From 060f0226e6396a3c7104fedc8d2af7063a27c1f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olaf Faaland <faaland1@llnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:47:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] MMP interval and fail_intervals in uberblock

When Multihost is enabled, and a pool is imported, uberblock writes
include ub_mmp_delay to allow an importing node to calculate the
duration of an activity test.  This value, is not enough information.

If zfs_multihost_fail_intervals > 0 on the node with the pool imported,
the safe minimum duration of the activity test is well defined, but does
not depend on ub_mmp_delay:

zfs_multihost_fail_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval

and if zfs_multihost_fail_intervals == 0 on that node, there is no such
well defined safe duration, but the importing host cannot tell whether
mmp_delay is high due to I/O delays, or due to a very large
zfs_multihost_interval setting on the host which last imported the pool.
As a result, it may use a far longer period for the activity test than
is necessary.

This patch renames ub_mmp_sequence to ub_mmp_config and uses it to
record the zfs_multihost_interval and zfs_multihost_fail_intervals
values, as well as the mmp sequence.  This allows a shorter activity
test duration to be calculated by the importing host in most situations.
These values are also added to the multihost_history kstat records.

It calculates the activity test duration differently depending on
whether the new fields are present or not; for importing pools with
only ub_mmp_delay, it uses

(zfs_multihost_interval + ub_mmp_delay) * zfs_multihost_import_intervals

Which results in an activity test duration less sensitive to the leaf
count.

In addition, it makes a few other improvements:
* It updates the "sequence" part of ub_mmp_config when MMP writes
  in between syncs occur.  This allows an importing host to detect MMP
  on the remote host sooner, when the pool is idle, as it is not limited
  to the granularity of ub_timestamp (1 second).
* It issues writes immediately when zfs_multihost_interval is changed
  so remote hosts see the updated value as soon as possible.
* It fixes a bug where setting zfs_multihost_fail_intervals = 1 results
  in immediate pool suspension.
* Update tests to verify activity check duration is based on recorded
  tunable values, not tunable values on importing host.
* Update tests to verify the expected number of uberblocks have valid
  MMP fields - fail_intervals, mmp_interval, mmp_seq (sequence number),
  that sequence number is incrementing, and that uberblock values match
  tunable settings.

Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <andreas.dilger@whamcloud.com>
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Reviewed-by: Tony Hutter <hutter2@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Olaf Faaland <faaland1@llnl.gov>
Closes #7842
---
 cmd/zdb/zdb.c                                 |  15 +-
 include/sys/fs/zfs.h                          |   1 +
 include/sys/mmp.h                             |   6 +
 include/sys/uberblock_impl.h                  |  58 +++-
 man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5              |  56 +--
 module/zfs/mmp.c                              | 319 +++++++++++++-----
 module/zfs/spa.c                              | 123 +++++--
 module/zfs/uberblock.c                        |  12 +-
 module/zfs/vdev_label.c                       |  27 +-
 .../tests/functional/mmp/cleanup.ksh          |   2 +-
 tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.cfg  |   6 +
 .../zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.kshlib | 119 ++++++-
 .../functional/mmp/mmp_active_import.ksh      |  20 +-
 .../functional/mmp/mmp_inactive_import.ksh    |  18 +-
 .../functional/mmp/mmp_on_uberblocks.ksh      |  22 +-
 .../functional/mmp/mmp_reset_interval.ksh     |  59 +++-
 .../zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/setup.ksh  |   2 +
 17 files changed, 691 insertions(+), 174 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
index a60f0f255bff..4b07cdb8e0cb 100644
--- a/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
+++ b/cmd/zdb/zdb.c
@@ -2555,9 +2555,22 @@ dump_uberblock(uberblock_t *ub, const char *header, const char *footer)
 
 	(void) printf("\tmmp_magic = %016llx\n",
 	    (u_longlong_t)ub->ub_mmp_magic);
-	if (ub->ub_mmp_magic == MMP_MAGIC)
+	if (MMP_VALID(ub)) {
 		(void) printf("\tmmp_delay = %0llu\n",
 		    (u_longlong_t)ub->ub_mmp_delay);
+		if (MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub))
+			(void) printf("\tmmp_seq = %u\n",
+			    (unsigned int) MMP_SEQ(ub));
+		if (MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID(ub))
+			(void) printf("\tmmp_fail = %u\n",
+			    (unsigned int) MMP_FAIL_INT(ub));
+		if (MMP_INTERVAL_VALID(ub))
+			(void) printf("\tmmp_write = %u\n",
+			    (unsigned int) MMP_INTERVAL(ub));
+		/* After MMP_* to make summarize_uberblock_mmp cleaner */
+		(void) printf("\tmmp_valid = %x\n",
+		    (unsigned int) ub->ub_mmp_config & 0xFF);
+	}
 
 	if (dump_opt['u'] >= 4) {
 		char blkbuf[BP_SPRINTF_LEN];
diff --git a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
index d25e8b5a5bb5..e49a58f43a28 100644
--- a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
+++ b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ typedef struct zpool_load_policy {
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_CACHEFILE		"cachefile"	/* not stored on disk */
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_STATE		"mmp_state"	/* not stored on disk */
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_TXG		"mmp_txg"	/* not stored on disk */
+#define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_SEQ		"mmp_seq"	/* not stored on disk */
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_HOSTNAME	"mmp_hostname"	/* not stored on disk */
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_HOSTID		"mmp_hostid"	/* not stored on disk */
 #define	ZPOOL_CONFIG_ALLOCATION_BIAS	"alloc_bias"	/* not stored on disk */
diff --git a/include/sys/mmp.h b/include/sys/mmp.h
index 6f4672a387f4..527e3323b4b9 100644
--- a/include/sys/mmp.h
+++ b/include/sys/mmp.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define	MMP_DEFAULT_INTERVAL		1000	/* ms */
 #define	MMP_DEFAULT_IMPORT_INTERVALS	20
 #define	MMP_DEFAULT_FAIL_INTERVALS	10
+#define	MMP_MIN_FAIL_INTERVALS		2	/* min if != 0 */
+#define	MMP_IMPORT_SAFETY_FACTOR	200	/* pct */
+#define	MMP_INTERVAL_OK(interval)	MAX(interval, MMP_MIN_INTERVAL)
+#define	MMP_FAIL_INTVS_OK(fails)	(fails == 0 ? 0 : MAX(fails, \
+					    MMP_MIN_FAIL_INTERVALS))
 
 typedef struct mmp_thread {
 	kmutex_t	mmp_thread_lock; /* protect thread mgmt fields */
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct mmp_thread {
 	int		mmp_skip_error; /* reason for last skipped write */
 	vdev_t		*mmp_last_leaf;	/* last mmp write sent here */
 	uint64_t	mmp_leaf_last_gen;	/* last mmp write sent here */
+	uint32_t	mmp_seq;	/* intra-second update counter */
 } mmp_thread_t;
 
 
diff --git a/include/sys/uberblock_impl.h b/include/sys/uberblock_impl.h
index 113df7c61d7d..91699e65131a 100644
--- a/include/sys/uberblock_impl.h
+++ b/include/sys/uberblock_impl.h
@@ -44,7 +44,36 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define	UBERBLOCK_MAGIC		0x00bab10c		/* oo-ba-bloc!	*/
 #define	UBERBLOCK_SHIFT		10			/* up to 1K	*/
-#define	MMP_MAGIC		0xa11cea11		/* all-see-all  */
+#define	MMP_MAGIC		0xa11cea11		/* all-see-all	*/
+
+#define	MMP_INTERVAL_VALID_BIT	0x01
+#define	MMP_SEQ_VALID_BIT	0x02
+#define	MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID_BIT	0x04
+
+#define	MMP_VALID(ubp)		(ubp->ub_magic == UBERBLOCK_MAGIC && \
+				    ubp->ub_mmp_magic == MMP_MAGIC)
+#define	MMP_INTERVAL_VALID(ubp)	(MMP_VALID(ubp) && (ubp->ub_mmp_config & \
+				    MMP_INTERVAL_VALID_BIT))
+#define	MMP_SEQ_VALID(ubp)	(MMP_VALID(ubp) && (ubp->ub_mmp_config & \
+				    MMP_SEQ_VALID_BIT))
+#define	MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID(ubp)	(MMP_VALID(ubp) && (ubp->ub_mmp_config & \
+				    MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID_BIT))
+
+#define	MMP_INTERVAL(ubp)	((ubp->ub_mmp_config & 0x00000000FFFFFF00) \
+				    >> 8)
+#define	MMP_SEQ(ubp)		((ubp->ub_mmp_config & 0x0000FFFF00000000) \
+				    >> 32)
+#define	MMP_FAIL_INT(ubp)	((ubp->ub_mmp_config & 0xFFFF000000000000) \
+				    >> 48)
+
+#define	MMP_INTERVAL_SET(write) \
+	    (((uint64_t)(write & 0xFFFFFF) << 8) | MMP_INTERVAL_VALID_BIT)
+
+#define	MMP_SEQ_SET(seq) \
+	    (((uint64_t)(seq & 0xFFFF) << 32) | MMP_SEQ_VALID_BIT)
+
+#define	MMP_FAIL_INT_SET(fail) \
+	    (((uint64_t)(fail & 0xFFFF) << 48) | MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID_BIT)
 
 struct uberblock {
 	uint64_t	ub_magic;	/* UBERBLOCK_MAGIC		*/
@@ -59,8 +88,31 @@ struct uberblock {
 
 	/* Maybe missing in uberblocks we read, but always written */
 	uint64_t	ub_mmp_magic;	/* MMP_MAGIC			*/
-	uint64_t	ub_mmp_delay;	/* nanosec since last MMP write	*/
-	uint64_t	ub_mmp_seq;	/* reserved for sequence number	*/
+	/*
+	 * If ub_mmp_delay == 0 and ub_mmp_magic is valid, MMP is off.
+	 * Otherwise, nanosec since last MMP write.
+	 */
+	uint64_t	ub_mmp_delay;
+
+	/*
+	 * The ub_mmp_config contains the multihost write interval, multihost
+	 * fail intervals, sequence number for sub-second granularity, and
+	 * valid bit mask.  This layout is as follows:
+	 *
+	 *   64      56      48      40      32      24      16      8       0
+	 *   +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+	 * 0 | Fail Intervals|      Seq      |   Write Interval (ms) | VALID |
+	 *   +-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+	 *
+	 * This allows a write_interval of (2^24/1000)s, over 4.5 hours
+	 *
+	 * VALID Bits:
+	 * - 0x01 - Write Interval (ms)
+	 * - 0x02 - Sequence number exists
+	 * - 0x04 - Fail Intervals
+	 * - 0xf8 - Reserved
+	 */
+	uint64_t	ub_mmp_config;
 
 	/*
 	 * ub_checkpoint_txg indicates two things about the current uberblock:
diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index f75f09917445..c1994f340122 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -1849,20 +1849,14 @@ Default value: \fB0\fR.
 .ad
 .RS 12n
 Used to control the frequency of multihost writes which are performed when the
-\fBmultihost\fR pool property is on.  This is one factor used to determine
-the length of the activity check during import.
+\fBmultihost\fR pool property is on.  This is one factor used to determine the
+length of the activity check during import.
 .sp
-The multihost write period is \fBzfs_multihost_interval / leaf-vdevs\fR milliseconds.
-This means that on average a multihost write will be issued for each leaf vdev every
-\fBzfs_multihost_interval\fR milliseconds.  In practice, the observed period can
-vary with the I/O load and this observed value is the delay which is stored in
-the uberblock.
-.sp
-On import the activity check waits a minimum amount of time determined by
-\fBzfs_multihost_interval * zfs_multihost_import_intervals\fR.  The activity
-check time may be further extended if the value of mmp delay found in the best
-uberblock indicates actual multihost updates happened at longer intervals than
-\fBzfs_multihost_interval\fR.  A minimum value of \fB100ms\fR is enforced.
+The multihost write period is \fBzfs_multihost_interval / leaf-vdevs\fR
+milliseconds.  On average a multihost write will be issued for each leaf vdev
+every \fBzfs_multihost_interval\fR milliseconds.  In practice, the observed
+period can vary with the I/O load and this observed value is the delay which is
+stored in the uberblock.
 .sp
 Default value: \fB1000\fR.
 .RE
@@ -1876,8 +1870,17 @@ Default value: \fB1000\fR.
 Used to control the duration of the activity test on import.  Smaller values of
 \fBzfs_multihost_import_intervals\fR will reduce the import time but increase
 the risk of failing to detect an active pool.  The total activity check time is
-never allowed to drop below one second.  A value of 0 is ignored and treated as
-if it was set to 1
+never allowed to drop below one second.
+.sp
+On import the activity check waits a minimum amount of time determined by
+\fBzfs_multihost_interval * zfs_multihost_import_intervals\fR, or the same
+product computed on the host which last had the pool imported (whichever is
+greater).  The activity check time may be further extended if the value of mmp
+delay found in the best uberblock indicates actual multihost updates happened
+at longer intervals than \fBzfs_multihost_interval\fR.  A minimum value of
+\fB100ms\fR is enforced.
+.sp
+A value of 0 is ignored and treated as if it was set to 1.
 .sp
 Default value: \fB20\fR.
 .RE
@@ -1888,17 +1891,22 @@ Default value: \fB20\fR.
 \fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals\fR (uint)
 .ad
 .RS 12n
-Controls the behavior of the pool when multihost write failures are detected.
+Controls the behavior of the pool when multihost write failures or delays are
+detected.
 .sp
-When \fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals = 0\fR then multihost write failures are ignored.
-The failures will still be reported to the ZED which depending on its
-configuration may take action such as suspending the pool or offlining a device.
+When \fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals = 0\fR, multihost write failures or delays
+are ignored.  The failures will still be reported to the ZED which depending on
+its configuration may take action such as suspending the pool or offlining a
+device.
+
 .sp
-When \fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals > 0\fR then sequential multihost write failures
-will cause the pool to be suspended.  This occurs when
-\fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval\fR milliseconds have
-passed since the last successful multihost write.  This guarantees the activity test
-will see multihost writes if the pool is imported.
+When \fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals > 0\fR, the pool will be suspended if
+\fBzfs_multihost_fail_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval\fR milliseconds pass
+without a successful mmp write.  This guarantees the activity test will see
+mmp writes if the pool is imported.  A value of 1 is ignored and treated as
+if it was set to 2.  This is necessary to prevent the pool from being suspended
+due to normal, small I/O latency variations.
+
 .sp
 Default value: \fB10\fR.
 .RE
diff --git a/module/zfs/mmp.c b/module/zfs/mmp.c
index 16975dd98eaa..cd5603a1a5cd 100644
--- a/module/zfs/mmp.c
+++ b/module/zfs/mmp.c
@@ -49,40 +49,101 @@
  * Uberblocks written by the txg_sync thread always go into the first
  * (N-MMP_BLOCKS_PER_LABEL) slots, the remaining slots are reserved for MMP.
  * They are used to hold uberblocks which are exactly the same as the last
- * synced uberblock except that the ub_timestamp is frequently updated.
- * Like all other uberblocks, the slot is written with an embedded checksum,
- * and slots with invalid checksums are ignored.  This provides the
+ * synced uberblock except that the ub_timestamp and mmp_config are frequently
+ * updated.  Like all other uberblocks, the slot is written with an embedded
+ * checksum, and slots with invalid checksums are ignored.  This provides the
  * "heartbeat", with no risk of overwriting good uberblocks that must be
  * preserved, e.g. previous txgs and associated block pointers.
  *
- * Two optional fields are added to uberblock structure: ub_mmp_magic and
- * ub_mmp_delay.  The magic field allows zfs to tell whether ub_mmp_delay is
- * valid.  The delay field is a decaying average of the amount of time between
- * completion of successive MMP writes, in nanoseconds.  It is used to predict
- * how long the import must wait to detect activity in the pool, before
- * concluding it is not in use.
+ * Three optional fields are added to uberblock structure; ub_mmp_magic,
+ * ub_mmp_config, and ub_mmp_delay.  The ub_mmp_magic value allows zfs to tell
+ * whether the other ub_mmp_* fields are valid.  The ub_mmp_config field tells
+ * the importing host the settings of zfs_multihost_interval and
+ * zfs_multihost_fail_intervals on the host which last had (or currently has)
+ * the pool imported.  These determine how long a host must wait to detect
+ * activity in the pool, before concluding the pool is not in use.  The
+ * mmp_delay field is a decaying average of the amount of time between
+ * completion of successive MMP writes, in nanoseconds.  It indicates whether
+ * MMP is enabled.
  *
  * During import an activity test may now be performed to determine if
  * the pool is in use.  The activity test is typically required if the
  * ZPOOL_CONFIG_HOSTID does not match the system hostid, the pool state is
  * POOL_STATE_ACTIVE, and the pool is not a root pool.
  *
- * The activity test finds the "best" uberblock (highest txg & timestamp),
- * waits some time, and then finds the "best" uberblock again.  If the txg
- * and timestamp in both "best" uberblocks do not match, the pool is in use
- * by another host and the import fails.  Since the granularity of the
- * timestamp is in seconds this activity test must take a bare minimum of one
- * second.  In order to assure the accuracy of the activity test, the default
- * values result in an activity test duration of 10x the mmp write interval.
+ * The activity test finds the "best" uberblock (highest txg, timestamp, and, if
+ * ub_mmp_magic is valid, sequence number from ub_mmp_config).  It then waits
+ * some time, and finds the "best" uberblock again.  If any of the mentioned
+ * fields have different values in the newly read uberblock, the pool is in use
+ * by another host and the import fails.  In order to assure the accuracy of the
+ * activity test, the default values result in an activity test duration of 20x
+ * the mmp write interval.
  *
- * The "zpool import"  activity test can be expected to take a minimum time of
- * zfs_multihost_import_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval milliseconds.  If the
- * "best" uberblock has a valid ub_mmp_delay field, then the duration of the
- * test may take longer if MMP writes were occurring less frequently than
- * expected.  Additionally, the duration is then extended by a random 25% to
- * attempt to to detect simultaneous imports.  For example, if both partner
- * hosts are rebooted at the same time and automatically attempt to import the
- * pool.
+ * The duration of the "zpool import" activity test depends on the information
+ * available in the "best" uberblock:
+ *
+ * 1) If uberblock was written by zfs-0.8 or newer and fail_intervals > 0:
+ *    ub_mmp_config.fail_intervals * ub_mmp_config.multihost_interval * 2
+ *
+ *    In this case, a weak guarantee is provided.  Since the host which last had
+ *    the pool imported will suspend the pool if no mmp writes land within
+ *    fail_intervals * multihost_interval ms, the absense of writes during that
+ *    time means either the pool is not imported, or it is imported but the pool
+ *    is suspended and no further writes will occur.
+ *
+ *    Note that resuming the suspended pool on the remote host would invalidate
+ *    this gurantee, and so it is not allowed.
+ *
+ *    The factor of 2 provides a conservative safety factor and derives from
+ *    MMP_IMPORT_SAFETY_FACTOR;
+ *
+ * 2) If uberblock was written by zfs-0.8 or newer and fail_intervals == 0:
+ *    (ub_mmp_config.multihost_interval + ub_mmp_delay) *
+ *        zfs_multihost_import_intervals
+ *
+ *    In this case no guarantee can provided.  However, as long as some devices
+ *    are healthy and connected, it is likely that at least one write will land
+ *    within (multihost_interval + mmp_delay) because multihost_interval is
+ *    enough time for a write to be attempted to each leaf vdev, and mmp_delay
+ *    is enough for one to land, based on past delays.  Multiplying by
+ *    zfs_multihost_import_intervals provides a conservative safety factor.
+ *
+ * 3) If uberblock was written by zfs-0.7:
+ *    (zfs_multihost_interval + ub_mmp_delay) * zfs_multihost_import_intervals
+ *
+ *    The same logic as case #2 applies, but we do not know remote tunables.
+ *
+ *    We use the local value for zfs_multihost_interval because the original MMP
+ *    did not record this value in the uberblock.
+ *
+ *    ub_mmp_delay >= (zfs_multihost_interval / leaves), so if the other host
+ *    has a much larger zfs_multihost_interval set, ub_mmp_delay will reflect
+ *    that.  We will have waited enough time for zfs_multihost_import_intervals
+ *    writes to be issued and all but one to land.
+ *
+ *    single device pool example delays
+ *
+ *    import_delay = (1 + 1) * 20   =  40s #defaults, no I/O delay
+ *    import_delay = (1 + 10) * 20  = 220s #defaults, 10s I/O delay
+ *    import_delay = (10 + 10) * 20 = 400s #10s multihost_interval,
+ *                                          no I/O delay
+ *    100 device pool example delays
+ *
+ *    import_delay = (1 + .01) * 20 =  20s #defaults, no I/O delay
+ *    import_delay = (1 + 10) * 20  = 220s #defaults, 10s I/O delay
+ *    import_delay = (10 + .1) * 20 = 202s #10s multihost_interval,
+ *                                          no I/O delay
+ *
+ * 4) Otherwise, this uberblock was written by a pre-MMP zfs:
+ *    zfs_multihost_import_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval
+ *
+ *    In this case local tunables are used.  By default this product = 10s, long
+ *    enough for a pool with any activity at all to write at least one
+ *    uberblock.  No guarantee can be provided.
+ *
+ * Additionally, the duration is then extended by a random 25% to attempt to to
+ * detect simultaneous imports.  For example, if both partner hosts are rebooted
+ * at the same time and automatically attempt to import the pool.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -90,10 +151,9 @@
  * 'multihost' pool property is on.  This is one factor used to determine the
  * length of the activity check during import.
  *
- * The mmp write period is zfs_multihost_interval / leaf-vdevs milliseconds.
- * This means that on average an mmp write will be issued for each leaf vdev
- * every zfs_multihost_interval milliseconds.  In practice, the observed period
- * can vary with the I/O load and this observed value is the delay which is
+ * On average an mmp write will be issued for each leaf vdev every
+ * zfs_multihost_interval milliseconds.  In practice, the observed period can
+ * vary with the I/O load and this observed value is the ub_mmp_delay which is
  * stored in the uberblock.  The minimum allowed value is 100 ms.
  */
 ulong_t zfs_multihost_interval = MMP_DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
@@ -108,19 +168,21 @@ ulong_t zfs_multihost_interval = MMP_DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
 uint_t zfs_multihost_import_intervals = MMP_DEFAULT_IMPORT_INTERVALS;
 
