linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] f2fs: stop checkpoint when get a out-of-bounds segment

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Message-ID: <3c8a3170-3a73-4c97-aeac-0d86356a0f03@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:28:54 +0800
From: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
To: Zhiguo Niu <zhiguo.niu@...soc.com>, jaegeuk@...nel.org
Cc: linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 niuzhiguo84@...il.com, ke.wang@...soc.com, hongyu.jin@...soc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] f2fs: stop checkpoint when get a out-of-bounds
 segment

On 2024/2/20 14:11, Zhiguo Niu wrote:
> There is low probability that an out-of-bounds segment will be got
> on a small-capacity device. In order to prevent subsequent write requests
> allocating block address from this invalid segment, which may cause
> unexpected issue, stop checkpoint should be performed.
> 
> Also introduce a new stop cp reason: STOP_CP_REASON_NO_SEGMENT.

Can you please adjust f2fs-tools as well?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhiguo Niu <zhiguo.niu@...soc.com>

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>

Thanks,