On Jan 26 09:21, Klaus Jensen wrote:
> On Jan 26 14:02, Dmitry Fomichev wrote:
> > These patches solve a few problems that exist in zoned Write
> > ans Zone Append validation code.
> > 
> > Dmitry Fomichev (3):
> >   hw/block/nvme: Check for zone boundary during append
> >   hw/block/nvme: Check zone state before checking boundaries
> >   hw/block/nvme: Add trace events for zone boundary violations
> > 
> >  hw/block/nvme.c       | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> >  hw/block/trace-events |  3 +++
> >  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> 
> I don't think there are any obvious benefits to this series over my fix
> and since you didn't identify any functional issues with it, I'm
> thinking we go with that.
> 
> My fix additionally removes setting ALBA in the CQE for regular writes
> and bundles the endianness fix by changing the related logic in
> do_write.
> 
> I have a couple of series in queue that also includes zoned writes and
> there is no reason they have to indirectly deal with append. It's just
> cleaner to move this special case closer to where it's used.

Keith,

I think this calls for your +1 tiebreaking special ability.