linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Replace typedef SG_BUFFER

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:37:16 +0000
From:	Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>
To:	Nicolas Palix <npalix@...u.dk>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Staging: hv: Replace typedef SG_BUFFER_LIST by struct
 scatterlist



Nicolas,

I was getting into the RingBuffer as well. Do you want to combine efforts?

Thanks,

Hank.


On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 05:37:23PM +0200, Nicolas Palix wrote:
>>
>> typedef SG_BUFFER_LIST is removed and its uses are replaced by the use of
>> struct scatterlist.
>
> Sweet!  thanks for doing this, very nice job, I'll go queue it up.

I tried to change the RingBuffer too but I did not know
which API I should use.
The ring buffer in kernel/trace seems fine but it has some
dedicated features.

Any hint?
Of which infrastructure are you thinking in your previous mail?


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