dm verity: add support for forward error correction

Add support for correcting corrupted blocks using Reed-Solomon.

This code uses RS(255, N) interleaved across data and hash
blocks. Each error-correcting block covers N bytes evenly
distributed across the combined total data, so that each byte is a
maximum distance away from the others. This makes it possible to
recover from several consecutive corrupted blocks with relatively
small space overhead.

In addition, using verity hashes to locate erasures nearly doubles
the effectiveness of error correction. Being able to detect
corrupted blocks also improves performance, because only corrupted
blocks need to corrected.

For a 2 GiB partition, RS(255, 253) (two parity bytes for each
253-byte block) can correct up to 16 MiB of consecutive corrupted
blocks if erasures can be located, and 8 MiB if they cannot, with
16 MiB space overhead.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 812 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88143d36a1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,812 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ */
+
+#include "dm-verity-fec.h"
+#include <linux/math64.h>
+
+#define DM_MSG_PREFIX	"verity-fec"
+
+/*
+ * If error correction has been configured, returns true.
+ */
+bool verity_fec_is_enabled(struct dm_verity *v)
+{
+	return v->fec && v->fec->dev;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to dm_verity_fec_io after dm_verity_io and its variable
+ * length fields.
+ */
+static inline struct dm_verity_fec_io *fec_io(struct dm_verity_io *io)
+{
+	return (struct dm_verity_fec_io *) verity_io_digest_end(io->v, io);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return an interleaved offset for a byte in RS block.
+ */
+static inline u64 fec_interleave(struct dm_verity *v, u64 offset)
+{
+	u32 mod;
+
+	mod = do_div(offset, v->fec->rsn);
+	return offset + mod * (v->fec->rounds << v->data_dev_block_bits);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decode an RS block using Reed-Solomon.
+ */
+static int fec_decode_rs8(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio,
+			  u8 *data, u8 *fec, int neras)
+{
+	int i;
+	uint16_t par[DM_VERITY_FEC_RSM - DM_VERITY_FEC_MIN_RSN];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < v->fec->roots; i++)
+		par[i] = fec[i];
+
+	return decode_rs8(fio->rs, data, par, v->fec->rsn, NULL, neras,
+			  fio->erasures, 0, NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read error-correcting codes for the requested RS block. Returns a pointer
+ * to the data block. Caller is responsible for releasing buf.
+ */
+static u8 *fec_read_parity(struct dm_verity *v, u64 rsb, int index,
+			   unsigned *offset, struct dm_buffer **buf)
+{
+	u64 position, block;
+	u8 *res;
+
+	position = (index + rsb) * v->fec->roots;
+	block = position >> v->data_dev_block_bits;
+	*offset = (unsigned)(position - (block << v->data_dev_block_bits));
+
+	res = dm_bufio_read(v->fec->bufio, v->fec->start + block, buf);
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(res))) {
+		DMERR("%s: FEC %llu: parity read failed (block %llu): %ld",
+		      v->data_dev->name, (unsigned long long)rsb,
+		      (unsigned long long)(v->fec->start + block),
+		      PTR_ERR(res));
+		*buf = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+/* Loop over each preallocated buffer slot. */
+#define fec_for_each_prealloc_buffer(__i) \
+	for (__i = 0; __i < DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_PREALLOC; __i++)
+
+/* Loop over each extra buffer slot. */
+#define fec_for_each_extra_buffer(io, __i) \
+	for (__i = DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_PREALLOC; __i < DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_MAX; __i++)
+
+/* Loop over each allocated buffer. */
+#define fec_for_each_buffer(io, __i) \
+	for (__i = 0; __i < (io)->nbufs; __i++)
+
+/* Loop over each RS block in each allocated buffer. */
+#define fec_for_each_buffer_rs_block(io, __i, __j) \
+	fec_for_each_buffer(io, __i) \
+		for (__j = 0; __j < 1 << DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_RS_BITS; __j++)
+
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to the current RS block when called inside
+ * fec_for_each_buffer_rs_block.
