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33.Dd November 25, 2006
34.Dt DISK 9
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm disk ,
38.Nm disk_attach ,
39.Nm disk_detach ,
40.Nm disk_busy ,
41.Nm disk_unbusy ,
42.Nm disk_find ,
43.Nm disk_resetstat ,
44.Nm disk_blocksize
45.Nd generic disk framework
46.Sh SYNOPSIS
47.In sys/types.h
48.In sys/disklabel.h
49.In sys/disk.h
50.Ft void
51.Fn disk_attach "struct disk *"
52.Ft void
53.Fn disk_detach "struct disk *"
54.Ft void
55.Fn disk_busy "struct disk *"
56.Ft void
57.Fn disk_unbusy "struct disk *" "long bcount" "int read"
58.Ft void
59.Fn disk_resetstat "struct disk *"
60.Ft struct disk *
61.Fn disk_find "char *"
62.Ft void
63.Fn disk_blocksize "struct disk *" "int blocksize"
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	uint64_t dk_rxfer;	/* total number of read transfers */
89	uint64_t dk_wxfer;	/* total number of write transfers */
90	uint64_t dk_seek;	/* total independent seek operations */
91	uint64_t dk_rbytes;	/* total bytes read */
92	uint64_t dk_wbytes;	/* total bytes written */
93	struct timeval	dk_attachtime;	/* time disk was attached */
94	struct timeval	dk_timestamp;	/* timestamp of last unbusy */
95	struct timeval	dk_time;	/* total time spent busy */
96
97	struct	dkdriver *dk_driver;	/* pointer to driver */
98
99	/*
100	 * Disk label information.  Storage for the in-core disk label
101	 * must be dynamically allocated, otherwise the size of this
102	 * structure becomes machine-dependent.
103	 */
104	daddr_t	 dk_labelsector;	/* sector containing label */
105	struct disklabel *dk_label;	/* label */
106	struct cpu_disklabel *dk_cpulabel;
107};
108.Ed
109.Pp
110The system maintains a global linked-list of all disks attached to the
111system.
112This list, called
113.Nm disklist ,
114may grow or shrink over time as disks are dynamically added and removed
115from the system.
116Drivers which currently make use of the detachment
117capability of the framework are the
118.Nm ccd
119and
120.Nm vnd
121pseudo-device drivers.
122.Pp
123The following is a brief description of each function in the framework:
124.Bl -tag -width "disk_resetstat()"
125.It Fn disk_attach
126Attach a disk; allocate storage for the disklabel, set the
127.Dq attached time
128timestamp, insert the disk into the disklist, and increment the
129system disk count.
130.It Fn disk_detach
131Detach a disk; free storage for the disklabel, remove the disk
132from the disklist, and decrement the system disk count.
133If the count drops below zero, panic.
134.It Fn disk_busy
135Increment the disk's
136.Dq busy counter .
137If this counter goes from 0 to 1, set the timestamp corresponding to
138this transfer.
139.It Fn disk_unbusy
140Decrement a disk's busy counter.
141If 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.
144Set the disk's timestamp to the current time.
145If the provided byte count is greater than 0, add it to the disk's
146running total and increment the number of transfers performed by the disk.
147The third argument
148.Ar read
149specifies the direction of I/O;
150if non-zero it means reading from the disk,
151otherwise it means writing to the disk.
152.It Fn disk_resetstat
153Reset the running byte, transfer, and time totals.
154.It Fn disk_find
155Return a pointer to the disk structure corresponding to the name provided,
156or NULL if the disk does not exist.
157.It Fn disk_blocksize
158Initialize
159.Fa dk_blkshift
160and
161.Fa dk_byteshift
162members of
163.Fa struct disk
164with suitable values derived from the supplied physical blocksize.
165It is only necessary to call this function if the device's physical blocksize
166is not
167.Dv DEV_BSIZE .
168.El
169.Pp
170The functions typically called by device drivers are
171.Fn disk_attach ,
172.Fn disk_detach ,
173.Fn disk_busy ,
174.Fn disk_unbusy ,
175.Fn disk_resetstat ,
176and
177.Fn disk_blocksize .
178The function
179.Fn disk_find
180is provided as a utility function.
181.Sh USING THE FRAMEWORK
182This section includes a description on basic use of the framework
183and example usage of its functions.
184Actual implementation of a device driver which uses the framework
185may vary.
186.Pp
187Each device in the system uses a
188.Dq softc
189structure which contains autoconfiguration and state information for that
190device.
191In the case of disks, the softc should also contain one instance
192of the disk structure, e.g.:
193.Bd -literal
194struct foo_softc {
195	struct	device sc_dev;		/* generic device information */
196	struct	disk sc_dk;		/* generic disk information */
197	[ . . . more . . . ]
198};
199.Ed
200.Pp
201In order for the system to gather metrics data about a disk, the disk must
202be registered with the system.
203The
204.Fn disk_attach
205routine performs all of the functions currently required to register a disk
206with the system including allocation of disklabel storage space,
207recording of the time since boot that the disk was attached, and insertion
208into the disklist.
209Note that since this function allocates storage space for the disklabel,
210it must be called before the disklabel is read from the media or used in
211any other way.
212Before
213.Fn disk_attach
214is called, a portions of the disk structure must be initialized with
215data specific to that disk.
216For example, in the
217.Dq foo
218disk driver, the following would be performed in the autoconfiguration
219.Dq attach
220routine:
221.Bd -literal
222void
223fooattach(parent, self, aux)
224	struct device *parent, *self;
225	void *aux;
226{
227	struct foo_softc *sc = (struct foo_softc *)self;
228	[ . . . ]
229
230	/* Initialize and attach the disk structure. */
231	sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk.dk_driver = \*[Am]foodkdriver;
232	sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk.dk_name = sc-\*[Gt]sc_dev.dv_xname;
233	disk_attach(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
234
235	/* Read geometry and fill in pertinent parts of disklabel. */
236	[ . . . ]
237	disk_blocksize(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, bytes_per_sector);
238}
239.Ed
240.Pp
241The
242.Nm foodkdriver
243above is the disk's
244.Dq driver
245switch.
246This switch currently includes a pointer to the disk's
247.Dq strategy
248routine.
249This switch needs to have global scope and should be initialized as follows:
250.Bd -literal
251void	foostrategy(struct buf *);
252struct	dkdriver foodkdriver = { foostrategy };
253.Ed
254.Pp
255Once the disk is attached, metrics may be gathered on that disk.
256In order to gather metrics data, the driver must tell the framework when
257the disk starts and stops operations.
258This functionality is provided by the
259.Fn disk_busy
260and
261.Fn disk_unbusy
262routines.
263The
264.Fn disk_busy
265routine should be called immediately before a command to the disk is
266sent, e.g.:
267.Bd -literal
268void
269foostart(sc)
270	struct foo_softc *sc;
271{
272	[ . . . ]
273
274	/* Get buffer from drive's transfer queue. */
275	[ . . . ]
276
277	/* Build command to send to drive. */
278	[ . . . ]
279
280	/* Tell the disk framework we're going busy. */
281	disk_busy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk);
282
283	/* Send command to the drive. */
284	[ . . . ]
285}
286.Ed
287.Pp
288When
289.Fn disk_busy
290is called, a timestamp is taken if the disk's busy counter moves from
2910 to 1, indicating the disk has gone from an idle to non-idle state.
292Note that
293.Fn disk_busy
294must be called at
295.Fn splbio .
296At the end of a transaction, the
297.Fn disk_unbusy
298routine should be called.
299This routine performs some consistency checks,
300such as ensuring that the calls to
301.Fn disk_busy
302and
303.Fn disk_unbusy
304are balanced.
305This routine also performs the actual metrics calculation.
306A timestamp is taken, and the difference from the timestamp taken in
307.Fn disk_busy
308is added to the disk's total running time.
309The disk's timestamp is then updated in case there is more than one
310pending transfer on the disk.
311A byte count is also added to the disk's running total, and if greater than
312zero, the number of transfers the disk has performed is incremented.
313The third argument
314.Ar read
315specifies the direction of I/O;
316if non-zero it means reading from the disk,
317otherwise it means writing to the disk.
318.Bd -literal
319void
320foodone(xfer)
321	struct foo_xfer *xfer;
322{
323	struct foo_softc = (struct foo_softc *)xfer-\*[Gt]xf_softc;
324	struct buf *bp = xfer-\*[Gt]xf_buf;
325	long nbytes;
326	[ . . . ]
327
328	/*
329	 * Get number of bytes transfered.  If there is no buf
330	 * associated with the xfer, we are being called at the
331	 * end of a non-I/O command.
332	 */
333	if (bp == NULL)
334		nbytes = 0;
335	else
336		nbytes = bp-\*[Gt]b_bcount - bp-\*[Gt]b_resid;
337
338	[ . . . ]
339
340	/* Notify the disk framework that we've completed the transfer. */
341	disk_unbusy(\*[Am]sc-\*[Gt]sc_dk, nbytes,
342	    bp != NULL ? bp-\*[Gt]b_flags \*[Am] B_READ : 0);
343
344	[ . . . ]
345}
346.Ed
347.Pp
348Like
349.Fn disk_busy ,
350.Fn disk_unbusy
351must be called at
352.Fn splbio .
353.Pp
354At some point a driver may wish to reset the metrics data gathered on a
355particular disk.
356For this function, the
357.Fn disk_resetstat
358routine is provided.
359.Sh CODE REFERENCES
360This section describes places within the
361.Nx
362source tree where actual
363code implementing or using the disk framework can be found.
364All pathnames are relative to
365.Pa /usr/src .
366.Pp
367The disk framework itself is implemented within the file
368.Pa sys/kern/subr_disk.c .
369Data structures and function prototypes for the framework are located in
370.Pa sys/sys/disk.h .
371.Pp
372The
373.Nx
374machine-independent SCSI disk and CD-ROM drivers use the
375disk framework.
376They are located in
377.Pa sys/scsi/sd.c
378and
379.Pa sys/scsi/cd.c .
380.Pp
381The
382.Nx
383.Nm ccd
384and
385.Nm vnd
386drivers use the detachment capability of the framework.
387They are located in
388.Pa sys/dev/ccd.c
389and
390.Pa sys/dev/vnd.c .
391.Sh SEE ALSO
392.Xr ccd 4 ,
393.Xr vnd 4 ,
394.Xr spl 9
395.Sh HISTORY
396The
397.Nx
398generic disk framework appeared in
399.Nx 1.2 .
400.Sh AUTHORS
401The
402.Nx
403generic disk framework was architected and implemented by
404.An Jason R. Thorpe
405.Aq thorpej@NetBSD.org .
406