Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH v2 16/17] block: Split bdrv_merge_limits() from bdrv_refresh_limits()

[Eric Blake]

On 06/15/2016 11:50 PM, Fam Zheng wrote:
> On Tue, 06/14 15:30, Eric Blake wrote:
>> The raw block driver was blindly copying all limits from bs->file,
>> even though: 1. the main bdrv_refresh_limits() already does this
>> for many of gthe limits, and 2. blindly copying from the children
> 
> s/gthe/the ?

Yep. [Sometimes it's interesting to stick in a typo, just to see who
notices. Other times it's just me fat-fingering things]

> 
>> can weaken any stricter limits that were already inherited from
>> the backing dhain during the main bdrv_refresh_limits().  Also,
>> the next patch is about to move .request_alignment into
>> BlockLimits, and that is a limit that should NOT be copied from
>> other layers in the BDS chain.
>>
>> Solve the issue by factoring out a new bdrv_merge_limits(),
>> and using that function to properly merge limits when comparing
>> two BlockDriverState objects.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Fam Zheng <address@hidden>
> 

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