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Subject: RE: [virtio-comment] [PATCH v3] virtio-blk: add secure erase feature to specification


> >  \item[VIRTIO_BLK_F_LIFETIME (15)] Device supports providing storage
> lifetime
> >       information.
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_BLK_F_SECURE_ERASE (16)] Device supports secure discard
> command,
> > +     maximum discard sectors count in \field{max_secure_erase_sectors} and
> > +     maximum discard segment number in \field{max_secure_erase_seg}.
> 
> This proposed update now has a mixture of "secure erase" and "secure discard";
> this seems confusing to me.
> 
> What is the more common name for this feature? I guess we should use it
> consistently throughout the spec. Or is a mixture of the two actually the most
> common?

Thanks for point out the issue. It is my mistake when rewording. "secure erase"
should be more common name for this feature, "secure discard" is specifically
used on linux system.

Best Regard
Yadong
> 
> > +
> >  \end{description}



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