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// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
use super::*;
use aligned_vec::{AVec, ConstAlign};
use anyhow::Context;
use core::ffi::c_char;
use nix::fcntl::{FallocateFlags, fallocate};
use nix::unistd::{ftruncate, unlink};
use std::ffi::CStr;
use std::ffi::CString;
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Write;
use std::os::unix::io::{FromRawFd, RawFd};
use std::path::Path;
const DISK_CACHE_KEY: &str = "DYN_KVBM_DISK_CACHE_DIR";
const DEFAULT_DISK_CACHE_DIR: &str = "/tmp/";
const DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY: &str = "DYN_KVBM_DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK";
const DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY: &str = "DYN_KVBM_DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT";
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct DiskStorage {
fd: u64,
file_name: String,
size: usize,
handles: RegistrationHandles,
unlinked: bool,
}
impl Local for DiskStorage {}
impl SystemAccessible for DiskStorage {}
const ZERO_BUF_SIZE: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024; // 16MB
const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 4096; // Standard page size for O_DIRECT alignment
// Type alias for 4096-byte (page size) aligned vectors
type Align4096 = ConstAlign<4096>;
/// Create a page-aligned zero-filled buffer for O_DIRECT I/O operations.
/// On filesystems like Lustre, O_DIRECT requires both buffer address and I/O size
/// to be aligned to the filesystem block size (typically page size).
fn create_aligned_buffer(size: usize) -> anyhow::Result<AVec<u8, Align4096>> {
// Round up to nearest page size to ensure alignment requirements
let aligned_size = size.div_ceil(PAGE_SIZE) * PAGE_SIZE;
// Create aligned vector with compile-time PAGE_SIZE alignment
let mut buf = AVec::<u8, Align4096>::new(PAGE_SIZE);
buf.resize(aligned_size, 0u8); // Zero-fill
tracing::trace!(
"Allocated aligned buffer: size={}, aligned_size={}, align={}",
size,
aligned_size,
PAGE_SIZE
);
Ok(buf)
}
fn allocate_file(fd: RawFd, size: u64) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
match fallocate(fd, FallocateFlags::empty(), 0, size as i64) {
Ok(_) => {
tracing::debug!("Successfully allocated {} bytes using fallocate()", size);
Ok(())
}
Err(err) => match err {
nix::errno::Errno::EOPNOTSUPP => {
let do_zero_fill = std::env::var(DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY).is_ok();
if do_zero_fill {
tracing::warn!(
"fallocate() not supported on this filesystem, using zero-fill fallback. \
This may be slower but provides actual disk space allocation. \
Using page-aligned buffers (alignment={}) for O_DIRECT compatibility.",
PAGE_SIZE
);
// Use page-aligned buffer for O_DIRECT compatibility (required on Lustre)
let buf = create_aligned_buffer(ZERO_BUF_SIZE)
.context("Failed to allocate aligned zero buffer")?;
let mut file =
unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(nix::unistd::dup(fd).context("dup error")?) };
let mut written: u64 = 0;
while written < size {
// Calculate how much to write in this iteration.
// For O_DIRECT, we must write in multiples of page size, except possibly
// the last write.
let remaining = size - written;
let to_write = if remaining >= buf.len() as u64 {
// Full buffer write - always aligned
buf.len()
} else {
// Last partial write - round up to page size for O_DIRECT
let aligned = (remaining as usize).div_ceil(PAGE_SIZE) * PAGE_SIZE;
std::cmp::min(aligned, buf.len())
};
match file.write(&buf[..to_write]) {
Ok(n) => {
if n != to_write {
tracing::error!(
"Partial write detected: requested={}, written={}, \
total_written={}/{}, fd={}, errno={:?}",
to_write,
n,
written,
size,
fd,
std::io::Error::last_os_error()
);
anyhow::bail!(
"Partial write: expected {} bytes, wrote {} bytes (total {}/{})",
to_write,
n,
written + n as u64,
size
);
}
written += n as u64;
tracing::trace!(
"Zero-fill progress: {}/{} bytes ({:.1}%)",
written,
size,
(written as f64 / size as f64) * 100.0
);
}
Err(e) => {
let errno = e.raw_os_error();
tracing::error!(
"Zero-fill write failed: error={}, errno={:?}, \
fd={}, to_write={}, written={}/{}, buf_addr={:p}, buf_align={}",
e,
errno,
fd,
to_write,
written,
size,
buf.as_ptr(),
PAGE_SIZE
);
// Provide specific guidance for common errors
if errno == Some(22) {
// EINVAL - typically alignment issues
anyhow::bail!(
"Zero-fill write failed with EINVAL (errno 22). \
This usually indicates O_DIRECT alignment issues. \
Buffer is page-aligned ({}), but filesystem may require \
different alignment. Try setting {}=true to disable O_DIRECT. \
Original error: {}",
PAGE_SIZE,
DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY,
e
);
} else {
anyhow::bail!("Zero-fill write failed: {}", e);
}
}
}
}
file.flush().context("Failed to flush zero-filled file")?;
// Truncate to exact size if we over-allocated due to alignment
if written > size {
tracing::debug!(
"Truncating file from {} to {} bytes (alignment padding)",
written,
size
);
ftruncate(fd, size as i64).context("Failed to truncate to exact size")?;
}
tracing::info!(
"Successfully zero-filled {} bytes using aligned buffers",
size
);
Ok(())
} else {
tracing::warn!(
"fallocate() not supported on this filesystem, using truncate fallback. \
This may may not actually allocate disk space. \
Consider setting {}=true for slower zero-fill fallback.",
DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY
);
// default fallback: set file length without zero-filling (does not really
// allocate)
ftruncate(fd, size as i64).context("truncate error")
}
}
_ => Err(err.into()),
},
}
}
impl DiskStorage {
pub fn new(size: usize) -> Result<Self, StorageError> {
// We need to open our file with some special flags that aren't supported by the tempfile crate.
// Instead, we'll use the mkostemp function to create a temporary file with the correct flags.
let specified_dir =
std::env::var(DISK_CACHE_KEY).unwrap_or_else(|_| DEFAULT_DISK_CACHE_DIR.to_string());
let file_path = Path::new(&specified_dir).join("dynamo-kvbm-disk-cache-XXXXXX");
if !file_path.exists() {
std::fs::create_dir_all(file_path.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
}
tracing::debug!("Allocating disk cache file at {}", file_path.display());
let template = CString::new(file_path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
let mut template_bytes = template.into_bytes_with_nul();
// mkostemp only supports flags like O_CLOEXEC, not O_RDWR/O_DIRECT.
// The file is always opened O_RDWR by mkostemp.
// We'll use fcntl to set O_DIRECT after creation.
let raw_fd = unsafe {
nix::libc::mkostemp(
template_bytes.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_char,
nix::libc::O_CLOEXEC,
)
};
if raw_fd < 0 {
let file_name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(template_bytes.as_slice())
.unwrap()
.to_str()
.unwrap_or("<invalid utf8>");
return Err(StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!(
"Failed to create temp file {}: {}",
file_name,
std::io::Error::last_os_error()
)));
}
// Determine whether to use O_DIRECT based on environment variable.
// O_DIRECT is required for GPU DirectStorage but has strict alignment requirements.
// For debugging or when filesystems don't support O_DIRECT alignment, it can be disabled.
let disable_o_direct = std::env::var(DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY).is_ok();
if !disable_o_direct {
// Set O_DIRECT via fcntl after file creation.
// For maximum performance, GPU DirectStorage requires O_DIRECT.
// This allows transfers to bypass the kernel page cache.
// It also introduces the restriction that all accesses must be page-aligned.
use nix::fcntl::{FcntlArg, OFlag, fcntl};
// Get current flags
let current_flags = match fcntl(raw_fd, FcntlArg::F_GETFL) {
Ok(flags) => OFlag::from_bits_truncate(flags),
Err(e) => {
unsafe { nix::libc::close(raw_fd) };
let file_name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(template_bytes.as_slice())
.unwrap()
.to_str()
.unwrap_or("<invalid utf8>");
let _ = unlink(file_name);
return Err(StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!(
"Failed to get file flags for {}: {}",
file_name, e
)));
}
};
// Add O_DIRECT to existing flags
let new_flags = current_flags | OFlag::O_DIRECT;
if let Err(e) = fcntl(raw_fd, FcntlArg::F_SETFL(new_flags)) {
tracing::error!(
"Failed to set O_DIRECT on file descriptor {}: {}. \
This may indicate filesystem doesn't support O_DIRECT. \
Consider setting {}=true to disable O_DIRECT.",
raw_fd,
e,
DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY
);
unsafe { nix::libc::close(raw_fd) };
let file_name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(template_bytes.as_slice())
.unwrap()
.to_str()
.unwrap_or("<invalid utf8>");
let _ = unlink(file_name);
return Err(StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!(
"Failed to set O_DIRECT: {}. Try {}=true",
e, DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY
)));
}
tracing::debug!("O_DIRECT enabled for disk cache (fd={})", raw_fd);
} else {
tracing::warn!(
"O_DIRECT disabled via {}. GPU DirectStorage performance may be reduced.",
DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY
);
}
let file_name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(template_bytes.as_slice())
.unwrap()
.to_str()
.map_err(|e| {
StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!("Failed to read temp file name: {}", e))
})?
