used in the event that we can't malloc a buffer of the appropriate
size in the traditional way. rf_AllocIOBuffer() and rf_FreeIOBuffer()
deal with allocating/freeing these structures. These buffers are
stored in a list on the 'iobuf' list. iobuf_count keeps track of how
many buffers are available, and numEmergencyBuffers is the effective
"high-water" mark for the freelist. The buffers allocated by
rf_AllocIOBuffer() are stripe-unit sized, which is the maximum
size requested by any of the callers.
Add an iobufs entry to RF_DagHeader_s. Use it for keeping track of
buffers that get allocated from the free-list.
Add a "generic list" pool (VoidPointerListElement Pool) for elements
used to maintain a list of allocated memory. [It is somewhat less
than ideal to add another little pool to handle this...]
Teach rf_AllocBuffer() to use the new rf_AllocIOBuffer(). Modify
other Mallocs to use rf_AllocIOBuffer(), and to update dag_h->iobufs as
appropriate.
Update rf_FreeDAG() to handle cleanup of dag_h->iobufs.
While here, add some missing pool_destroy() calls for a number of pools.
With these changes, it should (in theory) be possible to swap on
RAID 5 sets again. That said, I've not had any success there yet --
but the last issue I saw at least wasn't in RAIDframe. :-}
[There is room for this code to become a bit more consise, but I
wanted to do a checkpoint here with something known to work :) ]
elements from the pools.
Re-work rf_SelectAlgorithm() to get rid of all the 8 malloc's, and to
use the new functions to get/put these 'support structures'. I'm not
overly happy with some of the variable names, but them's the breaks.
In the process of changing things, fix a bug:
- in the case where we can't create a dag, free asmh_b and blockFuncs
too!!
[if you were able to look at the source code related to these changes,
and comprehend what was going on without having your eyes bleed or
getting dizzy, please contact me... I'm sure I'll have more code
which would benefit by you having a look at it before I commit it :) ]
of strenuous agreement, and some general agreement, this commit is
going ahead because it's now starting to block some other changes I
wish to make.]
Remove most of the support for the concept of "rows" from RAIDframe.
While the "row" interface has been exported to the world, RAIDframe
internals have really only supported a single row, even though they
have feigned support of multiple rows.
Nothing changes in configuration land -- config files still need to
specify a single row, etc. All auto-config structures remain fully
forward/backwards compatible.
The only visible difference to the average user should be a
reduction in the size of a GENERIC kernel (i386) by 4.5K. For those
of us trolling through RAIDframe kernel code, a lot of the driver
configuration code has become a LOT easier to read.
the stuff that used to live in rf_types.h, rf_raidframe.h, rf_layout.h,
rf_netbsd.h, rf_raid.h, rf_decluster,h, and a few other places.
Believe it or not, when this is all done, things will be cleaner.
No functional changes to RAIDframe.
out-dated comments, and other unneeded stuff. This helps prepare
for cleaning up the rest of the code, and adding new functionality.
No functional changes to the kernel code in this commit.
Carnegie Mellon University. Full RAID implementation, including
levels 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, parity logging, and a few other goodies.
Ported to NetBSD by Greg Oster.
