linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] autofs/autofs4: move compat

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Date:	Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:42:59 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
CC:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>,
	autofs@...ux.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] autofs/autofs4: move compat_ioctl handling into fs

On 07/05/2010 12:24 PM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 12:15:07AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> Handling of autofs ioctl numbers does not need to be generic
>> and can easily be done directly in autofs itself.
>>
>> This also pushes the BKL into autofs and autofs4 ioctl
>> methods.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> 
> Peter, if you're fine with this version. May I apply it?
> Unless you have a tree for autofs.
> 
> Thanks.

Ian Kent is the maintainer of autofs4 and patches for autofs4 should go
through him (or acked by him.)

autofs 3 is officially unmaintained; I'm more than happy to have you
push the autofs 3 bits of this patch.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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