copy_file_range support in GlusterFS

    * libglusterfs changes to add new fop

    * Fuse changes:
      - Changes in fuse bridge xlator to receive and send responses

    * posix changes to perform the op on the backend filesystem

    * protocol and rpc changes for sending and receiving the fop

    * gfapi changes for performing the fop

    * tools: glfs-copy-file-range tool for testing copy_file_range fop

      - Although, copy_file_range support has been added to the upstream
	    fuse kernel module, no release has been made yet of a kernel
        which contains the support. It is expected to come in the
        upcoming release of linux-4.20

        So, as of now, executing copy_file_range fop on a fused based
        filesystem results in fuse kernel module sending read on the
	    source fd and write on the destination fd.

	    Therefore a small gfapi based tool has been written to be able
        test the copy_file_range fop. This tool is similar (in functionality)
	    to the example program given in copy_file_range man page.

	    So, running regular copy_file_range on a fuse mount point and
	    running gfapi based glfs-copy-file-range tool gives some idea about
	    how fast, the copy_file_range (or reflink) can be.

	    On the local machine this was the result obtained.

	    mount -t glusterfs workstation:new /mnt/glusterfs
	    [root@workstation ~]# cd /mnt/glusterfs/
	    [root@workstation glusterfs]# ls
	    file
	    [root@workstation glusterfs]# cd
	    [root@workstation ~]# time /tmp/a.out /mnt/glusterfs/file /mnt/glusterfs/new
	    real  0m6.495s
	    user  0m0.000s
	    sys   0m1.439s
	    [root@workstation ~]# time glfs-copy-file-range $(hostname) new /tmp/glfs.log /file /rrr
	    OPEN_SRC: opening /file is success
	    OPEN_DST: opening /rrr is success
	    FSTAT_SRC: fstat on /rrr is success
	    copy_file_range successful

        real  0m0.309s
        user  0m0.039s
        sys   0m0.017s

        This tool needs following arguments
         1) hostname
         2) volume name
         3) log file path
         4) source file path (relative to the gluster volume root)
         5) destination file path (relative to the gluster volume root)

        "glfs-copy-file-range <hostname> <volume> <log file path> <source> <destination>"

      - Added a testcase as well to run glfs-copy-file-range tool

    * io-stats changes to capture the fop for profiling

    * NOTE:

      - Added conditional check to see whether the copy_file_range syscall
        is available or not. If not, then return ENOSYS.

      - Added conditional check for kernel minor version in fuse_kernel.h
        and fuse-bridge while referring to copy_file_range. And the kernel
        minor version is kept as it is. i.e. 24. Increment it in future
        when there is a kernel release which contains the support for
        copy_file_range fop in fuse kernel module.

    * The document which contains a writeup on this enhancement can be found at
      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BSILbXr_knynNwxSyyu503JoTz5QFM_4suNIh2WwrSc/edit

Change-Id: I280069c814dd21ce6ec3be00a884fc24ab692367
updates: #536
Signed-off-by: Raghavendra Bhat <raghavendra@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3ddb6f073a5..d3c8f8b9514 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1018,6 +1018,25 @@ if test "x${have_posix_fallocate}" = "xyes"; then
    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE, 1, [define if posix_fallocate exists])
 fi
 
+# On fedora-29, copy_file_range syscall and the libc API both are present.
+# Whereas, on some machines such as centos-7, RHEL-7, the API is not there.
+# Only the system call is present. So, this change is to determine whether
+# the API is present or not. If not, then check whether the system call is
+# present or not. Accordingly sys_copy_file_range function will first call
+# the API if it is there. Otherwise it will call syscall(SYS_copy_file_range).
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([copy_file_range], [have_copy_file_range=yes])
+if test "x${have_copy_file_range}" = "xyes"; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_COPY_FILE_RANGE, 1, [define if copy_file_range exists])
+else
+   OLD_CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
+   CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
+   AC_CHECK_DECL([SYS_copy_file_range], , , [#include <sys/syscall.h>])
+   if test "x${ac_cv_have_decl_SYS_copy_file_range}" = "xyes"; then
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_COPY_FILE_RANGE_SYS, 1, [define if SYS_copy_file_range is available])
+   fi
+   CFLAGS=${OLD_CFLAGS}
+fi
+
 BUILD_NANOSECOND_TIMESTAMPS=no
 AC_CHECK_FUNC([utimensat], [have_utimensat=yes])
 if test "x${have_utimensat}" = "xyes"; then