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authorChuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>2008-12-12 16:57:35 -0500
committerJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>2009-01-06 11:53:57 -0500
commit262a09823bb07c6aafb6c1d312cde613d0b90c85 (patch)
treedbf609d729e18f1c98eff1fb8c91c9c95a6fbb3d /fs/nfsd
parent9e074856caf13ba83363f73759f5e395f74ccf41 (diff)
NFSD: Add documenting comments for nfsctl interface
Document the NFSD sysctl interface laid out in fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c. Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/nfsd')
-rw-r--r--fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c453
1 files changed, 437 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 856b8646a48..3d93b2064ce 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -175,10 +175,24 @@ static const struct file_operations exports_operations = {
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
* payload - write methods
- * If the method has a response, the response should be put in buf,
- * and the length returned. Otherwise return 0 or and -error.
*/
+/**
+ * write_svc - Start kernel's NFSD server
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/fs/nfsd/threads is preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_svc
+ * svc_port: port number of this
+ * server's listener
+ * svc_nthreads: number of threads to start
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_svc
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_svc(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_svc *data;
@@ -188,6 +202,30 @@ static ssize_t write_svc(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return nfsd_svc(data->svc_port, data->svc_nthreads);
}
+/**
+ * write_add - Add or modify client entry in auth unix cache
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/net/rpc/auth.unix.ip is preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_client
+ * cl_ident: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing domain name
+ * of client
+ * cl_naddr: no. of items in cl_addrlist
+ * cl_addrlist: array of client addresses
+ * cl_fhkeytype: ignored
+ * cl_fhkeylen: ignored
+ * cl_fhkey: ignored
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_client
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ *
+ * Note: Only AF_INET client addresses are passed in, since
+ * nfsctl_client.cl_addrlist contains only in_addr fields for addresses.
+ */
static ssize_t write_add(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_client *data;
@@ -197,6 +235,30 @@ static ssize_t write_add(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return exp_addclient(data);
}
+/**
+ * write_del - Remove client from auth unix cache
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/net/rpc/auth.unix.ip is preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_client
+ * cl_ident: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing domain name
+ * of client
+ * cl_naddr: ignored
+ * cl_addrlist: ignored
+ * cl_fhkeytype: ignored
+ * cl_fhkeylen: ignored
+ * cl_fhkey: ignored
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_client
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ *
+ * Note: Only AF_INET client addresses are passed in, since
+ * nfsctl_client.cl_addrlist contains only in_addr fields for addresses.
+ */
static ssize_t write_del(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_client *data;
@@ -206,6 +268,33 @@ static ssize_t write_del(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return exp_delclient(data);
}
+/**
+ * write_export - Export part or all of a local file system
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/net/rpc/{nfsd.export,nfsd.fh} are preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_export
+ * ex_client: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing domain name
+ * of client allowed to access
+ * this export
+ * ex_path: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing pathname of
+ * directory in local file system
+ * ex_dev: fsid to use for this export
+ * ex_ino: ignored
+ * ex_flags: export flags for this export
+ * ex_anon_uid: UID to use for anonymous
+ * requests
+ * ex_anon_gid: GID to use for anonymous
+ * requests
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_export
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_export(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_export *data;
@@ -215,6 +304,31 @@ static ssize_t write_export(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return exp_export(data);
}
+/**
+ * write_unexport - Unexport a previously exported file system
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/net/rpc/{nfsd.export,nfsd.fh} are preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_export
+ * ex_client: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing domain name
+ * of client no longer allowed
+ * to access this export
+ * ex_path: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing pathname of
+ * directory in local file system
+ * ex_dev: ignored
+ * ex_ino: ignored
+ * ex_flags: ignored
+ * ex_anon_uid: ignored
+ * ex_anon_gid: ignored
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_export
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_unexport(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_export *data;
@@ -225,6 +339,30 @@ static ssize_t write_unexport(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return exp_unexport(data);
}
+/**
+ * write_getfs - Get a variable-length NFS file handle by path
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/fs/nfsd/filehandle is preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_fsparm
+ * gd_addr: socket address of client
+ * gd_path: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing pathname of
+ * directory in local file system
+ * gd_maxlen: maximum size of returned file
+ * handle
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_fsparm
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with a knfsd_fh structure
+ * (a variable-length raw NFS file handle);
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the file handle
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ *
+ * Note: Only AF_INET client addresses are passed in, since gd_addr
+ * is the same size as a struct sockaddr_in.
