kernel/linux.git/include/linux/device-mapper.h, branch v3.8-rc4

dm: remove map_info

2012-12-21T20:23:41+00:00

This patch removes map_info from bio-based device mapper targets. map_info is still used for request-based targets. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: move target request nr to dm_target_io

2012-12-21T20:23:39+00:00

This patch moves target_request_nr from map_info to dm_target_io and makes it accessible with dm_bio_get_target_request_nr. This patch is a preparation for the next patch that removes map_info. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: introduce per_bio_data

2012-12-21T20:23:38+00:00

Introduce a field per_bio_data_size in struct dm_target. Targets can set this field in the constructor. If a target sets this field to a non-zero value, "per_bio_data_size" bytes of auxiliary data are allocated for each bio submitted to the target. These data can be used for any purpose by the target and help us improve performance by removing some per-target mempools. Per-bio data is accessed with dm_per_bio_data. The argument data_size must be the same as the value per_bio_data_size in dm_target. If the target has a pointer to per_bio_data, it can get a pointer to the bio with dm_bio_from_per_bio_data() function (data_size must be the same as the value passed to dm_per_bio_data). Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: prepare to support WRITE SAME

2012-12-21T20:23:36+00:00

Allow targets to opt in to WRITE SAME support by setting 'num_write_same_requests' in the dm_target structure. A dm device will only advertise WRITE SAME support if all its targets and all its underlying devices support it. Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm thin: commit before gathering status

2012-07-27T14:08:16+00:00

Commit outstanding metadata before returning the status for a dm thin pool so that the numbers reported are as up-to-date as possible. The commit is not performed if the device is suspended or if the DM_NOFLUSH_FLAG is supplied by userspace and passed to the target through a new 'status_flags' parameter in the target's dm_status_fn. The userspace dmsetup tool will support the --noflush flag with the 'dmsetup status' and 'dmsetup wait' commands from version 1.02.76 onwards. Tested-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: use bool bitfields in struct dm_target

2012-07-27T14:08:08+00:00

Use boolean bit fields for flags in struct dm_target. Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: allow targets to request flushes regardless of underlying device support

2012-07-27T14:08:07+00:00

Allow targets to override the 'supports flush' calculation. Set 'flush_supported' if a target needs to receive flushes regardless of whether or not its underlying devices have support. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: introduce split_discard_requests

2012-07-27T14:08:03+00:00

This patch introduces a new variable split_discard_requests. It can be set by targets so that discard requests are split on max_io_len boundaries. When split_discard_requests is not set, discard requests are only split on boundaries between targets, as was the case before this patch. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: support non power of two target max_io_len

2012-07-27T14:08:00+00:00

Remove the restriction that limits a target's specified maximum incoming I/O size to be a power of 2. Rename this setting from 'split_io' to the less-ambiguous 'max_io_len'. Change it from sector_t to uint32_t, which is plenty big enough, and introduce a wrapper function dm_set_target_max_io_len() to set it. Use sector_div() to process it now that it is not necessarily a power of 2. Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: remove unused flush target method

2012-07-27T14:07:58+00:00

Remove unused dm_flush_fn .flush target method from header. This was left-over from the FLUSH/FUA conversion and is no longer used. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon