Re: [PATCH] block: fix splitting segments

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On 12/28/19 7:32 PM, Ming Lei wrote:
> There are two issues in get_max_segment_size():
> 
> 1) the default segment boudary mask is bypassed, and some devices still
> require segment to not cross the default 4G boundary
> 
> 2) the segment start address isn't taken into account when checking
> segment boundary limit
> 
> Fixes the two issues.

Given the potential severity of the bug, I think it deserves a somewhat
richer explanation than just that. It should also go into stable. This
is what I queued up:

https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/linux-block/commit/?h=block-5.5&id=add1fc07334260253dfa880d9c964edc8381deac

BTW, did you change your email setup recently? Your patches are coming
through mangled.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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