Re: [PATCH 4/8] block: convert IDE to use blk_kmap helpers

From: Russell King
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 14:00:59 EST


On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 10:10:59AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Russell King wrote:
> > Linus - can we merge Tejun's patches so that we have an IDE subsystem
> > which works on ARM platforms please? If James wants to come up with
> > another solution later on, I'm sure we can transition all drivers
> > over to that new solution once we know what it is. Until then, can
> > we please fix the bug?
>
> I'm assuming this isn't a regression, and that it's just been that way
> forever. If so, I'm going to vote for it being merged after 2.6.16 is out.
> We don't need more new stuff, and I think PXA users can either apply the
> patches themselves, or wait a few weeks more..
>
> But if this is actually a regression from 2.6.15, I want to know more
> about it.

It's a long standing bug, so given that it can wait for post 2.6.16.
I just didn't want to have this situation continuing indefinitely.

--
Russell King
Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core
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