Re: [PATCH] BTRFS: Adds an option to select RAID Stripe size

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On Sun, Jan 03, 2016 at 03:26:25AM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> On Sun, 2016-01-03 at 09:37 +0800, Qu Wenruo wrote:
> > And since you are making the stripe size configurable, then user is 
> > responsible for any too large or too small stripe size setting.
> That pops up the questions, which raid chunk sizes the kernel,
> respectively the userland tools should allow for btrfs...
> 
> I'd guess only powers of 2, some minimum, some maximum.

We have a full 32 bit number space, so multiples of power of 2 are also
possible if that makes sense. In general we don't need to set additional
limitations besides minimum, maximum and "minimal step".

> Are there any concerns/constraints with too small/too big chunks when
> these play together with lower block layers (I'd guess not).

I don't think so.
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