linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] block: Add support for REQ_OP_ASSIGN

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Message-ID: <yq1a77nag7n.fsf@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Dec 2019 21:22:36 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] block: Add support for REQ_OP_ASSIGN_RANGE operation


Darrick,

[Anchor]

> What happens if you anchor and then try to read the results?  IO
> error?

Depends on the device. Typically you get the same results as UNMAP.

Anchoring is essentially a way to preallocate blocks on a thinly
provisioned device. If you then run out of actual storage capacity you
won't get a write failure writing to those LBAs. It is intended to
protect block ranges that do not tolerate write failures (journals,
metadata).

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering