Allow "lfs setdirstripe -D -i -1" to work as expected to create remote
directories balanced across MDTs. Otherwise, this sets a default
stripe count of 0, which results in only local directories created.
Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger <adilger@whamcloud.com>
Change-Id: I8fb92e352d278b0c2985976df69751309fce7057
Reviewed-on: https://review.whamcloud.com/38160
Tested-by: jenkins <devops@whamcloud.com>
Reviewed-by: Jian Yu <yujian@whamcloud.com>
Tested-by: Maloo <maloo@whamcloud.com>
Reviewed-by: Lai Siyao <lai.siyao@whamcloud.com>
Reviewed-by: Oleg Drokin <green@whamcloud.com>
.B lfs setdirstripe [\fR-cdDHioTx\fR] \fIDIR\fR...
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B lfs setdirstripe [\fR-cdDHioTx\fR] \fIDIR\fR...
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
-Create a striped directory with specified striping pattern. This lfs utility
-is similar to
-.BR lfs setstripe
-, but is used to create striped directory.
+Create a striped directory with specified striping pattern. This
+.B lfs
+sub-command is similar to
+.BR "lfs setstripe" ,
+but is used to create a striped directory or set the default layout for
+subdirectories.
Can also be used to create directory with a foreign (free format) striping pattern (see
.BR --foreign
and
Can also be used to create directory with a foreign (free format) striping pattern (see
.BR --foreign
and
created sub-directories will also inherit the specified default
striping pattern. Only default stripe count is supported for now.
created sub-directories will also inherit the specified default
striping pattern. Only default stripe count is supported for now.
-Note that striping all directories across all MDTs by default is not
+Note that striping all directories across all MDTs by default is
+.B not
recommended at this time, as the clients will have to do more RPCs to
create and access each directory, hurting performance rather than
recommended at this time, as the clients will have to do more RPCs to
create and access each directory, hurting performance rather than
-improving it. Default striped directories are preferred for cases
+improving it. Default striped directories are preferred for parent
+directories
where large subdirectories will be created (e.g. file-per-process
job output directories).
.TP
where large subdirectories will be created (e.g. file-per-process
job output directories).
.TP
option) striping. Where
.BR type
specifies a known foreign type (like
option) striping. Where
.BR type
specifies a known foreign type (like
-.BR none
-,
-.BR daos
-, ...) or a 32-bit numeric type.
+.BR none ,
+.BR daos )
+or a 32-bit numeric type.
.TP
.BR \-\-flags =\fI<hex>\fR
.TP
.BR \-\-flags =\fI<hex>\fR
-Specify a bitmask of flags.
+Specify a numeric bitmask of type-specific layout flags for the foreign layout.
.TP
.BR \-x ", " \-\-xattr =\fISTRING\fR
Specify a string to be used as a foreign (free format) striping.
.TP
.BR \-x ", " \-\-xattr =\fISTRING\fR
Specify a string to be used as a foreign (free format) striping.
.PP
The
.B lfs setdirstripe
.PP
The
.B lfs setdirstripe
-command is only executable by root unless
+command is only usable by root unless the
.B "mdt.*.enable_remote_dir_gid"
is set on the MDS via
.B lctl set_param
.B "mdt.*.enable_remote_dir_gid"
is set on the MDS via
.B lctl set_param
-to be either a non-zero GID to limit it to a single group
-(e.g. "operator" or "admin"), or "-1" to allow any group
-to create remote directories.
+to be either a non-zero numeric GID to limit it to a single group (e.g. the
+.BR "operator " or " admin"
+GID), or
+.B "-1"
+to allow any user/group to create remote directories. By default, it is
+.B "0"
+to limit remote/striped directories to only the root user.
-The root of the file system is on MDT0000, and directories and files inherit the
-MDT of their parent directory unless a different MDT is specified with this
-command.
+The root directory of the file system is on MDT0000, and directories and
+files inherit the MDT of their parent directory unless a different MDT is
+specified with this command.
By default, only directories on MDT0000 can contain directories that are not on
By default, only directories on MDT0000 can contain directories that are not on
-the same MDT. However, if "mdt.*.enable_remote_dir" is set non-zero on an MDT
+the same MDT. However, if
+.B "mdt.*.enable_remote_dir"
+is set non-zero on an MDT (the default)
then it will allow creating remote directories that have parents other than
MDT0000. This is restricted to avoid creating directory trees that have
intermediate path components on a series different MDTs and become unavailable
then it will allow creating remote directories that have parents other than
MDT0000. This is restricted to avoid creating directory trees that have
intermediate path components on a series different MDTs and become unavailable
" [!] --mirror-id=[+-]<id>]\n"
" <directory|filename> ..."},
{"setdirstripe", lfs_setdirstripe, 0,
" [!] --mirror-id=[+-]<id>]\n"
" <directory|filename> ..."},
{"setdirstripe", lfs_setdirstripe, 0,
- "To create a striped directory on a specified MDT. This can only\n"
- "be done on MDT0 with the right of administrator.\n"
+ "Create striped directory on specified MDT, same as mkdir.\n"
+ "May be restricted to root or group users, depending on settings.\n"
"usage: setdirstripe [OPTION] <directory>\n"
SETDIRSTRIPE_USAGE},
{"getdirstripe", lfs_getdirstripe, 0,
"usage: setdirstripe [OPTION] <directory>\n"
SETDIRSTRIPE_USAGE},
{"getdirstripe", lfs_getdirstripe, 0,
" [--recursive|-r] [--yaml|-y]\n"
" [--verbose|-v] [--default|-D] <dir> ..."},
{"mkdir", lfs_setdirstripe, 0,
" [--recursive|-r] [--yaml|-y]\n"
" [--verbose|-v] [--default|-D] <dir> ..."},
{"mkdir", lfs_setdirstripe, 0,
- "To create a striped directory on a specified MDT. This can only\n"
- "be done on MDT0 with the right of administrator.\n"
+ "Create striped directory on specified MDT, same as setdirstripe.\n"
"usage: mkdir [OPTION] <directory>\n"
SETDIRSTRIPE_USAGE},
{"rm_entry", lfs_rmentry, 0,
"usage: mkdir [OPTION] <directory>\n"
SETDIRSTRIPE_USAGE},
{"rm_entry", lfs_rmentry, 0,
+ /* if "lfs setdirstripe -D -i -1" is used, assume 1-stripe directory */
+ if (default_stripe && lsa.lsa_stripe_off == -1 &&
+ (lsa.lsa_stripe_count == LLAPI_LAYOUT_DEFAULT ||
+ lsa.lsa_stripe_count == 0))
+ lsa.lsa_stripe_count = 1;
if (lsa.lsa_stripe_count != LLAPI_LAYOUT_DEFAULT)
param->lsp_stripe_count = lsa.lsa_stripe_count;
if (lsa.lsa_stripe_off == LLAPI_LAYOUT_DEFAULT)
if (lsa.lsa_stripe_count != LLAPI_LAYOUT_DEFAULT)
param->lsp_stripe_count = lsa.lsa_stripe_count;
if (lsa.lsa_stripe_off == LLAPI_LAYOUT_DEFAULT)