linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: simplify geometry structure.

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Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:09:59 +0000
From:   Javier Gonzalez <javier@...xlabs.com>
To:     Javier González <jg@...htnvm.io>
CC:     "mb@...htnvm.io" <mb@...htnvm.io>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: simplify geometry structure.


> On 27 Feb 2018, at 16.57, Javier González <jg@...htnvm.io> wrote:
> 
> Currently, the device geometry is stored redundantly in the nvm_id and
> nvm_geo structures at a device level. Moreover, when instantiating
> targets on a specific number of LUNs, these structures are replicated
> and manually modified to fit the instance channel and LUN partitioning.
> 
> Instead, create a generic geometry around nvm_geo, which can be used by
> (i) the underlying device to describe the geometry of the whole device,
> and (ii) instances to describe their geometry independently.
> 
> Since these share a big part of the geometry, create a nvm_common_geo
> structure that keeps the static geoometry values that are shared across
> instances.
> 
> As we introduce support for 2.0, these structures allow to abstract
> spec. specific values and present a common geometry to targets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@...xlabs.com>
> ---
> 

Please ignore this commit message for now. It’s not updated...

Javier