From: Mike Snitzer <snitzer-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
Cc: axboe-b10kYP2dOMg@public.gmane.org,
linux-scsi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-nvme-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
keith.busch-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
dm-devel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Persistent Reservation API V4
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:43:56 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151028184356.GA21933@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1444911052-9423-1-git-send-email-hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
On Thu, Oct 15 2015 at 8:10am -0400,
Christoph Hellwig <hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> This series adds support for a simplified Persistent Reservation API
> to the block layer. The intent is that both in-kernel and userspace
> consumers can use the API instead of having to hand craft SCSI or NVMe
> command through the various pass through interfaces. It also adds
> DM support as getting reservations through dm-multipath is a major
> pain with the current scheme.
>
> The ioctl API is documented in Documentation/block/pr.txt, but to
> fully understand the concept you'll have to read up the SPC spec,
> PRs are too complicated that trying to rephrase them into different
> terminology is just going to create confusion.
>
> Note that Mike wants to include the DM patches so through the DM
> tree, so they are only included for reference.
I looked at these again and the DM changes look good. Any update on
if/when the block changes will land?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-28 18:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-15 12:10 Persistent Reservation API V4 Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 1/6] block: cleanup blkdev_ioctl Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 2/6] block: add an API for Persistent Reservations Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 3/6] sd: implement the Persistent Reservation API Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 15:30 ` [dm-devel] " Bart Van Assche
[not found] ` <561FC6AA.3080508-XdAiOPVOjttBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-10-15 15:32 ` Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 4/6] dm: refactor ioctl handling Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 5/6] dm: add support for passing through persistent reservations Christoph Hellwig
2015-10-15 12:10 ` [PATCH 6/6] NVMe: Add persistent reservation ops Christoph Hellwig
[not found] ` <1444911052-9423-1-git-send-email-hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
2015-10-28 18:43 ` Mike Snitzer [this message]
2015-10-28 18:48 ` Persistent Reservation API V4 Mike Snitzer
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