This series resolves some issues with write-infoblock command and provide support to write-infoblock for sector mode namespace
write-infoblock command has issues regarding updating the align, uuid, parent_uuid. In case of no parameter passed for it, this command used to overwrite the existing values with defaults. In PATCH 1/2 these parameters will be set to their original values, incase, values hasn't been passed in command arguments write-infoblock command doesn't have support for sector/BTT mode namespaces. They can be converted to fsdax, but can not be written being in sector mode. In PATCH 2/2, It creates a functionality which write infoblock of Sector/BTT namespace. Currently only uuid, parent_uuid can be updated. In future, Support for other parameters can easily be integrated in the functionality. --- v2: Updated the commit message (rephrasing) in patch 1/2 Moved the ns_info struct to namespace.c from namespace.h put the results after --- to avoid long commit message v3: reformat the commit message to meet 100 column condition Tarun-Sahu (2): ndctl/namespace:Fix multiple issues with write-infoblock ndctl/namespace:Implement write-infoblock for sector mode namespaces ndctl/namespace.c | 308 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 225 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-) -- 2.35.1
