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89b408a6 | 3 | ====================== |
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4 | The SGI XFS Filesystem |
5 | ====================== | |
6 | ||
7 | XFS is a high performance journaling filesystem which originated | |
8 | on the SGI IRIX platform. It is completely multi-threaded, can | |
9 | support large files and large filesystems, extended attributes, | |
10 | variable block sizes, is extent based, and makes extensive use of | |
11 | Btrees (directories, extents, free space) to aid both performance | |
12 | and scalability. | |
13 | ||
a10c5d91 | 14 | Refer to the documentation at https://xfs.wiki.kernel.org/ |
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15 | for further details. This implementation is on-disk compatible |
16 | with the IRIX version of XFS. | |
17 | ||
18 | ||
19 | Mount Options | |
20 | ============= | |
21 | ||
22 | When mounting an XFS filesystem, the following options are accepted. | |
23 | ||
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24 | allocsize=size |
25 | Sets the buffered I/O end-of-file preallocation size when | |
26 | doing delayed allocation writeout (default size is 64KiB). | |
27 | Valid values for this option are page size (typically 4KiB) | |
28 | through to 1GiB, inclusive, in power-of-2 increments. | |
29 | ||
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30 | The default behaviour is for dynamic end-of-file |
31 | preallocation size, which uses a set of heuristics to | |
32 | optimise the preallocation size based on the current | |
33 | allocation patterns within the file and the access patterns | |
89b408a6 | 34 | to the file. Specifying a fixed ``allocsize`` value turns off |
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35 | the dynamic behaviour. |
36 | ||
89b408a6 | 37 | attr2 or noattr2 |
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38 | The options enable/disable an "opportunistic" improvement to |
39 | be made in the way inline extended attributes are stored | |
40 | on-disk. When the new form is used for the first time when | |
89b408a6 | 41 | ``attr2`` is selected (either when setting or removing extended |
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42 | attributes) the on-disk superblock feature bit field will be |
43 | updated to reflect this format being in use. | |
44 | ||
45 | The default behaviour is determined by the on-disk feature | |
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46 | bit indicating that ``attr2`` behaviour is active. If either |
47 | mount option is set, then that becomes the new default used | |
3e5b7d8b | 48 | by the filesystem. |
fc97bbf3 | 49 | |
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50 | CRC enabled filesystems always use the ``attr2`` format, and so |
51 | will reject the ``noattr2`` mount option if it is set. | |
d3eaace8 | 52 | |
89b408a6 | 53 | discard or nodiscard (default) |
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54 | Enable/disable the issuing of commands to let the block |
55 | device reclaim space freed by the filesystem. This is | |
56 | useful for SSD devices, thinly provisioned LUNs and virtual | |
57 | machine images, but may have a performance impact. | |
58 | ||
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59 | Note: It is currently recommended that you use the ``fstrim`` |
60 | application to ``discard`` unused blocks rather than the ``discard`` | |
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61 | mount option because the performance impact of this option |
62 | is quite severe. | |
63 | ||
89b408a6 | 64 | grpid/bsdgroups or nogrpid/sysvgroups (default) |
3e5b7d8b | 65 | These options define what group ID a newly created file |
89b408a6 | 66 | gets. When ``grpid`` is set, it takes the group ID of the |
3e5b7d8b | 67 | directory in which it is created; otherwise it takes the |
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68 | ``fsgid`` of the current process, unless the directory has the |
69 | ``setgid`` bit set, in which case it takes the ``gid`` from the | |
70 | parent directory, and also gets the ``setgid`` bit set if it is | |
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71 | a directory itself. |
72 | ||
73 | filestreams | |
74 | Make the data allocator use the filestreams allocation mode | |
75 | across the entire filesystem rather than just on directories | |
76 | configured to use it. | |
77 | ||
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78 | ikeep or noikeep (default) |
79 | When ``ikeep`` is specified, XFS does not delete empty inode | |
80 | clusters and keeps them around on disk. When ``noikeep`` is | |
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81 | specified, empty inode clusters are returned to the free |
82 | space pool. | |
c99abb8f | 83 | |
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84 | inode32 or inode64 (default) |
85 | When ``inode32`` is specified, it indicates that XFS limits | |
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86 | inode creation to locations which will not result in inode |
87 | numbers with more than 32 bits of significance. | |
88 | ||
89b408a6 | 89 | When ``inode64`` is specified, it indicates that XFS is allowed |
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90 | to create inodes at any location in the filesystem, |
91 | including those which will result in inode numbers occupying | |
89b408a6 | 92 | more than 32 bits of significance. |
3e5b7d8b | 93 | |
89b408a6 | 94 | ``inode32`` is provided for backwards compatibility with older |
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95 | systems and applications, since 64 bits inode numbers might |
96 | cause problems for some applications that cannot handle | |
97 | large inode numbers. If applications are in use which do | |
89b408a6 | 98 | not handle inode numbers bigger than 32 bits, the ``inode32`` |
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99 | option should be specified. |
100 | ||
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101 | largeio or nolargeio (default) |
102 | If ``nolargeio`` is specified, the optimal I/O reported in | |
103 | ``st_blksize`` by **stat(2)** will be as small as possible to allow | |
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104 | user applications to avoid inefficient read/modify/write |
105 | I/O. This is typically the page size of the machine, as | |
106 | this is the granularity of the page cache. | |
107 | ||
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108 | If ``largeio`` is specified, a filesystem that was created with a |
109 | ``swidth`` specified will return the ``swidth`` value (in bytes) | |
110 | in ``st_blksize``. If the filesystem does not have a ``swidth`` | |
111 | specified but does specify an ``allocsize`` then ``allocsize`` | |
3e5b7d8b | 112 | (in bytes) will be returned instead. Otherwise the behaviour |
89b408a6 | 113 | is the same as if ``nolargeio`` was specified. |
fc97bbf3 | 114 | |
1da177e4 | 115 | logbufs=value |
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116 | Set the number of in-memory log buffers. Valid numbers |
117 | range from 2-8 inclusive. | |
118 | ||
119 | The default value is 8 buffers. | |
120 | ||
121 | If the memory cost of 8 log buffers is too high on small | |
122 | systems, then it may be reduced at some cost to performance | |
89b408a6 | 123 | on metadata intensive workloads. The ``logbsize`` option below |
9ed354b7 | 124 | controls the size of each buffer and so is also relevant to |
3e5b7d8b | 125 | this case. |
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126 | |
127 | logbsize=value | |
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128 | Set the size of each in-memory log buffer. The size may be |
129 | specified in bytes, or in kilobytes with a "k" suffix. | |
130 | Valid sizes for version 1 and version 2 logs are 16384 (16k) | |
131 | and 32768 (32k). Valid sizes for version 2 logs also | |
132 | include 65536 (64k), 131072 (128k) and 262144 (256k). The | |
133 | logbsize must be an integer multiple of the log | |
89b408a6 | 134 | stripe unit configured at **mkfs(8)** time. |
3e5b7d8b | 135 | |
559394d3 | 136 | The default value for version 1 logs is 32768, while the |
3e5b7d8b | 137 | default value for version 2 logs is MAX(32768, log_sunit). |
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138 | |
139 | logdev=device and rtdev=device | |
140 | Use an external log (metadata journal) and/or real-time device. | |
141 | An XFS filesystem has up to three parts: a data section, a log | |
142 | section, and a real-time section. The real-time section is | |
143 | optional, and the log section can be separate from the data | |
144 | section or contained within it. | |
145 | ||
146 | noalign | |
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147 | Data allocations will not be aligned at stripe unit |
148 | boundaries. This is only relevant to filesystems created | |
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149 | with non-zero data alignment parameters (``sunit``, ``swidth``) by |
150 | **mkfs(8)**. | |
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151 | |
152 | norecovery | |
153 | The filesystem will be mounted without running log recovery. | |
154 | If the filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, it is likely to | |
89b408a6 | 155 | be inconsistent when mounted in ``norecovery`` mode. |
1da177e4 | 156 | Some files or directories may not be accessible because of this. |
89b408a6 | 157 | Filesystems mounted ``norecovery`` must be mounted read-only or |
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158 | the mount will fail. |
159 | ||
160 | nouuid | |
3e5b7d8b | 161 | Don't check for double mounted file systems using the file |
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162 | system ``uuid``. This is useful to mount LVM snapshot volumes, |
163 | and often used in combination with ``norecovery`` for mounting | |
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164 | read-only snapshots. |
165 | ||
166 | noquota | |
167 | Forcibly turns off all quota accounting and enforcement | |
168 | within the filesystem. | |
1da177e4 | 169 | |
fc97bbf3 | 170 | uquota/usrquota/uqnoenforce/quota |
1da177e4 | 171 | User disk quota accounting enabled, and limits (optionally) |
89b408a6 | 172 | enforced. Refer to **xfs_quota(8)** for further details. |
1da177e4 | 173 | |
fc97bbf3 | 174 | gquota/grpquota/gqnoenforce |
1da177e4 | 175 | Group disk quota accounting enabled and limits (optionally) |
89b408a6 | 176 | enforced. Refer to **xfs_quota(8)** for further details. |
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177 | |
178 | pquota/prjquota/pqnoenforce | |
179 | Project disk quota accounting enabled and limits (optionally) | |
89b408a6 | 180 | enforced. Refer to **xfs_quota(8)** for further details. |
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181 | |
182 | sunit=value and swidth=value | |
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183 | Used to specify the stripe unit and width for a RAID device |
184 | or a stripe volume. "value" must be specified in 512-byte | |
185 | block units. These options are only relevant to filesystems | |
186 | that were created with non-zero data alignment parameters. | |
187 | ||
89b408a6 | 188 | The ``sunit`` and ``swidth`` parameters specified must be compatible |
3e5b7d8b | 189 | with the existing filesystem alignment characteristics. In |
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190 | general, that means the only valid changes to ``sunit`` are |
191 | increasing it by a power-of-2 multiple. Valid ``swidth`` values | |
192 | are any integer multiple of a valid ``sunit`` value. | |
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193 | |
194 | Typically the only time these mount options are necessary if | |
195 | after an underlying RAID device has had it's geometry | |
196 | modified, such as adding a new disk to a RAID5 lun and | |
197 | reshaping it. | |
1da177e4 | 198 | |
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199 | swalloc |
200 | Data allocations will be rounded up to stripe width boundaries | |
201 | when the current end of file is being extended and the file | |
202 | size is larger than the stripe width size. | |
203 | ||
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204 | wsync |
205 | When specified, all filesystem namespace operations are | |
206 | executed synchronously. This ensures that when the namespace | |
207 | operation (create, unlink, etc) completes, the change to the | |
208 | namespace is on stable storage. This is useful in HA setups | |
209 | where failover must not result in clients seeing | |
210 | inconsistent namespace presentation during or after a | |
211 | failover event. | |
212 | ||
b96cb835 DW |
213 | Deprecation of V4 Format |
214 | ======================== | |
215 | ||
216 | The V4 filesystem format lacks certain features that are supported by | |
217 | the V5 format, such as metadata checksumming, strengthened metadata | |
218 | verification, and the ability to store timestamps past the year 2038. | |
219 | Because of this, the V4 format is deprecated. All users should upgrade | |
220 | by backing up their files, reformatting, and restoring from the backup. | |
221 | ||
222 | Administrators and users can detect a V4 filesystem by running xfs_info | |
223 | against a filesystem mountpoint and checking for a string containing | |
224 | "crc=". If no such string is found, please upgrade xfsprogs to the | |
225 | latest version and try again. | |
226 | ||
227 | The deprecation will take place in two parts. Support for mounting V4 | |
228 | filesystems can now be disabled at kernel build time via Kconfig option. | |
229 | The option will default to yes until September 2025, at which time it | |
230 | will be changed to default to no. In September 2030, support will be | |
231 | removed from the codebase entirely. | |
232 | ||
233 | Note: Distributors may choose to withdraw V4 format support earlier than | |
234 | the dates listed above. | |
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235 | |
236 | Deprecated Mount Options | |
237 | ======================== | |
238 | ||
89b408a6 | 239 | =========================== ================ |
4cf4573d | 240 | Name Removal Schedule |
89b408a6 | 241 | =========================== ================ |
b96cb835 | 242 | Mounting with V4 filesystem September 2030 |
c23c393e PR |
243 | ikeep/noikeep September 2025 |
244 | attr2/noattr2 September 2025 | |
89b408a6 | 245 | =========================== ================ |
3e5b7d8b | 246 | |
3e5b7d8b | 247 | |
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248 | Removed Mount Options |
249 | ===================== | |
3e5b7d8b | 250 | |
89b408a6 | 251 | =========================== ======= |
444a7022 | 252 | Name Removed |
89b408a6 | 253 | =========================== ======= |
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254 | delaylog/nodelaylog v4.0 |
255 | ihashsize v4.0 | |
256 | irixsgid v4.0 | |
257 | osyncisdsync/osyncisosync v4.0 | |
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258 | barrier v4.19 |
259 | nobarrier v4.19 | |
89b408a6 | 260 | =========================== ======= |
fc97bbf3 | 261 | |
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262 | sysctls |
263 | ======= | |
264 | ||
265 | The following sysctls are available for the XFS filesystem: | |
266 | ||
267 | fs.xfs.stats_clear (Min: 0 Default: 0 Max: 1) | |
fc97bbf3 | 268 | Setting this to "1" clears accumulated XFS statistics |
1da177e4 | 269 | in /proc/fs/xfs/stat. It then immediately resets to "0". |
fc97bbf3 | 270 | |
1da177e4 | 271 | fs.xfs.xfssyncd_centisecs (Min: 100 Default: 3000 Max: 720000) |
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272 | The interval at which the filesystem flushes metadata |
273 | out to disk and runs internal cache cleanup routines. | |
1da177e4 | 274 | |
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275 | fs.xfs.filestream_centisecs (Min: 1 Default: 3000 Max: 360000) |
276 | The interval at which the filesystem ages filestreams cache | |
277 | references and returns timed-out AGs back to the free stream | |
278 | pool. | |
1da177e4 | 279 | |
3e5b7d8b | 280 | fs.xfs.speculative_prealloc_lifetime |
99528efd | 281 | (Units: seconds Min: 1 Default: 300 Max: 86400) |
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282 | The interval at which the background scanning for inodes |
283 | with unused speculative preallocation runs. The scan | |
284 | removes unused preallocation from clean inodes and releases | |
285 | the unused space back to the free pool. | |
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286 | |
287 | fs.xfs.error_level (Min: 0 Default: 3 Max: 11) | |
288 | A volume knob for error reporting when internal errors occur. | |
289 | This will generate detailed messages & backtraces for filesystem | |
290 | shutdowns, for example. Current threshold values are: | |
291 | ||
292 | XFS_ERRLEVEL_OFF: 0 | |
293 | XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW: 1 | |
294 | XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH: 5 | |
295 | ||
d519da41 | 296 | fs.xfs.panic_mask (Min: 0 Default: 0 Max: 256) |
fc97bbf3 | 297 | Causes certain error conditions to call BUG(). Value is a bitmask; |
de8bd0eb | 298 | OR together the tags which represent errors which should cause panics: |
fc97bbf3 | 299 | |
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300 | XFS_NO_PTAG 0 |
301 | XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH 0x00000001 | |
302 | XFS_PTAG_LOGRES 0x00000002 | |
303 | XFS_PTAG_AILDELETE 0x00000004 | |
304 | XFS_PTAG_ERROR_REPORT 0x00000008 | |
305 | XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT 0x00000010 | |
306 | XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR 0x00000020 | |
307 | XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_LOGERROR 0x00000040 | |
de8bd0eb | 308 | XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO 0x00000080 |
d519da41 | 309 | XFS_PTAG_VERIFIER_ERROR 0x00000100 |
1da177e4 | 310 | |
fc97bbf3 | 311 | This option is intended for debugging only. |
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312 | |
313 | fs.xfs.irix_symlink_mode (Min: 0 Default: 0 Max: 1) | |
314 | Controls whether symlinks are created with mode 0777 (default) | |
315 | or whether their mode is affected by the umask (irix mode). | |
316 | ||
317 | fs.xfs.irix_sgid_inherit (Min: 0 Default: 0 Max: 1) | |
318 | Controls files created in SGID directories. | |
319 | If the group ID of the new file does not match the effective group | |
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320 | ID or one of the supplementary group IDs of the parent dir, the |
321 | ISGID bit is cleared if the irix_sgid_inherit compatibility sysctl | |
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322 | is set. |
323 | ||
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324 | fs.xfs.inherit_sync (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) |
325 | Setting this to "1" will cause the "sync" flag set | |
89b408a6 | 326 | by the **xfs_io(8)** chattr command on a directory to be |
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327 | inherited by files in that directory. |
328 | ||
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329 | fs.xfs.inherit_nodump (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) |
330 | Setting this to "1" will cause the "nodump" flag set | |
89b408a6 | 331 | by the **xfs_io(8)** chattr command on a directory to be |
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332 | inherited by files in that directory. |
333 | ||
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334 | fs.xfs.inherit_noatime (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) |
335 | Setting this to "1" will cause the "noatime" flag set | |
89b408a6 | 336 | by the **xfs_io(8)** chattr command on a directory to be |
1da177e4 | 337 | inherited by files in that directory. |
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338 | |
339 | fs.xfs.inherit_nosymlinks (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) | |
340 | Setting this to "1" will cause the "nosymlinks" flag set | |
89b408a6 | 341 | by the **xfs_io(8)** chattr command on a directory to be |
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342 | inherited by files in that directory. |
343 | ||
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344 | fs.xfs.inherit_nodefrag (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) |
345 | Setting this to "1" will cause the "nodefrag" flag set | |
89b408a6 | 346 | by the **xfs_io(8)** chattr command on a directory to be |
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347 | inherited by files in that directory. |
348 | ||
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349 | fs.xfs.rotorstep (Min: 1 Default: 1 Max: 256) |
350 | In "inode32" allocation mode, this option determines how many | |
351 | files the allocator attempts to allocate in the same allocation | |
352 | group before moving to the next allocation group. The intent | |
353 | is to control the rate at which the allocator moves between | |
354 | allocation groups when allocating extents for new files. | |
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355 | |
356 | Deprecated Sysctls | |
357 | ================== | |
358 | ||
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359 | =========================== ================ |
360 | Name Removal Schedule | |
361 | =========================== ================ | |
362 | fs.xfs.irix_sgid_inherit September 2025 | |
363 | fs.xfs.irix_symlink_mode September 2025 | |
364 | =========================== ================ | |
3e5b7d8b | 365 | |
3e5b7d8b | 366 | |
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367 | Removed Sysctls |
368 | =============== | |
3e5b7d8b | 369 | |
38a449ff | 370 | ============================= ======= |
64af7a6e | 371 | Name Removed |
38a449ff | 372 | ============================= ======= |
