Re: sg regression in 2.6.16-rc5

[Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Matthias Andree wrote:
> 
>>Please make up your mind if you want regressions reported and removed
>>before release or if you want 2.6.16 to be an experimental release.
> 
> 
> The _one_ regression that was reported already has a fix.
> 
> As far as I can tell, the rest of the thread has been _whining_.

Well thanks for the characterization as a whiner. I may
not follow the party line but I try not to resort to
name calling. Do you want dissenters around or do you
think that it is fine to impose block subsystem rules
on non block drivers? Yes, I have been told the block
subsystem is generic, if so why does it enforce concepts
like max_sectors ?

> Guys, what's so hard with just raising the limits on the common SG_IO 
> thing (the same way people had to raise the limits on the _old_ sg-only 
> thing), instead of whining about it?

... and I believe that is the correct solution and what,
I believe, Mike Christie who is the author of "st/sg
scatter gather list merge" change wants to do. But
since the requirement has just come up, it is unlikely
that code code be produced it time for lk 2.6.16 .