Re: [PATCH] virtio_blk: VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE->VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Wed Feb 24 2016 - 10:17:06 EST




On 24/02/2016 16:11, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Latest virtio spec says the feature bit name is VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH,
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE is the legacy name. virtio blk header says exactly the
> reverse - fix that and update driver code to match.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> I'm inclined to merge it for the current kernel -
> safe and avoids confusion.

Since you are at it, also change this:

> +#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH 9 /* Writeback mode enabled after reset */

to /* Flush command supported */

> #define VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE 11 /* Writeback mode available in config */
> #ifndef __KERNEL__
> -/* Old (deprecated) name for VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE. */
> -#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE
> +/* Old (deprecated) name for VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH. */
> +#define VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH
> #endif
> #endif /* !VIRTIO_BLK_NO_LEGACY */
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
> index 6ca3549..dbaebb0 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
> @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int virtblk_get_cache_mode(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> struct virtio_blk_config, wce,
> &writeback);

and add a comment here:

/*
* If WCE is not configurable and flush is not available,
* assume no writeback cache is in use.
*/

> if (err)
> - writeback = virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE);
> + writeback = virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH);
>
> return writeback;
> }
> @@ -833,14 +833,14 @@ static const struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
> static unsigned int features_legacy[] = {
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_SEG_MAX, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX, VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY,
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SCSI,
> - VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE, VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE,
> + VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH, VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE,
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ,
> }
> ;
> static unsigned int features[] = {
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_SEG_MAX, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX, VIRTIO_BLK_F_GEOMETRY,
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_RO, VIRTIO_BLK_F_BLK_SIZE,
> - VIRTIO_BLK_F_WCE, VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE,
> + VIRTIO_BLK_F_FLUSH, VIRTIO_BLK_F_TOPOLOGY, VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE,
> VIRTIO_BLK_F_MQ,
> };
>
>