Remove vn_rename and vn_remove dependency

The only place vn_rename and vn_remove are used is when writing
out an updated pool configuration file.  By truncating the file
instead of renaming and removing it we can avoid having to implement
these interfaces entirely.  Functionally an empty cache file is
treated the same as a missing cache file.  This is particularly
advantageous because the Linux kernel has never provided a way
to reliably implement vn_rename and vn_remove.

The cachefile_004_pos.ksh test case was updated to understand
that an empty cache file is the same as a missing one.  And
the documentation was updated accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Requires-spl: refs/pull/661/head

man/man8/zpool.8

@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ Because the kernel destroys and recreates this file when pools are added and
 removed, care should be taken when attempting to access this file.
 When the last pool using a
 .Sy cachefile
-is exported or destroyed, the file is removed.
+is exported or destroyed, the file will be empty.
 .It Sy comment Ns = Ns Ar text
 A text string consisting of printable ASCII characters that will be stored
 such that it is available even if the pool becomes faulted.

module/zfs/spa_config.c

@@ -147,6 +147,26 @@ spa_config_load(void)
 	kobj_close_file(file);
 }
 
+static int
+spa_config_remove(spa_config_dirent_t *dp)
+{
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(_KERNEL)
+	int error, flags = FWRITE | FTRUNC;
+	uio_seg_t seg = UIO_SYSSPACE;
+	vnode_t *vp;
+
+	error = vn_open(dp->scd_path, seg, flags, 0644, &vp, 0, 0);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		(void) VOP_FSYNC(vp, FSYNC, kcred, NULL);
+		(void) VOP_CLOSE(vp, 0, 1, 0, kcred, NULL);
+	}
+
+	return (error);
+#else
+	return (vn_remove(dp->scd_path, UIO_SYSSPACE, RMFILE));
+#endif
+}
+
 static int
 spa_config_write(spa_config_dirent_t *dp, nvlist_t *nvl)
 {
@@ -161,12 +181,10 @@ spa_config_write(spa_config_dirent_t *dp, nvlist_t *nvl)
 	 * If the nvlist is empty (NULL), then remove the old cachefile.
 	 */
 	if (nvl == NULL) {
-		err = vn_remove(dp->scd_path, UIO_SYSSPACE, RMFILE);
-		/*
-		 * Don't report an error when the cache file is already removed
-		 */
+		err = spa_config_remove(dp);
 		if (err == ENOENT)
 			err = 0;
+
 		return (err);
 	}
 
@@ -179,9 +197,9 @@ spa_config_write(spa_config_dirent_t *dp, nvlist_t *nvl)
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(_KERNEL)
 	/*
 	 * Write the configuration to disk.  Due to the complexity involved
-	 * in performing a rename from within the kernel the file is truncated
-	 * and overwritten in place.  In the event of an error the file is
-	 * unlinked to make sure we always have a consistent view of the data.
+	 * in performing a rename and remove from within the kernel the file
+	 * is instead truncated and overwritten in place.  This way we always
+	 * always have a consistent view of the data or a zero length file.
 	 */
 	err = vn_open(dp->scd_path, UIO_SYSSPACE, oflags, 0644, &vp, 0, 0);
 	if (err == 0) {
@@ -191,9 +209,8 @@ spa_config_write(spa_config_dirent_t *dp, nvlist_t *nvl)
 			err = VOP_FSYNC(vp, FSYNC, kcred, NULL);
 
 		(void) VOP_CLOSE(vp, oflags, 1, 0, kcred, NULL);
-
 		if (err)
-			(void) vn_remove(dp->scd_path, UIO_SYSSPACE, RMFILE);
+			(void) spa_config_remove(dp);
 	}
 #else
 	/*

tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cachefile/cachefile_004_pos.ksh

@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ log_must zpool set cachefile=$CPATH2 $TESTPOOL1
 log_must pool_in_cache $TESTPOOL1 $CPATH2
 log_must zpool set cachefile=$CPATH2 $TESTPOOL2
 log_must pool_in_cache $TESTPOOL2 $CPATH2
-if [[ -f $CPATH1 ]]; then
+if [[ -s $CPATH1 ]]; then
 	log_fail "Verify set when cachefile is set on pool."
 fi
 
 log_must zpool export $TESTPOOL1
 log_must zpool export $TESTPOOL2
-if [[ -f $CPATH2 ]]; then
+if [[ -s $CPATH2 ]]; then
 	log_fail "Verify export when cachefile is set on pool."
 fi
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ log_must pool_in_cache $TESTPOOL2 $CPATH2
 
 log_must zpool destroy $TESTPOOL1
 log_must zpool destroy $TESTPOOL2
-if [[ -f $CPATH2 ]]; then
+if [[ -s $CPATH2 ]]; then
 	log_fail "Verify destroy when cachefile is set on pool."
 fi