From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bart Van Assche Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] block: a virtual block device driver for testing Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 22:00:21 +0000 Message-ID: <1502229619.2686.1.camel@wdc.com> References: <42bfcce1-8329-c0df-7457-107b388491ff@suse.de> <20170807163607.msflun2r4q5tlpsk@kernel.org> <20170808210507.setdwunzrad4t7xp@kernel.org> <73342715-25af-da8e-ae7e-f24015432055@kernel.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <73342715-25af-da8e-ae7e-f24015432055@kernel.dk> Content-Language: en-US Content-ID: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: "shli@kernel.org" , "axboe@kernel.dk" Cc: "linux-raid@vger.kernel.org" , "kernel-team@fb.com" , "hare@suse.de" , "linux-block@vger.kernel.org" , "kyungchan.koh@gmail.com" , "shli@fb.com" List-Id: linux-raid.ids T24gVHVlLCAyMDE3LTA4LTA4IGF0IDE1OjEzIC0wNjAwLCBKZW5zIEF4Ym9lIHdyb3RlOg0KPiBP biAwOC8wOC8yMDE3IDAzOjA1IFBNLCBTaGFvaHVhIExpIHdyb3RlOg0KPiA+ID4gSSdtIGN1cmlv dXMgd2h5IG51bGxfYmxrIGlzbid0IGEgZ29vZCBmaXQ/IFlvdSdkIGp1c3QgbmVlZCB0byBhZGQg UkFNDQo+ID4gPiBzdG9yYWdlIHRvIGl0LiBUaGF0IHdvdWxkIGp1c3QgYmUgYSBzZXBhcmF0ZSBv cHRpb24gdGhhdCBzaG91bGQgYmUNCj4gPiA+IHNldCwNCj4gPiA+IHJhbV9iYWNraW5nPTEgb3Ig c29tZXRoaW5nIGxpa2UgdGhhdC4gVGhhdCB3b3VsZCBtYWtlIGl0IGxlc3MgY3JpdGljYWwNCj4g PiA+IHRoYW4gdXNpbmcgdGhlIFJBTSBkaXNrIGRyaXZlciBhcyB3ZWxsLCBzaW5jZSBvbmx5IHBl b3BsZSB0aGF0IHdhbnQgYQ0KPiA+ID4gInJlYWwiDQo+ID4gPiBkYXRhIGJhY2tpbmcgd291bGQg ZW5hYmxlIGl0Lg0KPiA+ID4gDQo+ID4gPiBJdCdzIG5vdCB0aGF0IEknbSBleHRyZW1lbHkgb3Bw b3NlZCB0byBhZGRpbmcgYShub3RoZXIpIHRlc3QgYmxvY2sNCj4gPiA+IGRyaXZlciwNCj4gPiA+ IGJ1dCB3ZSBhdCBsZWFzdCBuZWVkIHNvbWUgc29ydCBvZiByZWFzb25pbmcgYmVoaW5kIHdoeSwg d2hpY2ggaXNuJ3QNCj4gPiA+IGp1c3QNCj4gPiA+ICJub3QgYSBnb29kIGZpdCIuDQo+ID4gDQo+ ID4gQWgsIEkgdGhvdWdodCB0aGUgJ251bGwnIG9mIG51bGxfYmxrIG1lYW5zIHdlIGRvIG5vdGhp bmcgZm9yIHRoZQ0KPiA+IGRpc2tzLiBPZiBjb3Vyc2Ugd2UgY2FuIHJlbmFtZSBpdCwgd2hpY2gg bWVhbnMgdGhpcyBwb2ludCBsZXNzDQo+ID4gbWVhbmluZ2Z1bC4gSSB0aGluayB0aGUgbWFpbiBy ZWFzb24gaXMgdGhlIGludGVyZmFjZS4gV2Ugd2lsbA0KPiA+IGNvbmZpZ3VyZSB0aGUgZGlza3Mg d2l0aCBkaWZmZXJlbnQgcGFyYW1ldGVycyBhbmQgZG8gcG93ZXIgb24vb2ZmIGZvcg0KPiA+IGVh Y2ggZGlza3MgKHdoaWNoIGlzIHRoZSBrZXkgd2UgY2FuIGVtdWxhdGUgZGlzayBjYWNoZSBhbmQg cG93ZXINCj4gPiBsb3NzKS4gVGhlIG1vZHVsZSBwYXJhbXRlciBpbnRlcmZhY2Ugb2YgbnVsbF9i bGsgZG9lc24ndCB3b3JrIGZvciB0aGUNCj4gPiB1c2FnZS4gT2YgY291cnNlLCB0aGVzZSBpc3N1 ZXMgY2FuIGJlIGZpeGVkLCBmb3IgZXhhbXBsZSwgd2UgY2FuIG1ha2UNCj4gPiBudWxsX2JsayB1 c2UgdGhlIGNvbmZpZ2ZzIGludGVyZmFjZS4gSWYgeW91IHJlYWxseSBwcmVmZXIgYSBzaW5nbGUN Cj4gPiBkcml2ZXIgZm9yIGFsbCB0ZXN0IHB1cnBvc2UsIEkgY2FuIG1vdmUgdGhlIHRlc3RfYmxr IGZ1bmN0aW9uYWxpdGllcw0KPiA+IHRvIG51bGxfYmxrLg0KPiANCj4gVGhlIGlkZWEgd2l0aCBu dWxsX2JsayBpcyBqdXN0IHRoYXQgaXQncyBhIHRlc3QgdmVoaWNsZS4gQXMgc3VjaCwgaXQNCj4g d291bGQgYWN0dWFsbHkgYmUgdXNlZnVsIHRvIGhhdmUgYSBtb2RlIHdoZXJlIGl0IGRvZXMgc3Rv cmUgdGhlIGRhdGEgaW4NCj4gUkFNLCBzaW5jZSB0aGF0IGVuYWJsZXMgeW91IHRvIGRvIG90aGVy IGtpbmRzIG9mIHRlc3RpbmcgYXMgd2VsbC4gSSdkIGJlDQo+IGZpbmUgd2l0aCBhdWdtZW50aW5n IGl0IHdpdGggY29uZmlnZnMgZm9yIGNlcnRhaW4gdGhpbmdzLg0KDQpIZWxsbyBKZW5zLA0KDQpX b3VsZCB5b3UgY29uc2lkZXIgaXQgYWNjZXB0YWJsZSB0byBtYWtlIHRoZSBtb2RlIGluIHdoaWNo IG51bGxfYmxrIHN0b3Jlcw0KZGF0YSB0aGUgZGVmYXVsdD8gSSBrbm93IHNldmVyYWwgcGVvcGxl IHdobyBnb3QgY29uZnVzZWQgYnkgbnVsbF9ibGsgYnkNCmRlZmF1bHQgbm90IHJldGFpbmluZyBk YXRhIC4uLg0KDQpUaGFua3MsDQoNCkJhcnQu