+ */
+static inline u8 *fec_buffer_rs_block(struct dm_verity *v,
+				      struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio,
+				      unsigned i, unsigned j)
+{
+	return &fio->bufs[i][j * v->fec->rsn];
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return an index to the current RS block when called inside
+ * fec_for_each_buffer_rs_block.
+ */
+static inline unsigned fec_buffer_rs_index(unsigned i, unsigned j)
+{
+	return (i << DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_RS_BITS) + j;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decode all RS blocks from buffers and copy corrected bytes into fio->output
+ * starting from block_offset.
+ */
+static int fec_decode_bufs(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio,
+			   u64 rsb, int byte_index, unsigned block_offset,
+			   int neras)
+{
+	int r, corrected = 0, res;
+	struct dm_buffer *buf;
+	unsigned n, i, offset;
+	u8 *par, *block;
+
+	par = fec_read_parity(v, rsb, block_offset, &offset, &buf);
+	if (IS_ERR(par))
+		return PTR_ERR(par);
+
+	/*
+	 * Decode the RS blocks we have in bufs. Each RS block results in
+	 * one corrected target byte and consumes fec->roots parity bytes.
+	 */
+	fec_for_each_buffer_rs_block(fio, n, i) {
+		block = fec_buffer_rs_block(v, fio, n, i);
+		res = fec_decode_rs8(v, fio, block, &par[offset], neras);
+		if (res < 0) {
+			dm_bufio_release(buf);
+
+			r = res;
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		corrected += res;
+		fio->output[block_offset] = block[byte_index];
+
+		block_offset++;
+		if (block_offset >= 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits)
+			goto done;
+
+		/* read the next block when we run out of parity bytes */
+		offset += v->fec->roots;
+		if (offset >= 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits) {
+			dm_bufio_release(buf);
+
+			par = fec_read_parity(v, rsb, block_offset, &offset, &buf);
+			if (unlikely(IS_ERR(par)))
+				return PTR_ERR(par);
+		}
+	}
+done:
+	r = corrected;
+error:
+	if (r < 0 && neras)
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s: FEC %llu: failed to correct: %d",
+			    v->data_dev->name, (unsigned long long)rsb, r);
+	else if (r > 0)
+		DMWARN_LIMIT("%s: FEC %llu: corrected %d errors",
+			     v->data_dev->name, (unsigned long long)rsb, r);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Locate data block erasures using verity hashes.
+ */
+static int fec_is_erasure(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_io *io,
+			  u8 *want_digest, u8 *data)
+{
+	if (unlikely(verity_hash(v, verity_io_hash_desc(v, io),
+				 data, 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits,
+				 verity_io_real_digest(v, io))))
+		return 0;
+
+	return memcmp(verity_io_real_digest(v, io), want_digest,
+		      v->digest_size) != 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read data blocks that are part of the RS block and deinterleave as much as
+ * fits into buffers. Check for erasure locations if @neras is non-NULL.
+ */
+static int fec_read_bufs(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_io *io,
+			 u64 rsb, u64 target, unsigned block_offset,
+			 int *neras)
+{
+	int i, j, target_index = -1;
+	struct dm_buffer *buf;
+	struct dm_bufio_client *bufio;
+	struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio = fec_io(io);
+	u64 block, ileaved;
+	u8 *bbuf, *rs_block;
+	u8 want_digest[v->digest_size];
+	unsigned n, k;
+
+	if (neras)
+		*neras = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * read each of the rsn data blocks that are part of the RS block, and
+	 * interleave contents to available bufs
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < v->fec->rsn; i++) {
+		ileaved = fec_interleave(v, rsb * v->fec->rsn + i);
+
+		/*
+		 * target is the data block we want to correct, target_index is
+		 * the index of this block within the rsn RS blocks
+		 */
+		if (ileaved == target)
+			target_index = i;
+
+		block = ileaved >> v->data_dev_block_bits;
+		bufio = v->fec->data_bufio;
+
+		if (block >= v->data_blocks) {
+			block -= v->data_blocks;
+
+			/*
+			 * blocks outside the area were assumed to contain
+			 * zeros when encoding data was generated
+			 */
+			if (unlikely(block >= v->fec->hash_blocks))
+				continue;
+
+			block += v->hash_start;
+			bufio = v->bufio;
+		}
+
+		bbuf = dm_bufio_read(bufio, block, &buf);
+		if (unlikely(IS_ERR(bbuf))) {
+			DMWARN_LIMIT("%s: FEC %llu: read failed (%llu): %ld",
+				     v->data_dev->name,
+				     (unsigned long long)rsb,
+				     (unsigned long long)block, PTR_ERR(bbuf));
+
+			/* assume the block is corrupted */
+			if (neras && *neras <= v->fec->roots)
+				fio->erasures[(*neras)++] = i;
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* locate erasures if the block is on the data device */
+		if (bufio == v->fec->data_bufio &&
+		    verity_hash_for_block(v, io, block, want_digest) == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * skip if we have already found the theoretical
+			 * maximum number (i.e. fec->roots) of erasures
+			 */
+			if (neras && *neras <= v->fec->roots &&
+			    fec_is_erasure(v, io, want_digest, bbuf))
+				fio->erasures[(*neras)++] = i;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * deinterleave and copy the bytes that fit into bufs,
+		 * starting from block_offset
+		 */
+		fec_for_each_buffer_rs_block(fio, n, j) {
+			k = fec_buffer_rs_index(n, j) + block_offset;
+
+			if (k >= 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits)
+				goto done;
+
+			rs_block = fec_buffer_rs_block(v, fio, n, j);
+			rs_block[i] = bbuf[k];
+		}
+done:
+		dm_bufio_release(buf);
+	}
+
+	return target_index;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate RS control structure and FEC buffers from preallocated mempools,
+ * and attempt to allocate as many extra buffers as available.
+ */
+static int fec_alloc_bufs(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio)
+{
+	unsigned n;
+
+	if (!fio->rs) {
+		fio->rs = mempool_alloc(v->fec->rs_pool, 0);
+		if (unlikely(!fio->rs)) {
+			DMERR("failed to allocate RS");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fec_for_each_prealloc_buffer(n) {
+		if (fio->bufs[n])
+			continue;
+
+		fio->bufs[n] = mempool_alloc(v->fec->prealloc_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+		if (unlikely(!fio->bufs[n])) {
+			DMERR("failed to allocate FEC buffer");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* try to allocate the maximum number of buffers */
+	fec_for_each_extra_buffer(fio, n) {
+		if (fio->bufs[n])
+			continue;
+
+		fio->bufs[n] = mempool_alloc(v->fec->extra_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+		/* we can manage with even one buffer if necessary */
+		if (unlikely(!fio->bufs[n]))
+			break;
+	}
+	fio->nbufs = n;
+
+	if (!fio->output) {
+		fio->output = mempool_alloc(v->fec->output_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+
+		if (!fio->output) {
+			DMERR("failed to allocate FEC page");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialize buffers and clear erasures. fec_read_bufs() assumes buffers are
+ * zeroed before deinterleaving.
+ */
+static void fec_init_bufs(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio)
+{
+	unsigned n;
+
+	fec_for_each_buffer(fio, n)
+		memset(fio->bufs[n], 0, v->fec->rsn << DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_RS_BITS);
+
+	memset(fio->erasures, 0, sizeof(fio->erasures));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decode all RS blocks in a single data block and return the target block
+ * (indicated by @offset) in fio->output. If @use_erasures is non-zero, uses
+ * hashes to locate erasures.
