Re: [PATCH 13/13] xfs: enable block size larger than page size support

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Mon Feb 26 2024 - 08:26:44 EST


On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 10:49:36AM +0100, Pankaj Raghav (Samsung) wrote:
> @@ -1625,16 +1625,10 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
> goto out_free_sb;
> }
>
> - /*
> - * Until this is fixed only page-sized or smaller data blocks work.
> - */
> if (mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize > PAGE_SIZE) {
> xfs_warn(mp,
> - "File system with blocksize %d bytes. "
> - "Only pagesize (%ld) or less will currently work.",
> - mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize, PAGE_SIZE);
> - error = -ENOSYS;
> - goto out_free_sb;
> +"EXPERIMENTAL: Filesystem with Large Block Size (%d bytes) enabled.",
> + mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize);

WARN seems a little high for this. xfs_notice() or xfs_info() would
seem more appropriate:

#define KERN_WARNING KERN_SOH "4" /* warning conditions */
#define KERN_NOTICE KERN_SOH "5" /* normal but significant condition */
#define KERN_INFO KERN_SOH "6" /* informational */