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[2/5] exports: Implement new export option reexport=

Message ID 20220502085045.13038-3-richard@nod.at (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series nfs-utils: Improving NFS re-exports | expand

Commit Message

Richard Weinberger May 2, 2022, 8:50 a.m. UTC
When re-exporting a NFS volume it is mandatory to specify
either a UUID or numerical fsid= option because nfsd is unable
to derive a identifier on its own.

For NFS cross mounts this becomes a problem because nfsd also
needs a identifier for every crossed mount.
A common workaround is stating every single subvolume in the
exports list too.
But this defeats the purpose of the crossmnt option and is tedious.

This is where the reexport= tries to help.
It offers various strategies to automatically derive a identifier
for NFS volumes and sub volumes.
Each have their pros and cons.

Currently two modes are implemented:

1. auto-fsidnum
	In this mode mountd/exportd will create a new numerical fsid
	for a NFS volume and subvolume. The numbers are stored in a database
	such that the server will always use the same fsid.
	The entry in the exports file allowed to skip fsid= entiry but
	stating a UUID is allowed, if needed.

	This mode has the obvious downside that load balancing is not
	possible since multiple re-exporting NFS servers would generate
	different ids.

2. predefined-fsidnum
	This mode works just like auto-fsidnum but does not generate ids
	for you. It helps in the load balancing case. A system administrator
	has to manually maintain the database and install it on all re-exporting
	NFS servers. If you have a massive amount of subvolumes this mode
	will help because you don't have to bloat the exports list.

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
---
 support/export/Makefile.am  |  2 ++
 support/include/nfslib.h    |  1 +
 support/nfs/Makefile.am     |  1 +
 support/nfs/exports.c       | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 support/reexport/reexport.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 systemd/Makefile.am         |  4 +++
 utils/exportfs/Makefile.am  |  6 ++++
 utils/exportfs/exportfs.c   | 11 ++++++
 utils/exportfs/exports.man  | 31 +++++++++++++++++
 utils/mount/Makefile.am     |  7 ++++
 10 files changed, 196 insertions(+)

Comments

Steve Dickson May 10, 2022, 2:32 p.m. UTC | #1
Hey,

A compile error...