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373 | fs.xfs.xfsbufd_centisec v4.0 |
374 | fs.xfs.age_buffer_centisecs v4.0 | |
38a449ff | 375 | ============================= ======= |
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376 | |
377 | Error handling | |
378 | ============== | |
379 | ||
380 | XFS can act differently according to the type of error found during its | |
381 | operation. The implementation introduces the following concepts to the error | |
382 | handler: | |
383 | ||
384 | -failure speed: | |
385 | Defines how fast XFS should propagate an error upwards when a specific | |
386 | error is found during the filesystem operation. It can propagate | |
387 | immediately, after a defined number of retries, after a set time period, | |
388 | or simply retry forever. | |
389 | ||
390 | -error classes: | |
391 | Specifies the subsystem the error configuration will apply to, such as | |
392 | metadata IO or memory allocation. Different subsystems will have | |
393 | different error handlers for which behaviour can be configured. | |
394 | ||
395 | -error handlers: | |
396 | Defines the behavior for a specific error. | |
397 | ||
89b408a6 | 398 | The filesystem behavior during an error can be set via ``sysfs`` files. Each |
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399 | error handler works independently - the first condition met by an error handler |
400 | for a specific class will cause the error to be propagated rather than reset and | |
401 | retried. | |
402 | ||
403 | The action taken by the filesystem when the error is propagated is context | |
404 | dependent - it may cause a shut down in the case of an unrecoverable error, | |
405 | it may be reported back to userspace, or it may even be ignored because | |
406 | there's nothing useful we can with the error or anyone we can report it to (e.g. | |
407 | during unmount). | |
408 | ||
409 | The configuration files are organized into the following hierarchy for each | |
410 | mounted filesystem: | |
411 | ||
412 | /sys/fs/xfs/<dev>/error/<class>/<error>/ | |
413 | ||
414 | Where: | |
415 | <dev> | |
416 | The short device name of the mounted filesystem. This is the same device | |
417 | name that shows up in XFS kernel error messages as "XFS(<dev>): ..." | |
418 | ||
419 | <class> | |
420 | The subsystem the error configuration belongs to. As of 4.9, the defined | |
421 | classes are: | |
422 | ||
423 | - "metadata": applies metadata buffer write IO | |
424 | ||
425 | <error> | |
426 | The individual error handler configurations. | |
427 | ||
428 | ||
429 | Each filesystem has "global" error configuration options defined in their top | |
430 | level directory: | |
431 | ||
432 | /sys/fs/xfs/<dev>/error/ | |
433 | ||
434 | fail_at_unmount (Min: 0 Default: 1 Max: 1) | |
435 | Defines the filesystem error behavior at unmount time. | |
436 | ||
437 | If set to a value of 1, XFS will override all other error configurations | |
438 | during unmount and replace them with "immediate fail" characteristics. | |
439 | i.e. no retries, no retry timeout. This will always allow unmount to | |
440 | succeed when there are persistent errors present. | |
441 | ||
442 | If set to 0, the configured retry behaviour will continue until all | |
443 | retries and/or timeouts have been exhausted. This will delay unmount | |
444 | completion when there are persistent errors, and it may prevent the | |
445 | filesystem from ever unmounting fully in the case of "retry forever" | |
446 | handler configurations. | |
447 | ||
806654a9 | 448 | Note: there is no guarantee that fail_at_unmount can be set while an |
89b408a6 | 449 | unmount is in progress. It is possible that the ``sysfs`` entries are |
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450 | removed by the unmounting filesystem before a "retry forever" error |
451 | handler configuration causes unmount to hang, and hence the filesystem | |
452 | must be configured appropriately before unmount begins to prevent | |
453 | unmount hangs. | |
454 | ||
455 | Each filesystem has specific error class handlers that define the error | |
456 | propagation behaviour for specific errors. There is also a "default" error | |
457 | handler defined, which defines the behaviour for all errors that don't have | |
89b408a6 | 458 | specific handlers defined. Where multiple retry constraints are configured for |
