linux-ext4 - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] block

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Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 09:29:08 +0800
From:   Zhang Yi <yi.zhang@...wei.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        <jack@...e.cz>
CC:     <tytso@....edu>, <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, <hch@...radead.org>,
        <mcgrof@...nel.org>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <yzaikin@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] block_dump: remove block dump

On 2021/3/13 11:37, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/12/21 8:01 PM, zhangyi (F) wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> block_dump is an old debugging interface and can be replaced by
>> tracepoints, and we also found a deadlock issue relate to it[1]. As Jan
>> suggested, this patch set delete the whole block_dump feature, we can
>> use tracepoints to get the similar information. If someone still using
>> this feature cannot switch to use tracepoints or any other suggestions,
>> please let us know.
> 
> Totally agree, that's long overdue. The feature is no longer useful
> and has been deprecated by much better methods. Unless anyone objects,
> I'll queue this up for 5.13.
> 
Hi, Jens. Could you please send these patches upstream ?

Thanks,
Yi.