Re: [PATCH] btrfs: chunk_width_limit mount option

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On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 09:50:15PM -0400, Andrew Armenia wrote:
> This patch adds mount option 'chunk_width_limit=X', which when set forces
> the chunk allocator to use only up to X devices when allocating a chunk.
> This may help reduce the seek penalties seen in filesystems with large
> numbers of devices.

There is a use for such limit but passing it as a mount is not the right
way to do it. Changing the value requires remount, different raid levels
might need different values, it's not persistent etc.
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