[Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater

Michael Kublin mkublin at redhat.com
Mon Nov 19 14:48:19 UTC 2012 


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> To: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:58:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > To: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:44:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:34:11 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > > To: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:28:06 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > To: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:17:04 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Michael Kublin" <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > > > > To: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:03:23 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > To: "Mike Kolesnik" <mkolesni at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Michael Kublin"
> > > > > > > <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:52:56 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel] OvfDataUpdater
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > From: "Mike Kolesnik" <mkolesni at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > To: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Michael Kublin"
> > > > > > > > <mkublin at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:44:56 PM
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel]
> > > > > > > > OvfDataUpdater
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > > From: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > > > To: engine-devel at ovirt.org
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:03:57 PM
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: [Engine-devel] [Engine-Devel]
> > > > > > > > > > OvfDataUpdater
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > starting a new discussion thread.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > > > From: "Mike Kolesnik" <mkolesni at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > To: "Liron Aravot" <laravot at redhat.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 12:42:10 PM
> > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel]  OvfAutoUpdater
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > I think 'version' is a more standard term for the
> > > > > > > > > > > column
> > > > > > > > > > > names.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Also in:  4. If succesfull - for each vm update
> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > ovf_generation
> > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > equal the db_generation.
> > > > > > > > > > > I think you mean that the update should be to the
> > > > > > > > > > > entity
> > > > > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > > initially selected.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 1. I think should be version = version +1;
> > > > > > > the version will be the db_generation that was loaded
> > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > loaded
> > > > > > > the vm/template.
> > > > > > > for example - if the vm/template was updated twice
> > > > > > > between
> > > > > > > OvfUpdater
> > > > > > > runs, we will need to increment twice - so incrementing
> > > > > > > by
> > > > > > > one
> > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > cause another unneeded ovf update for that vm.
> > > > > > I am talking about ovfVersion or how you called it.
> > > > > me too,
> > > > > if we update the vm three times between OvfAutoUpdater runs ,
> > > > > we
> > > > > will
> > > > > have the following values in the loaded vm for example:
> > > > > db_generation 8
> > > > > ovf_generation 5
> > > > > 
> > > > > when we perform the ovf update , ovf_generation should be set
> > > > > to
> > > > > 8
> > > > > and not to 6, as version '8' is the version that we wrote the
> > > > > ovf
> > > > > metadata of.
> > > > These should be written in wiki, with remarks that values which
> > > > were
> > > > retrieved
> > > > from DB together.
> > > > > > > > > 2. Now the quartz is automatic process, updateVmInSpm
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > spm
> > > > > > > > > operation -it means it can trigger a reconstruct
> > > > > > > > > and spm election.
> > > > > > > 2. updateVmInSpm command would be changed so it won't
> > > > > > > trigger
> > > > > > > failover, will add that to the wiki.
> > > > > > > > > 3. How your solution is handling a case of
> > > > > > > > > hotPlug/hotUnplug/remove/add of vm disks. vm_static
> > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > usually
> > > > > > > > > updated.
> > > > > > > Whenever will be a command that locks a vm/template, you
> > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > option during the unlock to specify if the version need
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > incremented, you'll be able to increment it also
> > > > > > > yourself.
> > > > > > > The HotUnPlug command does lock the vm and during
> > > > > > > endSuccesfully
> > > > > > > attempt to update the vm in spm, so it will increment the
> > > > > > > db_version/generation instead.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > addDisk, removeDisk, hotPlug/unPlug not locking a vm.
> > > > > > Also, as far as I know LockVm/UnLockVm it is operation on
> > > > > > vm_dynamic
> > > > > > and not
> > > > > > vm_static.
> > > > > 
> > > > > hotplug acquires memory lock on the vm and has no async tasks
> > > > > if
> > > > > I
> > > > > recall correctly.
> > > > Yes, correct and what? These what I said, vm_static is not
> > > > updated.
> > > you will just call the dao method for incrementing the
> > > db_generation,
> > > you don't have to perform vm_static update.
> > > > > adddisk acquires shared lock on the vm which is problematic
> > > > > with
> > > > > today flow as well - as you have a race during updateVmInSpm,
> > > > > it
> > > > > should be fixed regardless of the OvfAutoUpdater.
> > > > It is not answer on my question. How ovf will be updated? How
> > > > you
> > > > understand
> > > > that ovf of vm should be updated?
> > > 
> > > the ovf will be updated when you increment the db_generation
> > > value
> > > instead of calling updateVmInSpm().
> > > you will be able to do that from the dao directly when you want,
> > > or
> > > when you unlock a vm/template.
> > > when you will update the db_generation, the vm/template would be
> > > picked up by OvfUpdater as it's db_generation is different than
> > > its
> > > ovf_generation.
> > 1. Update of ovfs is not related to locks and it should not be, I
> > don't understand why
> > you link them.
> > 2. Races - your automatic process and couple of add disk commands.
> > You will miss update
> > of ovf.
> > 3. Also when you will add increase of generation it is not clear
> > from
> > your design
> 
> 1+2 The OvfAutoUpdater is not related and doesn't acquire any locks.
> 
> as of today, if you call updateVmInSpm without performing the
> operations with lock on the vm you'll have a race - for example, in
Liron, updateVmInSpm is called at endSuccessfully, you can not build on locks,
especially on in memory locks.
> addDisk (shared calls, two updateVmInSpm might be executed in the
> same time and you can't know with with ovf you'll end).
> 
> therefore, when updating the ovf_generation you should have a lock
> somewhere otherwise you might miss updates because of races.
> if today updatevminspm is called without locks and have races, it
> needs to be fixed unrelated to it.
Liron, you should fix these. These is a new development, it should fix 
all known bugs and problems and not introduce a new ones

> 3. you will increase the generation whenever you made updateVmInSpm.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Also consider snapshots & vNICs which affect the VM
> > > > > > > > state.
> > > > > > > Whatever affect the vm state and triggers updateVmInSpm
> > > > > > > today
> > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > continue to, it can be added to flows which don't do that
> > > > > > > today.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 4. Reconstruct/Recovery - updateVmInSpm should be
> > > > > > > > > called
> > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > vms,
> > > > > > > > > no matter if they were updated.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Ofcourse, it's being taken care of.
> > > > > > How?
> > > > > we don't have ovf's of the vms when we reconstruct as we
> > > > > don't
> > > > > have
> > > > > master domain - so we should set the ovf_generation of the
> > > > > vms
> > > > > to
> > > > > be
> > > > > 0 - which will cause ovfautoupdater to copy the vm metadata.
> > > > I did not understand that statement and how it is related.
> > > OvfAutoUpdater will get those vms for update as db_generation is
> > > different than ovf_generation.
> > > > > a performance improvement may be introduced later on in case
> > > > > of
> > > > > wrong
> > > > > master version, but that's not related to the ovfautoupdater.
> > > > I don't understand connection to performance.
> > > > Now you are replacing a calls to VmCommand.updateVmInSpm() one
> > > > of
> > > > them it
> > > > is at reconstruct flow, and you should handle it also and add
> > > > it
> > > > to
> > > > wiki.
> > > answered below, OvfAutoUpdater will get those vms for update as
> > At reconstruct all vms are updated. So it is not related to
> > generation.
> > How you handle these case?
> 
> when doing reconstruct, the ovf_generation of all vms is set to 0 as
> we don't have them on the master domain.
> ovfupdater will get this vms for update as ovf_generation <
> db_generation, will copy the vm ovf and set db_genertion to
> ovf_generation.
> 
> > > db_generation is different than ovf_generation.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > Mike
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > > > > http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Feature/OvfAutoUpdater
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, i'll be glad if you could review the
> > > > > > > > > > > > wiki
> > > > > > > > > > > > page
> > > > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > OvfAutoUpdater, if you have any suggestions or
> > > > > > > > > > > > ideas
> > > > > > > > > > > > please
> > > > > > > > > > > > let
> > > > > > > > > > > > me
> > > > > > > > > > > > know.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/Feature/OvfAutoUpdater
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > short preview from the wiki:
> > > > > > > > > > > > vm/template configurations (including disks
> > > > > > > > > > > > info)
> > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > stored
> > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > master storage domain for backup purposes,
> > > > > > > > > > > > import/export
> > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > provide the abillity to run VMs without having
> > > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > running
> > > > > > > > > > > > engine/db.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Currently ovf update is done synchronously when
> > > > > > > > > > > > performing
> > > > > > > > > > > > various
> > > > > > > > > > > > operations on vms/templates - update, save,
> > > > > > > > > > > > adding/removing
> > > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > disk,
> > > > > > > > > > > > etc. What's more, currently updating the ovf
> > > > > > > > > > > > (updateVM
> > > > > > > > > > > > vdsm
> > > > > > > > > > > > call)
> > > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > usually done within a transcation.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > The idea behined OvfAutoUpdater is to perform
> > > > > > > > > > > > batch
> > > > > > > > > > > > ovf
> > > > > > > > > > > > update
> > > > > > > > > > > > operations that aggregate all outstanding
> > > > > > > > > > > > updates
> > > > > > > > > > > > per
> > > > > > > > > > > > data
> > > > > > > > > > > > center.
> > > > > > > > > > > > These updates will be done in specifed time
> > > > > > > > > > > > intervals
> > > > > > > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > > reduce XML-RPC calls and will enable the
> > > > > > > > > > > > removal
> > > > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > syncronous
> > > > > > > > > > > > vdsm call from all over the code.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Liron Aravot.
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