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Date:      Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:03:56 +0200
From:      Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Increasing MAXPHYS
Message-ID:  <4BA6517C.3050509@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <39C5864C-8A6B-4137-8743-D7B9F30F5939@samsco.org>
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Scott Long wrote:
> On Mar 20, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Alexander Motin wrote:
>> As you should remember, we have made it in such way, that all unchecked
>> drivers keep using DFLTPHYS, which is not going to be changed ever. So
>> there is no problem. I would more worry about non-CAM storages and above
>> stuff, like some rare GEOM classes.
> 
> And that's why I say that everything needs to be audited.  Are there CAM drivers
> that default to being silent on cpi->maxio, but still look at DFLTPHYS and MAXPHYS?

If some (most of) drivers silent on cpi->maxio - they will be limited by
safe level of DFLTPHYS, which should not be changed ever. There should
be no problem.

> Are there non-CAM drivers that look at MAXPHYS, or that silently assume that
> MAXPHYS will never be more than 128k?

That is a question.

-- 
Alexander Motin



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