 /*
- * Controls the behavior of the pool when mmp write failures are detected.
+ * Controls the behavior of the pool when mmp write failures or delays are
+ * detected.
  *
- * When zfs_multihost_fail_intervals = 0 then mmp write failures are ignored.
- * The failures will still be reported to the ZED which depending on its
- * configuration may take action such as suspending the pool or taking a
+ * When zfs_multihost_fail_intervals = 0, mmp write failures or delays are
+ * ignored.  The failures will still be reported to the ZED which depending on
+ * its configuration may take action such as suspending the pool or taking a
  * device offline.
  *
- * When zfs_multihost_fail_intervals > 0 then sequential mmp write failures will
- * cause the pool to be suspended.  This occurs when
- * zfs_multihost_fail_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval milliseconds have
- * passed since the last successful mmp write.  This guarantees the activity
- * test will see mmp writes if the
- * pool is imported.
+ * When zfs_multihost_fail_intervals > 0, the pool will be suspended if
+ * zfs_multihost_fail_intervals * zfs_multihost_interval milliseconds pass
+ * without a successful mmp write.  This guarantees the activity test will see
+ * mmp writes if the pool is imported.  A value of 1 is ignored and treated as
+ * if it was set to 2, because a single leaf vdev pool will issue a write once
+ * per multihost_interval and thus any variation in latency would cause the
+ * pool to be suspended.
  */
 uint_t zfs_multihost_fail_intervals = MMP_DEFAULT_FAIL_INTERVALS;
 
@@ -136,6 +198,14 @@ mmp_init(spa_t *spa)
 	cv_init(&mmp->mmp_thread_cv, NULL, CV_DEFAULT, NULL);
 	mutex_init(&mmp->mmp_io_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 	mmp->mmp_kstat_id = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * mmp_write_done() calculates mmp_delay based on prior mmp_delay and
+	 * the elapsed time since the last write.  For the first mmp write,
+	 * there is no "last write", so we start with fake non-zero values.
+	 */
+	mmp->mmp_last_write = gethrtime();
+	mmp->mmp_delay = MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL_OK(zfs_multihost_interval));
 }
 
 void
@@ -173,10 +243,10 @@ mmp_thread_start(spa_t *spa)
 	if (spa_writeable(spa)) {
 		mutex_enter(&mmp->mmp_thread_lock);
 		if (!mmp->mmp_thread) {
-			dprintf("mmp_thread_start pool %s\n",
-			    spa->spa_name);
 			mmp->mmp_thread = thread_create(NULL, 0, mmp_thread,
 			    spa, 0, &p0, TS_RUN, defclsyspri);
+			zfs_dbgmsg("MMP thread started pool '%s' "
+			    "gethrtime %llu", spa_name(spa), gethrtime());
 		}
 		mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_thread_lock);
 	}
@@ -195,6 +265,8 @@ mmp_thread_stop(spa_t *spa)
 		cv_wait(&mmp->mmp_thread_cv, &mmp->mmp_thread_lock);
 	}
 	mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_thread_lock);
+	zfs_dbgmsg("MMP thread stopped pool '%s' gethrtime %llu",
+	    spa_name(spa), gethrtime());
 
