steadystate: instead of including ss_sum_y in thread_stat record whether ss_sum_y...
[fio.git] / client.c
index 52440f067aed33cd9b03876a385e0ebe0ca1b7e6..f1c7596364373d96a97c08e3ddb0cdaeb14b886e 100644 (file)
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ static void handle_text(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd);
 static void handle_stop(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd);
 static void handle_start(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd);
 
+static void convert_text(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd);
+
 struct client_ops fio_client_ops = {
        .text           = handle_text,
        .disk_util      = handle_du,
@@ -59,14 +61,19 @@ int sum_stat_clients;
 
 static int sum_stat_nr;
 static struct json_object *root = NULL;
+static struct json_object *job_opt_object = NULL;
 static struct json_array *clients_array = NULL;
 static struct json_array *du_array = NULL;
 
+static int error_clients;
+
 #define FIO_CLIENT_HASH_BITS   7
 #define FIO_CLIENT_HASH_SZ     (1 << FIO_CLIENT_HASH_BITS)
 #define FIO_CLIENT_HASH_MASK   (FIO_CLIENT_HASH_SZ - 1)
 static struct flist_head client_hash[FIO_CLIENT_HASH_SZ];
 
+static struct cmd_iolog_pdu *convert_iolog(struct fio_net_cmd *, bool *);
+
 static void fio_client_add_hash(struct fio_client *client)
 {
        int bucket = hash_long(client->fd, FIO_CLIENT_HASH_BITS);
@@ -115,10 +122,23 @@ static int read_data(int fd, void *data, size_t size)
 
 static void fio_client_json_init(void)
 {
-       if (output_format != FIO_OUTPUT_JSON)
+       char time_buf[32];
+       time_t time_p;
+
+       if (!(output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON))
                return;
+
+       time(&time_p);
+       os_ctime_r((const time_t *) &time_p, time_buf, sizeof(time_buf));
+       time_buf[strlen(time_buf) - 1] = '\0';
+
        root = json_create_object();
        json_object_add_value_string(root, "fio version", fio_version_string);
+       json_object_add_value_int(root, "timestamp", time_p);
+       json_object_add_value_string(root, "time", time_buf);
+
+       job_opt_object = json_create_object();
+       json_object_add_value_object(root, "global options", job_opt_object);
        clients_array = json_create_array();
        json_object_add_value_array(root, "client_stats", clients_array);
        du_array = json_create_array();
@@ -127,9 +147,11 @@ static void fio_client_json_init(void)
 
 static void fio_client_json_fini(void)
 {
-       if (output_format != FIO_OUTPUT_JSON)
+       if (!(output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON))
                return;
-       json_print_object(root);
+
+       log_info("\n");
+       json_print_object(root, NULL);
        log_info("\n");
        json_free_object(root);
        root = NULL;
@@ -172,19 +194,55 @@ void fio_put_client(struct fio_client *client)
        }
        if (client->files)
                free(client->files);
+       if (client->opt_lists)
+               free(client->opt_lists);
 
        if (!client->did_stat)
                sum_stat_clients--;
 
+       if (client->error)
+               error_clients++;
+
        free(client);
 }
 
+static int fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(struct client_eta *eta, client_eta_op eta_fn)
+{
+       if (!--eta->pending) {
+               eta_fn(&eta->eta);
+               free(eta);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static void fio_drain_client_text(struct fio_client *client)
+{
+       do {
+               struct fio_net_cmd *cmd;
+
+               cmd = fio_net_recv_cmd(client->fd, false);
+               if (!cmd)
+                       break;
+
+               if (cmd->opcode == FIO_NET_CMD_TEXT) {
+                       convert_text(cmd);
+                       client->ops->text(client, cmd);
+               }
+
+               free(cmd);
+       } while (1);
+}
+
 static void remove_client(struct fio_client *client)
 {
        assert(client->refs);
 
        dprint(FD_NET, "client: removed <%s>\n", client->hostname);
 
+       fio_drain_client_text(client);
+
        if (!flist_empty(&client->list))
                flist_del_init(&client->list);
 
