linux-kernel - Re: Pe: [PATCH v5 1/3] virtio-scsi: first version

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Message-ID: <87ipjacm5p.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:37:46 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc:	Christian Hoff <christian.hoff@...ibm.com>,
	BORNTRAE@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	mst@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Pe: [PATCH v5 1/3] virtio-scsi: first version

On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:19:56 +0100, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:
> block layer _is_ growing support for new operations: discard is already 
> there, write same is in the works, extended copy will also come in due 
> time.  Perhaps we'll add them to virtio-blk, perhaps not.

FYI, I'd take patches for discard in virtio_blk today; it's a no-brainer
in a virtual devoce.

But I wouldn't want extended copy and write same.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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