Re: 2.6.21-rc2-mm2

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 09:39:48 +0100 Sébastien Dugué <sebastien.dugue@bull.net> wrote:

> 
>   Hi Andrew,
> 
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:44:08 -0800 Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Temporarily at
> > 
> >   http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/2.6.21-rc2-mm2/
> > 
> > Will appear later at
> > 
> >   ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.20-rc2/2.6.20-rc2-mm2/
> > 
> > 
> > - git-block.patch is having problems which are getting in the way - it has
> >   been dropped.
> > 
> > - As a consequence all the AIO patches were dropped
> > 
> 
>   Why? The aio notification and listio patches have nothing to do with
> git-block.patch.

Yes, I could have retained those with a little bit of jiggling.  But...

>   If you think those patches will be rendered obsolete by the new
> syslet/fibril/whatever approach, then fine.

Until this is sorted out I don't think we can add new core AIO code. 
Particularly not new syscalls.

> Otherwise do you expect me to
> resubmit?

Is OK for now, I think.