@@ -289,7 +347,7 @@ err:
        return NULL;
 }
 
-int fio_client_add_ini_file(void *cookie, const char *ini_file, int remote)
+int fio_client_add_ini_file(void *cookie, const char *ini_file, bool remote)
 {
        struct fio_client *client = cookie;
        struct client_file *cf;
@@ -380,6 +438,7 @@ static const char *server_name(struct fio_client *client, char *buf,
 static void probe_client(struct fio_client *client)
 {
        struct cmd_client_probe_pdu pdu;
+       const char *sname;
        uint64_t tag;
        char buf[64];
 
@@ -391,7 +450,9 @@ static void probe_client(struct fio_client *client)
        pdu.flags = 0;
 #endif
 
-       strcpy((char *) pdu.server, server_name(client, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+       sname = server_name(client, buf, sizeof(buf));
+       memset(pdu.server, 0, sizeof(pdu.server));
+       strncpy((char *) pdu.server, sname, sizeof(pdu.server) - 1);
 
        fio_net_send_cmd(client->fd, FIO_NET_CMD_PROBE, &pdu, sizeof(pdu), &tag, &client->cmd_list);
 }
@@ -515,11 +576,6 @@ static void sig_int(int sig)
        fio_clients_terminate();
 }
 
-static void sig_show_status(int sig)
-{
-       show_running_run_stats();
-}
-
 static void client_signal_handler(void)
 {
        struct sigaction act;
@@ -733,7 +789,7 @@ static int __fio_client_send_local_ini(struct fio_client *client,
 }
 
 int fio_client_send_ini(struct fio_client *client, const char *filename,
-                       int remote)
+                       bool remote)
 {
        int ret;
 
@@ -760,6 +816,8 @@ int fio_clients_send_ini(const char *filename)
        struct flist_head *entry, *tmp;
 
        flist_for_each_safe(entry, tmp, &client_list) {
+               bool failed = false;
+
                client = flist_entry(entry, struct fio_client, list);
 
                if (client->nr_files) {
@@ -771,12 +829,13 @@ int fio_clients_send_ini(const char *filename)
                                cf = &client->files[i];
 
                                if (fio_client_send_cf(client, cf)) {
+                                       failed = true;
                                        remove_client(client);
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
                }
-               if (client->sent_job)
+               if (client->sent_job || failed)
                        continue;
                if (!filename || fio_client_send_ini(client, filename, 0))
                        remove_client(client);
@@ -883,6 +942,25 @@ static void convert_ts(struct thread_stat *dst, struct thread_stat *src)
        dst->latency_target     = le64_to_cpu(src->latency_target);
        dst->latency_window     = le64_to_cpu(src->latency_window);
        dst->latency_percentile.u.f = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(src->latency_percentile.u.i));
+
+       dst->nr_block_infos     = le64_to_cpu(src->nr_block_infos);
+       for (i = 0; i < dst->nr_block_infos; i++)
+               dst->block_infos[i] = le32_to_cpu(src->block_infos[i]);
+
+       dst->ss_dur             = le64_to_cpu(src->ss_dur);
+       dst->ss_state           = le32_to_cpu(src->ss_state);
+       dst->ss_head            = le32_to_cpu(src->ss_head);
+       dst->ss_limit.u.f       = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(src->ss_limit.u.i));
+       dst->ss_slope.u.f       = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(src->ss_slope.u.i));
+       dst->ss_deviation.u.f   = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(src->ss_deviation.u.i));
+       dst->ss_criterion.u.f   = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(src->ss_criterion.u.i));
+
+       if (dst->ss_state & __FIO_SS_DATA) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dst->ss_dur; i++ ) {
+                       dst->ss_iops_data[i] = le64_to_cpu(src->ss_iops_data[i]);
+                       dst->ss_bw_data[i] = le64_to_cpu(src->ss_bw_data[i]);
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 static void convert_gs(struct group_run_stats *dst, struct group_run_stats *src)
@@ -916,9 +994,13 @@ static void json_object_add_client_info(struct json_object *obj,
 static void handle_ts(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct cmd_ts_pdu *p = (struct cmd_ts_pdu *) cmd->payload;
+       struct flist_head *opt_list = NULL;
        struct json_object *tsobj;
 
