linux-kernel - Re: Please further explain Linux's "zoned storage" roadmap [was: Re: [PATCH v14 00/13] support zoned block devices with non-power-of-2 zone sizes]

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Message-ID: <8fd1d8b1-9f43-eb03-4a7f-187723d1c483@acm.org>
Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:56:08 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
        Pankaj Raghav <p.raghav@...sung.com>
Cc:     agk@...hat.com, snitzer@...nel.org, axboe@...nel.dk, hch@....de,
        pankydev8@...il.com, gost.dev@...sung.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        Johannes.Thumshirn@....com, jaegeuk@...nel.org,
        matias.bjorling@....com
Subject: Re: Please further explain Linux's "zoned storage" roadmap [was: Re:
 [PATCH v14 00/13] support zoned block devices with non-power-of-2 zone sizes]

On 9/21/22 16:55, Damien Le Moal wrote:
> But again, that all depends on if Pankaj patch series is accepted, that
> is, on everybody accepting that we lift the power-of-2 zone size constraint.

The companies that are busy with implementing zoned storage for UFS 
devices are asking for kernel support for non-power-of-2 zone sizes.

Thanks,

Bart.