Re: [PATCH 0/13] sysfs lazification.

[Eric W. Biederman]

Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 01:11:22AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 03:53:56AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> The sysfs code updates the vfs caches immediately when the sysfs data
>> >> structures change causing a lot of unnecessary complications.  The
>> >> following patchset untangles that beast.  Allowing for simpler
>> >> more straight forward code, the removal of a hack from the vfs
>> >> to support sysfs, and human comprehensible locking on sysfs.
>> >> 
>> >> Most of these patches have already been reviewed and acked from the
>> >> last time I had time to work on sysfs.
>> >> 
>> >> In net the patches look like:
>> >
>> > Can you resend these based on the review that you just got, with the new
>> > acks and changes so that I can apply them?
>> 
>> Are you going to apply them soon?  If you don't have time I can start
>> a sysfs tree and just ask Linus to pull them.
>
> Well, as the merge window is not open right now, that might be tough to
> get Linus to take them at the moment :)

True. ;)

> I was away last week, and will apply them to my tree this week, thanks
> for your patience.

I'm working on it.

Eric
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