linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme: Change our APST table to be no more aggressive than Intel RSTe

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Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 16:15:22 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-nvme <linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme: Change our APST table to be no more aggressive
        than Intel RSTe

On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:18:34AM -0400, Keith Busch wrote:
> +
> +	if (ns->ctrl->quirks & NVME_QUIRK_PAGE_ALIGN)
> +		blk_queue_logical_block_size(ns->queue, ns->ctrl->page_size);
> +	else
> +		blk_queue_logical_block_size(ns->queue, bs);

Ugg.  That will invalidate the layout of any existing fs (in case the
device hasn't eaten it yet).  It would also invalidate things like
partitions tables, even if they are only used to share with windows.