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child,
-                                                       pfid, lh);
+                                                       pfid, lh, type);
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1360,6 +2332,16 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
        rc = dt_lookup(env, parent, (struct dt_rec *)tfid,
                       (const struct dt_key *)cname->ln_name, BYPASS_CAPA);
        if (rc == -ENOENT) {
+               /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE, then means some MDT
+                * has ever tried to verify some remote MDT-object that resides
+                * on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond such request. So
+                * means there may be some remote name entry on other MDT that
+                * references this object with another name, so we cannot know
+                * whether this linkEA is valid or not. So keep it there and
+                * maybe resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+               if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
                if (!lustre_handle_is_used(lh) && retry != NULL) {
                        *retry = true;
 
@@ -1370,6 +2352,32 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
                /* Add the missing name entry back to the namespace. */
                rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(env, com, parent, child,
                                                   cname->ln_name);
+               if (unlikely(rc == -ESTALE))
+                       /* It may happen when the remote object has been
+                        * removed, but the local MDT is not aware of that. */
+                       goto lost_parent;
+
+               if (unlikely(rc == -EEXIST)) {
+                       /* Unfortunately, someone reused the name under the
+                        * parent by race. So we have to remove the linkEA
+                        * entry from current child object. It means that the
+                        * LFSCK cannot recover the system totally back to
+                        * its original status, but it is necessary to make
+                        * the current system to be consistent.
+                        *
+                        * It also may be because of the LFSCK found some
+                        * internal status of create operation. Under such
+                        * case, nothing to be done. */
+                       rc = lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea_cond(env, com,
+                                       parent, child, ldata, cname, tfid);
+                       if (rc >= 0) {
+                               snprintf(info->lti_tmpbuf,
+                                        sizeof(info->lti_tmpbuf),
+                                        "-"DFID, PFID(pfid));
+                               rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(env, com,
+                                       child, info->lti_tmpbuf, "D", NULL);
+                       }
+               }
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1392,7 +2400,7 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_single(const struct lu_env *env,
                                                  tfid, cname);
                if (rc == 0)
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child,
-                                                       pfid, lh);
+                                                       pfid, lh, type);
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1457,9 +2465,12 @@ lfsck_namespace_dsd_multiple(const struct lu_env *env,
        const struct lu_fid      *cfid          = lfsck_dto2fid(child);
        struct lu_fid            *tfid          = &info->lti_fid3;
        struct lu_fid            *pfid2         = &info->lti_fid4;
+       struct lfsck_namespace   *ns            = com->lc_file_ram;
        struct lfsck_instance    *lfsck         = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_bookmark    *bk            = &lfsck->li_bookmark_ram;
        struct dt_object         *parent        = NULL;
        struct linkea_data        ldata_new     = { 0 };
+       int                       count         = 0;
        int                       rc            = 0;
        bool                      once          = true;
        ENTRY;
@@ -1559,8 +2570,53 @@ rebuild:
 
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_rebuild_linkea(env, com, child,
                                                            &ldata_new);
+                       if (rc < 0)
+                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                       linkea_del_buf(ldata, cname);
+                       linkea_first_entry(ldata);
+                       /* There may be some invalid dangling name entries under
+                        * other parent directories, remove all of them. */
+                       while (ldata->ld_lee != NULL) {
+                               lfsck_namespace_unpack_linkea_entry(ldata,
+                                               cname, tfid, info->lti_key);
+                               if (!fid_is_sane(tfid))
+                                       goto next;
+
+                               parent = lfsck_object_find_bottom(env, lfsck,
+                                                                 tfid);
+                               if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+                                       rc = PTR_ERR(parent);
+                                       if (rc != -ENOENT &&
+                                           bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
+                                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                                       goto next;
+                               }
+
+                               if (!dt_object_exists(parent)) {
+                                       lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+                                       goto next;
+                               }
+
+                               rc = lfsck_namespace_repair_dirent(env, com,
+                                       parent, child, cname->ln_name,
+                                       cname->ln_name, S_IFDIR, false, true);
+                               lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+                               if (rc < 0) {
+                                       if (bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT)
+                                               RETURN(rc);
+
+                                       goto next;
+                               }
+
+                               count += rc;
+
+next:
+                               linkea_del_buf(ldata, cname);
+                       }
 
-                       /* XXX: there will be other patch. */
+                       ns->ln_dirent_repaired += count;
 
                        RETURN(rc);
                }
@@ -1591,7 +2647,8 @@ rebuild:
        /* All linkEA entries are invalid and removed, then handle the @child
         * as an orphan.*/
        if (ldata->ld_leh->leh_reccount == 0) {
-               rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child, pfid, lh);
+               rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child, pfid, lh,
+                                               type);
 
                RETURN(rc);
        }
@@ -1673,7 +2730,8 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_dir(const struct lu_env *env,
 
        LASSERT(!dt_object_remote(child));
 
-       if (!(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT)) {
+       if (flags & (LNTF_CHECK_LINKEA | LNTF_CHECK_PARENT) &&
+           !(lfsck->li_bookmark_ram.lb_param & LPF_ALL_TGT)) {
                CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: some MDT(s) maybe NOT take part in the"
                       "the namespace LFSCK, then the LFSCK cannot guarantee"
                       "all the name entries have been verified in first-stage"
@@ -1757,6 +2815,21 @@ lock:
                         *    but no parent references this child
                         *    directory, then handle it as orphan. */
                        lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+                       type = LNIT_MUL_REF;
+
+                       /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE,
+                        * then means some MDT has ever tried to
+                        * verify some remote MDT-object that resides
+                        * on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond
+                        * such request. So means there may be some
+                        * remote name entry on other MDT that
+                        * references this object with another name,
+                        * so we cannot know whether this linkEA is
+                        * valid or not. So keep it there and maybe
+                        * resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+                       if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                               GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+
                        snprintf(info->lti_tmpbuf, sizeof(info->lti_tmpbuf),
                                 "-"DFID, PFID(pfid));
                        rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(env, com, child,
@@ -1785,7 +2858,8 @@ lock:
                goto lock;
 
        if (unlikely(ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount == 0)) {
-               rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child, pfid, &lh);
+               rc = lfsck_namespace_dsd_orphan(env, com, child, pfid, &lh,
+                                               &type);
 
                GOTO(out, rc);
        }
@@ -1815,6 +2889,9 @@ out:
                case LNIT_UNMATCHED_PAIRS:
                        ns->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired++;
                        break;
+               case LNIT_MUL_REF:
+                       ns->ln_mul_ref_repaired++;
+                       break;
                default:
                        break;
                }
@@ -1921,6 +2998,8 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
                        GOTO(out, rc = PTR_ERR(parent));
 
                if (!dt_object_exists(parent)) {
+
+lost_parent:
                        if (ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount > 1) {
                                /* If it is NOT the last linkEA entry, then
                                 * there is still other chance to make the
@@ -1929,6 +3008,22 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
                                rc = lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea(env, com,
                                        child, &ldata, cname, pfid, true);
                        } else {
+                               /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE,
+                                * then means some MDT has ever tried to
+                                * verify some remote MDT-object that resides
+                                * on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond
+                                * such request. So means there may be some
+                                * remote name entry on other MDT that
+                                * references this object with another name,
+                                * so we cannot know whether this linkEA is
+                                * valid or not. So keep it there and maybe
+                                * resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+                               if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                                       lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+
+                                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+                               }
+
                                /* Create the lost parent as an orphan. */
                                rc = lfsck_namespace_create_orphan(env, com,
                                                                   parent);
@@ -1944,7 +3039,20 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
                                /* Add the missing name entry to the parent. */
                                rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(env, com,
                                                parent, child, cname->ln_name);
-                               linkea_next_entry(&ldata);
+                               if (unlikely(rc == -EEXIST))
+                                       /* Unfortunately, someone reused the
+                                        * name under the parent by race. So we
+                                        * have to remove the linkEA entry from
+                                        * current child object. It means that
+                                        * the LFSCK cannot recover the system
+                                        * totally back to its original status,
+                                        * but it is necessary to make the
+                                        * current system to be consistent. */
+                                       rc = lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea(env,
+                                                       com, child, &ldata,
+                                                       cname, pfid, true);
+                               else
+                                       linkea_next_entry(&ldata);
                        }
 
