linux-kernel - Re: [Nbd] [PATCH v2 2/2] nbd: map DISCARD requests to a new nbd request type

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Date:	Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:42:12 +0100
From:	Alex Bligh <alex@...x.org.uk>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	nbd-general@...ts.sf.net,
	Paul Clements <Paul.Clements@...eleye.com>,
	Alex Bligh <alex@...x.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [Nbd] [PATCH v2 2/2] nbd: map DISCARD requests to a new nbd
 request	type

Paolo,

--On 8 September 2011 09:44:58 +0200 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> 
wrote:

> When the feature is enabled, set QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD and transmit those as
> NBD_CMD_TRIM requests.
>
> I used "trim" instead of "discard" to avoid confusion with the existing
> NBD_CMD_DISC that is used for disconnect.
>
> Cc: Paul Clements <Paul.Clements@...eleye.com>
> Cc: <nbd-general@...ts.sf.net>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Clements <Paul.Clements@...eleye.com>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>

Do you have a patch for doc/proto.txt in the NBD protocol, or indeed
a patch for the server to implement this?

-- 
Alex Bligh
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