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Date:      Mon, 2 Mar 2015 14:07:35 -0500
From:      Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
To:        "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org, scsi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sa(4) driver changes available for test
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> On Mar 2, 2015, at 12:28 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
>=20
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 11:44:09 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>=20
>>> On Mar 2, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken@FreeBSD.ORG> =
wrote:
>>>=20
>>> On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 11:09:57 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 9:29 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken@FreeBSD.ORG> =
wrote:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 19:41:07 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Kenneth D. Merry <ken@FreeBSD.ORG> =
wrote:
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 19:15:05 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> On Feb 17, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Kenneth D. Merry =
<ken@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 18:22:43 -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 13, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Kenneth D. Merry =
<ken@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>>> A description of the changes is here and below in this =
message.
>>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>>> If you have tape hardware and the inclination, I'd =
appreciate testing and
>>>>>>>>>>> feedback.
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>> I have a DLT 8000 and an SDLT 220.
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>> I don't have anything running current, but I have a spare =
machine which I could use for testing.
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>> Do you see any value is tests with that hardware? I'd be =
testing it via Bacula.
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>> disclosure: I'm the sysutils/bacula-* maintainer and a Bacula =
committer.
>>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> Actually, yes.  Bacula is a bit tricky to configure, so your =
trying it out
>>>>>>>>> would be helpful if you have the time.
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> You can see what I'm talking about by doing:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> mt eod
>>>>>>>>> mt status
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> On my DDS-4 tape drive, this shows:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> # 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
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> But on an LTO-5, which will give long position information, I =
get:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> [root@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
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> [root@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
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> Hardware End of Medium =3D yes
>>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> I have this in /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> Device {
>>>>>>>> Name                    =3D DLT
>>>>>>>> Description             =3D "QUANTUM DLT7000 1624"
>>>>>>>> Media Type              =3D DLT
>>>>>>>> Archive Device          =3D /dev/nsa1
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> Autochanger             =3D YES
>>>>>>>> Drive Index             =3D 0
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> Offline On Unmount      =3D no
>>>>>>>> Hardware End of Medium  =3D yes
>>>>>>>> BSF at EOM              =3D yes
>>>>>>>> Backward Space Record   =3D no
>>>>>>>> Fast Forward Space File =3D no
>>>>>>>> TWO EOF                 =3D yes
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> FYI, http://www.freebsddiary.org/digital-tl891.php (from 2006) =
has a btape test on this same model.
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> Here's the test I ran tonight:
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> [root@cuppy:/usr/home/dan] # btape -c =
/usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/nsa1                           =
                                                                    =20
>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> =3D=3D=3D Write, rewind, and re-read test =3D=3D=3D
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> This is an *essential* feature ...
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>> =3D=3D=3D Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test =
=3D=3D=3D
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>> =3D=3D=3D Test Succeeded. End Write, rewind, and re-read test =
=3D=3D=3D
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> =3D=3D=3D Append files test =3D=3D=3D
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> This test is essential to Bacula.
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> I'm going to write one record  in file 0,
>>>>>>>>                two records in file 1,
>>>>>>>>          and three records in file 2
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> btape: btape.c:622-0 tape_dev.c:345 ioctl MTIOCGET error on =
"DLT" (/dev/nsa1). ERR=3DNo error: 0.
>>>>>>>> We should be in file 3. I am at file 0. This is NOT correct!!!!
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> Append test failed. Attempting again.
>>>>>>>> Setting "Hardware End of Medium =3D no
>>>>>>>> and "Fast Forward Space File =3D no
>>>>>>>> and retrying append test.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> 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.)
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the short form specified:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the vendor-specific block numbers:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 20 - |hd
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Issue a READ POSITION with the long form data:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> camcontrol cmd sa1 -v -c "34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0" -i 32 - |hd
>>>>>=20
>>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> Sadly, no:
>>>>=20
>>>> [root@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@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@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=20
>>>> (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@cuppy:~] #=20
>>>=20
>>> 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

>>>=20
>>>> The SDLT server is on 9.3 though:
>>>>=20
>>>> [root@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@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@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>>>> [root@knew:/usr/home/dan] #=20
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> It took me a while to figure that out... there is no sa1 on *this* =
system.
>>>>=20
>>>> But, my SDLT:
>>>>=20
>>>> [root@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@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@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@knew:/usr/home/dan] #=20
>>>=20
>>> Just to confirm, can you send the output of:
>>>=20
>>> camcontrol inquiry sa0 -v
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>=20
>> [dan@knew:~] $ sudo camcontrol inquiry sa0 -v
>> pass10: <COMPAQ SuperDLT1 5F5F> Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 =
device=20
>> pass10: Serial Number CXB46H0716 =20
>> pass10: 80.000MB/s transfers (40.000MHz, offset 31, 16bit)
>> [dan@knew:~] $=20
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Ken
> --=20
> Kenneth Merry
> ken@FreeBSD.ORG

=E2=80=94=20
Dan Langille
http://langille.org/








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