 	ASSERT(mmp->mmp_thread == NULL);
 	mmp->mmp_thread_exiting = 0;
@@ -304,7 +376,8 @@ mmp_delay_update(spa_t *spa, boolean_t write_completed)
 	 * strictly less than, in case delay was changed above.
 	 */
 	if (delay < mts->mmp_delay) {
-		hrtime_t min_delay = MSEC2NSEC(zfs_multihost_interval) /
+		hrtime_t min_delay =
+		    MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL_OK(zfs_multihost_interval)) /
 		    MAX(1, vdev_count_leaves(spa));
 		mts->mmp_delay = MAX(((delay + mts->mmp_delay * 127) / 128),
 		    min_delay);
@@ -348,6 +421,7 @@ mmp_update_uberblock(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub)
 
 	mutex_enter(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 	mmp->mmp_ub = *ub;
+	mmp->mmp_seq = 1;
 	mmp->mmp_ub.ub_timestamp = gethrestime_sec();
 	mmp_delay_update(spa, B_TRUE);
 	mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
@@ -372,8 +446,9 @@ mmp_write_uberblock(spa_t *spa)
 	spa_config_enter(spa, SCL_STATE, mmp_tag, RW_READER);
 	lock_acquire_time = gethrtime() - lock_acquire_time;
 	if (lock_acquire_time > (MSEC2NSEC(MMP_MIN_INTERVAL) / 10))
-		zfs_dbgmsg("SCL_STATE acquisition took %llu ns\n",
-		    (u_longlong_t)lock_acquire_time);
+		zfs_dbgmsg("MMP SCL_STATE acquisition pool '%s' took %llu ns "
+		    "gethrtime %llu", spa_name(spa), lock_acquire_time,
+		    gethrtime());
 
 	mutex_enter(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 
@@ -396,6 +471,9 @@ mmp_write_uberblock(spa_t *spa)
 			spa_mmp_history_add(spa, mmp->mmp_ub.ub_txg,
 			    gethrestime_sec(), mmp->mmp_delay, NULL, 0,
 			    mmp->mmp_kstat_id++, error);
+			zfs_dbgmsg("MMP error choosing leaf pool '%s' "
+			    "gethrtime %llu fail_mask %#x", spa_name(spa),
+			    gethrtime(), error);
 		}
 		mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 		spa_config_exit(spa, SCL_STATE, mmp_tag);
@@ -403,16 +481,34 @@ mmp_write_uberblock(spa_t *spa)
 	}
 
 	vd = spa->spa_mmp.mmp_last_leaf;
-	mmp->mmp_skip_error = 0;
+	if (mmp->mmp_skip_error != 0) {
+		mmp->mmp_skip_error = 0;
+		zfs_dbgmsg("MMP write after skipping due to unavailable "
+		    "leaves, pool '%s' gethrtime %llu leaf %#llu",
+		    spa_name(spa), gethrtime(), vd->vdev_guid);
+	}
 
 	if (mmp->mmp_zio_root == NULL)
 		mmp->mmp_zio_root = zio_root(spa, NULL, NULL,
 		    flags | ZIO_FLAG_GODFATHER);
 
+	if (mmp->mmp_ub.ub_timestamp != gethrestime_sec()) {
+		/*
+		 * Want to reset mmp_seq when timestamp advances because after
+		 * an mmp_seq wrap new values will not be chosen by
+		 * uberblock_compare() as the "best".
+		 */
+		mmp->mmp_ub.ub_timestamp = gethrestime_sec();
+		mmp->mmp_seq = 1;
+	}
+
 	ub = &mmp->mmp_ub;
-	ub->ub_timestamp = gethrestime_sec();
 	ub->ub_mmp_magic = MMP_MAGIC;
 	ub->ub_mmp_delay = mmp->mmp_delay;
+	ub->ub_mmp_config = MMP_SEQ_SET(mmp->mmp_seq) |
+	    MMP_INTERVAL_SET(MMP_INTERVAL_OK(zfs_multihost_interval)) |
+	    MMP_FAIL_INT_SET(MMP_FAIL_INTVS_OK(
+	    zfs_multihost_fail_intervals));
 	vd->vdev_mmp_pending = gethrtime();
 	vd->vdev_mmp_kstat_id = mmp->mmp_kstat_id;
 
@@ -421,6 +517,7 @@ mmp_write_uberblock(spa_t *spa)
 	abd_zero(ub_abd, VDEV_UBERBLOCK_SIZE(vd));
 	abd_copy_from_buf(ub_abd, ub, sizeof (uberblock_t));
 
+	mmp->mmp_seq++;
 	mmp->mmp_kstat_id++;
 	mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 
@@ -443,38 +540,75 @@ mmp_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	spa_t *spa = (spa_t *)arg;
 	mmp_thread_t *mmp = &spa->spa_mmp;
-	boolean_t last_spa_suspended = spa_suspended(spa);
-	boolean_t last_spa_multihost = spa_multihost(spa);
+	boolean_t suspended = spa_suspended(spa);
+	boolean_t multihost = spa_multihost(spa);
+	uint64_t mmp_interval = MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL_OK(
+	    zfs_multihost_interval));
+	uint32_t mmp_fail_intervals = MMP_FAIL_INTVS_OK(
+	    zfs_multihost_fail_intervals);
+	hrtime_t mmp_fail_ns = mmp_fail_intervals * mmp_interval;
+	boolean_t last_spa_suspended = suspended;
+	boolean_t last_spa_multihost = multihost;
+	uint64_t last_mmp_interval = mmp_interval;
+	uint32_t last_mmp_fail_intervals = mmp_fail_intervals;
+	hrtime_t last_mmp_fail_ns = mmp_fail_ns;
 	callb_cpr_t cpr;
-	hrtime_t max_fail_ns = zfs_multihost_fail_intervals *
-	    MSEC2NSEC(MAX(zfs_multihost_interval, MMP_MIN_INTERVAL));
+	int skip_wait = 0;
 
 	mmp_thread_enter(mmp, &cpr);
 
-	/*
-	 * The mmp_write_done() function calculates mmp_delay based on the
-	 * prior value of mmp_delay and the elapsed time since the last write.
-	 * For the first mmp write, there is no "last write", so we start
-	 * with fake, but reasonable, default non-zero values.
-	 */
-	mmp->mmp_delay = MSEC2NSEC(MAX(zfs_multihost_interval,
-	    MMP_MIN_INTERVAL)) / MAX(vdev_count_leaves(spa), 1);
-	mmp->mmp_last_write = gethrtime() - mmp->mmp_delay;
-
 	while (!mmp->mmp_thread_exiting) {
-		uint64_t mmp_fail_intervals = zfs_multihost_fail_intervals;
-		uint64_t mmp_interval = MSEC2NSEC(
-		    MAX(zfs_multihost_interval, MMP_MIN_INTERVAL));
-		boolean_t suspended = spa_suspended(spa);
-		boolean_t multihost = spa_multihost(spa);
-		hrtime_t next_time;
+		hrtime_t next_time = gethrtime() +
+		    MSEC2NSEC(MMP_DEFAULT_INTERVAL);
+		int leaves = MAX(vdev_count_leaves(spa), 1);
+
+		/* Detect changes in tunables or state */
+
+		last_spa_suspended = suspended;
+		last_spa_multihost = multihost;
+		suspended = spa_suspended(spa);
+		multihost = spa_multihost(spa);
+
+		last_mmp_interval = mmp_interval;
+		last_mmp_fail_intervals = mmp_fail_intervals;
+		last_mmp_fail_ns = mmp_fail_ns;
+		mmp_interval = MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL_OK(
+		    zfs_multihost_interval));
+		mmp_fail_intervals = MMP_FAIL_INTVS_OK(
+		    zfs_multihost_fail_intervals);
+
+		/* Smooth so pool is not suspended when reducing tunables */
+		if (mmp_fail_intervals * mmp_interval < mmp_fail_ns) {
+			mmp_fail_ns = (mmp_fail_ns * 31 +
+			    mmp_fail_intervals * mmp_interval) / 32;
+		} else {
+			mmp_fail_ns = mmp_fail_intervals *
+			    mmp_interval;
+		}
+
+		if (mmp_interval != last_mmp_interval ||
+		    mmp_fail_intervals != last_mmp_fail_intervals) {
+			/*
+			 * We want other hosts to see new tunables as quickly as
+			 * possible.  Write out at higher frequency than usual.
+			 */
+			skip_wait += leaves;
+		}
 
 		if (multihost)
-			next_time = gethrtime() + mmp_interval /
-			    MAX(vdev_count_leaves(spa), 1);
-		else
-			next_time = gethrtime() +
-			    MSEC2NSEC(MMP_DEFAULT_INTERVAL);
+			next_time = gethrtime() + mmp_interval / leaves;
+
+		if (mmp_fail_ns != last_mmp_fail_ns) {
+			zfs_dbgmsg("MMP interval change pool '%s' "
+			    "gethrtime %llu last_mmp_interval %llu "
+			    "mmp_interval %llu last_mmp_fail_intervals %u "
+			    "mmp_fail_intervals %u mmp_fail_ns %llu "
+			    "skip_wait %d leaves %d next_time %llu",
+			    spa_name(spa), gethrtime(), last_mmp_interval,
+			    mmp_interval, last_mmp_fail_intervals,
+			    mmp_fail_intervals, mmp_fail_ns, skip_wait, leaves,
+			    next_time);
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * MMP off => on, or suspended => !suspended:
@@ -483,8 +617,14 @@ mmp_thread(void *arg)
 		 */
 		if ((!last_spa_multihost && multihost) ||
 		    (last_spa_suspended && !suspended)) {
+			zfs_dbgmsg("MMP state change pool '%s': gethrtime %llu "
+			    "last_spa_multihost %u multihost %u "
+			    "last_spa_suspended %u suspended %u",
+			    spa_name(spa), last_spa_multihost, multihost,
+			    last_spa_suspended, suspended);
 			mutex_enter(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 			mmp->mmp_last_write = gethrtime();
+			mmp->mmp_delay = mmp_interval;
 			mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 		}
 
