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LU-248 increase LOV reseed to mitigate OST allocation inconsitence
[fs/lustre-release.git] / lustre / lov / lov_qos.c
index 8dc03e6..c1f8c96 100644 (file)
@@ -1,25 +1,37 @@
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+/*
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  */
 
 #ifndef EXPORT_SYMTAB
 
 #include <obd_class.h>
 #include <obd_lov.h>
+#include <lustre/lustre_idl.h>
 #include "lov_internal.h"
 
 /* #define QOS_DEBUG 1 */
 #define D_QOS D_OTHER
 
-#define TGT_BAVAIL(i)  (lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_exp->exp_obd->obd_osfs.os_bavail*\
-                        lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_exp->exp_obd->obd_osfs.os_bsize)
-#define TGT_FFREE(i)   (lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_exp->exp_obd->obd_osfs.os_ffree)
+#define TGT_BAVAIL(i) (lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_exp->exp_obd->obd_osfs.os_bavail *\
+                       lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_exp->exp_obd->obd_osfs.os_bsize)
 
 
 int qos_add_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
@@ -60,9 +72,9 @@ int qos_add_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
                 RETURN(-ENOTCONN);
         }
 
-        down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
-        mutex_down(&lov->lov_lock);
-        list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        cfs_mutex_down(&lov->lov_lock);
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
                 if (obd_uuid_equals(&oss->lqo_uuid,
                                     &exp->exp_connection->c_remote_uuid)) {
                         found++;
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ int qos_add_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
                        sizeof(oss->lqo_uuid));
         } else {
                 /* Assume we have to move this one */
-                list_del(&oss->lqo_oss_list);
+                cfs_list_del(&oss->lqo_oss_list);
         }
 
         oss->lqo_ost_count++;
@@ -87,16 +99,17 @@ int qos_add_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
 
         /* Add sorted by # of OSTs.  Find the first entry that we're
            bigger than... */
-        list_for_each_entry(temposs, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(temposs, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list,
+                                lqo_oss_list) {
                 if (oss->lqo_ost_count > temposs->lqo_ost_count)
                         break;
         }
         /* ...and add before it.  If we're the first or smallest, temposs
            points to the list head, and we add to the end. */
-        list_add_tail(&oss->lqo_oss_list, &temposs->lqo_oss_list);
+        cfs_list_add_tail(&oss->lqo_oss_list, &temposs->lqo_oss_list);
 
         lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty = 1;
-        lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty_rr = 1;
+        lov->lov_qos.lq_rr.lqr_dirty = 1;
 
         CDEBUG(D_QOS, "add tgt %s to OSS %s (%d OSTs)\n",
                obd_uuid2str(&lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_uuid),
@@ -104,21 +117,21 @@ int qos_add_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
                oss->lqo_ost_count);
 
 out:
-        mutex_up(&lov->lov_lock);
-        up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        cfs_mutex_up(&lov->lov_lock);
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
         RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-int qos_del_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
+int qos_del_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, struct lov_tgt_desc *tgt)
 {
         struct lov_obd *lov = &obd->u.lov;
         struct lov_qos_oss *oss;
         int rc = 0;
         ENTRY;
 
-        down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
 
-        oss = lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss;
+        oss = tgt->ltd_qos.ltq_oss;
         if (!oss)
                 GOTO(out, rc = -ENOENT);
 
@@ -126,14 +139,14 @@ int qos_del_tgt(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
         if (oss->lqo_ost_count == 0) {
                 CDEBUG(D_QOS, "removing OSS %s\n",
                        obd_uuid2str(&oss->lqo_uuid));
-                list_del(&oss->lqo_oss_list);
+                cfs_list_del(&oss->lqo_oss_list);
                 OBD_FREE_PTR(oss);
         }
 
         lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty = 1;
-        lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty_rr = 1;
+        lov->lov_qos.lq_rr.lqr_dirty = 1;
 out:
-        up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
         RETURN(rc);
 }
 
@@ -146,6 +159,7 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
         __u64 ba_max, ba_min, temp;
         __u32 num_active;
         int rc, i, prio_wide;
+        time_t now, age;
         ENTRY;
 
         if (!lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty)
@@ -156,7 +170,7 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
                 GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
 
         /* find bavail on each OSS */
-        list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
                 oss->lqo_bavail = 0;
         }
         lov->lov_qos.lq_active_oss_count = 0;
@@ -168,6 +182,7 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
 
         ba_min = (__u64)(-1);
         ba_max = 0;
+        now = cfs_time_current_sec();
         /* Calculate OST penalty per object */
         /* (lov ref taken in alloc_qos) */
         for (i = 0; i < lov->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++) {
@@ -190,8 +205,17 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
                 lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty_per_obj =
                         (temp * prio_wide) >> 8;
 
-                if (lov->lov_qos.lq_reset == 0)
+                age = (now - lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_used) >> 3;
+                if (lov->lov_qos.lq_reset || age > 32 * lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage)
                         lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty = 0;
+                else if (age > lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage)
+                        /* Decay the penalty by half for every 8x the update
+                         * interval that the device has been idle.  That gives
+                         * lots of time for the statfs information to be
+                         * updated (which the penalty is only a proxy for),
+                         * and avoids penalizing OSS/OSTs under light load. */
+                        lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty >>=
+                                (age / lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage);
         }
 
         num_active = lov->lov_qos.lq_active_oss_count - 1;
@@ -199,17 +223,29 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
                 /* If there's only 1 OSS, we can't penalize it, so instead
                    we have to double the OST penalty */
                 num_active = 1;
-                for (i = 0; i < lov->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++)
+                for (i = 0; i < lov->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++) {
+                        if (lov->lov_tgts[i] == NULL)
+                                continue;
                         lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty_per_obj <<= 1;
+                }
         }
 