                        lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
@@ -2036,17 +3144,49 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_one(const struct lu_env *env,
                        continue;
                }
 
+               /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE, then means some
+                * MDT has ever tried to verify some remote MDT-object that
+                * resides on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond such
+                * request. So means there may be some remote name entry on
+                * other MDT that references this object with another name,
+                * so we cannot know whether this linkEA is valid or not.
+                * So keep it there and maybe resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+               if (ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE) {
+                       lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
+
+                       GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+               }
+
                /* Add the missing name entry back to the namespace. */
                rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_normal(env, com, parent, child,
                                                   cname->ln_name);
+               if (unlikely(rc == -ESTALE))
+                       /* It may happen when the remote object has been
+                        * removed, but the local MDT is not aware of that. */
+                       goto lost_parent;
+
+               if (unlikely(rc == -EEXIST))
+                       /* Unfortunately, someone reused the name under the
+                        * parent by race. So we have to remove the linkEA
+                        * entry from current child object. It means that the
+                        * LFSCK cannot recover the system totally back to
+                        * its original status, but it is necessary to make
+                        * the current system to be consistent.
+                        *
+                        * It also may be because of the LFSCK found some
+                        * internal status of create operation. Under such
+                        * case, nothing to be done. */
+                       rc = lfsck_namespace_shrink_linkea_cond(env, com,
+                                       parent, child, &ldata, cname, pfid);
+               else
+                       linkea_next_entry(&ldata);
+
                lfsck_object_put(env, parent);
                if (rc < 0)
                        GOTO(out, rc);
 
                if (rc > 0)
                        repaired = true;
-
-               linkea_next_entry(&ldata);
        }
 
        GOTO(out, rc = 0);
@@ -2061,7 +3201,14 @@ out:
                count = ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount;
        }
 
-       if (count == 0) {
+       /* If the LFSCK is marked as LF_INCOMPLETE, then means some
+        * MDT has ever tried to verify some remote MDT-object that
+        * resides on this MDT, but this MDT failed to respond such
+        * request. So means there may be some remote name entry on
+        * other MDT that references this object with another name,
+        * so we cannot know whether this linkEA is valid or not.
+        * So keep it there and maybe resolved when next LFSCK run. */
+       if (count == 0 && !(ns->ln_flags & LF_INCOMPLETE)) {
                /* If the child becomes orphan, then insert it into
                 * the global .lustre/lost+found/MDTxxxx directory. */
                rc = lfsck_namespace_insert_orphan(env, com, child, "", "O",
@@ -2069,8 +3216,10 @@ out:
                if (rc < 0)
                        return rc;
 
-               if (rc > 0)
+               if (rc > 0) {
+                       ns->ln_mul_ref_repaired++;
                        repaired = true;
+               }
        }
 
        rc = dt_attr_get(env, child, la, BYPASS_CAPA);
@@ -2110,12 +3259,14 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_dump_statistics(struct seq_file *m,
                      "dirent_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
                      "linkea_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
                      "nlinks_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
-                     "lost_found: "LPU64"\n"
                      "multiple_linked_checked: "LPU64"\n"
                      "multiple_linked_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
                      "unknown_inconsistency: "LPU64"\n"
                      "unmatched_pairs_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
                      "dangling_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
+                     "multiple_referenced_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
+                     "bad_file_type_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
+                     "lost_dirent_repaired: "LPU64"\n"
                      "success_count: %u\n"
                      "run_time_phase1: %u seconds\n"
                      "run_time_phase2: %u seconds\n",
@@ -2129,12 +3280,14 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_dump_statistics(struct seq_file *m,
                      ns->ln_dirent_repaired,
                      ns->ln_linkea_repaired,
                      ns->ln_objs_nlink_repaired,
-                     ns->ln_objs_lost_found,
                      ns->ln_mul_linked_checked,
                      ns->ln_mul_linked_repaired,
                      ns->ln_unknown_inconsistency,
                      ns->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired,
                      ns->ln_dangling_repaired,
+                     ns->ln_mul_ref_repaired,
+                     ns->ln_bad_type_repaired,
+                     ns->ln_lost_dirent_repaired,
                      ns->ln_success_count,
                      time_phase1,
                      time_phase2);
@@ -2145,11 +3298,12 @@ static void lfsck_namespace_dump_statistics(struct seq_file *m,
 static int lfsck_namespace_reset(const struct lu_env *env,
                                 struct lfsck_component *com, bool init)
 {
-       struct lfsck_instance   *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
-       struct lfsck_namespace  *ns    = com->lc_file_ram;
-       struct dt_object        *root;
-       struct dt_object        *dto;
-       int                      rc;
+       struct lfsck_instance           *lfsck  = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_namespace          *ns     = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad    = com->lc_data;
+       struct dt_object                *root;
+       struct dt_object                *dto;
+       int                              rc;
        ENTRY;
 
