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2* Need backend synchronization / serialization when the frontend detaches
3  a XOP.  modify_tid tests won't be enough, the backend may wind up executing
4  the XOP out of order after the detach.
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6* xop_start - only start synchronized elements
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8* See if we can remove hammer2_inode_repoint()
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10* FIXME - logical buffer associated with write-in-progress on backend
11  disappears once the cluster validates, even if more backend nodes
12  are in progress.
13
14* FIXME - backend ops need per-node transactions using spmp to protect
15  against flush.
16
17* FIXME - modifying backend ops are not currently validating the cluster.
18  That probably needs to be done by the frontend in hammer2_xop_start()
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20* modify_tid handling probably broken w/ the XOP code for the moment.
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22* embedded transactions in XOPs - interlock early completion
23
24* remove current incarnation of EAGAIN
25
26* mtx locks should not track td_locks count?.  They can be acquired by one
27  thread and released by another.  Need API function for exclusive locks.
28
29* Convert xops and hammer2_update_spans() from cluster back into chain calls
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31* syncthr leaves inode locks for entire sync, which is wrong.
32
33* recovery scan vs unmount.  At the moment an unmount does its flushes,
34  and if successful the freemap will be fully up-to-date, but the mount
35  code doesn't know that and the last flush batch will probably match
36  the PFS root mirror_tid.  If it was a large cpdup the (unnecessary)
37  recovery pass at mount time can be extensive.  Add a CLEAN flag to the
38  volume header to optimize out the unnecessary recovery pass.
39
40* More complex transaction sequencing and flush merging.  Right now it is
41  all serialized against flushes.
42
43* adding new pfs - freeze and force remaster
44
45* removing a pfs - freeze and force remaster
46
47* bulkfree - sync between passes and enforce serialization of operation
48
49* bulkfree - signal check, allow interrupt
50
51* bulkfree - sub-passes when kernel memory block isn't large enough
52
53* bulkfree - limit kernel memory allocation for bmap space
54
55* bulkfree - must include any detached vnodes in scan so open unlinked files
56	     are not ripped out from under the system.
57
58* bulkfree - must include all volume headers in scan so they can be used
59	     for recovery or automatic snapshot retrieval.
60
61* bulkfree - snapshot duplicate sub-tree cache and tests needed to reduce
62	     unnecessary re-scans.
63
64* Currently the check code (bref.methods / crc, sha, etc) is being checked
65  every single blasted time a chain is locked, even if the underlying buffer
66  was previously checked for that chain.  This needs an optimization to
67  (significantly) improve performance.
68
69* flush synchronization boundary crossing check and current flush chain
70  interlock needed.
71
72* snapshot creation must allocate and separately pass a new pmp for the pfs
73  degenerate 'cluster' representing the snapshot.  This theoretically will
74  also allow a snapshot to be generated inside a cluster of more than one
75  node.
76
77* snapshot copy currently also copies uuids and can confuse cluster code
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79* hidden dir or other dirs/files/modifications made to PFS before
80  additional cluster entries added.
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82* transaction on cluster - multiple trans structures, subtrans
83
84* inode always contains target cluster/chain, not hardlink
85
86* chain refs in cluster, cluster refs
87
88* check inode shared lock ... can end up in endless loop if following
89  hardlink because ip->chain is not updated in the exclusive lock cycle
90  when following hardlink.
91
92cpdup /build/boomdata/jails/bleeding-edge/usr/share/man/man4 /mnt/x3
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95        * The block freeing code.  At the very least a bulk scan is needed
96          to implement freeing blocks.
97
98        * Crash stability.  Right now the allocation table on-media is not
99          properly synchronized with the flush.  This needs to be adjusted
100          such that H2 can do an incremental scan on mount to fixup
101          allocations on mount as part of its crash recovery mechanism.
102
103        * We actually have to start checking and acting upon the CRCs being
104          generated.
105
106        * Remaining known hardlink issues need to be addressed.
107
108        * Core 'copies' mechanism needs to be implemented to support multiple
109          copies on the same media.
110
111        * Core clustering mechanism needs to be implemented to support
112          mirroring and basic multi-master operation from a single host
113          (multi-host requires additional network protocols and won't
114          be as easy).
115
116* make sure we aren't using a shared lock during RB_SCAN's?
117
118* overwrite in write_file case w/compression - if device block size changes
119  the block has to be deleted and reallocated.  See hammer2_assign_physical()
120  in vnops.
121
122* freemap / clustering.  Set block size on 2MB boundary so the cluster code
123  can be used for reading.
124
125* need API layer for shared buffers (unfortunately).
126
127* add magic number to inode header, add parent inode number too, to
128  help with brute-force recovery.
129
130* modifications past our flush point do not adjust vchain.
131  need to make vchain dynamic so we can (see flush_scan2).??
132
133* MINIOSIZE/RADIX set to 1KB for now to avoid buffer cache deadlocks
134  on multiple locked inodes.  Fix so we can use LBUFSIZE!  Or,
135  alternatively, allow a smaller I/O size based on the sector size
136  (not optimal though).
137
138* When making a snapshot, do not allow the snapshot to be mounted until
139  the in-memory chain has been freed in order to break the shared core.
140
141* Snapshotting a sub-directory does not snapshot any
142  parent-directory-spanning hardlinks.
143
144* Snapshot / flush-synchronization point.  remodified data that crosses
145  the synchronization boundary is not currently reallocated.  see
146  hammer2_chain_modify(), explicit check (requires logical buffer cache
147  buffer handling).
148
149* on fresh mount with multiple hardlinks present separate lookups will
150  result in separate vnodes pointing to separate inodes pointing to a
151  common chain (the hardlink target).
152
153  When the hardlink target consolidates upward only one vp/ip will be
154  adjusted.  We need code to fixup the other chains (probably put in
155  inode_lock_*()) which will be pointing to an older deleted hardlink
156  target.
157
158* Filesystem must ensure that modify_tid is not too large relative to
159  the iterator in the volume header, on load, or flush sequencing will
160  not work properly.  We should be able to just override it, but we
161  should complain if it happens.
162
163* Kernel-side needs to clean up transaction queues and make appropriate
164  callbacks.
165
166* Userland side needs to do the same for any initiated transactions.
167
168* Nesting problems in the flusher.
169
170* Inefficient vfsync due to thousands of file buffers, one per-vnode.
171  (need to aggregate using a device buffer?)
172
173* Use bp->b_dep to interlock the buffer with the chain structure so the
174  strategy code can calculate the crc and assert that the chain is marked
175  modified (not yet flushed).
176
177* Deleted inode not reachable via tree for volume flush but still reachable
178  via fsync/inactive/reclaim.  Its tree can be destroyed at that point.
179
180* The direct write code needs to invalidate any underlying physical buffers.
181  Direct write needs to be implemented.
182
183* Make sure a resized block (hammer2_chain_resize()) calculates a new
184  hash code in the parent bref
185
186* The freemap allocator needs to getblk/clrbuf/bdwrite any partial
187  block allocations (less than 64KB) that allocate out of a new 64K
188  block, to avoid causing a read-before-write I/O.
189
190* Check flush race upward recursion setting SUBMODIFIED vs downward
191  recursion checking SUBMODIFIED then locking (must clear before the
192  recursion and might need additional synchronization)
193
194* There is definitely a flush race in the hardlink implementation between
195  the forwarding entries and the actual (hidden) hardlink inode.
196
197  This will require us to associate a small hard-link-adjust structure
198  with the chain whenever we create or delete hardlinks, on top of
199  adjusting the hardlink inode itself.  Any actual flush to the media
200  has to synchronize the correct nlinks value based on whether related
201  created or deleted hardlinks were also flushed.
202
203* When a directory entry is created and also if an indirect block is
204  created and entries moved into it, the directory seek position can
205  potentially become incorrect during a scan.
206
207* When a directory entry is deleted a directory seek position depending
208  on that key can cause readdir to skip entries.
209
210* TWO PHASE COMMIT - store two data offsets in the chain, and
211  hammer2_chain_delete() needs to leave the chain intact if MODIFIED2 is
212  set on its buffer until the flusher gets to it?
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215				OPTIMIZATIONS
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217* If a file is unlinked buts its descriptors is left open and used, we
218  should allow data blocks on-media to be reused since there is no
219  topology left to point at them.
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