         /* Per-OSS penalty is prio * oss_avail / oss_osts / (num_oss - 1) / 2 */
-        list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
                 temp = oss->lqo_bavail >> 1;
                 do_div(temp, oss->lqo_ost_count * num_active);
                 oss->lqo_penalty_per_obj = (temp * prio_wide) >> 8;
-                if (lov->lov_qos.lq_reset == 0)
+
+                age = (now - oss->lqo_used) >> 3;
+                if (lov->lov_qos.lq_reset || age > 32 * lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage)
                         oss->lqo_penalty = 0;
+                else if (age > lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage)
+                        /* Decay the penalty by half for every 8x the update
+                         * interval that the device has been idle.  That gives
+                         * lots of time for the statfs information to be
+                         * updated (which the penalty is only a proxy for),
+                         * and avoids penalizing OSS/OSTs under light load. */
+                        oss->lqo_penalty >>= (age / lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage);
         }
 
         lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty = 0;
@@ -218,13 +254,10 @@ static int qos_calc_ppo(struct obd_device *obd)
         /* If each ost has almost same free space,
          * do rr allocation for better creation performance */
         lov->lov_qos.lq_same_space = 0;
-        temp = ba_max - ba_min;
-        ba_min = (ba_min * 51) >> 8;     /* 51/256 = .20 */
-        if (temp < ba_min) {
-                /* Difference is less than 20% */
+        if ((ba_max * (256 - lov->lov_qos.lq_threshold_rr)) >> 8 < ba_min) {
                 lov->lov_qos.lq_same_space = 1;
                 /* Reset weights for the next time we enter qos mode */
-                lov->lov_qos.lq_reset = 0;
+                lov->lov_qos.lq_reset = 1;
         }
         rc = 0;
 
@@ -250,10 +283,11 @@ static int qos_calc_weight(struct lov_obd *lov, int i)
 }
 
 /* We just used this index for a stripe; adjust everyone's weights */
-static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
+static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, struct ost_pool *osts,
+                    __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
 {
         struct lov_qos_oss *oss;
-        int i;
+        int j;
         ENTRY;
 
         /* Don't allocate from this stripe anymore, until the next alloc_qos */
@@ -266,6 +300,10 @@ static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
         lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty >>= 1;
         oss->lqo_penalty >>= 1;
 
+        /* mark the OSS and OST as recently used */
+        lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_qos.ltq_used =
+                oss->lqo_used = cfs_time_current_sec();
+
         /* Set max penalties for this OST and OSS */
         lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty +=
                 lov->lov_tgts[index]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty_per_obj *
@@ -274,7 +312,7 @@ static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
                 lov->lov_qos.lq_active_oss_count;
 
         /* Decrease all OSS penalties */
-        list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
                 if (oss->lqo_penalty < oss->lqo_penalty_per_obj)
                         oss->lqo_penalty = 0;
                 else
@@ -283,7 +321,10 @@ static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
 
         *total_wt = 0;
         /* Decrease all OST penalties */
-        for (i = 0; i < lov->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++) {
+        for (j = 0; j < osts->op_count; j++) {
+                int i;
+
+                i = osts->op_array[j];
                 if (!lov->lov_tgts[i] || !lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_active)
                         continue;
                 if (lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty <
@@ -300,15 +341,16 @@ static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
                         *total_wt += lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight;
 
 #ifdef QOS_DEBUG
-                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "recalc tgt %d avail="LPU64
+                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "recalc tgt %d usable=%d avail="LPU64
                        " ostppo="LPU64" ostp="LPU64" ossppo="LPU64
                        " ossp="LPU64" wt="LPU64"\n",
-                       i, TGT_BAVAIL(i) >> 10,
+                       i, lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_usable,
+                       TGT_BAVAIL(i) >> 10,
                        lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty_per_obj >> 10,
                        lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_penalty >> 10,
                        lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss->lqo_penalty_per_obj>>10,
-                       lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss->lqo_penalty>>10,
-                       lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight>>10);
+                       lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss->lqo_penalty >> 10,
+                       lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight >> 10);
 #endif
         }
 
@@ -317,73 +359,86 @@ static int qos_used(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 index, __u64 *total_wt)
 
 #define LOV_QOS_EMPTY ((__u32)-1)
 /* compute optimal round-robin order, based on OSTs per OSS */
-static int qos_calc_rr(struct lov_obd *lov)
+static int qos_calc_rr(struct lov_obd *lov, struct ost_pool *src_pool,
+                       struct lov_qos_rr *lqr)
 {
         struct lov_qos_oss *oss;
-        unsigned ost_count, placed;
-        int i;
+        unsigned placed, real_count;
+        int i, rc;
         ENTRY;
 
-        if (!lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty_rr) {
-                LASSERT(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size);
+        if (!lqr->lqr_dirty) {
+                LASSERT(lqr->lqr_pool.op_size);
                 RETURN(0);
         }
 
-        down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
-        ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
+        /* Do actual allocation. */
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
 
-        if (lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size)
-                OBD_FREE(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array, lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size);
-        lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size = ost_count *
-                sizeof(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[0]);
-        OBD_ALLOC(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array, lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size);
-        if (!lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array) {
-                lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_size = 0;
-                up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
-                RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+        /*
+         * Check again. While we were sleeping on @lq_rw_sem something could
+         * change.
+         */
+        if (!lqr->lqr_dirty) {
+                LASSERT(lqr->lqr_pool.op_size);
+                cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+                RETURN(0);
         }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++)
-                lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[i] = LOV_QOS_EMPTY;
+        real_count = src_pool->op_count;
+
+        /* Zero the pool array */
+        /* alloc_rr is holding a read lock on the pool, so nobody is adding/
+           deleting from the pool. The lq_rw_sem insures that nobody else
+           is reading. */
+        lqr->lqr_pool.op_count = real_count;
+        rc = lov_ost_pool_extend(&lqr->lqr_pool, real_count);
+        if (rc) {
+                cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+                RETURN(rc);
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < lqr->lqr_pool.op_count; i++)
+                lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[i] = LOV_QOS_EMPTY;
 
