Re: [PATCH 0/2] virtio_blk: add FUA write support

From: Stefan Hajnoczi

Date: Thu Oct 29 2026 - 14:15:24 EST


On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 06:52:32AM +0100, Alberto Faria wrote:
> virtio-blk FUA write support has been added to the virtio spec [1]. This series
> implements that by adding the new request flag uapi definitions and
> corresponding virtio-blk support. It also enables vdpa_sim_blk to handle fua
> writes.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtio-comment/20251112055113.62207-1-afaria@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Alberto Faria (2):
> virtio_blk: add fua write support
> vdpa_sim_blk: add support for FUA writes
>
> drivers/block/virtio_blk.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
> drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c | 4 +++-
> include/uapi/linux/virtio_blk.h | 13 +++++++++++--
> 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.56.0

CCing maintainers according to `scripts/get_maintainers.pl -f drivers/block/virtio_blk.c` and Kevin Wolf (QEMU).

If this patch series is just now coming to your attention and you want
to take a quick look:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20261021055235.648957-1-afaria@xxxxxxxxxx/