misc: bug fixes and improvements for stats Fuse fs

Added syslogs
Added support for symlinks
Relocated make commands in a local Makefile
Dumping stats on index instead of paths
Updated README
Added go.mod and go.sum with relevant dependencies for the module

Type: fix
Change-Id: I2c91317939b2f4d765771ab7038372ae27d3109d
Signed-off-by: Arthur de Kerhor <arthurdekerhor@gmail.com>

7 files changed, 267 insertions, 94 deletions

diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/Makefile b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0aded0c40c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+# Build vpp_stats_fs
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	@./install.sh install
+
+.PHONY: start
+start:
+	@./install.sh start
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	@./install.sh clean
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@./install.sh help
+
+.PHONY: force-unmount
+force-unmount:
+	@./install.sh unmount
+
+.PHONY: stop
+stop:
+	@./install.sh stop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/README.md b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/README.md
index c5ec8127d8a..52610feba94 100755
--- a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/README.md
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/README.md
@@ -1,61 +1,113 @@
 # VPP stats segment FUSE filesystem  {#stats_fs_doc}
 
 The statfs binary allows to create a FUSE filesystem to expose and to browse the stats segment.
-Is is leaned on the Go-FUSE library and requires Go-VPP stats bindings to work.
+It relies on the Go-FUSE library and requires Go-VPP stats bindings to work.
 
 The binary mounts a filesystem on the local machine whith the data from the stats segments.
 The counters can be opened and read as files (e.g. in a Unix shell).
 Note that the value of a counter is determined when the corresponding file is opened (as for /proc/interrupts).
 
-Directories regularly update their contents so that new counters get added to the filesystem.
+Directories update their contents on epoch changes so that new counters get added to the filesystem.
 
-## Prerequisites (for building)
+The script `install.sh` is responsible for buildiing and installing the filesystem.
 
-**GoVPP** library (master branch)
-**Go-FUSE** library
-vpp, vppapi
+## Usage
 
-## Building
+The local Makefile contains targets for all the possible intercations with the stats_f binary.
 
-Here, we add the Go librairies before building the binary
+### Help
+A basic help menu
 ```bash
-go mod init stats_fs
-go get git.fd.io/govpp.git@master
-go get git.fd.io/govpp.git/adapter/statsclient@master
-go get github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2
-go build
+make help
 ```
 
-## Usage
+### Install
+Building the binary
+```bash
+make install
+```
 
-The basic usage is:
+### Start
+Starts the filesystem. Requires a running VPP instance using the default socket /run/vpp/stats.sock.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo)
 ```bash
-sudo ./statfs <MOUNT_POINT> &
+make start
+```
+
+### Stop
+Stops and unmounts the filesystem if it is not busy.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo)
+```bash
+make stop
+```
+
+### Force unmount
+Forces the unmount of the filesystem even if it is busy.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo)
+```bash
+make force-unmount
+```
+
+### Cleanup
+Cleaning stats_fs binary.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo).
+```bash
+make clean
 ```
-**Options:**
- - debug \<true|false\> (default is false)
- - socket \<statSocket\> (default is /run/vpp/stats.sock)
 
