From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/10] dm-integrity: add a bitmap mode
Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 14:51:54 -0400
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On Mon, Apr 29 2019 at  8:57am -0400,
Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> wrote:

> Add a new bitmap mode for dm-integrity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>

This patch header needs much more detail.

Can you please be as informative and detailed as possible about what
this new bitmap mode is (what constraints it has, where it is expected
to be useful, etc)?  Also, if you have them, provide some benchmarks
that showcase its benefits.

Thanks,
Mike