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Pull request for series with
subject: Misc patches for RNBD
version: 1
url: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1030831

hiqbal-ionos and others added 6 commits December 8, 2025 14:17
In RNBD client, for a WRITE request of size 0, with only the REQ_PREFLUSH
bit set, while converting from bio_opf to rnbd_opf, we do REQ_OP_WRITE to
RNBD_OP_WRITE, and then check if the rq is flush through function
op_is_flush. That function checks both REQ_PREFLUSH and REQ_FUA flag, and
if any of them is set, the RNBD_F_FUA is set.
On the RNBD server side, while converting the RNBD flags to req flags, if
the RNBD_F_FUA flag is set, we just set the REQ_FUA flag. This means we
have lost the PREFLUSH flag, and added the REQ_FUA flag in its place.

This commits adds a new RNBD_F_PREFLUSH flag, and also adds separate
handling for REQ_PREFLUSH flag. On the server side, if the RNBD_F_PREFLUSH
is present, the REQ_PREFLUSH is added to the bio.

Since it is a change in the wire protocol, bump the minor version of
protocol.
The change is backwards compatible, and does not change the functionality
if either the client or the server is running older/newer versions.
If the client side is running the older version, both REQ_PREFLUSH and
REQ_FUA is converted to RNBD_F_FUA. The server running newer one would
still add only the REQ_FUA flag which is what happens when both client and
server is running the older version.
If the client side is running the newer version, just like before a
RNBD_F_FUA is added, but now a RNBD_F_PREFLUSH is also added to the
rnbd_opf. In case the server is running the older version the
RNBD_F_PREFLUSH is ignored, and only the RNBD_F_FUA is processed.

Signed-off-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian-Ewald Mueller <florian-ewald.mueller@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
Every ktype must provides a .release function that will be called after
the last kobject_put.

Signed-off-by: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
The NOUNMAP flag is in combination with WRITE_ZEROES flag to indicate
that the upper layers wants the sectors zeroed, but does not want it to
get freed. This instruction is especially important for storage stacks
which involves a layer capable of thin provisioning.

This commit makes RNBD block device transfer and retain this NOUNMAP flag
for requests, so it can be passed onto the backend device on the server
side.

Since it is a change in the wire protocol, bump the minor version of
protocol.

Signed-off-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
The __print_flags helper meant for bitmask, while the rnbd_rw_flags is
mixed with bitmask and enum, to avoid confusion, just print the data
as it is.

Signed-off-by: Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@ionos.com>
Reviewed-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
On rnbd-srv, the bi_size of the bio is set during the bio_add_page
function, to which datalen is passed. But for special IOs like DISCARD
and WRITE_ZEROES, datalen is 0, since there is no data to write. For
these special IOs, use the bi_size of the rnbd_msg_io.

Fixes: f6f84be ("block/rnbd-srv: Add sanity check and remove redundant assignment")
Signed-off-by: Florian-Ewald Mueller <florian-ewald.mueller@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
Before using the data buffer to send back the response message, zero it
completely. This prevents any stray bytes to be picked up by the client
side when there the message is exchanged between different protocol
versions.

Signed-off-by: Md Haris Iqbal <haris.iqbal@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@ionos.com>
Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Prajsner <grzegorz.prajsner@ionos.com>
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Upstream branch: c2f2b01
series: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1030831
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