linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] block: BKL removal, version 4

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Date:	Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:42 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] block: BKL removal, version 4

On 07/07/10 16.51, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> This series removes the big kernel lock from the common
> block layer code by pushing it into the individual
> device drivers.
> 
> This version incorporates further changes to address
> comments from Christoph Hellwig and Sam Ravnborg,
> many thanks for the valuable feedback!
> 
> I'd like to get this into 2.6.36 in order to remove
> the BKL from all the core kernel code.
> 
> Once Christoph is happy with the series, in particular
> the third patch, I'd like to add it to linux-next
> for broader testing, preferrably though Jens Axboe's
> linux-2.6-block.git tree.

I'll go over each one tomorrow and add the series. Thanks
a lot for getting this done!

-- 
Jens Axboe

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