From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 1 May 2002 16:19:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 1 May 2002 16:19:23 -0400 Received: from adsl-63-194-239-202.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([63.194.239.202]:33010 "EHLO mmp-linux.matchmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 1 May 2002 16:19:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 13:19:27 -0700 From: Mike Fedyk To: Guillaume Boissiere Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [STATUS 2.5] May 1, 2002 Message-ID: <20020501201927.GS574@matchmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: Guillaume Boissiere , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3CCFBB21.9046.7889B0D2@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 09:53:37AM -0400, Guillaume Boissiere wrote: > new framebuffer layer, as well as some more delayed disk block > allocation bits. Actually Andrews work on address_space based writeback is related somewhat, but really it's a rewrite/cleanup of the buffer layer. Delayed block alocation is helped alot by this, and almost depends on it IIRC. One vote for a seperate listing in the status for "Address Space based Writeback / Buffer layer cleanup".