         /* Place all the OSTs from 1 OSS at the same time. */
         placed = 0;
-        list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
+        cfs_list_for_each_entry(oss, &lov->lov_qos.lq_oss_list, lqo_oss_list) {
                 int j = 0;
-                for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
-                      if (lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss == oss) {
+                for (i = 0; i < lqr->lqr_pool.op_count; i++) {
+                        if (lov->lov_tgts[src_pool->op_array[i]] &&
+                            (lov->lov_tgts[src_pool->op_array[i]]->ltd_qos.ltq_oss == oss)) {
                               /* Evenly space these OSTs across arrayspace */
-                              int next = j * ost_count / oss->lqo_ost_count;
-                              while (lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[next] !=
+                              int next = j * lqr->lqr_pool.op_count / oss->lqo_ost_count;
+                              while (lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[next] !=
                                      LOV_QOS_EMPTY)
-                                      next = (next + 1) % ost_count;
-                              lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[next] = i;
+                                        next = (next + 1) % lqr->lqr_pool.op_count;
+                              lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[next] = src_pool->op_array[i];
                               j++;
                               placed++;
-                      }
+                        }
                 }
-                LASSERT(j == oss->lqo_ost_count);
         }
 
-        lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty_rr = 0;
-        up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        lqr->lqr_dirty = 0;
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
 
-        if (placed != ost_count) {
+        if (placed != real_count) {
                 /* This should never happen */
-                LCONSOLE_ERROR("Failed to place all OSTs in the round-robin "
-                               "list (%d of %d).\n", placed, ost_count);
-                for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
+                LCONSOLE_ERROR_MSG(0x14e, "Failed to place all OSTs in the "
+                                   "round-robin list (%d of %d).\n",
+                                   placed, real_count);
+                for (i = 0; i < lqr->lqr_pool.op_count; i++) {
                         LCONSOLE(D_WARNING, "rr #%d ost idx=%d\n", i,
-                                 lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[i]);
+                                 lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[i]);
                 }
-                lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty_rr = 1;
+                lqr->lqr_dirty = 1;
                 RETURN(-EAGAIN);
         }
-        
+
 #ifdef QOS_DEBUG
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
-                LCONSOLE(D_QOS, "rr #%d ost idx=%d\n", i, 
-                         lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[i]);
+        for (i = 0; i < lqr->lqr_pool.op_count; i++) {
+                LCONSOLE(D_QOS, "rr #%d ost idx=%d\n", i,
+                         lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[i]);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -406,7 +461,7 @@ void qos_shrink_lsm(struct lov_request_set *set)
                 oti_alloc_cookies(set->set_oti, set->set_count);
                 if (set->set_oti->oti_logcookies) {
                         memcpy(set->set_oti->oti_logcookies, cookies, newsize);
-                        OBD_FREE(cookies, oldsize);
+                        OBD_FREE_LARGE(cookies, oldsize);
                         set->set_cookies = set->set_oti->oti_logcookies;
                 } else {
                         CWARN("'leaking' %d bytes\n", oldsize - newsize);
@@ -418,7 +473,7 @@ void qos_shrink_lsm(struct lov_request_set *set)
         LASSERT(lsm->lsm_stripe_count >= set->set_count);
 
         newsize = lov_stripe_md_size(set->set_count);
-        OBD_ALLOC(lsm_new, newsize);
+        OBD_ALLOC_LARGE(lsm_new, newsize);
         if (lsm_new != NULL) {
                 int i;
                 memcpy(lsm_new, lsm, sizeof(*lsm));
@@ -431,156 +486,346 @@ void qos_shrink_lsm(struct lov_request_set *set)
                                       sizeof(struct lov_oinfo));
                 }
                 lsm_new->lsm_stripe_count = set->set_count;
-                OBD_FREE(lsm, sizeof(struct lov_stripe_md) +
-                         lsm->lsm_stripe_count * sizeof(struct lov_oinfo *));
+                OBD_FREE_LARGE(lsm, sizeof(struct lov_stripe_md) +
+                               lsm->lsm_stripe_count*sizeof(struct lov_oinfo*));
                 set->set_oi->oi_md = lsm_new;
         } else {
                 CWARN("'leaking' few bytes\n");
         }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether we can create the object on the OST(refered by ost_idx)
+ * \retval:
+ *          0: create the object.
+ *          other value: did not create the object.
+ */
+static int lov_check_and_create_object(struct lov_obd *lov, int ost_idx,
+                                       struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
+                                       struct lov_request *req,
+                                       struct obd_trans_info *oti)
+{
+        int stripe;
+        int rc = -EIO;
+        ENTRY;
+
+        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "Check and create on idx %d \n", ost_idx);
+        if (!lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ||
+            !lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_active)
+                RETURN(rc);
+
+        /* check if objects has been created on this ost */
+        for (stripe = 0; stripe < lsm->lsm_stripe_count; stripe++) {
+                /* already have object at this stripe */
+                if (ost_idx == lsm->lsm_oinfo[stripe]->loi_ost_idx)
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        if (stripe >= lsm->lsm_stripe_count) {
+                req->rq_idx = ost_idx;
+                rc = obd_create(lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_exp,
+                                req->rq_oi.oi_oa, &req->rq_oi.oi_md,
+                                oti);
+        }
+        RETURN(rc);
+}
+
 int qos_remedy_create(struct lov_request_set *set, struct lov_request *req)
 {
         struct lov_stripe_md *lsm = set->set_oi->oi_md;
         struct lov_obd *lov = &set->set_exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
-        unsigned ost_idx, ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
-        int stripe, i, rc = -EIO;
+        unsigned ost_idx = 0, ost_count;
+        struct pool_desc *pool;
+        struct ost_pool *osts = NULL;
+        int i, rc = -EIO;
         ENTRY;
 
