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33.Dd January 7, 1996
34.Dt DISK 9
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm disk ,
38.Nm disk_init ,
39.Nm disk_attach ,
40.Nm disk_detach ,
41.Nm disk_busy ,
42.Nm disk_unbusy ,
43.Nm disk_find ,
44.Nm disk_resetstat
45.Nd generic disk framework
46.Sh SYNOPSIS
47.Fd #include \*[Lt]sys/types.h\*[Gt]
48.Fd #include \*[Lt]sys/disklabel.h\*[Gt]
49.Fd #include \*[Lt]sys/disk.h\*[Gt]
50.Ft void
51.Fn disk_init "void"
52.Ft void
53.Fn disk_attach "struct disk *"
54.Ft void
55.Fn disk_detach "struct disk *"
56.Ft void
57.Fn disk_busy "struct disk *"
58.Ft void
59.Fn disk_unbusy "struct disk *"
60.Ft void
61.Fn disk_resetstat "struct disk *"
62.Ft struct disk *
63.Fn disk_find "char *"
64.Sh DESCRIPTION
65The
66.Nx
67generic disk framework is designed to provide flexible,
68scalable, and consistent handling of disk state and metrics information.
69The fundamental component of this framework is the
70.Nm disk
71structure, which is defined as follows:
72.Bd -literal
73struct disk {
74	TAILQ_ENTRY(disk) dk_link;	/* link in global disklist */
75	char	 *dk_name;	/* disk name */
76	int	 dk_bopenmask;	/* block devices open */
77	int	 dk_copenmask;	/* character devices open */
78	int	 dk_openmask;	/* composite (bopen|copen) */
79	int	 dk_state;	/* label state */
80	int	 dk_blkshift;	/* shift to convert DEV_BSIZE to blks */
81	int	 dk_byteshift;	/* shift to convert bytes to blks */
82
83	/*
84	 * Metrics data; note that some metrics may have no meaning
85	 * on certain types of disks.
86	 */
87	int	  dk_busy;	/* busy counter */
88	u_int64_t dk_xfer;	/* total number of transfers */
89	u_int64_t dk_seek;	/* total independent seek operations */
90	u_int64_t dk_bytes;	/* total bytes transfered */
91	struct timeval	dk_attachtime;	/* time disk was attached */
92	struct timeval	dk_timestamp;	/* timestamp of last unbusy */
93	struct timeval	dk_time;	/* total time spent busy */
94
95	struct	dkdriver *dk_driver;	/* pointer to driver */
96
97	/*
98	 * Disk label information.  Storage for the in-core disk label
99	 * must be dynamically allocated, otherwise the size of this
100	 * structure becomes machine-dependent.
101	 */
102	daddr_t	 dk_labelsector;	/* sector containing label */
103	struct disklabel *dk_label;	/* label */
104	struct cpu_disklabel *dk_cpulabel;
105};
106.Ed
107.Pp
108The system maintains a global linked-list of all disks attached to the
109system.  This list, called
110.Nm disklist ,
111may grow or shrink over time as disks are dynamically added and removed
112from the system.  Drivers which currently make use of the detachment
113capability of the framework are the
114.Nm ccd
115and
116.Nm vnd
117pseudo-device drivers.
118.Pp
119The following is a brief description of each function in the framework:
120.Bl -tag -width "disk_resetstat()"
121.It Fn disk_init
122Initialize the disklist and other data structures used by the framework.
123Called by
124.Fn main
125before autoconfiguration.
126.It Fn disk_attach
127Attach a disk; allocate storage for the disklabel, set the
128.Dq attached time
129timestamp, insert the disk into the disklist, and increment the
130system disk count.
131.It Fn disk_detach
132Detach a disk; free storage for the disklabel, remove the disk
133from the disklist, and decrement the system disk count.  If the count
134drops below zero, panic.
135.It Fn disk_busy
136Increment the disk's
137.Dq busy counter .
138If this counter goes from 0 to 1, set the timestamp corresponding to
139this transfer.
140.It Fn disk_unbusy
141Decrement a disk's busy counter.  If the count drops below zero, panic.
142Get the current time, subtract it from the disk's timestamp, and add
143the difference to the disk's running total.  Set the disk's timestamp
144to the current time.  If the provided byte count is greater than 0,
145add it to the disk's running total and increment the number of transfers
146performed by the disk.
147.It Fn disk_resetstat
148Reset the running byte, transfer, and time totals.
149.It Fn disk_find
150Return a pointer to the disk structure corresponding to the name provided,
151or NULL if the disk does not exist.
152.El
153.Pp
154The functions typically called by device drivers are
155.Fn disk_attach ,
156.Fn disk_detach ,
157.Fn disk_busy ,
158.Fn disk_unbusy ,
159and
160.Fn disk_resetstat .
161The function
162.Fn disk_find
163is provided as a utility function.
164.Sh USING THE FRAMEWORK
165This section includes a description on basic use of the framework
166and example usage of its functions.  Actual implementation of
167a device driver which utilizes the framework may vary.
168.Pp
169A special routine,
170.Fn disk_init ,
171is provided to perform basic initialization of data structures used by
172the framework.  It is called exactly once by the system, in
173.Fn main ,
174before device autoconfiguration.
175.Pp
176Each device in the system uses a
177.Dq softc
178structure which contains autoconfiguration and state information for that
179device.  In the case of disks, the softc should also contain one instance
180of the disk structure, e.g.:
181.Bd -literal
182struct foo_softc {
183	struct	device sc_dev;		/* generic device information */
184	struct	disk sc_dk;		/* generic disk information */
185	[ . . . more . . . ]
186};
187.Ed
188.Pp
189In order for the system to gather metrics data about a disk, the disk must
190be registered with the system.  The
191.Fn disk_attach
192routine performs all of the functions currently required to register a disk
193with the system including allocation of disklabel storage space,
194recording of the time since boot that the disk was attached, and insertion
195into the disklist.  Note that since this function allocates storage space
196for the disklabel, it must be called before the disklabel is read from the
197media or used in any other way.  Before
198.Fn disk_attach
199is called, a portions of the disk structure must be initialized with
200data specific to that disk.  For example, in the
201.Dq foo
202disk driver, the following would be performed in the autoconfiguration
203.Dq attach
204routine:
205.Bd -literal
206void
207fooattach(parent, self, aux)
208	struct device *parent, *self;
209	void *aux;
210{
211	struct foo_softc *sc = (struct foo_softc *)self;
212	[ . . . ]
213
214	/* Initialize and attach the disk structure. */
215	sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk.dk_driver = \*[Am]foodkdriver;
216	sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk.dk_name = sc-\*[Gt]sc_dev.dv_xname;
217	disk_attach(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
218
219	/* Read geometry and fill in pertinent parts of disklabel. */
220	[ . . . ]
221}
222.Ed
223.Pp
224The
225.Nm foodkdriver
226above is the disk's
227.Dq driver
228switch.  This switch currently includes a pointer to the disk's
229.Dq strategy
230routine.  This switch needs to have global scope and should be initialized
231as follows:
232.Bd -literal
233void	foostrategy(struct buf *);
234struct	dkdriver foodkdriver = { foostrategy };
235.Ed
236.Pp
237Once the disk is attached, metrics may be gathered on that disk.  In order
238to gather metrics data, the driver must tell the framework when the disk
239starts and stops operations.  This functionality is provided by the
240.Fn disk_busy
241and
242.Fn disk_unbusy
243routines.  The
244.Fn disk_busy
245routine should be called immediately before a command to the disk is
246sent, e.g.:
247.Bd -literal
248void
249foostart(sc)
250	struct foo_softc *sc;
251{
252	[ . . . ]
253
254	/* Get buffer from drive's transfer queue. */
255	[ . . . ]
256
257	/* Build command to send to drive. */
258	[ . . . ]
259
260	/* Tell the disk framework we're going busy. */
261	disk_busy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
262
263	/* Send command to the drive. */
264	[ . . . ]
265}
266.Ed
267.Pp
268When
269.Fn disk_busy
270is called, a timestamp is taken if the disk's busy counter moves from
2710 to 1, indicating the disk has gone from an idle to non-idle state.
272Note that
273.Fn disk_busy
274must be called at
275.Fn splbio .
276At the end of a transaction, the
277.Fn disk_unbusy
278routine should be called.  This routine performs some consistency checks,
279such as ensuring that the calls to
280.Fn disk_busy
281and
282.Fn disk_unbusy
283are balanced.  This routine also performs the actual metrics calculation.
284A timestamp is taken, and the difference from the timestamp taken in
285.Fn disk_busy
286is added to the disk's total running time.  The disk's timestamp is then
287updated in case there is more than one pending transfer on the disk.
288A byte count is also added to the disk's running total, and if greater than
289zero, the number of transfers the disk has performed is incremented.
290.Bd -literal
291void
292foodone(xfer)
293	struct foo_xfer *xfer;
294{
295	struct foo_softc = (struct foo_softc *)xfer-\*[Gt]xf_softc;
296	struct buf *bp = xfer-\*[Gt]xf_buf;
297	long nbytes;
298	[ . . . ]
299
300	/*
301	 * Get number of bytes transfered.  If there is no buf
302	 * associated with the xfer, we are being called at the
303	 * end of a non-I/O command.
304	 */
305	if (bp == NULL)
306		nbytes = 0;
307	else
308		nbytes = bp-\*[Gt]b_bcount - bp-\*[Gt]b_resid;
309
310	[ . . . ]
311
312	/* Notify the disk framework that we've completed the transfer. */
313	disk_unbusy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, nbytes);
314
315	[ . . . ]
316}
317.Ed
318.Pp
319Like
320.Fn disk_busy ,
321.Fn disk_unbusy
322must be called at
323.Fn splbio .
324.Pp
325At some point a driver may wish to reset the metrics data gathered on a
326particular disk.  For this function, the
327.Fn disk_resetstat
328routine is provided.
329.Sh CODE REFERENCES
330This section describes places within the
331.Nx
332source tree where actual
333code implementing or utilizing the disk framework can be found.  All
334pathnames are relative to
335.Pa /usr/src .
336.Pp
337The disk framework itself is implemented within the file
338.Pa sys/kern/subr_disk.c .
339Data structures and function prototypes for the framework are located in
340.Pa sys/sys/disk.h .
341.Pp
342The
343.Nx
344machine-independent SCSI disk and CD-ROM drivers utilize the
345disk framework.  They are located in
346.Pa sys/scsi/sd.c
347and
348.Pa sys/scsi/cd.c .
349.Pp
350The
351.Nx
352.Nm ccd
353and
354.Nm vnd
355drivers utilize the detachment capability of the framework.
356They are located in
357.Pa sys/dev/ccd.c
358and
359.Pa sys/dev/vnd.c .
360.Sh SEE ALSO
361.Xr ccd 4 ,
362.Xr vnd 4 ,
363.Xr spl 9
364.Sh HISTORY
365The
366.Nx
367generic disk framework appeared in
368.Nx 1.2 .
369.Sh AUTHORS
370The
371.Nx
372generic disk framework was architected and implemented by
373Jason R. Thorpe \*[Lt]thorpej@NetBSD.ORG\*[Gt].
374