Re: [PATCH 2/6] block: Implement support for copy offload operations

2014-06-02 Thread Nicholas A. Bellinger
On Wed, 2014-05-28 at 23:52 -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote: > Many modern SCSI devices support copy offloading operations in which one > can copy a block range from one LUN to another without the need for data > to be copied sent to the host and back. This is particularly useful for > things like

[PATCH 2/6] block: Implement support for copy offload operations

2014-05-28 Thread Martin K. Petersen
Many modern SCSI devices support copy offloading operations in which one can copy a block range from one LUN to another without the need for data to be copied sent to the host and back. This is particularly useful for things like cloning LUNs or virtual machine images. Implement support for REQ_CO