This closes #425

artemis-journal/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/io/aio/AIOSequentialFileFactory.java

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public final class AIOSequentialFileFactory extends AbstractSequentialFileFactor
 
    private final AtomicBoolean running = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
+   private static final String AIO_TEST_FILE = ".aio-test";
+
    // This method exists just to make debug easier.
    // I could replace log.trace by log.info temporarily while I was debugging
    // Journal
@@ -114,6 +116,36 @@ public final class AIOSequentialFileFactory extends AbstractSequentialFileFactor
       return LibaioContext.isLoaded();
    }
 
+   public static boolean isSupported(File journalPath) {
+      if (!isSupported()) {
+         return false;
+      }
+
+      File aioTestFile = new File(journalPath, AIO_TEST_FILE);
+      try {
+         int fd = LibaioContext.open(aioTestFile.getAbsolutePath(), true);
+         LibaioContext.close(fd);
+         aioTestFile.delete();
+      }
+      catch (Exception e) {
+         // try to handle the file using plain Java
+         // return false if and only if we can create/remove the file using
+         // plain Java but not using AIO
+         try {
+            if (!aioTestFile.exists()) {
+               if (!aioTestFile.createNewFile()) return true;
+            }
+            if (!aioTestFile.delete()) return true;
+         }
+         catch (Exception ie) {
+            // we can not even create the test file using plain java
+            return true;
+         }
+         return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+   }
+
    @Override
    public ByteBuffer allocateDirectBuffer(final int size) {
 

artemis-native/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jlibaio/LibaioContext.java

@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class LibaioContext<Callback extends SubmitInfo> implements Closeable {
     */
    public static native int open(String path, boolean direct);
 
-   static native void close(int fd);
+   public static native void close(int fd);
 
    /**
     */

artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/ActiveMQServerLogger.java

@@ -1479,4 +1479,9 @@ public interface ActiveMQServerLogger extends BasicLogger {
    @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.DEBUG)
    @Message(id = 224070, value = "Received Interrupt Exception whilst waiting for component to shutdown: {0}", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
    void interruptWhilstStoppingComponent(String componentClassName);
+
+   @LogMessage(level = Logger.Level.INFO)
+   @Message(id = 224072, value = "libaio was found but the filesystem does not support AIO. Switching the configuration into NIO. Journal path: {0}", format = Message.Format.MESSAGE_FORMAT)
+   void switchingNIOonPath(String journalPath);
+
 }

artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/ActiveMQServerImpl.java

@@ -1682,9 +1682,15 @@ public class ActiveMQServerImpl implements ActiveMQServer {
       // Create the pools - we have two pools - one for non scheduled - and another for scheduled
       initializeExecutorServices();
 
-      if (configuration.getJournalType() == JournalType.ASYNCIO && !AIOSequentialFileFactory.isSupported()) {
+      if (configuration.getJournalType() == JournalType.ASYNCIO) {
-         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.switchingNIO();
+         if (!AIOSequentialFileFactory.isSupported()) {
-         configuration.setJournalType(JournalType.NIO);
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.switchingNIO();
+            configuration.setJournalType(JournalType.NIO);
+         }
+         else if (!AIOSequentialFileFactory.isSupported(configuration.getJournalLocation())) {
+            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.switchingNIOonPath(configuration.getJournalLocation().getAbsolutePath());
+            configuration.setJournalType(JournalType.NIO);
+         }
       }
 
       managementService = new ManagementServiceImpl(mbeanServer, configuration);