[Drbd-dev] [Patch v2 02/10] drbd: Add option zap_devices to new-current-uuid

[Nick Wang]

Using zeroing out device instead of initial
full sync of device. Can be useful in high
latency network environment.

Signed-off-by: Nick Wang <nwang at suse.com>
CC: Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner at linbit.com>
CC: Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg at linbit.com>
CC: drbd-dev at lists.linbit.com
CC: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
---
 drbd/drbd_nl.c         | 9 +++++++++
 drbd/linux/drbd_genl.h | 1 +
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 691b615..1d17663 100644
--- a/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -4017,6 +4017,7 @@ int drbd_adm_new_c_uuid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct drbd_device *device;
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
 	int skip_initial_sync = 0;
+	int zero_out_devices = 0;
 	int err;
 	struct new_c_uuid_parms args;
 
@@ -4051,6 +4052,14 @@ int drbd_adm_new_c_uuid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_CURRENT] == UUID_JUST_CREATED && args.clear_bm) {
 		drbd_info(device, "Preparing to skip initial sync\n");
 		skip_initial_sync = 1;
+	/* this is "zero out" devices to make it all zero.
+	* ignore "zero out" if both "clear_bm" and "zap_devices" set. */
+	} else if (device->state.conn == C_CONNECTED &&
+	    first_peer_device(device)->connection->agreed_pro_version >= 90 &&
+	    device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_CURRENT] == UUID_JUST_CREATED &&
+		args.zap_devices) {
+		drbd_info(device, "Preparing to zero out devices, will take a long time\n");
+		zero_out_devices = 1;
 	} else if (device->state.conn != C_STANDALONE) {
 		retcode = ERR_CONNECTED;
 		goto out_dec;
diff --git a/drbd/linux/drbd_genl.h b/drbd/linux/drbd_genl.h
index 5db53f5..eef8d8c 100644
--- a/drbd/linux/drbd_genl.h
+++ b/drbd/linux/drbd_genl.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, 9, start_ov_parms,
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, 10, new_c_uuid_parms,
 	__flg_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, clear_bm)
+	__flg_field(2, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, zap_devices)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_TIMEOUT_PARMS, 11, timeout_parms,
-- 
1.8.4.5