On 5/2/22 4:50 AM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> When re-exporting a NFS volume it is mandatory to specify
> either a UUID or numerical fsid= option because nfsd is unable
> to derive a identifier on its own.
> 
> For NFS cross mounts this becomes a problem because nfsd also
> needs a identifier for every crossed mount.
> A common workaround is stating every single subvolume in the
> exports list too.
> But this defeats the purpose of the crossmnt option and is tedious.
> 
> This is where the reexport= tries to help.
> It offers various strategies to automatically derive a identifier
> for NFS volumes and sub volumes.
> Each have their pros and cons.
> 
> Currently two modes are implemented:
> 
> 1. auto-fsidnum
> 	In this mode mountd/exportd will create a new numerical fsid
> 	for a NFS volume and subvolume. The numbers are stored in a database
> 	such that the server will always use the same fsid.
> 	The entry in the exports file allowed to skip fsid= entiry but
> 	stating a UUID is allowed, if needed.
> 
> 	This mode has the obvious downside that load balancing is not
> 	possible since multiple re-exporting NFS servers would generate
> 	different ids.
> 
> 2. predefined-fsidnum
> 	This mode works just like auto-fsidnum but does not generate ids
> 	for you. It helps in the load balancing case. A system administrator
> 	has to manually maintain the database and install it on all re-exporting
> 	NFS servers. If you have a massive amount of subvolumes this mode
> 	will help because you don't have to bloat the exports list.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
> ---
>   support/export/Makefile.am  |  2 ++
>   support/include/nfslib.h    |  1 +
>   support/nfs/Makefile.am     |  1 +
>   support/nfs/exports.c       | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   support/reexport/reexport.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   systemd/Makefile.am         |  4 +++
>   utils/exportfs/Makefile.am  |  6 ++++
>   utils/exportfs/exportfs.c   | 11 ++++++
>   utils/exportfs/exports.man  | 31 +++++++++++++++++
>   utils/mount/Makefile.am     |  7 ++++
>   10 files changed, 196 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/support/export/Makefile.am b/support/export/Makefile.am
> index eec737f6..7338e1c7 100644
> --- a/support/export/Makefile.am
> +++ b/support/export/Makefile.am
> @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ libexport_a_SOURCES = client.c export.c hostname.c \
>   		      xtab.c mount_clnt.c mount_xdr.c \
>   		      cache.c auth.c v4root.c fsloc.c \
>   		      v4clients.c
> +libexport_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
> +
>   BUILT_SOURCES 	= $(GENFILES)
>   
>   noinst_HEADERS = mount.h
> diff --git a/support/include/nfslib.h b/support/include/nfslib.h
> index 6faba71b..0465a1ff 100644
> --- a/support/include/nfslib.h
> +++ b/support/include/nfslib.h
> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct exportent {
>   	struct sec_entry e_secinfo[SECFLAVOR_COUNT+1];
>   	unsigned int	e_ttl;
>   	char *		e_realpath;
> +	int		e_reexport;
>   };
>   
>   struct rmtabent {
> diff --git a/support/nfs/Makefile.am b/support/nfs/Makefile.am
> index 67e3a8e1..2e1577cc 100644
> --- a/support/nfs/Makefile.am
> +++ b/support/nfs/Makefile.am
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ libnfs_la_SOURCES = exports.c rmtab.c xio.c rpcmisc.c rpcdispatch.c \
>   		   svc_socket.c cacheio.c closeall.c nfs_mntent.c \
>   		   svc_create.c atomicio.c strlcat.c strlcpy.c
>   libnfs_la_LIBADD = libnfsconf.la
> +libnfs_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
>   
>   libnfsconf_la_SOURCES = conffile.c xlog.c
>   
> diff --git a/support/nfs/exports.c b/support/nfs/exports.c
> index 2c8f0752..bc2b1d93 100644
> --- a/support/nfs/exports.c
> +++ b/support/nfs/exports.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
>   #include "xlog.h"
>   #include "xio.h"
>   #include "pseudoflavors.h"
> +#include "reexport.h"
>   
>   #define EXPORT_DEFAULT_FLAGS	\
>     (NFSEXP_READONLY|NFSEXP_ROOTSQUASH|NFSEXP_GATHERED_WRITES|NFSEXP_NOSUBTREECHECK)
> @@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ static void init_exportent (struct exportent *ee, int fromkernel)
>   	ee->e_nsqgids = 0;
>   	ee->e_uuid = NULL;
>   	ee->e_ttl = default_ttl;
> +	ee->e_reexport = REEXP_NONE;
>   }
>   
>   struct exportent *
> @@ -302,6 +304,23 @@ putexportent(struct exportent *ep)
>   	}
>   	if (ep->e_uuid)
>   		fprintf(fp, "fsid=%s,", ep->e_uuid);
> +
> +	if (ep->e_reexport) {
> +		fprintf(fp, "reexport=");
> +		switch (ep->e_reexport) {
> +			case REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM:
> +				fprintf(fp, "auto-fsidnum");
> +				break;
> +			case REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM:
> +				fprintf(fp, "predefined-fsidnum");
> +				break;
> +			default:
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "unknown reexport method %i", ep->e_reexport);
> +				fprintf(fp, "none");
> +		}
> +		fprintf(fp, ",");
> +	}
> +
>   	if (ep->e_mountpoint)
>   		fprintf(fp, "mountpoint%s%s,",
>   			ep->e_mountpoint[0]?"=":"", ep->e_mountpoint);
> @@ -538,6 +557,7 @@ parseopts(char *cp, struct exportent *ep, int warn, int *had_subtree_opt_ptr)
>   	char 	*flname = efname?efname:"command line";
>   	int	flline = efp?efp->x_line:0;
>   	unsigned int active = 0;
> +	int saw_reexport = 0;
>   
>   	squids = ep->e_squids; nsquids = ep->e_nsquids;
>   	sqgids = ep->e_sqgids; nsqgids = ep->e_nsqgids;
> @@ -644,6 +664,13 @@ bad_option:
>   			}
>   		} else if (strncmp(opt, "fsid=", 5) == 0) {
>   			char *oe;
> +
> +			if (saw_reexport) {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: 'fsid=' has to be before 'reexport=' %s\n",
> +				     flname, flline, opt);
> +				goto bad_option;
> +			}
> +
>   			if (strcmp(opt+5, "root") == 0) {
>   				ep->e_fsid = 0;
>   				setflags(NFSEXP_FSID, active, ep);
> @@ -688,6 +715,47 @@ bad_option:
>   			active = parse_flavors(opt+4, ep);
>   			if (!active)
>   				goto bad_option;
> +		} else if (strncmp(opt, "reexport=", 9) == 0) {
> +#ifdef HAVE_REEXPORT_SUPPORT
> +			char *strategy = strchr(opt, '=');
> +
> +			if (!strategy) {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: bad option %s\n",
> +				     flname, flline, opt);
> +				goto bad_option;
> +			}
> +			strategy++;
> +
> +			if (saw_reexport) {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: only one 'reexport=' is allowed%s\n",
> +				     flname, flline, opt);
> +				goto bad_option;
> +			}
> +
> +			if (strcmp(strategy, "auto-fsidnum") == 0) {
> +				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM;
> +			} else if (strcmp(strategy, "predefined-fsidnum") == 0) {
> +				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM;
> +			} else if (strcmp(strategy, "none") == 0) {
> +				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_NONE;
> +			} else {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: bad option %s\n",
> +				     flname, flline, strategy);
> +				goto bad_option;
> +			}
> +
> +			if (reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings(ep, flname, flline) != 0)
> +				goto bad_option;
> +
> +			if (ep->e_fsid)
> +				setflags(NFSEXP_FSID, active, ep);
> +
> +			saw_reexport = 1;
> +#else
> +			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: 'reexport=' not available, rebuild with --enable-reexport\n",
> +			     flname, flline);
> +			goto bad_option;
> +#endif
>   		} else {
>   			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: unknown keyword \"%s\"\n",
>   					flname, flline, opt);
> diff --git a/support/reexport/reexport.c b/support/reexport/reexport.c
> index 5474a21f..a9529b2b 100644
> --- a/support/reexport/reexport.c
> +++ b/support/reexport/reexport.c
> @@ -283,3 +283,68 @@ void reexpdb_uncover_subvolume(uint32_t fsidnum)
>   
>   	free(path);
>   }
> +
> +/*
> + * reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings - Apply reexport specific settings to an exportent
> + *
> + * @ep: exportent to apply to
> + * @flname: Current export file, only useful for logging
> + * @flline: Current line, only useful for logging
> + *
> + * This is a helper function for applying reexport specific settings to an exportent.
> + * It searches a suitable fsid an sets @ep->e_fsid.
> + */
> +int reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings(struct exportent *ep, char *flname, int flline)
> +{
> +	uint32_t fsidnum;
> +	int found;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	if (ep->e_reexport == REEXP_NONE)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	if (ep->e_uuid)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * We do a lazy database init because we want to init the db only
> +	 * when at least one reexport= option is present.
> +	 */
> +	if (reexpdb_init() != 0) {
> +		ret = -1;
> +		goto out;
> +	}
> +
> +	found = reexpdb_fsidnum_by_path(ep->e_path, &fsidnum, 0);
> +	if (!found) {
> +		if (ep->e_reexport == REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM) {
> +			found = reexpdb_fsidnum_by_path(ep->e_path, &fsidnum, 1);
> +			if (!found) {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Unable to generate fsid for %s",
> +				     flname, flline, ep->e_path);
> +				ret = -1;
> +				goto out;
> +			}
> +		} else {
> +			if (!ep->e_fsid) {
> +				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires either a UUID 'fsid=' or a numerical 'fsid=' or a reexport db entry %d",
> +				     flname, flline, ep->e_fsid);
> +				ret = -1;
> +			}
> +
> +			goto out;
reexport.c: In function ‘reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings’:
reexport.c:335:25: error: label ‘out’ used but not defined
   335 |                         goto out;
       |                         ^~~~


> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (ep->e_fsid) {
> +		if (ep->e_fsid != fsidnum) {
> +			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires configured numerical 'fsid=' to agree with reexport db entry",
> +			     flname, flline);
> +			ret = -1;
> +		}
> +	} else {
> +		ep->e_fsid = fsidnum;
> +	}
I'm assuming this is where the out needs to be

out:
> +	return ret;
> +}
> diff --git a/systemd/Makefile.am b/systemd/Makefile.am
> index e7f5d818..f254b218 100644
> --- a/systemd/Makefile.am
> +++ b/systemd/Makefile.am
> @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ nfs_server_generator_LDADD = ../support/export/libexport.a \
>   			     ../support/misc/libmisc.a \
>   			     $(LIBPTHREAD)
>   
> +if CONFIG_REEXPORT
> +nfs_server_generator_LDADD += ../support/reexport/libreexport.a $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt
> +endif
> +
>   rpc_pipefs_generator_LDADD = ../support/nfs/libnfs.la
>   
>   if INSTALL_SYSTEMD
> diff --git a/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am b/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
> index 96524c72..451637a0 100644
> --- a/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
> +++ b/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
> @@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ exportfs_LDADD = ../../support/export/libexport.a \
>   		 ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
>   		 $(LIBWRAP) $(LIBNSL) $(LIBPTHREAD)
>   
> +if CONFIG_REEXPORT
> +exportfs_LDADD += ../../support/reexport/libreexport.a $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt
> +endif
> +
> +exportfs_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
> +
>   MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
> diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
> index 6ba615d1..7f21edcf 100644
> --- a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
> +++ b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
>   #include "exportfs.h"
>   #include "xlog.h"
>   #include "conffile.h"
> +#include "reexport.h"
>   
>   static void	export_all(int verbose);
>   static void	exportfs(char *arg, char *options, int verbose);
> @@ -719,6 +720,16 @@ dump(int verbose, int export_format)
>   				c = dumpopt(c, "fsid=%d", ep->e_fsid);
>   			if (ep->e_uuid)
>   				c = dumpopt(c, "fsid=%s", ep->e_uuid);
> +			if (ep->e_reexport) {
> +				switch (ep->e_reexport) {
> +					case REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM:
> +						c = dumpopt(c, "reexport=%s", "auto-fsidnum");
> +						break;
> +					case REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM:
> +						c = dumpopt(c, "reexport=%s", "predefined-fsidnum");
> +						break;
> +				}
> +			}
>   			if (ep->e_mountpoint)
>   				c = dumpopt(c, "mountpoint%s%s",
>   					    ep->e_mountpoint[0]?"=":"",
> diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
> index 54b3f877..ad2c2c59 100644
> --- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
> +++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
> @@ -420,6 +420,37 @@ will only work if all clients use a consistent security policy.  Note
>   that early kernels did not support this export option, and instead
>   enabled security labels by default.
>   
> +.TP
> +.IR reexport= auto-fsidnum|predefined-fsidnum
> +This option helps when a NFS share is re-exported. Since the NFS server
> +needs a unique identifier for each exported filesystem and a NFS share
> +cannot provide such, usually a manual fsid is needed.
> +As soon
> +.IR crossmnt
> +is used manually assigning fsid won't work anymore. This is where this
> +option becomes handy. It will automatically assign a numerical fsid
> +to exported NFS shares. The fsid and path relations are stored in a SQLite
> +database. If
> +.IR auto-fsidnum
> +is selected, the fsid is also autmatically allocated.
> +.IR predefined-fsidnum
> +assumes pre-allocated fsid numbers and will just look them up.
> +This option depends also on the kernel, you will need at least kernel version
> +5.19.
> +Since
> +.IR reexport=
> +can automatically allocate and assign numerical fsids, it is no longer possible
> +to have numerical fsids in other exports as soon this option is used in at least
> +one export entry.
> +
> +The association between fsid numbers and paths is stored in a SQLite database.
> +Don't edit or remove the database unless you know exactly what you're doing.
> +.IR predefined-fsidnum
> +is useful when you have used
> +.IR auto-fsidnum
> +before and don't want further entries stored.
> +
> +
>   .SS User ID Mapping
>   .PP
>   .B nfsd
> diff --git a/utils/mount/Makefile.am b/utils/mount/Makefile.am
> index 3101f7ab..0268488c 100644
> --- a/utils/mount/Makefile.am
> +++ b/utils/mount/Makefile.am
> @@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ mount_nfs_LDADD = ../../support/nfs/libnfs.la \
>   		  ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
>   		  $(LIBTIRPC)
>   
> +if CONFIG_REEXPORT
> +mount_nfs_LDADD += ../../support/reexport/libreexport.a \
> +		   ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
> +		   $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt $(LIBPTHREAD)
> +endif
> +
> +
>   mount_nfs_SOURCES = $(mount_common)
>   
>   if CONFIG_LIBMOUNT
Richard Weinberger May 10, 2022, 4:06 p.m. UTC | #2
----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> Von: "Steve Dickson" <steved@redhat.com>
> A compile error...
> reexport.c: In function ‘reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings’:
> reexport.c:335:25: error: label ‘out’ used but not defined
>   335 |                         goto out;
>       |                         ^~~~
> 
> 
>> +		}
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (ep->e_fsid) {
>> +		if (ep->e_fsid != fsidnum) {
>> +			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires configured
>> numerical 'fsid=' to agree with reexport db entry",
>> +			     flname, flline);
>> +			ret = -1;
>> +		}
>> +	} else {
>> +		ep->e_fsid = fsidnum;
>> +	}
> I'm assuming this is where the out needs to be
> 
> out:

Patch 3/5 adds the label.
Looks like I messed up something while reordering patches. ;-\

Do you want me to resend the patch series immediately or shall I want for further comments?

Thanks,
//richard
Steve Dickson May 10, 2022, 7:26 p.m. UTC | #3
On 5/10/22 12:06 PM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> ----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
>> Von: "Steve Dickson" <steved@redhat.com>
>> A compile error...
>> reexport.c: In function ‘reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings’:
>> reexport.c:335:25: error: label ‘out’ used but not defined
>>    335 |                         goto out;
>>        |                         ^~~~
>>
>>
>>> +		}
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	if (ep->e_fsid) {
>>> +		if (ep->e_fsid != fsidnum) {
>>> +			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires configured
>>> numerical 'fsid=' to agree with reexport db entry",
>>> +			     flname, flline);
>>> +			ret = -1;
>>> +		}
>>> +	} else {
>>> +		ep->e_fsid = fsidnum;
>>> +	}
>> I'm assuming this is where the out needs to be
>>
>> out:
> 
> Patch 3/5 adds the label.
> Looks like I messed up something while reordering patches. ;-\
NP... there were a couple linking errors that also fixed in patch
3... I figured it out.

> 
> Do you want me to resend the patch series immediately or shall I want for further comments?
No... I have the on a branch and at least the compile... cleanly...
Now on to testing! :-)

steved.