+ */
+static int fec_decode_rsb(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_io *io,
+			  struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio, u64 rsb, u64 offset,
+			  bool use_erasures)
+{
+	int r, neras = 0;
+	unsigned pos;
+
+	r = fec_alloc_bufs(v, fio);
+	if (unlikely(r < 0))
+		return r;
+
+	for (pos = 0; pos < 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits; ) {
+		fec_init_bufs(v, fio);
+
+		r = fec_read_bufs(v, io, rsb, offset, pos,
+				  use_erasures ? &neras : NULL);
+		if (unlikely(r < 0))
+			return r;
+
+		r = fec_decode_bufs(v, fio, rsb, r, pos, neras);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+
+		pos += fio->nbufs << DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_RS_BITS;
+	}
+
+	/* Always re-validate the corrected block against the expected hash */
+	r = verity_hash(v, verity_io_hash_desc(v, io), fio->output,
+			1 << v->data_dev_block_bits,
+			verity_io_real_digest(v, io));
+	if (unlikely(r < 0))
+		return r;
+
+	if (memcmp(verity_io_real_digest(v, io), verity_io_want_digest(v, io),
+		   v->digest_size)) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s: FEC %llu: failed to correct (%d erasures)",
+			    v->data_dev->name, (unsigned long long)rsb, neras);
+		return -EILSEQ;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int fec_bv_copy(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_io *io, u8 *data,
+		       size_t len)
+{
+	struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio = fec_io(io);
+
+	memcpy(data, &fio->output[fio->output_pos], len);
+	fio->output_pos += len;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Correct errors in a block. Copies corrected block to dest if non-NULL,
+ * otherwise to a bio_vec starting from iter.
+ */
+int verity_fec_decode(struct dm_verity *v, struct dm_verity_io *io,
+		      enum verity_block_type type, sector_t block, u8 *dest,
+		      struct bvec_iter *iter)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio = fec_io(io);
+	u64 offset, res, rsb;
+
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(v))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (type == DM_VERITY_BLOCK_TYPE_METADATA)
+		block += v->data_blocks;
+
+	/*
+	 * For RS(M, N), the continuous FEC data is divided into blocks of N
+	 * bytes. Since block size may not be divisible by N, the last block
+	 * is zero padded when decoding.
+	 *
+	 * Each byte of the block is covered by a different RS(M, N) code,
+	 * and each code is interleaved over N blocks to make it less likely
+	 * that bursty corruption will leave us in unrecoverable state.
+	 */
+
+	offset = block << v->data_dev_block_bits;
+
+	res = offset;
+	div64_u64(res, v->fec->rounds << v->data_dev_block_bits);
+
+	/*
+	 * The base RS block we can feed to the interleaver to find out all
+	 * blocks required for decoding.
+	 */
+	rsb = offset - res * (v->fec->rounds << v->data_dev_block_bits);
+
+	/*
+	 * Locating erasures is slow, so attempt to recover the block without
+	 * them first. Do a second attempt with erasures if the corruption is
+	 * bad enough.
+	 */
+	r = fec_decode_rsb(v, io, fio, rsb, offset, false);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		r = fec_decode_rsb(v, io, fio, rsb, offset, true);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+	}
+
+	if (dest)
+		memcpy(dest, fio->output, 1 << v->data_dev_block_bits);
+	else if (iter) {
+		fio->output_pos = 0;
+		r = verity_for_bv_block(v, io, iter, fec_bv_copy);
+	}
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clean up per-bio data.
+ */
+void verity_fec_finish_io(struct dm_verity_io *io)
+{
+	unsigned n;
+	struct dm_verity_fec *f = io->v->fec;
+	struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio = fec_io(io);
+
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(io->v))
+		return;
+
+	mempool_free(fio->rs, f->rs_pool);
+
+	fec_for_each_prealloc_buffer(n)
+		mempool_free(fio->bufs[n], f->prealloc_pool);
+
+	fec_for_each_extra_buffer(fio, n)
+		mempool_free(fio->bufs[n], f->extra_pool);
+
+	mempool_free(fio->output, f->output_pool);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initialize per-bio data.
+ */
+void verity_fec_init_io(struct dm_verity_io *io)
+{
+	struct dm_verity_fec_io *fio = fec_io(io);
+
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(io->v))
+		return;
+
+	fio->rs = NULL;
+	memset(fio->bufs, 0, sizeof(fio->bufs));
+	fio->nbufs = 0;
+	fio->output = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Append feature arguments and values to the status table.