 ## Browsing the filesystem
 
+The default mountpoint is /run/vpp/stats_fs_dir.
 You can browse the filesystem as a regular user.
 Example:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/mountpoint
+cd /run/vpp/stats_fs_dir
 cd sys/node
 ls -al
 cat names
 ```
 
-## Unmounting the file system
+## Building and mounting the filesystem manually
+
+For more modularity, you can build and mount the filesystem manually.
+
+### Building
+Inside the local directory, you can build the go binary:
+```bash
+go build
+```
+
+### Mounting
+Then, ou can mount the filesystem with the local binary.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo).
+
+The basic usage is:
+```bash
+./stats_fs <MOUNT_POINT>
+```
+
+**Options:**
+ - debug \<true|false\> (default is false)
+ - socket \<statSocket\> (default is /run/vpp/stats.sock) : VPP socket for stats
+
+
+### Unmounting the file system
 
 You can unmount the filesystem with the fusermount command.
+
+May require a privileged user (sudo)
+
 ```bash
-sudo fusermount -u /path/to/mountpoint
+fusermount -u /path/to/mountpoint
 ```
 
 To force the unmount even if the resource  is busy, add the -z option:
 ```bash
-sudo fusermount -uz /path/to/mountpoint
+fusermount -uz /path/to/mountpoint
 ```
diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/cmd.go b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/cmd.go
index 826b011b00d..38d1b3db62f 100644
--- a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/cmd.go
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/cmd.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"log/syslog"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
@@ -36,20 +38,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2/fs"
 )
 
+func LogMsg(msg string) {
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, msg)
+	log.Print(msg)
+}
+
 func main() {
+	syslogger, err := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_ERR|syslog.LOG_DAEMON, "statsfs")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+	log.SetOutput(syslogger)
+
 	statsSocket := flag.String("socket", statsclient.DefaultSocketName, "Path to VPP stats socket")
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "print debugging messages.")
 	flag.Parse()
+
 	if flag.NArg() < 1 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "usage: %s MOUNTPOINT\n", os.Args[0])
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("usage: %s MOUNTPOINT\n", os.Args[0]))
 		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	//Conection to the stat segment socket.
 	sc := statsclient.NewStatsClient(*statsSocket)
-	fmt.Printf("Waiting for the VPP socket to be available. Be sure a VPP instance is running.\n")
+	fmt.Println("Waiting for the VPP socket to be available. Be sure a VPP instance is running.")
 	c, err := core.ConnectStats(sc)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to connect to the stats socket: %v\n", err)
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to connect to the stats socket: %v\n", err))
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer c.Disconnect()
@@ -57,7 +71,7 @@ func main() {
 	//Creating the filesystem instance
 	root, err := NewStatsFileSystem(sc)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "NewStatsFileSystem failed: %v\n", err)
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("NewStatsFileSystem failed: %v\n", err))
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -67,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	opts.AllowOther = true
 	server, err := fs.Mount(flag.Arg(0), root, opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Mount fail: %v\n", err)
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Mount fail: %v\n", err))
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
@@ -86,6 +100,6 @@ func main() {
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Device or resource busy") {
 			break
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unmount fail: %v\n", err)
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Unmount fail: %v\n", err))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.mod b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a284bb8aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module stats_fs
+
+go 1.16
+
+require (
+	git.fd.io/govpp.git v0.3.6-0.20210601140839-da95997338b7 // indirect
+	github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.sum b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05bcc7a53be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
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+git.fd.io/govpp.git v0.3.6-0.20210601140839-da95997338b7/go.mod h1:OCVd4W8SH+666KRQoMj6PM+oipLDZAHhqMz9B1TGbgI=
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+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
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diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/install.sh b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/install.sh
index 6249e63c6eb..c800ad33356 100755
--- a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/install.sh
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/install.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Cisco Systems and/or its affiliates.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -11,8 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-#!/bin/bash
