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tests: Fix race condition in test_set_bitmap_location - #1223
Setting the bitmap location to "internal" triggers a background kernel resync to populate the bitmap. Without waiting for this resync to complete, subsequent bitmap location changes can fail with:
mdadm: Cannot add bitmap while array is resyncing or reshaping etc.
Wrap set_bitmap_location calls that set "internal" with wait_for_action("resync") to ensure the resync completes before the next bitmap operation, matching the pattern already used for md_create.
Since the race condition was the reason for the UNSTABLE tag (added in 67b959f), remove it — the test should now be reliable.
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Tests
Updated bitmap-location test coverage to wait for resynchronization after setting the location to internal, both by array name and by node.
Removed the unstable designation from this test. Other bitmap-location checks remain unchanged.
Setting the bitmap location to "internal" triggers a background kernel
resync to populate the bitmap. Without waiting for this resync to
complete, subsequent bitmap location changes can fail with:
mdadm: Cannot add bitmap while array is resyncing or reshaping etc.
Wrap set_bitmap_location calls that set "internal" with
wait_for_action("resync") to ensure the resync completes before the
next bitmap operation, matching the pattern already used for md_create.
Since the race condition was the reason for the UNSTABLE tag (added in
67b959f), remove it — the test should now be reliable.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The bitmap-location test no longer has the UNSTABLE tag. It waits for resync after setting the bitmap location to "internal" by array name and by node.
Changes: Bitmap location test
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Bitmap location resync waits tests/mdraid_test.py
The test keeps the SLOW tag and removes the UNSTABLE tag. It waits for resync after both calls that set the bitmap location to "internal".
The test can still fail intermittently or block the suite on unrelated or stalled resync activity. Scope and bound the waits, and handle pending recovery before enabling the test by default.
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tests/mdraid_test.py: 1
511-511: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Add a test for the resync wait.
If resync finishes quickly, this test can pass even if wait_for_action stops polling. A later slow run can then fail when it removes the bitmap. Add a controlled helper test that verifies polling continues while resync is active.
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Review comment at @tests/mdraid_test.py at line 511:
Add a controlled helper test near the existing resync test that verifies
wait_for_action continues polling while resync remains active, then completes
only after resync ends. Use controlled state or synchronization so the test does
not depend on resync timing; preserve the existing bitmap-removal behavior.
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Review comments at @tests/mdraid_test.py:
- Around line 511-513: Update the test around `wait_for_action("resync")` and
`BlockDev.md_set_bitmap_location` to keep the test marked `UNSTABLE` while
recovery bookkeeping may still be pending, even when `/proc/mdstat` shows no
resync. Before removing the bitmap, wait for or otherwise handle that transient
state so the removal does not fail with `EBUSY`.
- Line 511: Update wait_for_action("resync") and its status check to wait only
for the test array bd_test_md to resync, rather than scanning all of
/proc/mdstat; preserve the existing wait behavior for that array.
- Line 527: Add a bounded deadline to the wait_for_action("resync") polling flow
so a stalled resync fails instead of polling indefinitely; ensure the timeout
exits through normal test failure handling so MDTestCase._clean_up can run and
release the LIO devices.
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Review comments at @tests/mdraid_test.py:
- Line 511: Add a controlled helper test near the existing resync test that
verifies wait_for_action continues polling while resync remains active, then
completes only after resync ends. Use controlled state or synchronization so the
test does not depend on resync timing; preserve the existing bitmap-removal
behavior.