+ */
static ssize_t write_getfs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_fsparm *data;
@@ -264,6 +402,29 @@ static ssize_t write_getfs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return err;
}
+/**
+ * write_getfd - Get a fixed-length NFS file handle by path (used by mountd)
+ *
+ * Deprecated. /proc/fs/nfsd/filehandle is preferred.
+ * Function remains to support old versions of nfs-utils.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: struct nfsctl_fdparm
+ * gd_addr: socket address of client
+ * gd_path: '\0'-terminated C string
+ * containing pathname of
+ * directory in local file system
+ * gd_version: fdparm structure version
+ * size: size in bytes of passed in nfsctl_fdparm
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with nfsctl_res
+ * (a fixed-length raw NFS file handle);
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the file handle
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ *
+ * Note: Only AF_INET client addresses are passed in, since gd_addr
+ * is the same size as a struct sockaddr_in.
+ */
static ssize_t write_getfd(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct nfsctl_fdparm *data;
@@ -308,6 +469,22 @@ static ssize_t write_getfd(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return err;
}
+/**
+ * write_unlock_ip - Release all locks used by a client
+ *
+ * Experimental.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: '\n'-terminated C string containing a
+ * presentation format IPv4 address
+ * size: length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero if all specified locks were released;
+ * returns one if one or more locks were not released
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ *
+ * Note: Only AF_INET client addresses are passed in
+ */
static ssize_t write_unlock_ip(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct sockaddr_in sin = {
@@ -338,6 +515,20 @@ static ssize_t write_unlock_ip(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_ip((struct sockaddr *)&sin);
}
+/**
+ * write_unlock_fs - Release all locks on a local file system
+ *
+ * Experimental.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: '\n'-terminated C string containing the
+ * absolute pathname of a local file system
+ * size: length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero if all specified locks were released;
+ * returns one if one or more locks were not released
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_unlock_fs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
struct path path;
@@ -359,21 +550,44 @@ static ssize_t write_unlock_fs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
if (error)
return error;
+ /*
+ * XXX: Needs better sanity checking. Otherwise we could end up
+ * releasing locks on the wrong file system.
+ *
+ * For example:
+ * 1. Does the path refer to a directory?
+ * 2. Is that directory a mount point, or
+ * 3. Is that directory the root of an exported file system?
+ */
error = nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_sb(path.mnt->mnt_sb);
path_put(&path);
return error;
}
+/**
+ * write_filehandle - Get a variable-length NFS file handle by path
+ *
+ * On input, the buffer contains a '\n'-terminated C string comprised of
+ * three alphanumeric words separated by whitespace. The string may
+ * contain escape sequences.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf:
+ * domain: client domain name
+ * path: export pathname
+ * maxsize: numeric maximum size of
+ * @buf
+ * size: length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing a ASCII hex text version
+ * of the NFS file handle;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
- /* request is:
- * domain path maxsize
- * response is
- * filehandle
- *
- * qword quoting is used, so filehandle will be \x....
