RE: [PATCH 2/4] pmem: Add support for getgeo()

[Wilcox, Matthew R]

I agree that there should be a generic fake getgeo routine; but fixing that is a topic for a different patchset and it doesn't need to get folded into this driver submission process.

-----Original Message-----
From: Elliott, Robert (Server Storage) [mailto:Elliott@xxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 8:28 PM
To: Ross Zwisler; Jens Axboe; Wilcox, Matthew R; Boaz Harrosh; Nick Piggin; Kani, Toshimitsu; Knippers, Linda; linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-nvdimm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/4] pmem: Add support for getgeo()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-kernel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-kernel-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ross Zwisler
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 August, 2014 4:12 PM
> To: Jens Axboe; Matthew Wilcox; Boaz Harrosh; Nick Piggin; linux-
> fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> nvdimm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Ross Zwisler
> Subject: [PATCH 2/4] pmem: Add support for getgeo()
> 
> Some programs require HDIO_GETGEO work, which requires we implement
> getgeo.  Based off of the work done to the NVMe driver in this
> commit:
> 
> commit 4cc09e2dc4cb ("NVMe: Add getgeo to block ops")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/block/pmem.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/block/pmem.c b/drivers/block/pmem.c
> index d366b9b..60bbe0d 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/pmem.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/pmem.c
> @@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ struct pmem_device {
>  	size_t			size;
>  };
> 
> +static int pmem_getgeo(struct block_device *bd, struct hd_geometry
> *geo)
> +{
> +	/* some standard values */
> +	geo->heads = 1 << 6;
> +	geo->sectors = 1 << 5;
> +	geo->cylinders = get_capacity(bd->bd_disk) >> 11;

Just stuffing the result of get_capacity into the 16-bit 
cylinders field will overflow/wrap on large capacities.
0xFFFF << 11 = 0x7FF_F800 = 64 GiB (68.7 GB)

How many programs still need these meaningless fields?
Could the bogus information be created elsewhere so
each block driver doesn't need to do this?


> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * direct translation from (pmem,sector) => void*
>   * We do not require that sector be page aligned.
> @@ -176,6 +185,7 @@ out:
> 
>  static const struct block_device_operations pmem_fops = {
>  	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
> +	.getgeo =		pmem_getgeo,
>  };
> 
>  /* Kernel module stuff */
> --


---
Rob Elliott    HP Server Storage




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