-
 # A simple script that installs stats_fs, a Fuse file system
 # for the stats segment
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set -eo pipefail
 OPT_ARG=${1:-}
 
 STATS_FS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"/
+cd "${STATS_FS_DIR}"/../../
 VPP_DIR=$(pwd)/
 BUILD_ROOT=${VPP_DIR}build-root/
 BINARY_DIR=${BUILD_ROOT}install-vpp-native/vpp/bin/
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ function install_fuse() {
   apt-get install fuse -y
 }
 
+function install_nohup() {
+  echo "Installing nohup"
+  apt-get update
+  apt-get install nohup -y
+}
+
 function install_go_dep() {
   echo "Installing Go dependencies"
   if [[ ! -x "$(command -v go)" ]]; then
@@ -84,11 +91,11 @@ function install_go_dep() {
 
   if [ ! -e "go.mod" ]; then
     go mod init stats_fs
+    # We require a specific govpp commit for compatibility
+    go get git.fd.io/govpp.git@da95997338b77811bc2ea850db393c652b3bd18e
+    go get git.fd.io/govpp.git/adapter/statsclient@da95997338b77811bc2ea850db393c652b3bd18e
+    go get github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2
   fi
-  # master required
-  go get git.fd.io/govpp.git@master
-  go get git.fd.io/govpp.git/adapter/statsclient@master
-  go get github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2
 }
 
 # Resolve stats_fs dependencies and builds the binary
@@ -114,6 +121,10 @@ function install_statfs() {
     install_fuse
   fi
 
+  if [[ ! -x "$(command -v nohup)" ]]; then
+    install_nohup
+  fi
+
   if [ ! -d "${STATS_FS_DIR}" ]; then
     echo "${STATS_FS_DIR} directory does not exist"
     exit 1
@@ -137,6 +148,11 @@ function start_statfs() {
     EXE_DIR=$DEBUG_DIR
   fi
 
+  if [[ $(pidof "${EXE_DIR}"stats_fs) ]]; then
+    echo "The service stats_fs has already been launched"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
   mountpoint="${RUN_DIR}stats_fs_dir"
 
   if [[ -x "$(command -v ${EXE_DIR}stats_fs)" ]] ; then
@@ -148,6 +164,7 @@ function start_statfs() {
   fi
 
   echo "stats_fs is not installed, use 'make stats-fs-install' first"
+  exit 1
 }
 
 function stop_statfs() {
@@ -165,7 +182,8 @@ function stop_statfs() {
   PID=$(pidof "${EXE_DIR}"stats_fs)
   kill "$PID"
   if [[ $(pidof "${EXE_DIR}"stats_fs) ]]; then
-    echo "Can't unmount the file system: Device or resource busy"
+    echo "Check your syslog file (default is /var/log/syslog)."
+    echo "It may be that the file system is busy."
     exit 1
   fi
 
@@ -196,12 +214,6 @@ function cleanup() {
 
   cd "${STATS_FS_DIR}"
 
-  if [ -e "go.mod" ]; then
-    rm -f go.mod
-  fi
-  if [ -e "go.sum" ]; then
-    rm -f go.sum
-  fi
   if [ -e "stats_fs" ]; then
     rm -f stats_fs
   fi
@@ -224,14 +236,14 @@ function cleanup() {
 # Show available commands
 function help() {
   cat <<__EOF__
-  Stats_fs installer
+  Stats-fs installer
 
-  stats-fs-install        - Installs requirements (Go, GoVPP, GoFUSE) and builds stats_fs
-  stats-fs-start          - Launches the stats_fs binary and creates a mountpoint
-  stats-fs-cleanup        - Removes stats_fs binary and deletes go module
-  stats-fs-stop           - Stops the executable, unmounts the file system
-                            and removes the mountpoint directory
-  stats-fs-force-unmount  - Forces the unmount of the filesystem even if it is busy
+  install        - Installs requirements (Go, GoVPP, GoFUSE) and builds stats_fs
+  start          - Launches the stats_fs binary and creates a mountpoint
+  clean          - Removes stats_fs binary
+  stop           - Stops the executable, unmounts the file system
+                   and removes the mountpoint directory
+  force-unmount  - Forces the unmount of the filesystem even if it is busy
 
 __EOF__
 }
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@ function resolve_option() {
   "install")
     install_statfs
     ;;
-  "cleanup")
+  "clean")
     cleanup
     ;;
   "unmount")
diff --git a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/stats_fs.go b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/stats_fs.go
index a9b8ae77633..80c15096234 100644
--- a/extras/vpp_stats_fs/stats_fs.go
+++ b/extras/vpp_stats_fs/stats_fs.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -36,57 +36,58 @@ import (
 )
 
 func updateDir(ctx context.Context, n *fs.Inode, cl *statsclient.StatsClient, dirPath string) syscall.Errno {
-	list, err := cl.ListStats(dirPath)
+	stats, err := cl.PrepareDir(dirPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("list stats failed:", err)
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Listing stats index failed: %v\n", err))
 		return syscall.EAGAIN
 	}
 
-	if list == nil {
-		n.ForgetPersistent()
-		return syscall.ENOENT
-	}
+	n.Operations().(*dirNode).epoch = stats.Epoch
+
+	n.RmAllChildren()
 
-	for _, path := range list {
-		localPath := strings.TrimPrefix(path, dirPath)
-		dir, base := filepath.Split(localPath)
+	for _, entry := range stats.Entries {
+		localPath := strings.TrimPrefix(string(entry.Name), dirPath)
+		dirPath, base := filepath.Split(localPath)
 
 		parent := n
-		for _, component := range strings.Split(dir, "/") {
+		for _, component := range strings.Split(dirPath, "/") {
 			if len(component) == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
 			child := parent.GetChild(component)
 			if child == nil {
-				child = parent.NewPersistentInode(ctx, &dirNode{client: cl, lastUpdate: time.Now()},
+				child = parent.NewInode(ctx, &dirNode{client: cl, epoch: stats.Epoch},
 					fs.StableAttr{Mode: fuse.S_IFDIR})
 				parent.AddChild(component, child, true)
+			} else {
+				child.Operations().(*dirNode).epoch = stats.Epoch
 			}
 
 			parent = child
 		}
+
 		filename := strings.Replace(base, " ", "_", -1)
 		child := parent.GetChild(filename)
 		if child == nil {
-			child := parent.NewPersistentInode(ctx, &statNode{client: cl, path: path}, fs.StableAttr{})
+			child := parent.NewPersistentInode(ctx, &statNode{client: cl, index: entry.Index}, fs.StableAttr{})
 			parent.AddChild(filename, child, true)
 		}
 	}
 	return 0
 }
 
-func getCounterContent(path string, client *statsclient.StatsClient) (content string, status syscall.Errno) {
+func getCounterContent(index uint32, client *statsclient.StatsClient) (content string, status syscall.Errno) {
 	content = ""
-	//We add '$' because we deal with regexp here
-	res, err := client.DumpStats(path + "$")
+	statsDir, err := client.PrepareDirOnIndex(index)
 	if err != nil {
+		LogMsg(fmt.Sprintf("Dumping stats on index failed: %v\n", err))
 		return content, syscall.EAGAIN
 	}
-	if res == nil {
+	if len(statsDir.Entries) != 1 {
 		return content, syscall.ENOENT
 	}
-
-	result := res[0]
+	result := statsDir.Entries[0]
 	if result.Data == nil {
 		return content, 0
 	}
@@ -131,38 +132,46 @@ func getCounterContent(path string, client *statsclient.StatsClient) (content st
 	return content, fs.OK
 }
 
-type rootNode struct {
+//The dirNode structure represents directories
+type dirNode struct {
 	fs.Inode
-	client     *statsclient.StatsClient
-	lastUpdate time.Time
+	client *statsclient.StatsClient
+	epoch  int64
 }
 
-var _ = (fs.NodeOnAdder)((*rootNode)(nil))
+var _ = (fs.NodeOpendirer)((*dirNode)(nil))
+var _ = (fs.NodeGetattrer)((*dirNode)(nil))
+var _ = (fs.NodeOnAdder)((*dirNode)(nil))
 
-func (root *rootNode) OnAdd(ctx context.Context) {
-	updateDir(ctx, &root.Inode, root.client, "/")
-	root.lastUpdate = time.Now()
+func (dn *dirNode) OnAdd(ctx context.Context) {
+	if dn.Inode.IsRoot() {
+		updateDir(ctx, &dn.Inode, dn.client, "/")
+	}
 }
 
-//The dirNode structure represents directories
-type dirNode struct {
-	fs.Inode
-	client     *statsclient.StatsClient
-	lastUpdate time.Time
+func (dn *dirNode) Getattr(ctx context.Context, f fs.FileHandle, out *fuse.AttrOut) syscall.Errno {
+	out.Mtime = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	out.Atime = out.Mtime
+	out.Ctime = out.Mtime
+	return 0
 }
 
-var _ = (fs.NodeOpendirer)((*dirNode)(nil))
-
 func (dn *dirNode) Opendir(ctx context.Context) syscall.Errno {
-	//We do not update a directory more than once a second, as counters are rarely added/deleted.
-	if time.Now().Sub(dn.lastUpdate) < time.Second {
-		return 0
+	var status syscall.Errno = syscall.F_OK
+	var sleepTime time.Duration = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	newEpoch, inProgress := dn.client.GetEpoch()
+	for inProgress {
+		newEpoch, inProgress = dn.client.GetEpoch()
+		time.Sleep(sleepTime)
+		sleepTime = sleepTime * 2
 	}
 
-	//directoryPath is the path to the current directory from root
-	directoryPath := "/" + dn.Inode.Path(nil) + "/"
-	status := updateDir(ctx, &dn.Inode, dn.client, directoryPath)
-	dn.lastUpdate = time.Now()
+	//We check that the directory epoch is up to date
+	if dn.epoch != newEpoch {
+		//directoryPath is the path to the current directory from root
+		directoryPath := path.Clean("/" + dn.Inode.Path(nil) + "/")
+		status = updateDir(ctx, &dn.Inode, dn.client, directoryPath)
+	}
 	return status
 }
 
@@ -170,16 +179,26 @@ func (dn *dirNode) Opendir(ctx context.Context) syscall.Errno {
 type statNode struct {
 	fs.Inode
 	client *statsclient.StatsClient
-	path   string
+	index  uint32
 }
 
 var _ = (fs.NodeOpener)((*statNode)(nil))
+var _ = (fs.NodeGetattrer)((*statNode)(nil))
+
+func (fh *statNode) Getattr(ctx context.Context, f fs.FileHandle, out *fuse.AttrOut) syscall.Errno {
+	out.Mtime = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	out.Atime = out.Mtime
+	out.Ctime = out.Mtime
+	return 0
+}
 
 //When a file is opened, the correpsonding counter value is dumped and a file handle is created
 func (sn *statNode) Open(ctx context.Context, flags uint32) (fs.FileHandle, uint32, syscall.Errno) {
-	content, status := getCounterContent(sn.path, sn.client)
+	content, status := getCounterContent(sn.index, sn.client)
 	if status == syscall.ENOENT {
-		sn.Inode.ForgetPersistent()
+		_, parent := sn.Inode.Parent()
+		parent.RmChild(sn.Inode.Path(parent))
+
 	}
 	return &statFH{data: []byte(content)}, fuse.FOPEN_DIRECT_IO, status
 }
@@ -203,5 +222,5 @@ func (fh *statFH) Read(ctx context.Context, data []byte, off int64) (fuse.ReadRe
 
 //NewStatsFileSystem creates the fs for the stat segment.
 func NewStatsFileSystem(sc *statsclient.StatsClient) (root fs.InodeEmbedder, err error) {
-	return &rootNode{client: sc}, nil
+	return &dirNode{client: sc}, nil
 }