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@@ -3967,8 +3967,10 @@ read from the block device (in multiples of 512 bytes). VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT
requests write the contents of \field{data} to the block device (in multiples
of 512 bytes).
-The \field{data} used for discard or write zeroes command is described
-by one or more virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes structs:
+The \field{data} used for discard or write zeroes commands consists of one or
+more segments. The maximum number of segments is \field{max_discard_seg} for
+discard commands and \field{max_write_zeroes_seg} for write zeroes commands.
+Each segment is of form:
\begin{lstlisting}
struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes {
@@ -3997,6 +3999,10 @@ error or VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP for a request unsupported by device:
#define VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP 2
\end{lstlisting}
+The status of individual segments is indeterminate when a discard or write zero
+command produces VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR. A segment may have completed
+successfully, failed, or not been processed by the device.
+
\drivernormative{\subsubsection}{Device Operation}{Device Types / Block Device / Device Operation}
A driver MUST NOT submit a request which would cause a read or write
@@ -4014,6 +4020,14 @@ The length of \field{data} MUST be a multiple of the size of struct
virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes for VIRTIO_BLK_T_DISCARD and
VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES requests.
+VIRTIO_BLK_T_DISCARD requests MUST NOT contain more than
+\field{max_discard_seg} struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes segments in
+\field{data}.
+
+VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES requests MUST NOT contain more than
+\field{max_write_zeroes_seg} struct virtio_blk_discard_write_zeroes segments in
+\field{data}.
+
If the VIRTIO_BLK_F_CONFIG_WCE feature is negotiated, the driver MAY
switch to writethrough or writeback mode by writing respectively 0 and
1 to the \field{writeback} field. After writing a 0 to \field{writeback},
@@ -4024,6 +4038,11 @@ The \field{unmap} bit MUST be zero for discard commands. The driver
MUST NOT assume anything about the data returned by read requests after
a range of sectors has been discarded.
+A driver MUST NOT assume that individual segments in a multi-segment
+VIRTIO_BLK_T_DISCARD or VIRTIO_BLK_T_WRITE_ZEROES request completed
+successfully, failed, or were processed by the device at all if the request
+failed with VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR.
+
\devicenormative{\subsubsection}{Device Operation}{Device Types / Block Device / Device Operation}
A device MUST set the \field{status} byte to VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR