linux-kernel - Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH] Add gfp_mask to bio_integrity

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Date:	Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:17:02 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:	device-mapper development <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
	Kiyoshi Ueda <k-ueda@...jp.nec.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH] Add gfp_mask to bio_integrity_clone()

On Fri, Oct 31 2008, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> >>>>> "Jun'ichi" == Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@...jp.nec.com> writes:
> 
> Jun'ichi> What do you think about adding gfp_mask parameter to
> Jun'ichi> bio_integrity_clone() like the attached patch?
> 
> Jun'ichi> It also seems natural to inherit gfp_mask from bio_clone
> Jun'ichi> when bio_integrity_clone is called from it.  Since
> Jun'ichi> bio_clone() is the only caller of bio_integrity_clone() in
> Jun'ichi> 2.6.28-rc2 and all in-tree callers of bio_clone() are using
> Jun'ichi> GFP_NOIO, the patch does nothing other than changing the
> Jun'ichi> interface.
> 
> Looks good to me.  I'll update the non-multipath DM bits accordingly.
> 
> Acked-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>

Shall I just include this in the 2.6.29 branch?

-- 
Jens Axboe

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