Re: [V2 PATCH 0/2] lightnvm: pblk: retrieve chunk metadata on erase

[Matias BjÃrling]

On 10/04/2018 09:13 AM, Javier GonzÃlez wrote:
> Changes singe V1:
>    - remove sanity checks on the fast path
>
> This patchset implements support for retrieving chunk metadata on reset.
> This is the base for implementing wear-leveling and allowing chunks to
> shrink at runtime.
>
> Javier
>
> Javier GonzÃlez (2):
>    lightnvm: pblk: add helper for printing chunk state
>    lightnvm: pblk: retrieve chunk metadata on erase
>
>   drivers/lightnvm/core.c      | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>   drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h      |  9 ++++++++
>   3 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

Right now there isn't a way in the spec to tell if the drive supports 
this feature or not, and DSM Reset doesn't support it either. Making it 
a bug in the spec. Until the updated spec is out, I like to avoid adding 
this feature into the kernel.

The Get Log Page approach can be used for wear-levelling information. 
Similarly for knowing when a chunk shrink, pblk can't rely on a chunk 
not shrinking at runtime (and reporting early close error), so in the 
case this happens, pblk can either continue business as usual, or resync 
with the drive.