Re: [PATCH 4/6] block: Optionally snapshot page contents to provide stable pages during write

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>>>>> "Darrick" == Darrick J Wong <darrick.wong@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> Umm, why did you move this hunk?

Darrick> I moved it so that the integrity data are generated against the
Darrick> contents of the bounce buffer because the write paths don't
Darrick> wait for writeback to finish if the snapshotting mode is
Darrick> enabled, which means (I think) that programs can wander in and
Darrick> scribble on the original page in between bio_integrity_prep and
Darrick> blk_queue_bounce.

It's also important that bio_integrity_prep() is run after partition
remapping has taken place. But it looks like that's still the case after
your change.

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Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering
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