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2018-10-24afs: Probe multiple fileservers simultaneouslyDavid Howells
Send probes to all the unprobed fileservers in a fileserver list on all addresses simultaneously in an attempt to find out the fastest route whilst not getting stuck for 20s on any server or address that we don't get a reply from. This alleviates the problem whereby attempting to access a new server can take a long time because the rotation algorithm ends up rotating through all servers and addresses until it finds one that responds. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
2018-10-24afs: Eliminate the address pointer from the address list cursorDavid Howells
Eliminate the address pointer from the address list cursor as it's redundant (ac->addrs[ac->index] can be used to find the same address) and address lists must be replaced rather than being rearranged, so is of limited value. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
2018-10-24afs: Allow dumping of server cursor on operation failureDavid Howells
Provide an option to allow the file or volume location server cursor to be dumped if the rotation routine falls off the end without managing to contact a server. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
2018-10-24afs: Implement VL server rotationDavid Howells
Track VL servers as independent entities rather than lumping all their addresses together into one set and implement server-level rotation by: (1) Add the concept of a VL server list, where each server has its own separate address list. This code is similar to the FS server list. (2) Use the DNS resolver to retrieve a set of servers and their associated addresses, ports, preference and weight ratings. (3) In the case of a legacy DNS resolver or an address list given directly through /proc/net/afs/cells, create a list containing just a dummy server record and attach all the addresses to that. (4) Implement a simple rotation policy, for the moment ignoring the priorities and weights assigned to the servers. (5) Show the address list through /proc/net/afs/<cell>/vlservers. This also displays the source and status of the data as indicated by the upcall. Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>