linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH 3/11] 2.6.18-mm3 pktcdvd: new pkt_find

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Message-Id: <E1GVlyT-0006mx-SB@www12.emo.freenet-rz.de>
Date:	Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:26:33 +0200
From:	balagi@...tmail.de
To:	"Peter Osterlund" <petero2@...ia.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 3/11] 2.6.18-mm3 pktcdvd: new pkt_find_dev()

Hello,

the idea was to simply allow
  map block-dev-id to pktcdvd
and
  unmap block-dev-id from pktcdvd
since this functionality can be implemented easily without costs in pkt_remove_dev()

But it is ok to put it into user space.

-Thomas Maier

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Betreff: Re: [PATCH 3/11] 2.6.18-mm3 pktcdvd: new pkt_find_dev()
Gesendet: Do 05 Okt 2006 21:51:43 CEST
Von: "Peter Osterlund"<petero2@...ia.com>

> "Thomas Maier" <balagi@...tmail.de> writes:
> 
> > Also pkt_remove_dev() can use now the device id of the mapped
> > block device to remove the mapping.
> 
> Why would that be desirable? I think it's better to implement this
> feature in the user space tools and leave the kernel interface
> simple.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Osterlund - petero2@...ia.com
> http://web.telia.com/~u89404340
> 

--- original Nachricht Ende ----









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