+ */
+unsigned verity_fec_status_table(struct dm_verity *v, unsigned sz,
+				 char *result, unsigned maxlen)
+{
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(v))
+		return sz;
+
+	DMEMIT(" " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_DEV " %s "
+	       DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS " %llu "
+	       DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_START " %llu "
+	       DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_ROOTS " %d",
+	       v->fec->dev->name,
+	       (unsigned long long)v->fec->blocks,
+	       (unsigned long long)v->fec->start,
+	       v->fec->roots);
+
+	return sz;
+}
+
+void verity_fec_dtr(struct dm_verity *v)
+{
+	struct dm_verity_fec *f = v->fec;
+
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(v))
+		goto out;
+
+	mempool_destroy(f->rs_pool);
+	mempool_destroy(f->prealloc_pool);
+	mempool_destroy(f->extra_pool);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(f->cache);
+
+	if (f->data_bufio)
+		dm_bufio_client_destroy(f->data_bufio);
+	if (f->bufio)
+		dm_bufio_client_destroy(f->bufio);
+
+	if (f->dev)
+		dm_put_device(v->ti, f->dev);
+out:
+	kfree(f);
+	v->fec = NULL;
+}
+
+static void *fec_rs_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, void *pool_data)
+{
+	struct dm_verity *v = (struct dm_verity *)pool_data;
+
+	return init_rs(8, 0x11d, 0, 1, v->fec->roots);
+}
+
+static void fec_rs_free(void *element, void *pool_data)
+{
+	struct rs_control *rs = (struct rs_control *)element;
+
+	if (rs)
+		free_rs(rs);
+}
+
+bool verity_is_fec_opt_arg(const char *arg_name)
+{
+	return (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_DEV) ||
+		!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS) ||
+		!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_START) ||
+		!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_ROOTS));
+}
+
+int verity_fec_parse_opt_args(struct dm_arg_set *as, struct dm_verity *v,
+			      unsigned *argc, const char *arg_name)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct dm_target *ti = v->ti;
+	const char *arg_value;
+	unsigned long long num_ll;
+	unsigned char num_c;
+	char dummy;
+
+	if (!*argc) {
+		ti->error = "FEC feature arguments require a value";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	arg_value = dm_shift_arg(as);
+	(*argc)--;
+
+	if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_DEV)) {
+		r = dm_get_device(ti, arg_value, FMODE_READ, &v->fec->dev);
+		if (r) {
+			ti->error = "FEC device lookup failed";
+			return r;
+		}
+
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS)) {
+		if (sscanf(arg_value, "%llu%c", &num_ll, &dummy) != 1 ||
+		    ((sector_t)(num_ll << (v->data_dev_block_bits - SECTOR_SHIFT))
+		     >> (v->data_dev_block_bits - SECTOR_SHIFT) != num_ll)) {
+			ti->error = "Invalid " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		v->fec->blocks = num_ll;
+
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_START)) {
+		if (sscanf(arg_value, "%llu%c", &num_ll, &dummy) != 1 ||
+		    ((sector_t)(num_ll << (v->data_dev_block_bits - SECTOR_SHIFT)) >>
+		     (v->data_dev_block_bits - SECTOR_SHIFT) != num_ll)) {
+			ti->error = "Invalid " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_START;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		v->fec->start = num_ll;
+
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(arg_name, DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_ROOTS)) {
+		if (sscanf(arg_value, "%hhu%c", &num_c, &dummy) != 1 || !num_c ||
+		    num_c < (DM_VERITY_FEC_RSM - DM_VERITY_FEC_MAX_RSN) ||
+		    num_c > (DM_VERITY_FEC_RSM - DM_VERITY_FEC_MIN_RSN)) {
+			ti->error = "Invalid " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_ROOTS;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		v->fec->roots = num_c;
+
+	} else {
+		ti->error = "Unrecognized verity FEC feature request";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate dm_verity_fec for v->fec. Must be called before verity_fec_ctr.
+ */
+int verity_fec_ctr_alloc(struct dm_verity *v)
+{
+	struct dm_verity_fec *f;
+
+	f = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dm_verity_fec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!f) {
+		v->ti->error = "Cannot allocate FEC structure";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	v->fec = f;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Validate arguments and preallocate memory. Must be called after arguments
+ * have been parsed using verity_fec_parse_opt_args.