> 
> Thanks,
> //richard
>
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/support/export/Makefile.am b/support/export/Makefile.am
index eec737f6..7338e1c7 100644
--- a/support/export/Makefile.am
+++ b/support/export/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@  libexport_a_SOURCES = client.c export.c hostname.c \
 		      xtab.c mount_clnt.c mount_xdr.c \
 		      cache.c auth.c v4root.c fsloc.c \
 		      v4clients.c
+libexport_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
+
 BUILT_SOURCES 	= $(GENFILES)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = mount.h
diff --git a/support/include/nfslib.h b/support/include/nfslib.h
index 6faba71b..0465a1ff 100644
--- a/support/include/nfslib.h
+++ b/support/include/nfslib.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@  struct exportent {
 	struct sec_entry e_secinfo[SECFLAVOR_COUNT+1];
 	unsigned int	e_ttl;
 	char *		e_realpath;
+	int		e_reexport;
 };
 
 struct rmtabent {
diff --git a/support/nfs/Makefile.am b/support/nfs/Makefile.am
index 67e3a8e1..2e1577cc 100644
--- a/support/nfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/support/nfs/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@  libnfs_la_SOURCES = exports.c rmtab.c xio.c rpcmisc.c rpcdispatch.c \
 		   svc_socket.c cacheio.c closeall.c nfs_mntent.c \
 		   svc_create.c atomicio.c strlcat.c strlcpy.c
 libnfs_la_LIBADD = libnfsconf.la
+libnfs_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
 
 libnfsconf_la_SOURCES = conffile.c xlog.c
 
diff --git a/support/nfs/exports.c b/support/nfs/exports.c
index 2c8f0752..bc2b1d93 100644
--- a/support/nfs/exports.c
+++ b/support/nfs/exports.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ 
 #include "xlog.h"
 #include "xio.h"
 #include "pseudoflavors.h"
+#include "reexport.h"
 
 #define EXPORT_DEFAULT_FLAGS	\
   (NFSEXP_READONLY|NFSEXP_ROOTSQUASH|NFSEXP_GATHERED_WRITES|NFSEXP_NOSUBTREECHECK)
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@  static void init_exportent (struct exportent *ee, int fromkernel)
 	ee->e_nsqgids = 0;
 	ee->e_uuid = NULL;
 	ee->e_ttl = default_ttl;
+	ee->e_reexport = REEXP_NONE;
 }
 
 struct exportent *
@@ -302,6 +304,23 @@  putexportent(struct exportent *ep)
 	}
 	if (ep->e_uuid)
 		fprintf(fp, "fsid=%s,", ep->e_uuid);
+
+	if (ep->e_reexport) {
+		fprintf(fp, "reexport=");
+		switch (ep->e_reexport) {
+			case REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM:
+				fprintf(fp, "auto-fsidnum");
+				break;
+			case REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM:
+				fprintf(fp, "predefined-fsidnum");
+				break;
+			default:
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "unknown reexport method %i", ep->e_reexport);
+				fprintf(fp, "none");
+		}
+		fprintf(fp, ",");
+	}
+
 	if (ep->e_mountpoint)
 		fprintf(fp, "mountpoint%s%s,",
 			ep->e_mountpoint[0]?"=":"", ep->e_mountpoint);
@@ -538,6 +557,7 @@  parseopts(char *cp, struct exportent *ep, int warn, int *had_subtree_opt_ptr)
 	char 	*flname = efname?efname:"command line";
 	int	flline = efp?efp->x_line:0;
 	unsigned int active = 0;
+	int saw_reexport = 0;
 
