linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Promise 'stex' driver

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Date:	Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:18:55 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Ed Lin <ed.lin@...mise.com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	hch <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm <akpm@...l.org>, promise_linux <promise_linux@...mise.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Promise 'stex' driver

On Thu, Jul 20 2006, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >If I thought that it would ever be updated to use block tagging, I would
> >not care at all. The motivation to add it from the Promise end would be
> >zero, as it doesn't really bring any immediate improvements for them. So
> >it would have to be done by someone else, which means me or you. I don't
> >have the hardware to actually test it, so unless you do and would want
> >to do it, chances are looking slim :-)
> >
> >It's a bit of a chicken and egg problem, unfortunately. The block layer
> >tagging _should_ be _the_ way to do it, and as such could be labelled a
> >requirement. I know that's a bit harsh for the Promise folks, but
> >unfortunately someone has to pay the price...
> 
> I think it's highly rude to presume that someone who has so-far been 
> responsive, and responsible, will suddenly not be so.  That is not the 
> way to encourage vendors to join the Linux process.
> 
> They set up an alias for Linux maintainer stuff and have been acting 
> like a maintainer that will stick around.  Why punish them for good 
> behavior?
> 

I'm not trying to be rude to annyone, sorry if that is the impression
you got. I'm just looking at things realistically - the fact is that
moving to block layer tagging is not something that will benefit
Promise, so it'd be fairly low on their agenda of things to do. I don't
mean that in any rude sense, I can completely understand that position.
Why would you want to change something that works?  Hence it's
reasonable to assume that eg you or I would eventually have to convert
it.

No punishment intended.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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