        root = dt_locate(env, lfsck->li_bottom, &lfsck->li_local_root_fid);
@@ -2192,7 +3346,10 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_reset(const struct lu_env *env,
        if (rc != 0)
                GOTO(out, rc);
 
-       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, true);
+       lad->lad_incomplete = 0;
+       CFS_RESET_BITMAP(lad->lad_bitmap);
+
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
 
        GOTO(out, rc);
 
@@ -2245,7 +3402,7 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_checkpoint(const struct lu_env *env,
                com->lc_new_checked = 0;
        }
 
-       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, false);
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
 log:
@@ -2267,17 +3424,18 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_position   *pos    = &com->lc_pos_start;
        int                      rc;
 
-       if (ns->ln_status == LS_COMPLETED) {
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_load_bitmap(env, com);
+       if (rc > 0 || (rc == 0 && ns->ln_status == LS_COMPLETED)) {
                rc = lfsck_namespace_reset(env, com, false);
                if (rc == 0)
                        rc = lfsck_set_param(env, lfsck, lsp->lsp_start, true);
+       }
 
-               if (rc != 0) {
-                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK prep failed: "
-                              "rc = %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+       if (rc != 0) {
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK prep failed: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
 
-                       return rc;
-               }
+               return rc;
        }
 
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
@@ -2305,7 +3463,6 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                        ns->ln_objs_repaired_phase2 = 0;
                        ns->ln_objs_failed_phase2 = 0;
                        ns->ln_objs_nlink_repaired = 0;
-                       ns->ln_objs_lost_found = 0;
                        ns->ln_dirent_repaired = 0;
                        ns->ln_linkea_repaired = 0;
                        ns->ln_mul_linked_checked = 0;
@@ -2313,6 +3470,9 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_prep(const struct lu_env *env,
                        ns->ln_unknown_inconsistency = 0;
                        ns->ln_unmatched_pairs_repaired = 0;
                        ns->ln_dangling_repaired = 0;
+                       ns->ln_mul_ref_repaired = 0;
+                       ns->ln_bad_type_repaired = 0;
+                       ns->ln_lost_dirent_repaired = 0;
                        fid_zero(&ns->ln_fid_latest_scanned_phase2);
                        if (list_empty(&com->lc_link_dir))
                                list_add_tail(&com->lc_link_dir,
@@ -2543,7 +3703,7 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_post(const struct lu_env *env,
                com->lc_new_checked = 0;
        }
 
-       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, false);
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK post done: rc = %d\n",
@@ -2770,17 +3930,53 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct lfsck_assistant_data     *lad   = com->lc_data;
        struct lfsck_tgt_descs          *ltds  = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
        struct lfsck_tgt_desc           *ltd;
+       int                              rc;
        bool                             fail  = false;
        ENTRY;
 
