Re: [PATCH 00/13] convert block layer to bioset_init()/mempool_init()

From: Kent Overstreet
Date: Wed May 30 2018 - 15:34:46 EST


On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 12:55:48PM -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 5/30/18 7:36 AM, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> > So revisiting this patchset: are you inclined to take these changes (I
> > assume yes)? If so, what would you need in order to get them staged for
> > 4.18? I'll start with offering my review in reply to the DM patch. I'd
> > much prefer to see this level of change go in sooner rather than later.
>
> Yeah I'd like to take the changes, but we might have to wait for
> 4.19 at this point. It'd certainly help to have the dm bits reviewed,
> as they are some of the larger ones. The grunt of the others are mostly
> trivial and smaller in scope.

I don't have a strong opinion on 4.18 vs. 4.19, but I'm available to do whatever
fixups are needed if it'll help get them in faster.