@@ -497,38 +637,39 @@ mmp_thread(void *arg)
 			mmp->mmp_delay = 0;
 			mutex_exit(&mmp->mmp_io_lock);
 		}
-		last_spa_multihost = multihost;
-		last_spa_suspended = suspended;
-
-		/*
-		 * Smooth max_fail_ns when its factors are decreased, because
-		 * making (max_fail_ns < mmp_interval) results in the pool being
-		 * immediately suspended before writes can occur at the new
-		 * higher frequency.
-		 */
-		if ((mmp_interval * mmp_fail_intervals) < max_fail_ns) {
-			max_fail_ns = ((31 * max_fail_ns) + (mmp_interval *
-			    mmp_fail_intervals)) / 32;
-		} else {
-			max_fail_ns = mmp_interval * mmp_fail_intervals;
-		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Suspend the pool if no MMP write has succeeded in over
 		 * mmp_interval * mmp_fail_intervals nanoseconds.
 		 */
-		if (!suspended && mmp_fail_intervals && multihost &&
-		    (gethrtime() - mmp->mmp_last_write) > max_fail_ns) {
+		if (multihost && !suspended && mmp_fail_intervals &&
+		    (gethrtime() - mmp->mmp_last_write) > mmp_fail_ns) {
+			zfs_dbgmsg("MMP suspending pool '%s': gethrtime %llu "
+			    "mmp_last_write %llu mmp_interval %llu "
+			    "mmp_fail_intervals %llu mmp_fail_ns %llu",
+			    spa_name(spa), (u_longlong_t)gethrtime(),
+			    (u_longlong_t)mmp->mmp_last_write,
+			    (u_longlong_t)mmp_interval,
+			    (u_longlong_t)mmp_fail_intervals,
+			    (u_longlong_t)mmp_fail_ns);
 			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "MMP writes to pool '%s' have not "
-			    "succeeded in over %llus; suspending pool",
+			    "succeeded in over %llu ms; suspending pool. "
+			    "Hrtime %llu",
 			    spa_name(spa),
-			    NSEC2SEC(gethrtime() - mmp->mmp_last_write));
+			    NSEC2MSEC(gethrtime() - mmp->mmp_last_write),
+			    gethrtime());
 			zio_suspend(spa, NULL, ZIO_SUSPEND_MMP);
 		}
 
 		if (multihost && !suspended)
 			mmp_write_uberblock(spa);
 
+		if (skip_wait > 0) {
+			next_time = gethrtime() + MSEC2NSEC(MMP_MIN_INTERVAL) /
+			    leaves;
+			skip_wait--;
+		}
+
 		CALLB_CPR_SAFE_BEGIN(&cpr);
 		(void) cv_timedwait_sig_hires(&mmp->mmp_thread_cv,
 		    &mmp->mmp_thread_lock, next_time, USEC2NSEC(1),
diff --git a/module/zfs/spa.c b/module/zfs/spa.c
index d95a43001e29..9d798ebac4da 100644
--- a/module/zfs/spa.c
+++ b/module/zfs/spa.c
@@ -2437,6 +2437,7 @@ spa_activity_check_required(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *label,
 	uint64_t hostid = 0;
 	uint64_t tryconfig_txg = 0;
 	uint64_t tryconfig_timestamp = 0;
+	uint16_t tryconfig_mmp_seq = 0;
 	nvlist_t *nvinfo;
 
 	if (nvlist_exists(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_LOAD_INFO)) {
@@ -2445,6 +2446,8 @@ spa_activity_check_required(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *label,
 		    &tryconfig_txg);
 		(void) nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_TIMESTAMP,
 		    &tryconfig_timestamp);
+		(void) nvlist_lookup_uint16(nvinfo, ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_SEQ,
+		    &tryconfig_mmp_seq);
 	}
 
 	(void) nvlist_lookup_uint64(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_POOL_STATE, &state);
@@ -2462,13 +2465,15 @@ spa_activity_check_required(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *label,
 	if (ub->ub_mmp_magic == MMP_MAGIC && ub->ub_mmp_delay == 0)
 		return (B_FALSE);
 	/*
-	 * If the tryconfig_* values are nonzero, they are the results of an
-	 * earlier tryimport.  If they match the uberblock we just found, then
-	 * the pool has not changed and we return false so we do not test a
-	 * second time.
+	 * If the tryconfig_ values are nonzero, they are the results of an
+	 * earlier tryimport.  If they all match the uberblock we just found,
+	 * then the pool has not changed and we return false so we do not test
+	 * a second time.
 	 */
 	if (tryconfig_txg && tryconfig_txg == ub->ub_txg &&
-	    tryconfig_timestamp && tryconfig_timestamp == ub->ub_timestamp)
+	    tryconfig_timestamp && tryconfig_timestamp == ub->ub_timestamp &&
+	    tryconfig_mmp_seq && tryconfig_mmp_seq ==
+	    (MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub) ? MMP_SEQ(ub) : 0))
 		return (B_FALSE);
 
