Re: Merge I2O patches from -mm

[Markus Lidel <Markus.Lidel@shadowconnect.com>]

Hi...

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Warren Togami <wtogami@redhat.com> wrote:
>>This is a request to please merge the I2O patches currently in Andrew 
>>Morton's -mm tree into the mainline kernel.  They resolve all known 
>>reported issues with I2O RAID devices.  If they can be included soon, it 
>>would be possible to implement and test direct installation before FC3 
>>Test2 freeze.
> We'll get it in when Linus returns.

Wowww, great news \:D/

>>Also because Markus would never ask himself, I nominate Markus Lidel as 
>>the "maintainer" of the 2.6 generic I2O layer.  He has put a tremendous 
>>amount of work into improving an otherwise neglected part of the kernel. 
> No problem with that, but we wouldn't want to go adding Markus to
> ./MAINTAINERS without his approval.

It would be a great honor for me to be the maintainer of the I2O subsystem.


Best regads,



Markus Lidel
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