-        ost_idx = (req->rq_idx + lsm->lsm_stripe_count) % ost_count;
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++, ost_idx = (ost_idx + 1) % ost_count) {
-                if (!lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ||
-                    !lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_active)
-                        continue;
-                /* check if objects has been created on this ost */
-                for (stripe = 0; stripe < lsm->lsm_stripe_count; stripe++) {
-                        if (stripe == req->rq_stripe)
-                                continue;
-                        if (ost_idx == lsm->lsm_oinfo[stripe]->loi_ost_idx)
+        /* First check whether we can create the objects on the pool */
+        pool = lov_find_pool(lov, lsm->lsm_pool_name);
+        if (pool != NULL) {
+                cfs_down_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                osts = &(pool->pool_obds);
+                ost_count = osts->op_count;
+                for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++, ost_idx = osts->op_array[i]) {
+                        rc = lov_check_and_create_object(lov, ost_idx, lsm, req,
+                                                         set->set_oti);
+                        if (rc == 0)
                                 break;
                 }
+                cfs_up_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                lov_pool_putref(pool);
+                RETURN(rc);
+        }
 
-                if (stripe >= lsm->lsm_stripe_count) {
-                        req->rq_idx = ost_idx;
-                        rc = obd_create(lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_exp,
-                                        req->rq_oi.oi_oa, &req->rq_oi.oi_md,
-                                        set->set_oti);
-                        if (!rc)
-                                break;
-                }
+        ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
+        /* Then check whether we can create the objects on other OSTs */
+        ost_idx = (req->rq_idx + lsm->lsm_stripe_count) % ost_count;
+        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++, ost_idx = (ost_idx + 1) % ost_count) {
+                rc = lov_check_and_create_object(lov, ost_idx, lsm, req,
+                                                 set->set_oti);
+
+                if (rc == 0)
+                        break;
         }
+
         RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-#define LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MULT 4
-#define LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MIN  1000
+static int min_stripe_count(int stripe_cnt, int flags)
+{
+        return (flags & LOV_USES_DEFAULT_STRIPE ?
+                stripe_cnt - (stripe_cnt / 4) : stripe_cnt);
+}
+
+#define LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MULT 30
+#define LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MIN  2000
 /* Allocate objects on osts with round-robin algorithm */
-static int alloc_rr(struct lov_obd *lov, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
+static int alloc_rr(struct lov_obd *lov, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt,
+                    char *poolname, int flags)
 {
-        unsigned array_idx, ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
-        unsigned ost_active_count = lov->desc.ld_active_tgt_count;
-        int i, *idx_pos = idx_arr;
+        unsigned array_idx;
+        int i, rc, *idx_pos;
         __u32 ost_idx;
+        int ost_start_idx_temp;
+        int speed = 0;
+        int stripe_cnt_min = min_stripe_count(*stripe_cnt, flags);
+        struct pool_desc *pool;
+        struct ost_pool *osts;
+        struct lov_qos_rr *lqr;
         ENTRY;
 
-        i = qos_calc_rr(lov);
-        if (i)
-                RETURN(i);
-
-        if (--lov->lov_start_count <= 0) {
-                lov->lov_start_idx = ll_rand() % ost_count;
-                lov->lov_start_count =
-                        (LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MIN / max(ost_active_count, 1U) +
-                         LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MULT) * max(ost_active_count, 1U);
-        } else if (*stripe_cnt >= ost_active_count ||
-                   lov->lov_start_idx > ost_count) {
+        pool = lov_find_pool(lov, poolname);
+        if (pool == NULL) {
+                osts = &(lov->lov_packed);
+                lqr = &(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr);
+        } else {
+                cfs_down_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                osts = &(pool->pool_obds);
+                lqr = &(pool->pool_rr);
+        }
+
+        rc = qos_calc_rr(lov, osts, lqr);
+        if (rc)
+                GOTO(out, rc);
+
+        if (--lqr->lqr_start_count <= 0) {
+                lqr->lqr_start_idx = cfs_rand() % osts->op_count;
+                lqr->lqr_start_count =
+                        (LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MIN / max(osts->op_count, 1U) +
+                         LOV_CREATE_RESEED_MULT) * max(osts->op_count, 1U);
+        } else if (stripe_cnt_min >= osts->op_count ||
+                   lqr->lqr_start_idx > osts->op_count) {
                 /* If we have allocated from all of the OSTs, slowly
-                   precess the next start */
-                lov->lov_start_idx %= ost_count;
-                ++lov->lov_offset_idx;
+                 * precess the next start if the OST/stripe count isn't
+                 * already doing this for us. */
+                lqr->lqr_start_idx %= osts->op_count;
+                if (*stripe_cnt > 1 && (osts->op_count % (*stripe_cnt)) != 1)
+                        ++lqr->lqr_offset_idx;
         }
-        array_idx = (lov->lov_start_idx + lov->lov_offset_idx) % ost_count;
+        cfs_down_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        ost_start_idx_temp = lqr->lqr_start_idx;
+
+repeat_find:
+        array_idx = (lqr->lqr_start_idx + lqr->lqr_offset_idx) % osts->op_count;
+        idx_pos = idx_arr;
 #ifdef QOS_DEBUG
-        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "want %d startidx %d startcnt %d offset %d arrayidx %d\n",
-               *stripe_cnt, lov->lov_start_idx, lov->lov_start_count,
-               lov->lov_offset_idx, array_idx);
+        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "pool '%s' want %d startidx %d startcnt %d offset %d "
+               "active %d count %d arrayidx %d\n", poolname,
+               *stripe_cnt, lqr->lqr_start_idx, lqr->lqr_start_count,
+               lqr->lqr_offset_idx, osts->op_count, osts->op_count, array_idx);
 #endif
 
