linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] lightnvm: remove nvm_dev_ops->max_phys

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Date:   Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:48:23 +0000
From:   Javier Gonzalez <javier@...xlabs.com>
To:     Matias Bjørling <mb@...htnvm.io>
CC:     "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] lightnvm: remove nvm_dev_ops->max_phys_sect


> On 15 Feb 2018, at 05.11, Matias Bjørling <mb@...htnvm.io> wrote:
> 
> The value of max_phys_sect is always static. Instead of
> defining it in the nvm_dev_ops structure, declare it as a global
> value.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <mb@...htnvm.io>
> ---
> drivers/lightnvm/core.c          | 28 +++++++---------------------
> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c     |  9 ++++-----
> drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c |  8 ++------
> drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c     |  5 +----
> include/linux/lightnvm.h         |  5 ++---
> 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> 

The patch looks good, but I have a question. If a target implements the
scalar interface, then it will not be limited to 64 lbas/ppas and it
will not make sense to split the bio base don this value. In fact, it
looks like in time, we will move to a scalar interface in the 2.0 path
to align with the zoned interface, so this value will be dependent on
whether the target is using the scalar or vector interface.

Javier

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