On 29/03/2016 11:38, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> > > How about NBD_STATE_HOLE?
> > 
> > Both will work, although I like NBD_STATE_TRIM slightly better because
> > it indeed nicely references NBD_CMD_TRIM.
> 
> I just thought that "trim" sounds more like an action than a status, and
> while the reason for a hole to exist can be a previous TRIM command,
> another option is that it's an area in an image that just has never been
> written to. In that case "trim" would be a misnomer.

I agree with Kevin.  My preference is still on NBD_STATE_ALLOCATED, but
NBD_STATE_HOLE is a fine name as well.

Paolo

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