linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET 1/3 blk-for-2.6.28] block: misc fixes and improvements

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Message-ID: <48B2C8A0.4070100@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:58:40 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Abdel Benamrouche <draconux@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET 1/3 blk-for-2.6.28] block: misc fixes and	improvements

Greg KH wrote:
>> Recent block_class iteration updates 5c6f35c5..27f3025 introduced a
>> few bugs and trivial user visible behavior change.  0001-0003 update
>> those issues and simplify related code using new class iterator.
> 
> The bugs should now be fixed in Linus's tree due to a fix from Kay,
> right?

Ah.. okay, it's fixed in Linus's tree.  Anyways, what do you think about
the new iterator?

> The user visable behavior change, I missed that, sorry, that is a
> regression, do you think it's a big deal to fix in 2.6.27?

It's probably something which no one really cares but it's not difficult
to fix and having the behavior changed for 2.6.27 and reverted in 28
isn't too nice.  I'll send a patch.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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