-       if (lr->lr_event != LE_PHASE1_DONE &&
-           lr->lr_event != LE_PHASE2_DONE &&
-           lr->lr_event != LE_PEER_EXIT)
+       switch (lr->lr_event) {
+       case LE_CREATE_ORPHAN: {
+               struct dt_object *orphan = NULL;
+
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK handling notify from "
+                      "MDT %x to create orphan"DFID" with type %o\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_index,
+                      PFID(&lr->lr_fid), lr->lr_type);
+
+               orphan = lfsck_object_find(env, lfsck, &lr->lr_fid);
+               if (IS_ERR(orphan))
+                       GOTO(out_create, rc = PTR_ERR(orphan));
+
+               if (dt_object_exists(orphan))
+                       GOTO(out_create, rc = -EEXIST);
+
+               rc = lfsck_namespace_create_orphan_local(env, com, orphan,
+                                                        lr->lr_type);
+
+               GOTO(out_create, rc = (rc == 1) ? 0 : rc);
+
+out_create:
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK handled notify from "
+                      "MDT %x to create orphan"DFID" with type %o: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_index,
+                      PFID(&lr->lr_fid), lr->lr_type, rc);
+
+               if (orphan != NULL && !IS_ERR(orphan))
+                       lfsck_object_put(env, orphan);
+
+               return rc;
+       }
+       case LE_PHASE1_DONE:
+       case LE_PHASE2_DONE:
+       case LE_PEER_EXIT:
+               break;
+       default:
                RETURN(-EINVAL);
+       }
 
        CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK handles notify %u from MDT %x, "
-              "status %d\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_event,
-              lr->lr_index, lr->lr_status);
+              "status %d, flags %x\n", lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), lr->lr_event,
+              lr->lr_index, lr->lr_status, lr->lr_flags2);
 
        spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
        ltd = LTD_TGT(ltds, lr->lr_index);
@@ -2805,6 +4001,9 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_in_notify(const struct lu_env *env,
                        break;
                }
 
+               if (lr->lr_flags2 & LF_INCOMPLETE)
+                       ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+
                if (list_empty(&ltd->ltd_namespace_list))
                        list_add_tail(&ltd->ltd_namespace_list,
                                      &lad->lad_mdt_list);
@@ -2880,7 +4079,7 @@ static struct lfsck_operations lfsck_namespace_ops = {
  *    and the users can make the decision about how to handle it with
  *    more human knownledge. (by default)
  *
- * 2) Re-create the missed MDT-object with the FID information.
+ * 2) Re-create the missing MDT-object with the FID information.
  *
  * \param[in] env      pointer to the thread context
  * \param[in] com      pointer to the lfsck component
@@ -3089,14 +4288,14 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_assistant_handler_p1(const struct lu_env *env,
        struct dt_object           *dir      = lnr->lnr_obj;
        struct dt_object           *obj      = NULL;
        const struct lu_fid        *pfid     = lfsck_dto2fid(dir);
-       struct dt_device           *dev;
+       struct dt_device           *dev      = NULL;
        struct lustre_handle        lh       = { 0 };
        bool                        repaired = false;
        bool                        dtlocked = false;
        bool                        remove;
        bool                        newdata;
        bool                        log      = false;
-       int                         idx;
+       int                         idx      = 0;
        int                         count    = 0;
        int                         rc;
        enum lfsck_namespace_inconsistency_type type = LNIT_NONE;
@@ -3153,7 +4352,7 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_assistant_handler_p1(const struct lu_env *env,
                        CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: cannot talk with MDT %x which "
                               "did not join the namespace LFSCK\n",
                               lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), idx);
-                       ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCOMPLETE;
+                       lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, idx);
 
                        GOTO(out, rc = -ENODEV);
                }
@@ -3223,16 +4422,34 @@ again:
                }
 
                /* It may happen when the remote object has been removed,
-                * but the local MDT does not aware of that. */
+                * but the local MDT is not aware of that. */
                goto dangling;
        } else if (rc == 0) {
                count = ldata.ld_leh->leh_reccount;
                rc = linkea_links_find(&ldata, cname, pfid);
                if ((rc == 0) &&
-                   (count == 1 || !S_ISDIR(lfsck_object_type(obj))))
+                   (count == 1 || !S_ISDIR(lfsck_object_type(obj)))) {
+                       if ((lfsck_object_type(obj) & S_IFMT) !=
+                           lnr->lnr_type) {
+                               ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+                               type = LNIT_BAD_TYPE;
+                       }
+
                        goto record;
+               }
 
                ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
+
+               /* If the file type stored in the name entry does not match
+                * the file type claimed by the object, and the object does
+                * not recognize the name entry, then it is quite possible
+                * that the name entry is corrupted. */
+               if ((lfsck_object_type(obj) & S_IFMT) != lnr->lnr_type) {
+                       type = LNIT_BAD_DIRENT;
+
+                       GOTO(stop, rc = 0);
+               }
+
                /* For sub-dir object, we cannot make sure whether the sub-dir
                 * back references the parent via ".." name entry correctly or
                 * not in the LFSCK first-stage scanning. It may be that the
@@ -3246,6 +4463,9 @@ again:
                newdata = false;
                goto nodata;
        } else if (unlikely(rc == -EINVAL)) {
+               if ((lfsck_object_type(obj) & S_IFMT) != lnr->lnr_type)
+                       type = LNIT_BAD_TYPE;
+
                count = 1;
                ns->ln_flags |= LF_INCONSISTENT;
                /* The magic crashed, we are not sure whether there are more
@@ -3254,6 +4474,9 @@ again:
                newdata = true;
                goto nodata;
        } else if (rc == -ENODATA) {
+               if ((lfsck_object_type(obj) & S_IFMT) != lnr->lnr_type)
+                       type = LNIT_BAD_TYPE;
+
                count = 1;
                ns->ln_flags |= LF_UPGRADE;
                remove = false;
@@ -3343,6 +4566,34 @@ stop:
 
 out:
        lfsck_ibits_unlock(&lh, LCK_EX);
+
+       if (rc >= 0) {
+               switch (type) {
+               case LNIT_BAD_TYPE:
+                       log = false;
+                       rc = lfsck_namespace_repair_dirent(env, com, dir,
+                                       obj, lnr->lnr_name, lnr->lnr_name,
+                                       lnr->lnr_type, true, false);
+                       if (rc > 0)
+                               repaired = true;
+                       break;
+               case LNIT_BAD_DIRENT:
+                       log = false;
+                       /* XXX: This is a bad dirent, we do not know whether
+                        *      the original name entry reference a regular
+                        *      file or a directory, then keep the parent's
+                        *      nlink count unchanged here. */
+                       rc = lfsck_namespace_repair_dirent(env, com, dir,
+                                       obj, lnr->lnr_name, lnr->lnr_name,
+                                       lnr->lnr_type, false, false);
+                       if (rc > 0)
+                               repaired = true;
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
        down_write(&com->lc_sem);
        if (rc < 0) {
                CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK assistant fail to handle "
@@ -3352,6 +4603,12 @@ out:
                       lnr->lnr_namelen, lnr->lnr_name, rc);
 
                lfsck_namespace_record_failure(env, lfsck, ns);
+               if ((rc == -ENOTCONN || rc == -ESHUTDOWN || rc == -EREMCHG ||
+                    rc == -ETIMEDOUT || rc == -EHOSTDOWN ||
+                    rc == -EHOSTUNREACH || rc == -EINPROGRESS) &&
+                   dev != NULL && dev != lfsck->li_next)
+                       lfsck_lad_set_bitmap(env, com, idx);
+
                if (!(bk->lb_param & LPF_FAILOUT))
                        rc = 0;
        } else {
@@ -3370,6 +4627,12 @@ out:
                        case LNIT_DANGLING:
                                ns->ln_dangling_repaired++;
                                break;
+                       case LNIT_BAD_TYPE:
+                               ns->ln_bad_type_repaired++;
+                               break;
+                       case LNIT_BAD_DIRENT:
+                               ns->ln_dirent_repaired++;
+                               break;
                        default:
                                break;
                        }
@@ -3380,12 +4643,14 @@ out:
                                               &ns->ln_pos_first_inconsistent,
                                               false);
                }
+
                rc = 0;
        }
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        if (obj != NULL && !IS_ERR(obj))
                lfsck_object_put(env, obj);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
@@ -3493,7 +4758,7 @@ checkpoint:
                        ns->ln_time_last_checkpoint = cfs_time_current_sec();
                        ns->ln_objs_checked_phase2 += com->lc_new_checked;
                        com->lc_new_checked = 0;
-                       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, false);
+                       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
                        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
                        if (rc != 0)
                                GOTO(put, rc);
@@ -3574,17 +4839,108 @@ static int lfsck_namespace_double_scan_result(const struct lu_env *env,
                ns->ln_status = LS_FAILED;
        }
 