-        down_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++, array_idx=(array_idx + 1) % ost_count) {
-                ++lov->lov_start_idx;
-                ost_idx = lov->lov_qos.lq_rr_array[array_idx];
+        for (i = 0; i < osts->op_count;
+                    i++, array_idx=(array_idx + 1) % osts->op_count) {
+                ++lqr->lqr_start_idx;
+                ost_idx = lqr->lqr_pool.op_array[array_idx];
 #ifdef QOS_DEBUG
                 CDEBUG(D_QOS, "#%d strt %d act %d strp %d ary %d idx %d\n",
-                       i, lov->lov_start_idx,
-                       lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ?
+                       i, lqr->lqr_start_idx,
+                       ((ost_idx != LOV_QOS_EMPTY) && lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]) ?
                        lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_active : 0,
                        idx_pos - idx_arr, array_idx, ost_idx);
 #endif
-                if (!lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ||
+                if ((ost_idx == LOV_QOS_EMPTY) || !lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ||
                     !lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_active)
                         continue;
+
+                /* Fail Check before osc_precreate() is called
+                   so we can only 'fail' single OSC. */
+                if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_MDS_OSC_PRECREATE) && ost_idx == 0)
+                        continue;
+
+                /* Drop slow OSCs if we can */
+                if (obd_precreate(lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_exp) > speed)
+                        continue;
+
                 *idx_pos = ost_idx;
                 idx_pos++;
                 /* We have enough stripes */
                 if (idx_pos - idx_arr == *stripe_cnt)
                         break;
         }
-        up_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        if ((speed < 2) && (idx_pos - idx_arr < stripe_cnt_min)) {
+                /* Try again, allowing slower OSCs */
+                speed++;
+                lqr->lqr_start_idx = ost_start_idx_temp;
+                goto repeat_find;
+        }
+
+        cfs_up_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
 
         *stripe_cnt = idx_pos - idx_arr;
-        RETURN(0);
+out:
+        if (pool != NULL) {
+                cfs_up_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                /* put back ref got by lov_find_pool() */
+                lov_pool_putref(pool);
+        }
+
+        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 /* alloc objects on osts with specific stripe offset */
 static int alloc_specific(struct lov_obd *lov, struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
                           int *idx_arr)
 {
-        unsigned ost_idx, ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
-        int i, *idx_pos = idx_arr;
+        unsigned ost_idx, array_idx, ost_count;
+        int i, rc, *idx_pos;
+        int speed = 0;
+        struct pool_desc *pool;
+        struct ost_pool *osts;
         ENTRY;
 
-        ost_idx = lsm->lsm_oinfo[0]->loi_ost_idx;
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++, ost_idx = (ost_idx + 1) % ost_count) {
+        pool = lov_find_pool(lov, lsm->lsm_pool_name);
+        if (pool == NULL) {
+                osts = &(lov->lov_packed);
+        } else {
+                cfs_down_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                osts = &(pool->pool_obds);
+        }
+
+        ost_count = osts->op_count;
+
+repeat_find:
+        /* search loi_ost_idx in ost array */
+        array_idx = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
+                if (osts->op_array[i] == lsm->lsm_oinfo[0]->loi_ost_idx) {
+                        array_idx = i;
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+        if (i == ost_count) {
+                CERROR("Start index %d not found in pool '%s'\n",
+                       lsm->lsm_oinfo[0]->loi_ost_idx, lsm->lsm_pool_name);
+                GOTO(out, rc = -EINVAL);
+        }
+
+        idx_pos = idx_arr;
+        for (i = 0; i < ost_count;
+             i++, array_idx = (array_idx + 1) % ost_count) {
+                ost_idx = osts->op_array[array_idx];
+
                 if (!lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx] ||
                     !lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_active) {
                         continue;
                 }
+
+                /* Fail Check before osc_precreate() is called
+                   so we can only 'fail' single OSC. */
+                if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_MDS_OSC_PRECREATE) && ost_idx == 0)
+                        continue;
+
+                /* Drop slow OSCs if we can, but not for requested start idx.
+                 *
+                 * This means "if OSC is slow and it is not the requested
+                 * start OST, then it can be skipped, otherwise skip it only
+                 * if it is inactive/recovering/out-of-space." */
+                if ((obd_precreate(lov->lov_tgts[ost_idx]->ltd_exp) > speed) &&
+                    (i != 0 || speed >= 2))
+                        continue;
+
                 *idx_pos = ost_idx;
                 idx_pos++;
-                /* got enough ost */
+                /* We have enough stripes */
                 if (idx_pos - idx_arr == lsm->lsm_stripe_count)
-                        RETURN(0);
+                        GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+        }
+        if (speed < 2) {
+                /* Try again, allowing slower OSCs */
+                speed++;
+                goto repeat_find;
         }
+
         /* If we were passed specific striping params, then a failure to
          * meet those requirements is an error, since we can't reallocate
          * that memory (it might be part of a larger array or something).
          *
          * We can only get here if lsm_stripe_count was originally > 1.
          */
-        CERROR("can't lstripe objid "LPX64": have "LPSZ" want %u\n",
-               lsm->lsm_object_id, idx_pos - idx_arr, lsm->lsm_stripe_count);
-        RETURN(-EFBIG);
+        CERROR("can't lstripe objid "LPX64": have %d want %u\n",
+               lsm->lsm_object_id, (int)(idx_pos - idx_arr),
+               lsm->lsm_stripe_count);
+        rc = -EFBIG;
+out:
+        if (pool != NULL) {
+                cfs_up_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                /* put back ref got by lov_find_pool() */
+                lov_pool_putref(pool);
+        }
+
+        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 /* Alloc objects on osts with optimization based on:
    - free space
    - network resources (shared OSS's)
 */
-static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
+static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt,
+                     char *poolname, int flags)
 {
         struct lov_obd *lov = &exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
-        static time_t last_warn = 0;
-        time_t now = cfs_time_current_sec();
-        __u64 total_bavail, total_weight = 0;
-        __u32 ost_count;
-        int nfound, good_osts, i, warn = 0, rc = 0;
+        __u64 total_weight = 0;
+        int nfound, good_osts, i, rc = 0;
+        int stripe_cnt_min = min_stripe_count(*stripe_cnt, flags);
+        struct pool_desc *pool;
+        struct ost_pool *osts;
+        struct lov_qos_rr *lqr;
         ENTRY;
 
-        lov_getref(exp->exp_obd);
-        down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        if (stripe_cnt_min < 1)
+                RETURN(-EINVAL);
 
-        ost_count = lov->desc.ld_tgt_count;
+        pool = lov_find_pool(lov, poolname);
+        if (pool == NULL) {
+                osts = &(lov->lov_packed);
+                lqr = &(lov->lov_qos.lq_rr);
+        } else {
+                cfs_down_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                osts = &(pool->pool_obds);
+                lqr = &(pool->pool_rr);
+        }
+
+        obd_getref(exp->exp_obd);
+
+        /* wait for fresh statfs info if needed, the rpcs are sent in
+         * lov_create() */
+        qos_statfs_update(exp->exp_obd,
+                          cfs_time_shift_64(-2 * lov->desc.ld_qos_maxage), 1);
+
+        /* Detect -EAGAIN early, before expensive lock is taken. */
+        if (!lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty && lov->lov_qos.lq_same_space)
+                GOTO(out_nolock, rc = -EAGAIN);
+
+        /* Do actual allocation, use write lock here. */
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+
+        /*
+         * Check again, while we were sleeping on @lq_rw_sem things could
+         * change.
+         */
+        if (!lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty && lov->lov_qos.lq_same_space)
+                GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
 
         if (lov->desc.ld_active_tgt_count < 2)
                 GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
@@ -589,47 +834,36 @@ static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
         if (rc)
                 GOTO(out, rc);
 
-        total_bavail = 0;
         good_osts = 0;
-        /* Warn users about zero available space/inode every 30 min */
-        if (cfs_time_sub(now, last_warn) > 60 * 30)
-                warn = 1;
         /* Find all the OSTs that are valid stripe candidates */
-        for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
-                __u64 bavail;
-
-                if (!lov->lov_tgts[i] || !lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_active)
+        for (i = 0; i < osts->op_count; i++) {
+                if (!lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]] ||
+                    !lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_active)
                         continue;
-                bavail = TGT_BAVAIL(i);
-                if (!bavail) {
-                        if (warn) {
-                                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "no free space on %s\n",
-                                     obd_uuid2str(&lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_uuid));
-                                last_warn = now;
-                        }
+
+                /* Fail Check before osc_precreate() is called
+                   so we can only 'fail' single OSC. */
+                if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_MDS_OSC_PRECREATE) && osts->op_array[i] == 0)
                         continue;
-                }
-                if (!TGT_FFREE(i)) {
-                        if (warn) {
-                                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "no free inodes on %s\n",
-                                     obd_uuid2str(&lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_uuid));
-                                last_warn = now;
-                        }
+
+                if (obd_precreate(lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_exp) > 2)
                         continue;
-                }
 
-                lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_usable = 1;
-                qos_calc_weight(lov, i);
-                total_bavail += bavail;
-                total_weight += lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight;
+                lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_qos.ltq_usable = 1;
+                qos_calc_weight(lov, osts->op_array[i]);
+                total_weight += lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight;
 
                 good_osts++;
         }
 
-        if (!total_bavail)
-                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOSPC);
+#ifdef QOS_DEBUG
+        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "found %d good osts\n", good_osts);
+#endif
+
+        if (good_osts < stripe_cnt_min)
+                GOTO(out, rc = -EAGAIN);
 
-        /* if we don't have enough good OSTs, we reduce the stripe count. */
+        /* We have enough osts */
         if (good_osts < *stripe_cnt)
                 *stripe_cnt = good_osts;
 
@@ -646,23 +880,23 @@ static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
 
                 if (total_weight) {
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
-                        rand = ll_rand() % (unsigned)total_weight;
+                        rand = cfs_rand() % (unsigned)total_weight;
                         /* If total_weight > 32-bit, first generate the high
                          * 32 bits of the random number, then add in the low
                          * 32 bits (truncated to the upper limit, if needed) */
                         if (total_weight > 0xffffffffULL)
-                                rand = (__u64)(ll_rand() %
+                                rand = (__u64)(cfs_rand() %
                                           (unsigned)(total_weight >> 32)) << 32;
                         else
                                 rand = 0;
 
                         if (rand == (total_weight & 0xffffffff00000000ULL))
-                                rand |= ll_rand() % (unsigned)total_weight;
+                                rand |= cfs_rand() % (unsigned)total_weight;
                         else
-                                rand |= ll_rand();
+                                rand |= cfs_rand();
 
 #else
-                        rand = ((__u64)ll_rand() << 32 | ll_rand()) %
+                        rand = ((__u64)cfs_rand() << 32 | cfs_rand()) %
                                 total_weight;
 #endif
                 } else {
@@ -671,17 +905,24 @@ static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
 
