3.13.11.6 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@xxxxxxxxxx>
commit 048e5a07f282c57815b3901d4a68a77fa131ce0a upstream.
The block size for the dm-cache's data device must remained fixed for
the life of the cache. Disallow any attempt to change the cache's data
block size.
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
index 5320332..a87d3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c
@@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ static int __open_metadata(struct dm_cache_metadata *cmd)
disk_super = dm_block_data(sblock);
+ /* Verify the data block size hasn't changed */
+ if (le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size) != cmd->data_block_size) {
+ DMERR("changing the data block size (from %u to %llu) is not supported",
+ le32_to_cpu(disk_super->data_block_size),
+ (unsigned long long)cmd->data_block_size);
+ r = -EINVAL;
+ goto bad;
+ }
+
r = __check_incompat_features(disk_super, cmd);
if (r < 0)
goto bad;
--
1.9.1
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