linux-kernel - Re: Partially defer some of the async stuff to the next release

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0901091241470.6528@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:42:34 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: Partially defer some of the async stuff to the next release



On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> 
> I think it's better that we defer some of the asynchronous boot stuff to
> 2.6.30 so that it can bake in -next for a bit. I would like to keep the
> core infrastructure in place for 29, so that the various subsystem
> patches etc can just use it in -next without generating dependencies in
> the patch flow.
> 
> for both libata and the inode delete very simple things can be done to
> fix them, but I would feel a lot more comfortable giving these a ride
> in -next.

Can we rather make this something that people can enable with a "fastboot" 
option and is disabled by default? At least that way the ATA people can 
see the problem, and don't just forget about it, since we want it fixed.

		Linus
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