                 /* On average, this will hit larger-weighted osts more often.
                    0-weight osts will always get used last (only when rand=0).*/
-                for (i = 0; i < ost_count; i++) {
-                        if (!lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_usable)
+                for (i = 0; i < osts->op_count; i++) {
+                        if (!lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]] ||
+                            !lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_qos.ltq_usable)
                                 continue;
-                        cur_weight += lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight;
+
+                        cur_weight += lov->lov_tgts[osts->op_array[i]]->ltd_qos.ltq_weight;
+#ifdef QOS_DEBUG
+                        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "stripe_cnt=%d nfound=%d cur_weight="LPU64
+                                      " rand="LPU64" total_weight="LPU64"\n",
+                               *stripe_cnt, nfound, cur_weight, rand, total_weight);
+#endif
                         if (cur_weight >= rand) {
 #ifdef QOS_DEBUG
                                 CDEBUG(D_QOS, "assigned stripe=%d to idx=%d\n",
-                                       nfound, i);
+                                       nfound, osts->op_array[i]);
 #endif
-                                idx_arr[nfound++] = i;
-                                qos_used(lov, i, &total_weight);
+                                idx_arr[nfound++] = osts->op_array[i];
+                                qos_used(lov, osts, osts->op_array[i], &total_weight);
                                 rc = 0;
                                 break;
                         }
@@ -695,18 +936,25 @@ static int alloc_qos(struct obd_export *exp, int *idx_arr, int *stripe_cnt)
         LASSERT(nfound == *stripe_cnt);
 
 out:
-        up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+
+out_nolock:
+        if (pool != NULL) {
+                cfs_up_read(&pool_tgt_rw_sem(pool));
+                /* put back ref got by lov_find_pool() */
+                lov_pool_putref(pool);
+        }
 
         if (rc == -EAGAIN)
-                rc = alloc_rr(lov, idx_arr, stripe_cnt);
+                rc = alloc_rr(lov, idx_arr, stripe_cnt, poolname, flags);
 
-        lov_putref(exp->exp_obd);
+        obd_putref(exp->exp_obd);
         RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 /* return new alloced stripe count on success */
 static int alloc_idx_array(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
-                           int newea, int **idx_arr, int *arr_cnt)
+                           int newea, int **idx_arr, int *arr_cnt, int flags)
 {
         struct lov_obd *lov = &exp->exp_obd->u.lov;
         int stripe_cnt = lsm->lsm_stripe_count;
@@ -722,8 +970,9 @@ static int alloc_idx_array(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_stripe_md *lsm,
                 tmp_arr[i] = -1;
 
         if (newea ||
-            lsm->lsm_oinfo[0]->loi_ost_idx >= lov->desc.ld_tgt_count) 
-                rc = alloc_qos(exp, tmp_arr, &stripe_cnt);
+            lsm->lsm_oinfo[0]->loi_ost_idx >= lov->desc.ld_tgt_count)
+                rc = alloc_qos(exp, tmp_arr, &stripe_cnt,
+                               lsm->lsm_pool_name, flags);
         else
                 rc = alloc_specific(lov, lsm, tmp_arr);
 
@@ -751,13 +1000,15 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
         struct obdo *src_oa = set->set_oi->oi_oa;
         struct obd_trans_info *oti = set->set_oti;
         int i, stripes, rc = 0, newea = 0;
-        int *idx_arr, idx_cnt = 0;
+        int flag = LOV_USES_ASSIGNED_STRIPE;
+        int *idx_arr = NULL, idx_cnt = 0;
         ENTRY;
 
         LASSERT(src_oa->o_valid & OBD_MD_FLID);
+        LASSERT(src_oa->o_valid & OBD_MD_FLGROUP);
 
         if (set->set_oi->oi_md == NULL) {
-                int stripe_cnt = lov_get_stripecnt(lov, 0);
+                int stripes_def = lov_get_stripecnt(lov, 0);
 
                 /* If the MDS file was truncated up to some size, stripe over
                  * enough OSTs to allow the file to be created at that size.
@@ -768,7 +1019,6 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                         /* Find a small number of stripes we can use
                            (up to # of active osts). */
                         stripes = 1;
-                        lov_getref(exp->exp_obd);
                         for (i = 0; i < lov->desc.ld_tgt_count; i++) {
                                 if (!lov->lov_tgts[i] ||
                                     !lov->lov_tgts[i]->ltd_active)
@@ -778,12 +1028,12 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                                         break;
                                 stripes++;
                         }
-                        lov_putref(exp->exp_obd);
 
-                        if (stripes < stripe_cnt)
-                                stripes = stripe_cnt;
+                        if (stripes < stripes_def)
+                                stripes = stripes_def;
                 } else {
-                        stripes = stripe_cnt;
+                         flag = LOV_USES_DEFAULT_STRIPE;
+                         stripes = stripes_def;
                 }
 
                 rc = lov_alloc_memmd(&set->set_oi->oi_md, stripes,
@@ -792,12 +1042,14 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                                      LOV_MAGIC);
                 if (rc < 0)
                         GOTO(out_err, rc);
-                rc = 0;
                 newea = 1;
+                rc = 0;
         }
 
         lsm = set->set_oi->oi_md;
         lsm->lsm_object_id = src_oa->o_id;
+        lsm->lsm_object_seq = src_oa->o_seq;
+
         if (!lsm->lsm_stripe_size)
                 lsm->lsm_stripe_size = lov->desc.ld_default_stripe_size;
         if (!lsm->lsm_pattern) {
@@ -805,10 +1057,11 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                 lsm->lsm_pattern = lov->desc.ld_pattern;
         }
 
-        stripes = alloc_idx_array(exp, lsm, newea, &idx_arr, &idx_cnt);
-        LASSERT(stripes <= lsm->lsm_stripe_count);
+        stripes = alloc_idx_array(exp, lsm, newea, &idx_arr, &idx_cnt, flag);
         if (stripes <= 0)
                 GOTO(out_err, rc = stripes ? stripes : -EIO);
+        LASSERTF(stripes <= lsm->lsm_stripe_count,"requested %d allocated %d\n",
+                 lsm->lsm_stripe_count, stripes);
 
         for (i = 0; i < stripes; i++) {
                 struct lov_request *req;
@@ -821,11 +1074,11 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                 lov_set_add_req(req, set);
 
                 req->rq_buflen = sizeof(*req->rq_oi.oi_md);
-                OBD_ALLOC(req->rq_oi.oi_md, req->rq_buflen);
+                OBD_ALLOC_LARGE(req->rq_oi.oi_md, req->rq_buflen);
                 if (req->rq_oi.oi_md == NULL)
                         GOTO(out_err, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
-                req->rq_oi.oi_oa = obdo_alloc();
+                OBDO_ALLOC(req->rq_oi.oi_oa);
                 if (req->rq_oi.oi_oa == NULL)
                         GOTO(out_err, rc = -ENOMEM);
 
