linux-kernel - Re: [regression] fix 32-bit breakage in block device read(2) (was Re: 32-bit bug in iovec iterator changes)

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:33:08 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [regression] fix 32-bit breakage in block device read(2) (was
 Re: 32-bit bug in iovec iterator changes)

On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:43:02 -0400
"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 08:44:40AM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> > 
> > OK, here it is, hopefully with sufficient comments:
> 
> The comments look really good.  I assume you'll get this to
> Linus in time for 3.16-rc3?

Fixes the 32GB 'can't partition' bug I reported too.

Alan
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