# check data integrity with raid5 write back cache # create a 4kB random file and 4 files each with a 1kB chunk of the random file: # randfile: ABCD randchunk[0-3]: A B C D # # then create another random 1kB chunk E, and a new random page with A, B, E, D: # randchunk4: E newrandfile: ABED create_random_data() { dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/randfile bs=4k count=1 for x in {0..3} do dd if=/tmp/randfile of=/tmp/randchunk$x bs=1k count=1 skip=$x count=1 done dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/randchunk4 bs=1k count=1 rm /tmp/newrandfile for x in 0 1 4 3 do cat /tmp/randchunk$x >> /tmp/newrandfile done } # create array, $1 could be 5 for raid5 and 6 for raid6 create_array() { if [ $1 -lt 5 -o $1 -gt 6 ] then echo wrong array type $1 exit 2 fi mdadm -CR $md0 -c4 -l5 -n10 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 $dev4 $dev5 $dev6 $dev11 $dev8 $dev9 --write-journal $dev10 check wait echo write-back > /sys/block/md0/md/journal_mode } restart_array_write_back() { mdadm -S $md0 mdadm -A $md0 $dev0 $dev1 $dev2 $dev3 $dev4 $dev5 $dev6 $dev11 $dev8 $dev9 $dev10 echo write-back > /sys/block/md0/md/journal_mode } # compare the first page of md0 with file in $1 cmp_first_page() { cmp -n 4096 $1 $md0 || { echo cmp failed ; exit 2 ; } } # write 3 pages after the first page of md0 write_three_pages() { for x in {1..3} do dd if=/dev/urandom of=$md0 bs=4k count=1 seek=$x count=1 done } # run_test run_test() { create_random_data create_array $1 if [ $2 == yes ] then mdadm --fail $md0 $dev0 fi dd if=/tmp/randfile of=$md0 bs=4k count=1 restart_array_write_back cmp_first_page /tmp/randfile restart_array_write_back write_three_pages cmp_first_page /tmp/randfile dd if=/tmp/randchunk4 of=/dev/md0 bs=1k count=1 seek=2 restart_array_write_back cmp_first_page /tmp/newrandfile restart_array_write_back write_three_pages cmp_first_page /tmp/newrandfile mdadm -S $md0 } run_test 5 no run_test 5 yes run_test 6 no run_test 6 yes