lightnvm: pblk: take write semaphore on metadata
pblk guarantees write ordering at a chunk level through a per open chunk semaphore. At this point, since we only have an open I/O stream for both user and GC data, the semaphore is per parallel unit. For the metadata I/O that is synchronous, the semaphore is not needed as ordering is guaranteed. However, if the metadata scheme changes or multiple streams are open, this guarantee might not be preserved. This patch makes sure that all writes go through the semaphore, even for synchronous I/O. This is consistent with pblk's write I/O model. It also simplifies maintenance since changes in the metadata scheme could cause ordering issues. Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@cnexlabs.com> Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <mb@lightnvm.io> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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