linux-kernel - Re: [patch] skd: disable broken discard support

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Date:	Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:31:29 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Thomas Swann <tswann@...c-inc.com>,
	Ramprasad Chinthekindi <rchinthekindi@...c-inc.com>,
	Akhil Bhansali <abhansali@...c-inc.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] skd: disable broken discard support

On 04/25/2016 01:19 PM, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> Simply creating a file system on an skd device, followed by mount and
> fstrim will result in errors in the logs, and even a BUG().  Let's
> disable it.  As far as I can tell, it hasn't worked right since it was
> merged.  Note that I've only disabled the reporting here, I haven't
> removed the implementation bits in the code.  Jens, let me know if you
> want me to yank it out completely.

I agree with yanking it, but let's remove all the support bits as well 
so we don't have dead code around. If someone wants to resurrect it, 
it's all there in the git history anyway.

-- 
Jens Axboe