Re: [Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 26/27] block: uncouple REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE from REQ_OP_DISCARD
- To: Christoph Hellwig via Ocfs2-devel <ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com>
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- Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-devel] [PATCH 26/27] block: uncouple REQ_OP_SECURE_ERASE from REQ_OP_DISCARD
- From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 23:36:52 -0400
- Message-id: <[🔎] yq1r169fttr.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
- In-reply-to: <20220406060516.409838-27-hch@lst.de> (Christoph Hellwig via Ocfs2-devel's message of "Wed, 6 Apr 2022 08:05:15 +0200")
- References: <[🔎] 20220406060516.409838-1-hch@lst.de> <20220406060516.409838-27-hch@lst.de>
Christoph,
> Secure erase is a very different operation from discard in that it is
> a data integrity operation vs hint. Fully split the limits and helper
> infrastructure to make the separation more clear.
Great!
Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
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