Re: [PATCHv11 0/9] write hints with nvme fdp and scsi streams

Christoph Hellwig
2024-11-12T13:34:49Z

On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 06:56:25PM +0530, Kanchan Joshi wrote:
> IMO, passthrough propagation of hints/streams should continue to remain
> the default behavior as it applies on multiple filesystems. And more
> active placement by FS should rather be enabled by some opt in (e.g.,
> mount option). Such opt in will anyway be needed for other reasons (like
> regression avoidance on a broken device).

I feel like banging my head against the wall. No, passing through write
streams is simply not acceptable without the file system being in
control. I've said and explained this in detail about a dozend times
and the file system actually needing to do data separation for it's own
purpose doesn't go away by ignoring it.