 	squids = ep->e_squids; nsquids = ep->e_nsquids;
 	sqgids = ep->e_sqgids; nsqgids = ep->e_nsqgids;
@@ -644,6 +664,13 @@  bad_option:
 			}
 		} else if (strncmp(opt, "fsid=", 5) == 0) {
 			char *oe;
+
+			if (saw_reexport) {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: 'fsid=' has to be before 'reexport=' %s\n",
+				     flname, flline, opt);
+				goto bad_option;
+			}
+
 			if (strcmp(opt+5, "root") == 0) {
 				ep->e_fsid = 0;
 				setflags(NFSEXP_FSID, active, ep);
@@ -688,6 +715,47 @@  bad_option:
 			active = parse_flavors(opt+4, ep);
 			if (!active)
 				goto bad_option;
+		} else if (strncmp(opt, "reexport=", 9) == 0) {
+#ifdef HAVE_REEXPORT_SUPPORT
+			char *strategy = strchr(opt, '=');
+
+			if (!strategy) {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: bad option %s\n",
+				     flname, flline, opt);
+				goto bad_option;
+			}
+			strategy++;
+
+			if (saw_reexport) {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: only one 'reexport=' is allowed%s\n",
+				     flname, flline, opt);
+				goto bad_option;
+			}
+
+			if (strcmp(strategy, "auto-fsidnum") == 0) {
+				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM;
+			} else if (strcmp(strategy, "predefined-fsidnum") == 0) {
+				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM;
+			} else if (strcmp(strategy, "none") == 0) {
+				ep->e_reexport = REEXP_NONE;
+			} else {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: bad option %s\n",
+				     flname, flline, strategy);
+				goto bad_option;
+			}
+
+			if (reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings(ep, flname, flline) != 0)
+				goto bad_option;
+
+			if (ep->e_fsid)
+				setflags(NFSEXP_FSID, active, ep);
+
+			saw_reexport = 1;
+#else
+			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: 'reexport=' not available, rebuild with --enable-reexport\n",
+			     flname, flline);
+			goto bad_option;
+#endif
 		} else {
 			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%d: unknown keyword \"%s\"\n",
 					flname, flline, opt);
diff --git a/support/reexport/reexport.c b/support/reexport/reexport.c
index 5474a21f..a9529b2b 100644
--- a/support/reexport/reexport.c
+++ b/support/reexport/reexport.c
@@ -283,3 +283,68 @@  void reexpdb_uncover_subvolume(uint32_t fsidnum)
 
 	free(path);
 }
+
+/*
+ * reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings - Apply reexport specific settings to an exportent
+ *
+ * @ep: exportent to apply to
+ * @flname: Current export file, only useful for logging
+ * @flline: Current line, only useful for logging
+ *
+ * This is a helper function for applying reexport specific settings to an exportent.
+ * It searches a suitable fsid an sets @ep->e_fsid.
+ */
+int reexpdb_apply_reexport_settings(struct exportent *ep, char *flname, int flline)
+{
+	uint32_t fsidnum;
+	int found;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (ep->e_reexport == REEXP_NONE)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (ep->e_uuid)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * We do a lazy database init because we want to init the db only
+	 * when at least one reexport= option is present.
+	 */
+	if (reexpdb_init() != 0) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	found = reexpdb_fsidnum_by_path(ep->e_path, &fsidnum, 0);
+	if (!found) {
+		if (ep->e_reexport == REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM) {
+			found = reexpdb_fsidnum_by_path(ep->e_path, &fsidnum, 1);
+			if (!found) {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Unable to generate fsid for %s",
+				     flname, flline, ep->e_path);
+				ret = -1;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (!ep->e_fsid) {
+				xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires either a UUID 'fsid=' or a numerical 'fsid=' or a reexport db entry %d",
+				     flname, flline, ep->e_fsid);
+				ret = -1;
+			}
+
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ep->e_fsid) {
+		if (ep->e_fsid != fsidnum) {
+			xlog(L_ERROR, "%s:%i: Selected 'reexport=' mode requires configured numerical 'fsid=' to agree with reexport db entry",
+			     flname, flline);
+			ret = -1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ep->e_fsid = fsidnum;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/systemd/Makefile.am b/systemd/Makefile.am
index e7f5d818..f254b218 100644
--- a/systemd/Makefile.am
+++ b/systemd/Makefile.am
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@  nfs_server_generator_LDADD = ../support/export/libexport.a \
 			     ../support/misc/libmisc.a \
 			     $(LIBPTHREAD)
 
+if CONFIG_REEXPORT
+nfs_server_generator_LDADD += ../support/reexport/libreexport.a $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt
+endif
+
 rpc_pipefs_generator_LDADD = ../support/nfs/libnfs.la
 
 if INSTALL_SYSTEMD
diff --git a/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am b/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
index 96524c72..451637a0 100644
--- a/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/exportfs/Makefile.am
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@  exportfs_LDADD = ../../support/export/libexport.a \
 		 ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
 		 $(LIBWRAP) $(LIBNSL) $(LIBPTHREAD)
 
+if CONFIG_REEXPORT
+exportfs_LDADD += ../../support/reexport/libreexport.a $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt
+endif
+
+exportfs_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/support/reexport
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
index 6ba615d1..7f21edcf 100644
--- a/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exportfs.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ 
 #include "exportfs.h"
 #include "xlog.h"
 #include "conffile.h"
+#include "reexport.h"
 
 static void	export_all(int verbose);
 static void	exportfs(char *arg, char *options, int verbose);
@@ -719,6 +720,16 @@  dump(int verbose, int export_format)
 				c = dumpopt(c, "fsid=%d", ep->e_fsid);
 			if (ep->e_uuid)
 				c = dumpopt(c, "fsid=%s", ep->e_uuid);
+			if (ep->e_reexport) {
+				switch (ep->e_reexport) {
+					case REEXP_AUTO_FSIDNUM:
+						c = dumpopt(c, "reexport=%s", "auto-fsidnum");
+						break;
+					case REEXP_PREDEFINED_FSIDNUM:
+						c = dumpopt(c, "reexport=%s", "predefined-fsidnum");
+						break;
+				}
+			}
 			if (ep->e_mountpoint)
 				c = dumpopt(c, "mountpoint%s%s",
 					    ep->e_mountpoint[0]?"=":"",
diff --git a/utils/exportfs/exports.man b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
index 54b3f877..ad2c2c59 100644
--- a/utils/exportfs/exports.man
+++ b/utils/exportfs/exports.man
@@ -420,6 +420,37 @@  will only work if all clients use a consistent security policy.  Note
 that early kernels did not support this export option, and instead
 enabled security labels by default.
 
+.TP
+.IR reexport= auto-fsidnum|predefined-fsidnum
+This option helps when a NFS share is re-exported. Since the NFS server
+needs a unique identifier for each exported filesystem and a NFS share
+cannot provide such, usually a manual fsid is needed.
+As soon
+.IR crossmnt
+is used manually assigning fsid won't work anymore. This is where this
+option becomes handy. It will automatically assign a numerical fsid
+to exported NFS shares. The fsid and path relations are stored in a SQLite
+database. If
+.IR auto-fsidnum
+is selected, the fsid is also autmatically allocated.
+.IR predefined-fsidnum
+assumes pre-allocated fsid numbers and will just look them up.
+This option depends also on the kernel, you will need at least kernel version
+5.19.
+Since
+.IR reexport=
+can automatically allocate and assign numerical fsids, it is no longer possible
+to have numerical fsids in other exports as soon this option is used in at least
+one export entry.
+
+The association between fsid numbers and paths is stored in a SQLite database.
+Don't edit or remove the database unless you know exactly what you're doing.
+.IR predefined-fsidnum
+is useful when you have used
+.IR auto-fsidnum
+before and don't want further entries stored.
+
+
 .SS User ID Mapping
 .PP
 .B nfsd
diff --git a/utils/mount/Makefile.am b/utils/mount/Makefile.am
index 3101f7ab..0268488c 100644
--- a/utils/mount/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/mount/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@  mount_nfs_LDADD = ../../support/nfs/libnfs.la \
 		  ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
 		  $(LIBTIRPC)
 
+if CONFIG_REEXPORT
+mount_nfs_LDADD += ../../support/reexport/libreexport.a \
+		   ../../support/misc/libmisc.a \
+		   $(LIBSQLITE) -lrt $(LIBPTHREAD)
+endif
+
+
 mount_nfs_SOURCES = $(mount_common)
 
 if CONFIG_LIBMOUNT