-       tsobj = show_thread_status(&p->ts, &p->rs);
+       if (client->opt_lists && p->ts.thread_number <= client->jobs)
+               opt_list = &client->opt_lists[p->ts.thread_number - 1];
+
+       tsobj = show_thread_status(&p->ts, &p->rs, opt_list, NULL);
        client->did_stat = 1;
        if (tsobj) {
                json_object_add_client_info(tsobj, client);
@@ -928,7 +1010,7 @@ static void handle_ts(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        if (sum_stat_clients <= 1)
                return;
 
-       sum_thread_stats(&client_ts, &p->ts, sum_stat_nr);
+       sum_thread_stats(&client_ts, &p->ts, sum_stat_nr == 1);
        sum_group_stats(&client_gs, &p->rs);
 
        client_ts.members++;
@@ -938,7 +1020,7 @@ static void handle_ts(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 
        if (++sum_stat_nr == sum_stat_clients) {
                strcpy(client_ts.name, "All clients");
-               tsobj = show_thread_status(&client_ts, &client_gs);
+               tsobj = show_thread_status(&client_ts, &client_gs, NULL, NULL);
                if (tsobj) {
                        json_object_add_client_info(tsobj, client);
                        json_array_add_value_object(clients_array, tsobj);
@@ -950,7 +1032,41 @@ static void handle_gs(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct group_run_stats *gs = (struct group_run_stats *) cmd->payload;
 
-       show_group_stats(gs);
+       if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
+               show_group_stats(gs, NULL);
+}
+
+static void handle_job_opt(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+{
+       struct cmd_job_option *pdu = (struct cmd_job_option *) cmd->payload;
+       struct print_option *p;
+
+       if (!job_opt_object)
+               return;
+
+       pdu->global = le16_to_cpu(pdu->global);
+       pdu->truncated = le16_to_cpu(pdu->truncated);
+       pdu->groupid = le32_to_cpu(pdu->groupid);
+
+       p = malloc(sizeof(*p));
+       p->name = strdup((char *) pdu->name);
+       if (pdu->value[0] != '\0')
+               p->value = strdup((char *) pdu->value);
+       else
+               p->value = NULL;
+
+       if (pdu->global) {
+               const char *pos = "";
+
+               if (p->value)
+                       pos = p->value;
+
+               json_object_add_value_string(job_opt_object, p->name, pos);
+       } else if (client->opt_lists) {
+               struct flist_head *opt_list = &client->opt_lists[pdu->groupid];
+
+               flist_add_tail(&p->list, opt_list);
+       }
 }
 
 static void handle_text(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
@@ -974,14 +1090,14 @@ static void convert_agg(struct disk_util_agg *agg)
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-               agg->ios[i]     = le32_to_cpu(agg->ios[i]);
-               agg->merges[i]  = le32_to_cpu(agg->merges[i]);
+               agg->ios[i]     = le64_to_cpu(agg->ios[i]);
+               agg->merges[i]  = le64_to_cpu(agg->merges[i]);
                agg->sectors[i] = le64_to_cpu(agg->sectors[i]);
-               agg->ticks[i]   = le32_to_cpu(agg->ticks[i]);
+               agg->ticks[i]   = le64_to_cpu(agg->ticks[i]);
        }
 
-       agg->io_ticks           = le32_to_cpu(agg->io_ticks);
-       agg->time_in_queue      = le32_to_cpu(agg->time_in_queue);
+       agg->io_ticks           = le64_to_cpu(agg->io_ticks);
+       agg->time_in_queue      = le64_to_cpu(agg->time_in_queue);
        agg->slavecount         = le32_to_cpu(agg->slavecount);
        agg->max_util.u.f       = fio_uint64_to_double(le64_to_cpu(agg->max_util.u.i));
 }
@@ -991,14 +1107,14 @@ static void convert_dus(struct disk_util_stat *dus)
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-               dus->s.ios[i]           = le32_to_cpu(dus->s.ios[i]);
-               dus->s.merges[i]        = le32_to_cpu(dus->s.merges[i]);
+               dus->s.ios[i]           = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.ios[i]);
+               dus->s.merges[i]        = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.merges[i]);
                dus->s.sectors[i]       = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.sectors[i]);
-               dus->s.ticks[i]         = le32_to_cpu(dus->s.ticks[i]);
+               dus->s.ticks[i]         = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.ticks[i]);
        }
 