-       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com, false);
+       rc = lfsck_namespace_store(env, com);
        up_write(&com->lc_sem);
 
        return rc;
 }
 
+static int
+lfsck_namespace_assistant_sync_failures_interpret(const struct lu_env *env,
+                                                 struct ptlrpc_request *req,
+                                                 void *args, int rc)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify remote LFSCK instances about former failures.
+ *
+ * The local LFSCK instance has recorded which MDTs have ever failed to respond
+ * some LFSCK verification requests (maybe because of network issues or the MDT
+ * itself trouble). During the respond gap the MDT may missed some name entries
+ * verification, then the MDT cannot know whether related MDT-objects have been
+ * referenced by related name entries or not, then in the second-stage scanning,
+ * these MDT-objects will be regarded as orphan, if the MDT-object contains bad
+ * linkEA for back reference, then it will misguide the LFSCK to generate wrong
+ * name entry for repairing the orphan.
+ *
+ * To avoid above trouble, when layout LFSCK finishes the first-stage scanning,
+ * it will scan the bitmap for the ever failed MDTs, and notify them that they
+ * have ever missed some name entries verification and should skip the handling
+ * for orphan MDT-objects.
+ *
+ * \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_namespace_assistant_sync_failures(const struct lu_env *env,
                                                    struct lfsck_component *com,
                                                    struct lfsck_request *lr)
 {
-       /* XXX: TBD */
+       struct lfsck_async_interpret_args *laia  =
+                               &lfsck_env_info(env)->lti_laia2;
+       struct lfsck_assistant_data       *lad   = com->lc_data;
+       struct lfsck_namespace            *ns    = com->lc_file_ram;
+       struct lfsck_instance             *lfsck = com->lc_lfsck;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_descs            *ltds  = &lfsck->li_mdt_descs;
+       struct lfsck_tgt_desc             *ltd;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set         *set;
+       int                                rc    = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
+       if (set == NULL)
+               GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+       lr->lr_flags2 = ns->ln_flags | LF_INCOMPLETE;
+       memset(laia, 0, sizeof(*laia));
+       lad->lad_touch_gen++;
+
+       spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       while (!list_empty(&lad->lad_mdt_list)) {
+               ltd = list_entry(lad->lad_mdt_list.next,
+                                struct lfsck_tgt_desc,
+                                ltd_namespace_list);
+               if (ltd->ltd_namespace_gen == lad->lad_touch_gen)
+                       break;
+
+               ltd->ltd_namespace_gen = lad->lad_touch_gen;
+               list_move_tail(&ltd->ltd_namespace_list,
+                              &lad->lad_mdt_list);
+               if (!lad->lad_incomplete ||
+                   !cfs_bitmap_check(lad->lad_bitmap, ltd->ltd_index)) {
+                       ltd->ltd_namespace_failed = 0;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               ltd->ltd_namespace_failed = 1;
+               spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+               rc = lfsck_async_request(env, ltd->ltd_exp, lr, set,
+                       lfsck_namespace_assistant_sync_failures_interpret,
+                       laia, LFSCK_NOTIFY);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK assistant fail "
+                              "to sync failure with MDT %x: rc = %d\n",
+                              lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), ltd->ltd_index, rc);
+
+               spin_lock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&ltds->ltd_lock);
+
+       rc = ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
+       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+
+       GOTO(out, rc);
+
+out:
+       if (rc != 0)
+               CDEBUG(D_LFSCK, "%s: namespace LFSCK assistant fail "
+                      "to sync failure with MDTs, and related MDTs "
+                      "may handle orphan un-properly: rc = %d\n",
+                      lfsck_lfsck2name(lfsck), rc);
+
+       EXIT;
 }
 
 struct lfsck_assistant_operations lfsck_namespace_assistant_ops = {