Re: block: remove artifical max_hw_sectors cap

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Am 07.01.2015 um 15:31 schrieb Christoph Hellwig:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 02:39:16PM -0800, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
>> The fabric_max_sectors=8192 value is already being exposed by target in
>> block limits EVPD as MAXIMUM TRANSFER LENGTH.
>>
>> I'm guessing that since the host side support was not added until June
>> 2014 in commit bcdb247c by MKP, Stefan is likely using an earlier
>> initiator that is not honoring this value.
> 
> If I understand Stefan correct he was using a recent 3.19-rc kernel,
> which contains my commit in the subject that stops capping the
> max_sectors used by the kernel below that which the hardware supports.
> 
> Given that LIO actually implements the block limits EVPD that suggests
> we're not properly using that information.
> 
> Stefant, what does:
> 
> sg_vpd -p bl /dev/sdX
> 
> for the LIO device tell?

I'm sorry i'm using a 3.10.63 vanilla kernel. So i'm missing a commit?

Stefan
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