linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/15] libnvdimm: support read-only btt backing devices

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Date:	Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:13:46 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	axboe@...nel.dk, linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, boaz@...xistor.com,
	toshi.kani@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@....de,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/15] libnvdimm: support read-only btt backing devices

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 07:56:02PM -0400, Dan Williams wrote:
> Upon detection of a read-only backing device arrange for the btt to
> device to be read only.  Implement a catch for the BLKROSET ioctl and
> only allow a btt-instance to become read-write when the backing-device
> becomes read-write.  Conversely, if a backing-device becomes read-only
> arrange for its parent btt to be marked read-only.  Synchronize these
> changes under the bus lock.

Eww.  I have to say the deeper I look into this code the more I hate
the stacking nature of btt.  It seems more and more we should never
attach pmem if we want to use a device with btt. 
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