[igaw]

nvme-cli 3.0 merged libnvme into its tree and ships it as the new libnvme3 library (libnvme3.so.1) with a reworked API. libnvme-1.x is no longer developed, so this series ports the NVMe plugin over.

• Port to libnvme3: devices are accessed through libnvme3 transport handles, commands are built with the nvme_init_*() helpers and connecting uses libnvmf_connect(). The "dhchap_key" and "dhchap_ctrl_key" extra arguments are renamed to "kxchap_secret" and "kxchap_ctrl_secret" following the KX-HMAC-CHAP rename in nvme-cli, the old names are kept as deprecated aliases. The test helpers now read sysfs as the nvme list JSON output changed.
• Fabrics configuration: the "config" extra argument now reads the new INI based /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf (and its nvme-fabrics.conf.d/ drop-ins). Parameters of the first connection entry matching the bd_nvme_connect() arguments are applied, extra arguments still take precedence. Legacy JSON files are not supported anymore:
  • nvme-cli converts an existing /etc/nvme/config.json on its first fabrics command, libnvme3 and libblockdev don't. When the default configuration is used and an unconverted config.json is found, a warning pointing to nvme config-convert is logged, as its options and keys would be silently ignored otherwise. Converting it is left to distribution packaging.
  • A JSON file passed via "config" fails to parse, the error mentions nvme config-convert.
  • libnvme3 treats a missing configuration file as an empty one. That's fine for the default file, but a missing file passed via "config" is now reported as an error.
• Controller ownership: connections made by bd_nvme_connect() are registered as owned by "libblockdev" (or the new "owner" extra argument) in the libnvme ownership registry. bd_nvme_disconnect() and bd_nvme_disconnect_by_path() only remove controllers owned by libblockdev, so e.g. NBFT boot volumes are left alone. An already connected controller is never claimed. The new bd_nvme_disconnect_full() disconnects controllers of another owner or, with BD_NVME_DISCONNECT_FORCE, regardless of the owner.
• Sanitize byte order fix: the overwrite pattern was converted to little endian before being passed as a command dword, which swapped it twice on big endian architectures.

Behaviour changes

• A second identical connection fails with BD_NVME_ERROR_CONNECT_ALREADY unless "duplicate_connect" is set.
• bd_nvme_disconnect() and bd_nvme_disconnect_by_path() no longer remove controllers connected by others, they fail with BD_NVME_ERROR_OWNED instead.
• All disconnect functions require exactly one of the subsystem NQN and the controller path. Previously a NULL argument matched, and disconnected, every NVMe-oF controller including boot volumes. Bindings like PyGObject reject NULL here anyway, only C callers are affected.
• The "config" extra argument takes an INI file, JSON configuration files are rejected. A missing file passed explicitly is an error.
• "kxchap_secret" is no longer read from /etc/nvme/hostkey, only from the extra argument or the configuration file.
• "dhchap_key" and "dhchap_ctrl_key" are deprecated aliases of "kxchap_secret" and "kxchap_ctrl_secret".

Requires nvme-cli 3.2

The NVMe plugin now requires libnvme3 >= 3.2. nvme-cli v3.2 has been released and contains these changes made after 3.1:

• The Identify Controller bit field constants now use the NVMe spec names (Libnvme id ctrl linux-nvme/nvme-cli#4081), e.g. NVME_CTRL_MEC_TWPME, NVME_CTRL_OACS_FNVMS, NVME_CTRL_OACS_NMS and NVME_CTRL_OACS_DSTS. With the nvme-cli 3.1 headers the plugin does not build.
• The duplicate-connect test needs the libnvme topology scan fix (libnvmf: various fixes linux-nvme/nvme-cli#4157).

Up to 3.1, libnvme3.pc reported the library ABI version, 1.0.0, so no release could be required. Since 3.2 it reports the nvme-cli release version (linux-nvme/nvme-cli#4176). The ABI and the soname (libnvme3.so.1) are unchanged.

