linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0000/0011] Staging: hv: storvsc cleanup/new features

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Date:	Tue, 8 Nov 2011 16:46:12 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
CC:	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"ohering@...e.com" <ohering@...e.com>,
	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0000/0011] Staging: hv: storvsc cleanup/new features



> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Bottomley [mailto:James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 11:40 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: gregkh@...e.de; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; ohering@...e.com;
> hch@...radead.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0000/0011] Staging: hv: storvsc cleanup/new features
> 
> On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 09:01 -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > Cleanup storvsc based on review comments from James and
> > implement a couple of new features:
> >
> > 	1) The bulk of this patch-set addresses the review comments by James.
> > 	   James, the last time I had posted the patch to move the storage
> > 	   driver out of staging, you wanted to wait until Greg's tree had
> > 	   percolated up. Now, Greg's staging/hv has been merged up. Do you
> > 	   now want me to re-post the patch to move the storage driver
> > 	   out of staging? Let me know.
> >
> > 	2) I have also implemented the feature to support hot add/remove
> > 	   of devices configured under the scsi controller on the host.
> 
> If you want scsi review on this, it should go to the scsi list:
> 
> linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org

These patches are against Greg's current staging tree. 
I was planning to send the patch that would move this driver out of staging
(that would include the cleanup patches I just sent out) to the scsi list. I am going
to send it out shortly.

Regards,

K. Y