Package rtslib :: Module utils
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Module utils


Provides various utility functions.

This file is part of RTSLib.
Copyright (c) 2011-2013 by Datera, Inc
Copyright (c) 2011-2014 by Red Hat, Inc.

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Classes [hide private]
  RTSLibError
Generic rtslib error.
  RTSLibBrokenLink
Broken link in configfs, i.e.
  RTSLibNotInCFS
The underlying configfs object does not exist.
Functions [hide private]
 
fwrite(path, string)
This function writes a string to a file, and takes care of opening it and closing it.
 
fread(path)
This function reads the contents of a file.
 
is_dev_in_use(path)
This function will check if the device or file referenced by path is already mounted or used as a storage object backend.
 
get_size_for_blk_dev(path)
Returns: The size in logical blocks of the device
 
get_block_size(path)
Returns: The size in logical blocks of the device
 
get_size_for_disk_name(name)
Returns: The size in logical blocks of a disk-type block device.
 
get_blockdev_type(path)
This function returns a block device's type.
 
get_block_type(path)
This function returns a block device's type.
 
convert_scsi_path_to_hctl(path)
This function returns the SCSI ID in H:C:T:L form for the block device being mapped to the udev path specified.
 
convert_scsi_hctl_to_path(host, controller, target, lun)
This function returns a udev path pointing to the block device being mapped to the SCSI device that has the provided H:C:T:L.
 
generate_wwn(wwn_type)
Generates a random WWN of the specified type:
 
colonize(str)
helper function to add colons every 2 chars
 
_cleanse_wwn(wwn_type, wwn)
Some wwns may have alternate text representations.
 
normalize_wwn(wwn_types, wwn)
Take a WWN as given by the user and convert it to a standard text representation.
 
list_loaded_kernel_modules()
List all currently loaded kernel modules
 
modprobe(module)
Load the specified kernel module if needed.
 
mount_configfs()
 
dict_remove(d, items)
 
ignored(*args, **kwds)
 
_get_auth_attr(self, attribute, ignore=False)
 
_set_auth_attr(self, value, attribute, ignore=False)
 
set_attributes(obj, attr_dict, err_func)
 
set_parameters(obj, param_dict, err_func)
 
_test()
Run the doctests
Variables [hide private]
  __package__ = 'rtslib'
Function Details [hide private]

fwrite(path, string)

 

This function writes a string to a file, and takes care of opening it and closing it. If the file does not exist, it will be created.

>>> from rtslib.utils import *
>>> fwrite("/tmp/test", "hello")
>>> fread("/tmp/test")
'hello'
Parameters:
  • path (string) - The file to write to.
  • string (string) - The string to write to the file.

fread(path)

 

This function reads the contents of a file. It takes care of opening and closing it.

>>> from rtslib.utils import *
>>> fwrite("/tmp/test", "hello")
>>> fread("/tmp/test")
'hello'
>>> fread("/tmp/notexistingfile") # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/notexistingfile'
Parameters:
  • path (string) - The path to the file to read from.
Returns:
A string containing the file's contents.

is_dev_in_use(path)

 

This function will check if the device or file referenced by path is already mounted or used as a storage object backend. It works by trying to open the path with O_EXCL flag, which will fail if someone else already did. Note that the file is closed before the function returns, so this does not guaranteed the device will still be available after the check.

Parameters:
  • path (string) - path to the file of device to check
Returns:
A boolean, True is we cannot get exclusive descriptor on the path, False if we can.

get_size_for_blk_dev(path)

 
Parameters:
  • path (string) - The path to a block device
Returns:
The size in logical blocks of the device

get_block_size(path)

 
Parameters:
  • path (string) - The path to a block device
Returns:
The size in logical blocks of the device

get_size_for_disk_name(name)

 
Parameters:
  • name (string) - a kernel disk name, as found in /proc/partitions
Returns:
The size in logical blocks of a disk-type block device.

get_blockdev_type(path)

 

This function returns a block device's type. Example: 0 is TYPE_DISK If no match is found, None is returned.

>>> from rtslib.utils import *
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/sda")
0
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/sr0")
5
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/scd0")
5
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/nodevicehere") is None
True
Parameters:
  • path (string) - path to the block device
Returns:
An int for the block device type, or None if not a block device.

get_block_type(path)

 

This function returns a block device's type. Example: 0 is TYPE_DISK If no match is found, None is returned.

>>> from rtslib.utils import *
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/sda")
0
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/sr0")
5
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/scd0")
5
>>> get_blockdev_type("/dev/nodevicehere") is None
True
Parameters:
  • path (string) - path to the block device
Returns:
An int for the block device type, or None if not a block device.

convert_scsi_path_to_hctl(path)

 

This function returns the SCSI ID in H:C:T:L form for the block device being mapped to the udev path specified. If no match is found, None is returned.

>>> import rtslib.utils as utils
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/scd0')
(2, 0, 0, 0)
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/sr0')
(2, 0, 0, 0)
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/sda')
(3, 0, 0, 0)
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/sda1')
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/sdb')
(3, 0, 1, 0)
>>> utils.convert_scsi_path_to_hctl('/dev/sdc')
(3, 0, 2, 0)
Parameters:
  • path (string) - The udev path to the SCSI block device.
Returns:
An (host, controller, target, lun) tuple of integer values representing the SCSI ID of the device, or None if no match is found.

convert_scsi_hctl_to_path(host, controller, target, lun)

 

This function returns a udev path pointing to the block device being mapped to the SCSI device that has the provided H:C:T:L.

>>> import rtslib.utils as utils
>>> utils.convert_scsi_hctl_to_path(0,0,0,0)
''
>>> utils.convert_scsi_hctl_to_path(2,0,0,0) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
'/dev/s...0'
>>> utils.convert_scsi_hctl_to_path(3,0,2,0)
'/dev/sdc'
Parameters:
  • host (int) - The SCSI host id.
  • controller (int) - The SCSI controller id.
  • target (int) - The SCSI target id.
  • lun (int) - The SCSI Logical Unit Number.
Returns:
A string for the canonical path to the device, or empty string.

generate_wwn(wwn_type)

 

Generates a random WWN of the specified type:

  • unit_serial: T10 WWN Unit Serial.
  • iqn: iSCSI IQN
  • naa: SAS NAA address
Parameters:
  • wwn_type (str) - The WWN address type.
Returns:
A string containing the WWN.

_cleanse_wwn(wwn_type, wwn)

 

Some wwns may have alternate text representations. Adjust to our preferred representation.

normalize_wwn(wwn_types, wwn)

 

Take a WWN as given by the user and convert it to a standard text representation.

Returns (normalized_wwn, wwn_type), or exception if invalid wwn.

modprobe(module)

 

Load the specified kernel module if needed.

Parameters:
  • module (str) - The name of the kernel module to be loaded.

ignored(*args, **kwds)

 
Decorators:
  • @contextmanager