-       dus->s.io_ticks         = le32_to_cpu(dus->s.io_ticks);
-       dus->s.time_in_queue    = le32_to_cpu(dus->s.time_in_queue);
+       dus->s.io_ticks         = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.io_ticks);
+       dus->s.time_in_queue    = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.time_in_queue);
        dus->s.msec             = le64_to_cpu(dus->s.msec);
 }
 
@@ -1011,13 +1127,16 @@ static void handle_du(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                log_info("\nDisk stats (read/write):\n");
        }
 
-       if (output_format == FIO_OUTPUT_JSON) {
+       if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_JSON) {
                struct json_object *duobj;
                json_array_add_disk_util(&du->dus, &du->agg, du_array);
                duobj = json_array_last_value_object(du_array);
                json_object_add_client_info(duobj, client);
-       } else
-               print_disk_util(&du->dus, &du->agg, output_format == FIO_OUTPUT_TERSE);
+       }
+       if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_TERSE)
+               print_disk_util(&du->dus, &du->agg, 1, NULL);
+       if (output_format & FIO_OUTPUT_NORMAL)
+               print_disk_util(&du->dus, &du->agg, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void convert_jobs_eta(struct jobs_eta *je)
@@ -1079,14 +1198,6 @@ void fio_client_sum_jobs_eta(struct jobs_eta *dst, struct jobs_eta *je)
        strcpy((char *) dst->run_str, (char *) je->run_str);
 }
 
-void fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(struct client_eta *eta, client_eta_op eta_fn)
-{
-       if (!--eta->pending) {
-               eta_fn(&eta->eta);
-               free(eta);
-       }
-}
-
 static void remove_reply_cmd(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct fio_net_cmd_reply *reply = NULL;
@@ -1146,6 +1257,7 @@ static void handle_eta(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 
        client->eta_in_flight = NULL;
        flist_del_init(&client->eta_list);
+       client->eta_timeouts = 0;
 
        if (client->ops->jobs_eta)
                client->ops->jobs_eta(client, je);
@@ -1154,6 +1266,56 @@ static void handle_eta(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(eta, client->ops->eta);
 }
 
+static int fio_client_handle_iolog(struct fio_client *client,
+                                  struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+{
+       struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu;
+       bool store_direct;
+
+       pdu = convert_iolog(cmd, &store_direct);
+       if (!pdu) {
+               log_err("fio: failed converting IO log\n");
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       if (store_direct) {
+               ssize_t ret;
+               size_t sz;
+               int fd;
+
+               fd = open((const char *) pdu->name,
+                               O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
+               if (fd < 0) {
+                       log_err("fio: open log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                       return 1;
+               }
+
+               sz = cmd->pdu_len - sizeof(*pdu);
+               ret = write(fd, pdu->samples, sz);
+               close(fd);
+
+               if (ret != sz) {
+                       log_err("fio: short write on compressed log\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+
+               return 0;
+       } else {
+               FILE *f;
+
+               f = fopen((const char *) pdu->name, "w");
+               if (!f) {
+                       log_err("fio: fopen log: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                       return 1;
+               }
+
+               flush_samples(f, pdu->samples,
+                               pdu->nr_samples * sizeof(struct io_sample));
+               fclose(f);
+               return 0;
+       }
+}
+
 static void handle_probe(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
 {
        struct cmd_probe_reply_pdu *probe = (struct cmd_probe_reply_pdu *) cmd->payload;
@@ -1187,6 +1349,17 @@ static void handle_start(struct fio_client *client, struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        client->jobs = le32_to_cpu(pdu->jobs);
        client->nr_stat = le32_to_cpu(pdu->stat_outputs);
 