@@ -833,6 +1086,7 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                 req->rq_stripe = i;
                 /* create data objects with "parent" OA */
                 memcpy(req->rq_oi.oi_oa, src_oa, sizeof(*req->rq_oi.oi_oa));
+                req->rq_oi.oi_cb_up = cb_create_update;
 
                 /* XXX When we start creating objects on demand, we need to
                  *     make sure that we always create the object on the
@@ -845,12 +1099,15 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
                         CDEBUG(D_INODE, "stripe %d has size "LPU64"/"LPU64"\n",
                                i, req->rq_oi.oi_oa->o_size, src_oa->o_size);
                 }
-
         }
         LASSERT(set->set_count == stripes);
 
         if (stripes < lsm->lsm_stripe_count)
                 qos_shrink_lsm(set);
+        if (OBD_FAIL_CHECK(OBD_FAIL_MDS_LOV_PREP_CREATE)) {
+                qos_shrink_lsm(set);
+                rc = -EIO;
+        }
 
         if (oti && (src_oa->o_valid & OBD_MD_FLCOOKIE)) {
                 oti_alloc_cookies(oti, set->set_count);
@@ -861,7 +1118,8 @@ int qos_prep_create(struct obd_export *exp, struct lov_request_set *set)
 out_err:
         if (newea && rc)
                 obd_free_memmd(exp, &set->set_oi->oi_md);
-        free_idx_array(idx_arr, idx_cnt);
+        if (idx_arr)
+                free_idx_array(idx_arr, idx_cnt);
         EXIT;
         return rc;
 }
@@ -872,3 +1130,109 @@ void qos_update(struct lov_obd *lov)
         lov->lov_qos.lq_dirty = 1;
 }
 
+void qos_statfs_done(struct lov_obd *lov)
+{
+        LASSERT(lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress);
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress = 0;
+        /* wake up any threads waiting for the statfs rpcs to complete */
+        cfs_waitq_signal(&lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_waitq);
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+}
+
+static int qos_statfs_ready(struct obd_device *obd, __u64 max_age)
+{
+        struct lov_obd         *lov = &obd->u.lov;
+        int rc;
+        ENTRY;
+        cfs_down_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        rc = lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress == 0 ||
+             cfs_time_beforeq_64(max_age, obd->obd_osfs_age);
+        cfs_up_read(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Update statfs data if the current osfs age is older than max_age.
+ * If wait is not set, it means that we are called from lov_create()
+ * and we should just issue the rpcs without waiting for them to complete.
+ * If wait is set, we are called from alloc_qos() and we just have
+ * to wait for the request set to complete.
+ */
+void qos_statfs_update(struct obd_device *obd, __u64 max_age, int wait)
+{
+        struct lov_obd         *lov = &obd->u.lov;
+        struct obd_info        *oinfo;
+        int                     rc = 0;
+        struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = NULL;
+        ENTRY;
+
+        if (cfs_time_beforeq_64(max_age, obd->obd_osfs_age))
+                /* statfs data are quite recent, don't need to refresh it */
+                RETURN_EXIT;
+
+        if (!wait && lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress)
+                /* statfs already in progress */
+                RETURN_EXIT;
+
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        if (lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress) {
+                cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+                GOTO(out, rc = 0);
+        }
+        /* no statfs in flight, send rpcs */
+        lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress = 1;
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+
+        if (wait)
+                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "%s: did not manage to get fresh statfs data "
+                       "in a timely manner (osfs age "LPU64", max age "LPU64")"
+                       ", sending new statfs rpcs\n",
+                       obd_uuid2str(&lov->desc.ld_uuid), obd->obd_osfs_age,
+                       max_age);
+
+        /* need to send statfs rpcs */
+        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "sending new statfs requests\n");
+        memset(lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_data, 0,
+               sizeof(*lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_data));
+        oinfo = &lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_data->lsd_oi;
+        oinfo->oi_osfs = &lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_data->lsd_statfs;
+        oinfo->oi_flags = OBD_STATFS_NODELAY;
+        set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
+        if (!set)
+                GOTO(out_failed, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+        rc = obd_statfs_async(obd, oinfo, max_age, set);
+        if (rc || cfs_list_empty(&set->set_requests)) {
+                if (rc)
+                        CWARN("statfs failed with %d\n", rc);
+                GOTO(out_failed, rc);
+        }
+        /* send requests via ptlrpcd */
+        oinfo->oi_flags |= OBD_STATFS_PTLRPCD;
+        ptlrpcd_add_rqset(set);
+        GOTO(out, rc);
+
+out_failed:
+        cfs_down_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_in_progress = 0;
+        /* wake up any threads waiting for the statfs rpcs to complete */
+        cfs_waitq_signal(&lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_waitq);
+        cfs_up_write(&lov->lov_qos.lq_rw_sem);
+        wait = 0;
+out:
+        if (set)
+                ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+        if (wait) {
+                struct l_wait_info lwi = { 0 };
+                CDEBUG(D_QOS, "waiting for statfs requests to complete\n");
+                l_wait_event(lov->lov_qos.lq_statfs_waitq,
+                             qos_statfs_ready(obd, max_age), &lwi);
+                if (cfs_time_before_64(obd->obd_osfs_age, max_age))
+                        CDEBUG(D_QOS, "%s: still no fresh statfs data after "
+                                      "waiting (osfs age "LPU64", max age "
+                                      LPU64")\n",
+                                      obd_uuid2str(&lov->desc.ld_uuid),
+                                      obd->obd_osfs_age, max_age);
+        }
+}