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Date:      Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:24:19 +0100
From:      "N.J. Mann" <njm@njm.me.uk>
To:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   readdir() -> d_type always zero on NFS v3 mounted filesystems
Message-ID:  <2E84A420CCC10A73504624DE@triton.njm.me.uk>

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Hi,


I recently changed over from using svn to gitup to update /usr/ports
on my local system and have been experiencing problems since.  At first
I thought it was an issue with gitup itself, but now I believe it is
either a kernel issue or a configuration issue.  I originally posted
about the problem to the freebsd-ports mailing list:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2021-April/120929.html

Since then I have dug deeper and come to the conclusion that it is not a
problem with gitup.

The issue I am seeing is that gitup is unable to delete files and
directories, even complete ports, which have been removed from the
repository.  gitup basically does the following:

prune_tree(base_path)
{
if ((directory = opendir(base_path)) != NULL) {
    while ((entry = readdir(directory)) != NULL) {
        snprintf(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s", base_path, entry->d_name);
        if (entry->d_type == DT_DIR) {
            prune_tree(full_path);
        } else {
            if ((remove(full_path) != 0) && (errno != ENOENT))
                 err(EXIT_FAILURE, "prune_tree: cannot remove %s", full_path);
            }
        }
        closedir(directory);
        if (rmdir(base_path) != 0)
            err(EXIT_FAILURE, "prune_tree: cannot remove %s", base_path);
    }
}

When gitup is run on either a UFS or ZFS file system this works.  However,
when I run it on a NFS v3 mounted filesystem it fails.  Liberal addition
of printf's shows that for non-NFS mounted filesystems d_type contains the
correct value for each file/directory, but for NFS mounted file systems it
is zero - other fields such as d_name and d_namlen are correct.  While
debugging this I added a call to stat() and that always returns the correct
values.

At this point I started digging in libc and quickly found that readdir()
is basically a wrapper around a system call.  Digging in the kernel I
quickly got out of my depth and hence my posting here.  I then wrote a
simple test programme which also shows the issue.  I have attached the
source for the test programme and the output from two runs, the first on
an NFS mounted file system and the second on a local UFS file system.

Before gitup started failing I had not seen any failures like this and that
was why I initially assumed this must be a gitup issue.  I now believe this
is either a kernel issue or a confuration issue.

My configuration is as follows:

file server:
  /exports/ports - ZFS file system for FreeBSD ports repo exported via NFS
  /remote/ports  - FreeBSD ports repo NFS (v3 rw,tcp) mounted from /export/ports
                   on file server
  /usr/ports     - symbolic link to /remote/ports
client machines:
  /remote/ports  - FreeBSD ports repo NFS (v3 ro,tcp) mounted from /export/ports
                   on file server
  /usr/ports     - symbolic link to /remote/ports

I run gitup in /remote/ports on the file server and then pkg, portmaster, &.c,
in /usr/ports on the file server and then the client machines.  All systems are
running 11-STABLE from about 12 days ago - I usually update every couple of weeks.

Any assistance, suggestions, patches, clue bats, will be gratefully accepted.


Regards,
        Nick.
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/*
 *  vim:sw=4 sts=4 expandtab
 *
 */

#include <dirent.h>
#include <err.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>




static void
my_recurse(char *path)
{
    DIR           *directory = NULL;
    struct dirent *entry = NULL;
    struct stat    sb;
    char           full_path[strlen(path) + 1 + MAXNAMLEN + 1];

    if ((directory = opendir(path)) != NULL) {
        printf("opendir:   %s\n", path);
        while ((entry = readdir(directory)) != NULL) {
            printf("readdir:   %c %u %s\n",
                   entry->d_type == DT_DIR ? 'D' : '_', entry->d_namlen,
                   entry->d_name);

            snprintf(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s", path, entry->d_name);

            stat(full_path, &sb);
            printf("stat:      %c\n", S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode) ? 'D' : '_');

            if (S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode) != 0) {
                if ((entry->d_namlen == 1) && (strcmp(entry->d_name, "." ) == 0))
                    continue;

                if ((entry->d_namlen == 2) && (strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0))
                    continue;

                printf("recurse:   %s\n", full_path);
                my_recurse(full_path);
            } else
                printf("file:      %s\n", full_path);
        }

        printf("closedir: %s\n", path);
        closedir(directory);
    }
}






int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int         ch, i;
    char        *path;


    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "v")) != -1)
        switch (ch) {
        case 'v':
            /* Do nothing, for now */
            break;
        default:
            fprintf(stderr, "Illegal option -- %c\n", ch);
            exit (-1);
        }

    argc -= optind;
    argv += optind;

    if (argc > 1) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Too many parameters\n");
        exit(-1);

    } else if (argc < 1) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Not enough parameters\n");
        exit(-1);
    }


    path = *argv;

    my_recurse(path);

    return 0;
}

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opendir:   /remote/ports/net/gitup
readdir:   _ 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 9 pkg-descr
stat:      _
file:      /remote/ports/net/gitup/pkg-descr
readdir:   _ 8 distinfo
stat:      _
file:      /remote/ports/net/gitup/distinfo
readdir:   _ 8 Makefile
stat:      _
file:      /remote/ports/net/gitup/Makefile
readdir:   _ 9 pkg-plist
stat:      _
file:      /remote/ports/net/gitup/pkg-plist
closedir: /remote/ports/net/gitup

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opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music/
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 13 DJ_Shadow.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//DJ_Shadow.m4a
readdir:   D 4 2020
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 05
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 23
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 44 The_Huey_Show:_Funky_Space_Reincarnation.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Funky_Space_Reincarnation.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/23
readdir:   D 2 30
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 29 The_Huey_Show:_Buggin_Out.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Buggin_Out.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05/30
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/05
readdir:   D 2 06
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 06
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 40 The_Huey_Show:_Uptown_meets_Downtown.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Uptown_meets_Downtown.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/06
readdir:   D 2 13
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 29 The_Huey_Show:_Heads_Know.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Heads_Know.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/13
readdir:   D 2 27
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 41 The_Huey_Show:_Louie_Vega_Block_Party.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Louie_Vega_Block_Party.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06/27
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/06
readdir:   D 2 07
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 04
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 52 The_Huey_Show:_Brazil_Block_Party_and_Louie_Vega.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Brazil_Block_Party_and_Louie_Vega.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/04
readdir:   D 2 11
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 35 The_Huey_Show:_Cuba_Block_Party.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Cuba_Block_Party.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/11
readdir:   D 2 18
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 42 The_Huey_Show:_Puerto_Rico_Block_Party.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Puerto_Rico_Block_Party.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07/18
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/07
readdir:   D 2 08
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 01
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 35 The_Huey_Show:_Chuck_D_turns_60.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01/1100/The_Huey_Show:_Chuck_D_turns_60.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/01
readdir:   D 2 08
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 59 The_Huey_Show:_New_music_from_Felt_Skyzoo_and_Sly5thAve.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08/1100/The_Huey_Show:_New_music_from_Felt_Skyzoo_and_Sly5thAve.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/08
readdir:   D 2 15
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 17 The_Huey_Show.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15/1100/The_Huey_Show.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/15
readdir:   D 2 22
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   D 4 1100
stat:      D
recurse:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22/1100
opendir:   /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22/1100
readdir:   D 1 .
stat:      D
readdir:   D 2 ..
stat:      D
readdir:   _ 17 The_Huey_Show.m4a
stat:      _
file:      /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22/1100/The_Huey_Show.m4a
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22/1100
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08/22
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020/08
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music//2020
closedir: /local/av/radio/6Music/

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