linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH md-6.13] md: remove bitmap file support

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Message-ID: <CALtW_agCsNM66DppGO-0Trq2Nzyn3ytg1t8OKACnRT5Yar7vUQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 06:15:55 +0100
From: Dragan Milivojević <galileo@...-inc.com>
To: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc: Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yi.zhang@...wei.com, yangerkun@...wei.com, 
	"yukuai (C)" <yukuai3@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH md-6.13] md: remove bitmap file support

On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 at 02:29, Song Liu <song@...nel.org> wrote:

> I think we should ship this with 6.14 (not 6.13), so that we have
> more time testing different combinations of old/new mdadm
> and kernel. WDYT?

I'm not sure if bitmap performance fixes are already included
but if not please include those too. Internal bitmap kills performance
and external bitmap was a workaround for that issue.