linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Validate logical block size in blk_validate

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Message-Id: <172050489409.367933.1302636222826369855.b4-ty@kernel.dk>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:01:34 -0600
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, 
 eperezma@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com, hare@...e.de, 
 kbusch@...nel.org, hch@....de, John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Validate logical block size in
 blk_validate_limits()


On Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:16:46 +0000, John Garry wrote:
> This series adds validation of the logical block size in
> blk_validate_limits().
> 
> Some drivers had already been validating this themselves. As such, we can
> mostly drop that driver validation.
> 
> nbd is problematic, as we cannot only change to just stop calling
> blk_validate_limits(). This is because the LBS is updated in a 2-stage
> process:
> a. update block size in the driver and validate
> b. update queue limits
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/5] virtio_blk: Fix default logical block size fallback
      commit: 4ff3d01275dee10ed1f40c314ba5133e3c7a6e1b
[2/5] block: Validate logical block size in blk_validate_limits()
      commit: fe3d508ba95bc63adba661355115be340275c0d1
[3/5] null_blk: Don't bother validating blocksize
      commit: addc3a68de850fa25dcf937705e721d8eec22470
[4/5] virtio_blk: Don't bother validating blocksize
      commit: af2817229158cea7960b9132e0a8c4470ebbfef5
[5/5] loop: Don't bother validating blocksize
      commit: 9423c653fe611070d875b374fb322dc44acce3f2

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe