linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out of the staging area

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Message-ID: <6E21E5352C11B742B20C142EB499E0481B70CEB6@TK5EX14MBXC128.redmond.corp.microsoft.com>
Date:	Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:09 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"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>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out
 of the staging area



> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Bottomley [mailto:James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:46 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: Greg KH; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; ohering@...e.com; hch@...radead.org; linux-
> scsi@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out of the
> staging area
> 
> On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 20:43 +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:24 PM
> > > To: James Bottomley
> > > Cc: KY Srinivasan; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> > > virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; ohering@...e.com; hch@...radead.org; linux-
> > > scsi@...r.kernel.org
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Staging: hv: storvsc: Move the storage driver out of
> the
> > > staging area
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 02:18:38PM -0600, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2012-02-09 at 12:04 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 12:04:11PM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > > > > > The storage driver (storvsc_drv.c) handles all block storage devices
> > > > > > assigned to Linux guests hosted on Hyper-V. This driver has been in the
> > > > > > staging tree for a while and this patch moves it out of the staging area.
> > > > > > As per Greg's recommendation, this patch makes no changes to the
> > > staging/hv
> > > > > > directory. Once the driver moves out of staging, we will cleanup the
> > > > > > staging/hv directory.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > James was willing to apply this patch during the 3.3-rc phase and a
> decision
> > > > > > was taken to defer this to 3.4 since Greg had queued up a bunch of
> storvsc
> > > > > > patches for 3.4. Now that Greg has applied all of the pending storvsc
> > > patches,
> > > > > > I am re-sending this patch to move this driver out of staging.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  drivers/scsi/Kconfig       |    7 +
> > > > > >  drivers/scsi/Makefile      |    3 +
> > > > > >  drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c | 1548
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  3 files changed, 1558 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
> > > > >
> > > > > James, any objection to me applying this to the staging-next tree, and
> > > > > at the same time, deleting this version of the driver from the
> > > > > drivers/staging/hv/ directory?
> > > >
> > > > Well, yes, it has the same build failure as the previous one and that
> > > > will make it non bisectable.
> > >
> > > Ah, that would make things a bit difficult, KY, please test your
> > > patches...
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > I pulled down your staging tree earlier today that had all the storvsc patches
> that you
> > checked in yesterday, applied this patch and built it (successfully).
> 
> You're leaving remnants in staging.
> 
> Move the damn thing and pull the config options from staging when you
> put them in SCSI.

James,

I have sent out a revised patch that does exactly what you are suggesting here.
If this is what you were looking for please ACK it.

Regards,

K. Y