linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v20 10/12] dm: Enable copy offload for dm-linear target

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Message-ID: <017a9853-6e42-4250-9cfa-1d6ad5786556@acm.org>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:25:02 -0700
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@...sung.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 10/12] dm: Enable copy offload for dm-linear target

On 5/20/24 03:20, Nitesh Shetty wrote:
> Setting copy_offload_supported flag to enable offload.

I think that the description of this patch should explain why it is safe
to set the 'copy_offload_supported' flag for the dm-linear driver.

Thanks,

Bart.