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Direct I/O tests

Synopsis

nfstest_dio --server <server> [options]

Description

Functional direct I/O tests verify that every READ/WRITE is sent to the server instead of the client caching the requests. Client bypasses read ahead by sending the READ with only the requested bytes. Verify the client correctly handles eof marker when reading the whole file. Verify client ignores delegation while writing a file.

Direct I/O on pNFS tests verify the client sends the READ/WRITE to the correct DS or the MDS if using a PAGESIZE aligned buffer or not, respectively.

Direct I/O data correctness tests verify that a file written with buffered I/O is read correctly with direct I/O. Verify that a file written with direct I/O is read correctly with buffered I/O.

Vectored I/O tests verify coalescence of multiple vectors into one READ/WRITE packet when all vectors are PAGESIZE aligned. Vectors with different alignments are sent on separate packets.

Valid for NFSv4.0 and NFSv4.1 including pNFS.

Options

--version

show program's version number and exit

-h, ā€‰--help

show this help message and exit

-f FILE, --file=FILE

File where options are specified besides the system wide file /etc/nfstest, user wide file $HOME/.nfstest or in the current directory .nfstest file

NFS specific options

-s SERVER, --server=SERVER

Server name or IP address

-e EXPORT, --export=EXPORT

Exported file system to mount [default: '/']

--nfsversion=NFSVERSION

NFS version, e.g., 3, 4, 4.1, etc. [default: 4.1]

-m MTPOINT, --mtpoint=MTPOINT

Mount point [default: '/mnt/t']

-p PORT, --port=PORT

NFS server port [default: 2049]

--proto=PROTO

NFS protocol name [default: 'tcp']

--sec=SEC

Security flavor [default: 'sys']

--nconnect=NCONNECT

Multiple TCP connections option [default: '1']

-o MTOPTS, --mtopts=MTOPTS

Mount options [default: 'hard,intr']

--datadir=DATADIR

Data directory where files are created, directory is created on the mount point [default: '']

Logging options

-v VERBOSE, --verbose=VERBOSE

Verbose level for debug messages [default: 'opts|info|dbg1|dbg2|dbg3']

--tverbose=TVERBOSE

Verbose level for test messages [default: '1']

--createlog

Create log file

--rexeclog

Create rexec log files

--warnings

Display warnings

--tag=TAG

Informational tag, it is displayed as an INFO message [default: '']

--notty

Do not use terminal colors on output

--isatty

Use terminal colors on output -- useful when running with nohup

Packet trace options

--createtraces

Create a packet trace for each test

--tbsize=TBSIZE

Capture buffer size for tcpdump [default: 192k]

--trcdelay=TRCDELAY

Seconds to delay before stopping packet trace [default: 2.0]

--keeptraces

Do not remove any trace files [default: remove trace files if no errors]

--rmtraces

Remove trace files [default: remove trace files if no errors]

-i INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE

Device interface [default: automatically selected]

File options

--nfiles=NFILES

Number of files to create [default: 2]

--filesize=FILESIZE

File size to use for test files [default: 262144]

--rsize=RSIZE

Read size to use when reading files [default: 4k]

--wsize=WSIZE

Write size to use when writing files [default: 4k]

--iodelay=IODELAY

Seconds to delay I/O operations [default: 0.1]

--offset-delta=OFFSET_DELTA

Read/Write offset delta [default: 4k]

Path options

--sudo=SUDO

Full path of binary for sudo [default: '/usr/bin/sudo']

--kill=KILL

Full path of binary for kill [default: '/usr/bin/kill']

--nfsstat=NFSSTAT

Full path of binary for nfsstat [default: '/usr/sbin/nfsstat']

--tcpdump=TCPDUMP

Full path of binary for tcpdump [default: '/usr/sbin/tcpdump']

--iptables=IPTABLES

Full path of binary for iptables [default: '/usr/sbin/iptables']

--messages=MESSAGES

Full path of log messages file [default: '/var/log/messages']

--trcevents=TRCEVENTS

Full path of tracing events directory [default: '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events']

