Re: [GIT PULL] bcachefs for 6.15, v2...

From: Kent Overstreet
Date: Fri Mar 28 2025 - 11:48:46 EST


On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 04:46:21PM -0400, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Mon, 2025-03-24 at 14:56 -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > The following changes since commit
> > 1a2b74d0a2a46c219b25fdb0efcf9cd7f55cfe5e:
> >
> >   bcachefs: fix build on 32 bit in get_random_u64_below() (2025-03-14
> > 19:45:54 -0400)
> >
> > are available in the Git repository at:
> >
> >   git://evilpiepirate.org/bcachefs.git tags/bcachefs-2025-03-24
> >
> > for you to fetch changes up to
> > d8bdc8daac1d1b0a4efb1ecc69bef4eb4fc5e050:
> >
> >   bcachefs: Kill unnecessary bch2_dev_usage_read() (2025-03-24
> > 09:50:37 -0400)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > bcachefs updates for 6.15
>
> I note that the controversial block changes that got NAK'd but which
> you tried to put into your first pull request are now removed from this
> v2 pull request, thanks.
>
> I also thought it was time to state more formally what's been
> circulating around a few maintainers as shared knowledge: any tree you
> send a pull request for that includes changes outside of bcachefs won't
> be accepted by Linus.

We had a situation where the process clearly broke down in -block, and I
opted to let Linus make the call (knowing he'd already been CC'd on the
previous thread).