From: Tejun Heo <tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Kent Overstreet <koverstreet-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Mike Snitzer <snitzer-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
Lars Ellenberg
<lars.ellenberg-63ez5xqkn6DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
dm-devel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
linux-bcache-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Bcache upstreaming
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 07:30:19 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130201153019.GT6824@mtj.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130201152743.GV26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 07:27:43AM -0800, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > > Kent was talking about using MD (and though he isn't opposed to DM he
> > > doesn't care to integrate with DM himself). Either DM or MD would
> > > implicitly enable bcache to use this interface. But in the near-term I
> > > cannot see why Kent shouldn't be able to use bd_link_disk_holder too.
> >
> > Being part of dm or dm should make this mostly irrelevant, no?
>
> Yeah, but who knows when that'll actually happen and since this is for
> userspace I'm just going to call it. The refcounting won't affect me,
> and using it in bcache won't affect ripping that out.
Yeah, I don't see any problem regarding user-visible behavior. Please
go ahead. It's just gross internally and I wanted someone to do
something about it before spreading its misuse (depending on the
refs).
Thanks.
--
tejun
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-02-01 15:30 UTC|newest]
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2013-01-09 15:49 ` Bcache upstreaming Mike Snitzer
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2013-01-10 17:59 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130110175954.GR26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-14 22:37 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130114223722.GZ26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-14 22:53 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130114225330.GA1365-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-17 2:27 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130117022728.GA16148-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-17 11:41 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130117114104.GJ10411-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-30 23:36 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130130233643.GD12631-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-30 23:48 ` Joseph Glanville
[not found] ` <CAOzFzEho6Jn8nd+vSZXEQR5_oxPEZRej=6mivJDz0MsAj5VAZg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 1:25 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-01-31 0:10 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130131001020.GA7541-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 1:26 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130131012627.GF12631-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 1:27 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130131012747.GG12631-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 1:48 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130131014835.GH12631-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 19:02 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130131190249.GA12786-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 21:08 ` Kent Overstreet
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2013-01-31 22:17 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130131221711.GA13540-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 22:25 ` Kent Overstreet
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2013-01-31 23:08 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130131230800.GB13540-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 0:33 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130201003311.GJ12631-jC9Py7bek1znysI04z7BkA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 3:38 ` Mike Snitzer
2013-02-01 10:39 ` Lars Ellenberg
2013-02-01 14:10 ` Mike Snitzer
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2013-02-01 14:55 ` Tejun Heo
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2013-02-01 15:16 ` Mike Snitzer
2013-02-01 15:27 ` Kent Overstreet
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2013-02-01 15:30 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
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2013-02-01 15:33 ` Kent Overstreet
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2013-02-01 16:08 ` Tejun Heo
[not found] ` <20130201160820.GA31863-9pTldWuhBndy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 16:15 ` Kent Overstreet
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2013-02-01 16:18 ` Tejun Heo
[not found] ` <20130201161809.GB31863-9pTldWuhBndy/B6EtB590w@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 20:32 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130201203229.GA21110-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 20:43 ` Tejun Heo
[not found] ` <20130201033810.GA14867-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 15:39 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130201153936.GX26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 16:12 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130201161227.GA19245-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-02-01 16:17 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-01-31 22:01 ` Kent Overstreet
2013-01-31 16:52 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130131165223.GB11894-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 17:01 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130131170103.GT26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-31 17:26 ` Mike Snitzer
2013-01-09 16:01 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130104235040.GA26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-09 16:12 ` Mike Snitzer
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2013-01-10 16:47 ` Mike Snitzer
[not found] ` <20130110164704.GA30790-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-10 17:56 ` Mike Snitzer
2013-01-10 18:14 ` Kent Overstreet
[not found] ` <20130110181424.GS26407-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-14 22:36 ` Kent Overstreet
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