Testing

Against the nvme-cli v3.2 release (ce55132), built from source and installed in place of the distribution package, rebased on current master:

• Build: Debian 12 (kernel 6.12), configure finds libnvme3 >= 3.2, no warnings in the NVMe plugin.
• Loop target: tests/run_tests.py nvme_test, all 19 tests pass. That includes the new tests for controller ownership (test_connect_owner, test_disconnect_foreign, test_disconnect_full_args) and the configuration file (test_connect_config: matching entry applied, extra argument precedence, "none", missing file error, JSON file rejected).
• NVMe/TCP, two hosts: Debian 12 host against a Debian 13 nvmet target (2 file backed namespaces), 18/18 checks pass:
  • get_host_nqn(), get_host_id()
  • connect, find_namespaces_for_ctrl() / find_ctrls_for_ns() (with and without a subsystem NQN filter)
  • get_controller_info(), get_namespace_info(), get_smart_log(), get_error_log_entries()
  • sanitize log and self-test, unsupported by nvmet, both fail with proper NVMe status errors
  • identical connection refused with "already connected", "duplicate_connect" creates a second controller
  • disconnect_by_path(), disconnect by NQN, "No subsystems matching" on a second disconnect
  • connecting to an unknown NQN and to a closed port fail with proper errors
  • discovery controller connect, controller type and disconnect
  • INI configuration file passed via "config": keep-alive-tmo and nr-io-queues applied (kato=17, queue_count=3)
  • ownership: a controller connected with nvme connect --owner=nbft survives bd_nvme_disconnect() (BD_NVME_ERROR_OWNED) while the libblockdev one is removed, bd_nvme_disconnect_full(..., "nbft", ...) removes it
  • an unrelated subsystem on the target is left untouched
• Legacy configuration warning: with an unconverted /etc/nvme/config.json and no nvme-fabrics.conf, a default-config connect logs "The legacy NVMe-oF configuration file /etc/nvme/config.json is not supported by libnvme3 and is ignored, run 'nvme config-convert' to convert it to /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf".
• Against nvme-cli 3.1, configure fails with "Package 'libnvme3' has version '1.0.0', required version is '>= 3.2'".

Fixes: #1211

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added ownership-aware NVMe disconnect options, including owner selection, force disconnect, and selection by subsystem or device path.
  • NVMe connections support INI configuration files, with explicit connection options taking precedence over configured values.
  • Added support for KX-HMAC-CHAP connection settings.
• Improvements
  • NVMe device information retrieval and operations provide updated handling for device access and command errors.
• Compatibility
  • Legacy JSON NVMe connection configuration is no longer supported.
  • Connecting to an already-connected subsystem now requires explicitly allowing duplicate connections.

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The NVMe plugin now uses libnvme3 for device operations and fabrics connections. It adds owner-aware disconnect options and an API, updates configuration handling, and changes tests and documentation for the updated behavior.

Changes: NVMe libnvme integration and controller ownership

Layer / File(s)	Summary
libnvme device command handling configure.ac, src/plugins/nvme/nvme-private.h, src/plugins/nvme/nvme-error.c, src/plugins/nvme/nvme-info.c, src/plugins/nvme/nvme-op.c	The build check now requires libnvme3 >= 3.2. Device information, self-test, format, and sanitize operations use libnvme handles and commands.
Fabrics configuration and connection src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c, src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api, tests/nvme_test.py, tests/utils.py	Connection setup reads libnvme INI configuration, applies matching values and extra-argument overrides, and registers owners for new controllers. Topology and host identity helpers use libnvme global contexts. Tests cover INI configuration and overrides.
Owner-aware disconnect API src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c, src/plugins/nvme/nvme.h, src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api, docs/libblockdev-sections.txt, tests/nvme_test.py	The full disconnect API selects controllers by subsystem or path and checks ownership unless forced. Tests cover ownership and argument validation.
Configuration and device-discovery validation tests/nvme_test.py, tests/utils.py	Tests cover configuration errors and overrides, plus sysfs-based NVMe device discovery. Namespace discovery can wait for an expected device count, and loopback target setup accepts a transport address.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 2d899

Resolve the host-identity configuration mismatch and unsafe test-file handling before merging. Ownership bookkeeping also retains failure windows that can prevent ordinary disconnects or, during concurrent controller creation, select a foreign controller.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue [#1211] requests support for the libnvme3.so.1 library shipped with nvme-cli 3.0. The PR ports the plugin to libnvme3, but configure.ac now requires libnvme3 >= 3.2. The PR description sta…	Support the libnvme3 version shipped with nvme-cli 3.0, or update the linked issue requirement to define libnvme3 >= 3.2 as the supported target.

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Issue [#1211] requests support for the libnvme3.so.1 library shipped with nvme-cli 3.0. The PR ports the plugin to libnvme3, but configure.ac now requires libnvme3 >= 3.2. The PR description states that nvme-cli 3.1 fails the version check, so support for the linked issue's nvme-cli 3.0 target is not established.

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[igaw]

Depends on linux-nvme/nvme-cli#4157

[tbzatek]

Thanks Daniel. I'm afraid we'll need to support libnvme1 for a while as libblockdev is being often backported to older distro releases. I first came up with this #ifdef monstrosity but never finished: tbzatek@6fff436

[igaw]

FWIW, libnvme3 is portable to older distros as well. If you prefer a nightmare to maintain in upstream that's your choice. I would not recommend it. Anyway, I'll let Klaus do it.

[tbzatek]

• bd_nvme_disconnect() and bd_nvme_disconnect_by_path() only remove controllers owned by libblockdev,

While this makes a lot of sense, I'm just thinking that this may be behavioural change for libblockdev consumers. The new API is useful for sure, along with the flags.

[igaw]

• bd_nvme_disconnect() and bd_nvme_disconnect_by_path() only remove controllers owned by libblockdev,

While this makes a lot of sense, I'm just thinking that this may be behavioural change for libblockdev consumers. The new API is useful for sure, along with the flags.

Sure it changes the behaviour, though being able to simple take over global resources was never a good idea. This was the main complain of 'disconennect-all' linux-nvme/nvme-cli#2913 libblockdev needs to play along.

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Minor · Reject out-of-range numeric extra arguments before calling libnvmf… · nvme-fabrics.c:73-75

src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:73-75
Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Reject out-of-range numeric extra arguments before calling libnvmf setters.

SAFE_INT_CONV stores the parsed gint64 and passes it to setters that take int, such as libnvmf_context_set_ctrl_loss_tmo. It checks only that some digits were parsed. A value such as ctrl_loss_tmo=4294967301 is narrowed to 5. Check the value against INT_MIN and INT_MAX before each setter call.

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Review comment at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c around lines 73 - 75:
Update SAFE_INT_CONV in the NVMe fabrics extra-argument parsing path to check
that the parsed gint64 value is within INT_MIN and INT_MAX before calling the
setter; preserve the existing check that parsing consumed at least one
character.

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tests/nvme_test.py: 1

805-810: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Add test coverage for KX-CHAP secrets read from the configuration file.

test_connect_config sets only keep-alive-tmo in its matching [Subsystem] entry. Its assertions check only KATO values and configuration-file errors. No test in tests/ covers kxchap-secret or kxchap-ctrl-secret. A change that stops reading these keys from the configuration file would still pass the suite.

This adds coverage for existing behavior. It does not indicate a current failure. Extend the configuration-file case so the matching [Subsystem] entry sets these keys. Then assert that the connection receives the configured secrets.

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Review comment at @tests/nvme_test.py around lines 805 - 810:
Extend test_connect_config to verify that the matching [Subsystem] entry’s
kxchap-secret and kxchap-ctrl-secret values are passed through to the
connection. Keep the existing KATO and configuration-error assertions intact.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:
- Around line 190-192: Update config_match_conn so its Host NQN matching
behavior is explicit and consistent: either document that an explicit host_nqn
must match the config entry, or remove this Host NQN comparison so matching uses
only the six documented arguments. Preserve the selected behavior consistently
so matching entries retain their target settings.
- Around line 248-251: In `connected_hook`, propagate a failed
`libnvmf_registry_update` as a connection failure instead of only logging it.
Disconnect the newly connected controller before returning the error, and
preserve the existing successful-registration path.
- Around line 407-411: Update the default-file error handling around
libnvmf_config_read() to return an error when an existing default NVMe-oF
configuration file cannot be read, matching the explicit config path behavior.
Preserve nonfatal handling when the default file is absent, and do not continue
with config = NULL after a read failure on an existing file.
- Line 248: Update the successful-disconnect cleanup that calls
libnvmf_registry_delete() so it removes the owner entry only after verifying it
still belongs to the controller being disconnected. First establish a supported
way to compare controller identity in the registry; preserve deletion of stale
entries when no replacement exists, and do not simply remove the delete or rely
on the reusable controller name alone.
- Around line 213-219: Update warn_legacy_config to use libnvme3’s supported
default-configuration path when checking for the JSON config and its conversion
marker, and check the legacy INI in the corresponding directory as appropriate.
Preserve the warning behavior while ensuring its paths match the directory
libnvme3 actually reads; if that path cannot be obtained, establish and enforce
the shared-sysconfdir assumption instead.

---

Minor comments:
Review comments at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:
- Around line 73-75: Update SAFE_INT_CONV in the NVMe fabrics extra-argument
parsing path to check that the parsed gint64 value is within INT_MIN and INT_MAX
before calling the setter; preserve the existing check that parsing consumed at
least one character.

---

Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @tests/nvme_test.py:
- Around line 805-810: Extend test_connect_config to verify that the matching
[Subsystem] entry’s kxchap-secret and kxchap-ctrl-secret values are passed
through to the connection. Keep the existing KATO and configuration-error
assertions intact.

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Regarding the follow-up finding in the CodeRabbit review (nvme-fabrics.c:73-75, out-of-range numeric extra arguments):

Fixed in 2d89952. The narrowing was already there before this PR, but SAFE_INT_CONV now ignores values outside INT_MIN..INT_MAX, as the documentation says for failed numerical conversions. Verified over NVMe/TCP: keep_alive_tmo=4294967313 used to wrap to 17 and is now ignored (kato stays at the kernel default 5), while keep_alive_tmo=23 gives kato=23.

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Minor · Reject integer options that have trailing characters. · nvme-fabrics.c:76-77

src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:76-77
Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Reject integer options that have trailing characters.

The check at line 76 accepts a value when g_ascii_strtoll() consumes at least one character. For queue_size=128junk, it passes 128 to libnvmf_context_set_queue_size(), and that value feeds the Connect command. The documented rule says invalid numeric values are ignored. Require the whole value to parse.

Suggested fix

-        if (fctx && endptr != (*extra_i)->val && v >= INT_MIN && v <= INT_MAX) \
+        if (fctx && endptr != (*extra_i)->val && *endptr == '\0' && v >= INT_MIN && v <= INT_MAX) \

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Review comment at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c around lines 76 - 77:
Update the numeric option validation around the setter call to require that
parsing consumes the entire value, in addition to the existing non-empty and
integer-range checks. Ignore values with trailing characters without calling the
setter.

Minor · The public documentation names /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf as the… · nvme.api:1343-1344

src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api:1343-1344
Minor · Potential issue · Low value

The public documentation names /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf as the default, while the implementation passes NULL to libnvme's config reader. If libnvme3 uses another configured sysconf directory, this documents the wrong file and drop-in directory.

A user can put connection or security settings in the documented location and have the connection proceed without applying them.

This can occur when: A supported installation builds or installs libnvme3 with a non-/etc default configuration directory.

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Review comment at @src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api around lines 1343 - 1344:
Update the NVMe connection documentation for additional options to match the
configuration path libnvme actually reads when its config reader receives NULL,
including the corresponding drop-in directory. Establish the effective path for
supported installations; if the implementation is intended to always use the
documented /etc location, update its config-reader call to enforce that instead.

Nitpick comments: 2

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789-806: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a nonmatching [Subsystem] entry to the config fixture.

The config fixture has one [Subsystem] entry, and that entry matches the connection. A first-entry selection, or a matcher without the NQN check, still applies keep-alive-tmo = 17. The "17" assertion would not detect that regression.

Add a fixture with two entries. Place a nonmatching entry first, with a different keep-alive-tmo value. Place the matching entry after it. Keep the "17" assertion for the matching entry. The fixture must be accepted by the libnvme3 config parser.

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Review comment at @tests/nvme_test.py around lines 789 - 806:
Update the config fixture used by connect_get_kato to contain two valid
Subsystem entries: put a nonmatching NQN with a different keep-alive-tmo first,
followed by the matching entry with keep-alive-tmo set to 17. Ensure the fixture
remains accepted by the libnvme3 config parser and preserve the assertion that
the matching connection uses 17.

---

843-847: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Report a visible skip when the default-config check does not run.

When /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf exists, the guard at if not os.path.exists(default_config): skips the default-file parse check. The test then passes with no record that the check was skipped. A change that stops reporting the default-file parse error would not fail the test on such a host.

Report the skipped case as a skip. The check is the last statement in test_connect_config, so the skip does not end any later assertions.

Suggested change

             self.assertEqual(len(ctrls), 0)
+        else:
+            self.skipTest("%s exists, so the default configuration parse check did not run" % default_config)

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Review comment at @tests/nvme_test.py around lines 843 - 847:
Update test_connect_config so the existing default-config parse check is
reported as skipped when /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf already exists. Add the
skip outcome to the guard’s existing-file branch, keeping the current
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:
- Around line 640-641: The disconnect guard in the `BD_NVME_DISCONNECT_FORCE`
check trusts an `owner` entry found by controller name, which can refer to a
previous controller instance. Verify that the registry entry belongs to the
exact matched controller before allowing disconnect, using an established
controller-instance identity rather than name alone; preserve the
force-disconnect bypass and do not disconnect when that association cannot be
verified.
- Around line 162-171: Update config_match_data and config_match_conn to include
the requested Host ID in configuration matching, rejecting entries whose Host ID
differs when the caller supplies one. In bd_nvme_connect, pass the caller’s
host_id into the match data so entries for another host cannot be selected when
host_nqn is omitted.

Review comments at @tests/nvme_test.py:
- Around line 788-793: Replace the fixed-name temporary paths for the fabrics,
JSON, and broken configuration files with uniquely created files in self.TMPDIR,
and close each creation descriptor while preserving the existing cleanup
behavior.
- Around line 843-846: Update the test setup around `default_config` so it does
not write malformed content to the live `/etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf`; use an
isolated test location and ensure the code under test reads that location, or
otherwise test the malformed configuration without touching the default file.

---

Minor comments:
Review comments at @src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api:
- Around line 1343-1344: Update the NVMe connection documentation for additional
options to match the configuration path libnvme actually reads when its config
reader receives NULL, including the corresponding drop-in directory. Establish
the effective path for supported installations; if the implementation is
intended to always use the documented /etc location, update its config-reader
call to enforce that instead.

Review comments at @src/plugins/nvme/nvme-fabrics.c:
- Around line 76-77: Update the numeric option validation around the setter call
to require that parsing consumes the entire value, in addition to the existing
non-empty and integer-range checks. Ignore values with trailing characters
without calling the setter.

---

Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @tests/nvme_test.py:
- Around line 789-806: Update the config fixture used by connect_get_kato to
contain two valid Subsystem entries: put a nonmatching NQN with a different
keep-alive-tmo first, followed by the matching entry with keep-alive-tmo set to
17. Ensure the fixture remains accepted by the libnvme3 config parser and
preserve the assertion that the matching connection uses 17.
- Around line 843-847: Update test_connect_config so the existing default-config
parse check is reported as skipped when /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf already
exists. Add the skip outcome to the guard’s existing-file branch, keeping the
current parse-error assertion unchanged when the test creates the file.

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[dwsuse]

Regarding the two follow-up findings in the CodeRabbit review of 2d89952:

Integer options with trailing characters (nvme-fabrics.c:76-77): fixed in 8d6214c. SAFE_INT_CONV now requires the whole value to parse (*endptr == '\0'), in addition to the int range check, as the documentation says for failed numerical conversions. Verified over NVMe/TCP: keep_alive_tmo=23junk and keep_alive_tmo=4294967313 are both ignored (kato stays at the kernel default 5), keep_alive_tmo=23 gives kato=23.

Documented default path (nvme.api:1343-1344): not changed, this is the same point as the sysconfdir discussion in this thread. libnvme3 doesn't expose its default configuration path, and libnvmf_config_read() itself documents /etc/nvme/nvme-fabrics.conf for NULL. Hardcoding the path in libblockdev instead of passing NULL would break the other direction, a libnvme3 built with a different sysconfdir, and libblockdev already assumes the shared sysconfdir for /etc/nvme/hostnqn and /etc/nvme/hostid.

Tested at 8d6214c against the nvme-cli v3.2 release: every commit builds without warnings in the NVMe plugin, the loop suite passes (19 tests) and the two-host NVMe/TCP test passes (18/18).