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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] libosd: write/read_sg_kern API
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:13:29 -0400
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On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 02:22:42PM +0200, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> From: John A. Chandy <john.chandy@uconn.edu>
> 
> This is a trivial addition to the SG API that can receive kernel
> pointers. It is only used by the out-of-tree test module. So
> it's immediate need is questionable. For maintenance ease it might
> just get in, as it's very small.
> 
> John.
> do you need this in the Kernel, or is it only for osd_ktest.ko?

It really shouldn't be in the tree at all. s/g lists are not something
that should be passed to a logical I/O layer.