 	/*
@@ -2491,6 +2496,76 @@ spa_activity_check_required(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *label,
 	return (B_TRUE);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Nanoseconds the activity check must watch for changes on-disk.
+ */
+static uint64_t
+spa_activity_check_duration(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub)
+{
+	uint64_t import_intervals = MAX(zfs_multihost_import_intervals, 1);
+	uint64_t multihost_interval = MSEC2NSEC(
+	    MMP_INTERVAL_OK(zfs_multihost_interval));
+	uint64_t import_delay = MAX(NANOSEC, import_intervals *
+	    multihost_interval);
+
+	/*
+	 * Local tunables determine a minimum duration except for the case
+	 * where we know when the remote host will suspend the pool if MMP
+	 * writes do not land.
+	 *
+	 * See Big Theory comment at the top of mmp.c for the reasoning behind
+	 * these cases and times.
+	 */
+
+	ASSERT(MMP_IMPORT_SAFETY_FACTOR >= 100);
+
+	if (MMP_INTERVAL_VALID(ub) && MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID(ub) &&
+	    MMP_FAIL_INT(ub) > 0) {
+
+		/* MMP on remote host will suspend pool after failed writes */
+		import_delay = MMP_FAIL_INT(ub) * MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL(ub)) *
+		    MMP_IMPORT_SAFETY_FACTOR / 100;
+
+		zfs_dbgmsg("fail_intvals>0 import_delay=%llu ub_mmp "
+		    "mmp_fails=%llu ub_mmp mmp_interval=%llu "
+		    "import_intervals=%u", import_delay, MMP_FAIL_INT(ub),
+		    MMP_INTERVAL(ub), import_intervals);
+
+	} else if (MMP_INTERVAL_VALID(ub) && MMP_FAIL_INT_VALID(ub) &&
+	    MMP_FAIL_INT(ub) == 0) {
+
+		/* MMP on remote host will never suspend pool */
+		import_delay = MAX(import_delay, (MSEC2NSEC(MMP_INTERVAL(ub)) +
+		    ub->ub_mmp_delay) * import_intervals);
+
+		zfs_dbgmsg("fail_intvals=0 import_delay=%llu ub_mmp "
+		    "mmp_interval=%llu ub_mmp_delay=%llu "
+		    "import_intervals=%u", import_delay, MMP_INTERVAL(ub),
+		    ub->ub_mmp_delay, import_intervals);
+
+	} else if (MMP_VALID(ub)) {
+		/*
+		 * zfs-0.7 compatability case
+		 */
+
+		import_delay = MAX(import_delay, (multihost_interval +
+		    ub->ub_mmp_delay) * import_intervals);
+
+		zfs_dbgmsg("import_delay=%llu ub_mmp_delay=%llu "
+		    "import_intervals=%u leaves=%u", import_delay,
+		    ub->ub_mmp_delay, import_intervals,
+		    vdev_count_leaves(spa));
+	} else {
+		/* Using local tunings is the only reasonable option */
+		zfs_dbgmsg("pool last imported on non-MMP aware "
+		    "host using import_delay=%llu multihost_interval=%llu "
+		    "import_intervals=%u", import_delay, multihost_interval,
+		    import_intervals);
+	}
+
+	return (import_delay);
+}
+
 /*
  * Perform the import activity check.  If the user canceled the import or
  * we detected activity then fail.
@@ -2498,10 +2573,11 @@ spa_activity_check_required(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *label,
 static int
 spa_activity_check(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *config)
 {
-	uint64_t import_intervals = MAX(zfs_multihost_import_intervals, 1);
 	uint64_t txg = ub->ub_txg;
 	uint64_t timestamp = ub->ub_timestamp;
-	uint64_t import_delay = NANOSEC;
+	uint64_t mmp_config = ub->ub_mmp_config;
+	uint16_t mmp_seq = MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub) ? MMP_SEQ(ub) : 0;
+	uint64_t import_delay;
 	hrtime_t import_expire;
 	nvlist_t *mmp_label = NULL;
 	vdev_t *rvd = spa->spa_root_vdev;
@@ -2518,7 +2594,7 @@ spa_activity_check(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *config)
 	 * during the earlier tryimport.  If the txg recorded there is 0 then
 	 * the pool is known to be active on another host.
 	 *
-	 * Otherwise, the pool might be in use on another node.  Check for
+	 * Otherwise, the pool might be in use on another host.  Check for
 	 * changes in the uberblocks on disk if necessary.
 	 */
 	if (nvlist_exists(config, ZPOOL_CONFIG_LOAD_INFO)) {
@@ -2533,23 +2609,7 @@ spa_activity_check(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *config)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Preferentially use the zfs_multihost_interval from the node which
-	 * last imported the pool.  This value is stored in an MMP uberblock as.
-	 *
-	 * ub_mmp_delay * vdev_count_leaves() == zfs_multihost_interval
-	 */
-	if (ub->ub_mmp_magic == MMP_MAGIC && ub->ub_mmp_delay)
-		import_delay = MAX(import_delay, import_intervals *
-		    ub->ub_mmp_delay * MAX(vdev_count_leaves(spa), 1));
-
-	/* Apply a floor using the local default values. */
-	import_delay = MAX(import_delay, import_intervals *
-	    MSEC2NSEC(MAX(zfs_multihost_interval, MMP_MIN_INTERVAL)));
-
-	zfs_dbgmsg("import_delay=%llu ub_mmp_delay=%llu import_intervals=%u "
-	    "leaves=%u", import_delay, ub->ub_mmp_delay, import_intervals,
-	    vdev_count_leaves(spa));
+	import_delay = spa_activity_check_duration(spa, ub);
 
 	/* Add a small random factor in case of simultaneous imports (0-25%) */
 	import_expire = gethrtime() + import_delay +
@@ -2558,7 +2618,15 @@ spa_activity_check(spa_t *spa, uberblock_t *ub, nvlist_t *config)
 	while (gethrtime() < import_expire) {
 		vdev_uberblock_load(rvd, ub, &mmp_label);
 
-		if (txg != ub->ub_txg || timestamp != ub->ub_timestamp) {
+		if (txg != ub->ub_txg || timestamp != ub->ub_timestamp ||
+		    mmp_seq != (MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub) ? MMP_SEQ(ub) : 0)) {
+			zfs_dbgmsg("multihost activity detected "
+			    "txg %llu ub_txg  %llu "
+			    "timestamp %llu ub_timestamp  %llu "
+			    "mmp_config %#llx ub_mmp_config %#llx",
+			    txg, ub->ub_txg, timestamp, ub->ub_timestamp,
+			    mmp_config, ub->ub_mmp_config);
+
 			error = SET_ERROR(EREMOTEIO);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2944,6 +3012,9 @@ spa_ld_select_uberblock(spa_t *spa, spa_import_type_t type)
 		    ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_STATE, MMP_STATE_INACTIVE);
 		fnvlist_add_uint64(spa->spa_load_info,
 		    ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_TXG, ub->ub_txg);
+		fnvlist_add_uint16(spa->spa_load_info,
+		    ZPOOL_CONFIG_MMP_SEQ,
+		    (MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub) ? MMP_SEQ(ub) : 0));
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/module/zfs/uberblock.c b/module/zfs/uberblock.c
index 3b85260764d0..b8857d74d810 100644
--- a/module/zfs/uberblock.c
+++ b/module/zfs/uberblock.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/zfs_context.h>
 #include <sys/uberblock_impl.h>
 #include <sys/vdev_impl.h>
+#include <sys/mmp.h>
 
 int
 uberblock_verify(uberblock_t *ub)
@@ -58,8 +59,15 @@ uberblock_update(uberblock_t *ub, vdev_t *rvd, uint64_t txg, uint64_t mmp_delay)
 	ub->ub_timestamp = gethrestime_sec();
 	ub->ub_software_version = SPA_VERSION;
 	ub->ub_mmp_magic = MMP_MAGIC;
-	ub->ub_mmp_delay = spa_multihost(rvd->vdev_spa) ? mmp_delay : 0;
-	ub->ub_mmp_seq = 0;
+	if (spa_multihost(rvd->vdev_spa)) {
+		ub->ub_mmp_delay = mmp_delay;
+		ub->ub_mmp_config = MMP_SEQ_SET(0) |
+		    MMP_INTERVAL_SET(zfs_multihost_interval) |
+		    MMP_FAIL_INT_SET(zfs_multihost_fail_intervals);
+	} else {
+		ub->ub_mmp_delay = 0;
+		ub->ub_mmp_config = 0;
+	}
 	ub->ub_checkpoint_txg = 0;
 
 	return (ub->ub_rootbp.blk_birth == txg);
diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev_label.c b/module/zfs/vdev_label.c
index 65b847d66470..a03722d05e25 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev_label.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev_label.c
@@ -1181,10 +1181,35 @@ static int
 vdev_uberblock_compare(const uberblock_t *ub1, const uberblock_t *ub2)
 {
 	int cmp = AVL_CMP(ub1->ub_txg, ub2->ub_txg);
+
 	if (likely(cmp))
 		return (cmp);
 
-	return (AVL_CMP(ub1->ub_timestamp, ub2->ub_timestamp));
+	cmp = AVL_CMP(ub1->ub_timestamp, ub2->ub_timestamp);
+	if (likely(cmp))
+		return (cmp);
+
+	/*
+	 * If MMP_VALID(ub) && MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub) then the host has an MMP-aware
+	 * ZFS, e.g. zfsonlinux >= 0.7.
+	 *
+	 * If one ub has MMP and the other does not, they were written by
+	 * different hosts, which matters for MMP.  So we treat no MMP/no SEQ as
+	 * a 0 value.
+	 *
+	 * Since timestamp and txg are the same if we get this far, either is
+	 * acceptable for importing the pool.
+	 */
+	unsigned int seq1 = 0;
+	unsigned int seq2 = 0;
+
+	if (MMP_VALID(ub1) && MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub1))
+		seq1 = MMP_SEQ(ub1);
+
+	if (MMP_VALID(ub2) && MMP_SEQ_VALID(ub2))
+		seq2 = MMP_SEQ(ub2);
+
+	return (AVL_CMP(seq1, seq2));
 }
 
 struct ubl_cbdata {
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/cleanup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/cleanup.ksh
index 6e438d88dbc2..8146f773a215 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/cleanup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/cleanup.ksh
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 
 verify_runnable "global"
 
-log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_history 0
+log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_history $MMP_HISTORY_OFF
 
 log_pass "mmp cleanup passed"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.cfg
index 52680c275aae..9f7e76e27018 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.cfg
@@ -38,3 +38,9 @@ export MMP_HISTORY_OFF=0
 export MMP_INTERVAL_HOUR=$((60*60*1000))
 export MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT=1000
 export MMP_INTERVAL_MIN=100
+
+export MMP_IMPORT_INTERVALS=20
+export MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_DEFAULT=10
+export MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_MIN=2
+
+export MMP_TEST_DURATION_DEFAULT=$((MMP_IMPORT_INTERVALS*MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT/1000))
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.kshlib b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.kshlib
index e74f04a5b66d..fda57c002cbf 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.kshlib
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp.kshlib
@@ -162,15 +162,42 @@ function mmp_pool_set_hostid # pool hostid
 
 	return 0
 }
-
 # Return the number of seconds the activity check portion of the import process
-# will take.  Does not include the time to find devices and assemble the
-# preliminary pool configuration passed into the kernel.
+# will take.  Does not include the time to find devices and assemble a config.
+# Note that the activity check may be skipped, e.g. if the pool and host
+# hostid's match, but this will return non-zero because mmp_* are populated.
 function seconds_mmp_waits_for_activity
 {
+	typeset pool=$1
+	typeset devpath=$2
+
+	typeset seconds=0
+	typeset devices=${#DISK[@]}
 	typeset import_intervals=$(get_tunable zfs_multihost_import_intervals)
-	typeset interval=$(get_tunable zfs_multihost_interval)
-	typeset seconds=$((interval*import_intervals/1000))
+	typeset import_interval=$(get_tunable zfs_multihost_interval)
+	typeset tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+	typeset mmp_fail
+	typeset mmp_write
+	typeset mmp_delay
+
+	log_must zdb -e -p $devpath $pool >$tmpfile 2>/dev/null
+	mmp_fail=$(awk '/mmp_fail/ {print $NF}' $tmpfile)
+	mmp_write=$(awk '/mmp_write/ {print $NF}' $tmpfile)
+	mmp_delay=$(awk '/mmp_delay/ {print $NF}' $tmpfile)
+	if [ -f $tmpfile ]; then
+		rm $tmpfile
+	fi
+
+	# In order of preference:
+	if [ -n $mmp_fail -a -n $mmp_write ]; then
+		seconds=$((2*mmp_fail*mmp_write/1000))
+	elif [ -n $mmp_delay ]; then
+		# MMP V0: Based on mmp_delay from the best Uberblock
+		seconds=$((import_intervals*devices*mmp_delay/1000000000))
+	else
+		# Non-MMP aware: Based on zfs_multihost_interval and import_intervals
+		seconds=$((import_intervals*import_interval/1000))
+	fi
 
 	echo $seconds
 }
@@ -180,34 +207,33 @@ function import_no_activity_check # pool opts
 	typeset pool=$1
 	typeset opts=$2
 
-	typeset max_duration=$(seconds_mmp_waits_for_activity)
+	typeset max_duration=$((MMP_TEST_DURATION_DEFAULT-1))
 
 	SECONDS=0
 	zpool import $opts $pool
 	typeset rc=$?
 
 	if [[ $SECONDS -gt $max_duration ]]; then
-		log_fail "unexpected activity check (${SECONDS}s gt \
-$max_duration)"
+		log_fail "ERROR: import_no_activity_check unexpected activity \
+check (${SECONDS}s gt $max_duration)"
 	fi
 
 	return $rc
 }
 
-function import_activity_check # pool opts
+function import_activity_check # pool opts act_test_duration
 {
 	typeset pool=$1
 	typeset opts=$2
-
-	typeset min_duration=$(seconds_mmp_waits_for_activity)
+	typeset min_duration=${3:-$MMP_TEST_DURATION_DEFAULT}
 
 	SECONDS=0
 	zpool import $opts $pool
 	typeset rc=$?
 
 	if [[ $SECONDS -le $min_duration ]]; then
-		log_fail "expected activity check (${SECONDS}s le \
-$min_duration)"
+		log_fail "ERROR: import_activity_check expected activity check \
+(${SECONDS}s le min_duration $min_duration)"
 	fi
 
 	return $rc
@@ -238,3 +264,70 @@ function count_mmp_writes # pool duration
 	sleep $duration
 	awk 'BEGIN {count=0}; $NF != "-" {count++}; END {print count};' "$hist_path"
 }
+
+function summarize_uberblock_mmp # device
+{
+	typeset device=$1
+
+	zdb -luuuu $device | awk '
+	BEGIN				{write_fail_present=0; write_fail_missing=0; uber_invalid=0;}
+	/Uberblock\[[0-9][0-9]*\]/	{delay=-99; write=-99; fail=-99; total++; if (/invalid/) {uber_invalid++};};
+	/mmp_fail/			{fail=$3};
+	/mmp_seq/			{seq=$3};
+	/mmp_write/			{write=$3};
+	/mmp_delay/			{delay=$3; if (delay==0) {delay_zero++};};
+	/mmp_valid/ && delay>0 && write>0 && fail>0 {write_fail_present++};
+	/mmp_valid/ && delay>0 && (write<=0 || fail<=0) {write_fail_missing++};
+	/mmp_valid/ && delay>0 && write<=0 {write_missing++};
+	/mmp_valid/ && delay>0 && fail<=0 {fail_missing++};
+	/mmp_valid/ && delay>0 && seq>0 {seq_nonzero++};
+	END {
+		print "total_uberblocks " total;
+		print "delay_zero " delay_zero;
+		print "write_fail_present " write_fail_present;
+		print "write_fail_missing " write_fail_missing;
+		print "write_missing " write_missing;
+		print "fail_missing " fail_missing;
+		print "seq_nonzero " seq_nonzero;
+		print "uberblock_invalid " uber_invalid;
+	}'
+}
+
+function count_mmp_write_fail_present # device
+{
+	typeset device=$1
+
+	summarize_uberblock_mmp $device | awk '/write_fail_present/ {print $NF}'
+}
+
+function count_mmp_write_fail_missing # device
+{
+	typeset device=$1
+
+	summarize_uberblock_mmp $device | awk '/write_fail_missing/ {print $NF}'
+}
+
+function verify_mmp_write_fail_present # device
+{
+	typeset device=$1
+
+	count=$(count_mmp_write_fail_present $device)
+	log_note "present count: $count"
+	if [ $count -eq 0 ]; then
+		summarize_uberblock_mmp $device
+		log_note "----- snip -----"
+		zdb -luuuu $device
+		log_note "----- snip -----"
+		log_fail "No Uberblocks contain valid mmp_write and fail values"
+	fi
+
+	count=$(count_mmp_write_fail_missing $device)
+	log_note "missing count: $count"
+	if [ $count -gt 0 ]; then
+		summarize_uberblock_mmp $device
+		log_note "----- snip -----"
+		zdb -luuuu $device
+		log_note "----- snip -----"
+		log_fail "Uberblocks missing mmp_write or mmp_fail"
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_active_import.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_active_import.ksh
index e39c5ab309f9..c4ed894826ad 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_active_import.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_active_import.ksh
@@ -42,8 +42,19 @@ verify_runnable "both"
 function cleanup
 {
 	mmp_pool_destroy $MMP_POOL $MMP_DIR
-	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 	log_must mmp_clear_hostid
+	ZTESTPID=$(pgrep ztest)
+	if [ -n "$ZTESTPID" ]; then
+		for pid in $ZTESTPID; do
+			log_must kill -9 $pid
+		done
+	else
+		# if ztest not running and log present, ztest crashed
+		if [ -f $MMP_ZTEST_LOG ]; then
+			log_note "ztest appears to have crashed.  Tail of log:"
+			tail -n 50 $MMP_ZTEST_LOG
+		fi
+	fi
 }
 
 log_assert "multihost=on|off active pool activity checks"
@@ -55,7 +66,6 @@ mmp_pool_create $MMP_POOL $MMP_DIR
 
 # 2. Verify 'zpool import' reports an active pool.
 log_must mmp_set_hostid $HOSTID2
-log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN
 log_must is_pool_imported $MMP_POOL "-d $MMP_DIR"
 
 # 3. Verify 'zpool import [-f] $MMP_POOL' cannot import the pool.
@@ -79,6 +89,9 @@ if [ -n "$ZTESTPID" ]; then
 	log_must kill -9 $ZTESTPID
 fi
 log_must wait_pool_imported $MMP_POOL "-d $MMP_DIR"
+if [ -f $MMP_ZTEST_LOG ]; then
+	log_must rm $MMP_ZTEST_LOG
+fi
 
 # 5. Verify 'zpool import' fails with the expected error message, when
 #    - hostid=0:        - configuration error
@@ -103,9 +116,6 @@ MMP_IMPORTED_MSG="pool was previously in use from another system."
 log_must try_pool_import $MMP_POOL "-d $MMP_DIR" "$MMP_IMPORTED_MSG"
 
 # 7. Verify 'zpool import -f $MMP_POOL' can now import the pool.
-# Default interval results in minimum activity test 10s which
-# makes detection of the activity test reliable.
-log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 log_must import_activity_check $MMP_POOL "-f -d $MMP_DIR"
 
