linux-kernel - [PATCH 9/9] libnvdimm, label: switch to using v1.2 labels by default

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Date:   Thu, 08 Jun 2017 22:09:38 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org
Cc:     linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] libnvdimm, label: switch to using v1.2 labels by default

The rules for which version of the label specification are in effect at
any given point in time are as follows:

1/ If a DIMM has an existing / valid index block then the version
   specified is used regardless if it is a previous version.

2/ By default when the kernel is initializing new index blocks the
   latest specification version (v1.2 at time of writing) is used.

3/ An environment that wants to force create v1.1 label-sets must
   arrange for userspace to disable all active regions / namespaces /
   dimms and write a valid set of v1.1 index blocks to the dimms.

Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
---
 drivers/nvdimm/label.c |   10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
index 837bf21c8555..235f2089fab2 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@ int nd_label_validate(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd)
 	 * need to know the size of the labels, and we can't trust the
 	 * size of the labels until we validate the index blocks.
 	 * Resolve this dependency loop by probing for known label
-	 * sizes.
+	 * sizes, but default to v1.2 256-byte namespace labels if
+	 * discovery fails.
 	 */
-	int label_size[] = { 256, 128 };
+	int label_size[] = { 128, 256 };
 	int i, rc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(label_size); i++) {
@@ -532,7 +533,10 @@ static int nd_label_write_index(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd, int index, u32 seq,
 	nsindex->labeloff = __cpu_to_le64(offset);
 	nsindex->nslot = __cpu_to_le32(nslot);
 	nsindex->major = __cpu_to_le16(1);
-	nsindex->minor = __cpu_to_le16(1);
+	if (sizeof_namespace_label(ndd) < 256)
+		nsindex->minor = __cpu_to_le16(1);
+	else
+		nsindex->minor = __cpu_to_le16(2);
 	nsindex->checksum = __cpu_to_le64(0);
 	if (flags & ND_NSINDEX_INIT) {
 		unsigned long *free = (unsigned long *) nsindex->free;