fs: dlm: add deprecation Kconfig and warnings for timeouts

This patch adds a CONFIG_DLM_DEPRECATED_API Kconfig option
that must be enabled to use two timeout-related features
that we intend to remove in kernel v6.2.  Warnings are
printed if either is enabled and used.  Neither has ever
been used as far as we know.

. The DLM_LSFL_TIMEWARN lockspace creation flag will be
  removed, along with the associated configfs entry for
  setting the timeout.  Setting the flag and configfs file
  would cause dlm to track how long locks were waiting
  for reply messages.  After a timeout, a kernel message
  would be logged, and a netlink message would be sent
  to userspace.  Recently, midcomms messages have been
  added that produce much better logging about actual
  problems with messages.  No use has ever been found
  for the netlink messages.

. The userspace libdlm API has allowed the DLM_LKF_TIMEOUT
  flag with a timeout value to be set in lock requests.
  The lock request would be cancelled after the timeout.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David Teigland <teigland@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c
index 4b2a24a6a15da..32452d7a466c6 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/user.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/user.c
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ static int device_user_lock(struct dlm_user_proc *proc,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DLM_DEPRECATED_API
+	if (params->timeout)
+		pr_warn_once("========================================================\n"
+			     "WARNING: the lkb timeout feature is being deprecated and\n"
+			     "         will be removed in v6.2!\n"
+			     "========================================================\n");
+#endif
+
 	ua = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dlm_user_args), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!ua)
 		goto out;