--trcpipe=TRCPIPE

Full path of trace pipe file [default: '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_pipe']

--tmpdir=TMPDIR

Temporary directory [default: '/tmp']

Debug options

--nocleanup

Do not cleanup created files

--notimestamps

Do not display timestamps in debug messages

--bugmsgs=BUGMSGS

File containing test messages to mark as bugs if they failed

--nomount

Do not mount server and run the tests on local disk space

--basename=BASENAME

Base name for all files and logs [default: automatically generated]

--nfsdebug=NFSDEBUG

Set NFS kernel debug flags and save log messages [default: '']

--rpcdebug=RPCDEBUG

Set RPC kernel debug flags and save log messages [default: '']

--tracepoints=TRACEPOINTS

List of trace points modules to enable [default: '']

--nfsstats

Get NFS stats [default: 'False']

--pktdisp

Display main packets related to the given test

--nfserrors

Fail every NFS error found in the packet trace

--client-ipaddr=CLIENT_IPADDR

IP address of localhost

Reporting options

--xunit-report

Generate xUnit compatible test report

--xunit-report-file=XUNIT_REPORT_FILE

Path to xout report file

Test options

--runtest=RUNTEST

Comma separated list of tests to run, if list starts with a '^' then all tests are run except the ones listed [default: 'all']

--iotype=IOTYPE

List of I/O types to test [default: 'read,write']

--biotype=BIOTYPE

List of buffered I/O types to test [default: 'none,read,write']

--withdeleg=WITHDELEG

Use delegation on tests [default: both without and with delegation]

Tests

eof

Verify eof marker is handled correctly when reading the end
of the file.

correctness

Verify data correctness when reading/writing using direct I/O.
File created with buffered I/O is read correctly with direct I/O.
File created with direct I/O is read correctly with buffered I/O.

fstat

Verify fstat() gets correct file size after writing.

read

Verify READ is sent after writing when the file is open for
both read and write.

read_ahead

Verify READ is sent with only the requested bytes bypassing
read ahead.

basic

Verify a packet is sent for each I/O request.

rsize

Verify multiple READ packets are sent for each read request
having request size > rsize.

wsize

Verify multiple WRITE packets are sent for each write request
having request size > wsize

aligned

Verify packet is sent to correct DS server when using a memory
which is PAGESIZE aligned.

nonaligned

Verify packet is sent to the MDS when using a memory which
is not PAGESIZE aligned.

diffalign

Verify packets are sent to both the MDS and correct DS on same open
using buffers with different alignments.

stripesize

Verify multiple packets are sent for each request having the
request size greater than stripe size.

vectored_io

Verify vectored I/O functionality.

all

Run all tests: eof, correctness, fstat, read, read_ahead, basic, rsize,
wsize, aligned, nonaligned, diffalign, stripesize, vectored_io

Examples

The only required option is --server
$ nfstest_dio --server 192.168.0.11

Notes

The user id in the local host must have access to run commands as root using the 'sudo' command without the need for a password.

See Also

formatstr(3), nfstest.test_util(3), nfstest_alloc(1), nfstest_cache(1), nfstest_delegation(1), nfstest_fcmp(1), nfstest_file(1), nfstest_interop(1), nfstest_io(1), nfstest_lock(1), nfstest_pkt(1), nfstest_pnfs(1), nfstest_posix(1), nfstest_rdma(1), nfstest_sparse(1), nfstest_ssc(1), nfstest_xattr(1), nfstest_xid(1), packet.nfs.nfs3_const(3), packet.nfs.nfs4_const(3)

Bugs

No known bugs.

Author

Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)

Referenced By

nfstest(1), nfstest_alloc(1), nfstest_cache(1), nfstest_delegation(1), nfstest_fcmp(1), nfstest_file(1), nfstest_interop(1), nfstest_io(1), nfstest_lock(1), nfstest_pkt(1), nfstest_pnfs(1), nfstest_posix(1), nfstest_rdma(1), nfstest_sparse(1), nfstest_ssc(1), nfstest_xattr(1), nfstest_xid(1).

21 March 2023 NFStest 3.2 nfstest_dio 1.5