+       if (client->jobs) {
+               int i;
+
+               if (client->opt_lists)
+                       free(client->opt_lists);
+
+               client->opt_lists = malloc(client->jobs * sizeof(struct flist_head));
+               for (i = 0; i < client->jobs; i++)
+                       INIT_FLIST_HEAD(&client->opt_lists[i]);
+       }
+
        sum_stat_clients += client->nr_stat;
 }
 
@@ -1283,18 +1456,23 @@ err:
  * This has been compressed on the server side, since it can be big.
  * Uncompress here.
  */
-static struct cmd_iolog_pdu *convert_iolog(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
+static struct cmd_iolog_pdu *convert_iolog(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd,
+                                          bool *store_direct)
 {
        struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu = (struct cmd_iolog_pdu *) cmd->payload;
        struct cmd_iolog_pdu *ret;
        uint64_t i;
+       int compressed;
        void *samples;
 
+       *store_direct = false;
+
        /*
         * Convert if compressed and we support it. If it's not
         * compressed, we need not do anything.
         */
-       if (le32_to_cpu(pdu->compressed)) {
+       compressed = le32_to_cpu(pdu->compressed);
+       if (compressed == XMIT_COMPRESSED) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_ZLIB
                log_err("fio: server sent compressed data by mistake\n");
                return NULL;
@@ -1304,6 +1482,9 @@ static struct cmd_iolog_pdu *convert_iolog(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
                        log_err("fio: failed decompressing log\n");
                        return NULL;
                }
+       } else if (compressed == STORE_COMPRESSED) {
+               *store_direct = true;
+               ret = pdu;
        } else
                ret = pdu;
 
@@ -1313,6 +1494,9 @@ static struct cmd_iolog_pdu *convert_iolog(struct fio_net_cmd *cmd)
        ret->compressed         = le32_to_cpu(ret->compressed);
        ret->log_offset         = le32_to_cpu(ret->log_offset);
 
+       if (*store_direct)
+               return ret;
+
        samples = &ret->samples[0];
        for (i = 0; i < ret->nr_samples; i++) {
                struct io_sample *s;
@@ -1340,8 +1524,8 @@ static void sendfile_reply(int fd, struct cmd_sendfile_reply *rep,
        fio_net_send_cmd(fd, FIO_NET_CMD_SENDFILE, rep, size, &tag, NULL);
 }
 
-static int send_file(struct fio_client *client, struct cmd_sendfile *pdu,
-                    uint64_t tag)
+static int fio_send_file(struct fio_client *client, struct cmd_sendfile *pdu,
+                        uint64_t tag)
 {
        struct cmd_sendfile_reply *rep;
        struct stat sb;
@@ -1378,10 +1562,11 @@ int fio_handle_client(struct fio_client *client)
 {
        struct client_ops *ops = client->ops;
        struct fio_net_cmd *cmd;
+       int size;
 
        dprint(FD_NET, "client: handle %s\n", client->hostname);
 
-       cmd = fio_net_recv_cmd(client->fd);
+       cmd = fio_net_recv_cmd(client->fd, true);
        if (!cmd)
                return 0;
 
@@ -1410,6 +1595,15 @@ int fio_handle_client(struct fio_client *client)
        case FIO_NET_CMD_TS: {
                struct cmd_ts_pdu *p = (struct cmd_ts_pdu *) cmd->payload;
 
+               dprint(FD_NET, "client: ts->ss_state = %u\n", (unsigned int) le32_to_cpu(p->ts.ss_state));
+               if (le32_to_cpu(p->ts.ss_state) & __FIO_SS_DATA) {
+                       dprint(FD_NET, "client: received steadystate ring buffers\n");
+
+                       size = le64_to_cpu(p->ts.ss_dur);
+                       p->ts.ss_iops_data = (uint64_t *) ((struct cmd_ts_pdu *)cmd->payload + 1);
+                       p->ts.ss_bw_data = p->ts.ss_iops_data + size;
+               }
+
                convert_ts(&p->ts, &p->ts);
                convert_gs(&p->rs, &p->rs);
 
@@ -1469,12 +1663,7 @@ int fio_handle_client(struct fio_client *client)
                break;
                }
        case FIO_NET_CMD_IOLOG:
-               if (ops->iolog) {
-                       struct cmd_iolog_pdu *pdu;
-
-                       pdu = convert_iolog(cmd);
-                       ops->iolog(client, pdu);
-               }
+               fio_client_handle_iolog(client, cmd);
                break;
        case FIO_NET_CMD_UPDATE_JOB:
                ops->update_job(client, cmd);
@@ -1482,16 +1671,27 @@ int fio_handle_client(struct fio_client *client)
                break;
        case FIO_NET_CMD_VTRIGGER: {
                struct all_io_list *pdu = (struct all_io_list *) cmd->payload;
-               char buf[64];
+               char buf[128];
+               int off = 0;
+
+               if (aux_path) {
+                       strcpy(buf, aux_path);
+                       off = strlen(buf);
+               }
 
-               __verify_save_state(pdu, server_name(client, buf, sizeof(buf)));
+               __verify_save_state(pdu, server_name(client, &buf[off], sizeof(buf) - off));
+               exec_trigger(trigger_cmd);
                break;
                }
        case FIO_NET_CMD_SENDFILE: {
                struct cmd_sendfile *pdu = (struct cmd_sendfile *) cmd->payload;
-               send_file(client, pdu, cmd->tag);
+               fio_send_file(client, pdu, cmd->tag);
                break;
                }
+       case FIO_NET_CMD_JOB_OPT: {
+               handle_job_opt(client, cmd);
+               break;
+       }
        default:
                log_err("fio: unknown client op: %s\n", fio_server_op(cmd->opcode));
                break;
@@ -1560,12 +1760,43 @@ static void request_client_etas(struct client_ops *ops)
                                        (uintptr_t) eta, &client->cmd_list);
        }
 
-       while (skipped--)
-               fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(eta, ops->eta);
+       while (skipped--) {
+               if (!fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(eta, ops->eta))
+                       break;
+       }
 
        dprint(FD_NET, "client: requested eta tag %p\n", eta);
 }
 
+/*
+ * A single SEND_ETA timeout isn't fatal. Attempt to recover.
+ */
+static int handle_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client *client,
+                             struct fio_net_cmd_reply *reply)
+{
+       flist_del(&reply->list);
+       free(reply);
+
+       if (reply->opcode != FIO_NET_CMD_SEND_ETA)
+               return 1;
+
+       log_info("client <%s>: timeout on SEND_ETA\n", client->hostname);
+
+       flist_del_init(&client->eta_list);
+       if (client->eta_in_flight) {
+               fio_client_dec_jobs_eta(client->eta_in_flight, client->ops->eta);
+               client->eta_in_flight = NULL;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * If we fail 5 in a row, give up...
+        */
+       if (client->eta_timeouts++ > 5)
+               return 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int client_check_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client *client,
                                    struct timeval *now)
 {
@@ -1579,10 +1810,11 @@ static int client_check_cmd_timeout(struct fio_client *client,
                if (mtime_since(&reply->tv, now) < FIO_NET_CLIENT_TIMEOUT)
                        continue;
 
+               if (!handle_cmd_timeout(client, reply))
+                       continue;
+
                log_err("fio: client %s, timeout on cmd %s\n", client->hostname,
                                                fio_server_op(reply->opcode));
-               flist_del(&reply->list);
-               free(reply);
                ret = 1;
        }
 
@@ -1612,6 +1844,7 @@ static int fio_check_clients_timed_out(void)
                else
                        log_err("fio: client %s timed out\n", client->hostname);
 
+               client->error = ETIMEDOUT;
                remove_client(client);
                ret = 1;
        }
@@ -1705,5 +1938,5 @@ int fio_handle_clients(struct client_ops *ops)
        fio_client_json_fini();
 
        free(pfds);
-       return retval;
+       return retval || error_clients;
 }