dm: introduce split_discard_requests

This patch introduces a new variable split_discard_requests. It can be
set by targets so that discard requests are split on max_io_len
boundaries.

When split_discard_requests is not set, discard requests are only split on
boundaries between targets, as was the case before this patch.
Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>

drivers/md/dm.c

@@ -1215,7 +1215,10 @@ static int __clone_and_map_discard(struct clone_info *ci)
 		if (!ti->num_discard_requests)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-		len = min(ci->sector_count, max_io_len_target_boundary(ci->sector, ti));
+		if (!ti->split_discard_requests)
+			len = min(ci->sector_count, max_io_len_target_boundary(ci->sector, ti));
+		else
+			len = min(ci->sector_count, max_io_len(ci->sector, ti));
 
 		__issue_target_requests(ci, ti, ti->num_discard_requests, len);
 

include/linux/device-mapper.h

@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ struct dm_target {
 	 */
 	unsigned discards_supported:1;
 
+	/*
+	 * Set if the target required discard request to be split
+	 * on max_io_len boundary.
+	 */
+	unsigned split_discard_requests:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Set if this target does not return zeroes on discarded blocks.
 	 */