Re: [RFC 3/4] block: set mapping order for the block cache in set_init_blocksize

From: Pankaj Raghav
Date: Wed Jun 21 2023 - 08:03:20 EST



>>
>> Hmm, which aops are you using for the block device? If you are using the old aops, then we will be
>> using helpers from buffer.c and mpage.c which do not support large folios. I am getting a BUG_ON
>> when I don't use iomap based aops for the block device:
>>
> I know. I haven't said that mpage.c / buffer.c support large folios _now_. All I'm saying is that I
> have a patchset enabling it to support large folios :-)
>

Ah ok! I thought we are not going that route based on the discussion we had in LSF.

> Cheers,
>
> Hannes
>