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459 | a single error, the first retry configuration that expires will cause the error |
460 | to be propagated. The handler configurations are found in the directory: | |
461 | ||
462 | /sys/fs/xfs/<dev>/error/<class>/<error>/ | |
463 | ||
464 | max_retries (Min: -1 Default: Varies Max: INTMAX) | |
465 | Defines the allowed number of retries of a specific error before | |
466 | the filesystem will propagate the error. The retry count for a given | |
467 | error context (e.g. a specific metadata buffer) is reset every time | |
468 | there is a successful completion of the operation. | |
469 | ||
470 | Setting the value to "-1" will cause XFS to retry forever for this | |
471 | specific error. | |
472 | ||
473 | Setting the value to "0" will cause XFS to fail immediately when the | |
474 | specific error is reported. | |
475 | ||
476 | Setting the value to "N" (where 0 < N < Max) will make XFS retry the | |
477 | operation "N" times before propagating the error. | |
478 | ||
479 | retry_timeout_seconds (Min: -1 Default: Varies Max: 1 day) | |
480 | Define the amount of time (in seconds) that the filesystem is | |
481 | allowed to retry its operations when the specific error is | |
482 | found. | |
483 | ||
484 | Setting the value to "-1" will allow XFS to retry forever for this | |
485 | specific error. | |
486 | ||
487 | Setting the value to "0" will cause XFS to fail immediately when the | |
488 | specific error is reported. | |
489 | ||
490 | Setting the value to "N" (where 0 < N < Max) will allow XFS to retry the | |
491 | operation for up to "N" seconds before propagating the error. | |
492 | ||
89b408a6 | 493 | **Note:** The default behaviour for a specific error handler is dependent on both |
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494 | the class and error context. For example, the default values for |
495 | "metadata/ENODEV" are "0" rather than "-1" so that this error handler defaults | |
496 | to "fail immediately" behaviour. This is done because ENODEV is a fatal, | |
497 | unrecoverable error no matter how many times the metadata IO is retried. | |
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498 | |
499 | Workqueue Concurrency | |
500 | ===================== | |
501 | ||
502 | XFS uses kernel workqueues to parallelize metadata update processes. This | |
503 | enables it to take advantage of storage hardware that can service many IO | |
504 | operations simultaneously. This interface exposes internal implementation | |
505 | details of XFS, and as such is explicitly not part of any userspace API/ABI | |
506 | guarantee the kernel may give userspace. These are undocumented features of | |
507 | the generic workqueue implementation XFS uses for concurrency, and they are | |
508 | provided here purely for diagnostic and tuning purposes and may change at any | |
509 | time in the future. | |
510 | ||
511 | The control knobs for a filesystem's workqueues are organized by task at hand | |
512 | and the short name of the data device. They all can be found in: | |
513 | ||
514 | /sys/bus/workqueue/devices/${task}!${device} | |
515 | ||
516 | ================ =========== | |
517 | Task Description | |
518 | ================ =========== | |
519 | xfs_iwalk-$pid Inode scans of the entire filesystem. Currently limited to | |
520 | mount time quotacheck. | |
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521 | xfs-blockgc Background garbage collection of disk space that have been |
522 | speculatively allocated beyond EOF or for staging copy on | |
523 | write operations. | |
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524 | ================ =========== |
525 | ||
526 | For example, the knobs for the quotacheck workqueue for /dev/nvme0n1 would be | |
527 | found in /sys/bus/workqueue/devices/xfs_iwalk-1111!nvme0n1/. | |
528 | ||
529 | The interesting knobs for XFS workqueues are as follows: | |
530 | ||
531 | ============ =========== | |
532 | Knob Description | |
533 | ============ =========== | |
534 | max_active Maximum number of background threads that can be started to | |
535 | run the work. | |
536 | cpumask CPUs upon which the threads are allowed to run. | |
537 | nice Relative priority of scheduling the threads. These are the | |
538 | same nice levels that can be applied to userspace processes. | |
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