linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] block: change max_segments default to USHRT

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Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:59:01 -0500
From:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>,
	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	Shuichi Ihara <sihara@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] block: change max_segments default to USHRT_MAX

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com> writes:

Mike> The reported problem was that a DM multipath device's max_segemnts
Mike> was constrained to BLK_MAX_SEGMENTS (128) even though the
Mike> underlying paths' max_segments were larger.  For example, SCSI
Mike> establishes a max_segments of SCSI_MAX_SG_CHAIN_SEGMENTS (2048).

I'd rather that we revisited the patches I posted a while back where we
have different defaults for LLDs and stacking drivers.

I'll freshen those up and post them later today. I have a few concalls
to clear first...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering
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