Re: [PATCHSET] block/SCSI: implement in-kernel disk event handling,take#2

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Thu Dec 16 2010 - 11:46:01 EST


Hello,

On 12/16/2010 05:43 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>>> Kay, Jens, James, how does this look to you guys?
>>>
>>> I like the concept, this is probably what we should have done all along.
>>> The user space method has been tried and failed. So I was mostly laying
>>> it low waiting for feedback before integrating this.
>>
>> Yeah, it's nice stuff. Userspace works, but can not be made entirely
>> safe. We have (rare) bugs we just can not fix otherwise than disabling
>> polling.
>>
>>> Kay?
>>
>> I want it! :)
>>
>> If you merge it, let me know when you have a tree ready, so I can test
>> the most recent version again.
>
> OK good, looks like we all agree... I'll queue it up in for-2.6.38
> branch and update for-next to have all that stuff.

Heh, that was fast. Anyways, James, it would be great if you can take
a look at the sr/sd changes. I think they're correct but that's kinda
expected, so... :-)

--
tejun
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