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pblk guarantees write ordering at a chunk level through a per open chunk semaphore. At this point, since we only have an open I/O stream for both user and GC data, the semaphore is per parallel unit. For the metadata I/O that is synchronous, the semaphore is not needed as ordering is guaranteed. However, if the metadata scheme changes or multiple streams are open, this guarantee might not be preserved. This patch makes sure that all writes go through the semaphore, even for synchronous I/O. This is consistent with pblk's write I/O model. It also simplifies maintenance since changes in the metadata scheme could cause ordering issues. Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@cnexlabs.com> Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <mb@lightnvm.io> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.