Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-04 Thread Boaz Harrosh
On 11/04/2014 06:41 PM, Ross Zwisler wrote: <> > > The UEFI organization is in the process of defining a generic specification > for platform non-volatile memory resources. Essentially the thought was to > wait until that was publicly available before adding any new device discovery > capabilitie

Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-04 Thread Ross Zwisler
oss > > Zwisler; Jens Axboe; Nick Piggin; Kani, Toshimitsu; Knippers, Linda; > > linux-fsde...@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux- > > nvd...@lists.01.org; Matthew Wilcox > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory > > driver

RE: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-04 Thread Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)
.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux- > nvd...@lists.01.org; Matthew Wilcox > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory > driver > > On 11/03/2014 06:19 PM, Wilcox, Matthew R wrote: ... > > I wish you guys would actually review the corre

Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-04 Thread Boaz Harrosh
On 11/03/2014 06:19 PM, Wilcox, Matthew R wrote: <> >>> +config BLK_DEV_PMEM_COUNT >>> + int "Default number of PMEM disks" >>> + default "4" >> >> For real use I think a default of 1 would be better. > > For real use, you need at least two to run xfstests. This whole > configuration mechani

RE: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-03 Thread Wilcox, Matthew R
I really wish people wouldn't use my Exchange email address for patches. It's completely impossible to have a meaningful conversation this way. I've resorted to inserting extra quotation marks by hand so people can stand at least some chance of understanding what the hell's going on. > > +con

Re: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-03 Thread Jeff Moyer
"Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)" writes: >> +config BLK_DEV_PMEM_COUNT >> +int "Default number of PMEM disks" >> +default "4" > > For real use I think a default of 1 would be better. For "real" use, it will be the number of actual DIMMs, not a config option, I would think. I don't tak

RE: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-11-01 Thread Elliott, Robert (Server Storage)
.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux- > nvd...@lists.01.org > Cc: Ross Zwisler > Subject: [PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory > driver > > PMEM is a new driver that presents a reserved range of memory as a > block device. This is useful for developin

[PATCH 1/4] pmem: Initial version of persistent memory driver

2014-08-27 Thread Ross Zwisler
PMEM is a new driver that presents a reserved range of memory as a block device. This is useful for developing with NV-DIMMs, and can be used with volatile memory as a development platform. Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler --- MAINTAINERS| 6 + drivers/block/Kconfig | 41 ++ driv