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[Qemu-block] [PATCH 1/3] qcow2: Set MIN_L2_CACHE_SIZE to 2


From: Max Reitz
Subject: [Qemu-block] [PATCH 1/3] qcow2: Set MIN_L2_CACHE_SIZE to 2
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:09:17 +0200

The L2 cache must cover at least two L2 tables, because during COW two
L2 tables are accessed simultaneously.

Reported-by: Alexander Graf <address@hidden>
Cc: qemu-stable <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>
---
 block/qcow2.h | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/qcow2.h b/block/qcow2.h
index 0076512..aa20022 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.h
+++ b/block/qcow2.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 #define MIN_CLUSTER_BITS 9
 #define MAX_CLUSTER_BITS 21
 
-#define MIN_L2_CACHE_SIZE 1 /* cluster */
+/* Must be at least 2 to cover COW */
+#define MIN_L2_CACHE_SIZE 2 /* clusters */
 
 /* Must be at least 4 to cover all cases of refcount table growth */
 #define MIN_REFCOUNT_CACHE_SIZE 4 /* clusters */
-- 
2.4.1




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