2023-02-07 16:24:42

by Demi Marie Obenour

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Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 2/2] dm-thin: Allow specifying an offset

On Tue, Feb 07, 2023 at 03:03:57PM +0000, Joe Thornber wrote:
> Nack. I'm not building a linear target into every other target. Layering
> targets is simple.

It also introduces a performance penalty, which is measurable on some
workloads. Even dm-linear is not free. The crypt target also has this
feature, so there is precedent.
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Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)
Invisible Things Lab


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