[LU-12204] mke2fs in e2fsprogs-1.44.5.wc1 fails for large device

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Environment: e2fsprogs-1.44.5.wc1, rhel7.5, msater branch
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Dongyang Li
• Reporter: Shuichi Ihara

Description

If mke2fs formats large device (e.g. 900TB), it fails becouse device too big.

# ls -l /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Apr 19 11:19 /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 -> ../sdd
# fdisk -l /dev/sdd

Disk /dev/sdd: 952451.9 GB, 952451947560960 bytes, 232532213760 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 4096 = 4096 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 2097152 bytes / 2097152 bytes

# mke2fs -V
mke2fs 1.44.5.wc1 (15-Dec-2018)
	Using EXT2FS Library version 1.44.5.wc1
# mkfs.lustre --ost --servicenode=192.168.0.2@tcp --fsname=scratch0 --index=3 --mgsnode=192.168.0.1@tcp --mkfsoptions='-E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -m1 -J size=4096 -O meta_bg' --reformat --backfstype=ldiskfs /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003

   Permanent disk data:
Target:     scratch0:OST0003
Index:      3
Lustre FS:  scratch0
Mount type: ldiskfs
Flags:      0x1062
              (OST first_time update no_primnode )
Persistent mount opts: ,errors=remount-ro
Parameters: failover.node=192.168.0.2@tcp mgsnode=192.168.0.1@tcp

device size = 908328960MB
formatting backing filesystem ldiskfs on /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003
	target name   scratch0:OST0003
	4k blocks     232532213760
	options        -m1 -J size=4096  -I 512 -i 1048576 -q -O meta_bg,extents,uninit_bg,mmp,dir_nlink,quota,huge_file,64bit,flex_bg -G 256 -E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -F
mkfs_cmd = mke2fs -j -b 4096 -L scratch0:OST0003  -m1 -J size=4096  -I 512 -i 1048576 -q -O meta_bg,extents,uninit_bg,mmp,dir_nlink,quota,huge_file,64bit,flex_bg -G 256 -E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -F /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 232532213760
   mke2fs: Size of device (0x3624000000 blocks) /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 too big to create
   	a filesystem using a blocksize of 4096.

mkfs.lustre FATAL: Unable to build fs /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 (256)

mkfs.lustre FATAL: mkfs failed 256

However, mke2fs in 1.42.13.wc6 works well.

# mke2fs -V
mke2fs 1.42.13.wc6 (05-Feb-2017)
	Using EXT2FS Library version 1.42.13.wc6

# mkfs.lustre --ost --servicenode=192.168.0.2@tcp --fsname=scratch0 --index=3 --mgsnode=192.168.0.1@tcp --mkfsoptions='-E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -m1 -J size=4096 -O meta_bg' --reformat --backfstype=ldiskfs /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003

   Permanent disk data:
Target:     scratch0:OST0003
Index:      3
Lustre FS:  scratch0
Mount type: ldiskfs
Flags:      0x1062
              (OST first_time update no_primnode )
Persistent mount opts: ,errors=remount-ro
Parameters: failover.node=192.168.0.2@tcp mgsnode=192.168.0.1@tcp

device size = 908328960MB
formatting backing filesystem ldiskfs on /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003
	target name   scratch0:OST0003
	4k blocks     232532213760
	options        -m1 -J size=4096  -I 512 -i 1048576 -q -O meta_bg,extents,uninit_bg,mmp,dir_nlink,quota,huge_file,64bit,flex_bg -G 256 -E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -F
mkfs_cmd = mke2fs -j -b 4096 -L scratch0:OST0003  -m1 -J size=4096  -I 512 -i 1048576 -q -O meta_bg,extents,uninit_bg,mmp,dir_nlink,quota,huge_file,64bit,flex_bg -G 256 -E lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0 -F /dev/ddn/scratch0_ost0003 232532213760
Writing CONFIGS/mountdata