On 08/15/2018 04:30 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 01:20:29PM +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> 
>> Cache up to 4 kiB entries. 4 kiB is the default block size on ext4, yet
>> the underlying block layer devices usually report support for 512B . In
>> most cases, the 512B support is emulated (ie. SD cards, SSDs, USB sticks
>> etc.) and the real block size of those devices is much bigger.
>>
>> To avoid performance degradation with such devices and FS setup, bump
>> the maximum cache entry size to 4 kiB.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <[email protected]>
>> Cc: Tom Rini <[email protected]>
>> Cc: Simon Glass <[email protected]>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <[email protected]>
> 
> I'll pick this up post v2018.09 if no one objects, thanks!

I object. I was hoping there'd be some discussion on how to solve this
in a future-proof manner ... it's only a matter of time until someone
uses ext4 with 8k blocks on an SSD ...

-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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