- */
char *dname, *path;
int uninitialized_var(maxsize);
char *mesg = buf;
@@ -427,11 +641,36 @@ static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return mesg - buf;
}
+/**
+ * write_threads - Start NFSD, or report the current number of running threads
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string numeric value representing the number of
+ * running NFSD threads;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing an unsigned
+ * integer value representing the
+ * number of NFSD threads to start
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: NFS service is started;
+ * passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string numeric value representing the number of
+ * running NFSD threads;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
- /* if size > 0, look for a number of threads and call nfsd_svc
- * then write out number of threads as reply
- */
char *mesg = buf;
int rv;
if (size > 0) {
@@ -449,6 +688,28 @@ static ssize_t write_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return strlen(buf);
}
+/**
+ * write_pool_threads - Set or report the current number of threads per pool
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing whitespace-
+ * separated unsigned integer values
+ * representing the number of NFSD
+ * threads to start in each pool
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing integer values representing the
+ * number of NFSD threads in each pool;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_pool_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
/* if size > 0, look for an array of number of threads per node
@@ -519,10 +780,6 @@ out_free:
static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
- /*
- * Format:
- * [-/+]vers [-/+]vers ...
- */
char *mesg = buf;
char *vers, sign;
int len, num;
@@ -580,6 +837,38 @@ static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return len;
}
+/**
+ * write_versions - Set or report the available NFS protocol versions
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing positive or negative integer
+ * values representing the current status of each
+ * protocol version;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing whitespace-
+ * separated positive or negative
+ * integer values representing NFS
+ * protocol versions to enable ("+n")
+ * or disable ("-n")
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: status of zero or more protocol versions has
+ * been updated; passed-in buffer filled with
+ * '\n'-terminated C string containing positive
+ * or negative integer values representing the
+ * current status of each protocol version;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
ssize_t rv;
@@ -689,6 +978,75 @@ static ssize_t __write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return -EINVAL;
}
+/**
+ * write_ports - Pass a socket file descriptor or transport name to listen on
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with a '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing a whitespace-separated list of
+ * named NFSD listeners;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing an unsigned
+ * integer value representing a bound
+ * but unconnected socket that is to be
+ * used as an NFSD listener
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: NFS service is started;
+ * passed-in buffer filled with a '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing a unique alphanumeric name of
+ * the listener;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is a negative errno value
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing a "-" followed
+ * by an integer value representing a
+ * previously passed in socket file
+ * descriptor
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: NFS service no longer listens on that socket;
+ * passed-in buffer filled with a '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing a unique name of the listener;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is a negative errno value
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing a transport
+ * name and an unsigned integer value
+ * representing the port to listen on,
+ * separated by whitespace
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero; NFS service is started
+ * On error: return code is a negative errno value
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing a "-" followed
+ * by a transport name and an unsigned
+ * integer value representing the port
+ * to listen on, separated by whitespace
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: returns zero; NFS service no longer listens
+ * on that transport
+ * On error: return code is a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
ssize_t rv;
@@ -702,6 +1060,27 @@ static ssize_t write_ports(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
int nfsd_max_blksize;
+/**
+ * write_maxblksize - Set or report the current NFS blksize
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing an unsigned
+ * integer value representing the new
+ * NFS blksize
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C string
+ * containing numeric value of the current NFS blksize
+ * setting;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_maxblksize(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
char *mesg = buf;
@@ -754,6 +1133,27 @@ static ssize_t __write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return strlen(buf);
}
+/**
+ * write_leasetime - Set or report the current NFSv4 lease time
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing an unsigned
+ * integer value representing the new
+ * NFSv4 lease expiry time
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
+ * string containing unsigned integer value of the
+ * current lease expiry time;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_leasetime(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
ssize_t rv;
@@ -790,6 +1190,27 @@ static ssize_t __write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
return strlen(buf);
}
+/**
+ * write_recoverydir - Set or report the pathname of the recovery directory
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: ignored
+ * size: zero
+ *
+ * OR
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * buf: C string containing the pathname
+ * of the directory on a local file
+ * system containing permanent NFSv4
+ * recovery data
+ * size: non-zero length of C string in @buf
+ * Output:
+ * On success: passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C string
+ * containing the current recovery pathname setting;
+ * return code is the size in bytes of the string
+ * On error: return code is zero or a negative errno value
+ */
static ssize_t write_recoverydir(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
{
ssize_t rv;