liblp: Implement support for request queue alignment.
Block devices in the Linux kernel have a "minimum I/O request" size. The minimum size is usually acquired by the block driver and can change from device to device. When stacking devices (such as with device-mapper), the kernel goes through great lengths to make sure this alignment is respected for optimal I/O. In device-mapper's case, misalignment can lead to kernel warnings and performance issues. While this is unlikely to matter with a few targets, it could become problematic on a large number of targets, and so we would prefer to align all partition extents to the minimum I/O size. We now support two new properties in the partition table geometry: an "alignment", which is the minimum I/O size, and an "alignment offset", which is an offset that when applied to sector 0, causes the sector to be properly aligned within its parent device (for example, if a physical partition is misaligned). All partition extents now begin on a sector that respects this alignment. One major caveat is that it is difficult for the initial partition table to have the correct alignment without build system and/or flash tool support. To accomodate this, all alignment is optional, and the lpmake tool will support a default alignment of 1MiB as a failsafe. Bug: 79173901 Test: liblp_test gtest Change-Id: I5bc41b90aa085f4f30393951af0d2b37c4ac2a72
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