linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 12/13] dm: introduce DM_EMULATED

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Message-ID: <YxFOS8fq8AeE5mkf@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Sep 2022 20:28:59 -0400
From:   Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
To:     Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>
Cc:     agk@...hat.com, snitzer@...nel.org, axboe@...nel.dk,
        damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com, hch@....de, pankydev8@...il.com,
        Johannes.Thumshirn@....com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        dm-devel@...hat.com, hare@...e.de, jaegeuk@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, matias.bjorling@....com,
        gost.dev@...sung.com, bvanassche@....org,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 12/13] dm: introduce DM_EMULATED_ZONES target type

On Tue, Aug 23 2022 at  8:18P -0400,
Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com> wrote:

> Introduce a new target type DM_EMULATED_ZONES for targets with
> a different number of sectors per zone (aka zone size) than the underlying
> device zone size.
> 
> This target type is introduced as the existing zoned targets assume
> that the target and the underlying device have the same zone size.
> The new target: dm-po2zone will use this new target
> type as it emulates the zone boundary that is different from the
> underlying zoned device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>
> Reviewed-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>

This patch's use of "target type" jargon isn't valid. 

Please say "target feature flag" and rename DM_EMULATED_ZONES to
DM_TARGET_EMULATED_ZONES in the subject and header.

But, with those fixed:

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...nel.org>

(fyi, I'll review patch 13, the dm-po2zone target, tomorrow)