linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] block: Don't count_vm_events for discard bio in submit

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:14:40 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Tao Ma <tao.ma@...cle.com>
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, hch@....de, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] block: Don't count_vm_events for discard bio in submit_bio.

On 2010-06-24 02:28, Tao Ma wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>> Yes, that's a buglet.
>>
>> Note that Christoph's "[PATCH, RFC] block: don't allocate a payload for
>> discard request" will fix it in a better way.  That patch is in
>> linux-next now, but I expect it will be taken out again (quickly,
>> please) because Mike has found a number of problems with it.  
> ok, I haven't noticed that. thanks for the info.
>>
>> Your patch looks like a decent temporary fix for mainline, and a
>> permanent one for -stable.
> I am sorry, but I made a mistake. BIO_RW_DISCARD is a enum for bit offset.
> So the right check should be rw & (1 << BIO_RW_DISCARD).
> I have regenerated the patch. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks, this one looks good. Applied.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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