.to_string();
// We need to use fallocate to actually allocate the storage and create the blocks on disk.
allocate_file(raw_fd, size as u64).map_err(|e| {
StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!("Failed to allocate temp file: {}", e))
})?;
tracing::info!(
"DiskStorage created: fd={}, file={}, size={} bytes",
raw_fd,
file_name,
size
);
Ok(Self {
fd: raw_fd as u64,
file_name,
size,
handles: RegistrationHandles::new(),
unlinked: false,
})
}
pub fn fd(&self) -> u64 {
self.fd
}
/// Unlink our temp file.
/// This means that when this process terminates, the file will be automatically deleted by the OS.
/// Unfortunately, GDS requires that files we try to register must be linked.
/// To get around this, we unlink the file only after we've registered it with NIXL.
pub fn unlink(&mut self) -> Result<(), StorageError> {
if self.unlinked {
return Ok(());
}
tracing::info!(
"Unlinking temp file (fd={}, file={}). File will be deleted when fd closes.",
self.fd,
self.file_name
);
self.unlinked = true;
unlink(self.file_name.as_str()).map_err(|e| {
tracing::error!(
"Failed to unlink temp file: fd={}, file={}, error={}",
self.fd,
self.file_name,
e
);
StorageError::AllocationFailed(format!("Failed to unlink temp file: {}", e))
})
}
pub fn unlinked(&self) -> bool {
self.unlinked
}
}
impl Drop for DiskStorage {
fn drop(&mut self) {
tracing::warn!(
"DiskStorage being dropped: fd={}, file={}, size={} bytes, already_unlinked={}",
self.fd,
self.file_name,
self.size,
self.unlinked
);
self.handles.release();
let _ = self.unlink();
tracing::info!(
"DiskStorage dropped and cleaned up: fd={}, file={}",
self.fd,
self.file_name
);
}
}
impl Storage for DiskStorage {
fn storage_type(&self) -> StorageType {
StorageType::Disk(self.fd())
}
fn addr(&self) -> u64 {
0
}
fn size(&self) -> usize {
self.size
}
unsafe fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const u8 {
std::ptr::null()
}
unsafe fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut u8 {
std::ptr::null_mut()
}
}
impl RegisterableStorage for DiskStorage {
fn register(
&mut self,
key: &str,
handle: Box<dyn RegistationHandle>,
) -> Result<(), StorageError> {
self.handles.register(key, handle)
}
fn is_registered(&self, key: &str) -> bool {
self.handles.is_registered(key)
}
fn registration_handle(&self, key: &str) -> Option<&dyn RegistationHandle> {
self.handles.registration_handle(key)
}
}
#[derive(Default)]
pub struct DiskAllocator;
impl StorageAllocator<DiskStorage> for DiskAllocator {
fn allocate(&self, size: usize) -> Result<DiskStorage, StorageError> {
DiskStorage::new(size)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
/// Mock writer that enforces strict O_DIRECT alignment rules like Lustre.
/// This allows us to test the alignment logic without needing an actual Lustre filesystem.
struct StrictODirectWriter {
bytes_written: usize,
writes: Vec<(usize, usize)>, // (address, size) of each write
}
impl StrictODirectWriter {
fn new() -> Self {
Self {
bytes_written: 0,
writes: Vec::new(),
}
}
}
impl std::io::Write for StrictODirectWriter {
fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
let addr = buf.as_ptr() as usize;
let size = buf.len();
// Enforce Lustre-like O_DIRECT requirements
if !addr.is_multiple_of(PAGE_SIZE) {
eprintln!(
"EINVAL: Buffer address {:#x} not aligned to {} bytes",
addr, PAGE_SIZE
);
return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(22)); // EINVAL
}
if !size.is_multiple_of(PAGE_SIZE) {
eprintln!(
"EINVAL: Write size {} not aligned to {} bytes",
size, PAGE_SIZE
);
return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(22)); // EINVAL
}
self.writes.push((addr, size));
self.bytes_written += size;
Ok(size)
}
fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
Ok(())
}
}
/// Test that aligned buffers satisfy strict O_DIRECT requirements.
#[test]
fn test_aligned_buffer_with_strict_writer() {
let test_sizes = vec![
1234,
PAGE_SIZE,
PAGE_SIZE + 1,
16 * 1024 * 1024, // 16 MB
1_000_000,
];
for requested_size in test_sizes {
let buf =
create_aligned_buffer(requested_size).expect("Failed to create aligned buffer");
let mut writer = StrictODirectWriter::new();
// This should succeed - aligned buffer meets strict requirements
let result = writer.write(&buf[..]);
assert!(
result.is_ok(),
"Aligned buffer write failed for size {}: {:?}",
requested_size,
result.err()
);
assert_eq!(
writer.bytes_written,
buf.len(),
"Bytes written mismatch for size {}",
requested_size
);
}
}
/// Test that regular Vec<u8> FAILS with strict O_DIRECT writer.
/// This demonstrates the bug that existed before the fix.
#[test]
fn test_unaligned_vec_fails_strict_writer() {
let vec_buf = vec![0u8; 8192]; // 8KB, but not guaranteed aligned address
let mut writer = StrictODirectWriter::new();
let result = writer.write(&vec_buf);
// This may fail with EINVAL if vec! didn't happen to allocate aligned memory
// (which is common but not guaranteed)
if let Err(err) = result {
assert_eq!(
err.raw_os_error(),
Some(22),
"Expected EINVAL (22), got {:?}",
err
);
eprintln!("Confirmed: vec! buffer failed strict alignment check (as expected)");
} else {
eprintln!("Note: vec! happened to be aligned this time (lucky!), but not guaranteed");
}
}
/// Test that the zero-fill write loop produces properly aligned write operations.
#[test]
fn test_zerofill_write_loop_alignment() {
let test_sizes = vec![
1_000_000, // 1 MB non-aligned
10_000_000, // 10 MB non-aligned
100_000_000, // 100 MB non-aligned
];
for total_size in test_sizes {
let buf = create_aligned_buffer(ZERO_BUF_SIZE).expect("Failed to create buffer");
let mut writer = StrictODirectWriter::new();
let mut written: u64 = 0;
// Simulate the zero-fill loop from allocate_file()
while written < total_size {
let remaining = total_size - written;
let to_write = if remaining >= buf.len() as u64 {
buf.len()
} else {
let aligned = (remaining as usize).div_ceil(PAGE_SIZE) * PAGE_SIZE;
std::cmp::min(aligned, buf.len())
};
// This should always succeed with our aligned buffer
writer.write_all(&buf[..to_write]).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
panic!(
"Write failed at offset {} for total size {}: {:?}",
written, total_size, e
)
});
written += to_write as u64;
}
assert!(
written >= total_size,
"Didn't write enough bytes for size {}",
total_size
);
eprintln!(
"Size {} passed: {} writes, {} total bytes",
total_size,
writer.writes.len(),
writer.bytes_written
);
}
}
/// Integration test: Verify disk allocation with zero-fill fallback on filesystems
/// that don't support fallocate (like Lustre). This exercises the O_DIRECT + aligned
/// buffer code path that was failing before the fix.
///
/// Run with: cargo test -- --ignored --nocapture test_zerofill_with_o_direct
#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_zerofill_with_o_direct() {
unsafe {
std::env::set_var(DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY, "1");
}
// Test various sizes including non-page-aligned sizes that would fail with
// unaligned buffers on Lustre
let test_cases = vec![
("Small non-aligned", 1234),
("One page", PAGE_SIZE),
("Just over one page", PAGE_SIZE + 1),
("Multi-page non-aligned", 3 * PAGE_SIZE + 567),
("Large 10MB", 10 * 1024 * 1024),
];
for (name, size) in test_cases {
eprintln!("Testing: {} ({} bytes)", name, size);
let storage = DiskStorage::new(size).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
panic!("Failed to allocate {} bytes ({}): {:?}", size, name, e)
});
// Verify the file is actually the correct size
assert_eq!(storage.size(), size, "Size mismatch for {}", name);
// Verify we can read from the file (tests that data was actually written)
let fd = storage.fd() as RawFd;
let mut buf = vec![0u8; std::cmp::min(size, 4096)];
let bytes_read = nix::sys::uio::pread(fd, &mut buf, 0)
.unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to read back data for {}: {:?}", name, e));
assert!(bytes_read > 0, "No data read back for {}", name);
assert!(
buf.iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
"File should be zero-filled for {}",
name
);
eprintln!("{} passed", name);
}
unsafe {
std::env::remove_var(DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY);
}
}
/// Test that O_DIRECT can be disabled and allocation still works.
#[test]
#[ignore]
fn test_disable_o_direct() {
unsafe {
std::env::set_var(DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY, "1");
std::env::set_var(DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY, "1");
}
let size = 1024 * 1024;
let storage = DiskStorage::new(size).expect("Failed to allocate with O_DIRECT disabled");
assert_eq!(storage.size(), size);
unsafe {
std::env::remove_var(DISK_DISABLE_O_DIRECT_KEY);
std::env::remove_var(DISK_ZEROFILL_FALLBACK_KEY);
}
}
}