linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/15] libnvdimm: infrastructure for btt devices

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Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:10:04 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org>,
	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/15] libnvdimm: infrastructure for btt devices

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 02:32:53PM -0400, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> How will this subdivision be recorded?  Not all NVDIMMs support the
> label specification.

Labeks woud be preferable, it's a pity the spec is so vague.

> Sysadmins are already familiar with partitions;  I'm not sure why we'd
> deviate from that here.  What am I missing?

The layering architecture I guess?
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