linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] dm writecache: reject asynchronous pmem.

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.02.2006301101210.24028@file01.intranet.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:02:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
To:     Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@...e.de>
cc:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Yuval Shaia <yuval.shaia@...cle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>,
        Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@...hat.com>,
        Jakub Staron <jstaron@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dm writecache: reject asynchronous pmem.



On Tue, 30 Jun 2020, Michal Suchanek wrote:

> The writecache driver does not handle asynchronous pmem. Reject it when
> supplied as cache.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvdimm/87lfk5hahc.fsf@linux.ibm.com/
> Fixes: 6e84200c0a29 ("virtio-pmem: Add virtio pmem driver")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@...e.de>

OK. I suggest to move this test before persistent_memory_claim (so that 
you don't try to map the whole device).

Mikulas

> ---
>  drivers/md/dm-writecache.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
> index 30505d70f423..1e4f37249e28 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-writecache.c
> @@ -2271,6 +2271,12 @@ static int writecache_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
>  			ti->error = "Unable to map persistent memory for cache";
>  			goto bad;
>  		}
> +
> +		if (!dax_synchronous(wc->ssd_dev->dax_dev)) {
> +			r = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +			ti->error = "Asynchronous persistent memory not supported as pmem cache";
> +			goto bad;
> +		}
>  	} else {
>  		size_t n_blocks, n_metadata_blocks;
>  		uint64_t n_bitmap_bits;
> -- 
> 2.26.2
>