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

Martin K. Petersen
2024-11-14T03:10:18Z

Dave,

> The OS hints/streams API needs to be aligned to the capabilities that
> filesystems already provide *as a primary design goal*. What the new
> hardware might support is a secondary concern. i.e. hardware driven
> software design is almost always a mistake: define the user API and
> abstractions first, then the OS can reduce it sanely down to what the
> specific hardware present is capable of supporting.

I agree completely.

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Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering