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Date:      Sun, 11 Dec 2022 01:22:46 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Artem Kuchin <artemkuchin76@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD FS <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Everchanging bytes at the end of mirror disks
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On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 11:52 PM Artem Kuchin <artemkuchin76@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I am writing a small utility for myseld and part of it is comparing
> gmirror disks. After running some tests i realized that some bytes at
> the very end of disks are constantly changing.
>

The last sector has metadata about the mirror and about the mirror
element.  It's this latter data that differs.

Warner


For example to runs from the compator:
>
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [26,0x1A]  and /dev/ada1p3 [95,0x5F] at
> position 495812794495
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [217,0xD9]  and /dev/ada1p3 [107,0x6B] at
> position 495812794496
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [151,0x97]  and /dev/ada1p3 [0,0x0] at
> position 495812794497
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [180,0xB4]  and /dev/ada1p3 [64,0x40] at
> position 495812794498
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [96,0x60]  and /dev/ada1p3 [126,0x7E] at
> position 495812794499
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [89,0x59]  and /dev/ada1p3 [239,0xEF] at
> position 495812794500
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [234,0xEA]  and /dev/ada1p3 [93,0x5D] at
> position 495812794501
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [166,0xA6]  and /dev/ada1p3 [76,0x4C] at
> position 495812794502
>
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [185,0xB9]  and /dev/ada1p3 [233,0xE9] at
> position 495812794495
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [145,0x91]  and /dev/ada1p3 [2,0x2] at
> position 495812794496
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [105,0x69]  and /dev/ada1p3 [3,0x3] at
> position 495812794497
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [55,0x37]  and /dev/ada1p3 [166,0xA6] at
> position 495812794498
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [23,0x17]  and /dev/ada1p3 [99,0x63] at
> position 495812794499
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [35,0x23]  and /dev/ada1p3 [144,0x90] at
> position 495812794500
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [118,0x76]  and /dev/ada1p3 [212,0xD4] at
> position 495812794501
> Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [30,0x1E]  and /dev/ada1p3 [149,0x95] at
> position 495812794502
>
> End of disk is 495812794880, so, the last changing bytes if 378 bytes
> before the end.
>
> I am most likely missing some information about FS/mirror organization.
> Below is the filesystem configuration.
>
> However, if there a part which changes on both disks independently how
> do i get its offset and size,
>
> so i will not compare it.  Thank you.
>
>
> # gmirror status
>         Name    Status  Components
> mirror/swap  COMPLETE  ada0p2 (ACTIVE)
>                         ada1p2 (ACTIVE)
> mirror/root  COMPLETE  ada0p3 (ACTIVE)
>                         ada1p3 (ACTIVE)
>
> # gpart show
> =>       34  976773101  ada0  GPT  (466G)
>           34        128     1  freebsd-boot  (64K)
>          162    8388608     2  freebsd-swap  (4.0G)
>      8388770  968384365     3  freebsd-ufs  (462G)
>
> =>       34  976773101  ada1  GPT  (466G)
>           34        128     1  freebsd-boot  (64K)
>          162    8388608     2  freebsd-swap  (4.0G)
>      8388770  968384365     3  freebsd-ufs  (462G)
>
>
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 11:52 PM Artem Kuchin &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:artemkuchin76@gmail.com">artemkuchin76@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello!<br>
<br>
I am writing a small utility for myseld and part of it is comparing <br>
gmirror disks. After running some tests i realized that some bytes at <br>
the very end of disks are constantly changing.<br></blockquote></div></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The last sector has metadata =
about the mirror and about the mirror element.=C2=A0 It&#39;s this latter d=
ata that differs.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner=
</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
For example to runs from the compator:<br>
<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [26,0x1A]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [95,0x5F] at=
 <br>
position 495812794495<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [217,0xD9]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [107,0x6B] =
at <br>
position 495812794496<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [151,0x97]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [0,0x0] at =
<br>
position 495812794497<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [180,0xB4]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [64,0x40] a=
t <br>
position 495812794498<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [96,0x60]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [126,0x7E] a=
t <br>
position 495812794499<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [89,0x59]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [239,0xEF] a=
t <br>
position 495812794500<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [234,0xEA]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [93,0x5D] a=
t <br>
position 495812794501<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [166,0xA6]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [76,0x4C] a=
t <br>
position 495812794502<br>
<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [185,0xB9]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [233,0xE9] =
at <br>
position 495812794495<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [145,0x91]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [2,0x2] at =
<br>
position 495812794496<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [105,0x69]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [3,0x3] at =
<br>
position 495812794497<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [55,0x37]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [166,0xA6] a=
t <br>
position 495812794498<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [23,0x17]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [99,0x63] at=
 <br>
position 495812794499<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [35,0x23]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [144,0x90] a=
t <br>
position 495812794500<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [118,0x76]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [212,0xD4] =
at <br>
position 495812794501<br>
Difference between /dev/ada0p3 [30,0x1E]=C2=A0 and /dev/ada1p3 [149,0x95] a=
t <br>
position 495812794502<br>
<br>
End of disk is 495812794880, so, the last changing bytes if 378 bytes <br>
before the end.<br>
<br>
I am most likely missing some information about FS/mirror organization. <br=
>
Below is the filesystem configuration.<br>
<br>
However, if there a part which changes on both disks independently how <br>
do i get its offset and size,<br>
<br>
so i will not compare it.=C2=A0 Thank you.<br>
<br>
<br>
# gmirror status<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Name=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Status=C2=
=A0 Components<br>
mirror/swap=C2=A0 COMPLETE=C2=A0 ada0p2 (ACTIVE)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ada1p2 (ACT=
IVE)<br>
mirror/root=C2=A0 COMPLETE=C2=A0 ada0p3 (ACTIVE)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ada1p3 (ACT=
IVE)<br>
<br>
# gpart show<br>
=3D&gt;=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 34=C2=A0 976773101=C2=A0 ada0=
=C2=A0 GPT=C2=A0 (466G)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 34=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 128=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 freebsd-boot=
=C2=A0 (64K)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 162=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 8388=
608=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 2=C2=A0 freebsd-swap=C2=A0 (4.0G)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 8388770=C2=A0 968384365=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 3=
=C2=A0 freebsd-ufs=C2=A0 (462G)<br>
<br>
=3D&gt;=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 34=C2=A0 976773101=C2=A0 ada1=
=C2=A0 GPT=C2=A0 (466G)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 34=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 128=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 freebsd-boot=
=C2=A0 (64K)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 162=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 8388=
608=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 2=C2=A0 freebsd-swap=C2=A0 (4.0G)<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 8388770=C2=A0 968384365=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 3=
=C2=A0 freebsd-ufs=C2=A0 (462G)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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