linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] disk-protect: Add a REQ_TYPE_LINUX

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Date:	Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:42:27 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] disk-protect: Add a REQ_TYPE_LINUX_BLOCK request handler to libata

On Fri 2008-03-07 19:26:14, Elias Oltmanns wrote:
> Defines a generic handler to be used as the lb_request_fn() callback for
> libata managed hosts. Support for REQ_LB_OP_FREEZE and REQ_LB_OP_THAW is
> included as well.

> Signed-off-by: Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>

Both this and previous patch look ok to me -- but I'm not ATA
person...

It would be nice to get them in - thinkpad x42 kills few disks a year
when running w/o active protection.

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