linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: megaraid_sas - Fix random failure of DCDB cmds with sense info

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Message-ID: <20080222162446.GG16995@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:24:46 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	"Yang, Bo" <Bo.Yang@....com>
Cc:	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, James.Bottomley@...elEye.com,
	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Patro, Sumant" <Sumant.Patro@....com>,
	"Kolli, Neela" <Neela.Kolli@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: megaraid_sas - Fix random failure of DCDB cmds with sense info

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 09:17:33AM -0700, Yang, Bo wrote:
> James,
> 
> What is the status for this patch?  We need to submit more patches based
> on the acceptance of this patch.

I've NAKed it.  You need to use compat_ioctl.  That way your code will
work even if you run a 32-bit x86 application on ia64 (or a 64-bit
application on x86).

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