linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 13/13] dm: add power-of-2 target for zoned devices with non power-of-2 zone sizes

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Message-ID: <840ce5cf-32d5-d694-cb79-2df871a607c9@opensource.wdc.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:10:16 -0700
From:   Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
To:     Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>, axboe@...nel.dk,
        snitzer@...nel.org, hch@....de, agk@...hat.com
Cc:     pankydev8@...il.com, gost.dev@...sung.com, matias.bjorling@....com,
        hare@...e.de, bvanassche@....org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
        jaegeuk@...nel.org, Johannes.Thumshirn@....com,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 13/13] dm: add power-of-2 target for zoned devices
 with non power-of-2 zone sizes

On 2022/08/17 0:35, Pankaj Raghav wrote:
> Hi Damien,
>>> + */
>>> +static bool bio_in_emulated_zone_area(struct dm_po2z_target *dmh,
>>> +				      struct bio *bio, int *offset)
>>
>> This function name reads like it is a block layer helper. It mat be less
>> confucing to keep using the dm_po2z_ prefix for it.
>>
> Good point. Even though it is a static function in the same file, it could
> be confused for a block helper at the caller site.
>>> +{
>>> +	/*
>>> +	 * Read operation on the emulated zone area (between zone capacity
>>> +	 * and zone size) will fill the bio with zeroes. Any other operation
> 
>>> +
>>> +	return DM_MAPIO_KILL;
>>> +}
>>
> Do you see any more issues apart from the two you pointed out?

nope

-- 
Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research