linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [RESEND] add discard support to nbd

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:03:48 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	paul.clements@...eleye.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [RESEND] add discard support to nbd

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:41:02 -0400
paul.clements@...eleye.com wrote:

> Description: This patch adds discard support to nbd. When the nbd client
> system receives a discard request, this will be passed along to the nbd
> server system, where the nbd-server will respond by performing:
> 	fallocate(.. FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE ..)
> 
> To punch a hole in the backend storage, which is no longer needed.
> 

What happens if the user is running an older server?

I is it possible that because the old server didn't set
NBD_FLAG_SEND_TRIM, the user's screen gets filled with WARN_ONs?

Anyway, please make sure this combination was tested!


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