[dm-devel] [PATCH 1/2] dm: update max_io_len to support a split_io that is not a power of 2
Alasdair G Kergon
agk at redhat.com
Mon Apr 30 16:10:43 UTC 2012
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:44:28AM -0400, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> Required to support a target's use of a non power of 2 blocksize.
For which targets?
(merge_bvec supported?)
> + boundary = ti->split_io - do_div(tmp, ti->split_io);
sector_div()?
What about 32-bit arch + LBD + large split_io (from raid?)
- Is a 32-bit restriction on split_io unreasonable nowadays?
- OR reasonable on 32bit/LBD?
- OR fallback to old code there?
Alasdair
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