Re: bcache patches for Linux v5.18

Coly Li
2022-03-06T15:54:12Z

On 3/6/22 11:15 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/6/22 7:55 AM, Coly Li wrote:
>> On 3/6/22 10:17 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>> On 3/6/22 3:35 AM, Coly Li wrote:
>>>> Hi Jens,
>>>>
>>>> I have technical problem to send patches via email this time, please
>>>> consider to pull the bcache changes from my bcache tree. They can be
>>>> applied on top of your for-5.18/drivers branch.
>>>>
>>>> We have 2 patches for Linux v5.18, both of them are from Mingzhe Zou.
>>>> The first patch improves bcache initialization speed by avoid
>>>> unnecessary cost of cache consistency, the second one fixes a
>>>> potential NULL pointer deference in bcache initialization time,
>>>>
>>>> Please take them for Linux v5.18, thanks in advance.
>>> I can take a git pull, but don't base it on something that isn't a tree
>>> of mine. If I pull your branch right now, I'll get a ton of unrelated
>>> changes.
>> I see, my for-next branch is not 100% clone the for-5.18/drivers
>> branch, although the patches are verified on top of it.
> It doesn't have to be a clone, but you can't sell a pull request that
> ends up meaning the person pulling will get a lot more than the stuff
> you just committed. Which means it should've been based on
> for-5.18/drivers, or some earlier point there depending on when you
> pulled it.

Copied. Keep in mind for the hint.

>
>>> If you want to do a git pull vs sending patches, base it on
>>> for-5.18/drivers instead.
>>>
>> Copied. Now I pull my for-next branch from your for-5.18/drivers
>> branch, and they are same, and the two patches are added on top of it.
> Thanks, pulled.
>
Thanks.

Coly Li