linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/12] ide-atapi remove pc->buf

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Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 23:32:24 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
Cc:	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/12] ide-atapi remove pc->buf


Hi,

On Saturday 09 May 2009 09:45:20 Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Hi Bart,
> 
> Here's an assortment :) of ide patches touching stuff here and there.
> I've been working on those for a while and initial testing shows no
> problems. Among the changes is a first attempt to remove the 64 byte
> buffer embedded in each packet command sent to an ide drive. Also, some
> ireason handling unification is there along with other minor stuff.

Generally looks good but needs some fixes (see my other mails).

[ also: if you are re-posting any patches please always indicate whether
  (and how) they were changed ]

> This is based ontop of
> 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/misc.git block-unify-sector-and-data_len
> 
> and I'm more than open to suggestions on the logistics of merging those
> (how/when/on top of whose branch/who picks them up/do we want to hit the
> .31 merge window or do more testing?/etc) after being reviewed.
> 
> 
>  drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c        |  145 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  drivers/ide/ide-cd.c           |   69 +++--------------
>  drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c       |   53 ++++++-------
>  drivers/ide/ide-floppy_ioctl.c |   43 ++++++-----
>  drivers/ide/ide-tape.c         |  168 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  include/linux/ide.h            |   18 +----
>  6 files changed, 238 insertions(+), 258 deletions(-)

Good question, how's about:

Once tj/block-unify-sector-and-data_len is in block/for-2.6.31 and your tree
is ready I will pull it into the separate branch.  This branch can be then
pulled into ide/for-next or into new ide/all branch (replacing ide/for-next
in linux-next).

This means that I'll have to synchronize merge window merges with Jens but
this is needed already and shouldn't be a problem.

If somebody [ Tejun/Jens: I'm talking to you :) ] has a better idea how to
handle this please stand-up.

Thanks,
Bart
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