[dm-devel] [PATCH 2/2] dm-thin: Allow specifying an offset

Tue Feb 7 16:24:26 UTC 2023

On Tue, Feb 07, 2023 at 03:03:57PM +0000, Joe Thornber wrote:
> Nack.  I'm not building a linear target into every other target.  Layering
> targets is simple.

It also introduces a performance penalty, which is measurable on some
workloads.  Even dm-linear is not free.  The crypt target also has this
feature, so there is precedent.
-- 
Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)
Invisible Things Lab
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