Re: [PATCH] bcache: bch_writeback_thread() is not freezable

[Jiri Kosina]

On Wed, 18 May 2016, Jiri Kosina wrote:

> > > bch_writeback_thread() is calling try_to_freeze(), but that's just an 
> > > expensive no-op given the fact that the thread is not marked freezable.
> > > 
> > > I/O helper kthreads, exactly such as the bcache writeback thread, actually 
> > > shouldn't be freezable, because they are potentially necessary for 
> > > finalizing the image write-out.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Let's send a friendly ping on these three patches after two weeks...
> 
> After a month, I think, it's time for another ping.

[ adding Jens to CC ]

Ok, I call it officially ridiculous now. I guess I'll be resending through 
akpm.

Is it a time to claim (by MAINTAINERS entry) the in-tree bcache orphaned?

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs