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    [SCSI] scsi_debug: Thin provisioning support · 44d92694
    Martin K. Petersen authored
    This version fixes 64-bit modulo on 32-bit as well as inadvertent map
    updates when TP was disabled.
    
    Implement support for thin provisioning in scsi_debug.  No actual memory
    de-allocation is taking place.  The intent is to emulate a thinly
    provisioned storage device, not to be one.
    
    There are four new module options:
    
     - unmap_granularity specifies the granularity at which to track mapped
       blocks (specified in number of logical blocks).  2048 (1 MB) is a
       realistic value for disk arrays although some may have a finer
       granularity.
    
     - unmap_alignment specifies the first LBA which is naturally aligned on
       an unmap_granularity boundary.
    
     - unmap_max_desc specifies the maximum number of ranges that can be
       unmapped using one UNMAP command.  If this is 0, only WRITE SAME is
       supported and UNMAP will cause a check condition.
    
     - unmap_max_blocks specifies the maximum number of blocks that can be
       unmapped using a single UNMAP command.  Default is 0xffffffff.
    
    These parameters are reported in the new and extended block limits VPD.
    
    If unmap_granularity is specified the device is tagged as thin
    provisioning capable in READ CAPACITY(16).  A bitmap is allocated to
    track whether blocks are mapped or not.  A WRITE request will cause a
    block to be mapped.  So will WRITE SAME unless the UNMAP bit is set.
    
    Blocks can be unmapped using either WRITE SAME or UNMAP.  No accounting
    is done to track partial blocks.  This means that only whole blocks will
    be marked free.  This is how the array people tell me their firmwares
    work.
    
    GET LBA STATUS is also supported.  This command reports whether a block
    is mapped or not, and how long the adjoining mapped/unmapped extent is.
    
    The block allocation bitmap can also be viewed from user space via:
    
    	/sys/bus/pseudo/drivers/scsi_debug/map
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMartin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarDouglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJames Bottomley <James.Bottomley@suse.de>
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