On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Jens Axboe wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 19 2003, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > > Alternatively, we could add this as yet another parameter to the host
> > > > and template structures.  Any preferences?
> > >
> > > I suppose you have to, if you want LLD to be able to pass it down.
> >
> > Well, what I was fishing for: Is this property useful enough to want
> > every device driver writer to think about it (i.e. document and place in
> > the template),  or is it rare enough that it should only be accessible
> > to those who know what they're doing (via the direct block queue
> > interfaces in slave_alloc/configure)?
>
> As far as I'm concerned, requiring 512-byte alignment is 'just
> easier'... Only a select few host adapters will set it differently
> anyways, so you gain basically nothing.
>
As usual, I am against this 512-byte alignment (thinking as st
maintainer). Don't default to more strict aligment requirements than is
necessary. It creates hidden performance problems for character device
drivers.

-- 
Kai


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