ganesha-cache-config - Man Page
NFS Ganesha Cache Configuration File
Synopsis
/etc/ganesha/ganesha.conf
Description
NFS-Ganesha reads the configuration data from: | /etc/ganesha/ganesha.conf
This file lists NFS-Ganesha Cache config options.
Mdcache {}
- NParts (uint32, range 1 to 32633, default 7)
Partitions in the MDCACHE tree.
- Cache_Size(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 32633)
Per-partition hash table size.
- Use_Getattr_Directory_Invalidation(bool, default false)
Use getattr for directory invalidation.
- Dir_Chunk(uint32, range 0 to UINT32_MAX, default 128)
Size of per-directory dirent cache chunks, 0 means directory chunking is not enabled. Dir_Chunk should always be enabled. Most FSAL modules especially FSAL_RGW/FSAL_GLUSTER need it to make readdir work well.
- Detached_Mult(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 1)
Max number of detached directory entries expressed as a multiple of the chunk size.
- Entries_HWMark(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 100000)
The point at which object cache entries will start being reused.
- Entries_Release_Size(uint32, range 0 to UINT32_MAX, default 100)
The number of entries attempted to release each time when the handle cache has exceeded the entries high water mark.
- Chunks_HWMark(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 1000)
The point at which dirent cache chunks will start being reused.
- Chunks_LWMark(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 1000)
The target for reaping dirent cache chunks to drain the cache.
Entries_HWMark, Dir_Chunk, Chunks_HWMark, Chunks_LWMark all play together. While a dirent chunk is cached, the object cache entries that are part of that dirent chunk will be retained in the cache indefinitely. Note that this means that possibly Chunks_LWMark * Dir_Chunk entries will be retained. If this is larger than Entries_HWMark, then the object cache may end up remaining above Entries_HWMark for a significant time. Consider the average size of the directories and the number of directories desired to be maintained in the cache and set Chunks_LWMark appropriately.
Note that the Chunks_LWMark defaults to the same value as Chunks_HWMark and these are set to 1/100 of Entries_HWMark suggesting an average directory size of 100. It may be desirable to set Chunks_LWMark less than Chunks_HWMark if it is desirable to allow large directory chunks to not immediately be re-used, but it is desirable to in the short term drain the dirent cache down to a smaller number.
- LRU_Run_Interval(uint32, range 1 to 24 * 3600, default 90)
Base interval in seconds between runs of the LRU cleaner thread.
- Cache_FDs(bool, true)
If "Cache_FDs" is set to false, the reaper thread aggressively closes FDs , significantly reducing the number of open FDs. This will help to maintain a minimal number of open FDs.
If "Cache_FDs" is set to true (default), FDs are cached, and the LRU reaper thread closes FDs only when the current open FD count reaches or exceeds the "fds_lowat" threshold.
- FD_Limit_Percent(uint32, range 0 to 100, default 99)
The percentage of the system-imposed maximum of file descriptors at which Ganesha will deny requests.
- FD_HWMark_Percent(uint32, range 0 to 100, default 90)
The percentage of the system-imposed maximum of file descriptors above which Ganesha will make greater efforts at reaping.
- FD_LWMark_Percent(uint32, range 0 to 100, default 50)
The percentage of the system-imposed maximum of file descriptors below which Ganesha will not reap file descriptors.
- Reaper_Work(uint32, range 1 to 2000, default 0)
Roughly, the amount of work to do on each pass through the thread under normal conditions. (Ideally, a multiple of the number of lanes.) This setting is deprecated. Please use Reaper_Work_Per_Lane
- Reaper_Work_Per_Lane(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 50)
This is the number of handles per lane to scan when performing LRU maintenance. This task is performed by the Reaper thread.
- Biggest_Window(uint32, range 1 to 100, default 40)
The largest window (as a percentage of the system-imposed limit on FDs) of work that we will do in extremis.
- Required_Progress(uint32, range 1 to 50, default 5)
Percentage of progress toward the high water mark required in in a pass through the thread when in extremis
- Futility_Count(uint32, range 1 to 50, default 8)
Number of failures to approach the high watermark before we disable caching, when in extremis.
- Dirmap_HWMark(uint32, range 1 to UINT32_MAX, default 10000)
The point at which dirmap entries are reused. This puts a practical limit on the number of simultaneous readdirs that may be in progress on an export for a whence-is-name FSAL (currently only FSAL_RGW)