linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] block bits for 2.6.30-rc3

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Message-ID: <20090423113909.GC4593@kernel.dk>
Date:	Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:39:09 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] block bits for 2.6.30-rc3

On Thu, Apr 23 2009, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz (1):
>>       block: enable by default support for large devices and files on 32-bit archs
>
> Although I strongly support this change -- is this really appropriate  
> for -rc3?
>
> I know it's only a one-line Kconfig change, but still...  this does not  
> seem to fall into the category of "regression fix."

It was sitting for about a month before being included, but yes it is
probably something that should have gone in before -rc1. I'll defer to
Linus, I can easily postpone it to 2.6.31-rc1 it need be.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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