There is no need to require conventional zones for a zoned block device
that is not the first device of a multi-device volume. As a result,
there is no need to check the number of conventional zones of the
device if the device index is not 0.
Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lem...@wdc.com>
---
lib/libf2fs_zoned.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/libf2fs_zoned.c b/lib/libf2fs_zoned.c
index e396a95..97afe0b 100644
--- a/lib/libf2fs_zoned.c
+++ b/lib/libf2fs_zoned.c
@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@ int f2fs_check_zones(int j)
goto out;
}
- if (dev->zoned_model == F2FS_ZONED_HM &&
+ /*
+ * For a multi-device volume, fixed position metadata blocks are
+ * stored * only on the first device of the volume. Checking for the
+ * presence of * conventional zones (randomly writeabl zones) for
+ * storing these blocks * on a host-managed device is thus needed only
+ * for the device index 0.
+ */
+ if (j == 0 && dev->zoned_model == F2FS_ZONED_HM &&
!dev->nr_rnd_zones) {
ERR_MSG("No conventional zone for super block\n");
ret = -1;
--
2.20.1
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