4 files changed, 36 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
index a922e75af42e..0040a5ee6208 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ filelayout_read_pagelist(struct nfs_read_data *data)
         idx = nfs4_fl_calc_ds_index(lseg, j);
         ds = nfs4_fl_prepare_ds(lseg, idx);
         if (!ds) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: prepare_ds failed, use MDS\n", __func__);
+                /* Either layout fh index faulty, or ds connect failed */
+                set_bit(lo_fail_bit(IOMODE_RW), &lseg->pls_layout->plh_flags);
+                set_bit(lo_fail_bit(IOMODE_READ), &lseg->pls_layout->plh_flags);
                 return PNFS_NOT_ATTEMPTED;
         }
         dprintk("%s USE DS:ip %x %hu\n", __func__,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.h
index 23f1e1e2a0f5..ee0c907742b5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.h
@@ -55,10 +55,14 @@ struct nfs4_pnfs_ds {
         atomic_t                ds_count;
 };
 
+/* nfs4_file_layout_dsaddr flags */
+#define NFS4_DEVICE_ID_NEG_ENTRY        0x00000001
+
 struct nfs4_file_layout_dsaddr {
         struct hlist_node               node;
         struct nfs4_deviceid            deviceid;
         atomic_t                        ref;
+        unsigned long                   flags;
         u32                             stripe_count;
         u8                              *stripe_indices;
         u32                             ds_num;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
index f594ca35a996..68143c162e3b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayoutdev.c
@@ -606,6 +606,21 @@ nfs4_fl_select_ds_fh(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg, u32 j)
         return flseg->fh_array[i];
 }
 
+static void
+filelayout_mark_devid_negative(struct nfs4_file_layout_dsaddr *dsaddr,
+                               int err, u32 ds_addr)
+{
+        u32 *p = (u32 *)&dsaddr->deviceid;
+
+        printk(KERN_ERR "NFS: data server %x connection error %d."
+                " Deviceid [%x%x%x%x] marked out of use.\n",
+                ds_addr, err, p[0], p[1], p[2], p[3]);
+
+        spin_lock(&filelayout_deviceid_lock);
+        dsaddr->flags |= NFS4_DEVICE_ID_NEG_ENTRY;
+        spin_unlock(&filelayout_deviceid_lock);
+}
+
 struct nfs4_pnfs_ds *
 nfs4_fl_prepare_ds(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg, u32 ds_idx)
 {
@@ -619,13 +634,18 @@ nfs4_fl_prepare_ds(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg, u32 ds_idx)
         }
 
         if (!ds->ds_clp) {
+                struct nfs_server *s = NFS_SERVER(lseg->pls_layout->plh_inode);
                 int err;
 
-                err = nfs4_ds_connect(NFS_SERVER(lseg->pls_layout->plh_inode),
-                                          dsaddr->ds_list[ds_idx]);
+                if (dsaddr->flags & NFS4_DEVICE_ID_NEG_ENTRY) {
+                        /* Already tried to connect, don't try again */
+                        dprintk("%s Deviceid marked out of use\n", __func__);
+                        return NULL;
+                }
+                err = nfs4_ds_connect(s, ds);
                 if (err) {
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s nfs4_ds_connect error %d\n",
-                               __func__, err);
+                        filelayout_mark_devid_negative(dsaddr, err,
+                                                       ntohl(ds->ds_ip_addr));
                         return NULL;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 1f4c153441a1..3e545144a0b2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -739,15 +739,16 @@ pnfs_update_layout(struct inode *ino,
                 dprintk("%s matches recall, use MDS\n", __func__);
                 goto out_unlock;
         }
-        /* Check to see if the layout for the given range already exists */
-        lseg = pnfs_find_lseg(lo, iomode);
-        if (lseg)
-                goto out_unlock;
 
         /* if LAYOUTGET already failed once we don't try again */
         if (test_bit(lo_fail_bit(iomode), &nfsi->layout->plh_flags))
                 goto out_unlock;
 
+        /* Check to see if the layout for the given range already exists */
+        lseg = pnfs_find_lseg(lo, iomode);
+        if (lseg)
+                goto out_unlock;
+
         if (pnfs_layoutgets_blocked(lo, NULL, 0))
                 goto out_unlock;
         atomic_inc(&lo->plh_outstanding);