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Date:	Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:06:08 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Milan Broz <mbroz@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	device-mapper development <dm-devel@...hat.com>,
	pedrib@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	Mike Snitzer <msnitzer@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH] DM-CRYPT: Scale to multiple CPUs v3

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 05:34:50PM +0200, Milan Broz wrote:
> On 10/10/2010 03:08 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > I did it intentionally not split up because a split up is unlikely
> > to be bisectable. I think there is no need for any splitups.
> 
> Shrug. The main encryption thread and ESSIV per-cpu are two separate
> things from my point of view.

Is not obvious to me.

> 
> Anyway, the ball is on DM maintainer's playground now.

Well I was told already for 2.6.35 it was ready to merge
(and also I already have an active user base, people are using
it because it's solving a wide spread problem) 

I am frankly somewhat surprised things should be suddenly 
completely open now again and such contortions as you
did to the patch should be needed.

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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