linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/23] LightNVM patches for 4.10

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Date:   Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:00:50 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
To:     Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>,
        <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/23] LightNVM patches for 4.10

On 11/28/2016 02:38 PM, Matias Bjørling wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> A bunch of patches for 4.10 have been prepared.
>
> Javier has been busy eliminating abstractions in the LightNVM
> interface. Mainly killing generic nvm_block and nvm_lun, which
> simplifies the locking mechanism within targets. He also added a couple
> of new hints and error codes that are useful for the hardware.
>
> I have a small fix to fix a wrong free, and also a larger patch that
> attaches the sysfs entries added in 4.9 to attach to the native nvme
> gendisk.
>
>
> With these patches, the pblk target is ready to be upstreamed. If
> nothing comes along to delay it, we will push it in the next cycle.
>
> Please pick up.

Applied for 4.10, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe