linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] block: Optionally snapshot page contents to provide stable pages during write

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Message-ID: <yq1hamgjxqr.fsf@sermon.lab.mkp.net>
Date:	Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:26:36 -0500
From:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, axboe@...nel.dk, lucho@...kov.net,
	ericvh@...il.com, tytso@....edu, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	rminnich@...dia.gov, martin.petersen@...cle.com, neilb@...e.de,
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	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, bharrosh@...asas.com, jlayton@...ba.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] block: Optionally snapshot page contents to provide stable pages during write

>>>>> "Darrick" == Darrick J Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com> writes:

>> Umm, why did you move this hunk?

Darrick> I moved it so that the integrity data are generated against the
Darrick> contents of the bounce buffer because the write paths don't
Darrick> wait for writeback to finish if the snapshotting mode is
Darrick> enabled, which means (I think) that programs can wander in and
Darrick> scribble on the original page in between bio_integrity_prep and
Darrick> blk_queue_bounce.

It's also important that bio_integrity_prep() is run after partition
remapping has taken place. But it looks like that's still the case after
your change.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering
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