linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v2 0/29] block: Make blkdev_get_by

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:20:47 +0200
From:   Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/29] block: Make blkdev_get_by_*() return handle

> So besides my last fput() worry about I think this could work and would be
> probably a bit nicer than what I have. But before going and redoing the whole
> series let me gather some more feedback so that we don't go back and forth.
> Christoph, Christian, Jens, any opinion?

I'll be a bit under water for the next few days, I expect but I'll get
back to this. I think not making you redo this whole thing from scratch
is what I'd prefer unless there's really clear advantages. But I don't
want to offer a haphazard opinion in the middle of the merge window.