Re: [PATCH] blktrace: correct remap names

From: Alan D. Brunelle
Date: Wed May 06 2009 - 07:31:03 EST


Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> Subject: [PATCH] blktrace: correct remap names
>>>
>>> This attempts to clarify names utilized during block I/O remap operations
>>> (partition, volume manager). It correctly matches up the /from/ information for both device & sector. This takes in the concept from osaki Motohiro and extends it to include better naming for the "device_from" field.
>>>
>> I also noticed this..
>>
>>> Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Alan D. Brunelle <alan.brunelle@xxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> include/linux/blktrace_api.h | 4 ++--
>>> include/trace/block.h | 4 ++--
>>> kernel/trace/blktrace.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>>> 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
>>> index d960889..da1a14e 100644
>>> --- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
>>> +++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
>>> @@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ struct blk_io_trace {
>>> * The remap event
>>> */
>>> struct blk_io_trace_remap {
>>> - __be32 device;
>>> __be32 device_from;
>>> - __be64 sector;
>>> + __be32 device_to;
>>> + __be64 sector_from;
>>> };
>>>
>> If we are really fine with this change, then:
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> is it acceptable to break the sector output ordering of all past
> blktrace+blkparse binaries, as far as remap events go?
>
> Ingo

The binary order of data sent remains the same: the field names for the
structure & parameters passed around were wrong^Wmisleading (as was
pointed out previously by Kosaki Motoiro). I've tested this and the
blkparse output remains identical (both with the previous version of
blktrace/blkparse & with a posted patch to blkparse which also fixes the
field names of blk_io_trace_remap). The testing included permutations of
(old/new) kernel traces & (old/new) blkparse. They all resulted in the
same blkparse output.

Alan
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