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Linux kernel documentation /proc/mdstat multiple arrays resync example status
Result:
Sources consulted:
- RAID arrays — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://kernel.org/doc/html/v5.19/admin-guide/md.html
- RAID arrays — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/7.0/admin-guide/md.html
- mdstat.c - pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hare/mdadm - Git at Google — https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hare/mdadm/%2B/43ebc9105e9dafe5145b3e801c05da4736bf6e02/mdstat.c
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- …and 24 more
Web query:
site:kernel.org /proc/mdstat "resync =" md0 md1
Result:
Sources consulted:
- RAID arrays — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.19/admin-guide/md.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- RAID arrays — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://kernel.org/doc/html/v5.19/admin-guide/md.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/7.3/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://origin.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- …and 12 more
Web query:
Linux kernel drivers/md/md.c mdstat_show status resync proc mdstat seq_printf "resync" md_seq_show
Result:
Sources consulted:
- drivers/md/md.c - linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux - Git at Google — https://linux.googlesource.com/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux/%2B/6c790212c588fddeb0d852f2790840753bb604b1/drivers/md/md.c
- linux/drivers/md/md.c at master · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/md/md.c
- linux/Documentation/admin-guide/md.rst at master · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/admin-guide/md.rst
- …and 24 more
Web query:
"status_resync" "resync" "seq_printf" linux md.c
Result:
Sources consulted:
- linux/drivers/md/md.c at master · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/md/md.c
- linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 3/5] md: simplify sync action print in status_resync — https://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2025/12/31/209
- linux/Documentation/admin-guide/md.rst at master · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/admin-guide/md.rst
- drivers/md/md.c - pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bigeasy/linux-rt-history - Git at Google — https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bigeasy/linux-rt-history/%2B/587fbc64a06695c13c097b3e17b9a8c6b9125142/drivers/md/md.c
- drivers/md/md.c - third_party/kernel - Git at Google — https://cos.googlesource.com/third_party/kernel/%2B/8c717b72dec32a50666175b62b41de24e4b39be7/drivers/md/md.c
- …and 8 more
Limit the wait to the test array.
If another array starts a long resync after the creation wait, this wait can block the suite until that resync finishes, even after bd_test_md is ready. Make the helper check the test array’s status instead of all of /proc/mdstat.
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Review comment at @tests/mdraid_test.py at line 511:
Update wait_for_action("resync") and its status check to wait only for the test
array bd_test_md to resync, rather than scanning all of /proc/mdstat; preserve
the existing wait behavior for that array.
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Sources consulted:
- linux/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c at v6.6 · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.6/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
- linux/drivers/md/md.c at v6.6 · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.6/drivers/md/md.c
- drivers/md/md-bitmap.c - linux/torvalds/linux - Git at Google — https://code.googlesource.com/linux/torvalds/linux/%2B/12091470c6b4c1c14b2de12dcbae2ada6cb6d20b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
- …and 30 more
Script executed:
nl -ba src/plugins/mdraid.c | sed -n '1380,1510p'
rg -n -F -e 'mdadm' -e 'MDADM' -- configure.ac meson.build src/plugins/mdraid.c tests 2>/dev/null | grep -E 'version|VERSION|deps|mdraid.c|configure'| sed -n '1,100p'
python3 - <<'PY'import urllib.requestfor name in ('md.c', 'md-bitmap.c', 'raid1.c'): url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v6.6/drivers/md/' + name try: data = urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=20).read().decode() except Exception as e: print(url, 'FETCH FAILED:', repr(e)); continue lines = data.splitlines() print('\nSOURCE', url, 'lines', len(lines)) needles = ('md_bitmap_load(', 'md_check_recovery(', 'status_resync(', 'MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED', 'bitmap_store(', 'set_bitmap_file(', 'bitmap_location_store(') indices = [i for i,s in enumerate(lines) if any(x in s for x in needles)] for i in indices: print('\nMATCH', i+1, lines[i]) for n in range(max(0,i-8), min(len(lines),i+14)): print(f'{n+1:5} {lines[n]}')PY
Sources consulted:
- linux/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c at v6.6 · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.6/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
- linux/drivers/md/md.c at v6.6 · torvalds/linux · GitHub — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.6/drivers/md/md.c
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v6.6/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v6.6/drivers/md/md.c
- …and 44 more
Script executed:
python3 - <<'PY'import urllib.requestsources = [ ('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v6.6/drivers/md/md.c', [(7360,7465),(7650,7778),(8066,8145),(9305,9495)]), ('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v6.6/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c', [(1968,2024),(2320,2445)]), ('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/md-raid-utilities/mdadm/mdadm-4.3/Grow.c', []), ('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/md-raid-utilities/mdadm/mdadm-4.3/mdadm.c', []),]for url, ranges in sources: try: lines=urllib.request.urlopen(url,timeout=20).read().decode().splitlines() except Exception as e: print('\n',url,'FETCH FAILED',repr(e)); continue print('\nSOURCE',url,'line count',len(lines)) if not ranges: for i,line in enumerate(lines): if any(x in line for x in ['Grow_addbitmap(', 'SET_ARRAY_INFO', 'SET_BITMAP_FILE', 'remove bitmap', 'remove the bitmap']): print(f'MATCH {i+1} {line}') for j in range(max(0,i-18),min(len(lines),i+30)): print(f'{j+1:5} {lines[j]}') else: for a,b in ranges: print('RANGE',a,b) for n in range(a,min(b,len(lines))+1): print(f'{n:5} {lines[n-1]}')PY
Repository: storaged-project/libblockdev
Length of output: 32653
Script executed:
python3 - <<'PY'import urllib.request, jsonroot='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/md-raid-utilities/mdadm/mdadm-4.3/'api='https://api.github.com/repos/md-raid-utilities/mdadm/git/trees/mdadm-4.3?recursive=1'try: tree=json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(api, timeout=20))except Exception as e: print('TREE FETCH FAILED', repr(e)); raise SystemExitfiles=[x['path'] for x in tree['tree'] if '/' not in x['path'] and x['path'].endswith(('.c','.h'))]print('TREE',api,'files',len(files))for name in files: if name not in ('Grow.c','mdadm.h','mdopen.c','util.c','mdadm.c','sysfs.c','md_p.h','Manage.c'): continue try: lines=urllib.request.urlopen(root+name,timeout=20).read().decode().splitlines() except Exception as e: print('FETCH FAILED',root+name,repr(e)); continue print('\nSOURCE',root+name) if name == 'Grow.c': for n in range(323,510): print(f'{n:5} {lines[n-1]}') else: for i,l in enumerate(lines): if 'md_set_array_info(' in l or 'md_get_array_info(' in l: print('\nMATCH',i+1) for j in range(max(0,i-5),min(len(lines),i+16)): print(f'{j+1:5} {lines[j]}')PY
Repository: storaged-project/libblockdev
Length of output: 15496
Web query:
mdadm 4.3 md_set_array_info function ioctl SET_ARRAY_INFO source mdadm
nl -ba tests/utils.py | sed -n '685,750p'
nl -ba tests/run_tests.py | sed -n '35,95p;165,220p'
Repository: storaged-project/libblockdev
Length of output: 8378
Handle pending recovery before untagging the test.
On Linux 6.6, /proc/mdstat can show no resync while recovery bookkeeping is still pending. If that state persists past the two-second wait, bitmap removal can fail with EBUSY. Keep UNSTABLE until the test handles this transient state.
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Review comment at @tests/mdraid_test.py around lines 511 - 513:
Update the test around `wait_for_action("resync")` and
`BlockDev.md_set_bitmap_location` to keep the test marked `UNSTABLE` while
recovery bookkeeping may still be pending, even when `/proc/mdstat` shows no
resync. Before removing the bitmap, wait for or otherwise handle that transient
state so the removal does not fail with `EBUSY`.
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Linux kernel md RAID resync stalled device I/O /proc/mdstat resync remains displayed sync_action official kernel documentation
Result:
Sources consulted:
- RAID arrays — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/md.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://docs.kernel.org/7.3/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- dm-raid — The Linux Kernel documentation — https://origin.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-raid.html
- …and 12 more
If the resync stalls, this loop polls /proc/mdstat forever. The unittest runner has no per-test timeout, so MDTestCase._clean_up never runs and the test can block the suite while retaining its LIO devices. Fail after a bounded wait and let cleanup run.
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Review comment at @tests/mdraid_test.py at line 527:
Add a bounded deadline to the wait_for_action("resync") polling flow so a
stalled resync fails instead of polling indefinitely; ensure the timeout exits
through normal test failure handling so MDTestCase._clean_up can run and release
the LIO devices.
After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
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Setting the bitmap location to "internal" triggers a background kernel resync to populate the bitmap. Without waiting for this resync to complete, subsequent bitmap location changes can fail with:
Wrap set_bitmap_location calls that set "internal" with wait_for_action("resync") to ensure the resync completes before the next bitmap operation, matching the pattern already used for md_create.
Since the race condition was the reason for the UNSTABLE tag (added in 67b959f), remove it — the test should now be reliable.
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