linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: makes bio_split support bio without data

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Date:	Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:51:54 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
CC:	Shaohua Li <shli@...ionio.com>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: makes bio_split support bio without data

On 09/24/2012 06:56 AM, NeilBrown wrote:
> 
> Hi Jens,
>  this patch has been sitting in my -next tree for a little while and I was
>  hoping for it to go in for the next merge window.
>  It simply allows bio_split() to be used on bios without a payload, such as
>  'discard'.
>  Are you happy with it going in though my 'md' tree, or would you rather take
>  it though your 'block' tree?

It should go through my tree, especially since we've got conflicts with
other changes. In other words, your patch does not apply to for-3.7/core
as-is...

Shaohua, could you resend an updated variant?

-- 
Jens Axboe

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