+ */
+int verity_fec_ctr(struct dm_verity *v)
+{
+	struct dm_verity_fec *f = v->fec;
+	struct dm_target *ti = v->ti;
+	u64 hash_blocks;
+
+	if (!verity_fec_is_enabled(v)) {
+		verity_fec_dtr(v);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * FEC is computed over data blocks, possible metadata, and
+	 * hash blocks. In other words, FEC covers total of fec_blocks
+	 * blocks consisting of the following:
+	 *
+	 *  data blocks | hash blocks | metadata (optional)
+	 *
+	 * We allow metadata after hash blocks to support a use case
+	 * where all data is stored on the same device and FEC covers
+	 * the entire area.
+	 *
+	 * If metadata is included, we require it to be available on the
+	 * hash device after the hash blocks.
+	 */
+
+	hash_blocks = v->hash_blocks - v->hash_start;
+
+	/*
+	 * Require matching block sizes for data and hash devices for
+	 * simplicity.
+	 */
+	if (v->data_dev_block_bits != v->hash_dev_block_bits) {
+		ti->error = "Block sizes must match to use FEC";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!f->roots) {
+		ti->error = "Missing " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_ROOTS;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	f->rsn = DM_VERITY_FEC_RSM - f->roots;
+
+	if (!f->blocks) {
+		ti->error = "Missing " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	f->rounds = f->blocks;
+	if (sector_div(f->rounds, f->rsn))
+		f->rounds++;
+
+	/*
+	 * Due to optional metadata, f->blocks can be larger than
+	 * data_blocks and hash_blocks combined.
+	 */
+	if (f->blocks < v->data_blocks + hash_blocks || !f->rounds) {
+		ti->error = "Invalid " DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Metadata is accessed through the hash device, so we require
+	 * it to be large enough.
+	 */
+	f->hash_blocks = f->blocks - v->data_blocks;
+	if (dm_bufio_get_device_size(v->bufio) < f->hash_blocks) {
+		ti->error = "Hash device is too small for "
+			DM_VERITY_OPT_FEC_BLOCKS;
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	f->bufio = dm_bufio_client_create(f->dev->bdev,
+					  1 << v->data_dev_block_bits,
+					  1, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(f->bufio)) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot initialize FEC bufio client";
+		return PTR_ERR(f->bufio);
+	}
+
+	if (dm_bufio_get_device_size(f->bufio) <
+	    ((f->start + f->rounds * f->roots) >> v->data_dev_block_bits)) {
+		ti->error = "FEC device is too small";
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	f->data_bufio = dm_bufio_client_create(v->data_dev->bdev,
+					       1 << v->data_dev_block_bits,
+					       1, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(f->data_bufio)) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot initialize FEC data bufio client";
+		return PTR_ERR(f->data_bufio);
+	}
+
+	if (dm_bufio_get_device_size(f->data_bufio) < v->data_blocks) {
+		ti->error = "Data device is too small";
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	/* Preallocate an rs_control structure for each worker thread */
+	f->rs_pool = mempool_create(num_online_cpus(), fec_rs_alloc,
+				    fec_rs_free, (void *) v);
+	if (!f->rs_pool) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot allocate RS pool";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	f->cache = kmem_cache_create("dm_verity_fec_buffers",
+				     f->rsn << DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_RS_BITS,
+				     0, 0, NULL);
+	if (!f->cache) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot create FEC buffer cache";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Preallocate DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_PREALLOC buffers for each thread */
+	f->prealloc_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(num_online_cpus() *
+						    DM_VERITY_FEC_BUF_PREALLOC,
+						    f->cache);
+	if (!f->prealloc_pool) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot allocate FEC buffer prealloc pool";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	f->extra_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(0, f->cache);
+	if (!f->extra_pool) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot allocate FEC buffer extra pool";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Preallocate an output buffer for each thread */
+	f->output_pool = mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(num_online_cpus(),
+						     1 << v->data_dev_block_bits);
+	if (!f->output_pool) {
+		ti->error = "Cannot allocate FEC output pool";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Reserve space for our per-bio data */
+	ti->per_bio_data_size += sizeof(struct dm_verity_fec_io);
+
+	return 0;
+}