linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/3] 2.6.20 fix for PageUptodate memorder problem

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Message-ID: <20070206225857.GV44411608@melbourne.sgi.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:58:57 +1100
From:	David Chinner <dgc@....com>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Memory Management <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Filesystems <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/3] 2.6.20 fix for PageUptodate memorder problem

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 09:02:01AM +0100, Nick Piggin wrote:
> Still no independent confirmation as to whether this is a problem or not.
> I think it is, so I'll propose this patchset to fix it. Patch 1/3 has a
> reasonable description of the problem.
> 

Nick, can you include a diffstat at the head of your patches? Makes
it much easier to see what the scope of the changes are when you
are changing code in several filesystems....

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
Principal Engineer
SGI Australian Software Group
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