Re: [PATCH] null_blk: allow REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL to configure

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On 11/4/22 12:52 PM, Vincent Fu wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 02, 2022 at 12:52:06AM +0000, Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote:
>> On 10/27/22 13:07, Vincent Fu wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 10:05:13PM -0700, Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote:
>>>> For a Zoned Block Device zone reset all is emulated if underlaying
>>>> device doesn't support REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL operation. In null_blk
>>>> Zoned mode there is no way to test zone reset all emulation present in
>>>> the block layer since we enable it by default :-
>>>>
>>>> blkdev_zone_mgmt()
>>>> blkdev_zone_reset_all_emulation() <---
>>>> blkdev_zone_reset_all()
>>>>
>>>> Add a module parameter zone_reset_all to enable or disable
>>>> REQ_OP_ZONE_RESET_ALL, enable it by default to retain the existing
>>>> behaviour.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> For the sake of completeness would it be reasonable to also provide a
>>> means to set this option via configfs?
>>>
>>> Vincent
>>
>> I deliberately avoided that as I don't see any need for it as of now.
>> but if it is a hard requirement I Can certainly send V2 with configfs
>> param.
>>
>> -ck
> 
> I think the default should be to have features available as both module
> options and via configfs unless there are good reasons to make an
> exception.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/f0dadb60-c02d-d569-3004-81eafeebb95f@xxxxxxxxx/
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/ca206223-112f-2d60-34a3-bb7e6295de7a@xxxxxxxxx/

Yes agree, work was done to bring those closer, would be silly to add
something new and NOT have both available.

-- 
Jens Axboe





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