Re: sa(4) driver changes available for test

From: Dan Langille <dan_at_langille.org>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 14:07:35 -0500
> On Mar 2, 2015, at 12:28 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 11:44:09 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mar 2, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 11:09:57 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:29 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 19:41:07 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 19:15:05 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Feb 17, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 18:22:43 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 13, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I have a fairly large set of changes to the sa(4) driver and mt(1) driver
>>>>>>>>>>> that I'm planning to commit in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> A description of the changes is here and below in this message.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> If you have tape hardware and the inclination, I'd appreciate testing and
>>>>>>>>>>> feedback.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I have a DLT 8000 and an SDLT 220.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I don't have anything running current, but I have a spare machine which I could use for testing.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Do you see any value is tests with that hardware? I'd be testing it via Bacula.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> disclosure: I'm the sysutils/bacula-* maintainer and a Bacula committer.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Actually, yes.  Bacula is a bit tricky to configure, so your trying it out
>>>>>>>>> would be helpful if you have the time.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> In looking at the manuals for both the SDLT 220 and the DLT 8000, they both
>>>>>>>>> claim to support long position information for the SCSI READ POSITION
>>>>>>>>> command.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> You can see what I'm talking about by doing:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> mt eod
>>>>>>>>> mt status
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On my DDS-4 tape drive, this shows:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> # mt -f /dev/nsa3 status
>>>>>>>>> Drive: sa3: <SEAGATE DAT    06240-XXX 8071> Serial Number: HJ00YWY
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi      Compression
>>>>>>>>> Current:  0x26:DDS-4           1024 bytes     97000    enabled (DCLZ)
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Current Driver State: at rest.
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Partition:   0      Calc File Number:  -1     Calc Record Number: -1
>>>>>>>>> Residual:    0  Reported File Number:  -1 Reported Record Number: -1
>>>>>>>>> Flags: None
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> But on an LTO-5, which will give long position information, I get:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> [root_at_doc ~]# mt status
>>>>>>>>> Drive: sa0: <IBM ULTRIUM-HH5 E4J1>
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi      Compression
>>>>>>>>> Current:  0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   enabled (0x1)
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Current Driver State: at rest.
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Partition:   0      Calc File Number:   2     Calc Record Number: -1
>>>>>>>>> Residual:    0  Reported File Number:   2 Reported Record Number: 32373
>>>>>>>>> Flags: None
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> That, in combination with the changes I made to the position information
>>>>>>>>> code in the driver, mean that even the old MTIOCGET ioctl should return an
>>>>>>>>> accurate file number at end of data.  e.g., on the LTO-5:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> [root_at_doc ~]# mt ostatus
>>>>>>>>> Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi      Compression
>>>>>>>>> Current:  0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   0x1
>>>>>>>>> ---------available modes---------
>>>>>>>>> 0:        0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   0x1
>>>>>>>>> 1:        0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   0x1
>>>>>>>>> 2:        0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   0x1
>>>>>>>>> 3:        0x58:LTO-5           variable       384607   0x1
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Current Driver State: at rest.
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>>> File Number: 2  Record Number: -1       Residual Count -1
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> So the thing to try, in addition to just making sure that Bacula continues
>>>>>>>>> to work properly, is to try setting this for the tape drive in
>>>>>>>>> bacula-sd.conf:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hardware End of Medium = yes
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> It looks like the Bacula tape program (btape) has a test mode, and it would
>>>>>>>>> be good to run through the tests on one of the tape drives and see whether
>>>>>>>>> they work, and whether the results are different before and after the
>>>>>>>>> changes.  I'm not sure how to enable the test mode.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I have this in /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Device {
>>>>>>>> Name                    = DLT
>>>>>>>> Description             = "QUANTUM DLT7000 1624"
>>>>>>>> Media Type              = DLT
>>>>>>>> Archive Device          = /dev/nsa1
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Autochanger             = YES
>>>>>>>> Drive Index             = 0
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Offline On Unmount      = no
>>>>>>>> Hardware End of Medium  = yes
>>>>>>>> BSF at EOM              = yes
>>>>>>>> Backward Space Record   = no
>>>>>>>> Fast Forward Space File = no
>>>>>>>> TWO EOF                 = yes
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> FYI, http://www.freebsddiary.org/digital-tl891.php (from 2006) has a btape test on this same model.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Here's the test I ran tonight:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> [root_at_cuppy:/usr/home/dan] # btape -c /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nsa1                                                                                                
>>>>>>>> Tape block granularity is 1024 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: butil.c:287-0 Using device: "/dev/nsa1" for writing.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:469-0 open device "DLT" (/dev/nsa1): OK
>>>>>>>> *test
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> === Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'm going to write 10000 records and an EOF
>>>>>>>> then write 10000 records and an EOF, then rewind,
>>>>>>>> and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> This is an *essential* feature ...
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1152-0 Wrote 10000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1168-0 Wrote 10000 blocks of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1210-0 Rewind OK.
>>>>>>>> 10000 blocks re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Got EOF on tape.
>>>>>>>> 10000 blocks re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1277-0 Block position test
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1289-0 Rewind OK.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 0:4
>>>>>>>> Block 5 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 0:200
>>>>>>>> Block 201 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 0:9999
>>>>>>>> Block 10000 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 1:0
>>>>>>>> Block 10001 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 1:600
>>>>>>>> Block 10601 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> Reposition to file:block 1:9999
>>>>>>>> Block 20000 re-read correctly.
>>>>>>>> === Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> === Append files test ===
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> This test is essential to Bacula.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'm going to write one record  in file 0,
>>>>>>>>                two records in file 1,
>>>>>>>>          and three records in file 2
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:574-0 Rewound "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1907-0 Wrote one record of 64412 bytes.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1909-0 Wrote block to device.
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:604-0 Wrote 1 EOF to "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:469-0 open device "DLT" (/dev/nsa1): OK
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:574-0 Rewound "DLT" (/dev/nsa1)
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:1420-0 Now moving to end of medium.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This is the critical piece.  The test moves the tape to the end of the
>>>>>>> medium.  With hardware position information, you can tell what filemark
>>>>>>> you're on.  Without it, you can't.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:622-0 tape_dev.c:345 ioctl MTIOCGET error on "DLT" (/dev/nsa1). ERR=No error: 0.
>>>>>>>> We should be in file 3. I am at file 0. This is NOT correct!!!!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Append test failed. Attempting again.
>>>>>>>> Setting "Hardware End of Medium = no
>>>>>>>> and "Fast Forward Space File = no
>>>>>>>> and retrying append test.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> This is not surprsing, given that the drive doesn't support long read
>>>>>>> position data.  (It's a SCSI-2 device.)  So that means that Bacula will
>>>>>>> need to do it manually.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, I have nothing newer than SCSI-2.  Even my SDLT is SCSI-2 but that
>>>>>> tape library is hooked up to a different computer and was doing backups today.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So, here is one thing that we can try to see whether these drives support
>>>>> long position information, even though they only claim to be SCSI-2.  If
>>>>> they do, we can potentially add a quirk (or autodetection) to enable it.
>>>>> The code currently doesn't bother asking drives that claim to be SCSI-2
>>>>> for long position information.  (Because that feature was added in the
>>>>> SSC spec, which came after SCSI-2.)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the short form specified:
>>>>> 
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>>> 
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the vendor-specific block numbers:
>>>>> 
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>>> 
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the long form data:
>>>>> 
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 32 - |hd
>>>>> 
>>>>> If it supports the last one, then I can put a quirk (or autodetection) in
>>>>> the driver and Bacula will get the hardware filemarks.  You should try this
>>>>> on your SDLT as well.  It may well support it.
>>>> 
>>>> Sadly, no:
>>>> 
>>>> [root_at_cuppy:~] # camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>> 00000000  80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 00                                       |....|
>>>> 00000014
>>>> [root_at_cuppy:~] # camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>> 00000000  80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 00                                       |....|
>>>> 00000014
>>>> [root_at_cuppy:~] # camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 32 - |hd
>>>> camcontrol: error sending command
>>>> (pass2:ahc0:0:2:0): READ POSITION. CDB: 34 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 
>>>> (pass2:ahc0:0:2:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
>>>> (pass2:ahc0:0:2:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
>>>> (pass2:ahc0:0:2:0): SCSI sense: ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 (Invalid field in CDB)
>>>> (pass2:ahc0:0:2:0): Command byte 1 bit 2 is invalid
>>>> [root_at_cuppy:~] # 
>>> 
>>> Okay.  Not too surprising I suppose.


Does this mean much to you?

Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Sending SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Received SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: Filtered to period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Sending SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Received SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: Filtered to period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Sending SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: (ahc0:A:2:0): Received SDTR period 19, offset f
Mar  2 19:42:59 cuppy kernel: Filtered to period 19, offset f


I'm having trouble with labeling barcodes from Bacula and the above is seen in /var/log/messages

>>> 
>>>> The SDLT server is on 9.3 though:
>>>> 
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>> camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed
>>>> cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory
>>>> cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel
>>>> cam_lookup_pass: or sa1 doesn't exist
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # uname -a
>>>> FreeBSD knew.unixathome.org 9.3-RELEASE-p10 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p10 #0: Tue Feb 24 21:28:03 UTC 2015     root_at_amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It took me a while to figure that out... there is no sa1 on *this* system.
>>>> 
>>>> But, my SDLT:
>>>> 
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # camcontrol cmd sa0 -v -c "34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>> 00000000  80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 00                                       |....|
>>>> 00000014
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # camcontrol cmd sa0 -v -c "34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>> 00000000  80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 00                                       |....|
>>>> 00000014
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # camcontrol cmd sa0 -v -c "34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 32 - |hd
>>>> 00000000  80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>> 00000020
>>>> [root_at_knew:/usr/home/dan] # 
>>> 
>>> Just to confirm, can you send the output of:
>>> 
>>> camcontrol inquiry sa0 -v
>>> 
>>> I want to make certain it reports that it is SCSI-2.  If so, I'll change
>>> the check in the driver to try asking for long position information on
>>> SCSI-2 devices.  If it fails, it'll fall back to the regular method.
>> 
>> [dan_at_knew:~] $ sudo camcontrol inquiry sa0 -v
>> pass10: <COMPAQ SuperDLT1 5F5F> Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 device 
>> pass10: Serial Number CXB46H0716  
>> pass10: 80.000MB/s transfers (40.000MHz, offset 31, 16bit)
>> [dan_at_knew:~] $ 
> 
> Okay.  Doing the check doesn't cause any problems on my collection of old
> tape drives, so I'll go ahead and enable checking on SCSI-2 devices.
> 
> The primary thing is just making sure it doesn't cause tape drive to choke
> if we request long position information.  It doesn't appear to be an
> issue.  If we do run into one, we can put in a quirk.
> 
> Ken
> -- 
> Kenneth Merry
> ken_at_FreeBSD.ORG

— 
Dan Langille
http://langille.org/
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