 # 8 Verify pool may be exported/imported without -f argument.
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_inactive_import.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_inactive_import.ksh
index c5c66373e0d3..64ed9bf9741d 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_inactive_import.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_inactive_import.ksh
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #	4. Verify multihost=off and hostid allowed (no activity check)
 #	5. Verify multihost=on and hostids match (no activity check)
 #	6. Verify multihost=on and hostids differ (activity check)
-#	7. Verify multihost=on and hostid zero fails (no activity check)
+#	7. Verify mmp_write and mmp_fail are set correctly
+#	8. Verify multihost=on and hostid zero fails (no activity check)
+#	9. Verify activity check duration based on mmp_write and mmp_fail
 #
 
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ function cleanup
 {
 	default_cleanup_noexit
 	log_must mmp_clear_hostid
+	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 }
 
 log_assert "multihost=on|off inactive pool activity checks"
@@ -87,11 +90,22 @@ log_must mmp_set_hostid $HOSTID2
 log_mustnot import_activity_check $TESTPOOL ""
 log_must import_activity_check $TESTPOOL "-f"
 
-# 7. Verify multihost=on and hostid zero fails (no activity check)
+# 7. Verify mmp_write and mmp_fail are set correctly
 log_must zpool export -F $TESTPOOL
+log_must verify_mmp_write_fail_present ${DISK[0]}
+
+# 8. Verify multihost=on and hostid zero fails (no activity check)
 log_must mmp_clear_hostid
 MMP_IMPORTED_MSG="Set a unique system hostid"
 log_must check_pool_import $TESTPOOL "-f" "action" "$MMP_IMPORTED_MSG"
 log_mustnot import_no_activity_check $TESTPOOL "-f"
 
+# 9. Verify activity check duration based on mmp_write and mmp_fail
+# Specify a short test via tunables but import pool imported while
+# tunables set to default duration.
+log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN
+log_must mmp_clear_hostid
+log_must mmp_set_hostid $HOSTID1
+log_must import_activity_check $TESTPOOL "-f" $MMP_TEST_DURATION_DEFAULT
+
 log_pass "multihost=on|off inactive pool activity checks passed"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_on_uberblocks.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_on_uberblocks.ksh
index 0cb38f8899ff..bf1eb54a7389 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_on_uberblocks.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_on_uberblocks.ksh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 # DESCRIPTION:
-#	Ensure that MMP updates uberblocks at the expected intervals.
+#	Ensure that MMP updates uberblocks with MMP info at expected intervals. 
 #
 # STRATEGY:
 #	1. Set zfs_txg_timeout to large value
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #	4. Sleep, then collect count of uberblocks written
 #	5. If number of changes seen is less than min threshold, then fail
 #	6. If number of changes seen is more than max threshold, then fail
+#	7. Sequence number increments when no TXGs are syncing
 #
 
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
@@ -39,12 +40,14 @@ verify_runnable "both"
 UBER_CHANGES=0
 EXPECTED=$(($(echo $DISKS | wc -w) * 10))
 FUDGE=$((EXPECTED * 20 / 100))
-MIN=$((EXPECTED - FUDGE))
-MAX=$((EXPECTED + FUDGE))
+MIN_UB_WRITES=$((EXPECTED - FUDGE))
+MAX_UB_WRITES=$((EXPECTED + FUDGE))
+MIN_SEQ_VALUES=7
 
 function cleanup
 {
 	default_cleanup_noexit
+	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 	set_tunable64 zfs_txg_timeout $TXG_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT
 	log_must mmp_clear_hostid
 }
@@ -62,12 +65,21 @@ UBER_CHANGES=$(count_mmp_writes $TESTPOOL 10)
 
 log_note "Uberblock changed $UBER_CHANGES times"
 
-if [ $UBER_CHANGES -lt $MIN ]; then
+if [ $UBER_CHANGES -lt $MIN_UB_WRITES ]; then
 	log_fail "Fewer uberblock writes occured than expected ($EXPECTED)"
 fi
 
-if [ $UBER_CHANGES -gt $MAX ]; then
+if [ $UBER_CHANGES -gt $MAX_UB_WRITES ]; then
 	log_fail "More uberblock writes occured than expected ($EXPECTED)"
 fi
 
+log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN
+SEQ_BEFORE=$(zdb -luuuu ${DISK[0]} | awk '/mmp_seq/ {if ($NF>max) max=$NF}; END {print max}')
+sleep 1
+SEQ_AFTER=$(zdb  -luuuu ${DISK[0]} | awk '/mmp_seq/ {if ($NF>max) max=$NF}; END {print max}')
+if [ $((SEQ_AFTER - SEQ_BEFORE)) -lt $MIN_SEQ_VALUES ]; then
+	zdb -luuuu ${DISK[0]}
+	log_fail "ERROR: mmp_seq did not increase by $MIN_SEQ_VALUES; before $SEQ_BEFORE after $SEQ_AFTER"
+fi
+
 log_pass "Ensure MMP uberblocks update at the correct interval passed"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_reset_interval.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_reset_interval.ksh
index 3c8f00cde90b..842df284b803 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_reset_interval.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/mmp_reset_interval.ksh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 # DESCRIPTION:
 #	Ensure that the MMP thread is notified when zfs_multihost_interval is
-#	reduced.
+#	reduced, and that changes to zfs_multihost_interval and
+#	zfs_multihost_fail_intervals do not trigger pool suspensions.
 #
 # STRATEGY:
 #	1. Set zfs_multihost_interval to much longer than the test duration
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
 #	4. Set zfs_multihost_interval to 1 second
 #	5. Sleep briefly
 #	6. Verify MMP writes began
+#	7. Verify mmp_fail and mmp_write in uberblock reflect tunables
+#	8. Repeatedly change tunables relating to pool suspension
 #
 
 . $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ function cleanup
 {
 	default_cleanup_noexit
 	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
+	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_fail_intervals \
+	    $MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_DEFAULT
 	log_must mmp_clear_hostid
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +63,57 @@ log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
 uber_count=$(count_mmp_writes $TESTPOOL 1)
 
 if [ $uber_count -eq 0 ]; then
-	log_fail "mmp writes did not start when zfs_multihost_interval reduced"
+	log_fail "ERROR: mmp writes did not start when zfs_multihost_interval reduced"
 fi
 
+# 7. Verify mmp_write and mmp_fail are written
+for fails in $(seq $MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_MIN $((MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_MIN*2))); do
+	for interval in $(seq $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN 200 $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT); do
+		log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_fail_intervals $fails
+		log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $interval
+		log_must sync_pool $TESTPOOL
+		typeset mmp_fail=$(zdb $TESTPOOL 2>/dev/null |
+		    awk '/mmp_fail/ {print $NF}')
+		if [ $fails -ne $mmp_fail ]; then
+			log_fail "ERROR: mmp_fail $mmp_fail != $fails"
+		fi
+		typeset mmp_write=$(zdb $TESTPOOL 2>/dev/null |
+		    awk '/mmp_write/ {print $NF}')
+		if [ $interval -ne $mmp_write ]; then
+			log_fail "ERROR: mmp_write $mmp_write != $interval"
+		fi
+	done
+done
+
+
+# 8. Repeatedly change zfs_multihost_interval and fail_intervals
+for x in $(seq 10); do
+	typeset new_interval=$(( (RANDOM % 20 + 1) * $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN ))
+	log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $new_interval
+	typeset action=$((RANDOM %10))
+	if [ $action -eq 0 ]; then
+		log_must zpool export -a
+		log_must mmp_clear_hostid
+		log_must mmp_set_hostid $HOSTID1
+		log_must zpool import $TESTPOOL
+	elif [ $action -eq 1 ]; then
+		log_must zpool export -F $TESTPOOL
+		log_must zpool import $TESTPOOL
+	elif [ $action -eq 2 ]; then
+		log_must zpool export -F $TESTPOOL
+		log_must mmp_clear_hostid
+		log_must mmp_set_hostid $HOSTID2
+		log_must zpool import -f $TESTPOOL
+	elif [ $action -eq 3 ]; then
+		log_must zpool export -F $TESTPOOL
+		log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_MIN
+		log_must zpool import $TESTPOOL
+	elif [ $action -eq 4 ]; then
+		log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_fail_intervals \
+		    $((RANDOM % MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_DEFAULT))
+	fi
+	sleep 5
+done
+
+
 log_pass "mmp threads notified when zfs_multihost_interval reduced"
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/setup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/setup.ksh
index fde5e3bb7773..c91f61979c59 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/setup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/mmp/setup.ksh
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ if [ -e $HOSTID_FILE ]; then
 fi
 
 log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_history $MMP_HISTORY
+log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_interval $MMP_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
+log_must set_tunable64 zfs_multihost_fail_intervals $MMP_FAIL_INTERVALS_DEFAULT
 
 log_pass "mmp setup pass"