Re: [PATCHSET #upstream] block/libata: update and use block layer padding and draining

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 08 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>>> Tejun Heo wrote:
>>>>> This patchset updates block layer padding and draining support and
>>>>> make libata use it.  It's based on James Bottomley's initial work and,
>>>>> of the five, the last two patches are from James with some
>>>>> modifications.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please read the following thread for more info.
>>>>>
>>>>>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi/37185
>>>>>
>>>>> This patchset is on top of
>>>>>
>>>>>  upstream (a6af42fc9a12165136d82206ad52f18c5955ce87)
>>>>> + kill-n_iter-and-fix-fsl patch [1]
>>>> ACK patchset...  lets definitely get these fixes upstream.
>>>>
>>>> Once Jens is happy, I would prefer the merge the lot upstream, if
>>>> that is OK with everyone involved?
>>> Jens, ping?
>>>
>>> It's a bug fix, so it would be nice to get this in soonish.  As
>>> noted, if all looks good, I would prefer to merge via libata-dev...
>>
>> I'm ok with it, but lets please merge the block bits through the block
>> repo, since they are not trivial. Wont be until the week after next,
>> though.
> 
> hmmm, rather than delaying the bug fixes for two weeks, since you're OK
> with it we can push upstream now, and apply further fixes if problems
> arise during testing?
> 
> I would rather get these fixes out into wide testing sooner rather than
> later.

I have an updated version.  Please standby a bit.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun