linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] NBD fixes for caching and block device flags

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:43:49 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nbd-general@...ts.sf.net,
	Paul Clements <Paul.Clements@...eleye.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] NBD fixes for caching and block device flags

On Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:06:08 +0100
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:

> The first two patches improve the behavior of NBD with respect to the host
> cache---respectively the server's cache and the client's.  The first adds
> support for flushing the backing storage, so that NBD is safe against
> power losses.  The second properly syncs and cleans the client's page
> cache when an NBD device is disconnected from the server.
> 
> The third reports read-only devices properly in sysfs.
> 
> Ok for 3.9?  I saw the last NBD patches were applied by Andrew Morton,
> so I'm CCing him; Paul, please ack them if they are okay.

I grabbed these and will await Paul's feedback, and a bit more
changelog detail for [1/3], please.

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